Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 33, 17 December 1920 — Page 9
THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, RICHMOND, IND., FRIDAY, DEC. 17, 1920.
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The Theatres. :
SATURDAY . " Murray Prank Mayo in "Hitchin Posts."- , . Murrette Constance Talmadge In ""Dangerous Business." ,-... ,. Washington Ethel Clayton in -"Crooked Streets.". - .'-.-Richmond Harry Carey in "Square Shooter." 4 SUNDAY ' . Murray Frank Mayo in "Hitchin' Posts" ..; ' .. Murrette Tom Mix in t'The Texan." "" . - ... . Washington "Behold My Wife." ; Richmond '"The Kentucky Colon-' el." A-.., : ; :-'-.:lt:i
MURRAY VAUDEVILLE J A good bill greets the vaudeville at: tender the last half of this week. With the exception of one act, which proved rather weak, the acts presented a good entertainment. It ia our opinion that Buddy Walton, a talented young lady in the third act, and Caesar Rivoli, a sensational quick change artist and imitator of the last act, vied for honors. Without going so far as to say which is the best, it might be said that the former held a
particular., appeal to the writer. In each case the party named held the stage with exceptional ability. - Rivoli cleverly portrays a waiter, a gentleman customer, two . different women and a policeman. Throughout the act he changes with a. rapidity almost unbelievable. In conclusion he steps down into the orchestra pit and leads the players while impersonating Crcatore, Verdi. Strauss, Liszt, Suppe,
Puccini and J. Philips Sousa. Now If we may, be granted the comment, it seemed to. us that it was Prof, Crum, the original orchestra director, and the members of the orchestra that did the work in this portion of the act. They certainly" deserve a sprinkling of the credit, for it was indeed a trying time foj" them tinder fhe relentless direction, of the would-be great director. First as a sad faced girl, singing the woes of being the youngest child in the family, then as the pretty society girl that would rather be a brides-maid than a bride, and last as the bride who wanted her wedding march played in ragtime, Buddy Walton was a wonderful success. Se was clever, she was good, she was versatile. Her mcod3 are your moods, is a pouting and self-Ditying youngest girl of a family of children, she was splendid; when she reflected the carefreeness of a single young lady, she made you happy; when she sung asking for ragtime in her wedding march, she made you feel mischievous. Her efforts were appreciated. Crack shooting with a rifle, sometimes at the risk of the one holding the mark, Howard and Helen Savage did some neat work, in the first act. Many different positions were taken, each one more difficult than the previous one, but with few exceptions did the lady or young man miss their marks, i We were thankful for this act when it was over. Why? Because we so feared a mistake might be made. We dared not think of the result. Lorain and Herman admitted they were below the average. We agree.
They appeared second, but it might have been better had it been first. We see so very, very much of their kind of - comedy. Why not some original jokes, boys? MARVIN PICKETT. MURRETTS. , Automobile owners who find their gas supply unexpectedly running short are . likely to blame "Torchy In High?' the two reel comedy from the 8ewell Ford stories, now claying at the Murrette theatre. , , There ; te a scene where" Johnny Hines, as Tofcny wants to outwit Auntie and the suitor picked for Vee, abstracts the gasoline from -her -car by using the tire - tube pump for a syphon. "Torchy In High" is said" to be the-first motion picture Comedy, centering- -around, an auto, in which there has been no resort to "trick photography, to get laughs. 'The continuousmerriment depends on the Sewell Ford humor and Hines' unusual ability as a fun-maTser.: " murray. .- ' : 'iA,'. thousand non-descrlpt vehicles, thousands of " bewildered beasts of burden, more thousands of excited, clamoring humans are all drawn in a line a half mile long, waiting the pis
tol shot that opens a territory of rich ;
land to homesteaders. . Such . a mad race, in which ' thousands participate, is seen in "Hitchin Posts", "The racers,, who at the pistol shot begin a concerted dash, soon straggle and drop in number. But the
excitement increases. in, intensity, aa those with the swiftest' horses take the lead. Finally two are . left , and of them one is Frank Mayo in this picture, now showing at the Murray Theatre.
In the life of a motion pictirre
studio, where adventure and thrills and emotion are the" warp and the j woof of everyday life, few scenes can.
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Btand out from their background with
enough force to , thrill the ' habitues. This land race in "Hitchin' Posts" is such a one. , ' The scene Is just one in the story
by H. M. Shumate which : George Hull adapted to the silver sheet - for j
Universal- Jack Ford directed, the Picture and he rounded up every quaint vehicle from miles around Uniersal City to participate in the land msh. ' ; '. ' "- " .Frank Mayo . has one of the most dr&matio characterizations of bis career in "Hitchin Posts" and heUaa. a cast of rare talent . in his support. Beatrice Burnham is seen as a sweet Southern aristocrat.: J. Farrell McDonald has a part of appeal as the river fiddler, and Joseph Harris x has the thankless role of villain. . Dagmar Godowsky appears as an octoroon and others in the cast are Mark Fenton, C. E. Anderson, Duke Lee, and M. Biddulph. . , '. ? r . WASHINGTON- , V A section of . old China was transplanted in California during the filming, of Ethel Clayton's new .picture, "Crooked Streets,"!1 which will be the feature attraction at the - Washington
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Vaudeville BETTER COME EARLY Pipe Organ- Concert Orchestra
. Today and Last Half CAESAR RIVOLI A sensation of the - day. The stage's greatest quick change artist. Playing , seven different Characters in a comedy playlet. ; A great" artist direct from the "big-time". SOME ACT. BUDDY WALTON A talented young lady with a wealth of pulchritude and beautiful gowns in an artistic offer-tog- . HOWARD AND HELEN SAVAGE "Shooting Stars" in their wonderful novelty act "AT THE COUNTRY CLUB". Class, wonderment and thrills.
LORAINE and HERMAN Two regular comedians in their laughing skit "THAT'S TER. RIBLE". Songs and laughter.
FRANK MAYO in "Hitchin' Posts" . A stirring drama of a steamboats gambler who reformed for a girl..
COMING MONDAY Skipper, Kennedy and Reeves; Arthur and Lydia Wilson; Thomas and Frederick Sisters; Kate and Wiley.
Theatre next Friday and- Saturday. The story is laid in Shanghai and a quaint bit of the native quarter of that "Paris of the East" was erected on the banks of the Famous PlayersLasky studio tank In Hollywood. On the surface of the water floated sundry junks and other Chinese small craft, while strange. 1arbarlc dwellings were on the land. The quay was peopled with native dignataries, coolies,, and ;alien sailors. .- r Another, scene represented a street in the European portion of the city and"; 'rickshaws mingled with motors and almond-eyed men and women with richly clad tourists. It was not such a difficult feat to secure "extras," as southern California Is, plentifully peopled with Chinese, but where the 'rickshaws, air genuine, and other "props" came from is a mystery. ? .;:) . Through all this'Celestlal confusion, pretty. Miss Clayton moved undismayed. Having but ; recently returned
from a long vacation spent in the Orient, the star ia well acquainted with China, , even' when it springs up over night in California. . Paul Powell directed "Crooked Streets." and it is a Paramount Artcraft adventure-romance. -
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