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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
VAUDEVnUANS
AND MOVIES
AT STRAND

DO you believe in spiritualisIn?
Have the departed shades power
over the flesh? Are you still in
terested in the black magic of the
Orient, or have your youthful
ideas flown to other chimes? Do
you believe there is brass god
in the deep of the Sahara desert?
II any Of these questions inter,
est you, and you are Of opinion
that the moon is made Of green
cheese, then droop in at the
Strand this week and see why
men leave home.
Honest to-goodness Shadows of
the East" by the author of THE
Sheik" is nothing more than a
shadow and a vapory one at that.
We do not mean 1t is without its
redeeming moments, but they are
thinlys scattered about. But you
may still believe in spooks. Frank
Mayo and Mildred Harris have
the leads supported by Norman
Kerry, Joseph Swickard, Edythe
Chapman and others. Too fine
cast to be made shadows of!
NADIA Norrain is one Of those
vaudeville songsters who has a
higher purpose in the world than
just to fill in and let you kid
yourself into thinking you have
your moneys worth. She has a
good voice in two flavors and the
courage to use 1t.
Seminary Scandals is the
headliner and with the exception
Of a few odd blinking lights may
hold its place. BY all means it
has it pajaminative possibilities.
Sweet little girls in pink, blue,
and, well, its worthwhile. The
act is clever in spots and packs
some good laughs. thanks to
clever comedian. But Sam Mann
has the wollop Of the evening.
LIE Clair and Sampson pull some
stunts which are a cross between
the fetes Of Houdini and Thurs.
ton.-W. s. p, jr.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
CRANDALL'S-
Doug MacLean.

Nothing OF Raymond Hitch.
cocks famous musical comedy
remains in Douglas MacLeans
perturbation of THE Yankee
CONSUL" but the title. invented
by Henry Blossom. tr. The
changes, however, have all served
to strengthen the farcical quail.
ties of the piece.
1.-The Yankee CONSUL" is rip
roaring fun. The fact that the
locale shifts from New York TO
Rio de Janeiro instead Of to
Santa Domingo only paves the
way for a series OF episodes in
a supposedly haunted castle and
a motor car dash down a noun
tain side that are packed with
laughter. The incidents aboard
ship. in which the young mas
Querader attempts to hold off the
ships purser and seasickness at
the same time are amusing.
In addition, excellent Der.
foFmances are contributed to a
spirited ensemble by Patsy Ruth
Miller, Eric Mayne. Arthur Stuart
Hull, Stanhope Wheatcroft, Fred
Kelsey, Eulalie Jensen and Lee
Shumway.
The comedy for the first three
days Of the week is the two.reel
Mermaid, Family Life" in
which many devices for occa.
sioning laughter have Deen en-
ployed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
GOOD THINGS And
OTHERWISE
AT TTVOLI

For those who have a penchant
for laughs in the raw there's q
subtitle in s'The Dangerous
Blonde = now showing at Gran
dall's .Tivoli, that will probably
win this seasons cinema prize.
In the introduction Of q certain
character in the play there flashes
on the screen the following:
III IL Hadn't Been for Henry's
MustacIle He'd Have Been Chris.
tened Henrietta.
There's the genesis of pert
and pertient comment on a gem
like that; but comments unneces-
sary!
Incidentally, that subtitle just
about gives the whole tenor Of
THE Dangerous Blonde" The
film may have started out to be
serious, but 1t wound up in riot
GUS farce that sometimes bordered
on the slapstick and often didn't
resemble anything at all, Most
Of the subtitles were funny, but
those that were not were terrible
and SO 1t was with the picture
proper. There were spots that
kept the assemblage in ronrs of
laughter-and other spots that
tried obviously to do the same
! thing and failed miserably.
Laura La Plante, 1924 baby
STAR" who made such a hit in
Sporting Youth, not so very
long ag1 struggles along in 1.-The
Dangerous Blonde as best she
can with the material at hand.
The impression is far from salts.
flying. Philo Mccullough and Ar.
thur Hoyt, as the he.wolf and the
erring father, respectively, cap
ture what honors there are to be
had.
+ It's too bad that this featured
photoplay couldn't live up to the
mark set by it's supplementary at
tractions-for then the program
would have attained that very,
very rare estate: 100 per cent par.
You'll have to go a good long way
before you'll hear such harmony
as the National Male Quartet
Of New York put forth-and the
journey wtll be just as long be.
fore Q better chamf1er.music ag-
gregatio1 than Paul TiSen and his
Russian orchestra is found. Both
acts ; mentioned are mounted
beautifully and whereas the Ma
tional thermometers tear off old.
time farm melodies. Tisen's group
present wierd and wonderful
Slavic tone.poems and dances that
somehow or other stir the blood
not a little.
Tivoli Wanderings, Tiyoli News
and darped clever reel devoted
to the intricacies of Nah JonR. d.
together with the other supple. ,
mentaries mentioned, are we'll
worth the. price of admission
alone-R. L. b. u
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
MONTA BELL POLISHES
A FILM GEM

ITO be or not to be-" surely
could have been no greater prob
lem Tor Hamlet than that the
writer finds in trying to keep this
from being an euIogy on NIontA
Bell when it is supposed to be Il
criticism of Broadway After
Dark" Since the hours are fleet.
ing and the story of one cannot
be told anyhow without the other.
there Is nothing left to do bu:
plunge in and trust Providence
for the outcome.
Washington knew Monta Bell
some years ago as the 23-year-old
managing editor. Of The Herald.
That portion of Washington
which crowded into Moore's Rialto
yesterday saw him step up among
the foremost directors of the day,
for any director vino, on his first
attempt, can take an old.fashicnei
melodrama and inject into il
enough imagination to make il
both a good picture and a fine
piece Of dramatic art has "uv
rived"
But that isn't all the story. 1t
was Charlie Chaplin who enticef
Mr.. Bell into the movie game and
who has kept him at his right
hand hand ever since; who made
him film editor of "A Woman of
Paris" which little more than
six months ago gave Charlie his
place among the leading directors,
and brought Adolphe Meniou and
Edna Purviance to stardom. Now,
in Broadway After Dark" Monta
Bell achieves the directOrial
heights, Menjou reappears, and
Norma Shearer reaches stardom.
The fact that such luminaries
as Anna @. Nilsson and Carmel
Myers are also in the cast makes
Miss Shearer's performance the
more phenomenal, for she is easily
the most vivid and impressive Of
the three, with Carmel running q
close second.
The brilliance of Edward Burns
and Willard Louis is likewise
dimmed when the incomparaple
Menjou becomes a part Of any
scene. Were he not already FAM.
Gus, but one sequence would be
needed to accomplish it--that in
which he launches the "love.notC
armada" upon the scented waters
of his bath.
Mere words can convey only a
suggestion of the fineness CT III.
rection and acting, the delightful.
ness of the comedy and the har.
monizing Of the whole against a
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

which made persons invisible
when shed upon them. BY means
of this Unknown Purple" he
is able to wreak vengeance upon
his betrayers, but to tell how he
succeeds in his purpose would
be to spoil the story.
The cast. Henry B. Walthall
as Peter Marchmont, is. as al
ways, the convincing actor. The
burden of the acting rests upon
him, but he carries it on with a
gripping, mysterious manner.
Alice Lake and Stuart Holmes as
the wife and villain, frankie Lee
as the young son, Helen Ferguson
as the girl who, (No, we won't
tellD and several other familiar
ones. compose one of the best
assembled casts Of the season.
Directed by the author, it is a
bit STACEY at times.
Andy Gunp, Min and the kid
are here again. This time they
take a vacation. The best comedy
yet. International News Pictures
and orchestra and pipe organ
music. are the added attractions.
e. l.. p.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
? ALACE SCREENS
CONAN STAGE
PLAY

The Meanest Mani in the
World 10 the offering Of the
week at Loewss !. Palace. Bert
Lytel and Blanche Sweet take
the leading roles, which Is about
the best thing that can be said
about 1t. The picture was adapted
from the stage play by the same
name In which appeared George
N. COhan. @.
A college reunion starts the pic.
ture off-one OF those stock mus.
tache williams informs the world
that he lays his success to the
fact that he can look man in
the eye and take his last dollar
away from him. Bert Lytel as
Richard Clarke, the unsuccesg-
full, s0ft.hearted, young lawyer
realizes where his failure lies and
decides to mend his ways. RE
mean and wish you were mean.
er" is his motto-so far so good
everyone settles down for the
unraveling of a good situation.
Ia stony.hearted man capitulat.
ing to the charms of a beauti-
full maiden" He is, sent to COL
lect an eight-hundred.dollar debt
from the owner OF a little coun.
try store. The owner turns our
to be Blanche Sweet.
They fall hard for each other,
the suspense is gone and it looks
as IL Richard will be able to
settle down as the proprietor
Of country store; but Blanche
is in trouble, a mortgage on
her farm is nearly due. She
will have to give up her store
or her farm. Just then the
miser who is going to foreclose
walks in to have his shoes
mended.. After he has gone they
smell oil and trace it to the
miser's shoe. Foul work--the an
swer to the riddIe:.--Jane has oil
on her farm. All! at last some
thing new in moving pictures
an original way to buy the turtle
doves a kitchen cabinet, thus in
surfing domestic bliss and a good
fade-out. Richard Clarke and his
friend Ned, which part is taken
by Bryant Washburn, set out to
stop the dirty work. And so on
and so on. It's the kind OF pic
ture that makes the least Of US
wonder why we never thought Of
going into the business of see.
mario writing.
A Ben Turpin comedy Yukon
Jake" and music by Mr.. Gannon's
orchestra complete the bill.--M. X.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
THE UNKNOWN PURPLE
IS EXCEPTIONAL

Were Jules Verne alive. he
would no doubt shake the hand
of Roland West and say, 1.-THE
Unknown Purple; a picture after
my own heart The Columbia
is fortunate in having such an
unusual photoplay as this mys-
terious and fascinating story Of
a mans revenge, as it's major
offering this week. 1t follows
very closely the stage play of
some seasons ago, but what the
picture loses in spooky sounds
and speech, it makes up by its
extraordinary photography.
The story. Peter Marchmont,
an inventor, is falsely accused
by his wife and her lover Of
robbery and sentenced. to jail
for ten years, during which time
his accusers sell his formula for
a certain die and become rich.
Years after his release, Peter
returns as a French scientist, and
through his own wife's infatua-
ton, gains entrance into her
social set. Years ago Peter had
invented a light, a purple ray,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

In the first place, this Lincoln
picture makes no pretense at tell
Ing any story other than that Of
its titular character. George Bill.
ings, reputed to be an IMMERSED
actor, is triumphant in his por-
trayal Of the Illinois rail- splitter.
The unstudied dramatic poise Of
this lanky man is considerably
more effective than acting could
ever be.
Neutrality-suspicious. should take
great interest in the representa-.
ton of this city during the civil
war. particularly Pennsylvania
avenue.
The tale opens, where a biogra.
ply should open, with the birth
of Lincoln in log cabin, during
. blizzard, and ends, where a
biography should end, with his
death in the little house on Tenth
street, across from Ford's Theater.
Episodes Of Lincoln's early life
and his famous debates with
Stephen A. Douglas are pictured.
= AAO 4Ob1AeAlANC Va AAtAACOIl1 tb1tu &AItItS
Rutledge is treated with the same
naive artistry which pervades the
entire picture. The harrassed
President in wartime, in his Of
flee, on the battlefield-in victory
and in death-all these make un.
forgettable memory portraits.
Abraham Lincoln becomes,
through this film, a human being,
q man Of very human emotions
perhaps particularly a man Of
sorrows.
The civil war pictures are good,
but we cannot see the sense of
passing over the battle Of Gettys.
burg with subtitle.
Characters of the civil war
period-Jefferson Davis, Grant,
Lee, Seward, Stanton, Sheridan,
and the rest-are presented in
most able fashion.
Daniel Breeskin's music is sym.
pathetic to the theme. Melodies
OF that day are interviewer with
patriotic tunes, ranging from
Just Before the Battle. Mother"
to Am i Not Fondly Thine
OWN"
abraham Lincoln" is a great
picture, and some day you may
be ashamed to admit not having
seen it, r,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

KEITH'S - Marjorie Rambeau
headlining!
NATIONALs-Cora Shreve pupils
dance recital tonight only.
BELASCO-Club in satire.
Tonight only.
METROPOLITAN - "The Ora.
matte Life Of Abraham Lincoln.
STRAND-Vaudeville and films.
TIVOLI - Films and novelty
singing features. ,Tiesen's Rus.
sian Orchestra. y" ~
PALACE-"The Meanest Man
in the World" 49, Z :
COLUMBIA-"Ths Unknown
Purple"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

for the entire company by max.
ing q serious situation on the
stage genuinely comical by his
poor acting.
The cast in support is we'll
chosen and help to build good
picture out Of a mediocre story.
The comedy is exceptional,
Hal Roach vehicle called 'Sun.
day Calm" but the title means
nothing, for the action brings
gales Of laughter.
The Central's offering for the
first part of this week is charac-
teristic Of the carefully chosen
programs shown here. Forty
Horse Hawkins" will amuse any
member of the family and the
comedy will certainly drive away
the blues. 1t is a good bill and
worth seeing. JOB.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

S0r~ never appeared
more beautiful than in this study
of the evils and remedies of iii
vorce, and Mr.. Tellegen has sell
dom had so congenial a role as
that which he so effectively por-
trays in this interesting subject.
Three couples are made the GEN.
trail figures in the Basil King tale.
All are divorced, intermarry, and
divorced again and return to their
original mates. The plot is deft-
ly developed. Leslie Austen, Maur.
ice Costello and Clifton Webb are
important members of the sup.
porting ensemble.
The comedy for the first two
days Of the week is supplied by
Cliff Bowes in 1.-THE Lunch Bri.
gade."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
Fay marble Back

Fay marble, musical comedy
and vaudeville star. will return
to the screen in Ernest Shipman's
production of 1.-THE River Road"
the novel by Hamilton Thomp-
son. Miss Marie was last seen
in motion pictures in d. w. Crit
fith's Orphans of the Storm"
For the past two years, she has
been devoting her time exclusive
1y to the stage.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
"A GREAT PICTURE THIS
:. ABRAHAM LINCOLN'

al and Ray Rocket saked their futures their
Abraham Lincoln and opinion ID they have The
picture given its first public showing Washington
dals Metropolitan heater yesterday and deserves talk
Of the town. H85 s##
This film the first real dramatic biography to be contributed
TO by the motion pictures All films similar nature must
this production find their ABRAHAM Lin
coln' is solemny magnificent, gravely inspiring. 80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
GOINGS-ON

AMBASSADOR--Pauline Fred.
erick and Lou Tellegen in "Let
Not Man Put Asunder."
CENTRAL-Hoot Gibson in 40
Horse Hawkins"
CRANDAI4LS--Doug I. Mclean
in THE Yankee Consul"
SAVOY-Nita Naldi in "The
Breaking Point"
AVENUE GRAND - Reginald
Denny in Sporting Youth" n
APOLLO Colleen Moore in
Painted People"
YORK-Anna q. Nilsson in
Flowing Gold"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

CrandalIS Am.
bassador The
ater yesterday,
W h re Vita
graphs special
production of J.
Stuart Black
toms film YER
sion of Basil
Kings novel,
Let No Man
Put AsunderS'
was presented
as chief fea-
ture of the
bill, to be con-
tinued through
today. Miss
Frederick mas
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
Chimp Actors

The remarkable success Of Max,
MoritZ, and Pep-the three VIII
liam Fox ,chimpanzee actors-who
have appeared this season in a
six-reel comedy feature which will
be one Of the specials on the
1924-25 Fox program. The title Of
the new picture, upon which
work has been started at the
West Coast Studios is Darwin
Was Right"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
CENTRAL
HOOt Gibson.

With punch, a kick and much
humor, "Forty-Horse Hawking
at the Central with Hoot Gibson
pleases. The picture is made in.
teresting by Hoot's careful en-
actment Of q bus driver, porter,
clerk, waiter and cook In the only
hotel in the place.. Not satisfied
with these various occupations
he fills In every available Job
which arises at the opera house,
The picture features Hoot Glib.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

carefully chose background. Suf-
flee it to say that twice is not too
often to see broadway After
Dark" A
Then too, there are other at
fractions, chief of which is derby
Day." You may know much
about racing, but your education
Is incomplete until you have seen
Farina win the Derby, promoted
by Hal Roach's gang. NJ. NJ.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

COA GA4A M AlG
story centers
q r o U n d the
C h arac, t err
which he por-
trays. T h O.
love interest
c e n t ers in
Hawkins love
for the star in
East Lynne"
He follows her
to New York
and 7 gets "a
job as super"
in her 7 COM
pany. T he
comedy is not
overdone when
HI a W k / n 8
saves the daV
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

Despite the typically energetic
opposition Of Miss Janis mother,
Butt Is insisting that the two Am
erican negroes, who have been the
sensation Of the night clubs and
especially favored by the Prince
OF Wales. be included in the
Janis COMPANY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

can concert
pro ra m at
Queens Thea
ter. the show
to open June 2.
The failure
Of "Come In"
q review pre-
scented by Clay
Smith and Lee
White. Ameri-
can favorites
in London. is
responsible for
the premature
closing Of the
Queens Thea
t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
AMBASSADOR
Pauline Frederick.

Pauline Frederick and Lou Tel.
legen, supported by competent
cast, were screened together for
the first time in Washington in
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
Denpsey's First

Winning His Way and "The
Title Holder" the first two Of the
Dempsey two-reeIers for Universal,
are en- route from the Coast.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

white shadows" "Scara.
ImOuclle," "Three O'clock in fine
Morning" and Sherlock, DR." are
Ambassador films for the first
week i'm June.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
MA JANIS RAISES
A PROTESTIN'
HAND

LONDON, May IS.
Sir Alfred Butt has contracted
70 present Elsie Janis in a highly
augmented version Of her Ameri-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
To Losers

When you advertise a lost article in THE
WASHINGTON TIMES and THE WASHINGTON
HERALD your advertisement receives the benefit
of free listing in The Times and The Herald's Want
AID Service Bureau, located in the Hearst Building
Room 423, for period of two months. Such service
facilitates the recovery of lost articles
Advertise-It Pays.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26

Constance TaImadge will be
seen at the Metropolitan follow.
Ing abraham Lincoln" in 1.-THE
Goldfish"
For the TivOli's June 1 bill of
films and novelties James Kirk.
wood will be seen in the feature,
Disseminated Husbands"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-26
To Finders

If you find anything and cannot locate the owner
through the "Lost and Found" ads in today's Times
and Herald call and go through the Lost and
Found" index at The Times and Herald.
Evening star., 1924-12-07

Don't Buy Dirt and Water-when
YOU can be sure of Filtered
Gasoline Here
We sell "Ethyl Gasoline Standard
Benzol, Standard Straight, Texaco and
Amoco-and every gallon has been fI-
tered at our plant
Evening star., 1924-12-07

brakes do not change so radically
over. such short periods of time. The
I~change is magnifed by the fact that
you have them adjusted. for such
small margin Of efficiency that
slight change in them for the worse
rerders them useless. Whenever you
find that your brakes change consid-
erably from one day to another YOU
can take II for granted that they
need a thorough examination and re-
adjustment.
Your brakes should be adjusted in
such a way that If you press down
upon the foot pedal in earnest the
wheels will lock regardless OF con-
ditions. If the roads are dusty per-
haps they will not lock so easily, but
SO long as they do lock they are eff
cient enough. II. when the dirt has
been washed off, they lock with less
pressure of the foot pedal so much
the better, Except that you should
guard against a skid in wet weather.
Real Cause of Trouble.
Your. trouble Is simply that you
have the brakes adjusted Just on the
edge. The wheels can be locked when
the brakes are in their very best con-
dition, but just as soon as the rods
and their connections stretch little,
and the lining becomes slightly pol
ished, the brakes fail. 1t Is a danger
Gus adjustment for two-wheel brakes,
as YOU are doubtless we'll aware OF
by this time.
You should remember that rust on
the brake connections, dirt on the
brake drums, expansion or contrac-
tion of the rods. changed positions of
the pins, lack OF fabrication or
change in the alignment of the brake
assembly due to uneven road surfaces.
imitation OF tires or weight in the back
seat. will swing your brakes from
efficiency to inefriciency If you have
left no margin to take care of these
variations"
Smith decided that a margin OF
brake safety was just as important
as leaving wide space between
tenders when passing another car.
He lacked up the rear wheels and
proce eded to provide another margin
of safety by doing the readjusting
Job right then and there.
Next week-The Differential.
Copyright, 1874