Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
PALACE-"PadlOcked."

The new photoplay season of 1926
27 will be formally opened at Leew s
Palace Theater this afternoon with
Allan Dwan's Paramount production
Of "Padlocked. Rex Beach's maya
zine romance Of modern manners and
morals.
Lois Moran has the principal femi
nine role. while grouped about her
are Noah Berry, Louise Dresser
Douglas Fairba nks, jr.: Helen Jerome
Eddy, Allan Simpson, Florence Turner
and Charlotte Bird.
"Padlocked" concerns a beautiful
high spirited girl who. driven from
home by the narrow bigotry of a
wealthy father. plunges into the mad
vortex Of broadway night life. with
dark days of hardship and temptation
as the result. Smart society opens its
arms to her and a romance develops
with a scion of wealth. but suddenly
her father lashes out at her like ar
avenger. and money. reputation anC
admirers vanish
Added attractions will include the
Sennett comedy, "Hayfoot Straw
foot: the Pathe neWsreel, Topics oil
the Day. and an orchestral setting
under Thomas J. Cannon.
RIALTO-'The Unknown Soldier"
The Unknown Soldier" starrinl
Charles Emmett Mack and Marguerite
De La Motto, is the photo play at tn.
Rialto this week. beginning today.
1t is a story of love and war, thrill:
and laughs. Fred Williams. mil
worker. enlists and prepares to go tC
the fighting line in France. He bid!
farewell to his mother and to Mary
Phillips. the girl he loves. but refrain,
from telling her of his love, knowing
that her father. his former employer
is opposed to the suit.
Later in French village the lover.
meet again, Mary having come tC
France as a member of the entertain
ment division. Cnmindful of the flu
ture, they are married. Then come:
the order to march and disillusion
ment to the bride when she learn.
that her marriage, performed by ar
imposter. is invalid.
Ethel Wales. George Copper Jes.
Devorska and sgd Crossley.
An atmospheric prologue has beer
arranged by Mischa Guterson, featur
ing Charles A. Mcdonald of Walter
Reed Hospital. a member of the A
E. F., who shortly after his return
home lost his sight. and since he has
been at the hospital.
The Rialto Concert Ochestra vii
play THE Fortune Teller" by Victor
Herbert.
COLUMBIA-"BOrn to the West"
The new photoplay season OF
1926-27 will be formally inaugurated
at Loew's Columbia Theater this aft
ernoon with Zane Grey'S Born to the
West
1t presents the work of a new Para
mount directoral figure in John
Waters, and its cast includes Jack
Holt, Margaret Morris. Raymond Hat
ton, Arlette Marchal. the French star
and George Seigmann.
Born to the West" traces the
romance Of Colorado Dare Rudd and
Nell Worstall from the time when
Dare waged a bitter school boy con
f1ict with Bate Fillmore over the girl
up to the time when. as men. Dare
returns after years of wandering 10
find his old enemy still up to his old
tricks of attempting to force the girl
to marry him. The conflict en-
gendered is said to produce some OF
the most tense and powerful action
Zane Grey has ever brought to the
screen, eliminating in runaway
stage coach, from which the heroine
Is rescued just as the vehicle goes over
cliff.
A Charlie Chase comedy. Mum
the Word" the International newsreel
and Leon Brusilof's orchestra embel
lishment will be added attractions.