Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 23, 8 December 1917 — Page 7

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM ANS SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, DEC. 8, 1917. PAGE NINE NEXT WEEK IN TME AMUSEMENT REALM

GREAT ORGANIST TO APPEAR HERE

Richmond Is to have another musical treat in th form of Gatty SeUars, tli celebrated English organist He will appear iu recttal Saturday evening at S o'clock and Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and Sunday evening at Ji:20 o'clock at First Presbyterian , church. Tli organist i th son of Rev. S. Solars. His mother was formerly a Mtus istty. a name wel known In musical circles throngh the reptitation of Sir Alfred Scott Catty, Principal King of Arms. Sellars received his training at ret' rshurgh rathwlral and from a vpU known professor of the Royal Academy of Music, London. Ho lias appeared In Europe wiiu Albanl, Busonl. Marches! and in the same series of concerts as PsderewBkl. Knbelik and Dr. Hans Ritcher. Tlia publto is Invited to attend any or sll of the recitals. No admission will be asked. A silver offering vfll be taken. WASHINGTON Don't miss seeing Oeorgo Walsh in William Fox's oomedy-drama. "This Is the Ufa." The picture will be shown for tb last time tonight at the Washington theatre. George has a rip-roaring play in which the sction confers Around a tronp of revolutionists to which Uorge becomes attached under the imprussion that it is in South America to make motion pictures. George takes an active part in the revolution fctill believing a motion picture is being taken. He wakes np In Jail with the sentence "to be shot at daybreak" hanging over hi3 head. See it. .1. H. Gilmour, who has sn ireportaat part In support of Gladys Hulette in her next Pathe Gold Rooster Play, "The Candy Girl," to be shown at the Washington theatre Sunday Is a Canadian. Ho was born in Montreal and made his first Rtase appearance as "Valentine" in "Twelfth Night." when Adelaide Ncilson played "Viola," daring her first visit the the North American continent. Lester Wallack secured his services for Wallack's theatre, N'ew York, and other members of the famous theatre were, in addition to Lester Wallack, E. M. Holland, Maurice Barryrr.ore, John Gilbert and Joseph Shannon. It Is Interesting to note that he played Lord Caringford with Carrie Turner in the original state production of "Hazel Klrke," which was made into a successful Pathe feature play soma tims ago with Pearl White as the star. He supported Julia Marlowe ;n "Barbara Friet6chie" and then achieved a triumph as "Flambeau" when Mai de Adams produced Rostand's "L'AJglon." He was with Mrs. Patrick Campbell In many of her bigRest successes. He was stage director of the Castle Square Company in Boston, one of the best known stock organizations in the United States. The "Sunshine Maid." June Caprice, will soon be with us again. In a stirring William Fox photoplay, called "Miss U. S. A.," she will appear at the Washington theatre next Monday and Tuesday afternoon. The "Sunshine Maid" will not be all sunshine and smiles in this new screen drama. She has determined, active work to do to sews her country in a drama that takes place in Virginia soon after the United States declared war on Germany. She hunts out spies and is twice face to face with death while doing this work. "Her Hcur" will be the attraction on Wednesday and Thursday at the Washincton theatre with Kitty Gordon as the star. Miss Gordon's fame is nation-wide and her hundreds of thousands of admirers will want to see ber in this production as in it she has one of the most effectively dramatic and emotional roles she has ever acted. Miss Gordon is seen in the role of Rita Castles who is first seen cn the screen as a clerk in a department store. In "Majsda," the new Select picture in which Clara Kimball Young Is starring at the bead of ber own company, the famous screen actress achieves the triumph of her career. Playing the title role, she depicts the struggle of a girl forced to rebellion by the menace of an undesired marrlsge, and the subsequent events of the play move up tc a vivid and compelling climax. This stage classic adapted to the screen will be shown next Friday and Saturday at the Washington theatre, and is the fir6t of a series of eisht pictures made by Miss Young, to he released during the coming year. The action of the play Is built about the clash of wills between a doml''etring father and bis high strung, independent daughter. It is a strikes exposition of the stupidity of a certain clacs of parents and Miss Yctmg in ber portrayal of the misunderstood and driven daughter, makes a strong arpeal to the sympathies. MURRAY For any person to steal five thousand dollars is naturally a serious offense. To steal it from your host, our wo relative, ia fact, would be a superlative misdemeanor. To be an old man of the highest honor, an aristocrat of the old South with unsullied nttneto be Colonel Dabney Mills and do tbat, sbould produce the many dramatic situations in "The Tar Heel Warrior," a new Triangle drama of Carolina and Wall street at the Murray theatre Sunday. Bessie Love will make her first appearance on the screen as a bareback rider Jn her latest Triangle play, "The Sawdust Ring," by L. V. Jeffer-

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son, at the Murray theatre Monday and Tuesday. It Is a delightful story of the circus and Bessie Love Is said to make the hit of her career as the little girl, threatened with the poorbouse, who rnns away and becomes a member of the hugh family that live under the "big top." The settings are realistic, for Bessie and her company traveled with a circus touring through California in order to film tho principal scenes. Every detail, from the wardrobe tent to the main tent with its three rings, is shown. Dorothy Dalton. last seen In "The Flame of the Yukon," will next be the central figure of "Ten Of Diamonds," a Triangle play, which will be shown st the Murray theatre soon. Again she is the dance hall girl, joyous, reckless, yet with a sense of moral equity. One night, while she is telling her fortune over the cards in a dim corner of the basement cafe, a man of the upper world enters. He makes her a peculiar proposition, during the course of the evening. As a result, she is transplanted from the fetid, recking atmosphere of the "Joint to a luxurious home on Fifth avenue, where she Is carefully fashioned into a "lady." She misunderstands the man's purpose, believing he is in love with her. When he arranges her marriage with another she rebels, and, using the animal way to frustrate his scheme she reels before the wedding guests with a well-feigned semblance of drunkennsss. Thus the false reputation which she has enjoyed is blown aside, and she is again the common woman. Cut to the man who has watched her regeneration, there appears the fjner traits that, without veneer of culture, are yet the attributes of the true lady, and he suddenly realizes his folly in trying to make her a weapon of revenge against the man he hates. MURRETTE A story of exceptional interest, together with the usual excellence of Pauline Frederick's acting has made of "Double Crossed" a Paramount Picture, which will be shown at the Murrett9 theatre on Sunday, a remarkable production. The theme deals with Eleanor Stratton, a young society matron much in love with her husband, who overhears a so-called detective trying to blackmail him. Shamelessly playing evesdropper; Eleanor learns that in his early life her husband, whom she had been inclined to place upon a sort of peestal as an example of perefction, had committed a rather serious theft. The "detective" 13 attempting to get him to commit still another by threatening to expose the first. Touched by her husband's tefrible fear lest she herself should learn of his early crime. Eleanor resolves to prevent his becoming a thief again by obtaining the Visit the store of pleasant dealing iTflL T " "in I ii Oop. Post Offlo LYRIC X H E AT RE Presents Saturday Marguerite CLAYTON "ACCORDING TO THE CODE" SUNDAY Brownie Vernon "FEAR NOT"

paper the "detective "wante for him, herself. FRIDAY Forced by the death of her mother to care for her throe brothers and sisters, little Mona Fairfax is known to farmers of her district as Young Mother Hubbard. The childsen's stepfather, heavily in debt and tired of the burden imposed by the little family, abandons his farm, leaving the children penniless, to shift for themselves. The following day Daniel Banning, a wealthy "country gentleman" and owner of the Fairfax farm, calls to collect back rent. He finds Mona and her children panic stricken over a note left by their stepfather, telling of his decision to leave. Banning turns a deaf ear to Mona's pleas that she be allowed to remain on the farm with her wards. He notifies the Children's Welfare Society. Directors of the society go to the farm and, after frightening the children by their stern mannerisms, take them to the society's headquarters. The chairman calls for volunteers to take the children into other homes. A square-Jawed woman, a miserly, weezened old man, a brutal fellow with bull dog features, and a ponderous, harsh, mannish looking woman each agree to take a child. When it dawns upon Mona and her brothers and sisters that they are to be separated they beg piteously to be allowed to remain together. Their pleas are ignored. Finally Mona begs that they be allowed to spend a last night together on tho Fairfax farm. The request finally is granted. That night Mona hitches the family horse to a rickety old wagon and the children set out to escape. They fall asleep and the horse stops near Bannlng's house. The housekeeper take: them in during the master's absence. When Banning returns he is furious. Mona offers him a wisp of flowers which he scorns. Finally, however, the child's smile wins his heart and he cuddles her. Later when agents of the welfare society try to take the children, Banning drives them from his place, declaring he will adopt Yoimg Mother Hubbard and her entire family. $50,000 TO BE DISTRIBUTED SEYMOUR. Dec. 8. More than $50,000 will be distributed here next week by banks as the result of Christmas savings deposits made during the year.

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Last Time Tonight Wm. Desmond -in 'The Sudden Gentleman" Bray Pictograph DITMAR ANIMAL PICTURES SUNDAY ONLY Waif Whitman -in "The Tar Heel Warrior" 2-Reel Keystone Comedy "FALSE TO THE FINISH" Matinee 2:00 and 4:00 p. m. Evening 7:00 and 9:00. Lower Floor 20c; Balcony 10c and 15c. We pay the war tax.

Revelations BY ADELE

MOW LILLIAN GALE STARTS OUT TO MAKE MADGE REALLY LIKE HER Curiously enough, my first distinct emotion after hearing Lillian Gale calmly tell me that her husband fell In love with every new face he saw that he was attracted by me, and would probably try to make love to me, was resentment against my husband. Why, I asked myself passionately, had Dicky insisted upon my friendship with these people? Suppose they were his most intimato friends? I was bis wife, and I had nothing whatever in common with them. Knowing them as well as he did, he must have known Harry Underwood's propensities. He must also have known the gossip that connected his own name with Lillian's. He should have guarded me from any contact with them. I felt my anger fuse to a white heat against both my husband and Lillian. An ugly suspicion crossed my mind. Lillian Gale's absolute calmness in the face of her husband's wayward affections was unique in my experience of women. Was the secret of her Indifference, a lack of interest in her own husband, an excess of. concern in mine? Did she hope perhaps to gain ground with Dicky with the development of this situation? Was her warning to me only part of a cunningly constructed plan, whereby she would stimulate my Interest in Harry Underwood? I was ashamed of my thoughts even as they came to me. Lillian Gale seemed to big a woman, too frank and honest of countenance for such a subterfuge. But I could not help feeling all my old distrust and dislike of the woman rush over me. I had a struggle to keep my voice from being tinged with the dislike I felt as 1 answered her: "I am very sure you must be mis taken, Mrs. Underwood. Such a pos sibility as that would be unspeakably annoying. We will not consider it." "I think you will find you will have to consider it," she returned brusquely with a curious glance at me. "But we do not need to spoil our afternoon dis cussing it. Isn't there something we can do while we are waiting for those onions? This bread ought not to be cut until the filling Is all ready tc spread between the slices. Like an animated answer to her question, Katie appeared at the door. "Oh, Missis Graham, vot you do doso nuts? Heem dry like bone. You feex now?"' "I will be there in a minute, Katie," I said and when she was gone I turned to Mrs. Underwood. "I have some almonds ready to brown In the kitchen. But I really do not need any assistance with them. Won't you talk to Dicky while I do them?" "Indeed, I will do no such thing, child," she returned. "You can't get rid of me that easily. Dicky's no 2-Reel Fatty Arbuckle Comedy "The BMcfiier Boy" SHIRLEY MASON In "The Apple Tree Girl" SUNDAY Pauline Frederick -in "iouMe Crossed" Triangle Comedy ADULTS, 10c. CHILDREN, 5c

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novelty. I see him every day; you know our studios are on the same floor. But I'm not acquainted with you yet, and I've made. up my mind to make you like me." "That ought not to be hard to do," I replied, and felt myself a fraud and a cheat for the answer. "I don't know about that," returned Mrs. Underwood. HOW OUR ALLIES CELEBRATE YULETIDE We of the new world and the modern customs are always deeply interested in any quaint beliefs or unusual mannerisms of the countries across the Atlantic. Most particularly have the habits of England and France held us; the former because she is our mother country, the latter because of the unquenchable dear memory of Lafayette, and more recently because of that same spirit so gloriously upheld today by France's noble sons. And this holiday time finds us with our eyes turned thitherward for a more poignant reason for there arent many homes who cannot claim a son or brother "Over There. And it is well to know some of the homely, sweet little superstitions which prevail among the people of our allies. In England and In Scotland the saying goes that it Is unlucky for anybody but a brunette to first cross the threshold on Christmas morning. Woe to the housewife who on this day turns a mattress. It bodes 111 luck for a whole year. A superstition which had its origin in Devonshire tells us that it is bad form and ill luck Indeed not to wish the bees good morning 'and compliments of the season. On Christmas eve the hives are decorated with sprigs of green and a bit of red ribbon. 'Tis said also that bees sing all night on Christmas eve. But bees are rather perpetual singers anyway. The graceful traditions prevail, In Northern England and Wales, that the birds and beasts have 6ome mystic connections with the Nativity. Hence, the farmers and landowners purchase sheaves of oats from little boys who sell it as our boys sell holly. These bundles are placed in convenient high places in trees and fences, that the birds may partake. The cattle, sheep and even the pigs, are given double the amount of feedings on Christmas morning. In Lyons, France, at the Foundling Hospital, a very pretty custom Is to welcome the first baby that arrives with special honors a beribboned cradle, padded basket, soft clothing, solicitude and a bestowal of gifts, and caretul attention. This is done in expiation of the poor welcome given to a Wee Child of Bethlehem twenty centuries ago, and a beautiful thought it is.

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