Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1921, Page 42

AMUSEMENTS TODAY AND ALL WEEK Presents an o ther splendi otoplaf Tehicle. 1or hat Sirite and come manding atar— ——BY BOOTH TARKINGTON—— ‘The big, heart-warming love story of a small town and its prides and scandals! Written by the author of “Penrod” and “Seventeen” and pictured in set- tings of thrilling beauty! With a notable cast. LOEW’S PALACE STAR, WASHINGTO built as an addition to the theater, when completed, it is said, will,be the largest of its kind in the city. Mr. Byars has also leased New Film Theaters. Rufus G. Byars, who for elghteen years has been associated with the leading colored amusement enter- prises in Washington, has leased from Harry M. Crandall, for ten years, the new Lincoln Theater, in Uratreet be- tween 12th and 13th, exclusively for colored patrons. The seating capacity !{is 1.800, and the policy will be to show first-run features.. A dance hall, week of farce-comedy, fiim form, years the Broadway Theater, in 7th street between P and Q streets, with a seating capacity of 750. It will be modernized in every respect and will show first-run pictures, with excellent pipe organ accompaniments. Both theaters, it is expected, will ‘be open about Thanksgiving. Theater many years ago. Chief among them daught little m & ters. - Gene Cnnfield as “the country kid,” mittens and a NINTH AT D STREET N. W. ous Daily From 12 o’Clock Neon Ct —_—————————————————— il BEGINNING TODAY, COMPLETE CHANGE OF BILL LEILA SHAW AND COMPANY PRESENT tion of Hoyt players. the minister’s wife. Revived Old Memories. for ten | THE appesrance here during_the “A Midnight Bell,” in revived memories of the original stage production of the play, Wwhich was made here at the National In that pro- duction were many who subsequently became mnotables of the stage. was Maude Adams, who made her debut on the stage' in the role of the minister's She was not more than fif- teen years of age at the time, a pretty with a long plait down her back. Then there was George Rich- ards, as the rube sheriff, who afterward became famous for hik rube charac- too, is recalled with"his woolen long scarf wrapped around his neck.’ Canfield made a hit in the part, and subsequently became one of the best of the large aggrega- Mrs. Adams, mother of Maude, played the part of from memory, except with those who take a keen delight in recalling the famous galaxy of plays, unequaled of their kind, which .poor Charlie Hoyt gave in his day for popular entertain- ment. Most of them were laughable, but inoffensive satires upon the folbles of the day. None ever brought the blush to the face of innocence or a feeling that the world would have lost nothing had it never appeared. It is doubtfyl If the series of Hoyt plays ever had their equal. Booth Tarkington's *Canaan™ HOSE familiar with Beoth Tark- ington and his writings are agreed that Tarkington had in mind a town of his own Indiana when he it is altogether odd that Tarkington agreed entirely with the plan of pho- toplay officials to select Asheville, wrote “The Conquest of Canaan.” Yet; ville was selected. For weeks, the country was combed for a town that would closely approximate the mythi- cal Tarkington city of Canaan—one Witk the well known town square, not too modern buildings, plenty of green grass and foliage—and Asheville was f£nally selected as most nearly filling the requirements of the Tarkington script ‘When it came time to filming “The Conquest of Canaan,” a cast of 6,000 “extra” people, recruited from the townspeople of Asheville, was gath- ered by Director Neill for one of the scenes. Most of the folks were per- fectly willing to work for the mov- elty of the thing, but when the day’s work was over Director Neill paid them all at the regular extra rate of $5.a day, and most of them accepted the money as a souvenir of their first | Photoplays (Continued from First Page.) Avenue Grand. Today and tomorrow, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle, in “The Dollar a Year Man” and Sennett'’s “Made in the Kitchen”; Tuesday, Sydney Chaplin, in’ “King, Queen and Joker”; Wednesday Dorothy Dalton, in “The Idol of th: Thursday, Lois *“What's Worth While”; Friday, “The Other Woman”; Saturday, Will Rog- and probably their only appearance before the movie camera. The stay of Director Neill's com- pany, headed by Thomas Meighan, be- “THERE SHE GOES AGAIN” A CLEVER AND HUMOROUS PLAYLET MILLS & SMITH “The Hickville Rubes’ The Whirling and Spinning Artists COLLINS & DUNBAR GRACE AYERS & BRO. Smiles, Tunes and Damce Sensational Roller-Ska Premiere Photodramatic Presentation All Pn(or--u.—olulu MAY ALLISON TRUMPING HER EVERY PREVIOUS TRIUMPH WITH “THE LAST CARD” Added Attraction—Multiple Reel Comedy and News Weekly. NOTE—PREWAR PRICES PREVAIL—NOTE - -Versatile and Novelty Juggler A Smart Conception PP e T ey Se-slsscctseanasen =_'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|I|II||I|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|||I||l|||IlllllIllIllllllllllllllllllllll FULFILLMENT HEN the present summer season had scarcely begun, it was em- phatically stated that the SEVEN Y CRANDALL THEATERS in ‘\ g ‘Washington, including the SAVOY and APOLLO with their delightful al fresco gardens, would afford the most enjoyable entertainment in the most com. Ssessssasssse Based on the Frank R. Adams— Directed by R. Will- [ fam Neill— (I i A Tale That Brims W:th Glows With Luzury the Season. Eillllle TODAY AT 3 P. ll.__ I.OEW’S COLUMBIA A Mystery-Romance of High Bociety and Even Higher Finance, Tangled in the Most Enthralling Love-Enot of Surprises and A PARAMOUNT-CUSMOPOLITAN PICTURE WITH NORMAN KERRY AND ZENA KEEFE FAMOUS PLAYERS ~ LASKY CORP. Presents) fortable surroundings to be found in the Capital. Despite the high temperatures of a record hot _summer, our METROPOLITAN, KNICK- ERBOCKER, AVENUE GRAND and other theaters have fulfilled their promise and have been cool havens of refuge for jaded amusement seekers who have been agreeably diverted by the -excellence of our photoplay bills and charmed by the beauty of our match- less music. The preeminence of the CRANDALL HOUSES will be consistently maintained throughout the remainder of the heated term and through the winter season that impends. It is worth remembering that our own stafls of carpenters, electricians and painters, em- ployed twelve months a year, keep all of our properties perpetually new. HARRY M. CRANDALL. T e e B REOPENS rqu)f 2:30 P. M.790. RIAlTo NINTHATG TODAY AND ALL WEEK REALART PRESENTS JUSTINE IJOHNSTONE SUPPORTED BY HARRISON FORD and EXCELLENT CAST T CRANDALL’S K ¥ TODAY—MON."9a In Another Peerless Ernat Luhnvh HMer- Art, Her Personal Fascination and Her Amaszing Given Even Wider :iope Th?‘;:l;:c co‘ ul Etorry of Du Magwificent Visualization o, ging & Maguin Merimee’s Vivid Story of “Carmen. Thars.-Fri—B: ADDED (‘0: EDY HIT, ALWAYS A GOOD SHOW Ninth C B%~ SUN.—MON.—TUES. ‘9 P9~ WED—THURS. ] 18¢h Street at Columbia Road NICKERBOCKER MATINEES SUNDAY AND SATURDAY AT 2:30 Comedy, “Ladies’ Pets”—Prizsma, “Where Poppies Bloom™ Washbara in “The Road to Londos” “BACK FROM THE FRONT”?- First National Presemts the Imcomparable Star of “Passion” POLA NEGRI in Which Her mfltflflv Are Barry— rench Version of Prosper “GIPSY BLOOD” lay—Bebe Daniels in “The March Hare” VARIED BT'BSIDIARY FEATURES—SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA atE RANDALL’S THEATER BEBE DANIELS in “THE MARCH HARE” HAROLD LLOYD in “AMORG THOSE PRESENT" STAR GIS'I' in “THE BEACH OF DREAMS™ BUPPLEMENTARY COMEDY HIT, “READY TO SERVE” FRL—-SAT. A NEW COMEDY SCREAM, “HEY, RUB.I' PAULINE FIEDEIIGI in “SILUME”.. ADAPTED FROM “AGATHA’S AUNT” .- The Popular Novel By Harriet Loomis Smith MUSICAL PROGRAM FAMOUS RIALTO ORCHESTRA ROBERT BOND GOTTA CONDUCTOR e Overture: ‘“Raymond,” By Thomas 'Your Eyes Have Told Me So’’ ——DIVERTISSEMENTS—— COMEDY—MARIE PREVOST JN “CALL A COP? BRUCE SCENIC—“THE BONNIE BRIER COUNTRY” EXCLUSIVE SHOWING FOX NEWS Ssge came a replica of carnival week in Asheville. Asheville soclety turned out en masste work in the picture, and it is said that James Montgomery Flagg, the artist, and George Barr McCutcheon, the novelist, who yere staying in Asheville at the time, were constant students of _produetion methods during the week. Neither ng, however, to work as ., 28 the locale of this great story All the members of the famous old N. C. of “main street.” cast, save perhaps Maude Adams, who may not be seen upon the stage .g‘:nn Fully a thousand small American have passed from sight and almost)cities were considered before Ashe- e P —R————— s “extra Local color was given the Asheville scenes by using the Asheville county courthouse and a criminal case jury just after the same jury had found two men guilty of murder. —_— Marion Davies in “The Young Di- ana,” which she has just completed, is pletured as an “old mald” restored to youth by a scientist. Maclyn Ar- buckle, Pedro de Cordoba and Gyu! O'Brien are in the cast. 218 8118 ' Snnday Rt Holldays .usni l Prices T¢ UP ,"Wm'mr!m—zm—m—:m.—{fi—‘ pt Baturdays iys_and Holidays Beginning Tnma+m- o1 o n'a'znfluw_‘fl-___ TWO STARS IN A STELLAR ALLIANCE OF STORY AND SONG HAL FORDE & LT. GITZ-RICE The Featurs of Many Musical Comedy Sucosstes and the Binging Compeser of DEAR OLD PAL OF MINE" In & Joint Offering of Their Own Drolleries and Ditties EXTRA ADDED ATTRACTION Frank Wilcox Company In “Sab-h!” n New Comedy of “Frenxied F BERT FITZGIBBONS and His Brother Lew “THE ORIGINAL DAFFY DIL” in New Nonsensicalities TRUE_RICE & FLO X In & Clever Aot o-u.d Under the Pure AHU‘EHI"T)MI 40 Fun Features Big Rides. And as a Special Atmmn SOL MINSTER Ana His Owa Bix MILITARY BAND Il Render a Series FREE CONCERTS || From 4 to 11 P. M. The Really Great OEHMANN ORCHESTRA OF 9 Electrically Cooled Ball Room Adds to Pleasure of Dancing—Week Nights. mn-’ w8182 ARTISTS’ COURSE National Theater, 4:30 P.M. ‘With the excg:llonr_of the 0’&:- 2'.h’i'll the “Circus Day in Toyland” Mme. Jewels Pretentious ioenette Offering Mannikin Actors, Animals, Clowns, rs, Etc—A Great Novelty. Hubert Carlton Nat S. Jerome Co. 1 Laugh Comedy Playlet A Corliing Monelogist in Coric “OUR CHILDREN" Julian Hall and Katheryn Josephine Davis Dexter The International Comediemme In the Lan@ of Comedy, Asuisted by JACK SMITH Music and Damce at the Plano McCormack & Regay The Hennings An unusual Somg d Dance The Happy Comedy Juggling Family Tz:hy, March 7, nm EREISLER, Vielin- : Orchestra, $17: Balcony, allery, $8. o Orders may now be fled at Mrs. Greene's Concert Bureau. in Droop’s, 13 War tax 10 per cent Feature Film (Shown at Matinees Only): Wallace Reid in “Too Much Speed!” A Parameunt Picture . Nev. 10—Mme. FRANCES Thurs., "0. ALDA, Thurs., Jll. u—iun GARRISON, So- prano Metropolitan Opera. M ,.L 1—1‘.0“ r.:"hlhln 2-Reel Comedy Film. Universal News Weekly l:e;om .{mflw chestra, $15: mnu".;_n"'y' “ROMAN ROMEOS" Exclusive Issue 2% e Tt .m.b::! Griers miy Paramount Magazine e e M Bu- reau, in o 5 lllllIIlIIIIIIIIIlIIIlIlIIII||IllllllllIIIIIII]IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIll[IIIIIIIlIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIlIIIllIIIlIlllIIIIIlIlIIIII[IflMIllIIl]& CRANDALL’S. o-- METROPOLITAN| === to 11 P. 2. F Street at Tenth "’“ D& THIS WEEK ONLY 94 THE P DIRECTED MAGNIFICENT BY Spano LUBElgggg “PASSION” THE IN A GENIUS ROLE WHO INFINITELY MADE MORE “PASSION” PICTURESQUE THAN HER MATCHLESS ! DU BARRY OO OR O, Y ou Wfll Gasp at Her Daring—Laugh at Her Mimicry—Cry, Perhaps, at Her Sacrifice—and Respond With Every Emotion to the Appeal of the Screen’s Most Wonderful Star in a Marvelously Vivid Picture, Based on the Original French Version of Prosper Merimee’s Fascinating Story of Carmen, the Cigarette Girl of Old Seville. STUPENDOUS IN SCENE AND STRENGTH ATMOSPHERIC PRELUDE “GYPSY AIRS” By SARASATE ALEXANDER PODNOS, Vislin CONCERT OVERTURE “CARMEN” By BIZET MmOPOLlTAN SYMPHONY (Washington’s Finest Orehestra) N. MIRSKEY, Conductor IlllllllllmmlllllllIIlllIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllI!IllIIIlIlIIIIIIIIIIlllIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlII 1||IIIIIII|IIIIII||I|IIIIIIIlIIIIIIlIlllllllllllllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIlIIIIIllIIlIIII E. HARRISON, Piene : With SYMPHONIC ENSEMBLE L T AT AT ers, in “Honest Hutch.” Today, Edith Roberts in "l‘hunder Island” and Lon Chaney in “The Emp- ty Gun”; tomorrow, Wallace Berry in “The Tale of Two World T day, Willlam Farnum in Man Sees "; Thursday, Frank’ in " and two-reel L Ko comedy, and Saturday, “Snowblind” and the first ODMO of “The White Horse- man." Republic. ‘Today, tomorrow and Tuesday. Paui- ine Frederick in “Salvage” and Harold uoyd in “An Easstern Westerner" ‘ednesday and Thursday, “The Devil lo Pay” and lhor! subjects; Friday and Saturday, rge Beban, in * Man in a llfl.llon A.nd Pathe News. Savoy. Today and tomorrow, “Beau Revel Tuesday, Sydney Chaplin, in “King Queen, Joker”; “Wednesday, Doroth Dalton, in “The Idol of the North" Thursday, Alice Lake. in "anh-rm: , in “Guile . “Bunty Pulls York. Vloll. Dl.fll. in "Home Stuff. Southeast Gardens. :15 p.m. Orchestra concert ‘W. Griffith's “Dre ’ Monda: 1" ODfln | Milton Sills in Buster Keaton's Willlam day, Dorothy Daiton in “A Romantic Adventuress” and Buster Keaton in “The Haunted House” and Saturday, Charles Ray in shioned Boy” and Sennett “Fresh From the Cit: NEXT WEEK'S PHOTOPLAYS. Palace. “Wealth,” the latest starring pro- duction for Miss Ethel Clayton. Columbia. ““The Great Moment,” the first star- ring production for Gloria Swanson, written for her by Elinor Glyn. Metropolitan. First National's production, “Stran- ger Than Fictio: featuring Kath- erine MacDonald, supported by Wes- ley “Freckles” Barry. Knickerbocker. Katherine MacDonald and Wesley “Freckles” Barry, in “Stranger Than Fiction”; Clara Kimball Young, in "; Wanda Hawley, in “A 1d. Comedy, in “Such a Little Queen.” Crandall’s. Robertson-Cole's production of “Cold Steel”: James Oliver Curwood's “The Golden Snare,” and Wallace Reid, in “Too Much Speed.” Rialto. J. L._Frothingham's adaptation of This Week Weber's, and Constance Binney, * Peter B, Kyne's story, dedicated to . the poorly paid underdogs of the world, “The Ten Dollar Raise.” Improved Train Servu:e Soufll Southern Railway . System BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL leaves ngton daily, 3:30 p.m., ‘Wash: 30 minutes to Atlanta; ; hour 10 minutes quicker to irmingham. MEMPHIS SPECIAL _leaves ‘Washington daily, 3:10 am. (sleeping car open 10:00 p.m.). 3 hours 16 minutes quicker to Memphis, Office, 1425 F St. N.! Phone Main 5633 America’s Finest Colered Movie House Today, Temarrew ead Tuesday “SALVAGE” gt On the Histoeric Potomae THE STEAMER Chas. Macalester Leaves 7th St. Wharf at 2:30 ;V.m. todey — returning to ashington st 6:15 pm., stopping at enroute. Fine dinner served on_steamer. $1.00-$1.50. Marshall Hall Steamer Charles Macalester Leaves 7th St. Whart Today—10:30 a.m.. 230 and 8148 pam., for WASHINGTON'S FINEST AMUSEMENT RESORT DANCING Fares, blc; war tax, dc; totsl, 55c. Come and have & good time.