Evening Star Newspaper, December 19, 1921, Page 5

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Moreover, he established a speed record, since it took Jules Verne eighty days to circle the globe, and Puck, who boasted he could do'it in forty seconds, has yet to make good. A cut across the Atlantic from New York led to London, Paris, Norway, Spain, Gibraltar, Morocco, Italy, Greece, Egypt and India. Apparently the itinerary missed no spot of im- | portance in the orient from Siam to Hongkong. and other points of imme- mediate interest which the arms par- ley is placing before that world judge, the public eye. 3 It was, as the lecturer stated, an almost exclusively moving picture journey, with just a few beautiful colored views to give the charm of a | restful moment, as a contrast to the realistic action of original motion— revealments of the world as it stands today, with hark-back glimpses of its past. Mr. Holmes also made another rec- ord: The close of last night's lecture, which will be repeated this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, registers the twenty- fifth year of his annual lectures in this_city. It is a silver anniversary reminiscent of faithful work end ar- tistic beauty and merits a_ tribute which may be less understood. In all these twenty-five years Mr. Holmes has never broken a lecture engage- ment—anywhere. Twice there were washouts or blizzards that delayed, trains, but he made good at the ear- | liest date. Managers will explain that this is somewhat unusual. And here is something optimistic that timid travelers will like to know about: | Furthermore, in all his travels around {and up and down the earth in this last quarter of a century, says Mr. Holmes, neither he nor his traveling companions have ever suffered an ac- cldent of any sort, on land or gea, BELASCO—Shubert Vaudeville. Efnest: Evans and Girls vied with Mille. Anna Codee for top honors at the Shubert-Belasco Theater last night, when an audience that taxed the capacity of the playhouse was in attendance. The former appear in “Wedding Bells,” a musical and danc- ing act, the setting of which is quite ic, but not the costumes. Anna {Codee, supported by Frank Orth, has an amusing number, with a new va- jriety of humor. Both numbers were well received. The animal act, Brengk's Golden Horse, is one of the best ever seen here in vaudeville. The animal and trainer, covered with a preparation of gqld, appear in several beautiful poses, in which the acting of the ani- mal is a feature. The program opens with a tumbling and hand balancing act by La Belgo Duo; Griff, “the bub- ble king.” blows all kinds of bubbles and also presents a ventriloquist sketch, winding uép with the an- nouncement that hé will be glad to Bo to any of the hospitals or orphan asylums this week, during his off hours, to entertain the children. The Gallarini sisters have a good musical number, featuring various kinds of musical instruments. Wal- ter Meems, a_humorist, is entertain- g. Eddie Nelson, late comedian of he Last Waltz,” keeps the au- dience in laughter with old and new songs, especially his {llustrated song number, and the Pickfords offer a comedy novelty in_ which juggling and tumbling predominate. News pictures complete the program. STRAND—Vaudeville. “The Black Panther’s Cub,” the screen adaptation of Swinburne's poem, “Faustine,” a spectacular photoplay, with Florence Reed for its staf, is a foremost feature of this week’s bill at the Strand. The story supplies a swiftly moving drama which unfolds in the cafes and gambling circles of Paris. The Black Panther, a courtesan in a natorious gambling palace, and her daughter, the Cub, are the characters impersonated by Miss Reed. The star in the final scene lifts the picture above the stage of melodrama to the tragedy of a life squandered past reclamation and in despair lest its influence blight an innocent girl. La Reine and his company, in elec- trical entertainment and fun; Turner and Turner, in a specialty of dancing and tumbling; Charles and Cecil Mc- Naughton, in' “Getting Acquainted”; Ed Jackson and Dot Taylor, with Morty Howard at.the piano, in a song and dance number, and Jimmy Lyons, “The Soldier Ambassador.” in a mono. logye, with minor film attractions, com- plete the bill. : CAPITOL—“Bathing Beauties.” A new burlesque show is offered at the Capltol Theater this week in the Bathing Beautles company, which opened yesterday to crowded houses. Four popular players of the Amori- can wheel—Jack Hunt, comedian; Lola Austin, prima donna; Grace Furnside, ingenue, and Pep Bedford, soubrette—are members of the cast and each stands out in the per- formance. The show is in two dcts and is made up of more than twenty musi- cal and specialty numbers. A chorus of twenty “California beach beauties” introduces last-minute novelties in bathing costumes and appears in a score of colorful numbers. Worthy of special mention are Jack Hunt and Harry Van in a burlesque opera, while Mias Bedford’s dash doe: much to help the action of the per- formance, A wrestling match 1s announced for Thursday night between Joe Turner and Demon Ellis. Photoplays. METROPOLITAN—Pola Negri, in “Vendetta.” “The ‘Vendetta,” an emotional ro- mance of Corsican life, with Pola Negrl in the dominant role, was pre- sented at the Metropolitan Theater yesterday afternoon and evening be- fore audiences that testified to the popularity of the foreign screen star, who was first seen here as the Du Barry of “Passion.” While lacking the tragic immensities of the German production, which has the history of France for its background, “Ven- detta,” In its battle clash between Corsican honor and woman's love, pictures the history of human nature, which, after all, is the history of the world—including France. The story has for its basis the love 'of Marianna, a young countess of vast estates, for her brother Antonio of the Corsican army. The English ship Victory is in port and her officers are at cards in the Corsican regimental club, when Antonio, misinterpreting a note from his sister, staggers from his wine party to challenge a per- fectly unknown Englishman for an injury that did not exist. Returning to his quarters, Antonio’s servant, Tomasso, implores his master not to fight, because of his condition, and also because he has given his word to Marianna never to fight another duel. Failing to influence his master, Tomasso seeks Marianna, and they reach the grounds by dawn to find Antonio dying and his adversary summoned unexpectedly to his ship. The sister, frenzied with grief, swears to have life for life—and the vendet: is born. The English officer, having refused to give his name, for fear of ‘court-martial, the only clué to his identity is the pistol in dead Antonio’s hand. Count Donelll, guardian and juccessful suitor, promises to aid his ward to fulfill her vengeance if she will promise to be his wife, and, dazed with horror, she agrees. A fever quarantines the Corsican town and Marianna, in the service of the Red Cross, nurses & young English officer and—romance comes. This complication weaves in and sut of a masze of conflicting emotions that the screen star portrays "with the power of & woman who has to judge between her brother’s picture, and all it stands for, and the love ‘that has come into her life. ,As Marianna, Pola Negri, discards the sinister fascina- tions of her previous roles and por- trays the innocence of a girl handi- capped by inherited tradition, giving to the role a realism that makes of the vendetta an exciting melodra- matic embodiment of love and symbol- ized hate. Emil Jannings, who will be seen here later in the star role of a master production, gives to the role of Tomasso a character study of de- votion, tense in its poignant faithful- ness to a heedless padrone. The hero quality of the lover may be measured by his efficient work as the lover in former 'productions associated with the star. The bill includes a Prizma natural color-study of “Gardens of Normandy" and a “Fast and Furious” carnival of l\tln. the stuff that dreams are made o The orchestra, directed by N. Mirs- key, won applause for its rendition of “I1 Guarnay.” N. L. RIALTO—Louis Rozsa—“What No Man Knows.” In pursuance of its policy of pre- senting both musical and film at- tractions, the Rialto Theater has en- gaged Louis Rozsa. baritone, as its concert artist for the current week. Mr. Rozsa has just come to this coun- try from Budapest to join the Metro- politan Opera Company in New York, and Washington audiences are afford- ed an unusual opportunity in being able to hear him sing before his en- gagement there begins. Yesterday afternoon, at his initial appearance, Mr. Rozsa sang the ponu- lar “Toreador” number from “Car- men.” His voice is powerful and has a surprising volume, which easily eclipsed the accompaniment of the entire orchestra. At the conclusion of the selection the audience enthu- siastically applauded the artist, re- calling him four or five times, but he failed to respond with an encore. The film attraction, “What No Man Knows,” presents Clara Kimball Young In a role quite different from that of the “vampire” she has so often portrayed, for she is seen as an altruistic newspaper writer who apparently gives most of her time to collecting funds for milk stations in the slums of New York. Later. however, she also bestows some of her attention on the abused husband of a kleptomaniac, and complications ensue, which are, of course, eventu- ally solved by the conventional happy ending. The supporting cast includes Willlam Carleton. Edward Kimball and little Jean Carpenter. who de- serves especial mention for her real- | istic portrayal of a blind child. The ¥ox news and a Christie comedy com- plete the program. E. D. PALACE—“A Prince There Was.” Many plays transposed from _the stage to the screen are benefited by the greater scenic possibilities offered by the motion picture, but such is not the case with “A Prince There Was,” the George M. Cohan production pic- tured by Tom Forman, that is pre- sented this week at Loew's Palace Theater. Much of the action of the story occurs in a squalid boarding house about which there is nothing picturesque, and the sprightly dia- logue which characterized the stage play naturally is lost. Thomas Meighan, one of the screen’s best actors, Is cast in the leading role, but it is not strong enough to reveal his best ability as a motion picture performer. The same is true of Mildred Harris, a co-star, who is given a somewhat weak as- signment. The best part falls to the lot of “Peaches” Jackson, a young- ster playing the boarding house drudge. This little actress does all she can to save an otherwise near drab entertainment. ‘The story has for its principal char- acters a millionaire, who believes himself “all wrong” with the world, and a well-reared girl, reduced to poverty through the suicide of her father, who has been ruined by the machinations of the millionaire's fis- cal agent. The girl has sought ref- uge in a cheap boarding house and is endeavoring to make a living as an authoress, but her stories are contin- ually rejected by publishers. ‘The mililonaire, world-weary, heeds the advice of a magazine publishing friend and decides to “bump the bumps” and see life in its ugliness. He becomes an associate editor of the magazine and is acquainted with the misfortune of the struggling author- ess through the intercession of the little household slavey, who has been directed to him after failing to reach the magazine publisher. ‘The new. associate editor assumes another name and moves to the boarding house. He loses little time in falling in love with the authoress, and his affection is reciprocated, un- til the girl discovers it was his meney that caused her father’s ruin. He proves, however, that the commercial transactions were made without his knowledge by his agent, and, with the help of the boarding house drudge, the girl in distress and the rich idler find & new interest in life. COLUMBIA—“Don’t Tell Every- thing.” “Don’t Tell Everything” dre crowded houses to the Columbia Time to Repaper 'Painti}\g —thtnm’u&_ before ;.h Dol Papering o and see onrmlu”llu o etc., at Low .,.K;ma.‘."“.{" you_ how Prices. St [wsjountéajtia e e S HARRY W. TAYLOR CO. 3333 1Sth St. N.W. Phone Col. 1077 Hair Goods and piscar o hepe 809 7th'St. 1771 Col. Road M- Oieet Mo at Hellerer T BERMUDA—CUBA MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES 'WEST INDIES CRUISES CARIBBEAN CRUISES CALIFORNIA AND HONOLULU Via PANAMA CANAL Europe, Orlent, South America * Steamship Tickets—All Lines OBER’S Steamahip mad Tourist Agemey, Neo. 1 m :.-nllu HOTEL HADLEIGH 16th, V and W Sts. SPECIAL December 26th From‘t,lp.m. $1.50 - Dancing Until 12 Reservations open until the morning of the 26th. — s s o, ol SN Theater yesterday, where the in- tereating picture pensd its second week. Lorna Moon's satire is filled with delightfully funny situations that have a special appeal to the younger generation. A trio of the cleverest players of the screen—Wallace Reid, Elliott Dexter and Gloria Swanson— shine in various situations, Mr. Reld especially, as the result of being good- looking and loved by many different girls. The comedy is good and the high ideals of the girls as to their sweethearts are refreshing, Mr. Dex- ter-is given the opportunity to proffer good advice and wise sayings in the role of a philosopher, and Gloria Swanson, with the domineering ways of a spoiled child, quickly learns that demanding everything from her lover and husband is asking_too much, With the wisdom of a Solo- mon, however, she wins back her bet- ter-half with tactics known to the gentler sex since the days of Adam and Eve. The added attractions are the same as last week—even the music. ENICKERBOCKER—“Vendetta.” The chief attraction the first two days of the week at Crandall’s Knick- erbocker is “Vendetta,” Pola Negrl's latest picture, which is reviewed in connection with the Metropolitan Theater. The *“William Tell” overture, by Rossini, and Signor Ernesto Natiello's own composition, “The Knickerbocker Theater March,” played for the first time, comprised the musical features. The new Fox comed Past and Furious,” featuring Al St. John; the Pathe News and the Literary Digest's "l'l'oph:s of the Day"” are added attrac- tions. CRANDALL'S—“The Man of Stone.” A} of soldiering in the desert, with little touch of the Garden of Allah, are apparent in “The Man of Stone,” Selznick’s latest starring vehicle for | 7th and O streets, which was shown |at 10 o'clock. The program is being arranged by Miss Sonya Kur, Conway Tearle, yesterday at Crandall's Theater, and which will be ita feature the first three days of the week. The story is intensely interesting, with much romance and many thrills. It deals with the trials of a cour- ageous British army captain, who is in command of an outpost in Arabla. Native uprisings, sand storms and desert maneuvers form interesting high spots in this gripping tale. Other leading characters in the play are: Lady Fortesque, whose conge wai the cause of this officer’s leaving En- gland, and Laila, a pretty little Arab girl. The latter nurses the English officer through a long and dangerous fever and succeeds in changing him from a “man of stone” to a human- itarian. Prominent in the support of Mr. Tearle are Betty Howe and Martha Mansfield. The picture was directed by George Archainbaud. The entertainment is rounded out with a Larry Semon comedy, “The Bell Hop,” and a pipe organ recital. INDIANS ARE SENTENCED. ALLAHABAD, British India, De- cember 19.—Pundit Motilal Mehru, a prominent nationalist leader, his son and two nephews, who were arrested December 7 in connection with the non operationist movement, were ntenced to six months in prison and a fine each of 100 rupees. It was de- creed that they should serve another month in prison in case there was a default in the payment of their fines. ALL UPHOLSTERY WORK 627 F St. N.W. FOR XMAS FIRE SETS ANDIRONS SCREENS GAS LOGS RADIANTFIRES BE CHEERFUL Big stock at very low prices & MUDDIMAN Will Be Finished in Time for Xmas. 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