Evening Star Newspaper, March 6, 1921, Page 55

AMUSEMENTS THE SUNDAY AMUSEMENTS 3 ement FTER the tempest, the lull; but clouds still appear to darken the skies. Two of the direst tragedies ywn to the short but sim- ple annals of the poor concern the man who “monkeyed” with | the buzz-saw and the bull hat sought to butt an oncoming train off the track. Both calamities might have been avoided by the exercise of common sc and sound discretion. Ciosely associated with these mishaps is the case of little Johunic who laughed and laughed untii he almost split, but never split the wood his her told h.m to. It is some- STAR, WASHINGTON. D. ¢, MARCH 6, 1921—PART times wise to apply the lessons of the anc.ent tragedies to the affar of the present day. kK Kk ok . EITHER the motion picture producer nor the motion picture cxhib- itor desires movie censorship, popular sentiment aga nst it. But sistently claimed, tiie putire makers will prove disastrou et gr up now? This does r promise not to des deavor to remove a just in some in entire community. \Why r by sincere effective act there alsc appears to be a strong hy ten fite? Ii, as is so in s feel that censorship v o' clean up and clear lam its comiug and + s'ncere, honest en- his Leen admitted to be ! be not made by the ¢ entire comm LARA KIMBALL YOU five years, it is 1o who has for | is, in a recent aterd Te interview published in the St. Loui~ is reported as sayit Of | course, T favor censorship of pictures. but I do not advacate local censor- | ship. We do need a national! censorship directed from W ngton, ! though. which will censor the right p es for ail the cities and for the | good of all. We actors, directors ard producers are just as apt to make | mistakes in producing a picture as the people who will violate the traflic laws. The government should take hold of the s.tuation and right it, and | not let these crazy o!d women in the different towns go about trying to | ruin not only the picture they censor. but the motion picture as a whole. It is the picture with the ‘blazing’ headline they usually pick on, and then all the others by that one.” * ok ok K ILLIAM S. HART, the internationally celebrated two-gun hero of movieland, has announced that he will retire permanently from the screen after the completion of the picture upon which he is now working. He will devote his time to writing storics for boys, stories! of the great west as he knew it before it was overrun by tourists with golf sticks and flannels. The present gencration, perhaps, is not aware ! that Hart had a long and successful carcer on the legitimate stage in| Shakespearean plays, part of the time, before he began acting for the | BURR_ MeINTOSH Sexeer JACR PICRFORD prry " Shubert-Garncks e s . o w o S ale RuBYE De REMER-~ Garden ETHEL CLAYVTON PRYANT WASHBURN™ AVID WARK GRIFFIT s ser itle, “Dre > fi 5 e e e s i Otrand Palace Kuickerbocker neck. It had been tentatively called “Flaming Lamps.” It will be a United Artists’ production, and will be completed about the middle of; — = = — o e . | the current month. The story is based on one of Thomas Burke's Lime- | | AT PHOTOPLAY HOUSES ALL THIS WEEK. | | NEXT WEEK'S PHOTOPLAYS. A Gross Imposition. FllInO rams Her Contract Is Insured. house tales, and is described as a romantic comedy of the London slums.| | . 4 : . HE STAR. on its dramatic b . lm‘ E MEARA, the soubrette of the Mr. Griffith is said already to have used forty-two different sets for| | RIALTO—"Ofiicer 666.” Shown today, at 3 p.m. i Metropolitan. Sanuary 30, vublished a story wi ———e Million Doliar Do company. i this production. Following “Dream Street” Mr. Griffith is to produce| | METROPOLITAN—"The Scoffer.” Shown today, at 3 pm. : ke in Metro's pieturtzation | “capiion nto Benavente, the After morr ety what is known in theatrical parlance Faust. B | PALACE—"Price of Possession.” Shown today, at 3 p.m. 2ory by Izeln Forrester and Mann | Spanish Playwright” which was su i;;jt“m ana h:{or:;fidw“on as “a find.” SAPYHE Old Swimmin® Hole,” pictured for the screen with Charles Ray| | GARDEN—"The Passionate Pilgrim." Shown today, at 3 pm. : __ et made b George Toane Tucker, dbe |, WL FOn WA e Ty ereen in the role of Ezra, has been placed on exhibition in New York. | | COLUMBIA—"The Gilded Lily." Shown today, at 3 p.m. | Kitickerbocker e nies tas, waioh of =i cie Man.| is f50Y and ablity veathed the monagers o , * kK ok | CRANDALL'S—"The Kid.” Showr today, at 3 p.m. e s i Nes | Drasetived) By fne. Buy . Viewing. Owing to Mr. Tuck- | ther @hows and shey tiied to Wis her T was John Barrymore who timidly ventured to say in a communication | — = = = = e e Gl e T e o o s er's iliness work on the ilm has been |AWAY IO CA€ CRIC T cast that th to David Wark Griffith, because, as he explained, he did not know ! «what 1s Your Body Worth” Thurs-| 1 Ruth Chuichill's novel, Inside of th G I deluved: management at lest hit upon the pla‘s Jack Mulhall statements which were assumed to be true beciuse of the The following extracts from a letter g received from Mr. John Garrett U Crandall’s. |derhill of New York city. Mr. ¥ National’; s representative, will Revere. ;x:»‘vx.m Slettesgs The Star w Tr. Benave olly With Danfels,” in “Sh | of insuring Miss Meara's faithful per formance of her contract In the event that the young woman should see fit to “jump her agre ment” before the s on of 192 ends. the company wiil be relmlurs- | AN company to the ¢x Miss Lillian Gish, that her performance in “Way Down East” scems to | day and Friday, Brvant Washburn, in Stonehouse. in him “the most superlatively exquisite and poignantly enchanting thing!"A Full House." and Mflf\k S'“%’.‘"lm';afl',n « Marsh, that | have ever seen in my life. I remember,” he continued, “seeing Duse | §5¥ two-reel tarce S i in this country many years ago, when I imagine she must have been at |art's comedy-drama, “Something Dif- | Binney, in * the height of her powers—also Mme. Bernhardt—and for sheer technical ferent.” =) brilliancy and great emotional projection, done with an almost uncanny ! ST simplicity and sincerity of method, it is great fun and a great stimulant | Criterion. The Hope™: Thurs- Cup”; Ina Claire, The Little 'Fraid | " and B - Reid. in “The | Couldn't Help I turday, Constance source. Shortly after Priscilla Dean com- pietes her current production, “False Colors” she will begin work on her next “Conflict,” probably sent director. Stuart * is at present run- CUC8 Red Book, and is | bY €N insutan rence Buddington | tent of $10.000 production of “The V! s Garden,” featuring Lionel Bar-|&T0 d upon: resentativ | ryn A8 i ¢ & % A s 5 ! To arpum, in Fyiore. 1 \ at the! a e screen 4daptation I8 ——me e to see an American artist equal, if not surpass, the finest traditions of | At the Criterion Theater this week | Scuttiors™: tomorrow, Hdiin Stor e {1 B o e Tans by Conae CrHUIL = = the theater.” Mr. Barrymore explained that he was not in the habit of | “Dynamite Allen,” a William Fox pro lin “The Golden Hope'. Wednesday, Palace. e {he Va aan version of “Litile Lord writing letters of this character and “it is only a very rare experience |duction, is being shown. George \\'a,fi,\‘fixi;u; 1 r}r_f. ‘n, e Douglas: FaTebanit ned in the arti stion s « John Colton and Doris Schroeder ' Fauu by Mrs. Frances Hodg that could impel it is the star, and the story is by Thomas | 1a “The Tron Hider . United Artists” supo bmeous as 1o ronstitute Sojare Cotaboritng on an original son - Mars will play two * k x % F. Fallon. “Dynamite Allen” is of the Tavern Knight.® and Saturda Nut." NRUPOT AR BE GO LA AN story for Carmel Myers, in which & roles in the product —first as Lit SOOLISH WIVES.” which is being filmed as a Universal “superfea- | mining districts, and zbounds in tense | cia] featu et including § i Will appear as soon as she has fin- | tie Lord Fauntleroy, und as the litt's 5 sk 5 - i L dramatic situations. Many sensational|Son of Tu i i . r. Benavente has never lsihed her current feature, “The Dan- | lord’s mother. Jack Pickford and Al ture” at Universal City by Erich von Stroheim, is climbing into the | (8RR FRETL AN ced, Such as the | o0 of Tar . Columbia. 1 stage mech b | gerous Mome he story is called | Green are to direct. ‘million-dollar class,” according to reports. It has been eight months in |burning of a large house, the flooding of | photoplay, s Bt “The Heart of a Jewess," and it is e h ing. 4 mine, an explosion that destroys a Savoy. ows," featur- 28l 9 ek predicted will prove the most power- | William Farnum is a busy person the making. Tadiet. 14 St iluhe Godr s BuciE nesautive ’ 3 W AU rades ) 1 eguinped B vehicle vet provided for this | these davs. Becides being a star and 0 ol N o . . !which plunges through an op=n bridg Today and tomorrow, d directed ws national theaterd oo vouny star. engawed’ in making a big production NE of the most elaborate sets cver built for a comedy, it is claimed, is {into the rive In addition, the picture ! ;"'fl'"v ";_ ? T tmor h ihee “M‘;"'"’\fhr‘ Ay s o i for the screen. he is stand'ng back . PR o ;i s uster Keaton, in . . any produc hatsoeve Nes orky < o > ow 1 of. Francis Witko; vd D Wi 2 being used by Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran for “Roman Romeos.” |contains a sweet roman Pty aad Wean Griffith and Movie Art. | A0 P a0 o lir it oF the eountrs | _Frank Mavo's feature to follow | of Franci Witon and e Wolt Hop- RCEFEISACHS ecHdmIcR eI Colseriy 3t Rome daditwolliundzedioeoplt | ;Earthbouna: Thursday D WARK GRIFFITH i o e Tt o L Al story by, Mann | Boodnéss impresario and half 3 dozen lions are to remp around in it. | Apollo {ton. In “The Bait:” and comedy 2 AT ]‘“’”} R T O e D N eiiee | Pase and Tzoils Forrestar.” Lucien | e ; J ] Today and tomorrow, William S, sLrug IR Aolieias ollon pleiure been committed cithe Hubbard, scenario editor. i8 adapting | wy connecticut Yankee in King Ar- ILLIAM HARPER DEAN'S noted magazine story. “The Reverend |Hart. in_ *The Testing Block." a Teen ln ’}m‘r" s What Lt i M ~| the sto or M. Mavo's use. and | gyure ‘Court” the Mark Twain clas- Meddler,” is to be adapted to the screen hy George W. Pyper for | muster Keaton, in “The Searccron o Mack . 1lonc \ the rts and | Robert Thoraby will direct it for the | yic that was filmed on the west co: at F * 3 g P & ay. avi s sworn no oaths of veng cen. i to owin he Frank Mayo, who has just begun “The Truant. | Pmra g Tane Novale i “Iaoper | have Ikt be ot AL i to o % ot upon that aceount. He — ; ast. Los Angel swers hav Louise Lovely has been added to the | govoted eolumns to its praise during cast of “The Old Nest” the Rupert jic pre-relrase run in that citv. 1t is tlughes story now in production under | deceribed « pleture in o edu- the direction of Reginald Barker. | cation. drama, comedy and satire are o= | combined. quen and comed Pussyfoot Wanda Ha in “Her First Eloy L] i ment and o “Ouija Did It"., Frid; Wesley Barry, in *“The Count olopiavs 1S @i |t s e e W Saturday, Mary Miles Minter. in “All Thursday. * consumid n the cut r to b rto provide ive story. huess to- rica reluctance to be produced here Truxton. omorre Today and | aild of New York did! yrurouerite Clark has compie « compact Grac Souls' Kve” and comedy. “A Tru oA When the com t o was with $37.16 in the treasury. | q NG 00 gent production, | Over one hundred of Washineton's Fuil of Trouble e el MU [ <hown on th stiil tion to deny this state- | 10y Wives.” for release by First Na- iprominent ministers of sspel. it “ » 7 L i | ch toibe done » i riends of the author fourd | jona| She has gone to Louisiana on s announced. h ma vations Officer 666. whose career is ruined through Avenue Grand. ¢ its and Al the reeds with him tol g'vacation, for tomorrow nicht D. W, i 1 v ' murder committed by his mother-in- time he is “Officer 668" Tom Moore's latest|juw. hut who later: finds l|appln°:fl| Today and tomorrow, Wallace Reid. | York. graphic details for fut Goldwyn production, will be shown this|and Jove after many thrilling in-|in “The Charm School” and Mack. . .. (o .. pog | - Lone ago at Moore’s Rialto Theater. begin- | cidents. Sennett's “A Fireside Brewer": Tues- | Todav, Avallace KL i e and introduced ning today. It is a film production of | An orchestral setting for the pic.|day and Wednesday. Charles Ray, in Charm Sehool” and Jasic Sennfets | ihe sclee-up another of those excellent plays wnich | ture has been arranged and minor| “Peaceful Valley." and Mack Sen. =t Fireside Drewer® [ FEOW, 2 - out. hawe outlived their period on the legiti- | films also will be shown nett’s “A Movie Fan”; Thursday, Mma Talmadge, in new photo- | rk Alitate the staging -of this play. It i untrue that Mr. Benavente isi (onstance Talmadge's picture, “The mplating a visit to tha United| \gn from Toronto,” will be released; es ‘,\ndfllb l|-:‘dal nn‘um had .||)j‘_; Lessons in Lov e W CF el ntion of attending the opening o s e 4t ™ efll's enka it at the PIv-{ Theda Bara is coming back to pic- | Moore’s Rialto T headauar- following { tures. She will have her own com- | lters during hi< Wav Down lata as to the produc ‘ to secure ated n 2 mouth Theater in B s H S of mate stage. but which are claimed to be it Alice Joyce, in “Cousin’ Kate” and (il and |J eg ne brought a her Washington appasrance. piny, financed by her own money. | brother of Tred y e realism af-| % ! ¥riday, Hope Hampton, in “The Bait,” | S0 5 > not of the picture. but of the en bner's Sons rec #:ill be produced under her own supe: g others whi e 1 by the motion plcture camera.| Mae Murray, pictured z G ey ey, 3 THallroom Komeo,” | Mad”; Wednesday, Pluvi i ink the ahowing of the film ieable from Madrid on viston. AESana inera imaiiclySha e Leve, intrigue, mystery and humor are ¥, pictured in “The Gild- | he Last of the Mo- | tunc's Bride, - Nobel priz land 8 has not beenmiaward of t Color photos et Li turday, Day well mized io the plot. ‘The young pe " will be the photo-play fea- < featured in B, George Bunny. who Way Dow ; 4 a1 pie will find pathos also. {ture this week at Loew's Columbia | — snd toned hidture {ome Brewed Youth.” is the son o L ear-oll Mr. Mewre is pictured as “Travers ! Theater beginning today 1 Empire. e ta ot b Jol Bunry of lasting mem ol haa b Gladwin,"” Raymond Hatton as “Whi ney Barnes,” Jean Calhoun as “Helen, ““The imorge has inherited his father" Ided Lily™ 15 ¥ at Loew's €o (urday, William Hart, ard’s film produ, and tomorrow. T. Roy b e % % omic genius. bl ing Jereme Patrick as “Alf Wilson" and | ger's story of o ! Grace Darmen Collean | Testing Hloc AmASE Come: 3ut the “close-up’ probably be n he Subsidiar Harry Dunkinsen as “Officer 665 [ ohiom Tows came ta oAy d | Moore and Walter Hiers, in “So Long | Mopkey Mix-up Lt A oet oty Identified with | monly current i Tt N e o e o e el “;”.? Christie comedy. “Scrappily Mar. | but who, from the ashes of Moy poteeiiLetty”: Tuesday —and Wednesday, |the Grifith fame. That. as an Inno-{come’ to the publisher DL R T Tkthr cast. that | continue as the solois: throughout the " featuring Helen Darling “and | hopes, e openof be 4% Fugens O'Brien. in “Broadway and | - I Vation, made n seneatio he pice | tinn. spectil with un @1ty Ch aaio |cures » Harry Gribbon. a beautiful scenic and | s she hod crer rearagTetion in a | FAEEDS 2 irkduy. Clifford Pembroke | Way Down East™ to Stay. |yation. made a suntion 0 eithre | -1 beg xau 1o believe th ni made at the New York studio. | current % s the latest Fox News will be shown also. | Lowell <herm mermpeoroue, fand Arthur Cullen, in “The Flame. ! ographer did not quite|lication of such gross misin sereau in_emotio e = while unusually attractive numbers are | his weork 1o , fomembered for 200 Ao Sunshine comedy: Fri- [ [N responsc to scorex of requests for Keramaprer @ Dot qate W mortficntion both to "as the convent- tepdaughter | Do i Y ured ‘in an important roe " | dav. Billie Rhodes in Nobody' (% tne extension of the engagement oF e biavers didl ot shpw T ente and myvell, mor docs ! ambler AR DR we Ghost in (he ar- A The program will 3 Girl,” and two-reel L Ko comedy. and sy Dbwin BBl abithe Shubert: Reaalat il At and < rke 5 . Manager Hentus of the Palace Fon - b H include other L oan L , ANl “Way Down East” at the Shubert b o ] red Lytel 2 Ees ki OfiShe LR RS orid Over” and the mew “Harding | fims and musical feature: | Saturday. sar Bigktora, (n “ThHe |0 U N rieit Newton wired ey was quickly adopied who has heen ® a nuin- | renorts <hat 311 hhas ot bren pacd e .ove Light, 4 every other dir he list o T pir of Screen suces secord c : T > s | “The Kid." 1 - 1. W. Grigtith himself ax follows ifith improvements is most exten-|. ;"m ipnan [ ‘LM Sotesn i ek e Wor The Scoffer. 3 H | “Public of Washington would ap- they are only incidents in| Who was exploiting “The Passion | in her next produc Crandali's Thes preciate it to have ‘Way Down r. all this week, | rfected art. At Crandail's Metropolitan Theater.| | Sionu cdber & vente's pla = Y il e R - heginning this afternoo Toduy and TRobertac sment extended. Can you ar-| ' & ko «phe BIUSHInG BY Eileen Perey's this meek, beginning (his alternoon at| T Klao e b e Chait | cole et 2 Sundy | [aneE 0 Allow 1t te continuer NeitEEs i e Dittuts te neariun completion, in e e} 5 ac v e Allan | 4ng et ¥ n ine n “King T i T & ; | ve ST 5 ood. Svl Ashton, Herbert il kb e Dwan's First National photoplay, | jhey feithimE I the tle ot it | (aasne ] ME Griminepliad by leer A New Musical Urge. | dehe B P Hollywood, - &xlvin, Ashton, Herhert rarurn o e TG SeeCer. that visuallaes (the x| <pne Kid™ i the ficst iseric Jand Bdward Mother, T your teleiram by sdvising that [ have qoMis actors demand saxophones. | Mamager Harry Jarboe of the Gay- {kinson are among the well known SRS periences of two doctora—one un un-| fearure of full wix-reel semgin e Need, You's Wednewday, Jere ausiininuructed the bueiness depariment to QIME jaciers & e Loty “Theater entertained his e eant Hhe supw @eving : the other, a wc-| 12 : i LR, h “Why Leave Your Husband” : o ¢ L 2D hunjos. orgn olins Ry in town as mus| " - 4 which Charli> Chaplin ever has in “Why 4% lcomply with your request 1 tha i & whe w 3 ] ¢ial worker. Through the treachery| [l CHATLE UGB ever Thursday Branded Soul": Fri- (000 peonle of Washington to ex iming of of th» “Bon Tons” during th of the medical renegade and the per-| PUtTed It wvis Wi and dircczad g0y torey, in_“The Golden gy 4% PEOR SRl W Do iiming of fidy of his wife, Dr. Siannard Wayn i iR one full i v the studio ey Maxon, ar 1o f an old production |h CElame of Youth ake. 1t ix n at Aceept iy is convicted of a crin your kindly interes: music he did (B O preciation of commit, sentenced 1o five elssued _and_retitled. “but el A the penitentiary itter, clease, shown recently for the first { —— v man-| e at Crandall's * Merropolitan New. i Vivienne & 1, musical r and will be shown in pre Today and tomorrow. Douzlas |7.ur-ldltnhr in erine.” has fulness and res 1@ same form Tower. Is dramatic the climacteric scenes . Tues- ! local admirer: ho will re Littie | work in “Blue Paradise. h ady '’ and “The Little Whopper.” | #at the Metro- | panks, in “The Mark of Zorro Lovely, in Tl ; Thursday of the fi has ever done befo day. Lou ¥ Mouse the moxt important « i Cin “The Cheater Reformed 1 of which ehe has had a stellar | ca 3 ! fimed in Alaska e ch,k"‘_"wk"' "Sron production, “The role musician played an Irish harp | The picture, the manage .The Scoffer.” Allan D aturday, all-comedy night. [ el a e tonal photoplay attract f of entertainment for sm 1 children, | fiut fxp dbrm or th Ol;mpic. THEATER Penna. Ave. TODAY | § '8 'Y pestsioted -.‘“’,’.,. o, da¥ nd W Ly i and Mondas, House Feters| GM’ITOI. BEAUTIFUL At 11th St. 3 and 8:15 || TODRTABD L Wi udes rhkwood | 3 " 44w, riorie . in “The Grea e - 2 1 1. Mary Thurman. Phi Noa er Keaton, in “Con- Kathrine Mac- Beory and Kene SMOKING PERMITTEI-—LADIES DAY E PRE-WAR PRICE Besyerer The bill includes aixo ninor fi and orchiestral STRAN NINTH AT D STREET N. W. Continmoux Dally Fram (2 o'Clerk Naen. MONDAY AND ALL WEEK LYNDALL LAURELL AND COMPANY PRESENT “R NIGHT ON THE BEACH” ONE OF THE SEASON'S GREATEST ODDITIES ———— e e TNOY OUDITIES MARGARET MERLE JOHNSON BROS. & JOHNSON Ia ““Melodiss of the Moment.” Offer ‘‘Moments in Minatraisy.’ “A Findy in Svn oo tiom," A Novel Murical Comedy I MARIE KEEi. WEST ADLAICISERD RENARDI& WEST, ‘rom lotodramat 'iesemt 1 or- orm” iwyn £ JACK PICKFORD IN AN ADAPTATION OF 0. HENRY’S SHORT STORY “DOUBLE-DYED DECEIVER” ————— e Added Attractions—3Multiple Reel Comedy, Seemie, News Weekly e o TODAY—+Five Virginia Bellea;” Jark Gol “The Price of Possession. ! Fithe! Clayton, after a lengthy absernce from pereen rk. will be picture at Loew's Palace Theater this w ginning this afternoon, in “The Toxuession.” her latest product Hugh Ford of the story by W B«a'l. the English writer Clayton has the role of the of an Australlan bush-ri sudden death apparently possesaton of a vast Eogl In RHugh Ford's powerful produc. tion of Winifred Booas' dramatic atory of love and riches in which Rockeliffe Fellowes lrads the sup- | porting cast of players. “THE | PRICE OF | POSSESSION", fights n. but whe she ts Justice makes over the estate to him, whe they both discover e et the happiness of the “Bungalow Troubles, . 3 EXTRA ADDED ATTRAOTION | MACK SENNETT COMEDY “BUNGALOW TROUBLES” Overture, “Gems From Well-KEnown Operas” (Tobant) “The Passionate Pilgrim.” | Matt Moore, Rubye ¢ Romer. Calise Whitney and Ju pictured Passionate |4 rose-covered romance t hat nesties close (o your heart! NIGHTS--25¢c, 5Uc, 75¢ {8 AND A FEW AT 90c MATINEES--25¢ and 50c Merwin, at Moo today and all this v ]