Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1924, Page 11

AMUSEMENTS Poli's—Ruth Chatterton, *“The Magnolia Lady.” A large audlence greeted Rut_h Chatterton's first _appearance in musical comedy at Poli's last even- ing, and it was not disappointed in her performance, for even withs the sentimental of “Come Out of the Kitchen, Mason's play and Alice Duer Miller's story, handicapped with a musical comedy version, “The Magnolia Lady” served to reveal new charms, new talents, in the already popular star and to increase admira- tion for her seemingly. illimitable versatility. Harold Levy, with his music, has done much more for the musical play than Ann Caidwell has with her book ere are some notably “My unny South,” “The " “The French Lesson,” iger Lily Lou,” with an exceed- oV coon Liza Jane."” music as a be pretentious of the s life, beauty, to Mr. Levy, the program an- directed the performance The mo averag, action, sentiment and real commend it nounced, last night Miss Chatterton sweet and well powerful, voic disclosed a very trained, though not and she handles it delightfully. While making no pre- tens about it, she dances gracefully and well, and rather gives the idea | that she is taking a frolic from real k—and a pleasant one. Thero is some exquisite dancing, especially in the “Cycle of the Dance,” | which includes a beautiful Indian number, a minuet and a gavotte, with windup, which, it must be . above the Perhaps it was esistible lure of the present- o skillfully executed by and Billee Taylor that made allagher, the ns comedian and the outstanding in Miss Chatterton’s support, contributes the dash and daring of vouth so obviously that he wins his audience even against its sounder theatrical judgment. Worth Faulk- ner contributes well sung numbers, | while the cing _art include Muriel Stryker and Bland O'Connell, | 1 the Indian dance; Hazel Clayton, | Sara Johnson, George Jefferson, and | Tom Morrison, in the minuet; Lucille | Oshorne, Mary Adams, Edward Me- Cullough, and John Munster, in the Zavotte ‘The cast that unfolds the story in- cludes Miss Stryker, Berta Ethel Nellie Fillmore, ph Forbes, Minor Wat k Faulkner and ' others, | & pretty group of girl choristers. The settings of the two acts ar atiractive and the gowns of the girls handsome. n, Mr. National—Ada-May. “Louipop. i of sprightly zest, “Lollipop,” avage's dancing musical com- | edy opened last night before an en- thusiastic audlence at the National ‘Theater, with tha title role filled by Ada-May, a refreshing bit of vivid nality. The diminutive star and her ca- pable, snappy company keep song, Jest and dance fairly stepping on each other’s heels in a merry melange | which races for the final curtain with never a lagging moment. It is a | rollicking, joyous a sprinkled with pretty girls, lav investit Hiting tunes and genuine com that rocks the audience in their seats. Ada-May, whose surname is Week is & bundle of jollity, with a magic appeal all her own, bursting forth at times almost hoydenish, then purring like a kitten. She bristles with boy- ltke capers and cute mannerisms, is light as a feather and full of funny pranks—virtually irresistible, At times she rominds one of Mitzi, in the ‘Magic Ring." which was written by Zelda Sears, also author of “Lollipop.”™ The music by Victor Youmans is not soon forgotten. Combined authorship, production, and stardom has infused into this show some whimsical fantastic spirit that raises itself beautifully on the dreams of several intertwining love | threads. But this yields alway: quickly and graciously to the whole- some comedy which frolics through it all like a fresh Spring wind. The story brief, but enough, snatches Lollipop from an orphan asylum, to be the abused adopted daughter "of a wealthy swaggering aristocrat, Mrs. Garrity, admirably played by Daisy Belmore. It plunge the orphan into sudden wealth from inherited oil wells, and as suddenly whisks fortune away, leaving her in- stead of money—love. Gus Shy, as George Jones, the plumber, were it not for the star- dom of ‘Ada-May, would almost run away with the show, his comedy is so hilarious. 1In “Bill" his partner, sweetheart of Lollipop, Walter Craig, supplies romance and deft footwork. A quartet of lovers, with good voices and lively action are Marie Stage, Jeonard Ceiley, Nick Long, jr., and Evelyn Bennet. William Bold and Rita Townsend are speclalty dancers par excellence. And the chorus work throughout is full of springs, pre- cision and sparkle. John Tiller's “Dancing Lollipops” from London, drew storms of applause, which at times interrupted them in the midst of a dance. Lollipop is a musical comedy not to miss. Ke;th's—_—l\Te‘w Stellar Triangle. Dramatic and burlesque triangles have been frequent enough in pro- duotions in the past, but it remained for Donald Brian, Virginia O'Brien and Gitz-Rice to organize the first musical trio. It is heading a fine Program at Keith's this week. To those who recall Brian's work with *“The Merry Widow” their won- derment will be taxed as they see him dance as well and sing nearly a®m well as he did in the height of his wonderful popularity. Miss O'Brien belongs to the younger set and is not as well known as Donald, but she has a sweet voice, dances well and is exceedingly good to look upon. Gitz-Rice rounds out the trio with | his pleasing personality and musical genius. Their act carries the well known punch of success with original songs and funny stories and reaches a tell- ing climax in the waltz song from the “Widow.” Brian has an unlimited fund of tales and he can put them over with a brogue that is convinc- ing and at the same time unoffen- sively funny. Many curtain calls and unlimited applause rewarded the trio. A cold kept Harry Roye, a Wash- ington boy, by the way, from pre- senting his splendid dancing act last night, but his partner, Billle Maye, carried on with the assistance of four handsome young ladies, {n “Dance, Color and Speed.” Margie Finley, Constance Crowell, Penelope Howland and Evleyn Joyce Compose the quartet and all are dancers of the front rank. In addiiton to the solo dancing of Miss Maye, Miss Finley offers a solo number that stands out for its originality. All the members of the little company are handsomely dressed and the stage setting is both impressive and gor- geous. The audience was unstinted in its applause. Al Herman, “the Black Laugh,” seldom offers anything in the way of Jjokes or songs that is old. Last night ‘Al was at his best and although his allotment of time is always limited, the sudience refused to let him go | injected until he doffed his wig and thanked everybody. Others on the program who were well received were Frank Rose and Olive Thorne, in & ta'king and sing- ing act entitled “Sold”; the eccentric duo, Lew Leton and Max Mack, with lots of funny situations and dances; Lil- lie Faulkner and company, in mannikin manipulation, the base ball part being exceptionally good; Christo and Ronald, in gymnastics, and the reg- ular house attractions. > Strand—Primrose Minstrels. The Strand Theater this week offers a lively vaudeville program and pho- toplay feature, a comedy film and Fox News rounding out an excellent Primrose Minstrels,” with songs and Jjokes, bring back the ood old days of minstrelsy and black face, with an added attraction in_this act in Mrs. George Primrose, wife of the late well known enter- tainer, Dave Harris is seen In a clever number entitled “Versatility,” in which he lives up to the name, w plenty of music and dancing. ‘“The Beauty Shop” is a beautifully staged offering by Lou Miller and Alice Bradford, and Gibson and Price, ec- centric manipulators, and the Dreon sisters, in a “Song Surprise,” com- plete the vaudeville, Pauline Garon, that boyish bit of jollity, also proves in the feature film, ““The Vainted Flapper,” that she is highly feminine as well as in a story of intrigue, in which the mod- ern flapper daughter balks her moth- er's plans to marry offt her other daughter to a crook Jumes Kirk- wood is the erring father. The film comedy is “A Radio Riot.” Palace—"Captain Blood." There is a touch of Dumas and D'Artagnan, a hint of Robert Louts Stevenson and the Spanish Main, and a great deal of the original Rafael Sabatini himself in Vitagraph's “Cap- tain Blood” to account for the mag- netism which drew overflow crowds to the Talace Theater yesterday when this preduction opened for a week here. Pirates and love, adventure and pathos, heroics and not a litde hu- mor intermingle pleasantly and in delicate proportions in this film play. While the source of genius is found in the Poet Sabatini, it must not be forgotten that to transfer his ideas to a screen audience in a convincing and adroit manner cleverness was in- dispensable in every link of the chain Which binds the screen audience with the ideas of the creator. In the links of this chain strength must be at- tributed notably to James Smith for | his STeative effects in direction and to J Warren Kerrigan, Jean Paige, Charlotte Merriam and others. for their interpretations of characters. The story 1s a simple love story of a British “surgeon in the days of James 1I and William and his ad- ventures on this hemisphere as an exile. His remarkable rise from slavery to a captaincy in the British navy by sheer pluck and brain work forms the tangible continuity of the tale, but there is a spiritual element d into this screen narrative which is very agreeable to those who are young in heart and body as well ose wh ; e © are only young at Attractive supporting films are of- fered, the Bray cartoon being espe. clally good, and then there are the 'S reels’ and Ji G: his orchestra. SEsSerponyang Rialto—"K—The Un. nown." “K—The Unknown.” a picture con- ceived from Mary Roberts Rinehart's story, is shown at the Rialto Theater this week, bringing to the screen an unusual theme, with an angle of mys.. tery and culminating in a powerral climax of deep human appeal, Percy Marmont In the title role again gives one of his deeply human impersonations, making of “K.” the famous doctor, who flees from his as. sociates and his practice because of the sudden death of several of his patients, a character that lovers of E00d screen acting will not soon for- The action takes place in any little present-day town whither the sur- geon has come to seek privacy and try new surroundings to forget the past that weighs heavily on his sen- sitive nature. There he meets and falls in love with the pretty nurse, who in turn falls in love, or thinks she does, with the new surgeon at the town hospital. An element of mys- tery enters here, which works up to a strong climax when the surgeon, Wwho is now being sought on a mur- der charge, reveals his identity in order to perform the operation which saves the life of the young doctor whom the girl loves and the man who has been indirectly his trouble. Virginia Valll as the pretty unso-, phisticated nurse is charming and re- freshing, Margarita Fisher as the un- scrupulous nurse {s convincing, John Roche is the handsome but light lover, and others in the cast are adequate. The screen story is not a faithful fol- lowing of the original. The changes do not add, but rather cheapen the quality of the picture. However, the acting is good, especially that of Per- cy Marmont. Embracing as it does romance, humor and mystery, “K— The Unknown” is fairly good entertain- ment. An “Our Gang” comedy, in which Will Rogers has a small but typical role, furnishes the fun. An “Out of the Inkwell” cartoon, interesting news reels and Balley F. Albert's orchestral numbers complete a good program. Metropolitan—"Secrets." Lovely Norma Talmadge plays a widely diversified role this week in “Secrets” at Crandall's Metropolitan, depicting_an_adorable little English For that skin eruption You can have relief within an hour ERHAPS you have given can do for others. Resinol Soap ne the same soothing :'nhfiedh-l- it to theroughl; leave it free sensitives nese and smart. RESINOL s responsible for i THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. ¢, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1924 AR UR AR AR A AT R U R IR A AR R R A A sweetheart, a brave pioneer wife on an American ranch, loving wife of 39 and a sweet old lady of gray bair and trembling hands. It is a tribute to the histrionic versatility of Miss Talmadge. Sho is appealing In all the characterizations. The story, taken from the stage play by Edgar Selwyn, lags in places, as adapted for the screenm, but the acting, not only of the lambent-eyed eminin, r, but of Eugene O'Brien, who plays opposite, is of a high order. The theme, that of a 50-year- old love, strong, sturdy and true through 'all the fires of trial and trouble, rings through the entire pi ture, wholesome and beautiful. Action opens in England, where the winsome little English beauty, in flounces, ruffies and huge hoop skirt, daughter of an Englishman of wealth, has fallen in love with an impecunious clerk in her father's em- ploy. A picturesque elopment on an old-fashioned high-wheeled bicycle is not only romantic; it is comical. In America, heartbreak In the death of their child in the death of their child and danger in a battle for life prove: further their love, in thrilling scenex Back in England then, in later years they pass through an emotional crisis as the husband wanders temporarily in his devotion, but is held firm by his deeper abiding love The manner of presentation of the story is reminiscent, beinning really with the gray-haired old lady, who, 1fter watching at the sick bed of her husband, goes to her diary and Mves over the past in dreams. In the end, after the strenuous story has been presented, they are united as he re- covers. Through the picture runs & intive and beautiful accompani- ment by the Metropolitan Orchestra featuring prominently “Memory Lane." A Lyman H. Howe “Hodge Pode and William Fox news reel are also shown, the latter giving a thrilling short feature on Armistice day. Colmbia CholGhin Ghowi “Chu Chin Chow.” the screen ofter- ing at Loew's Columbia this week may not appeal particularly to men, ||| but apparently most of the women | who viewed it yesterday cared for it || and that ought to be sufficient to as- sure its success here. There probably | re more movie fans among the fair | sex than among mere men. | Transferred from the musical | comedy stage to filmdom, “Chu Chin Chow" necessarily loses much of its attrattiveness. As a pure spectacle, it may not measure up to many pro- | 'ductions recently put before the mo tion picture devotees, but it aptly portrays that story of the Arabian Nights Entertainment dealing with All Baba and the 40 thieves. It tells of Abou Hassan, bold brigand of the desert, who gives his all for love of Zahrat, beauteous slave girl. Ali Baba, K laba, wealthy brother of the winebibber, Alcomon, air, fat and fatuous” wife of Kasim. and | Omar of the oriental tale are brought into the picture. And even the lmllln};, In oil of the $0 thieves is not over- looked. The orfental coloring and splendor are there, but probably would not mean much were it not for the presence of the formful—if the word may be used—Betty Blythe, as Zahrat Betty out-Mae-Murrays Mae Murray | herself in “Chu Chin Chow.” and ever: picture patron will understand from that just how good she looks in the| Columbia presentation. Tevolie Valandai] From the appearance of ths house last night it would seem that the new policy of the Tivoli Theater may prove more successful than that just discarded. Practically a capacity | audlence viewed the picture, “Yolan- da,” the only offering on the bill This long and elaborate historical film, featuring Ma Dav was shown in s a few week; ago at the Rialto Theater. The story of the love of a princess of Bur- gundy for an impoverished prince whom she meets incognito !s gener- ally well known. It shows lovely costumes and beautiful bits of scenery, of excellent photography. The action holds the interest “Yolanda” will be shown Tomorrow and Wednesday, Frederick, May McAvoy and Prevost will be featured in Women." today. Pauline Marie “Three Ambassador—"Secrets." Norma Talmadge in the difficult | role of Mary Carleton, heroine of “Secrets,” her newest picture, was also the attraction at the Ambassador Theater yesterday, and will continue | today and tomorrow. Owing to the length of this feature ! no subsidiary attractions are shown. Henry B. Walthall, who needs no! introduction to motion picture fol-| lowers, has the leading role in “The | Bowery Bishop,” the feature film for the first part of the week at Cran- dall's Central Theater. ““The Bowery Bishop” is the sto: of the effort of a minister to find the way to the hearts of the tene- Letter to Henry Litchfield West, Golf Editor, from Dick Murphy, Oldsmobile Dealer Dear Henry: @Once you see it, your idea of a Golfer's heaven will be a course on which you ride from tee to tee in an Oldsmobile Coach. 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