Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1923, Page 50

AMUSEMENTS. 3 Edward EgglestOn's Great Story. <fJ° sive Indianians in Washington an opportunity to pass on (Y? film version of Edward Eggloston famous atory, “The Hoosler School- master,” Whitman Bennet will give an_exclusive showing of the ploture before the Indiana State Society at the New Willard Hotel on January 8. The screen version of the classic will Dbe released for general exhibition late in January, its showing before the society here being its premiere. George Ber {§ PROPOS of “The Devil's Disciple,” in which Basil Sydney lIs being “starred,” says Percy Burton, & prince of theatrical writers, it is in- teresting to be able to give some first-hand Information and reminis- cences of the famous author. Percy Burton, Incidentally, was formerly general manager for Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, Sir Herbert Tree, etc, who also presented Shaw's “Androcles and the Lion" here with Granville Barker. - . “The first time I met Mr. Bernar: haw personally,” says Mr. Burton, was when I went to Adeiphl Ter- race, where he still lives. in London, with an offer from an American mil- lionaire for his appearance in a Fifth avenue salon several Yyears ago. Knowing Shaw’s hatred or pretended hatred of publicity, the American plutoerat offered to charter for him a private steamer each way across the Atlantic and give him a thou- sand pounds to appear at his dinner table for one evening, after which G. B. 8. was at liberty to return in- cognito, If such & thing were possi- ble. Shaw simply tucked his legs under him, as he has a habit of do- ing while conversing. and yelled with delight, emphatically declined the tempting offer, “On another occasion, in making a business proposition to Mr. Shaw, 1 sent him a reply-paid telegram. As I received a post card in reply to my telegram, in writing again I face- tlously suggested that he might wo return the unused form for use else- “Lightnin'," January 14. S\] IGHTNIN' " wlill be presented at the National Theater the week beginning Monday, January 14. Thomas Jefferson, son of the late Joseph Jefterson, will be seen in the role of the slow-moving old mountain vagabond, whose nickname gives the play its title. Mr. Jefterson links the finest traditions of the American stage with a brilliant portrayal of & role that can be compared only with “Rip Van Winkle" immortalized by his_father. While Lightnin' Bill Jones has many of the virtues and frailties of Washington Irving’s tattered hero of the Catskilly, there is Jittle similarity in the two plays which bear their names. ~“Lightnin's" a combination of thrills, heatt throbs and surprises from the pens of Winchell Smith and Frank Bacon, with a record of long runs in New York, Chicago, Boston and other large cities which com- pletely dwarfs the feats of the elder Jefterson in “Rip.” Bessle Bacon, daughter of the late Frank Bacon, will be seen in the role of Margaret Davis, the divorce-seek- ing vaudeville actress. Charles E. Evans, remembered by older theater- Eoers for his long service in “A Par- Jor Match," will play the Reno judie. With his ‘partner, the late Bill (“Ole Hoss") Hoey, Evans has won the ap: plause and laughter of millions, and his drollery has never been heard t better advantage than in “Lightnin’. A Girl Santa Claus. 'HEN one of the largest musical instrument companies of the country was seeking recently to se- cure some popular and well known motion plcture actress to make a phonograph record conveying a Christmas greeting from Movieland, they finally pald high tribute to Shir- ley Mason, star of Fox pictures, by selecting her as the screen's Santa Claus. Miss Mason was so proud of the distinction that she quit in the mid dle of her work on “South Sea Love," her newest plcture, which will be snown at the Strand today, and rush- ed east to New York to make the entitled “Christmas in Holly- and it is a warm message of d good will from the peti It comes in a Christmas der decorated with holly, and besid has a halftone and auto- ’xrlphcd ploture of Miss Mason with t. —_— Bessie Barriscale will end her two years in vaudeville next month and g0 to New York to put on “Ashe: an original play by her husband, Howard Hickman. i‘llI|||l|||IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Senator James E. Watson and other members of the indiana delegation in Congress, members of Congress from other 'states, the diplomatic corps and prominent Washingtonians | have geen Invited by the soclety to view the plcture. Miss Jane Thomas, who plays the leading feminine role in the pleture, will appear personally at its pre- miere showing, as will Henry Hull, who plays the character of th schoolmaster. narcl Shaw. where. In a typical Shavian vein, G. B, §. wrote: ‘Dear Burton, I return the form under protest. Replies paid are my perquisite. 1 always answer by post and get my telegraphing free in consequence.’ And so on. “Apropos of two certain very well known actors suggested for the lead- ing parts in two or his play: Wrote in connectlon with Barbara,’ ‘Miss no use for such a part. ' 1 saw her on the occasion you mention. Barbara must be young and a gusher and capable of a_top- note of real,religlous emotion. Ele nor Robson' would have been right for it. The man is a clever character actor of the school that has no use for me or I for it. And the part of Undershaft requires a very heavy- welght indeed. Until I get the right man for that I shall not throw away elther of these big plays; (His own, of course, and all this on & post card!) “Reverting to another letter I re- celved from Shaw, v g Ladies of the old school will ask large salaries, wreck the play and then declare they knew this Barker- Shaw junk was no good. Youth, enthusiasm and incompetence = are chéaper and much more attractive. . 1 grieve to sdy that I tore up the American lady’s small bHL. I tear up everything except banknotes.' another letter to me ot being quite mad, I never specu- late In my own plays; the theater is not the particular bottomless pit I dance on the edge of.' “Apropos of his ‘Androcles and the Lion." Shaw wrote to me in America, where 1 was presenting the play on tour In conjunction with Granville Barker: ‘Be very careful not to start public opinion on the 'notiop that Androcles is one of my larks. It will fail unless it is presented as a great religious drama—with leonine re- Thanks for the telegram i it will just de for Lady Greg- Wwho asks me to wire her." “On a post card sent me when I had applied to G. B. S. for a propor- tionate reduction in his fees on the occasion of the performance of a mixed bl for Forbes-Robertson farewell night In New York and Bo ton (when I was general manager And Shaw says: for that actor) Bernard Shaw replied: ‘All right; whatever is usual with these half hours with the best dramatists.” that Shakespeare was included). forget what we did before, but no doubt we can do it again.' \"And apropos of his ‘Caeser and | Godowsky. Harry Cleapatra’ I treasure the following tribute from Bernard Shaw: ‘You | are & perfect jewel of a manager. I} don't know what Forbes-Robertson would do without you. But you know very well that on such busi- as you do with Caesar in Amer-§ ica I can get 15 per cent, so the 10 per cent (which I know Caesar does not grudge me) may be regarded as 334 per cent less than I would take from anybody else. But you are quite right to try. :|and “Our Gang” & — W 'Central——"Bflght Lighta of |4 Mr. (It might b the beautiful . A retl.lle% Conway Tearle, Elliott Dexter, Ho- PHOTO PLAYS THIS WEEK. (Continued from Third Page.) ioned, he leaves for in the .fight for ) Fio Hunter, a girl of the old west, who.falis in love With him, and whose self-sacrifice in s behalf alds materially In h struggle for recovery; Avhen, pecte Carley appears, with remorse, “and _det sacrifice he: theart. ew Ben Turpin comeéd: llars or Ten Days”; the Pathe news views, Topics of the Day and an overture and musl: score by Mr. orchestra will added AmbessadorT0s Tichgor rary Husband.” ) Her Temporary Husband” First National's funny film version of Ed- ward Paulton's stage play, will be shown also today and tomorrow at Crand Am or Theater. In this amusing story the girl finds her- self confronted by four husbands who all look allke. “The added offering will be Christie’s “Black and Biu featuring Jimmie Adams, ‘an be overture for the week will com- Shaw Major | prised of selections from “The Only Girl,” by Victor Herbert. Tu Ray's p p of ‘Myles Standis! adventurous romance of one of the most pic- turesque periods in the history of the nation, will b with' a new Aesop Fable, “The Good Old Days” with an overture of selections from Sulllvan's “Patience.” Thursday and Metro's peppy production of leasure Mad.” an epic of the flap- per era, in which Huntley Gordon and Mary Alden are prominently cast, in a story of the jazz age, to- gether with Charles ~Ch: comedian, as st: and a Alexa: 1 ay, in First National's ‘Boy of Mine,” bv Booth Tarkington, “Dogs of War." Broadway.” Crandall's Central Theater, begin- ning this afternoon at 3 and through ‘Wednesday, will present B. F. Zeld- man’s production of “Bright Lights of Broadway,” featuring Doris Kenyon, Harrison Ford, Lowell Shermar, Ed- mund Breese and Tyrone Power, with the entire chorus from the N York Hippodrome and the sixteen Tiller girls from the Zlegfeld “Follles” The comedy will be “Our Gang.” in “Dogs of War,” and the Kinograms also will be shown. “Bright Lights of Broadway" re- Jates the story of a small town singer who accepted a chance to_become a musical comedy player on Broadway. Thompson's pipe organ recitals will complete the program. Thursday and the remainder of the week will be shown Myron Selsnick's ploture of Robert W, bers' ‘“The Common Law. Corinne Griffith is model, supported by bart Bosworth, ‘Washb Bryant urn, of this week at Crandall's Theat It presents & wseries of excell character studies. ~The romanc from the activities of a father and son, the formér for years 1 carrier; the latter newly en- in the rallway mail service. lot to rob the mal r the thrillin and Johnny Harry Pollard, in “It's “fi.l o!orllnl ‘:: will complete t) Anna & Nisson an are stars of Moetro's "Hearts Aflame,” which will shown Thursday and through Satur- day. It isa film sion of a famous lay. A new Aesop le, “The igh Fliera" with the pipe organ music will round out the program. climax. Ralph Lewis alker are featured. g Boy' ek organ music i Frank Keenan roduetion :1 e “Little Old New York." “Little Old New York"” will be shown the entire week beginning this afternoon at the Lincoln Theater, U strest at 12th northwest, with Ma- rion Davies in the central role. The story unfolded in this kaleldo. scope of the « th metropolis is Personages, came world leaders, are seen setting about the early beginnings of strug- gles that placed them at last on the pinnacle of success. Threading it all is & tale of love and adventure that &rips the interest. Harrison Ford is c:ut in the male role opposite the star. Manager Lane has largely aug- mented his orchestra for this en- gsgement. Other attractions will in- clude the Kinogram Today performances will be given at 3, 5, 7:16 and 9:30, and weekdays at 1, 3, 5, 7:15 and 9:30. ty,” and novelty Tuesday, Wed- ing “On the and Harry Pollard, in “It's Saturday, “The Spider and “Close. Wednesday ra, the Harry Today and tomorrow, “Ru Red Gap": Tuesday and Wedn (matinee Lon Chaney, In Chevy Chase. Tomorrow and Tuesday. Sweet and Edmund Low: Palace of the Kin| Doris May, Miss Du Pont. Dagmar|Y Myers. Wally Van Phyllis Haver. Clff Bowes will seen, in “Under Cover.” and the Kino s and plpe organ will be added attractions. Crandall's—"The Mailman.” “The Mallma Emory Johnson's tribute to the faithfulness and cour- age of Uncle Sam’s postal service, an and be entertainment that abounds in humor, pathos and thrills, will be shown tor the first time here the first four di The Home of Perfect Entertainment LINCOLN THEATER U STREET AT 12TH "ALL THIS ‘WEE! Cosmopolitan Pictures Corp. Presents MARION DAVIES Supported by Harrison Ford and o numerous and gifted cast in a dramatically compelling and gorge- ously mounted screen version of Rida Johnston Young's drama of Manhattan in the making. LITTLE OLD NEW YORK Embellished with a specially staged de luxe presen~ tation_participated in by and_distinguished by the AUGMENTED artists of the first rank accompaniment of an ORCHESTRA Under the conductorship of Mr. Louis N, Broum. Performances: Sunday at 3, 5, 7115 and 930 P.M. Datly at 1, 3, 5, 7115 and 9:30 P.M. © NO ADVANCE IN PRICES = LOEW’S COLUMBIA THEATER BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON—SUNDAY, DECEMBER 38 ¥ IR MURRAY That gorgeous butterfly of the screen, offers the finest and most en- Eighth Wite “A Hula Honey Gllbert, in “T! “Dogs of Wi Lionel Barrymore, ! |Eye!, ‘The Santa Fe Trail’ Dumbarton. Today, Viola Dana, in “The Social Code": tomorrow, “Counterfeit Love": Harold Thursday Friday, Our Gang in and hy Worr: Tuesday Features Lioyd, in il L Film P “THE BAD MA with HOLRROOK BLINN and star cast. HIPPODROME _ *% * %, ¥ GLORIA SWANSON, in LUEBEARD'S EIGHTH WIFE. CAROLINA XS e s UGGLES OF RED WILSON and Star 6th & O Sts. N.E&. Contin. from 3 p.m. POLA NBGRI, “THB 80CIAL CODE. ELITE 1%~ Stpet asd T Ave. E_GRIFFITH, in “6 DAY! CORD CHEVY CfiEE MeKinley $t..D.C. TOMORROW. AND TUESDA BLANCHB SWEBT and BDMUND in "IN THE PALACE OF Fables. “THE Holiday Mati- nee New Year day CRANDALL’S XETROFOLITAN F_Street at 10th A DA gt AL L) gl s 3 i “}(mu and BYLVIA BREAMPR, in “HER TEMPORARY HUSBAND.' And J!l“l% ADAMS, io “BLACK AND oo Bet. D and B D, ND TOMORROW—DORIS - And TIARRISON PORD “im HTS OF BROADWAY. Comedy, “DOGS OF MAILMAN." Comedy. 14th a Cel. Ra. KBATON, in * ‘HOSPITALITY. D. 'S A UE GRAND 645 Pa. Ave. S.E. MATS, 3 PM. DAILY. S P.M. SUND. DAY 'AKD ORROW KEATO! TOM in" “OUR thralling film triumph of her career! - “FASHION ROW” WITH EARLE FOXE Never before has the silver- sheet seen so radiant a star o P srtoptag ond Sy ow "—A gripping a tale of two continents, with the star in a great dual role! pses ty that hold you spellba picture that u all previoys Murray produc- tions—A ' New Year's treat! S Sennett Comed: Py Ietornaticunl News 7" Overture AND TOMORROW— TAZAY GLORTA 'A‘NYIO)‘. in ukm 2100 Fa. Ave. Fheao W. 883, goum BLIN: hos. LYMPIC “RED LIGHTS." Comedy, Today, 3 te 11 pm. You St. MARIE € ‘WM. FAIRBANKS, in_“FIGHTING HRARTS.'" [N l:‘Nm BARLAN N DAVIS, ia “TEM- MARNJAGE." and MILDRED PORARY Lincoln—Marion Davies in 8¢ 1 end Friday, ?&Wn Vsort Botlod " Empire, Today and tomorrow. Hope ton, in “The Gold Blanche Sweet, in “In Kin Saturday, Hamp- Diggers”; also comedy. Tuesday and Wednesday, s paves the way|an hort- | 535 sode of “The SBanta Fe Trail' comedy. Elite. Today and tomorrow, Corinne Grif- fith, in “Six Da; Tuesday and Wed- n-dlé (open 3 p.m.), Blanche Sweet and Hobart Bosworth, in “In_ the l“’,llm of :ha King”; Thursday, Clal and . in “The Saturday, Ramon “Where the Pavement Hippodrome. y, Gloria Swanson, in S Elghth Wite Man Who Walted”; Tuesd: Conrad Nagel, in “Lawful Larceny”! Wednesday, “The Untamable”; Thurs- da. aldane of the Secret Service"; Friday, Marie Prevost, in "Red Lights®; Gaturday, “The Brass Bottlc.” Home. Today and tomorrow, Glorla Swan- son, in “Zaza”; Tuesday and Wednes- day, Thomas Meighan, In “Woman Proof”; Thursday, Carmel Myers, in Friday, Gareth “Don’t Write Letters”; also an eplsode of “In the Days of Danfel Boone"; 'Saturday, Reginald Denny, in “The Abysmal Brut Olympie. Marle Prevost, in ‘“Red tomorrew, _“Three Wise Tuesday and Wednesday, Nor- ma Talmadge, in. “Ashes of geance”; Thursday, B nd Eva Novak, in Princess. Today and tomorrow, “The Bad Man"; Tuesday and Wednesday, Zane Grey's “To the Last Man" “The Forbldden Lover”; Friday, “The F STREED AT 15TH WEEK BEGINNING TODAY--SUNDAY, DEC. Jazz-mad Broadway and the rugged West! — frivolous social wastrels and the mighty realities of nature!—Both are re- vealed in this superb love tale by Zane Grey that pulses with adven- ture and grips with its romantic allure!—A tri- umph of the New Year! Zane G OF HE CANYON WITH RICHARD DIX, LOIS WILSON AND MARJORIE DAW BEN TURPIN COMEDY--NEWS--OVERTURE HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYBODY! osrinr RIALTQ-survs FEATURE STARTS: 3:40, 49, WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR THIS! GOLDWYN PRESENTS A PICTURE THAT DARES TO BARE THE TRUTH ABOUT OUR COMIC, TRAGIC, AMAZING MARRIAGE MIDX-UP—A MOST ASTOUNDING PRODUCTION FRANK—FEARLESS—DRAMATIC SHOWING WHY ALL ROADS LEAD TO - FEATURING 2 HELENE CHADWICK GEORGE WALSH CARMEL MYERS LEW CODY - - AND A HOST OF OTHERS y — WILL ROGERS ~— COMEDY — 2 w UNCENSORED MOVIES IN WHICH THIS POPULAR STAR STAGE AND SCREEN BRINGS LIGHT THE PERILS OF HOLL ' — NEWS — EXCLUSIVE SHOWING WORLD In_“Our Hospitality,” |IIIIIIIIIIIIImlllllllIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII[II| Marriage Maker'; Eagle's Feather. in ; Tuesday, Mil; d Harrl, “The Daring Ye: ;- Wednesday and Thursday, Blanche Bweet, in “In the Palace of the King”; Friday, Liane , In_“The Affairs of fig Hamil- ™ Saturday, “The Saturday, k ‘Where Is This West Savoy. Today and tomorrow, Buster Keaton, and Harry Fol- rd, in “It's a Boy"; Tuesday. Wed- nesday and Thursday, Jackie Coogan, in “Long Live the Kimk.” and Aesop Fable day, Spider and the in “Fight- the Banks and Lige Conley, in Takoma. Toda; d tomorrow, Douglas Fair- banks, in “Robin Hood"; Tuesday and Wednesday, Gloria Swanson, in “Blue- of ‘the Wabasl “Runnin’ Wild. beard's_ Eighth Wife"; also’ comeds, “Back Stage®; Thursday. and Friday, May McAvo§. in “Her’Reputation,” Sennett comedy, viarking,” and Klnoxrnmy fSaturday evening, Flor- an”; “Jack Frest,” Aesop's Fables and chapter 9 of “In the Days of Daniel ' i Saturday matinee same as in the evening, except that “Conquering the Woman will pe withdrawn and one more pomilar with the younger set will be subsitujed. York. Today and tomorrow, son, in “Zaza” and Cliff Bowes, “Hang On": Tuesda K in “Our Hospitality neth Harian and “The Virginlan” and “Heeza African Jungl Thursday, Windsor and Norman Ken and Harry Pollard, ¥ Friday, Holbrook RBiinn Enid Beuuett, in “The Man,’ Ben Turpin, in “Pitfalls of a Big ¢ fonel Barrymo Unseeing Eyes. Gloria Swan- Liar's Clairs it'e e IR T O ANDALL - METROPOLITAN F ST. AT .TENT. TODAY Doers Open 2:30—DAILY, 10:30 A. M. to 11 P. M. B THIS WEEK &1 HAIL THE NEW YEAR WITH A LAUGH First National Presents One Long Loud Lingering Laugh and a Few Thrills With SYDNEY CHAPLIK--OWEN MOORE SYLVIA BREAMER--TULLY MARSHALL * And a Supporting Cast of Thousands in The Hilariously 00000000000 O DALL’S 18TH ST. a Bup; Bcreamingly Funny Farce of AT A Bel AU “Our _ BORIS KENYON RARRISON FoRD LOWELL SHERMAR oy e (< urray in BRIGHT LIGHTS OF BROADWAY . —ADPRED— “OUR GANG,” 'Comedy “DOGS OF WAR” KINOGRAMS 1-STARS-11 B 'COMMON LAW —COMEDY— CLIFF_BOWES IN “UNDER COVER" HlllllllllflflllllmllfllIfllflllllllHlll_lllfllllllillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Funny and Astonishingly Original Story of a Girl Who Married an Old Guy Way Past His Second Childhood, Aroused the Ire of the Chuf She Had Really Loved and as a Result Found Herself Canfronted With Four Doddering Old Idiots, @ Gang of Gunmen and a Pretty EMBROIDERY JIMMIE ADAMS in “BLACK AND BLUE” SPECIAL WORLD SURVEY OVEITURE—“BARBER OF SEVILLE (ROSSINI) NOVELTY NUMBER—*“SLEE! ANIEL BREESKIN Conducting WASHINGTON'S FINEST ORCHESTRA I e e IR AMBASSADOR MATINEES—SUN., MON., TUES., AND SAT. SUNDAY—MONDAY First National Presents SYDNEY CHAPLIN Sylvia Breamer, Charles Gerrard, Owen Moore, Tully Marsholl and porting Cast and Ensembdle of Thowsands in a Escapes From Danger HER TEMPORARY HUSBAND JIMMIE ADAMS in “BLACK AND BLUE" Selections—“The Only Girl" (Herdert) Ambassader Grand Orchestra, Balley F. Alart, Condyetor. ———— . Tues.-Wed.—Chas. Ray in “The Courtship of Myles Standish.” Fable—*The Good Old Days" From “Patience” (Sullivan) —_— Thurs.-Fri—Star Cast in “Pleasure Mad.” Comedy—Charies Chase in “At Pirst - Fantosio—“The Jasx Age” (Tlflmvf"‘t —_— e 2 Sat—Ben Alexander, “Boy of Min ” Oomedy—"Dogs of War” Belections—*It Happened in Noordlana” (Herbert) LT m—————nn Matrimonial Puzzle * (LEBIEG) AND COL. RD. Duplicated Bridegrooms and O TR TSRO RIGINAL, CRANDALL'S] INTH AND E = Today—Mon.—Tues.—Wed. -JOHNNY WALKER RALPH LEWIS With Exceptional Su Emory Jeknsow's Tribute 1o ihe Faithfulness and B of Uncle Sam's Mail Hong: tors, The MAILMAN —EXTRA— HARRY POLLARD IN “IT'S. A BOY™ X T.‘VL-—’FHGI. : ANNA Q. NILSSON FRANK In Metro’'s Vivid turisa- Hon of °a Colorpuy Dramas HEARTS AFLAME AESOP_ FABLE, “THE - HIGH FLIERS”. iy A