Evening Star Newspaper, December 24, 1922, Page 29

AMUSEMENTS, ClthT.\l:\h WEERK, with its spirit of “Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men,” is no time for the critic to exploit his talents and opinions God's In His Heaven and All's Well With the World™ '~ a saie theme for discourse and a potent suggestion to all to help, to the fintit of their possibility. to attain a normaley which will make the Golden Rule a thing of practice as well of theory. It is good and even help- ful to believe that “there is so much good in the worst of us and so much bad in the best of us that it ill behooves any of us to find fault with the her fellow Together with the world theatrical the world of silent “drama is making a sincere effort to better itseli and to make its good deeds worthy to find the light. The varied attractions provided and an- wounceg for Christmas week entertainment all merit attention:and sup- port. All represent sincere cfiort te please and to help the holiday scason —Xoan era of sunshine following the gray clouds that have preceded it. forget, for the time at least, all human irailty and shortcomings and Y to remember that dear old humanit really lovable after all A3 H. LANDVOIG?. Pholoplays This Week —_— AT THE PHOTOPLAY HOUSES THIS WEEK. ALACE—Elsie Ferguson, in “Outcast.” Shown this afternoon and i cvening. 3 “TROPOLITAN—"The Hottento evening. | RTIALTO—Wesley Barry, “Heroes of the Street.” Shown this aiter- Shown this afternoon and noon and evening. COLUMBIA—"Peg o’ cvening. CENTRAL—Colleen 1oon and evening CRANDALL'S—Harry Carey, afternoon and cvening. My Heart.” Shown this aiternoon and Moore. “Broken Chains.” Shown this after- “Good:Men and True.” Shown this LEADER—"Thc Broken Silence.” Shown this aiternoon and cvening. LINCOLN (Colorcd)—Richard Barthelmess, “The Bond Boy.” Shown this aitirnoon and evening. I PALACE—Elsie Ferguson in *“Out- | cast. { . The Christmas week attraction at | CENTRAL—Colleen Moore in Palace Theater, begiuning this *“Broken Chains.” flexnoon, will be the [beautlfulf ., 41y Contral Theater, formeny i tiste of stage sie Fer- | the Garden, will be opened to the <uson, in Paramount’s sereen version | public this afternoon at 3 o'clock, to There will be added screen and musi- cal attraction s « stage play by Hu- | ShOW for the first time In Washing- Otea the stage pluy bt BN on Alleni Holutara: prodoction o bert: Henry Davies in which Miss [ ‘Broken Chains,” released us a Gotd- | Ferguson had remark Wyn attraction, with Colleen Moore, i The adaptatic Malcolm McGregor and Ernest Tor- phine Lovett a rence in the stellar roles. | jon wis directed by The Central has been -completely 1o of the saplished directors of | renovated, redecorated, roseated and mera alm, who willi be re-inewly equipped and will present picture of Fdward | many improvements in facilities tor Bee” with 3iss Doris | public comfort and convenlcnce as nd David Powell as | well as a handsome new stage set- m Lavid, Mary |t Tts major feature today 1s| I j the sereen verson of the $10,000 prize seleeted in tie Chicago Wi m Fowe . Charles ned Willi Ferguson. ws-Goldwyn gontest, which cerns cutcast [resulted in the romance of the award ets, under of the grand prize to a Florida Wwoman about to be evicted from her { home. The story e |easterner, st falls o only to d ucerns a wealthy young who was a coward. ridi- s been given cule by all with whom he came in Determined. howevel fcontact. until spurred to physical e on to his poine A v by love of a girl who was the cabin of and cruel- aving been ner in the mean America. wn happ d then | a pris s for suicide at sea. In | Bovan Boone x that for thrill and ; vt man_in thoroughly quietly prepar dramatic clin 7\ z ! ring has rarely been equaled the | beaten up by this huge man is hrought to a realization that ; brute, Peter Wyndham returns to the S love for the outeast is greater | sk next day and turns the tables ) he knew. He races against | upon his former assail- h in an aeroplane and rescues hus ‘winning the respect of his | her at the moment when all hope of s. {alcolm Gregor, Ernest dsor are con- seemed lost. 4 ping array of Christmas of- forings, including the Pathe new. Topics of the Day and a seasonable | overture with an incidental orche: tral score will be added attraction: saving h .. and other ~minor featuces hown. with musical numbers. The doors will oben today and to- morrow at 2:30 p.m., the first show |starting at 3 p.m., both Sunday and | Christmas = day. Daily thereafter METROPOLITAN—"The Hotten- [agore will open at 10:30 am. . and 5 iperformances will be continuous from tot” (Douglas McLean-Madge | 17", 1" o' 4" {CRANDALL'S—Harry Carey in ! “ " — ————— | in_one pleture at the same um girl who tries to break into the Jpolitan Theater by initial presen G°_°d Men and True. "cailed “all-star” casts will paie into it is to he produced on s today. beginning at 3 pam. Sareya i Re_plctured in| We all seem to Le so goncerned insignificance as a result of plans for & scals thad will require tre cosmera Fiotientot.” Thomas M.~ Tices Men and True” at Crandall's'about the doings of the Gish sisters. “.ramount production to be called | tion of the stars of ail the leadin screen version of William Col- | Theater this afternoon at_3 o'clock | Lillian at present 1s sy Somemhere wood.” which is to be produced production units in the vieinity famous faree. with the stellariand through Tuesday. = The story | in Italy working on ~bn carly du the coming vear for re- Los An According to announe voles played Dou, Melean andiconcerns the conflict between J. Wee- | ter.” while Dorothy is in New Yorl lease in May ment Jesse 1. lasky of “the dge Bellamy.. and of Llovd Hamil- [ley Pringle and Thorpe, a gambler. and has just fini Fury” with 1t is not to be a story simply show. 18 el < two-reel burlesque of small-town § rivals for Ui office iff in A Richard Barthelme. ing the workings of the motion i e of tie princiy Jdinz in the far w The Edu-{town near the Mex border. | Minor films will be shown also { Thorpe and his gang engage in smug- | which are discov- | ! ecial musical contributions made | gling enterpris archestra ered by Pringle. A desperate com In “The Hottentot” hunior and thrills ) bar sues. during which Thorpe’ = blended into a comedy masterpiece. | car fo. Pringle and his horse over e story coucerns the adventures of aja precipice mto a raging torrent. ringle returns, however, and carries the combat to his adversary with all that that gentleman can stand—and then some. Noah Beery and Thomas Jefferson have featured roles. Others include Vola Vale and Tully Marshall. An added feature will be Mack Sen- nett's farce, “When Summer Comes. horse. but upon being taken for Sam Harrington, the wi most famous stes 3 chosen to ride * Hotfentot.” the wildest mount in the stable of thorough- hreds. The Educator” shows how a new er was welcomed to a “hard- . . THE SUNDAY . STAR, WASHINGTON, ELSIE &, FERGUSON WVirL RogERS Tincoli MOST of the famous men and wom- en in the film world are to appe: ed” community, where instructors usually lasted about one day. The Metropolitan World Survey and ‘Fun From the Press,” compiled by the Literary Digest, will augment the ple- torial program. Tomorrow, Ci politan will not until 3 p.m., the doors opening_ 43 on Sunday. mALTO—WesiéffiBany, “Heroes of the Street.” With the Christmas spirit pervad- ng and the entire house being deco- rated with evergreens. with a g #aous clectrical displuy. the illumi- Bated tree and Toy Town. which has —sunnio to be an annual event, Moore's iinito Theater will open its_doors d;fi‘w for the holiday season. offering ““'program of cinema and musical at- *ractio \ Wesley Barry in his latest picture. “Heroes of the Street” an adapta- toiy of Lem Parker's stage play, will e, featured, with Marie Prevost, Jack Malhall. Philo McCullough, = Will Walling, Wilfred Lucas and others in the cast tmas Day, the Metro- egin_its performances: t2:30; Heroes of the Street” opens as a temoving, funn comedy, develops & # pathetic struggle of a boy to @ his father's position as head of (@ ) he family and then merges into a nuine honest-to-goodness love and ‘. wystery plot M which -back-stage And society life are blended. - Mr. and Carter De Haven in “ZiEr latest comedy, “Christmas bpies of the Day” and the latest X News Rl1s0 be shown, A Christmas overture will be the musieal, feature. (OLUMBIA—Laurette Taglor in o “Peg o' My Heart.” The Christmas week program at . dwew's Columbia Theater, beginning zhis afternoon. will feature for a second week the Metro screen version of “Peg o My Heart.” J. Hartley Manners' fa- wus Stag r. in which Laurette for s the : As a stage play. “Peg o' My Heart” had one of the most phenomenal runs in theatrical history. It played 6.608 nerformances in the United States and was also played in almost every civilized oreign_country on the globe. Now it mes to the screen and already, during first week's engagement in Wash- on. it has been witnessed by usands. Mary O'Hara picturized the play. with o aseistance of J. Hartley Manners, c author. The screen version was di- cted by the noted King Vidor. Tt is the well known story of a care- free, Trish lass. accustomed to happi- ness in her own humble home, whe suddenly acquires an Inheritance and iaces the necessily of acquiring an edu- cation in the home of aristocratic rela- tlves who arc both unfriendly and un- <ind. Tt is whimsical in its appeal, ro- sty charm and fine eharacterization. starring Biily Bevan. Today and to- morrow the first performances will begin at 3 pm. Other days of the week the opening hour will be 10.30 am.. with performance at 11. Wednesday _and Thursday _Pat OMalley and Pauline Starke will be pictured in “My Wild Irish Rose.” a romance of old Ireland, with “A Kitchen Highbrow" as the comedy: and Friday and Saturday “The Broad- way Madonna” will be shown, with “Ocean Swells” to provide the laughs. Minor features and pipe organ accom- paniment will be provided daily. LEADER—“The Broken Silence.” ‘When James Oliver Curwood's lat- est productio “The Broken Silence, starts today at the Lecader Theater. the patrons will have an opportunity to secc the only whi e Siberlan wonl in captivity. The story Is ccntered around this white wolf, and is said to be a fascinating tale of love and In- trigue, culminating in a tremendous climax. Harold Llovd. in umber, Please,” will be the comedy feature. { LINCOLN—Richard Barthelmess | Tre first three days of Cl)riulmusl& in “The Bond Boy.” {week at the Lincoln Theater, begin- ning this afternoon, Richard Barthel- mess will be pictured in “The Bond ** the story of a noverly-:lrxc:mn‘ I vouth farmed out to a miserly task- master, in whose home the lad be- comes ' apprised of conditions that eventuaily lead to his being tried for murder, convicted and sentenced to {be hanged. all because he would net {betray a woman’s trust. Mary Alden, Mary Thurman, Ned Sparks and Law- rence D'Orsay are in the cast. Mack Senmett’s “On_ Patrol,” a laughable two-reel comedy, also will be shown, with a new issue of the Kinoghams. Wednesday and Thursday 11l Rog- ers will be pictur in Hodkinson's “The Headless Hordeman,” a screen version of the “Legend of Sleepy Hol- low/" one of the classics of American literature, and James Aubrey will be pictured in “Tenderfoot Luck,”, with a’new issue of Starland Review; and Friday and Saturday Harry Carey! will be seen in “Good Men and True.” a thriller, with Buster Keaton in “My v =\ Wife's Relations.” also “A Vacation Cocktail” and the Fox News, Today and tomorrow periorfiances will Sogin at 3 p.m. There will be Yuletide showings dally at 2 p.m. and running continuously until 11:30 p.m. American. Today, Charles Ray, in “The Deuce ' w, Milton Sills, in | “One Clear Anita ewart. in Honor”; Wedncsday, Gaston Glass, in “The Son of Life"; Thursday, James Oliver Cur- wood's “The Golden Snare”; Friday, Marshall Neilan's “Fools First," and of Spades™; tomo! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL == RIALTO NOTE—DOORS OPEN 2:30 P. M., CHRISTMAS DAY—NQTF WESLEY BARRY--MARIE PREVOS IN WARNER BROS. PRESENTATION OF LEM PARKER'S PLAY PICTURIZED 4 COMEDY DRAMA OF LAUGHTER AND THRILLS. OVERTURE “YULETIDE” ARRANGED BY GEORGE WILD EXTRA-—ANNUAL ELECTRICAL DISPLAY—SEE —_— e FAMOUS RIALTO CHRISTMAS TREE AND TOYLAND REVUE > 7 DESIGNED BY PHILIP CHIPMAN ; R R AR AR AR ARNR IR D. C, MapeE BELLAMY ~ Me{-&opofi{am | “Famous People in Hollywood. ture capital DAILY 11 to 11 DECEMBER 24, It is to be a real dra- matic production, mirroring the life 1922_PART 3. - 1 | “‘PERHAPS the most mel?orahlc Christmas of my life,”. say | George Arliss, the distinguished actor, ‘was when I was twelve years old or thereabouts. My parents gave a chil- i dren’s Christmas party. My cousin was to bring with him two schoolmates. the sons of an actress, and the three boyx were to play for us a screaming farce entitled ‘Mre. Bottlewasher'd Apart- ment.’ We had had a stage erected with curtaln and footlights. This was to be the very backbone of our party. | _“But a dreadful thing happencd: the | two sons of the actress arrived, bring- ing with them the news that my cousin had a billous attack and couldn't come. and so there could be no play. Thix tragic news was confided to my mother and my brothers and myself in low and awful tones. What was to be done? | “All the children had already | selzed with paroxysms of joy at | | | ! OVER in Dublin tomorrow, Christ- mas day. there is going to be one family, with & few ueighbors, per- haps, who are to have a Christmas unlike any they have ever had before. It is going to be a Christmas with |an entertainment thoughtfull. pro- | vided for them by a son on.this side of the ocean and a close friend of that son. { The name of the son is John Cormack-—he who pug “Mother chree” in the hall of fame, who intro- duced “Macushla” to the masses and | who often responds to encores with | “At Dawning." Me- Danger: | GREAT i ihe photoplay, “The Covered Wagon.” for Paramount in Utah. w: ! successtull; accomplithed at the jtion eighty-five miles from Ailford jlast week. The feat of the men who {braved the dangers of the Oregon ail in ‘48 was duplicated in film- !mx the scenes, i Two hundred wazons horses, muies and ox rushing stream, the wagon boxes lushed to 10gs in order that they might float the running gear and the entire train {driven into the river while outriders | with whips forced the leading teams out into swimming water. 5 1. The oxen ewam better than e orses. thelr bodies entirely submerged, drawn by ws forded the | with Just their noses visible. The lead wagons crossed safely. but when in mid- stream some of the horses beeame on- | tangled in harness v floundering. | were carried down str n, George Ade’s latest stors ek Iome ® the heen {American 1t is declared 100 about whom the story revolves t been dgeided upon, ave Lut the sup- | Per vent . . dealing with the {porting cast will read like a roster |1ives of prople who the politiciun filin celebrities.- In it. among |say form il of our rs, are ( B. De Mille, Pola ! try. Gloria Swa Tho o2 §103 dnre: enis are n. Bebe Da i s it > prod iret seene smoked, not 4 tri A boudois Holt, B Leatrice Joy, W e, Theodors Ri agel, Lois Wilson, Theodore K. seorge Fawcett, Charles ¢ Hiers, Jacqueline Logan, and maybe | allace R. : Hawley berts, Conrud in 1 not a cock angle plot. not a villan, cene and nut 4 bootles Bui there are a 1ot of real American ep cidence. The famous emotional star in her greatest screen triumph! AMUSEMENTS. A Memorable -Eh_r'istma& river-fording episode in | se loca- | ok S wamences ¢ Ipen on it! In a fateful moment one of the boys looked me over with an ap- i praising eve and s=id: “Why couldn't | You play fhe part? The die was cas! {We were hustled into a small room. where 1 was given an intensive rehear- sal —told what they did. and then what- 1 did when they did s0 and o, and then what they did—and 50 on. And then T vas m’u]u, up by these sons of the sc- ]m.m of the stage. Was nothing to hap- | | tress—niadc up!” It was thrilling! And | the curtain went up and came down ‘midst of screams and shricks of delighi. niug. almost dafly for years, the cast of Bottlewasher's Apartment’ used t and at intervals of not longer than two or three weeks would Kive per- formances for the benefit of their ad- | miring friends and relatives. Our next move was 1o the professional stage. where we were 1o longer admired. by ! anybody—were lost in the shuffie au did not begin 10 emerge from the crowd for about ien years.’ The McCormacks’ Christmas. McCormack and Thomas Meigha ar of Paramount Pictures. friends. Recently the tenor ited the Lonug Island studio to see the actor at work in “Back Home and Broke™ and he confided to him thai he had told his aged parents 8o often [about Meighan's work fin pictures that they wanted to sce him. Meighan had an inspiration. He enlisted the peration of officials of the Famous Players-Lasky Cor- poration and hid word cabled to the Loudon office 1o send a print of “The Daddy” io Dublin with in s 1o have apparatus set up 1d_be shown at the home of Mrs. McCormack, sr. on And this is going to of Oregon Trail. oral The dvivers made ) save the animals, and, 1he wigen tongues, cut 1 the entungled harness might swim freely to these drivers was Jerked by the struggling - s and knocked unconscious by i from the piunging hoofs. The scriousness of the situation was relieved. however. witen J. Warren Ker- heroic efforts rigan. on hLis black horse, Senator swimming ea N the up-stre side of the train, guided his steed a close to the wagon as safety would per- mit. He slid from the saddle and b UL 1o the animal’s i1 was able 1 ¢l the injured driver and maintain i Dol apon him while the horse swan: to shore with both ; credit is g n the actors for L es Ogle was the r&t to swim his horse across and Lois Wilson, playing the feminine lead. also bravely <rove her team into the water Unigue Slory. sphere of shaded buildinga. Ad mitall his i one es of gen the en, n the . M ne Island ten hours a day, hir pol- he vords tha: the picture —_— puneiu Clara Louise Burn- ave been completed anid filming of this direction of Lois Weber Rarely. if ever, has any one even anproached tae fear- less, appealing portrayal of a destitute woman's soul that Miss Ferguson brings to the silver sheet in this picturization of her great Broadway success!—With DAVID POWELL, MARY MacLAREN, CHAS. WELLESLEY F STREET AT 12TH COORS OPEN 0 TOOAY AT oCLocK — offers i y PRESENTING THE WORMD'S GREATEST PHOTOPLAYS _ -=-NOW PLAYING--- — In extending its heartiest wishez for a Mer Christmas and Happy New Year. Loew’'s Columbia its patrons a second week's showing of M DIREOTED Y. KING VIDOR WITH MAHLON HAMILTON—ETHEL GREY TERRY NIGEL ‘BARRIE AND MANY OTHERS