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’—ATTHE LOC.AL THEA1'ERSJ POti’SNATIONAL| KEITHS |j METROPOLITAN jSoma thr©e montes only have elapsed since Edith Day last graced the hoards at Poll's in tin rtafr*,cV'ins musical comod “tv lt;i“ «■%She and her companion wet© welcomed hack last night Thougii crn has gone over Its head, Wild-fiower still breathes ot youth, for it is of the stuff that survives Lovely Edith Day is just as lovelyas ever. Bobby Higgin3, trick voice and all, is back in fit© role he last portrayed here On his laBt visit some malady waylaid him Now, however, he ig running true to form. There is another comedian, the well-known Bernard Goreey. Marlon and Martin*? Randall, specialty dancers, are atlU true to their terpsjchorean art, which means they are just as good »* ever.Since “\yU4flower” has beentriad and tested, there is little need here of going further into merit* nor of placing it under too deep analysis, it* long New York run and the reception accorded it on a previous visit to Washington, jcou-pled with, the triumphant return last evening, establish its statue in the theater;Guy Robertson, who plays opposite Edith Day, is in better voice than when heard here last* To hislot falls the songs of the youthful 'lover. Ho measure® up to his, opportunities.Good music, clean comedy, dashing dialogue-—*U contribute to the making of “Wildflower worthwhile, a shade better than the average run of musical comedy, Wild-flower” and “Bambiiina*' are the song hite, They have lost none of their flavor, even though subjectedto the strain superimposed by thetalking machine and ja« orchestra,JOHN J. DALY.LOEWSPALACEI•'Ho Who Gets Slapped, by Leonid Andreyev, as produced with great success by the Theater guild, was a subtle abstraction, a ©harming poetic fantasy, 'tjhqse qualities, although they are not supposed to screen well, have not been lost in the transfer of the play to the silver sheet.The picturisatien of this grimdrama of life haa been produced on an elaborate and artistic acale, Briefly, the story concerns a brilliant scientist who, robbed of his discoveries, hlroa himself as ft clown to a circus near Parfa—away from the outside world where his loves, hopes and aims hud bepu thwarted. He take* the oppressive name of He Who Gets Slapped. There follow* the love of “he’' for Consitftio, a little bareback rider. How “he saves Censuelo from a marriage with an unscrupulous baron ia ah-, sorbin giy revealed.Ho Who Gets Slapped’' la admirably acted throughout, Lon Chaney, remembered for hi* per. fermance in “The Hunchback of Notre Pame, is justly deserving offirst honors, bringing into the titlefbj« of He a thorough understanding of the difficult character. He plays with a finesse that martte him a screen artist of the first rank, Norma Shearer is cast as Cousuelo, the little barebftek rider, the rote In which Margate GMmore was highly successful otj the stage. MiesShearer, possessed of a delicate beauty, iB wistful and appealing. The romantic role of Bezano, Con-suelo’s sweetheart. Is excellently played by John Gilbert, Interesting and vivid characterizations are offered by Maro MaeDermott as Baron Regaard and Tully Marshall as Mancinl, footer father of Consuelo. The picture is skillfully directed and should be a real treat to moving picture devotees.Auxiliary features include a comedy starrytng Harry Lang don, the Screen Almanac and the Paths News.• Lighlnln in a farewell *lslt to tn** Pnuii**! th-afr tlm we*‘k lt;« ! not so much t r -mrprUa en m» ism or disniK ji f- ***jtUn.i*i jii t *1 ir \ »rk *t i h of tbret i ar- mill i i iIfi i«mi*Ben f * as!.. Un 'v[»h a :**■ .rh |»gh nl kite to learn wiiat tor' * etettrical fluid kept it blazingBen is not present itiw -ineroly a question 1 nr lt;aii fir h'tti from a feeble wond^rc -»in i i-,r night saw Ligbtnin’ for the itrs' time, who laughed and f'M a r_u. sonable amount and libeu n i,m who fails to see w»i„ i mi iptirk if holds to carry it thrr uk’ 'he years while dozens of play similar cojor and design fla^ I. and fad*-A ready answer, ot course, womM he that Frank Bacon himself h* id the sole magnetic secret One wan1.! like to ask the New York women who saw the play ten times and w.t©more enraptured in the end than at her first attendance, Would phe have been as persistent with Thomas Jefferson playing Lightsin'Bill?Certainty there is nothing the matter with Thomas Jefferson. The shiftless, quizzical, lovable Bill Jones is a character thftt he is admirably able to .command, and one that his renowned father would have rejoiced in. He play* him to the life. If Frank Bacon’s rendering was more vivid and penetrating, that must, indeed have beep the answer to the riddle.“Lightnin’ ia a play rieh ip character comedy values and ©ail* for a cast of a corresponding variety of talent. With few exceptions the members of the present company meet their obligations. Barney Gilmore, as the judge; Pee-ale Bacon, as the chief pursuer of divorce, and Marie Reels DeCamp, as Mrs. Jones, are probably the best.Tills neck* hill ult; Keith b the* tf*r In ro.u1 entertainment Eddie T oiiaM h gang of black fat,e millatr»ln u 'ho 'uatu aftratMnn Eddie h«3 u ret*i ij.d tUnr* miOHtrel nhow in ’ludlng i be banjos *ad a pro ip of* aecn, set lt;lever dlt;»utcrn The old tron.bailor trucked.THE RIALTOWP up HI IPChassis by Dante; custom-made body by Hollywood* This is the way in whioh the latest William Fox movie,” “The Inferno. may be classified,Tfie transcriptions of the Gustav Dora painting* of the Plutonian regions are excellent, photographically the film veraian of the Dante masterpiece ia a remarkable series of pictures tn which « searing, literal realism is not attempted. The woes of the damned are eloquently given in compositions based upon the work of Dere, The usual movie in a la tepee upon detail is gratefully absent.As counterpoint to the scenes of fire and, brim atone, a modern melodrama runs through the film. Ralph Lewis, Howard Gaya, PaulineStarke, Lawson Butt, and other players appear In the production.a will Rogers natiro on tee little-theater movement furnishes tea comedy for the hill, and J. Hum-Wrd Duffy sang. The production of “The Inferno 1a a worth? attempt to popularize one 6t the world elaaslcs, Crowded houses at the Rialto yesterday gave evidence that the shift from the customary fare waa acceptable. .tenTHE STRANDpinto and Boyle, comedians parMUTUAL.One of the must interesting andattractive performances offered byburlesque circuits this season Is featured this week at the Mutual theater- In presenting “Hallo Jake Girls,” with Harry Fields and pixie Mason, who are excelled bynone in their Rue, the performance created the sensation of the seasonIn burlesque and won the unanimous approval of the audience.The stars are supported by ftsnappy chorus and ft stellar cast Including Harry June*, Violet HH-soa, Charles smite, Turn McKenna, Frances Ryer and Frances Beyer.A special midnight performance Is an added attraction offered for Wednesday night.Mght aad bright aw an iridaa-^nt bubbJlt;\ CoiibtaiKe F«tlnidlt;lge twinkle and rollicks through her latest remedy ’H*r Nlgtit ot Ro mmce ” True etn h ^llmax h foro haicj any on* bfcen *tcl*k ia u litoappolutmmiitnfit Ini king n talent when wuuM ba\e followeiltt ft)him to ItiuuiK The history of the^ hunted Arner-ant Mil k h*n* i ct^ver Iran w lllionftlr-«P8 and th« huntingMm|a nobU'nun from thtjt ns o bifTjorni^ Mins flrc*t greit Am^riLan fortunes andl)«ugnn fallK hntr in th« n m 151 !lfo ami fic.t.ion h^rn repeatpd4ivJ «*iq.iilts ^iHrwylf nf tht* Job aianv thw -rtory still daz-^ T rboiu 1* F ^wjft A t’o * tn menario r*t this lateet[h*r lt;-,b run U«dguQ and Mack j AnHlo-Amertcan photoplay waD d. c 1 *** r-)r Hfuwud honlt; r« on tin nghr from Lurope 4ud atthongh,') o '•) 1 Huh act ha h do wltn 'b- * Hi ml aid entail v hin ?torj u old. Jtsphilandering proem Ruin o( tha ^a0 been tn entirely newtnr a-tt la probahK lu^od on me I ind amusing twirtud 1' 'a sailor bas ** girl in pveryper *woq Coiieapo brings to the bill ^.iv of the most remarkable tlfht-* - acts that has probably evar jlt; ju seen at Keith’P- He amply inea up to the advance press »o-i.itee, and was rewarded with a large share of applause, JSditb Clifford, a clever comedienne, had the audience In continual laughter with her cycle of snappy songs. In fact, they were clamor lug for more when she made her exit.Billy HaU©n waa well received in hi© monologue, which he termed “jt*p AU Appteteuee. Billy baa ft quaint way of delivering his humor.Tbq wiiaon-Aubrey trio opened tee bill, which was ciqsud by th* Mor-ton-JewelJ company in “A Vaudeville Mosaic. Topic* of tho Pay aufl the Bathe Nowa pictorial ftuppjq-mented the program.m ■»» ......“Roaring Rails, an engrossing film drama with the romantic business of railroading for ft background, is the chief feature of ft duplex bill at Crandall's Central theater tee first two days of this week. The cpmpaniou attraction is furnished by Lloyd Hamilton, in Jonah Jones,” ft twe»reel affair packed with laughs.The program 1 rounded out byadded camera subject** of abprevD ated length and charming pipe-organ accompaniment and bqIo ip-terjudea by Meadameq Wbbey andThampsoa.jn ^•Roaring Ralls Hftnr Careyhas one of tee beat opportunities ef hja career before the camera. Ab-Burning guilt which he ip nowise deserved, he was doing a stretch in prison when a crisis arose teatcalled for the meat haroio self-ab-negation. Taken from the cell, he was permitted to run a locomotive through a forest fire to make a dir-ipg rescue, Carey dees tele sort ef thing perhaps better than any other player o» the screen and in this vehicle to admirably supported by Edith Roberta end a cast teat includes more than one silent drama’a roost popular artists,“jqnsh Joses'’ discloses Lloyd Hamilton at his best. A hard luck man is made to order for his peculiar style of comedy and bisPresent medium of expression takes ank with tee best fyu has had.Sumptuously mounted, the picture is all shining surfaces—highlypolished woods, lustrous crystal*, burnished silver^ shimmering ailka,luminous limousines, glossy hair, glassy fingernails, beaming eyes,gleaming teeth,Dorothy Adams, the American millionairess Is, of course, played by Constance Taimadxe.' RonaldColumn, a* tee young English lordwho masquerades as a doctor, becomes hopelessly entangled romantically and financially. He laughs and agonizes his way eueeassfullythrough juftses of mieunderstendtog and contretemps, Albert Gras is the doting Daddy who indulges his pretty daughter {n ail things.Besides the feature, there ia a comedy of pgqkiess motorcycling in a race, the proceeds of which are to found q home for bootleggers. The pripe is a pair of patent leather pajama* with celluloid collar and cuffs* 'The Metropolitan orchestra offers ft program of tuneful selections delightfully adapted to the action ef the .performance.LOEWS COLUMBIARudolph VkteftUae ia “A Bftteted Devil opens tee week at the TiveUtheater, The popular star is at bio best, perhaps, in the Argentine setting of this latest production. He is ably supported by a east whtflh includes such celebrities a* Nlta Naldi, Helen D'Algy, Dagmar Go-dowsky and'George Seigman-The action of Mr. Valentino is dOQidadly slow in the love scenes, at times marring tee effactivonwa of his performance, but aside from thia flaw, the play presents an la-tereeting picture of the languorousSouth American customs and PWde of living.Tbfi program is augmented by a Rathe News reel and a. Hodge-Podge feature under tee caption “Crw?-Qqilt of Travel,If there ba any who have grown too sophisticated tn believe i» fairies or too old to understand tee spirit of youth, let him maw hiefaith to elfland and refresh hie childhood memories through the charming prosentfttion of Sir James M. Barrie's masterpiece, “Feter Pap,” featprod at Loew's Columbiafor ths Now Yesr week*Herbert Rrrnon has spared neither effort nor expense in ropro-rduoing the imaginative scenes' of the author’s c?**tton in all of their artistic fancy. He haa kept in con-stent tench with Sir James Barrie during the production pf the play, and has consulted him .even on the minutest details,, white the author himself selected Betty Bronson for the role of Feter Fan*Mtes RroBson’i ability to play thetitle role waa in a measure assured bthe fact that she was so selected, hut we venture to say that eventee author could scarcely have ro-aRged with what exquisite graceand abandonment she would give herself over to the interpretation of tbs eternal spirit of youth, Those who have sea® Maude Adams lm-mortalite tei» rote m the legitimate stage, wltf pot fall to appreciate tee quality of Miss Brooaon's work, One win »qt see® forgst Nana tea M* dog teat clftysd nurse to the three darling children. George AH deserves special credit for his cleverperformance in this difficult role, as wall as in teat of the crocodile. Perhaps tea most- remarkablefeature of the entire production, and the one In which the screes version quite naturally surpassed that of the legitimate stage, is the picturing pf ten minute fairies, quite evidently real lire people who•p5SaL*° !*r*er tean your thumb. Tinkle BfiU,. the prinpipal fairych*rct**» who floats about through almost ovary scene In a bait of Ught, is a very dainty little person In flowing silken robes.. This part is played by Virginia Browne Fairs and she will win her eifip way into the hearts of all who see her.An International News reel completes the program.■W-WW*■w
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