Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 333, 5 December 1914 — Page 3

PAGE THREE "MOVIE" NEWS OF RICHMOND

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 1914.

Hotel Mystery Lyric Film At the Lyric Tuesday will be flashed "The MyBtery of the Seavlew Hotel." What Is the secret to the mystery of the perfumed handkershlef ? In spite of every precaution taken by the Seavlew management, robberies persist among the guests; and after each robbery a delicate handkerchief, strangely perfumed, remains behind as a baffling clue as a sort of testimonial to the crook's cleverness. Occasionally there are cigar butts of some special manufacture left be hind, and on other occasions ladies gloves, men's ties, etc., but it la the perfumed handkerchieves which create the stir and wonderment among those concerned. When their own efforts have failed to detect the criminal, Hen Wilson, amateur detective, and a friend of the manager is called into the case. And, as though his appearance was the signal for greater activity as though the culprit was amused rather than frightened at his taking of the case, there follows a fresh series of extraordinary outrages and even an attack upon the life of the detective. "The Mystery of the Seavlew Hotel" was written especially for Ben Wilnon, new Universal star and hero of the well-known "Cleek" series of detective plays produced by the Edison company.

William Farnum as Glenister

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"FOUNDLINGS OF FATHER TIME." Thursday's offering at the Lyric is The Foundlings of Father Time." Here, In this drama is a tragedy for you, a tragedy that is all too often acted out in every American city and village. It was Prof. Osier who expounded the theory that all people be put out of the way when they have reached what we commonly call old age. Surely It is one of the most pathetic phases of human life that is pictured in this strongly dramatic etory, written by Isadore Bernstein, general manager of the Pacific coast studios of the Universal Film Manufacturing company. And "Foundlings of Father Time" is indeed anappropriate title for the play. In the character of the old man, played with exquisite feeling by M unlock MucQuarrie, and his aged wife, enacted by that lovable old actress, "Mother" Benson typify the countless thousands who, neglected by their kith and kin, suffer from want and poverty.

"LION, LAMB AND MAN." Friday's Lyric offering is a problem real. Can the love of a woman be won through physical supremacy? It seems futile to an extreme even to venture out into the endless avenues of so doubtful a subject, nevertheless, it is one which has been taken up ever and again. For the high-spirited woman, a woman who has good rerl blood in her veins and avidity fo r outdoor aports and frolics, the careeses of a physically strong man, a Riant, mean the awakening of some strange fire. To the woman of books and studies the simple speeches of the learned professor, who works beside her, are pleasing to her intelligence. In the one case the love is purely physical, having had its first motice purely in the physical appeal: one which requires that two minds be harmonious 1n thought and understanding. In the former instance mentality is subordinated; in the latter the physical holds

pecona place, tsui wmi-ii kiuu ui iuyo Is the most to be trusted? Or can ; there be found a happy medium as a ' basis for far greater,, more lasting love than either of the others? j In the case of Agnes Duane. there ;

was a combination of the two; she had the mind of a highly-bred, twentieth century girl and an inborn love of the physical, of the outdoor.

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"The Sjoilers," Rex Beach's famous production will be seen In Films at The Palace Tuesday and Wednes day.

Helen Hazards At the Arcade

The Arcade Monday will show Helen's sacrifice, the first episode of "The Hazards of Helen.'" Appointed night operator at Lone Point, Helen learns that the daughter of Benton, the day operator, is critically ill. That night Beaton sits at his baby's bedside awaiting the crisis. When he reports lor duty the following morning. Benton is exhausted. Receiving a message ordering him to nidetrack Freight No. until the east mai Ipasses. Benton falls asleep before he can carry out his orders. Her heart filled with pity, Helen relieves Benton several hours ahead of time. She reads the message the day operator lias received. just as the freight passes. Mounting a horse. Helen takes a short eut which necessitates a leap from a fifty-foot cliff into a river and catches up with the freight. Dashing alongside the locomotive, Helen leans over, and seizing hold of the handrail, pull's herself aboard. The freight is stopped just in time to avert a horrible wreck. MIDNIGHT TRAGEDY. Wednesday the Arcade shows "A JUidnlght Tragedy." Dr. Warren, engaged to Marjory, j;ivea the girl her freedom when his negligence brings about his dismissal from the hospital staff. Warren disappears. Despairing of ever hearing from him, Marjory weds I'riestnian, an elderly scientist, who lias been blinded as the result of an accident. Years later Warren and Marjory meet. Warren has won prominence as a bacteriologist. The old loves spring up anew. Priest man senses who lias occurred. Although at first filled with si desire for revenge, ids love for Marjory is so great that he resolves to jiiaUe it possible for her to wed the luan who has long had her heart. A burglar enters the house. Piiestmau, contemplating suicide, rejects Hie idea, knowing it would ruin marJory's life. The husband learns of the burglar's presence. He follows the thief, who, perceiving Priestman to be Idind, will not shoot.

Desert Cross at Murray "The Cross in the Desert" will show at the Murrette Sunday. Sam Iliggins, a grocery clerk, sends his invalid wife, her mother and baby to Arizona for Mary Higgins' health. They rent a cottoge from John Hecker, superintendent of the Western Division railroad. When their funds fail

Hecker tells them they must make up the arrears or get out. Mrs. Higgins writes her husband to come immediately, but he is unable to go back for lack of money. At last he is advised confidentially by Big Jim Dougherty, king of the hoboes, who happens to drift into the grocery store, and told how he can reach Arizona by freight. A month later Higgins suceeds in starting. But owing to an order issued by Superintendent Hecker, that all tramps shall be thrown off the trains on his road, Higgins is cast off in the desert, where he dies. Later Dougherty and some of his pals find him. Not long after this, the king of hoboes avails himself of an opportunity to capture Hecker, and forces him to change clothes with hint. He is told to go and steal a ride on his own railroad. In the desert he Is thrown off the train, and he receives a dose of his own medicine. Meanwhile Dougherty has found a roll of money in Heeker's clothes, which he sends to Mary Higgins. Returning over the wastes, he sees the skeleton of the railroad superintendent clinging to the cross over Sam Higgins' grave.

Fatal Wedding at Palace

"The Fatal Wedding," a three-reel Biograph to be shown at the Palace next Friday is the kind of picture that pleases everybody. Magnificently staged, a 6plendid cast and a powerful story, superbly acted, make this one of the big films of the week. On with it is the cartoon comedy. Col. Heeza Liar, a new series of this little man's wonderful deeds.

For next Thursday's program the palace will offer the great four part Mutual feature "The J'loor Above." A baffling detective story by K. Phillips Oppenheim, that contains the puzzle that would mystify Sherlock Holmes. It is the first of the Oppenheim stories to be filmed and is far above anything so far shown in detective plays. The cast contains Rosemary Theby, Henry Walthal and Lillian Gish. The story is presented by special permission of the Cosmopolitan magazine, which ran it as "The Mystery of the Charlecot Mansions."

This Screen Star Loves Animals

A CRUEL WORLD. This is a cruel world! A photoplay magazine, In writing a sketch of Wallace C. Clifton, photoplay editor of the Selig Jungle-Zoo, charges that popular writer with being "a member of several literary societies." Well, as long as the editor said nothing about the sewing circle, all will be forgiven.

LEADS CATTLE RUSTLERS. i om Mix, the notable rough rider, is tuoing to lead the cattle rustlers in his Pelig iroductlon, "The Telltale Knife,"

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THAMHOUSER-rlUTUAL STAR1 Mignon Anderson, leading lady in Th.mhouser-Mutual photo plays, was born in Baltimore and was educated in Brooklyn. She revels in "stunts" and was called "the daredevil ingenue" until she began to take really dignified grown up parts. Miss Anderson is very petite. She measures five feet one inch in her little high heeled slippers, and she weighs just ninety-four pounds. She has blue eyes, light golden hair and a fair complexion. On the

j stage she played with Joseph Jeffer- : son, Mansfield and Julia Marlowe. ! l our years ago she came to pictures at the Thanhouser-Mutual plant and has been there ever since. Miss AnderI son infinitely prefers the screen to the i Btage and delights in dramatic parts, j though she also is an excellent little j comedienne. She is t'e author of sevI Tal successful photo plays.

Her best friends have nicknamed her "Mig," and if you should ask any of them for what personal trait the little leading lady is most famous they would probably tell you for her love of dumb animals. She even has a pet monkey, who can play the piano. released November .1. Then the posse 1b going to wipe the gang out In a most vivid gun battle. Goldie Colwell and lieo Maloney win have leading roles.

ARCADTl? Photo Plays

onight

(2 reel Lubin Sensation) "The Stolen Yacht." (1 reel Kalem) 'Lizzie the Life Saver"

Sunday (2 reel Selig) "Rosenmary That's For Remembrance." (1 reel Vlt.) "Kidding the Boss." Monday (1st number of the Hazards of Helen series) 2 reel Vlt.) "In the Land of Arcadia" Wed'sday (2 reel Kalem Dr.) "A Midnight Tragedy." ( Vit. Dr.) "His Dominant Passion" Friday Hearst Selig Pictorial 69 (2 reel Essanay) "The Prince Party:"

Zudora Film at Murray "The Mystic Message of the Spotted Collar" will start at the Murray Sunday. Zudora la a beautiful young girl of 18. Her guardian, Hassam All, is a combination of mystic and detective. However, he has not always been in his now present state of wealth. When Zudora was a baby he was a fakir. Zudora's father remained In a small mining town, where he prospected for gold. At the time the story opens, Zudora has been born, and this caravan, with the baby, her mother and Hassam Ali, her uncle, are revisiting the town of Zudora's birth, and where Zudora's father is still prospecting. Zudora develops into a beautiful young girl of 18. Hassam Ali has set himself up as a mystic, but his one purpose in life is to rid himself of Zudora and her sweeheart, John Storm, so that the great Zudora mine will come to him. He has kept Zudora from the information that she will be the possessor of great riches.

Palace Shows

The Spoilers"

"SEA NYMPHS." Tonight at the Murray will be shown "The Sea Nymphs." Fatty, with wife, mother-in-law, and impedimenta in the shape of numerous band boxes, bags and bundles, goes for an outing at Santa Catalina islands. On the steamer he sees charming Mabel, and is badly smitten. Mabel is traveling with the parental necessity a very insignificant looking little father with side whiskers. Fatty, not knowing the relationship, decides that he will interfere with "that old duck who is flirting with a young chicken," and accosting the "old duck" on the deck, he pitches him overboard. Then he goes in quest of Mabel, and is enjoying his solitary innings when he finds out who the man is, whom he has unceremoniously flung into the briny deep.

LOST Open face gold watch (medium size), with gold fob and chain clasp attached. Fob has charm with letter R on it. Reward. 28-tf

"The Spoilers" will be shown at the Palace, Dec. 8 and 9. Few picture-plays have enjoyed more advantages In "location" than "The Spoilers." The scenes at sea, along the shore. In the mountains, in the forest, under the dull glimmer of the Midnight Sun, or in the full sunlight. In the rain. It may be remarked that It requires over three months work to make "The Spoilers" and some time was lost through rainy weather. It ranged over a territory of 1500 miles, involving much travel by sea and by land, and in many of the crowd scenes there were hundreds of peopl9 engaged. By this same token, it may be remarked that the handling of the crowds by Producer Colin Campbell, is something that would have evolved unbiased praise from the late Sir Henry Irving, the late Richard Mansfield or the greatest among our living directors, David Belasco, or E. H. Southern. The original film of "The Spoilers" was 14,500 feet. This was most carefully curtainel down to 9,000 feet. This indicates that there were 144,000 distinct photographs that moved in this mighty procession of big. stirring events close up to the Arctic Circle, in the far-away land of the Midnight Sun.

MOVIE FLASHES

OPERA STAR. Henry Otto, who is directing American-Mutual photo plays, is one of the many actors in motion pictures who once have been prominent in opera. Mr. Otto is the possessor of a splendid voice of considerable range and.

"WE HEAT THE HARD TO HEAT" Marshall Furnace Company of Marshall, Mich. B. D. Welch Local Representative. 17th and S. A Sts. Richmond, Ind. Phone No. 2739.

December 8 and 9. Selig Presents WILLIAM FARNUM and KATHLYN WILLIAMS in

Tine P(DnLEMS

From the Famous Book by Rex Beach. A Gripping, Sensational, Photo-Drama of Alaskan Life Benefit of Belgium Relief Fund. Auspices of Evening Item

The Most Thrilling Photo Detective Story Ever Staged "THE FLOOR ABOVE" By E. Phillips Oppenheim Presented in Four Reels by the Continental Film Co. The Ultimate Limit of Photo Thrills

The Fatal Wedding1

A Three Reel Klaw and Erlanger Biograph From the Play

Mr. Bert Kolp Has Been Able to Secure For One Date the Engagement Extraordinary of Mile. Halina Feodorova and Mr. John Grant Stuart Mile. Feodorova was a leading member of the Mordkin Company of Russian Imperial Ballet for two seasons at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. Mr. Stuart has been society's favorite modern dancer for three seasons in New York and is now under contract with Mile. Feodorova. Mile. Feodorova and Mr. Stuart will give exhibitions of modern society dances at Eagles' Hall Wednesday, December 16th Those attending will be privileged to dance . Range's Orchestra Engage Ticket In Advance, AdmlseJen-60 Cent.

while be never singa In public, he often is heard at receptions. Mr. Otto Is much enthused over his work and his company at the American-Mutual studios In Santa Barbara. ENJOY8OUTING. Vivian Rich and her mother had a splendid outing recently when they went from the Santa Barbara American-Mutual studios to Loa Angeles by train and then motored sixty miles to Camp BaJdy. where they joined a jolly party of college undergraduates. Miss Rich returned to work brown as a ber

ry, but she worked bo hard having a good time that now she needs a rest to recover from the effects of her vacation. "An INSIDE TIP." W. Eugene Moore has started work on "An Inside Tip," with Morris Foster and Mignon Anderson in the leads. It's a Thanhouser-Mutual newspaper story centering in the crooked secretary of the district attorney and is filled with thrills. It will be a two reel Thanhouser release in the Mutual program.

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Theatre Main Street, Near NIbIIl.

TOIMI GHT! 2 Reel Imp Feature "Tine CowairdP9 One Reel "THE BLIGHTED SPANIARD" SUNDAY ! Matinee and Night Series No. 3

he IVIastci Key And Mary Fuller in "A LONELY SALVATION"

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

2 Reels "THE MYSTERY OF THE SEA VIEW HOTEL" (One Reel of Fun) "LOVE, LUCK AND CANDY"

Two Reels 'THE HEART OF MAGDALENE" One Reel "FATHER BUYS A BALE"

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Two Reels "THE FOUNDLINGS OF FATHER TIME" One Reel "A DREAM OF A PAINTING"

2 Reel Feature "THE LION, THE LAMB AND THE MAN" One Reel "THE YOUNG PHILANTHROPIST"

TWO REEL KEYSTONE FEATURE

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WITH FATTY AND MABEL

SUNDAY

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First story. Each number will be a complete story. A master plot running through the whole series. A mammoth production of 20 mysteries, 1,000 people, 3,000 scenes.

MONDAY

SEE THE Yale-tard Came Exclusive Motion Pictures Including the wonderful Yale bowl, the game in detail, the opposing teams, the captains and coaches. Harvard and Yale stars, seventy thousand spectators, mascots and cheer leaders, snake dance of the students, prominent people at the game, methods of practicing, interesting occurrences. An entire reel of red blood. The students of Earlham, High School and Garfield should not miss this rare opportunity of seeing the game. Friday Evening, 8:15

The New York Metropolitan Pnmnomr A geat company of UUllipdlly GRAND OPERA SINGERS AND FAMOUS VIOLINIST AND PIANIST

RUTH MARSHALL DYE Mezzo Soprano ALICE M'CLUNG Pianist MARIE ELLER BROOK Contralto

J. FRANCIS SMITH Tenor THE STRAOIVARIUS The $13,000.00 Violin SKOVGAARD The Danish Violinist

Prices, 25c to $1.00 Sale of Seats Open Wednesday.