Evening Star Newspaper, February 13, 1922, Page 12

Amusements Newman's “Alaska” Traveltalk. “Alaska,” the third and closing traveltalk in Newman's present eourse, was delivered and pictured last night at the National Theater, be- fore an audience distinguished by the | presence of prominent Alaskans, many local scientists and members of the diplomatic corps. : The far north, “where the polar bear lives,” had forcolorful back- ground the composite Eskimo; men, women and countless children—one family of fifteen tumbling happily through an opening in an apparent black hole roofed over by sod. Better shacks revealed the customs of & peo- ple, healthy, though bathless, whose spiritual bend was expressed by totem posts and whose appetites seemed to be satisfied by snow water and fish. “The inside passage” provided every thrill that travelers have accorded it. and another wonder was a railroad rush over the White Pass railway; with a comforting glimpse of the “northwest mounted” on duty in the whiteness of the eternal Snows, and' with America’s vr'l')lf{less expressed by legraphers in khaki. leT;ge !‘\zlondlke trail, with its tragic reminiscence of what men will dare and do for gold, was shown with mo- tion realism, and there was an mter& esting study of dog life in a lan Where horses and modern vehicles are practically unkndwn. _]nspeclmn was made of hydraulic mining, al}d tge first part had, for climax \"lev\s. the midnight sun. Visits 'to Yukon, to Dawson, the city that was, and ag ~voyage down the river \'uk:.'m U.)‘ Fal r'-I banks, with 3 panoramic Kill % of a Yodak bear, “the largest earnivorous; e world,” led across water alley of ten thou: d‘ and for a rivaling re\'elauon‘ of nature, xhefllemm_reri sented what he expressed as 3.’;“;"‘-“-"- g spectacle. than which ¢ more wonderful is to scen | ::;T-'x;iro _ the breaking up of 2 \‘as‘: $eid of ice. in which figures chiseled; by nature appeared so human that as they fell alone and in groups into the roaring waves eac took c¢n an canny sense of suicide. In his summing "p of wh\llh means to the United States the turer reinforced she enthus! Alaska | lec tic ott C. Bo:e, w! together Wi i irman of the .8 sion, and Col ¢ the Alaskan road VIE LANCASTLR. ence Mears, chal 1 gineering commis: Steese, president . eommission. NAN nugsco-‘—‘-Chnckles." For the second time this season the Bedini revue, “Chuckles of 19217 is back at the Shubert-Belasco Theatet, with Bobby Clark and Paul McCullough In the leading roles. The show was ood before it made the tour of the cir-| BSit, and is even better now. having been improved with several additions. The revue takes up about half tl program, but not for an instant does the audiénce wish for anything to re- Tt is a continuous round of ream” from opening to d McCullough are as ley, Jack Edward; Helen Slanle)ChR\:ll’; Wheeler, Pauiine Anderson, Charle: Adler and Charles Mack. Leo, a live Jion, also adds to the entertainment. Sevéral new musical nuénbers are pre- nted and are well sunj S he bill, as a whole, is one of the best presented at this theater for some time. It opens with “The Ice Carnival in which Alfred Naess and company assisted <= Sigrid, give an inter- osting exhibition of ice skatifg. A hand-balancing and tumbling act, much above the ordinary, is presented by Charles McGoods ~and company, in «Ppastimes in a Bil'lard Parlor.” Buck ley. Sharpless and Bisland, who later 2ppear in the revue, offer a specialty called “Bits of Ever: in which | they please with new songs and dances. Nonet. 2, although forced to appear in her street clothes and without her f delay in delivery with her violin ‘and “golden 'vo and. assisted by Mat McNally. who shows how a piano Should he played. won a cordi eption. George Mullen and Ed Corelli appear | in a satire in which they imitate Enz- lishmen. to the amusement of the audi- ence, and Earl Rickard, with new songs. completes the bill, News pictures also are shown. STRAND—“In Wrong. “In Wrong." a one-act farce offered by Frank Whittier and company. opens the bill at ths Strand Theater this; week. The cast includes Charles Dey. Verue Sheridan, Frank Whittier and | Amy Ince. It is “another one of tHose | bedroom fiascos’ and _depicts 3 strange entanglements of two couples with the same last name who persist in getting into the wrong room Jonia’s Hawaiians in'a tropical ser- enade were well received in native songs, music and dances. Hart, Wag- ner and Eltis make a good showing in their comedy idea, “Going to the Opera.” A pleasing music and song diversion is offered by Melville and Stetson, jr. Obala and Adrienne, gym- nasts, present a breezy acrobatic act. Alice Lake, the Metro film star. well portrays her part in her new ve- hicle, “The Hole in the Wall” The picture abounds in the mystic and the mysterious, and deals with fortune telling and fortune hunting. Other at- tractions are a comedy, news weekly and orchestral selections. CAPITOL—“A Whirl of Gayety.” A travesty on life in Hollywood. Tniversal City and other big film cen- ters of California and the east is of- fered at the Capitol Theater this week as a feature of “A Whirl of Gayety,” Art Clamage's latest con- tribution to the burlesque stage. Mr. Clamage, who wrote it, is said to be a movie actor of some experi- ence_himself. Other big _scenes of the show are! “Bachelor Days."” “The City Boot- black Parlor,” and “Harmony Land.” Mickey _ Markwood and = Walter the comedians, and Nadine May Hamilton, Edith Mark- wood, Lorraine Clark, Harold Blodg- ett and W. H. Trueheart, have leading parts. Col. . Alaskan en- J. G. Photoplays. METROPOLITAN—Hope Hampton and “Star Dust.” Hope Hampton came to Washington yesterday in both the flesh and via the reel route, at Crandall's Metro- politan Theater, cnarm:ng her au- diences both by her words from the stage and her action on the screen, in “Star Dust,” a picture “suggested” by Fannie Hurst's novel. Hope's hair is a brilliant Titian hue. It seems to frame her wistful face like an aura. It catches the lights and becomes their playground. 1t's the sort of hair that makes young bachelors wonder if she's married, too. There’'s no camera that can depict adequately the masses of Titian hair covering such a head. The camera in “Star Dust” seemed to catch more than a face when it caught Hope's visage as Lily Becker. It caught the wistful spirit she put into the characterization of a -girl who had bean browbeaten into mar- riage with a subsequent wife-beater, ‘who loved music as devotedly as her husband loved his pork and beans, and who plodded through a life de- void of happiness. Lily Becker, from the time she wore pigtails and “little-girl” knee dresses, was destined by her mother as the ‘mate to Albert Penny, “the best catch of Paradise, Jowa,” played by Thomas Maguire, an eternally chewing, small- town egoist. Lily always loved sing- ing and music and had dreaméd -of Maestro Marvelli's wonderful New York studio and the pleasure of sing-! ing for him. DBut mother was the head of the family, and when Alfred Penny began his suit it wasn't ten minutes before it was brought to successful conclusior. Lily didn't) bhave any say in the matter whatever. 8he went to live with Albert and. Family troubles, in- ' i co- 'he can do something other than light (When he did there was an ominous | hush paradoxically shrieking through the playhouse.) Lily left Paradise then. She went to New York, and sang for Marvelli, who pronounced her good, but not quite good enough. She must take three lessons a week at the rate of $25 per lesson. Naturally, Lily was “up against it. She wandered from one fleld to an other’ until she became a mother. Then, in desperate need, she used her last ‘dime for carbolic acid. The druggist, noting a wild look, sold her pure water. She drank the contents and waited for death in Céntral Park. It was there that a musical composer, without the accustomed long hair and flowing tie, found her. The re- Ramder Is guessable. Fan folks will ke Hope Hampton and many will like her photoplay. “The Duck Hunter,” a Mack Sennett comedy; news films and Daniel Breeskin's direction of the orchestra were added features. Mr. Breeskin Teceived a_ warm_reception, and his direction of the “Dance of the Hours" met with prolonged applause. PALACE—Will Rogers, in “One - Glorious Day.” Prof. Ezra Botts was a spirituslist, favoring spirits etheral rather than anti-Volsteadian. But after his great- est manifestation of spiritualistic power, the professor blamed a bottle of bitters for the unusual actlvities of his worldly body. He was una- ware of the fact that Ek, a sprite from the land of the unborn, was re- sponsible for everything. Had been for picture featured at Loew's Palace Theater yesterday and to be con- inued through Wednesday, ve had hard sledding, despite the excellent work of Will Rogers and Lila Lee, co-stars in the production. For some reason known perhaps to | fantasy of the dream episodes. the producers, John Fox, who was cast in the role of Ek, is not men tioned prominently in advance no. tices of the picture, yet he is every where on the screen. villain and unites the happy lovers and generally dominates the actlon. The work of John Fox in this role is the best of its kind ever seem here. Furthermore it isa tribute to “trick” photography Tired of waiting a chance to get to earth as the soul of a newcomer, Ek ‘plays hooky” from his celestial home and drops to this world. He visits blind tigers and jazz dance halls before discovering Prof. Botts. The professor tells his audience that at 10 o'clock that night he will visit @ meeting in_ spirit, while his body ill remain in_ his boarding house. Tihs gives his opportunity. As soon as the professor's spirit quits the waorldly body, Ek takes its place and Ezra Botts is transformed from a meek. unaggressive person to a rip-roaring, two-fisted radical. The rejuvenated Botts, with a few aves to grind, loses no time in step- ping on the treadle of the grindstone. He soundly thrashes some scheming politicians” who have been attempt- ing to use him unfairly, startles his spiritualists by drinking on the public highway, shakes a wicked shimmy in the dance emporium, and unmercifully mauls his rival in love. But t unaccustomed physical ef- fort” is too much for the worldly body of Botts, and Ek, disgusted at having selected such a feeble home, and the wandering spirit comes back to its own. When the professor awakens, how- ever, he remembers nothing of his extraordinary adventures. Will Rogers as the professor Is de- lightful. The same can be said for Lila Lee as Molly Botts’ landlady. There are several villains in the story, and all are bad as they should be—not as actors, of however, puts the “pep” into the professor and the picture. COLUMBI;:‘Forever.“ “Forever,” the screen version of eter Ibbetson.” which is shown at Loew's Columbla this week, is un- doubtedly one of the masterpieces of silent drama. Every part, from the trivial to the most important, is in- terpreted with artistry and under- standing. which is to be expected when one considers that such .actors as George Fawcett and Elliott Dex- ter are cast in minor roles. As for the principals, Wallace Reid, as Peter Ibbetson, forcibly demonstrates that the daughter of —_— i /. say Blue-jay to your druggist Stops Pain Instantly The simplest way to end a corn is Blue-jay. A touch stops the pain in- stantly. Then the corn loosens and comes out. Made in two forms—a colorless, clear fiquid (one drop does itl) and in extra thin plasters. 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The picture is ends happily. a screen version of the first story The cast is made up of capable|written especially for the screen by 2 z e of the dead husband, who is slain |actors and the photographic work is| Katherine Nawlin Burt, suthor of scenes and costumes, an® *his realism _land the baby branded with a hot|good. The added attractions include |iThe of reproduction 15 oddly at variance | Rialto. The greater part of the pic- 3o, by 5" Chinege villain in love | “Step This Way,” the Fox News and [ blin with the ephemeral thread of fairy- |ture is devoted to scenes in China|ywith the second wife. The child is|Current Topics, with a good musical | foreman who knows men only and story which links the unhappy inci- | which gives a chance for lavish dis- | carried to Frisco by a devoted China- | program. | is dumib in the presence of the woman | shortly after the birth of a child. 0-— " RIALTO-—"Shame. The baby_ boy later is credited with Thrills are a feature of “Shame.”|being th& child of the Chinese wife fused lens have given it atmosphere | which could not be achieved on the stage. Great attention is shown in detail to the English _and French|the photoplay this week at Moore's the Duchess of Towers the sweet and appealing figure which George Du Maurier must have visualized when he wrote the book The story is woven from dreams is lifted with it from the prosaic world of fact, ‘it is' a depressing one. Little Branding Iron” and “Snow- It concerns a lumber camp CRANDALL'S—House Peters, “The Man From Lost River.” “The Man From Lost River,” a dents of the plot. The result is an s man and grows up to head the big | he loves. A glib lovemaker wins the Untsual film, "weil worth seeing, 1r |Play that ia taken advantage of to R, Bt BTGNS fiiner. "“The villain | | &irl but_soon proves his unworthi: tears, but if. one can “dream true,” | one is interested in artistic photog- | the fullest extent. Other scenes are|comes to America and tells the man | The situation finally becomes as Gogo and Mimsi did, the sorrow | raphy and excellent acting. laid in the Chinatown of San Frar-|he is a half-caste, and because of it| unbearable to the young wite, and will be forgotten in the whimsical Owing to the length of the fea- \(-lsco and in Alaska. There is no|he flees to Alaska. His wife follows | thrilling climax brings it to a close. ‘ure, subsidiary attractions are limit- | lack of material for background. | with the faithful Chinaman. The | A comedy, “The Fast Mail.” in which .d to a News Weekly and a “Mutt| The story concerns a man estranged | villain also hikes after him. 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