Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1924, Page 48

AMUSEMENTS. Somf’thmgAboutMary Ryan WA&&H\QTON nmxoen who can ‘turn back’ memory's ‘pages to the days when the Columbia Theatéy Roused legilimate ‘attractious may recall that Willlam Gillétte played there 1o *That Affair at Boyd's.” Cieste Loftus, then at the apex of Per career, was the leading woman for Mr, Gillette and when, twenty- four hours before the premlere, the star received word that his feminine first-aid had been taken _seriously 11l there was momentary constarna- tion, ducer, then, ®s_now, & resourcaful Being, thought of a little girl who T3 faking commendable strides in & New Jersey sock company. He wired her and that Western Unfon message opened the’ door of oppor- tunity for Mary Ryan. Nl Hyan: atepped into the role at a day's ngtice .and registered un oxtraprdinary success. It was her essential success in this play that inspired Winchell Smith to write the part for her in “The Fortune Hunter," which she played for_two years with Then Winchell Smith, the pro-high George M. (,ahnn ph‘de her for "" hldtlg‘ role in his play, “Stop Thief,” whith sie played with Richird Ben- nett. ‘Then came the famuos play, “On Trll] which is rubonl\ble (or t is' known &s the “cutback Dl writing. In this Jlay e played ‘three. ages of the ummq woman, beginning. with a young gir of sixtéen, then of the young marricd woman_ and later the. mot! Her Nuccess In_ thla- production tnduced George M. Cohaii to.write &' spectal play. for her. called “The House of Glass,” which definitely placed her in rank "~ among Ameris emo- tional actresses. Fellowing this, Miss Ryan felt she bad played the heavy, emotional roles enough and wanted a change, 80 she accepted the play of Harry. James Smith, “The Little Teacher' and utiljzed it for one full season in New York and another on the road. Fol- lowing this A. E. Thomes wrote “Only Thirty-Elght for her, which opened in Washington and met with great She_then accepted the lead- ing role fn “The Sign on. the Door" and this brings her down to her pres “Red Light Annie. John Barrymore. Following this, 1 PHOTO PLAYS THIS WEEK. (Continued from Third Page.) who are.thrown upon & community of derelicts_ruled over by a physical giant, who has decreed that females Joining the settlement must choose husbands within twenty-four hours. Cliff Bowes will be seen also in “Paris Lights.” [ ing Destiny.” and Bobby Vernon, in “A Perfect 36." Carolina. Today, Milton Sijls. in “The Spoll- | ers’ tomorrow, or -Boardman, in “Three Wise Tuesflny and Wednesday. & Sho vost, ‘Red Saturday, Curlnm way Tearle, In * rsday, Marie Pre- Lights": Friday and Grifith and C e Common Law. | Standing and Marguerite Marah, in} *The Lion's Mouse’; Neal Burns, in “Back to the Wood,” and “The Bente Fo Trail,” No. 13, v Circle. Today and tomorrow virginia vai Milton supportin cast, in “A Laa tJ nulr'~ ‘uesda: Douglas Fairbanks, jr. Theodo: Roberts, Noah Berry _and T, Myers, in ‘Stephen Steps Out’ Wednesday, King Vidor and speci cast, In “The Jack Knife Thursday and Frldly. all-star ca “Pleasure Mad' Saturds r Lewls, Johnnie Walk and special cast, in Today, “Daytime Wive: “Bits of Life"; Tuecday and Wedne cay, Lionel Barrymore, in YUnseen Ttursday ‘And Friday, Dous urday, William Russell, in “Alias the Night' Wind." Empire. D Today and tomorrow, Buck Jone in “Hell's Hole, “The 0 _John and Topies of the Day; Tuesday and Wednerday, Claire Winds in *The rch Around the Corner.” viarking”: Thursday and ¥rie ennsth fiurl in “The Vir ginian,” also “A ter nf Pnllc -". Saturday, Hoot 3ibson, Ramblin' Kid," also “Buc)llns thv Line” und “Stecl Trall,” second epi- sode (matinee only) Elite. Today and tomorrow, Gloria Swan. son, in “Zas Tuesday, Poll)’ H land, (n “Shifting Sands"; Wedn, day, Harry Morey, in ‘T Rupm- 3 Thursday,” Nell Shipman, In “Gru sake"; Friday, hllen Welsh, in Six-Fifty"; Saturday, “The Affa! Lady Hamilton.” Hipp_ofl;ome Next Week's Photoplays RIALTO—“Name the Man,” Goldwyn production from fi-ll Caine’s “The Master of METROPOLITAN — Mar ie Prevost, in “The Wanters.” PALACE—Zane Grey's “Heri- tage of the Desert. “The Master of M-n." CENTRAL —“Marriage Mor- Is” and Edna Purviance, in ‘A Woman of Paris.” CRANDALL'S—"Tea With a Kick”; Tom Moore, in “Har- bor lehll Tom Santchi, in “Tipped Oft.” “Littls Bva 14, “In the urday, Gareth Hughes, in Ascends,” and episode N Dl s of Danlel Boone"; Sat; ph Lewls, in "Thn Mallmln" Olymplc. Today and tomomrow, Jacklie Coo- gan, in “Long Live the King”; Tues- day and Wednesday, Corinne Grifith and Conway Tearle, in “The Common Law": Thursday, Mary Carr, fn “On the Blnki of the Wabasl Ffldl)‘ Milton Sills, In “The Spoflers”: Satur- day, Guy Bates Post, in ‘Oold Mad- Princess. Today and tomorrow, “Strangers F Robin Hood": F'rm-y an. Norma Talmadge, in “Ashe Raphael. Today, tomorrow and Tuesday,Jackle Googan, in “Long Live the King"; Wednesday, Owen More, fn “Tem porary Marriage": Thuragay, brgok Hll n, in M Fridas. Ralph i Saturday, “TIIO Nlnlly and Ni Savoy. Today and tomerrow, Lenore Ulric, in “Tiger Rose,” and Dippy-Doo-Dad comedy, “The Bar Fly”; Tuesday and ‘Wednesday, Richerd Burtholmell, in “The Fighting Blade,” and Aesop Fl.- ble; Thursday, House Pel 'Don Marry for Money”; Frida y. s Ke! and Harrison Ford, in "Brl‘ht Lights of Broadway. and Bobby Vernon. in “A Perfect 36"; Saturday, Monte Blue and Irene Rich, in “Defying Destiny,” and Will Rog- ers, in “Hustlio’ Hank.” Takoma. Today and tomorrow, Douglas Fair- banks, In “The Three Musketeers’ Tuesday and Wednesday. Pola Negrl, in “The Cheat” and Will Rogers, In “Hustlin’® Hank": Thu day, Katherine MacDo Road,” and Charles C! plln. in “The Pilgrim.” rd matineec and evenin Lean, in “The Sunshine Ti Fable, comedy and chapter 13 of *In the Days of Daniel Boone.” York. Today and tomorrow, Charles Ray, in “The Courtship of Myles Standlsh' ‘Tuesday and Wednesday, Marion Da- vies, in “Little Old ' New York Thursday, “Bright Lights of Brosa- way” and py-Doo-Dad comedy, “The Bar Fly Friday, Owen Moore and Sylvia tn e MUSEM One:_f Prof. Baker's Own. EWIS BEACH, author of “The pre/iR Ooole Hangs High,” s stiil under Not 80 long ago he came to New York from Harvard, where he had spont much time in the Harvard Dra- matic Club. It was there that his first writing for the stage saw light. It was a farce comedy, called “Let's Get Married.” The promise as a play- wright shown in_this play secured nim a hearing in New York, where a one-act play of his, “The Clod,” was produced by the Washington Square Plavers acd later used in vaudsville for two years by Sarah Pi na Pt Prteseion T Chorus Tr;ainin‘. STHERE'S no tralning school in the world as eMélent as the chorus, vs Miss Bent, T started my ‘theatrical career in the chorus, and I t perience of ‘chory above everything else. My chorus work taught me to use my feet and hands and arms and icgs gracefully: it taught me how to wear clothes. "Certainly these lessons are the A B Cs of footlight success. . “The ‘chorus for years has been an incubator for stai lan Rus- sell, Nora Bayes, Grace Freeman, three of the greatest theatrical foot- light favorites in the history of the American stage. started their carecrs in the chorus—and there are hundreds of others who have risen from the ranks of sparkling, vivacious chorus girls to leading roles. “Of course, I realize that choruses are quite different today from the day when I started. We were obliged to work far harder. =But even so, days {n the chorus are not to be ged. They gpell theatrical edu this little drama was improvea upon In *The Square Peg” his fArat long play to receive a Hroadway produc- tion. This drama stamped him as an authdr of ortginalityand genuine pur- pose, and now he comes to the theater with a fprightly comedy of American family I In “"nu Goose Hangs High” M. Beach is sald to have shown an un- common understanding of the daily life and characteristics of the people he presents. Ho sces things whole, and sees them true. He pictures life as he finds It, and has stuck to that veln of reality, bringing to it a more mature sense ot humor and better un- derstanding than he has shown in his previous plays. for the law, that whe Prof. Baker's Workshop English 47, but Harvard changed all Mr. Beach was originally destined | he became a member of | ENTS Burlesque Safer. 'THE helght of some folk* ambition is to do daring deeu~ on the screen under the watchful eve of a Griffith or a Brenon, but Shorty M: Allister of the burlesque show Aboard” 48 not one of them. Experience is the best teacher, that's why Mr. refused an_offer comedies. “I played in pictu Calif., ail last summ pl('lurex are very risky. rivers, off housetops; to appear McAllister has’ just fn film He has been there before. s at Hollywood, they burn you with gunpowder, or slap a Julcy cus- tard ple in your face, and it's all in a day's work, but not Shorty was born in S da; land ani broke into the theatrical game via the circus. He was a high tight- wire performer and a circus clown for over ten years. Then he beeams & member of “A Night in An Eng lsh sic Hall and Billle T bers of that company Charles which has altered 5o many destinies | and brought so much that is new and ' vital into the Amorican theator. =TT e Hoase_of Rec $60 would cover t all t ferent CRANDALLS METROPOL mN Chaplin chie also were how ait- eized 'rtr-'-mllllllIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIU-_— I Lincoln—Jackie Coogan in s Long Live the Kmd The Lincoin Theater this week will. sent: - This afternoon and through Tuesday, Metro's film version of Mary. Roberts Rinehart's story of “Long Live the King." with Jackie Coogas | a8 its sta: e story relates in what manner a juvenile crown prince con- verted a revolutionary populace into 2 nation of stanch and enthusiastic Toyalists. The cast inoludes Rosemary Theby, Ruth Renick, Alan Hale, Alan Forrest, ‘Walt Whitman and Eddie Beland.' The bill will also include the | Kinograme wnd musical offerings Tangea by Louis M. Brown. Wednes-| day and Thursday, Tom Moore, Ann | Forrest, Shannon Day, Edmund Breese, | Harry . 'T. Morey, Tom Lew MicKey Bennett will be seen in "Mac- | riage Moral supplemented by hristie's vy ~Blue: a twosreel farce, starring Dorothy Devore, and | iday- and Saturday, Owen Moore, dney Chaplin, Sylvia Breamer, “Tully Marehall, Charles Gerrard and Chuok ~Reisner, in First National comedy, “Her Temporary Husband. Lased on the stage play by Edward Paulton. “Our Gai will be_secn ato i Hal Noach's “Dogs of War. . Apollo. tomorrow, ‘“Pleasure’ Mad”} Tuesday and Wednesday, nore L\r\c tn “Tlter Rose,” and Dip- py-Doo-Dad comedy, he Bar F! Thursday, George Light That Failed,” and Clift Bowe: “Simple Sadi Friday Sh.nuyl in “South Sea Lo° and h:hlmg Bloos Saturday, Frankie - John Bowers and 8ylvia Breamer, ‘The Barefoot Boy. and ‘Our No Noise. Chevy Chase. Tomorrow and Tuesday, Corinne Griffith,, Conway Tearle and Eiliott Dexter, in~ “The Common Law, Aesop’s Fable, “The Good Old Da: und Fox News: Wednesday Thursday, Gloria Swanson, n “Z: George O'Hara, | it round 6, and Fox News; Charles Jones, in Pollard, tn “It's a Bo; Today, | .The Che Y, ‘T “Bits "Brelklnlg lnt\‘i ternal and tomorrow, Jack! Long Live the King' Bates Post, in ~Gold risom, in-“The Ghost *; ‘Weanesday and Thuraday, Saturday (open 2:30). Novak, in “Temptation”; Frida e e e e e e et D R Rk S kR Eakraxaany S R RN S L L L LRt S Lk L THE PRESIDENT LAST TIME TONIGHT Phone Leonard Wood, Jr., Presents s ‘The Washington Theater Guild, Inc. « |“LOMBARDI, LTD.” for A Great Comedy With a Superb Cast, Including Wilfred Lytell, Peggy Coudray and Fifteen Others POPULAR PRICES ©On Monday, Tuesday and Wednenday Nights the President ix Rented But ‘With the Thursday Matinee Next Week and for the Balance of W “ANNA CHRISTIE” By Eugene O'Neil 0 A 0,000, 0,0, 10,10 0 Today National Presents JAS. KIRKWOOD ANNA Q. NILSSON Joseph Hilgour, Ruwth Clifford, Tully Marshall, Claire Du Brey and Other Favorites in an Absorbing Fam Version of Cynthia Stockley's Sensational Romance PONJOLA 4, Highty Dramatic and Tatensely Intereating Adventure Story of a Bean glish Girl Masquerading 4a 6 Man in the Saih Aot can Gold Fislds—TUnique, Superbly Act- ed, Grippimo—Miss Nilason as “Des- mond” Will Amaze you by the Perfection of Her Characterization BEQINNING TODAY—SUNDAY, JAN. 20 GLORIA \WANS ~ “THE HUMMING 8| NTIL you've seen this superb A PARAMOUN® PICTURE U .drama of the Paris underworld and its high society, you've never seen Gloria Swanson at her greatest! A picture that shows the screen a great emotional actress in a story that will enchant with its alluring romance. e ") e, ok Reservations! DROLL - - LLOYD HAMILTON a8 ++++H+4T+++H++-x-ru+fnfiflw . MR RO fn: Gang” comedy, Avenue Grand. Today and tomorrow, Lenore Ulric, in “Tiger Rose.” and Dippy-Doo-Dad “The Fly”: Tuesday and Richard Parthelmess, in | Blade.” and Aesop . House Peters, in “Don’t - Marry for Money, “Unele Sam”; Friday, D end Harrison Ford, of, Broadway A i Nl ERE’S the greatest photo- play surprise of the entire season! A picture that reveals the superbly beautiful Gloria as the queen of the Apaches, -dressed in the trousers of a boy! METROPOLITAN SPECIAL WORLD SURVEY OVERTURE-—“DANCE OF THE HOURS" (Ponchielli) DANIEL BREESKIN CONDUCTING WASHINGTON’S FINEST ORCHESTRA lllllllllllllllllllllll Washinglon's Mest Beaatifsl Theater mummm»mml CRANDALL'S AMBASSADOR 18th ST. AND COL. RD.—— MATS. SUNDAY AT 3—SAT. AT 2P. M. e Today—Mon.—Tues. First National Presents ~ ANNA Q. NILSSON JAMES KIRKWOOD Joseph Kilgour, Ruth Clifford, Tully Marshall, Claire Du Brey and Other Favorites in an Absorbing Film Version of Cyntha Stockiey’s Sensational Romance PONJOLA CHARLIE. CHASE IN “JUST A MINUTE" PANTASIE—+TITIN" (SZULC) Ambassador Grand Orebestra. Bailey F. Alart, Conductor Wed.-Thurs.~~T om Moore in “Marriage Morals” al Burna in “Fool Proof” . Sel«:(wfw—-"Tla Géngham _Girl” (Vom Tilxer) Fri—Star Cast in “The Barefoot Boy” P Rogere in Husiliw Han: i Freinde "CRonss of Otker Déyer . | . - cinde Honn o7 Giner Dy Sat.—Wm. S. ‘Hart in “Wild Bill Hickok” Geo. O'Hara in “Pighting Blood” No, 10 uu’”.‘.fi“""_, ahe Dove 'of Poace® (Damrosch) o of @ Man” No. Reh's Roval Marioncties, e lIllIIIIIIIIII'IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII“IIIIIIIIlll|||l|llIHII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHHIHMIE ~——~CRANDALL’S —j ORIGINAL & E CENTRAL || [CRANDAL “—NINTH BET. D NINTH AND. E Today—Mon.—Tues. TOM MOORE ANN FORREST Sspported by Florence Bill- ngs, Shannon Day. Edmund Breess, Harry T. Morey, Tom Lewis, s, Mickey Hennet and @ Great Ensemble in - MARRIAGE 'MORALS ADDED GEORGE - O’HARA - IN “FIGHTING ‘BLOOD,” NO. 10 KINOGRAMS “’W —-Tllr,—M-—!a t. Fith ddolwke Menjo and- Btellar Support in . Charies Chaplin’s Production of | A WOMAR OF PARIS COMEDY . . CLIFF BOWES -IN -/ COMEDY TOPICS NEWS .OVERTURE T T S 1849 Wisconsta ALLSTAR CAST, n “DAYFINE WIV] [ 14th Street and R.-I Ave: GLonz(‘q SWANSON, o n. aos SEMIEM C1 A & CHEVYCHASE MeRiniey 8¢, 5.& At el X Some AMETROPOLITAN F Street at 10th CRANDALL’S TH] CRANDALL’S TODAT. AND TOMORROW A Q. 4 %‘“5‘ RINEWOOD, IIIIIIII!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllllllllllllllfllllllll Universal's sen- sational romantic ANOTHER BIG ONE-—-GORGEOUSLY DONE BY THE COSMOPOLITAN CORPORATION, MAKERS OF “LITTLE OLD NEW YO ‘drama! With THE $1,500,000 PICTURE SENSATION IN TEN PARTS 'l WARRE" KERRIGA" TREMENDOUS SCENES 3000 IN CAST A""A Q "“_ssou ¥ AT REGULAR RIALTO PRICES “9% T LAST!—The thriller deluxe!—An NEW SENNETT U . . . exotic romarice of the languorous COMEDY I | l ROBERT B. MANTELL ALMA RUBENS JOHN CHARLES THOMAS OTTO KRUGER clash of tempestuous emotions and the fury of the typhoon!—Revealing the most . tremendous - storm-scene ever 'AND. ALL STAR CAST st Adapted by Bayard Veiller from the Novel by Stanley Weyman ahown in the theatr! Directed by ALAN CROSLAND Settings by Joseph Urban SPECIAL SGOIE—HIIIS RIALTO ORCHESTRA, GEORGE WILD, DIRECTOR 1s 'ru- "‘:}:’rm_o;'; no'—ancr m.nuovb o\ IAVDY THEATER Ra. 4tk and Col [ LEN Contdy. TS DAL FLT NDAU-S Apollo Theater , 0624 H _St. N.E. D TOMORROW—STAR CAST, COMEDY. .CWD I..’S vomc YOl THEATER ST in “THE cocu’rs 1P or i Eraungsiy » AEES OO RO OO0 TOMO) “LONG LIVE THE KING.” B Phone W. 95 'w\D L“R Tflfl by Mary Roberts Ripehart. Iuawmunsns 35 th St “DESERT RIDER." ERS, PTON, LOUISE FAZENDA ana WANDHAM STANDING. iifiififi North Cap, and P Sis. JACKIE €00 GAN,: “LONG” LIVE_THRE_KING. LINCOLN THEATER U STREET AT SUN~MON~TUES: Metro Presents - JACKIE COOGAN Su»purmi bv Rosemary Theby, Ruth Renick, Alan Hole; Alaw Forrest-and Other Noted Players in a Mammoth Picturisation of.. Mary Roberts Rinehart's I.O_NG; LIVE THE KING KINOGRAMS—SPECIAL MUSIO FRL-SAT. ' ALL-STAR CAST In First Nationals Produc. of One of the Sreatont Comey a0 Her Temporary Husband “OUR GANG” Comq “DOGS of WAR"” i 4And o Distinguished Support- ing Company in ALIMORY —EXTRA—~ JOE ROCK IN “ROLLING HOME” with_ an ALLSTAR CAST, Tflfifiz 41h and Butierant St A O THB THREL MO8 Errrilenn Svpgorios i Uni- 7o of ‘u N O ston Biaciie tory CROOKED ALLEY MILTON SILLS ANNA Q. NILSSON In Crittenden Mariots’s Tholl. ling mmnl the Sargesse mnrmrm_ GIRLS” CLIFF BOWES IN "o’l,xl;ban-s - “PARIS LIGHTS” mumm;mmmmnmmmm e 1116 | _st. N, “STRANGERS ~OF. THE Tib BARBARA LA MARR, NETT and MATT MOO! ™ & N, Ave, N.W. with_PO] RI- | CAROLINA. "nex-C s v SPOILERS.' RAPHAEL 9th at O N.W. 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