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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1924
Page
2
Northern New York is hit by its first real winter storm with high winds and blizzard conditions. Snow depths reach 16 inches in parts as a temperature drop chills towns along the St. Lawrence frontier. Ogdensburg reports a frigid 3 degrees above zero tonight.
Two children Geraldine Baker age 13 and Elsie Baker 11 months died when their home burned in Clean N D Today their parents William and Mrs Baker and Verne Baker age 6 were hospitalized in critical condition with severe injuries.
A theatre review of And Then What presents a flimsy plot about a young woman who takes a lover on medical advice. Paul Kelly and Florence Eldridge headline with Edward Van Sloan, while Dorothy Peterson shines among an uneven cast. The play, produced by K. Bosser Gordon and John J. Daly, is cute yet never fires the world, relying on witty lines and brisk scenes.
Barbara LaMarr stars as Sandra Waring a dual personality wife who seeks romance in Monte Carlo Deauville and Paris before realising home and husband are best Bert Lytell plays David Waring with a convincing performance The supporting cast includes Edmund Carewe Leila Hymans Morgan Wallace and Helen Gardner A night comedy What a Night! and a Daneil Breeskin conducted overture Pucintanna from Puccini La Boheme Tosca and Madame Butterfly accompany the Pathe News
Loew's Columbia presents Argentine Love directed by Allan Dwan, with Bebe Daniels and Ricardo Cortez in lead roles. Critics note flat plotting despite fine photoplay, commend Daniels performance and the nurse Julia Hurley, and call the imperial comedy with Moran lively. An international newsreel and Brusillet’s orchestra cap the program.
The bill at Crandall’s Ambassador theater features Paul Terry’s The Mysteries of Old China Town a clever Aesop esque comedy with additional attractions including a news reel organ interludes by Otto F Beck and golo performances The main feature through Tuesday is First National’s Sandra the film adaptation of Pearl Coles Bells novel starring Barbara La Marr and Bert Lytell A review appears at the Metropolitan theater where it had its Washington premiere yesterday.
Crandall’s Central theatre presents a two day bill headlined by Exhibitors' Film Exchanges' Fight for Honor with Eva Novak and William Fairbanks. Larry Seaman stars in two reel comedy Kid Speed, plus short reels and organ accompaniment.
Betty Compson stars in The Garden of Weeds from a Leon Gordon and Doris Marquette stage success. Rockliffe Fellowes, Warner Baxter and a strong supporting cast drive a dramatic tale of a chorus girl tempted by a rich wastrel and a later marriage to a man of integrity. Mack Sennett comedy OR His Trolley adds light relief with Ralph Graves. Fox educational feature and Pathe News reel cap the program plus Palace Symphonic orchestra.
The Rialto features Mary Philbin in The Gaiety Girl a London musical hall romance with Owen St John and Earl of Pencarreg. a villainous marriage leads to a dramatic wedding night death. Also shows Hal Roach comedy The Goofy Age with Blanche Mehaffey and Glenn Tryon plus Tomasini Guarneri pianist numbers Lullaby and the duet from La Forza del Destine. An Out-of-the-Inkwell cartoon A Trip to Mars and an International Newsreel complete the program.
Ann Greenway stages a sharp satire in Rain with Neville Fleeson. The Fables of 1926 tabloid revue brings Charlot and George White style sketches, including Toyland Unbelievable Episodes and The Bird of Truth. Key acts include Jack Henry Edythe Maye Mildred Burns Bob Sargent Alan Coogan Mary Casey Sylvia Froos Frank Deve Corradini animals and Ferry Corney with Adones.
The bill features Aaron Hoffman’s Welcome Stranger adapted for film with Dore Davidson and a Who’s Who cast including Florence Vidtor Virginia Brown Faire Noah Beery Lloyd Hughes and Robert Edeson. Ben Turpin stars in A Reel Virginian with an animated song reel Companions and organ interludes by Robert Rodwell and Arthur T. Pease.
Burton Holmes led a two hour illustrated talk on the Riviera. His photo sequence showcased Nice Monte Carlo Cannes Bordighera San Remo and La Grande Corniche. Audiences rejoiced at the Italian coast scenes and learned that next week the journey would move to Czechoslovakia.
The Strand features a strong bill with Back Stage by Clay Crouch and the Berg sisters plus Paul Murdock. Lew and Joe Caites clog and add comedy, Nancy Decker sings, and The De Vries Troupe performs European aerial gymnastics. May McKay and her sisters offer Three Likable Lassies with Scottish songs. The film Restless Wives stars Doris Kenyon and James Rennie, with a plot about marital strain ending in reconciliation. A second segment covers political prisoners in Soviet Russia with Henry G Alsberg recounting from his recent visit to Russia.
Audience laughs thunderously as Manny King star of Fred Clark's Let's Go performs at the Gayety. King, known as Solonk, blends clowning with a violin solo while 14-year-old Master Joseph earns ovations with four encores for Sally. Helen Flynn adds a graceful dance and the chorus, settings and burlesque range impressively.
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