Evening Star Newspaper, September 11, 1921, Page 43

HE MARC KLAW, ING, production of “Other ‘Lives,™ Theresa s+ Helburn and Edward Goodman’s play, ‘explains more eléquéntly " than words precisely what “the fanguage of the sereen™ seeks to convey. The various “cut backs,” to-use-the screen term, that picture events as enacted rather than in the form of.wordy. dialogue, give some conception of what the screen producers are clamoring for. They want stories that are told in actions, not in words. The authors of “Other Lives” have employed the methods of the screen in telling their story, which makes it not quite as pleasant as if it were pictured in- stead of acted with spoken dialogue. The many waits between the cut: backs and the resumption of the main story unquestionably mar the pro- duction as a play of the stage. But the novelty of producing the play: on the stage, instead of for the screen, excited much interest and aroused comment, opinions widely varying. This novelty, however, does much to cover the triteness of the story, for the discovery, by the wife, of her husband in a compromising situation, even though the ‘other girl is spotless and the man but little less so, scarcely, suggests_a unique plot for dramatic presentation. That other lives are affected by such dis- coveries goes without saying, and often some of those lives, those of little children, never have their day in court. The play; interestiiig as it is, does not offer a happy solution of one of the great problems of life. The wife, the great offender in the story, escapes with but little penalty for her shortcomings and ths heartaches and moral confusion they brought to others. * ¥ %k % **YWAIT TILL WE'RE MARRIED,” at the Garrick, falls back upon an ¥ old expedient.of the funmaker, that of ridiculing the greenhorn, but-it scored a bull's-eye on the target of laughter, just as it started out to do. No great moral was sacrificed, nobody was injured, but large and not over-sympathetic audiences were stirred to laughter that con- tinued after the periormance and into the streets beyond. It may be’no sign whatever of greatness in the play, but it augurs well for its popu- larity, and that means money in the box office—a true sign of greatness, according to the opinion of the modern producer. . * ¥ ¥ X ALL xhl_ngs considered, Washington fared fairly well in it§ opening ats tractions. They were at least free from the modern taint of un- cleanness. Ahead is “A Wise Child,” a new comedy by Rida Johnson oung. Advance notices describe it as “a comedy of youth and good cheer.” In Miss Vivienne Segal featured player, it will bring a_popu- lar young singer, who is now discovered to be an actress as well. Charles Dillingham is its sponsor. Three good advance recommendations. = 3 * %k X MANAGER L. STODDARD TAYLOR is jubilant over the fact that, after all. Washington. and rot New York. is to have the first glimpse of the much-discussed play. “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife,” which, with Ina Claire, its brilliant star, will come to the Shubert-Garrick for three days only, starting Thursday. Nor is Mr. Taylor at all depressed at the an- nouncement that, following the gntroduction of the French farce, Louis Mann will be seen at the Garrick in his new play, “In the Mountain,” the product of Samuel Shipman and Clara Lipman. It would a; pear that ;,l;e ?ll‘esstrs. _Sh{l\?er‘!'_a; to fr_:ll:ow ltheir popular manager to tg:ir band- box theater in Washington with a line of attraction: i it up to the height of a favorite playhouse. siar cushic to;being x * * ¥ x !.lS THEATER announces for a week later, the advent of the e g;:le(nl:(;ihwfi?lel:es, It“ghihg:y zng artistic éevue which delighted York g is the second annual i and is‘said to eclipse their first in many ways. SEoobtisDoerane * k %k % FOR the magnitude of the pictuTe, its dignity of theme and treatment, the superb acting of all who had a part in its making and its fidelity, even in the smallest details, to one of the greatest stories of its time, “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse’. probably stands out as the most masterful dramatic achievement in years. Certaiply it is a fitting challenge to’Ernest Lubitsch, the maker of “Passion,” the greatest photo- lay before it, and an earnest that the American director has no superior in the world, even though, as in this case, Rex Ingram had not previous- ly been boomed by the press agent as the man able to fill the bill. But one more week remains of its stay in Washington. * %k % X% EVERY bra_nc_h of the entertainment industry in the United States and Canada, it is said. at least from the standpoint of the_managers and theater owners, motion picture and otherwise, will be represented in a gigantic combination which is to be the outcome of the recent managers’ convention in New York city. « d * % %k X s “T)ADDY’S GONE A-HUNTING,” Zoe Adkins’ new play, with Mar- jorie Rambeau, appears to be making an unusual hif with the New tics. They are saying all sorts of nice things about Miss Ram- York crit beau. z'nd Alexander Woollcott of the New York.Times says that Miss Adkins’ new work is ‘a finely wrought and distinguished play. -“The Poppy God” is régarded as a play of mixed merits, interesting, richly and beautifully staged and pretty well played. : ~In the Spotlight DAVID BELASCO has acquired a play by Tom Cushing. author of of “The Man in the Making,” by James Elliott, will be produced in_Baltimore September 12 by John Meehan, for- tage manager for, George Donald Gallagher and Kath- leen Comegys have the leading roles. Marie Wells, who came into notice when she played Eleanor Painter’s role_in ‘“Florodora,” has been -ei by Henry W. Savage for the role of Olga In “The Merry Wido Harry Wagstaff Gribble, author of “March Hares,” now showing in New York, has entered into a contract to write several one-act plays for Shu- bert vaudeville. B the ° dramatization Sard.” “Blood and “Sonny Boy” failed to please the New Yorkers and has closed down. It may be rewritten for a later pre- sentation. 2 The cast of “A Bill of Divorcement,” which Charles B. Dillingham is pro- ducing, is headed by Allan Pollock -and Dorothy Cumming. Max Marcin is finishing another play, “Easy to Get,” which he will produce’ before the holidays. Harry L. Cort and John J. Scholl. producers of “Shuffle Along,” havc obtained the American rights to, “Juan Jose,” a drama by Jeanquin Decenta, which was played, it is said, more than 10,000 times in Spain. It will be produced here this season. Sam H. Harris has ‘completed ar- ragements whereby William Collier and Sam Bernard will be seen in Irv- ing Berlin’s “Music Box Revue,” when Music Box Theater, in New York. - L — |omt o e e ot i b St Forrest Huff and Fritsi von Busing |land. where she commlery o x will be in the new musical enmv--lm,‘;,,f",',‘"““'ud_"m"'f.m‘“ - S ganza in which Al Jolson is shortly To return to the New York Winter|Sioghad onmer nasyturued over .to F. Garden. — : Fred G. John Golden will present a new Dminthgmgfm:&lvle“:llgetc:rfluvfi comedy, “Thank You,” by Winchell|stage “The Wandering Jew" for David Smith and Tom Cushing. The cast is | Belasco. He will later stage three headed by Harry Davenport and|plays from London ror Mr. Dilling- Louise Huff, the one-time movie star.{ ham. ulldog Drummond,” “Out to Willlam Hodge opened his s NS Auxintize, OF s Am Win in Pittsburgh Monday night in Riohe Avplsiote ware of Dogs."” “Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife,” contrary to previous announcements, did not open in New York last week, the pre- | Sala anniversary concert in the New miere being postponed ‘untii a week | York Hippodrome October 2. from t — ceworrow, BlRht Helen Freeman, having secured flle “The White-headed Boy” will open |dramatic rights'to Horace Fish's sen- at Henty Miller's theater, New York, ; Sitional novel, “The Great Way,” has, Thursday night. The company is now |in_collaboration .with _the author, en route to this country. dramatized 1t into.a.four-act play. son “Be- { _ This season’s hooking of .Sousa’s Band includes -the National Theater, ‘Washington, October 4, following its lished in America, after a phenom- enally successful -reception. in Eng- land. Miss Freeman will appear in this play early in November. 4 Hilda Spong has begun rehearsals of Caillavet and de Flers' comedy, “The n,” - the premiere of which will_take place in B‘ultlm re_Monday evening. Septémber 26. &a‘c’nt In3 cludes Ian Maclaren, ld Heaton, ‘Walter McEwen, E. H: Wever, Basil Weat., Kraft Walton, A. Osborne; Eva Leonard-Boyne, Rosalie Mathieu, Margaret Dumont, Lilllan Hatch and J. Hamilton. B A booking of the near future at the New _Natl s.ftmur 25—is Sam H. Harris’ production, “Welcorhe. Stranger,” the now . comedy of The cast of “Pot Luck,” by Edward Chids Carpenter, will include James Rennie, Clara Moores, Rockcliffe Fel- lows, Beth Franklyn and others. Louis Mann will make his first ap- pearance in.“In the Mountains,” by Frances Starr began a limited en- gagement in *“The Easfest Way” in New York last week and made such a success in Charlotte Walker's old part that the eagagement may run on for months. “Blood and Sand,” with Otis Skinner 20, s star, will open in Buftalo to- | lor il M two s s - STRAND- Chalforite Sisters... , | evening.As orchestra of pebpe hich ran two seasons 3 ¥ - &t eVery per- ) vening. 01 t peppe o Eiltago ‘ana. Now "Tork It was| formance. THo plotass I8 S840 10 ha¥e | af iody and tprpeichere atithete-best | PLAYOES Wil furaiah tho latoet launched on the road nearly two years | cost over a-million~ lars: and te-| . R idiade 2 Theater its, while the Ji.n_ oin| noog"pn-m ago. Its pll'y:,rl include orge Sia- qu:!lalflflllo"' filn((,a.fi’n‘wwk to | are announced for the a w“i:“ ~ nditjon. mRnow 3 ,_whose impersonation of Isadore | ge! tatio > ished v ”" ot &{on:&l'u“ the play huum:flt m% Jta ::Q 3 fortable. orcl Andrews and John Coito: Ben - Johnson, Biten, Frank |includes. e euauatly suevessful from a | Harbert. Sylvia Field: Tsadora Martim, lentino,. - Soseph: box office noint of view. Jean Elijott and Vivian Hicker " Pomm that entertainment opens the new i - This unique story has just been pub- | e or’ . famous first city tosee Itiat pre-war prices;|. Asron Ho- aat g{mm hox: hpproeis 1 S+ WASHINGTON, --D. C. V. IVIBméEGAL ~ National Rialto Meperofien. “VALESRA Goyety “WALLACE Rei> BA and GLORIA> b, SwaNsoN” g ; Cdmb“ ? Scene from the “The- Forr Horsemen of theArocatyess’ HeLEN GOwip NoCTEAN Eumice HAR Cgf_n{ol VEY Palade Cosmos CurrentA ttractions < AT THE THEATERS THIS WEEK NATIONAL—“A Wise Child;” comedy.- Opens' tomorrow evening. GARRIC!(—“Bluebelrd’s Eighth Wife,” farce. Opens Thursday evening. POLI'S—“The: Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse,” photoplay. To be shown 'this-afternoon and evening. KEITH'S—“Chic” Sale, vaudeville. New show opens tomorrow afternoon. COSMOS—Saxie Holdsworth, vaudeville. New show opens tomor- I row afternoon. = STRAND—Chalfonte Sisters, vaudeville. New show opens this afternoon. : GAYETY—Jack Singer Show, burlesque. Opens this afternoon. CAPITOL—"Hurly Burly,” burlesque. Opens this afternoon. AL— Child.” |Nigal de Bruiiler, Mabel ‘Van Buren, NATION. ‘A Wise Child. Wallace Beery, Bull Montana, Edward At the National Theater this ‘week, | Connelly, “Smoke* Turner, Mile, D starting tomorrow night, Charles Dil- | lores, Jacques d'Auray,” Harry North- Tingham will present the first of his | rup and Stuart Holmes. new attractions, “A- Wise CHild.” a| Matinees will be given every day at comedy of youth and good cheer, with | 2:15 sharp, evening performances at Vivienne Segal as the featured player. | 8:15.. Today’s matinee commences at 1t is the work of Rida Johnson Young. |3 P-m- Mise Segal has hitherto been identi- fled with singing roles, but now' comes B. F. KEITH'S—Chic Sale. ' into her-own as a comedienne. She will also be heard in. a number of| “Chic” Sale, the elongated imper- songs written especially for the play. | sonator of bucojic types, and Jose- The story concerns a vaudeville per- | phine Victor_and.company will divide former who is taken from her activi- | honots in the B. F. Keith Theater bill ties “on the road” to a home of wealth | this week, commencing at the matinee and refinement, only to meet reverses | tomorrow. “Chic™ Sale needs no her- 2nd to overcome adverse fortune with|ald. For years he has been building 2 smile and an indomitable spirit. The | up a feature called “A Rural Sunday Play is said to abound in splendid [School Entertainment,” originally in- charaoterizations. tended for primitive affairs, but soon The company . includes Robert Mec- | developed into a satire, which he ef- Wade, Chaties Abbe, Douglas Steven. | fects to the accompaniment of roars son. “Walter Regan, Ktnel Wikson, | of lsughter from the audlence. % Miss Josephine Victor. 1§ presenting. Dorothy Leeds, Wright Kramer and|sor the first time “Juliet ahd Romeo.™ inrfour scenes that alternate-serious and comic situations. . A fine artistic movelty is promised for Max Teuber's fantastic _spectacle, - “Shadowland,” given by Adele La Luce and a coterie of -coryphees. ' Others will include arles Lloyd and Earl Christie. in LéTwo Boys from Virginia,” and Wil- liam Brack and company of six eccen tric, amusing feats of muscularity; GARRICK—“Bluebeard’s " Eighth & Wife.”, : ; Much interest attaches to the efl:— + gagement of Miss Ina' Claire at the Garrick ‘Theater for thfee days, be- inning the coming Thursday, in, pes- |. al fiaps, the most discussed play of the |Jed Dooley, “the cameo comic.” with new season, - “Bluebeard’s Eighthja “company” of one; the Miller sis- Wife.” . - ters,. in_musical accomplishments, and This farce had great vogue in Paris |Herbert's 100p-the-loop and leaping dogs. last season, Dramatic rights for this fAesop's fables, topics of the day and the country. were bought by Willtam HMar- | Pathe News Pictorial will complete the , Ir.. producer:of ‘“East/Is West Lbill . . ... . LR “Abraham Lincoln,” “THe Bid Mai “Today, at 1 and 815 p. m. Gdldin etc. During. the spring Me ‘signed -a | will saw another girl in half and the contract with Miss Ina Claire to-ap- | balance of last week's array will be pear in it but Miss -é:mn,oz‘u:fl. just | presented. . com; secon( ear er Erhe. ol 3" fea " volal | - COSMOB-—Saxi in “The- Gold - Diggers,” trouble, and’ the fdoctors required.ljer to take iwmnlefl rest.this summer. She sailed for Paris and while resting | Bell and the “Harmany Hounds,” lnl studied the- French. production, MTr.|the latest and dashiest repertoire of Harris _nieantime ‘trying ‘out €| jazz, pep-and speed in-modern music, American, adaptation, with Miss Mary | will be the. headline attractibn at the Servase and d~ Breese -in_ihe | Cosmos Theater this week. The act is principal -roles.. The farc: 8} said. to- breathd “the spirit of 1921, pronounced hit.:in -this country, Just{and to be “the last word in turbulent as it'had ‘done. in PaFis. music.” . Another feature will be:the - ominence Leonore | purand - Players, - presented by Bruce e o Mooty Ernest StIIArd, | Dumne 1nians Huby Fay..a. new | Jules Epailly and Philip Tonge. . The ! ana unique comedy playlet that umua play Has sireidy been gives in Atlan-| 55 well~as-amuses. . Sam Lewls an ue»c:g. A‘adbur! mlf-rln Haven, | B4 Thornteh; wall known burlesquers, and otl 3 from ‘Washiggton will" frectly: ‘and into New will. bring’ somethih 'w and-espe Y-gk to ”"‘“'fi“fi'@“:g'm{rn’ cllllyvnlgtln‘ in u;{n-mne‘ s me matinee only, that.of Saturday, | " others will be Paul and Walter Le will be glven ‘at the Garrick. Varr, athletic marvels-ahd equilib- rists; Arthur and Leah triloquism, with musi Allen and Austin, at. eriginal pair. songs apd merry quips, and the Hal O e Paar Horsomen | Lot tnivhrted Bawpity, SF ‘the Apocalypse.: 1dave Poirs | e BRC SISO e ::::I:l‘n" l’:’flt :.c:“m night, after|~rhe Conquest o 11 be- the It 1s’ announced that' the famous' classjc - by “Rex In- motion ; picture, ‘Washington, - At Oats” will be the funny picture shown | “The Four Horsemted of the Apoc-|gat gll performances, with others. - alypse” is acclaimed th 16- |- An- excellent bill “is announced -for ture -€ve today, starting at 8 p.m. = % 11, in ven- be fuil rightly comedy, danc.. interludes; }:. nfl gfl‘&ul melodies in %’rouxh two: acts' and in"“Sun- [g ' Se . Marshail,- Apk :?otomv. son; Helen Gouid ¥_made, in [ aadea attraction, and Snooky in “Wild "m:_.“.d' “BLUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE."’ Wml’mm jr., makes this statement In regard to “Blue- beard's Eighth .Wife,” the French farce in whicl. he presents Miss Ina Claire at the Garrick Theater Thurs- day night: “Because of the chief of police in New Haven interfering with perform- ances of this play, an erroneous im- pression has been created that ‘Blue- beard's Eighth Wite' has. salacious qualities. In my opinfon it has none whatever. “If 1t ‘had seemed to me that sort of play ¥ should never have produced it. During the long Paris engage- ment this. farce by Alfred Savoir was generally praised. -1 was glad to be able to purchase the American rights. I considered ‘Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife' to.be not only a fine technical achieve- ment, .with exceptionally witty dia- logue, but also a farce of essential significance. - “-The -theme as I futerpret it is that of ‘a struggle which ensues when a domineering man who has been accus- tomed to ride rough-shod over women meets his match. In this case the lady is his wite—the eighth, as it happens. Other women attracted him previous- 1y, but instead.of having affairs with them he married them. When he found ‘he no longer loved them he di- vorced thém. They were merely Inci- dents in his life. he first act of the play he hat Smith, in song sketches; Charles Lane and Jack Freeman, in a funny singing and talking. skit entitled “The S| ‘Will Rawles and Ella Von Kaufman, in the minstrel. comedy, “A Willing Warker.” 7 “The photopldy offering.for the week will be Metro's production of ‘The Sadhead.” The cadt is headed by the dean of Ametican actors, William H. Crane, costarring with the comedlan Buster Keaton, Others seen in sup- port are Irving Cummings, Edward Connelly, Jack Livingstone and Odette Tyler: 2 : X “The: Saphead” ‘is a 'photoplay of ‘Wall Street,and New. York aristocracy. Love -and -high finance are inter- mingled.. Short filnis will' be shown also. e RS GAYETY—Jack Singer Show. At the Gayety' Theater. the Jack Singer Show will give the initial per- formance this afternoon. Heading th cast-will be Harry and: Willie Lander; foremost. tramp to! fans. C A snappy entertainment is prom= ised, decidedly original in" its comedy “Saxie Holdsworth, gssisted by Gypsy | situations- and musical’ numbers, in two acts—"Candlés of. Desize” and “The Evolution of Love,"” with appro- priate Scenery, lighting. \gffects . and costumes. Many names burlesque -are in. this company, _in- 1 Valesks, prima donna: Msy | b Ham flt‘on. Alice Hahn, Mollle Nelson, | 82 Hel Ed >Davis, < Sm |- | “Although the elen Le ire, Bachen and Johnny Bell. R T CAPFTOL—“Hugly-Burly.” The Capitol: Theater attraction this|. who are soaring into M’iih'r elements, | week will. be Joe Wilton’s “Huyly-|: | Burly,” which opens at to-day's mat- inee. -The entertainment: is”entitled; “Timely Prescriptions,” and ‘is ‘said rangig ning scenes. t includes Charles Goldie, Dor- nett, Jimmy Raymond, Charle: hall, - Irvi Karo, Arlone: John and Phil: Fletcher's. with a chorus of .pretty. ARCADE AUDITORIUN, i iliar in l r ST T RYVET [ iersgn Will' be a: featu fiAg the title. found the woman he really loves, but -nstead. of. giving in to him at once she ‘proceeds to teach' him a lesson, The means which she uses may be & trifie bold, but they are assuredly not indecent, and when she has quite thoroughly convinced this man, whom she loves, how wrong he is, evéry woman. in- the audience s her. She represents the wife of the world. “In Atlantic City, Asbury Park, Hartford ang pther, places where per- “formances of - this. play have been wiven, it has drawn an exceptionally intelligent kind of.audience. They were not seekers after salaciousness; they wanted to see a well written play beautifully acted. Reviewers on the -newspapers, praising the play. never even hinted that it might give offense. . Not until the chief of police ‘in New Haven, exercising a purely ar- bitrary power, closed the play sud- denly had 'any one thought-of it being ‘shocking.’ He acknowledged that no complaints had been made to him. It merely disturbed his own prudish self. The play as presented is the original manuscript, written by Alfred Savoir and ,adapted by Charlton Andrews. Personally I consider ‘Bluebeard’s Eighth Wife’ to be a wholesome and delightful plam = “A person. who seeks salaciousness in it must have a weird sort of a mind, and I warn' all such that they are likely to be disappointed. 2 “Never in my eu}e;: as a producer have I made any appeal to this por- tion of the public, and I am not going o do so now.” OUTDOORS. Glen Echo Park. Today- is the last day of the season at Glen Echo Park.” It will be marked by a special. concert afternoon.and evening by Minster's band, both popu- lar and classic numbers being ren- dered. . All the mechanical attractions, including the six big rides, as well as the midway, will be operated as usual, up to closing time._ Chevy Chase Lake. The management announces that Chevy Chase Lake will remain-open during the entire month.of Séptem- ber: ‘Tuesdays will continue .to be “lucky number” night, when prizes will be given on both pavilions. Davis’ » [ orchentras are furnishing music. Dancing: 5 pm. 3 Beaich Clesapeake Beach, thg'Marylapd bay resorf, will cldse for,the season to-" night. /A brilliant finale is bunced. Full train seryice will be opgrated all Fishing, salt water bath- season ;formally-ends fght, trains will sfill continge to run to the resort on réduced schedule. Hn'nnmk.'" the _‘sensational i~ morality satire by John L. Bald. of the bill at B F.Keith's soon.’ * 7This. playlet. which,’ because: of” its | Mterary merit,” found- its. way -into magesines: of two continents, has ‘beod miuch sought’atter sinde ita firat ‘publication ‘ by *theatrical, managers of ‘Ameri¢s and“Europe. £ < % ... Thers.are makes ‘its >The ‘mesting and Helen of ; ~the=#cenes | Othe! " {and on.the. screen, the latter in his 2 Through.” Ttle of & youns man who takes & Photoplays This Weelk PHOTOPLAYS TO BE SHOWN ALL THIS WEEK METROPOLITAN—“The Old Nest.” To be shown this afternoon and evening. COLUMBIA—“The Affairs of Anatol.” To be shown this afternoon = " "and evening. & RIALTO—“Mother o' Mine.” -evening. PALACE—"“Passing Through.” To be shown this afternoon and evening. To be shown this afternoon and COLUMBIA—“Affairs of Anatol.” The management of Loew’s Colum- bia Theater announces that this week Cecil B. De Mille’s greatest phota- play production, “The Affairs of Ana- | i tol.” featuring a cast of twelve screen notables, headed by Wallace Reid and Gloria Swanson, will be presented, with no change In admissioh prices. The galaxy of players that have interpreted this story is declared the greatest photoplay cast ever assem- bled in a ‘single picture. Wallace Reid tops the list, with Gloria Swan- son Elliott Dester, Bebs Daniels, |H. Ince. an, awley, es onte | “The cast includes Madge Bellam: l‘il:? RTM‘::"G dflbpfll’fl‘ Theodore | formerly of the Garrick Pllyer{; = sloff, = JmmF atton, Polly | Williis Robards, Edithe York, Otto oran_an ‘aye. Hoffman, Cameron Coffey, Fred Gam- The De Mille screen version of “The | },01d, Louis Natheaux, Margaret Liv- Sfairs of natol” was made bY|ingston and Bert Hadley. Short e e, Tt ‘he | screen and musical offerings, includ- £ T g age manuscribt | ing a brilliant overture gleection, will and the Granville Barker adaptation. | oo Dhove sne hin P The theme deals with an_impres- - H ‘ll; young_man !o{flwellllth‘, who RIALTO0—"“Mother o’ Mine.” e to interest himself in the | - . & affairs of a number of young women, | iother o Mine.” a Thomas H. Ince but who eventually discovers that it |Production, is announced for Moore’s Rialto Theater this week, beginning today. It is a melodrama of metro- pays -best to attend one’s own affairs politan life adapted from the story and fet others do the same. The picture, declared one of gor- “The Octopps,” by Charles Belmont Davis. The cast includes Liloyd gedus and opulent interior_ settings, will ‘be given its premier Washing- Hughes, Betty Blythe, Joseph Kil- gour, Betty Ross Clark and Claire ton presentation this afternoon at 3 o'cloek. -Because of its magnitude McDowell. - ‘The plot concerns Robert Sheldon, and le the subsidiary program will be only son of his mother, who seeks the urtailed in quantity. METROPOLITAN—“The Old opportunity the city has to offer over Nest.” his native town. His mother gives . ! him a letter of introduction to a £ prominent wizard of finance, who, un- Goldwyn's production o6f RUPErt | known to the boy, is his own father, Hjighes' drama of the home, “The O1d | who has deserted his family years be. Nest,” directed by Reginald Barker,]fore. The boy is given a position in will be_shown at Crandall’s Metro- | the financier's office. to be used as a politan this week, starting this after- | cat’s-paw in doubtful busipess trans- noon. The story, briefly, is that boys and, girls will grow up and leave actions. Discovering this, he accuses the financier, who, enraged beca home, forget birthdays, even commit crimes; in fact, do everything to vex the boy has prevented the consumm: tion of a big deal, viciously attacks and-tear the maternal spirit, but in | his mother's name and in a fight is thé end.“the old nest” calls them and they come winging back. accidentally killed by his own re- Mary Alden-plays the role of the volver. The only witness perjures herself to secure the boy’s conviction. mother, appearing first as a young matron. with her six children of school penitentiary sentence after assuming the blame of a bank robbery of which he was innocent. He makes a sensa- | tional escape during a train wreck and takes refuge in a village nearby. Here his effort to befriend a lazy mule being beaten by its master gets him into more difficulties and his misfor- tunes steadily mount up until his luck turns in the final scenes of the story. The original story is by Agnes Christine Johnston. The picture was directed by William A. Seiter under the personal supervision of Thomas was made From this point the mother and her love move into prominence through thrilling situations. “Mother o’ Mine” is the first of a series of “super productions” which Mr. Moore has arranged for showing at_the, Rialto. Director Robert Bond Gotta of the Rialto- Orchestra has arranged =a musical score, and the dverture will be excerpts from Puccini's “La age; then, a little older, with graying hair, a8 their companion and adviser. Dwiglit Crittenden plays the father and ‘Helene - Chadwick and - Louise Low: the two daughters. Others are: Cullen Landis, Nick Cogley, Billie Cotton, Molly Malone, *Lefty” Flynn, Roland Rushton, Fanny Stockbridge and’ the: childret of the Booth Tark- 4ngton _*] " _comedies, Johnny | heme.” Jones; Lucille Ricksen - and Buddy.| Lloyd (Ham) Hamilton, in “Robin- e R R A L arranged by N Mirskey, conductor| " be other_sttractions. of the Metropolitan orchestra. The overture will be M. L. Lake’s arrange- ment-of famillar American melodies, under the “Songs From the Old Folks.” AnotHer -musical innovation will be the vml.fieludo as an intro- on to the pictured drama. *] Little Grey Home in the West” will 'be sung by -Flora” Brown McGill, a graduate of European .conservatories and_ post-graduate pupil of Herbert ‘Witherspoon, teacher of Mme. Homer and her daughter, Alma. Gluck, So- phie Braslau, Mabel Garrison, and CRANDALL'S—“The Inner Cham- The first three days of this week, beginning this afternoon, Alice Joyce, in Vitagrapi's new produc.ion of “The Inner Chamber,” a film version of Charles Caldwell Dobie’s novel, “The Blood Red Dawn.” ‘The story concerns the experiences X o; a worlilng.’flrl ‘"I'ro ln:li:’evled hllf)- | piness only after a bungled love af- r famous singers. B fair. Pedro De Cordoba, a finished = actor of the American stage, is cast PALACE—“Pasisng Through. |in the leading role._ Mack. Semnett's 3 new two-reel comedy, “Hard Knocks At Loew’s Palace this week Douglas | and Love Taps,” will be shown also. MacLéan will appear, both in person Th Wednesday and ay, Alico Brady will beseen in her new Realart . picture, “The. “Lan Hope,” by on 1 § Through” is the humorous