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The Washington times., 1924-02-18
.LUBITSCH WAVES
HIS MAGIC
WAND

A worthy candidate for the
place Of highest rank on this
years lists of the ten best
pictures" is THE Marriage Circle"
which graces the Rialto screen
this week.
In this classic comedy drama,
Ernst Lubitsch has forsaken the
spectacle play and tried his di-
rectoral hand at depicting modern
American life-given, however, a
Viennese setting. He has not
only succeeded in adding to his
own fame and that of his players,
but to cinema history as well in
introducing several new ideas in
direction.
Having worried for some time
over what he considers an excess
of furniture found in houses and
hotel Hobbies of America both on
and off the screen, Lubitsch has
taken occasion to demonstrate,
in the settings of this picture,
his idea of real art-tasteful sim
plicity. This idea is further car
ried out in the subtitles. which
are few. simple, and direct.
Geometrically, THE Marriage
Circle" is not a circle at all--it
needs one more angle or curve
to complete it. One more might.
however. cause many deaths in
the audience-from uncomfortable
laughter-for it is a merry mix
up.
Genius in casting is seen in the
selection of Adolphe Menjou,
Florence Vidor. Monte Blue,
Creighton Hale and Marie Provost
for their respective parts. They
have never been nearer perfection,
and through the quiet force of
their acting complete the illusion
that the story being unfolGed on
the screen is a cross-section from
real life.
Additional film attractions IN
clude world events. and Frog
land" a unique travesty on real
life which suggests that we "let
well enough alone" The concert
feature is no other than Wee
Willie" Robyn, lyric tenor, whose
contribution to the program is in
itself a joy.-M. NJ.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Metropolitan Music.

Daniel Breeskin, conductor of
the symphony orchestra at Gran
dall's Metropolitan, has arranged
an exceptional program for the
Washington premiere Of Rich
ard Barthelmess in Twenty.
One" beginning this afternoon.
The concert overture number will
be Rossini's William Tell" and
the interpretive score for the
picture will have as its theme
numbers "Once in a Blue Moon"
from stepping Stones" Fred
Stones current Broadway hit and
Your Lips" from lone Kiss"
The exit march will be Some.
where in the World" a new
fox trot, played for the first
time.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
COMEDY, LOTS OF
IT, AT THE
STRAND

Comedy galore, and then some!
That's the bill at the Strand
Theater this week. The vaude-
vile portion of the program fur
nishes five acts of laughs, and
the photoplay offering, six CYL
1nder Love-" does the rest.
The headline offering is a IRE
vuesque Novelty-Oddities of
1924" full of styles, steps, smiles
and girls, and featuring Athol
Tier. The scene is in a school
for gold-diggers (need there be
such an institution0, with Tier
as the professor. The girls are
good to look at, and the costumes
and scenery new. But funnier
than ever than the rest Of the
show combined are Clayton and
Lennie, 1.-THE English Chappie and
His Friend" (Surprise-the Eng
ushman is funny, reality
The bill opens with the white
Brothers." acrobats and contor-
tionists, as good as the average.
Jim Connors and Edna Boyne pre-
sent "a Piece of Lace" featuring
an original song about bargain
day. Harmony as You Like IT,
40 AAOOIAy q OAiS1uS ACT, Out eve
ming clothes and feather fan do
not make harmony.
And now comes to the screen
the stage success, "Six-Cylinder
Love-" with Ernest Truck and a
cast of capable players. The pic
ture is bigger than the play, with
the same clever lines and SYM
pathetic work Of the star retain
ed. Everyone must know the
story-of the Newlyweds' ambi-
ton to own an automobile and of
the near-disaster that ambition
caused. The theft, the injured
gypsy, the midnight parties. the
sunny weather friends and the
friend in need, all are there, with
just a peek at the real music
box revue. Florence Eldridge
gives the star good support, and
cries well. 1t is a Fox picture
and the direction good.-E. L, p.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
iAMBASSADORHAS
FRED WARNINGS
BAND

Warnings Pennsylvanians, who,
during continuous engagement
OF three weeks at the Metropolitan
Theater, created a marked success,
lnaugurated a weeks engagement
at Chandall's Ambassador Theater
yesterday afternoon as q special
added attraction.
The principal film feature at
the Ambassador beginning yester-
day and continuing through TO-
morrow is Richard Barthelmess'
production of "Twenty-One," a
dramatic drama Of youth in which
the star is supported by Doroth :
Mackaill and a splendid cast. In
this subject BartheImess apnears
as himself in a story OF present.
day life, devoid of extravaganza
make-ups and period costumes
On Wednesday and Thursday
the Pennsylvanians will present
a new program OF popular hits
as an auxiliary to first Wash
ington presentation of First Ma.
tionars 1.-THE Age of Desire" pic
turing Mary Philbin and William
Collier, jr., in the leading roles.
On Washington's birthday War.
ing's instrumentalists and 1.-THE
Darling Of New York" will be
featured. On Saturday only, "The
Silent Command" will be offered.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
L. s. TAYLOR IS
SHIFTED TO
BELASCO

L. Stoddard Taylor today as.
sumed management of the Shu-
bert Belasco Theater to succeed
Duke Fosse who has resigned for
other interests. Pending appoint
ment of a manager for the Gar
rick Mr.. Taylor will guide des-
TIMES Of the two playhouses with
the aid of roller skates.
Up to the time the Shuberts
1naugurated a vaudeville policy
at the Belasco, Mr.. Taylor was
resident manager for this house.
but was shifted to the Garrick
because of his familiarity with
legitimate attractions. Ira La.
Motto was made manager Of the
Belasco during it's vaudeville
career and after it's restoration as
temple of drama, Mr.. Fosse
was brought here from New York.
No other changes in personnel
OF the two houses is contemplated
this season, it is said.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
CRANDALL'S-
William S. Hart.

William s. Hart in wild Bill
Hickok." the photoplay which
brought him back to the screen
and for which he wrote the story,
is the attraction at Crandali's
Theater the first three days of
this week, beginning yesterday
afternoon. It is a rejuvenated
bill" Hart that comes back in
this picture, but there is nothing
experimental in the use of his
dramatic commodities exercised by
this favorite exponent of virile
Western drama.
The story is a vigorous one
with many climaxes that affords
the supporting company almost as
many opportunities as 1t gives
the star himself. A new Dippy
Doo-Dad comedy, acted entirely
by dumb performers, 1.-THE Man
Paws" lends the bill the balance
and strength Of a double-feature
program.
On Wednesday and Thursday,
Crandall's will present Zane
Grey's 1.-THE Call Of the Canyon. !"
while on Friday and Saturday
Rupert Hughes Reno" will be
shown
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
BARTHELMESS Is
SUITED TO
THIS ONE

After viewing Twenty One"
Washington will vote one more
picture to the collection of good,
clean contributions Richard Bar.
thickness has made to the silent
art. Dorthy Mackaill, who has
been the feminine support in his
last few pictures, has beauty
which Is individual and particu-
larly adapted to this type Of pic
ture.
Whether it is to the tinkle Of
the cowbell, the blaring Of jazz
or the clashing of swords Barthel.
mess handles his impersonation
with intelligence and has so far
been entirely adequate in every
role cast for him. One thing that
we thank Dick Barthelmess for is
that he never over acts and in this
picture he uncovers a subtle vein
OF humor which pleases us i'm
mensely.
The picture is not startling
the plot Is not unusual, it is not
assisted by any particularly beau
tltul scenic affects and Dorthy
Mackail never takes off her
"sackcloth and ashes" It HAS
human interest, however, and
what else is needed?
The story is of a misunderstood,
modern young man of, wealth who
falls in love with little factory
girl while she is on her vacation.
In the course of falling in love
someone shoots hole in the gaso-
line tank and Dorthy and Dick
are stalled out in the country
twenty-five miles from anywhere
and right beside a country hotel,
thank goodness and dear me! The
usual mess results.
To round out the bill there is
Larry Semon in "Horseshoes,
quite the funniest comedy Larry
mas appeared in. The "Warings''
are gone, but Daniel Breeskin
compensates by offering as an
overture Rossini's William Tell"
M. A. K.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
A New HOLLYWOOD

Tom Meighan and Alfred e.
Green, star and director Of pied
Piper Malone" which comes to
Loew's Palace for a weeks run
this afternoon, claimed to have
discovered the Hollywood OF the
East at Georgetown, S. C. The
town, they claim, has 800 sun.
shiny days a year, three rivers
a bay, coast line, sandy shores
for "sheik" stuff and the finest
bunch of kids in the South. They
made part of Pied Piper Malone"
in Georgetown.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Le0nArdW00d 7NkesHS
Pen In Hand

Washington, d. c.. Feb, IA, 1924.
Mr.. Bill Price,
Editorial Writer The Washing
Times, City.
My Dear Mr.. Price:
Your editorial of last evening
was so manifestly directed at the
production Simon Called Peter"
that it seems to me in justice
you should grant me the cour-
tesy of a reply.
1 shall be brief but let me
marshal these facts:
/. That this play endeavors to
point a moral and a lesson, /. e.,
that the conventional religion
and ordinary theology did not in
some respects prove satisfying to
the soldiers at the front.
2. Robert Keable, who wrote
the novel, is an ordained minis
ter who served sas chaplain
during the war. Let me quote
him: The old fashioned pious
books made hell stink of brim-
stone and painted the devil hid
eous. But Satan is not such a
fool. Champagne and Martins
do not taste like Gregory powder,
nor was St. Anthony tempted by
shrivelled hays. Plagiarism can
be gay and passion look like
love. Moreover, still more truly,
Christ could see the potentiality
of virtue in Mary Magdalene and
of strength in "Simon Called
Peter" The conventional re-
ligious world does not"
8. More than 500 service men,
who are familiar with conditions
as they existed in and around
Paris during the war have seen
this play here and all agree that
1t etches a true picture Of the
average soldiers life in his leis-
ure moments.
4. Life is not always pleasant
and If the stage is to depict q
cross section of reality 1t must
sometimes strike moments that
will confound Pollyanna. Shake
speare would be the first to feel
a censorship that decreed moth.
ing but the pleasant things.
agree with you that the OBJ
scene and dirty plays should go.
begin with the farces and COM
edies that are written with sex
appeal as their only motive. I
most certainly do not agree with
you when you indirectly class
''Simon Called Peter" as among
those that need attention.
Furthermore your editorial ut
terance stating that the play
had been censored by the Dis.
trict officials is not true. Not a
line has been cut from the pro-
duction as first given on Sunday
night. / will be gratified IL you
will see this play yourself and
affirm this Judgment.
The Washington, Times Is 90
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
PICTURE WORTH
. YOUR NOTICE AT
THE PALACE

1t is to the mutual detriment of,
both screen and public that there
are not more George Melfords
roaming about in CALIFORNIA; sun
kist hills, for his name has come
to be a guarantee that he keeps
the faith and gives us something
wholesome and refreshing
straight from the shoulder, an adj
mirable example of which is to be
seen in his Flaming Barriers" at
the Palace Theater this week.
One would not have to exer-
else his mental faculties to any
great extent to imagine what
FLAMING Barriers might con-
note from the pen of more
modernistically inclined author
than Byron Morgan, author Of
many of the successes Of the late
Wallace Reid.
FLAMING Barriers" is story
packed with thrills, trimming full
Of good, rich comedy, replete with
subtle satire--a broad statement,
small town, without bothering
with the town, thank goodness,
which differs from a city only in
SAAehI IL lolIhS SpSSu anu Is ell
dowed with a fire department, a
mayor and various other mu-
nicipal accoutrements of a pro-
vincial nature. The action centers
primarily about an old inventor
and his daughter, whose affairs
are somewhat involved and who
are struggling to keep their little
factory going against, of course,
the plots of a villain. A New
York efficiency man arrives to
take over things and then the fun
starts. A great piece of work
from there on.
Antonio Moreno and Jaqueline
Logan, and a better combination
In our estimation could not be
found, are c0-starred and carry
OFF the laurels in finished fashion.
AS an efficiency expert, Walter
Heirs is an adding machine of
mirth. Robert McKim, the usual
villain; Charles Ogle, a sympathe-
tic father and whimsical, cut-in-
the'grain doter. In all an ad-
mirable .cast.
Bobby Vernon romps through
several feet Of cellular mirth,
called ride EN- Cowboy" while
Pathe News shows glimpses of
the four corners Of the earth. All
set to the tuneful manipulations
OF director Gannon-it's a SPLEEN
Old blll..-W. S. p, jr..
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
1.-THE Red Hank i"

George Broadhurst is getting
ready to resuscitate "The Red
Hawk" which came to earth
early in the fall after a trial flight
IN Washington.
1t is melodrama by Broad
hurst himself and Mrs. Trimble
Bradley, his general stage direc.
tor. Contrary to reports, the
work has not been subjected to
rewriting during it's period of
tdleness and Mr.. Broadhurst de-
clares New York will see it in its
original form.
A new cast is now being
engaged.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
New Chaplin Comedy.

Mack Swain is the first of the
cast engaged by Charlie Chaplin
for his new comedy of Alaska
gold rush days.
Swain has appeared with Charlie
in "A Dogs Life" "The Idle
Glass;" PAY Day." and other
comedies. He is best known for
his characterization of Ambrose.
but will appear as the heavy
villain in Chaplin's first comedy
for United Artists.
The production is already under
way but to date title has not
been decided on.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
IQckie'S Neuy One

A boy and a dog. friends in a
friendship closer than brother.
hood.
That's the essence of the story
of "A Boy of Flanders" which
serves Jackie Coogan as his Sec
ond starring vehicle on his Metro
contract, and more particularly,
restores him to his enduring
rags.
The picture, completed last
week, Is an adaptation of Ouiia' g
short story, "A Dog of Flanders. !"
The Washington times., 1924-02-18

truly the representative paper Of
the play-going public that l feel
you should grant me this oppor.
tunity to defend a production
that has been wilfully injured by
the editorial you wrote.
Very truly yours,
LEONARD WOOD, JR.
Managing Director,
The Washington Theatre
Guild, Inc.
duplicate to Dramatic Editor, The
Washington Times.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Keeps On GOinp

When the late Wallace Reid's
photoplay career ended, it seemed
that Byron Morgan's career as a
photo-playwright had ended also
Tor after Reid's death, we found
no more stories from the pen of
the man who wrote 1.-THE Roaring
Road" What's Your Hurry"
and other big Reid hits. Morgan,
however, has gone steadily on and
this week new Morgan story
turns up at Loew's Palace in
'Flaming Barriers"
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Smith Tries Agnin

Arthur Leslie Smith closed his
company at Erie, Pa, with 1.-THE
Dust of Erin" week ago, after
a stay of about two months. A
falling off in business necessitated
the closing. Smith is opening
with the same company next
Monday at Union Hill, which will
be the fourth Or fifth attempt at
putting across a stock at the
Union Hill house in little over
one year.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Another Brady PLdv

William A. Brady has a brand
new farce and the President play
ers have made such hit in pre-.
senting his new play, Simon Call.
ed Peter" he has decided to let
the company produce 1t here with,
In a month. Meanwhile Simon
Called Peter" broke the box of.
flee record of "Ahie's Irish Rose"
In the opening week, which in Il.
self. In no mean accomplishment,
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Special MQtineeS.

Announcement is made that
special matinee performances be.
ginning at 2 p. IN. will be given
Mt Crandall's Ambassador Apollo
and York theaters on Friday az
ternoon of this week in ceIebra-
ton OF Washlngton's birthday.
The customary matinee perform.
ances will Of course be given
Friday in all Of the other
theaters comprising the Crandall
chain,
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Leads Enpdped

When Eugene O'Neill's play,
SAll Gods Chillun Got Wings"
Is produced by the Provincetown
Players the leading role of the
white woman will be played by
Mary Blair. Paul Robson, a negro
actor, will play the negro.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18

four Of the dbutante type who the intervals with
peeSt Thus there limitations of
girls at their worst plump DANES humping the scenery
legs in stockings with them. These
undisgued but Mr. Dillingham; has gone by picking
ocee fair to and accomplished in the lighter
song and dance.
Did know the Of the lady in the pony ballet who
does dance and then hypnoz the audience
of the evening with infectious SMILE would print
She much principal in the pleasing whrr
things any
Groody very fetching not so generous as that
in "Good Morning, Deare Oscar Shaw makes delightful
partner for her Together they register duets Your
and Up There The comedy handled by John
Ada Lewis, who have few enough good ones
The Washington times., 1924-02-18

hi g h national
authority W h 0
refuses to be
quoted to be
a d a p t e d, the
chances are it
w as lifte d,
without credit
from anyone of
5000 samples
of the b e s t
American style
in musical COM
edy ext a n t
since 1900.
This apprais-
al, h O. ever,
neither begins
nor ends what
there is to be
said about Zone
Kiss" With an
ordinary st
it would pass
muster in the
best critical
journals as "a
d i v ersi or"
With such in
cumbents as
Louise Groody,
o scar Shaw,
A da L e w i s,
John Hazard,
] o hn Price
Jones and an
u n.i d e n titled
young lady
with a Mae
Marsh smile, it
develops into
funny and me-
lOdiouS enter
tainment.
Mr.. Dilling-
ham has taken
refreshing lib
critics w i t h
clause 3 in the
musical comedy
code which pro-
vides that all
vue s, ex-
t r a vaganzas,
ETC., shall have
thirty or more
girls who can
trapse across
stage without
falling and who
are referred to
in the frater-
nifty houses as
chorines. He's
carrying only
eight this year,
four ponieS and
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Ina Claire Coming Back.

Ina Claire will first present her
new play to waiting public at
the Shubert- Belasco, a fortnight
hence. It is called Grounds for
Divorce" and Bruce McRae will be
seen as her leading man.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
'OneK Distinguished
By CzeOer People
By HAROLD. PHILLIPS.

Since Zone Kiss" has half dozen personalities from whom there
escaping can't find makeup with Clare
Runners decision adapt it. The native passion for being film
flammed in foreign have something do with it.
from which the play reported from
The Washington times., 1924-02-18
Captain Blood

Plans for the production of
Captain Blood" the Rafael
Sabatini novel which vitagraph
will produce. are now under way,
and Albert e. Smith, president. is
turning his attention to "The Clean
Heart" the world rights for
pictures to which he purchased
from A. S. M. Hutchinson wb,la
in London last fall.
1.-THE Clean Heart" is the story
Of an English journalist in search
of freedom Of soul. =
The Washington times., 1924-02-18

Helen Holmes will be Hoot Glib.
sons leading lady in Forty Horse
Hawkins.
The Washington times., 1924-02-18

Cecil B. DeMille has cast Helen
Lynch in an important role in
Triumph.
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meant any harm to me. don't uke
being a prisoner, but guess au
better on here than / wou'd be in tn,
Green Forest with only three legs tf
use. Perhaps when this leg is vel,
Farmer Browns Boy will let me go
he is very nice. Yes, sir, he is very
NICE
Having made up his mind to this
boooy was no longer suspicious. He
was ready to be friendly. He came
Out or his box when he heard Farmer
hro"ns Boy coming. He came right
up 10 the front of the pen and took
food from the hand Of Farmer Browns
Boy. This was Bobby's way of show
ing Farmer Browns Boy that he trust
ed him and was friendly.
Farmer Browns Boy reached in and
scratched Bobby gently behind the ears
Bobby liked it. All the time Farmer
Browns Boy talked to him. After that
Farmer Browns Boy came as often
as he could and always he brought
something that Bobby particularly
liked So it was that their friendship
grew, and in a day or two Bobby 50
trusted Farmer Browns Boy that he
allowed him. to examine that hurt
leg
Farmer Browns Boy took of the
oandage and gently bathed the leg.
Then he put ointment on and a clean
oandase. Bobby didn't understand this
at all. but it made the leg feel better
and SO he didn't object The soreness
grew less and less. Each day that leg
felt better. II wasn't long before he
could use it little. Then one day
Farmer Browns Boy took of the
bandage and didn't put a fresh one on.
That leg is just about all right now.
Bobby" said he AFTER you have used
it little it will be as good as ever.
You probably don't know it, but it is
a lucky thing that found you lust
when / did,
Bobby Coon did know it. He knew
IT even better than Farmer Browns Row
did. Just thinking of what might have
happened to him made him shiver. And
every time he did think of it he became
more grateful to Farmer Browns Boy.
SO their friendship grew and it was a
fine thing to see
Copyright, 1924, by I. ". Burxess.)