Evening star., 1925-09-28
Continued from Page EighteenD
RIAITO-"I,iyhtiu' >

RiALTO-"LIghtin.
To Jay Hunt falls the honor of
bringing to the silver sheet the char
acter of "Lightin' Bill Jones'" which
as played by the late Frank Bacon
and later by Joseph jefferson marked
one of the outstanding stage sue
ceSses of the decade. 1t is now shown
on the Rialto screen this week.
John Ford has followed the story
S-;:A faithful precision and an excell-
ent cast has been assembled TO por-
tray the homely, simple folks about
whom the theme is written. jay
Hunt as old "Lightin' " Bill, is not
only the living image of Frank Bacon.
who played the role originally, con
cefved the character and wrote the
story, but he handles it admirably and
with a delightful old roughness that
is altogether captivating. Edythe
Chapman as the outwardly severe but
inwardly tender wife, who threatens
to divorce old Bill only to take him
back to ner heart when the decree
is about to be granted. is all that
one could wish in her portrayal. Mil
lie. as played by Madge Beliamy, and
John Marvin, the young lawyer who
finally straightens everything out for
them, played by Wallace Macdonald,
are both good to look upon and handle
Harlan makes of Zeb, old Bills
sparring partner, a delightful bit and
the performance of Chester, Bill'S dog
hootlegger, is something to remember
Altogether "Lightnin' " is good screen
entertainment if a bit slow and drag
Sing in spots.
Sightseeing in Washington, writ
Ten by George Hilton Butler, and di-
lected by AIiScha Gutterson, is a novel
bit of entertainment, with song and
dance numbers and an outstanding
feature of which is q violin solo by
the newly appointed concert Violinist
ct the Rialto Orchestra, Henri Soko-
low.
, A new screen novelty. "Life's Great
est Thrills; International News and
p good overture number, "Glow
Worm" by the Rialto Orchestra,
Aiischa GutterSon conducting, com
pletes the bill.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS."
Memory refuses TO trek back over
The years to the time when George
j,arr McCutcheon's novel, "Grau-
stark" was perused with enjoyment
10 record how closely the text has
been followed in the picture version,
but whatever the answer, this may be
set down without reservation, for
those who enjoy the Story-nothlng
has been lost by the translation and
Tor the stranger first within the boun-
GarieS of the mythical kingdOm-the
Trip is a pleasant one.
This is a fair echo of the sentiment
of u cross section of the audiences
which yesterday saw the first showing
nf the picture at Crandalls Metropoli-
tan.
The story has to do with the mad
pursuit by a young American of the
beautiful Princess Yetive of the Bal
Kan kingdom, whom he meets while
raveling under an unpronounceable
incog. The customary happy ending
arrives after numerous obstacles
which might be expected to arise, in
Guiding the successful routing of a
rival swain who happens to be a
member of the royal family of the
country adjoining .Graustark.
Norma Talmadge gives a highly
satisfying portrayal in the role of
Netive, as does Eugene O'Brien. as
Grenfall Lorry, the American lover.
Marc McDermott is the prince, and
others in the supporting cast include
Wanda Hawley, Lillian Lawrence, AL
bert Gran, Frank Currier and Win
ter Hall.
An attractive setting has been pro-
vided for the picture, First National
having modernized the story so far
as dress and other details are con-
rerned.
o. Henry's shoes" has been con-