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The Washington times., 1924-12-22
ALL ROUND GOOD
BILL AT THE
RIALTO

It ID q thing to wonder and
marvel ct, In this movie world Of
ours, that directoriaI and mana.
gefiaI quirks viii cast iii old
women roles such young and flap
perish actresses as Colleen Moore
In "Ep Big" while mature and
tried thesplans like Irene Rich
are doled such parts as that 81
Carol Dfayfon In This Woman"
at the Rialto this week.
Not that Miss Rich, who Is d
fine actress and q stunning and
fascinating person, Is tOttering on
the verge Of decrepttude. Not
that she does not strive with
might and main to invest in her
work IN This Woman serious
and convincing quality. But it
seems that In this case 1t is just
one Of those affairs where the
character does not fit the player,
and the story In consequence loses
some Of it's conviction.
However, that's q rather small
thing to bubble at. On the whole
This Woman" is very good screen
entertainment. An interesting plot
hGlps things considerably, and no
small credit is due both to cast
and director with d word Of faint
praise thrown In for the con-
tinuity writer.
II there were villains in real life
who went around doing wrongs to
! ladies as Frank Elliott In the part
Of Gordon Duance does TO Miss
Rich in this picture, there would
BE- more murders IN the world
and fewer convictions. The star
= certainly long-suffe ring, and the
tediuIn Of her misfortune is only
hghtened by q screamingIy funny
drunken .scene enacted by Creigh-
ton Hale, and her final marriage
to Stratini, the musician. very
capabiy played by Marc McDer.
mott. One FEELS at the close as
though he were glad that Miss
Rich's fluctuations were at an end
at last.
Tomasini and Guarneri. singers,
arc retRined for stu another week
~ chief attractions on the sur
rounding bill. Few sonasters have
visited the National Capital who
have been more warmly received
by audiences or more deservedIy.
For their fourth week they sing
q particularly beautiful serenade.
g lovely NeapoIltan duet, and the
evefrpOpular II Know q Lovely
Garden" This, we are told. Is
their final week at the Ratio. II
Is almost wished that they were
permanent house fixtures like
Bailey Alart's Orchestra.
Speaking Of the orchestra. ii
renders an interesting and timely
tone study this week. Christmas
Echoes" There is the Inter
national News reel and 4 comedy.
The house is very tastefuIly decor.
ated in keeping with the Yule
season. LES.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
CENTRAL
ssEnemies of Children,

A ttiple-feature bill is being
presented at Crandall's Central
theatav as a partial Christmas
present to amusement bargain
seekers. The principal feature II
''Enemies OF Children" one OF
the most f6rcef,fI film plays of
the year. enacted by a cast that
reads like q who's who" Of
Hollywood. The companion offer.
ing Is Jack Dempsey's latest
two-reel con1edy-drana in the
Eight and Win" series, Crown
Hall All Night" and the third
attraction is Cliff Bowes' new
comedy vehicle, "Cut Loose"
Enemies Of Children" Is an
e9ifying romance, concerned
principally with the experiences
0f q girl who fought hor way
back to her proper place after
having been done vast Mn
Justice. In the pivotal roles are
Anna @. Nilsson, Virginia Lee
Gorbin, Claire Mcdowell, Ward
Crane, Raymond Hatton, Kate
Price. Joseph j. Dowling. Eu-
genie Besserer, George Seigmann
and William Boyd.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
Burton Holmes.

The popular American coneep-
ton OF La Bohemia was rudely
/. shattered yesterday 1T the Ma
4 GOnal by Burton Holmes in his
travelogue on "CzechusloValkia, /"
showing the true BOheniians as
a quaint, thrifty. hard working
people, mainly tillefs Of the soil,
with the women Of the country
chiefly In the role Of the tiIlee,
and who would view with en1bar-
rassEIaent, the atmosphere OF the
accepted Bohemia as visualized
in this country,
4. Motoring through the country
the traveller gets 4 first.ha1id i'm.
preston that 1t Is land 81
geese, with hops growing every.
where, and with q Pilsen brewery
10 the extreme are the costumes
Of the country folk In their
festal dress clothes, brightly col
ored TUNES, gaily decorated head.
pieces and balloon sleeves which
are worn by men and women
alike.
The traveller also finds historic
castles, most Of them hundreds
Of years old, where the rich IN.
teriors portra@k the old order
that was. but which has been
largely Abandoned BY the new
republic which has been estab.
lished as q result Of the war.
Mr.. Holmes will. conclude HIS
series Of lectures next Sunday.
with a matinee on Victorious
Swtk7ertand."-A G.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
BILL ABLY
TOPPED BY
JOHNS

John W. AasOp, maker and
printer Of many = wise crack, TO
lapse into the vertaculav, must
have turned over "a his grave, IL
he had anything 20 turn and g.
grave In which 90 do it, when q
couple Of niImble lads took him
atteSted copies % the encOmiums
heaped upon one Brooke Johns,
who is playing the week at
Keith's. In the quaint hero
glyphics Of the day John w. put
himself on record As having said,
roughly, that a prophet Is with
out honor in his native heath.
The Brooke dashed that bit Of
wisdom into q thousand pieces.
Washington's own pet peripa
tetic prOdigal, to whom has de-
seended the mantle Of founder and
sole member of that august lodge
Those who've been slapped by
Ann Is endemic TO the city. He's
the towns nonplussiflg nonpareil
with a banjo, and when Nhe sweeps
the rafters with his voice, and
the gals with his smile the
enfilade is decii1iatifls.
Brooke strumS and sings with
the Wafdfnatl PafR orchestra aid
Ing and ahetting. The act ii but
Founding and when It has shed
its swaddling clothes Brooke ayers
that to Nsw York he viii 30
with It..
John W. was Fighter than d
bishop when he said that good
goods comes In ernalJ packages.
Miss Lillian Leitzel was It. Her
unctioVs handling Of climbing
ropes was f0rcefurly mindful OF
sailor days. Johnny Sully and
Muriel Thomas had nice ad-
mixture Of dances and song.
Excepting only RObiuson's ele-
plants the remainder Of the bill
was designed to provoke snnirks.
Some Of 1t did. Stanelli and
Douglas, just over from London,
offered something almost entirely
new. They had two pet fiddles
and a prepossessing sense OF
h,Ilnor. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Phillips, and the junior, had some
bug house fables that were funny
In their younger years. The
youngster was cute. Ward and
Van, eccentric Musicians, novelty
touched up some old numbers,
among them the of key playing
and the sliding pants.
Harry Shields and Jeanette
were agile enough dancers to
open the bill. Robinson's ele-
plants were cleyeFIy put through
their stunts.-ROSS
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
JUST "A BIG, JOLLY
FAMILY UP HERE

Examination Of Jim Ring. movie reviewer BY Dr. Harold Phil
lips the grand old of American dramatic criticism December
% 1924:
O lfr Phllps): Ring did you Christine Of the
Hungry Heart" at the Metropolitan, yesterday?
Al Even Doctor D.
b Let Us not be facetiOus do You about
picture?
AL Too much, aasI But Breeskn played "Tannhauser."
Q VIII kindly quit filing your nails look at the jury and
tell the boys all about it?
Al Weli gentlemen, make long story short, the picture
although the late Tom nce is like the weather report
cnda dinclin ID ha
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
Goings-On

N.ATIONAL--Eva LIE Caffeine
in 1.-THE Swan"
BELASCO--A new William
Harris play, 1.-Two Married Men,
POLI'S--Constance Binney In
Sweet Little Devil"
KEITH'S-Broolxe Johns and
orchestra; Lillian Leitzel; others.
GAYETY-"Come Along" burr
lesuue.
STRAND -- Milo" mystery
act; others and films.
MUTUAL w "Sm les and
Kisses" Burlesque.
RIALTO--Irene Rich IN "This
Woman" Tomasini and Guar.
neri, singers.
PALACE - Eleanor Boardman
in $50 This Is Marriage
METROPOLITAN - Flofence
Vidor in "Christine Of the Hun
CRY Heart"
COLUMBIA John Gilbert in
The Wife Of the Centaur."
TIVOLT--Pola Negri in For
hidden Paradise
ANTBA s SADORChristine Of
the Hungry Heart"
CENTRAI---'sE Enemies Of Chill
dren.s
SAVOY--Dorothy MackalI in
What Shall i DOR
AVENUE GRAND - Glenn
Hunter in "The Silent, Watcher Z
APOLLO - Pauline Frederick
in "Three Women
YORK = Vera Reynolds In
feet Of Clay
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
OPPORTUNITY
1,O54,165

just to alter the naonotOny ~
the crossword puxzIist's IikA,
this dspattmemt win tosnoRrOW
offer readers an informal little
contest. entitled, becnshe meth.
ing else presents ItsslK, 'sPick
the TitIc.n
A photograph Of . scene
from "WfldfIoweF win be pub.
lished without > caption. The
first tive people to pick suit
able captions for the picture
win win money and adniissioas
"a this bcst-Of-all musical ceGl-
edies which comes to Polls
next week.
Full conditions tOmoEFow.
This Is Just to keep yon On the
alert. You'n hsve 70 write
only one. two, or three short
words, IN al. just twenty
letters, Or less, to be- exact.
Watch tonloFrow's paper.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
Philosophy Of
A Chorus Girl

women don't bundle up
like they used To. About all
they dress nowadays is their
hair and their salad"
aHe ID the kind 81 q man
who always grabs the stool
when there Is Q piano to be
moved"
"She believes every woman
should marry and have chill
dreIl Or alimOny.
III ii all right to rush
around 10 get ready for men,
but you must not let them
know II.
"a girl with face value
should draw interest"
THE reee Is not always for
the swift, nor the battle for
the strong, nor the. beautiful
for the tich but that Is the
way to bet.
es-s--
"The man who Is thinking
Of marrying 3 woman should
not see her at her best-le
should see her at her worst:
that is the test"
4F 4 q
Nothing has spoiled So
many beautiful fFiahdships Is
marriage"
These witty bits are taken
from the titles in ''Tfoopin0
/ with Ellen, " drarnatized for the
screen by Gerald Duffy from
Earl Derr Biggers' Saturday
Evening Post story. Helene
Chadwick is the star of the
perturbation Whieh, Ii at the
Strand Theater this week
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
MVOLI
PoIa Negri.

Pola Negri was pictured at
Crapdall's -Tivoli Theater In for
hidden Paradise" yesterday, the
play concerning the experiences Of
q charming queen of a little
nailan province She was sup
ported by a stellar cast, including
Rod Ia ROGUE. Adolphe Menjou.
Raulihe Stark and Fred Mala-
tesla. It win be shown again to-
day. A new and interesting Issue
q the Pathe Review and Cliff
Bowers in Empty Heads" were
added attractions.
These features win be offered
this week: Tuesday and Wednes.
day, The Fast WORKER" with
Reginald Denny and Laura La
Rlalite; Mack Sennett's wander
ing Waistlines," and Lyman, III.
AOWe's scenic, Haunted Hills;
Thursday and Friday, Rafael
SahRtini's Captain Blood" star
ring j. Warren Kerrigan, ana an
Aesop Fable, "The Mysteries OF
ga Chinatown; Saturday, Fox's
Iesth," featuring Tom Mix;
Lyman III. TTowe1s ''F'ir z.e n
Waters" ana the fifth release in
The Fast Steppers'' series.
1 A pipe organ recital is offered
daily by Harold r. Pease and
Robert Rodwell.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
MUTUAL
BurIesuue.


The producers Of the .tSmiles
and Kisses" Company have q bill
rich in comedy as the magnet to
attract burlesQue lovers to the
Mutual ThSater this week. with
more than the usual number Of
good comedians on hand, fun is
the predominating keynote OF the
program. To make things uniform
all around and to suit all tastes. q
number of tuneful melodies are
rung in, with here and there a
dance or so that proves diverting.
Topping the entertainment com.
mitee, we have George Leon, the
eccentric comedian. George is good.
His style is unique and his comedy
il new. The combination is all that
could be asked for. He appears in
q bunch Of nonsence entitled de.
livering the Goods ana George
does.
Mcdonald and Phillips have a
little fl1h-lnakinE to render on their
own account and their breezy pat
ter, coupled with good songs,
makes their bit enjoyable.
Teeny Hen1Iy was heard Ia several
poppy vocal numbers. Helen IA
Rue rendered q number OF ballads
In good voice while Rose F1emly
had no difficulty in pleasing in. her
songs and dances.
One Of the features Of the bin
this week Is q good musical number
entitled Colonial Days" lit calls
for the services of several good
voices and made q hit 1t the Open.
Ing performanceb.-H. s.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
Here's Good News.

New Year week at Polls The.
ater win be marked by the return
Of Edith Day in "Wildflower,"
which, earlier this season, made 4
big hit here. The entire original
cast and production are still in
tact. Supporting Edith Day are
Bernard Gorcey, Esther Howard,
Guy Robertson, Bobby Higgins.
Marjorie Bonner. Tyler Brooke,
Marion Randall, Marines Randall,
Jerome Daley, Paul Porter ana
all the girls.
''Wildflower," with its great
popularity. readily exhibits why
ii commended itself as q musical
play to New York for sixty.two
weelrs. Unusually strong in COM
edy possessions, the piece has that
rarity. d plot that Is more than 4
maleshift on WHICH to hang tunes.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22

have often wondered what
curiouss folk tank about, when
they enter the inevitable bower
III ballroom scene IN the second
net OF any musical comedy.
Firstly, Is though animated by a
starting gun, they hit the scene
All at once, from different door.
ways. Secondly, they are always
sAnillng as though having the
time of their lives. and lastly,
they evince such d provocative
and laxative interest III each
other, that the audience feels
cheated at being denied an ear
fui Of these important discus
sIons.
whatever can they be talking
about Ia the fourth or fifth
month Of performance?
shall enlarge on this idea
later in the week. It should
have been placed before the tri-
bunal long ere this.
4 y
Sweet Little Devil" has
passable tunes, none outstald-
ing; several good speciality
numbers, particularly "Jijibo,"
by William Wayne and Ruth
Warren; more dancing by
Olivette, and good dancing it is.
Speaking Of Olivette reminds
me / am entitled to make my
gegular weekly forecast. In
this instance it is that Olivette
can some day be as good q
c0lnedienne as Beatrice Lille, If
ahe cared to apply herself. Be
ing already a good dancer and
possessed of q fair singing
voice, I'd develop her latent
conledic ability would be to put
heF in the uhpermost class of
entertainers, for then, don't you
Gee, she would have everything?
ThaFeIl be no Yuletide par
don for Bobby Jarvis from this
department, because. he's a
good. enough comedian to know
better than to pilfer jokes
and bron1ides At that.
William Wayne contributes
! singing voice and heavenly,
\ faraway eyes to the heroic role.
Virginia constance Binney),
one Of the simplest and shyest
df ali the -CUlpeppers, is visiting
IN New York and temporarily
under the guardianship cloud
lenShter), Of Joyce West, q
Follies" girl. Laughter con-
tinuing. Tom Nesbitb an en-
gineer in Peru, strikes up a
correspondence with the Follies
eirl, as he believes, though Vir-
giAie writes the letters. Much
fol de rol spread thinly about
and Virginia, at the final cur
tain, tumbles into the wilds Of
Peru where men are men and
shirt collars have no buttons:
cOnfides her love and is messed
up in perfectly terrific en-
brace, such as only a strong
man, and an affectionste man,
could give.
Miss Binney is absolutely
divine and it will be well TO
bear this in mind when co..
sulting the show directory.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
WORTHY CAST 1T GOOD
FILM AT PALACE

So This Is Marriage, ( starring
Eleanor B0ardman, ii the feature
AZ L.cew,s Palace this week.
The picture. despite the gaudy
title II labors under, Is cIeverIys
done and is entertaining from
ginning to end, This, 1t AeenIs; I
istabout an that can Reasonably
be expected from q movie. The
picture Il etnbeIlished BY al
Biblical incident which Is done in
fun color. This. pafticuiarly is
well worth seeing.
The story concers couple that.
due to the extravagance and MI
responsibility Of the yoflng wife
and q sorely tried and aihreasoii-
ably jealous young husband, are
heading toward the divorce court.
IA timely warning in the shape III
the Biblical story OF Bekh-EheiJA
saves the daY,. however. and th&f
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
AMBASSADOR
Christine. !"

Charlie Chase, screen come
dian whose versatility and uner-
ring sense of comic effect are
eleyating him to a top place
among the contemporary laugh
manufacturers Of the studios,
appears as star of the principal
supplementary attraction at
Crandall's Ambassador Theater
the first three days of this week,
a laughable, short-reel absurdity
bearing the title, THE Royal
Razz.N That is what Charlie
got.
The major feature OF the first
bill Of the week at the Ambassa-
dor is Thomas III. Ince's produc-
ton for First National of Kath-
leen Norris novel OF Christine
Of / the Hungry Heart with
Florence Vidor, Warner Baxter,
Ian Keith and Give Brook in
the stellar roles. A complete
review of this film play will be
found in conjunction with the
Metropolitan Theater, where it
was also accorded first Wash
ington presentations yesterday.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
so MYSTERIOUS,
MILO CAN'T
BE FOUND

Minus the mysterious and aEnaz-
ing Milo? the Strand Christmas
bill is still one Of the closing
years best at the popular Ninth
Street playhouse. Milo We are
told is III.
In her Tor his) place appear
Raymond end Royce, evidently
Washington boys from their chat
ter. At least they know all about
Southwest and the st. Johns.
They have an amusing act with
a couple Of good songs but are
by no means the headliners on
the bill.
We win now turn TO the
Wania-Sean1on revue. Dancers
must be good to hold the stellar
place on a good program. vaude-
vile patrons are q bit wary Of
anything but soft shoe, clog or
trick dances but this aggregation
offers on exotic, Russian and
Oriental numbers and 90 over
big.
Hodge Of Hodge and Lowell"
has q rollickingly funny line
about rnatrimony and such and
the Beasley Twins in piano and
violin selections deserve more than
passing mention. The Three Wal.
ters, gytnnast, do some neat
stunts on the horizontal bars. !,
So much for the vaudeville. on
the screen is Helene Chadwick, IN
'iTropping With Ellen" from a
popular SatevepOst story. The
plot sets the film TANNED public
right about the much naliened
chorus girl. The plot is novel,
though we can't give Miss Chad
wick's supporting cast very much,
even IL 1t is nearly Christmas -
II D 'I5
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
The SealIeI

The romance between Betty
Compaon and Warner Baxter
that failed to reach the rnatri.
monial stage in .The Femaie ',--
the last picture they made to-
gether before The Garden Of
Weeds "-culminates in a mar.
riage in the last-narled produc.
ton. And the wedding balls
ring out despite the niachina tiofls
OF Rockliffe Fellowes. the villain.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
He's the Type

Latest to be added to the cast
Of Cecil b. DeMille's Paramount
picture. "The Golden Bed" the
best knows business man. Of
the screen, Charles Clary. It IL
estimated that In his twelve or
more years Of screen activity Mr..
Clary has played every kind Of q
millionaire and bank president in
ayfata41fa
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
New Rendezvous.

The Venetian Room, the latest
luxurious adjunct to LIE Paradis,
viii be opened this evening
for private entertaining. The
room was designed by Mrs. Meyer
Davis and no expense has been
spared to make it an authentic
replica Of the period Of the doges.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22

4GE 5VNI&4N ~ 1AIGtSASNAA A0AAA AsAASSA
It's about woman with =
hungry heart, ostensibly. But I'm
willing to bet that her brain was
even more starved. OF course,
that's matter of characterize.
ton. The story was by Kathleen
Norris, and the big mistake was
made when Florence VIdor was
caused to everyday her part. It
was an impossible task. She
wepf and worried all through.
Her first husband was gay
dog who tippled. Her second was
a good physician, who. by going
around curing other people, broke
her heart by loneliness. Then she
ran off to Rio with q poet. Her
second husband instituted divorce
proceedings and got possession IT
his, baby son, whom she had car
ried along on her escapade.
Finally she worms her way back
to husband No. 3, and o. il X
Qs-Very verbose, should say.
How was the acting?
A.-As / say, Mrs. Vidor lid
her best. Warner Baxter, as nus
band No. 1, and Give Brook, as
No. 3, were both excellent. Ian
Keith, as the poet, was ridiculous.
The honors really go tossa little
shaver who played the baby son.
He was great!
4 The direction was usually good,
and so was the photography and
properties. But the scenario tried
TO cover too much ground.
Q.--Do you know anything
about movie criticism. Mr.. Ring?
A.-Now you've gone and spoiled
it all!--Jim Ring.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
Turns Actor

y. Fl. Calvert, who appears in
Pola Nesti's latest starring Bic.
ture East Of Suez," was once n
director for Essaney. He gave
Gloria Swanson, Agnes Ayres, and
Rod La Rogue their first work
before the motion picture.
The Washington times., 1924-12-22
TEENY CONNIE BINNEY
AND OTHERS
By HAROLD PHTLLIPs

SeanR Bnney ersthe queen r0ancsn
dancer vOcaIznR playing
II apt to forgetand glad tOtha aSweet Little Dev0
musical comedy with properties that
estimated rather charming and more Ar engaging and
talented girl Miss Rnney with that blankets
place with personality and ikeabilty
Likewise willing word for William Wayne who nothing
vel IS ne dances smiles There other who
sa and willing way contribute to the Illusion 81 entertaining
The Nome nugget., 1924-08-02
NUMBER OF HUNTERS
 GOING ALASKA INCREASING

Seattle. July2S-The Chamber ,f Commerce has received the re- bort of the United States Biological Survey, which states. of fifty five tIips of hunters going to Alaska tl" lowest reported expenditure amounted to four hundred dollars: the highest was seventy one hlndred dollars. Four persons making fifty two trips spent one hundred and seventy thousand doll ara, making cost of each game ami nal killed amount to three hundred and twenty eight dollars, Alaska received five thousand dollars in license fees the rest going to guides ard other items. The Chamber said the number of wealthy hunters going to Alaska is increas- irs rapidly.
The Nome nugget., 1924-08-02
HUNDRED SIXTY NINE DROWN
 IN WRECK TAREI NARU

Tokyo. July 29-One hundred and sixty nine drowned when the Taeri Naru wrecked off Cape Notoro, Northeast of Hakkaido Sunday night. according to a dispatch from Ashai. Twenty three survivors reached Tokiohara. on Saghalin Is land in life boats All aboard were Japanese. The Tarei is normally a f, eighter. but carried many passen- gers plying between Hokkaido and the Saghalin Islands. The Aishi advices stated that the disaster was due to a collision with the steamer kamikura Maru. The Nichinichi, a Japanese newspaper, declared it was due to striking a rock.
The Nome nugget., 1924-08-02
LEOPOLD CASE STILL ON TRIAL

Chicago. July 2S-Clarence Dar- rtw Sevrely cross examined Detec- tive Cortland, who Saturday testi- fled that Leopold told him after plead guilty before a friendly judge. The detective claimed that Leopold said that it was not murder but getting caught that constituted the clIme This was the first time that the defense challenged any mater ial evidence of the prosecution. De tec tive Cortland fiatly said no when DarrOw asked him if the story that copold hoped for a prison sen t4hce before a friendly judge was IT perjury concocted to intima- date the court" Cortland read from his notes and quoted Leopold ae saying at the time of his arrest: If my folks want me to hang. will have to go before a jury and they will surely hang me. but if gG before friendly judge, I will ge, off with life imprisonment You know l have some ideas that would help the world Darrow brought out the fact that this alleg- cd conversation was typed by Gort- lend in his home and was omitted from his rppOrt on the rasp
 The defense has added Doe tcrs William J, Healy of Boston and Benjamin Gluck of New York, to ifs staff of alienists.