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What Others Think Of *‘Three Wise Fools”
Showing At The ‘‘Palace Monday •,
•THREE WISE FOOLS'
ji^TBR THE MOVIES
Th.y Ar. Ju«t‘ En»wtal*Yia •
Scrwn u’M stice- C“* <• M ‘
fieitnt with Wllllngwat.r
Prtont
CAPITOL THEATRE—Thru WlM
Koala, a Ooldwyn picture adapt
ed from AWfln -8trong‘a play;
directed by' RlH( Vidor.
THE CAST
Findley—ClAillle Ollllnawoter.
Sidney Falrchleld—Eleanor Board
Hon- Jamee Trumbull—William
II. Crane,
Dr. Daunt—Alec Francla.
John Crawahaw—John Salnpolla
Benny the Duck—Brlnaley Shaw
rounr Flndlcr—Cralr Biddle. Jr
Touna Trumbull—Crelfhton Hale.
Yount Daunt—Raymond Hatton
ahe haa aet for heraelf In thla pic
ture| John Salnpolla, who played
her father, la another In the caat
who blda fair to become bettei
known on the acreen.—New York
American.
By JOSEPH lilOLVANEV
From the (bat flicker of the flln
on the acreen, "Three Wlee Fool,
teta acroaa. .At,the final fade-oul
the Impreaaliir la>R <•>*> f 1 . 1 * 1
one Of the moat %asvoair.s picture,
of Ita kind teen lit eeverul month.
The film ahoutd remain popular «»
lone am the ploy did-and the pi*?
very nearly act a'tiroadway record
Th. tJtat ft ltaetf ahould be auf
flcient to Infufe the eucceee of th*
picture, with Claud# OUHjlgwatef
William H..Crane and Alec Fran
cie dividing Me title role and Elea
nor Board man aa their adopted
daughter. *t *tMe .torymja.u^
up |o the caat, and In the fllmlnr
the director allowed a fine aenaa
of dramatic valuea throunhout.
When BeftlV Uto Duck, eacapar
from Sint Sln« In the armored ca
the purault hy airplane and motor
la ahown thllllntly, and the wtwca
of the car la realistic indeed. B«g
thla eplaode la not permitted to
obacure th. ma|n Ihtead
erent a mw^pite. laUr wmm th.
eacaped conrlet freeta hia dauth
ter In hla refute amont the tone-
menta. , , ...
Although It deala with criminal,
and elolenee la frequently pictured
• "Three Wire Foola" doea not aeem
crook drama' tor a momen'. Th'
rionuent feature, and the flnlahed
noting of the' men In the title rolee
opd the elmple. awlft romance llftr
I- IO a hlahSr nttpe. DUUnawatm,
Crone and Franc), ara a dellglit.
■ Eleanor'‘Boardman. aa the tin
Ul-oUya Inlellleent reetralnt and
eonree'oiloil of the eplrlt of th.
clay. Thla young woman’.
r -> '
A photoplay that haa angle* of
appeal for every plcturegoer i*
King Vidor**' first Ooldwyn pro
duction, ‘Three Wlso Fools.”
adapted by the director from Aus
tin Strong's successful stags plaj
p/oduccd by John Qoldcn and Win
ched Smith, which is the feature
film attraction at th* Capitol The
atre thla week.
An exceptionally strong cast ol
players Includes Eleanor Boardman
•resh from he r triumph in “Soul*
for Sals," who Is featured In ths
feminine lead. Claud# GllUngwat-
•r acta the role of Findley, which
is played with such conspicuous
success on th* stage. William H
?rnne is caat as Judge Trumbull
md Alec Francis os Dr. Gaunt
-tfhers In the cast include John
3n In polls, William Gaihsa. Za*u
Pitta, Creighton Hale, Raymond
Tatton. Craig Biddle. Jr„ Brinsley
thaw. Lucien Littlefield and Mar-
ha Mattox.
Th* picture Is a blending ol
harming comedy, romance, reality
\nd spectacle. It retains In full
hs quaint comedy of the play, but
levelope and strengthens the dra-
-nstic study, and depicts in deUtl
some episodes that ware but hlntsd
it, or which took place off the
ttage In the original.
A Lyman II. Howe Hodge-Podge
‘Shooting th4 Earth." released by
Educational and the Capitol News,
complete the film prograpi.
8. L. Rothnfel has arranged an
unusually pretentious musical pro*
sram at the Capitol Theatre this
It open* with the overture
"Eapana,’’ by Chabrler, flayed by
the Capitol Grand Orchestra,
no Rapes, conducting.
Ernest Lecnona. a young Cuban
pianist of unusual qualities, who
recently appeared at the Capitol,
when he played his own transcrip
tion of two popular numbers and
one of hie own compositions, war
so successfully received that
Rothafe! has re-engaged him for
an extended period. Mr. Lecnona
plays his own transcription of "Le
Paloma" and on# of hla own com-
do alt lorn, "Spanish Dance.** which
Is being danced by Doris Nile*.
An attractive ballet number, ar-
nged by Mile. Oambarelll ballet
mistress, Is the -
Million* D*Arlequlne,** by Drlgo.
which 1* Interpreted by Mile. Gam-
barelll, prims ballerina; Thalia
Zanou, Ruth Matlock, Lean Bells
end Ella Daganovo.
Mr. Rothafe! presents Uu«<
the famous Capitol artists In
Our Broadcasting Studio.” They
lnciude Evelyn Herbert, noornno
who has met with much succces
at the Capitol. Greek Evans, bary
tone, and an artist; new to Nee
York audiences In the person of
Rogello Baldrtoh, tenor, formerly
at the Colon Theatre, Buenos Aires
Fqr hla dsbut Mr, Bkldrich la sing
ing "t T na Furtlva Lagrlma'* fmm
“L'Elltlr D*Amore," by Donlxettl,
which aria has not been heard Is
New ork since the demise of the
great tenor Caruso. Miss Herbert
singe "When You’re Away" frorr
Victor Herbert’s "The Only Girl,"
and Mr. Evans sings Schumann’s
"The Two Grenadiers."—Evening
Telegram.
disagreeable old men are transform
Capitol Pasture Pfctun* Restores
On#*s Faith in the Art
of the Cinema. ‘*iT
MUSICAL PROGRAM GOOD
By DOROTHY DAY
Every once In a while somebody
produces a picture like 'Three
WIss Fools," which -helps to reatnr*
your faith in the art of motion pic
tures. Here Is a film with a good
story, Intelligent direction and a
>1 display of good taste in
the matter of settings. It may seem
too good to be true, but odtslde of
these assets there Is a remarkably
capable cast. Th* three wise fools
live together In a beautiful house
(tho title on th* screen said It was
Riverside Drive, but the press
sheet gives the locale as Washing
ton Square, and the exterior of the
house certainly looked more like
The house Is being watched by
detectives because Bendy the Duck,
an escaped criminal, haa threatened
U»* life of the Judge, who. In the
Interest of justice, has sentenced
him ‘to imprisonment. Another
convict who escaped with Benny
lives with him in a dirty little
room in CheriY. Street. The girl
visits this room and for «■ brief
time the auiueuco is mudo to won
der at her presence in the. den ol
tn* criminals. It prove# later, and
In a perfectly plausible manner,
that the other convict la the futh*
er of the girl.
When Lenny sneaks Into 'tlu
house, Intent on shooting the judge
he Is stopped by the girt, who blows
a' police whistle; btit realising that
If Benny I* ruptured her father will
also be Incriminated, she helps him
to escape before the arrival of tho
l»olice.
Naturally, she la found out, ant
It looks pretty auspicious for her,
but she Is cleared In Umo by young
Uuiuuu SvhuyWa, * i«vi>iiew of thi
judge, who arrives on the scene Is
time to do the hero stuff and to
lirovido a pair of strong arms for
the final fade-out .
Messrs, ailllnewuler, Crane and
Francis do nobly as the three wist
fools. Each one plays his part Witt
a touch of light comedy which L
very teatful after so many pictures
dealing la the more strenuous
cf fun. Eleanor Hroedman Is cap
able as the girl and Wlllian
Haines Is a well-bred and hand
some hero who Is not, thank good
ness, a bit movisrque.
As the girl's father who, you may
be sure, was cleared of his supposed
Imp, John Snlnpolls Is convincing
and Brinsley Shaw la good ae Ben
ny, the Duck. Zasu Pitts In a small
part does her characteristic good
work, and the rest of the cast 1*
adequate.
The whole picture Is delightful
the Capitol, returns this week with
several new selections.
Mile. Guinburolll and Deris Niles
appear h\two delightful dance
numbers, and "In Our Broadcasting
Studio," now almost an Institution
on *hc program, enmpiete* tbs en
tertainment.—Morning Telegraph.
REEL REVIEW8
By DON ALLEN
Although the Ooldwyn production
of 'Three Wise Foola" was review
ed In these columns some time sgai
after a special pre-release fhowing
we cannot pass up this opport;*nl
ty to restate that we consider thle
picture one of the best if not- the
beat of the past year.
A# "Three Wise Fools" Is beln/
shown at the Capitol, and la our
rounded by a typical Capitol pro
motion plus the excellent music,
we can heartily recommend & trip
there some time during the week.
Wishington Square.) Judge Trum- ftm J although It la a bit long. i«
bull (William H. Crane), the flnan- « does not drag for a minute. Kink
der; Findley (Claude GllUngwater) Vidor directed this offering and
and Dr. Gaunt (Alee Francis) com- has mads a very nice Job of It.
pose the triumvirate of garrulous The play of the same name by
old men. They have each loved the • Austin Strong enjoyed a long rur
same girl In their youth and have on Broadway, and th* pictured ver-
banded together by th* common slon will repent the stage success
P. NEWS REVIEWS
THREE WISE FOOLS
"Throe Wise Fools** King Vidor
Produetion-Ooldwyn—Seven
Reels.
Reviewed by Frank Shelton
Here*a a picture! One that is so
far above most of the fentu -es lo
in* released todny that It stands
out like nn oasle In the drsrrt
"Three Wise Fools" was it h|iq*
(•ucceru on the stage. It ran a y»*«i
»n Broadway and has been present
ed m most of the layger cities of
th# country. Patrons of ,the so
iled legitimate theatre »"oir it
bond of sympathy which they felt without a doubt.
for each other when the girl ran' Mr. Rothafel has arranged a va<
away and married a stranger. ried and pretentious musical pro-
When ehe dies some years later, gram. It opena with the overturt
they adopt her child, a beautiful, "Espana " played bj the Capitol or*
young girl. Her presence In the cheetra In their usual fine style,
house brightens up the atmoe- j The Cuban pianist, Ernesto Le
tt moving along to triumph,
wait Ul Ithese some folks see the
screen version. They’ll forget the
stage play In telling their friends
about the shadow stage production.
Imagine Claude GlUingwater, Al
ec B.. Frnncls and the veteran of
the footllght, William H. Crane, aa-
turning the roles of the famous
Masonic triumvirate, those three
delightful old bachelors, the mod
ern three musketeers, who adopt a
•laughter and are rejuvenated.
These three sterling actors are go
ing to rapture the hearts of every-
who has the good fortune 1M
see this picture. Their names are
sufficient proof of the exrellenc of
their work. Eleanor Boardman
come* into her own. ’A* Sidney
Fairchild, the adopted girl, this
selection for ths part. There I* ae
much good acting that It la Impos
sible to tell about it all In
limited apace.
Th* story warms the heart
We’d like to bet that handker
chiefs are called Into plaroa ner-
eral occasions—moments when yoa
too, “get" the human touch in the
situation. With three artists play
ing on ths heart strings the way
the three artists do In thla picture,
one Just- site back and forgets all
about the troubles of\l!fe.
King Vidor is responsible Sor
adapting the John Golden plsy to
the screen, as well as the direction
He lias given the Industry some
thing of which It should be proud.
We can recommend Three Wise
Fools’* without reservation. It is a
downright fine picture production
—Evening World.
need to go out end do something
Ilk* drinking wine out of a satin
slipper or oil In the buttercups York Times,
causes ono to think that a little dl-
gtesslon from a dally routine li
good for the Imagination and. ths
health. One wonders how many old
bachelors there ere who sueh~ to a
dally routine.
Where the three bachelors ere
discussing Sidney, believing the
child to be a baby boy, iy an In
tensely human sequence, and the
sudden surprise of the three wlss
fools whsn they learn that Sidney
la a charming girl la done remark*
ably well. The swift change work-
in th* old bachelors* lives by
the girl, played by Eleanor Board
THREE OLD BACHELOR* AND
A GIRL
THREE WISE FOOLS, with Wit-
llam H. Crane, Also Francis,
Claude GllUngwater, Ele
Boardman. John Salmpolls, Ray
mond Hatton, Craig Biddle, Jr.,
•ad others, edsptsd from Jobs
Golden's play by June Mathla, dl
reeled by King Vidor: "Polka,**
from "Lee Millions d’Arisqulns,"
ballet. "In Our Broadcasting
Studio"; "8hoot!ng th* Earth,*
#n Lyman Howe "Hodge-Podge,'
At th* Capitol.
man la brought out distinctly and
cloveriy. Each ono of tho throe
men seems to think of noth*
Ing else but what he can do to
make Sidney happy, and there Is
n very good touch when the empty
coffee pot expels a peart necklace
on 8idney*a birthday. Hero was ths
change they thought would be ae
Irritation to them who turns out tc
bo their greatest Joy In Ilf*. They
are jealous of Gordon, the young
man. played by William Hall
jealous of his youth—and In scene
after scene th* actors have Inter
preted the fear that Gordon ono day
will rob them of tholr charge.
Tho plot, too, la worked out to r
nicety. Sidney** father, unfortun
ately convicted of a crime which
lid not commit, escapes from
prison. Hero tho director bad i
whim—It was to have th* prisoner)
escape by means of an armored
which crashes through the
prison doors and finally truna tur
ns In tbo roadway. Tho throe wise
fools. Incidentally a doctor. a
banker and a Judge, are Ignorant
of tbo fact that Sidney since her
father** escape has been visiting
him In Cherry street, where hie
companion Is really a daring crimt-
epoetiv* parts which makesXtfr the
of the production —New
Ooldwyn Offmrm H*5Wy Enjoy
Picture with Eleanor Board
man and Claude Gillingwater
•nance of the part he created on
the stage. He gives s mmtrlv rh---
charming act rasa displays hereto-, v _
for* unsupepected emotional mbit- uouI ' 1 probably fall to Alee Fntn-
Itv. Brinefry Shew contributes a «*•- However, the three wise fool*
colorful portraiture in the role of **"*? ▼•nr sympathetic. On*
"Benny the Duck." William keenly enjoys the Iron-bound ritual
ilalnea aa Gordon Schuyler. (6# i of th# three
> feltow whr ——— « •—
infinite pains have been taken by
the scenario writer, tho director
and the casting manager to make
"Three Wine Foola" on appealing
production. This picture is to bo
enjoyed thla week nt tho Capitol,
and one ran ray without fear of
contradiction that seldom has n
stage play been adapted for the
screen with better results than
those obtained In this film. In the
selection of William II. Crane,
Alee Francis nnd Claudo C.lIIIng-
water to portray the roles of tho
three ohl bachelors, the producers
have made an exceptionally happy
choice. It Is a production that
tuns easily from first to last with
out too much picture license, and
after feeing It one feels that the
film Is Juft as enjoyable us tho
|*iay.
If any choice could be made for . ... 4 . 4U1
th«p laurels of the production sola thread and cut It off. Then the j the home of her friends
far ns nctlng is concerntd. dhsy Judge, plsyed by Mr. Crane, shakes #d to kill the judge, then
hid head woefully, for no buckle splendid climax. Tho - ..r her
wns missing from her slippers. ''*-»'< , «-examlnatIon Is another faith-
While Miss Boardman Is a captl- ful reproduction. An excellent nut
Sidney, tho Interest of thlf good photography
turally center* around tlonal merits of nn oltogcthrr •■n*''
It Is revealed that Sidney is sus
pected of having aided th* durlnr
criminal, who cam# to
Reviewed by Mary Kelly
A thoroughly entertaining pic
ture of which the most conscien
tious exhibitor may be proud Hue
been mudo from tho stago sucoe**
written by WlncbeU Hmtth •
John L. Golden. Every bit of
Wise Fools'* is Interesting. It is
a superior attraction, ono that will
bored among the fmoet
of the year.
The fine directing and acting will. .
be sure to please In
houses aqd the melodramatic val- v
ues insure popularity in any the
atre. A number of thrills have been •
added to the origlnlal stage produc- ''
lion. This has not been doneuflWj
the escrifioe of anything th a M
tlngulshed the play. King Vidor
has reproduced the atmosphere. •
comedy an romance with great »uc-
cessd, and elabAruted considerably
on the suspense angle,
Eleanor Boardman Is most charm
Ing as the girl who ushers a little
excitement into tho Uvea of tinea
bachelors, once sweethearts off) _
mother’* and congenially known .us i
A thus, Porthos and Aramls. She H
extremely pretty and tho many
close-ups are assured of a welcome.' *'•»
Claude GllUngwater deserves no
less praise for his excellent perfor-
acterigatlon. Tho remaining fvtf H
‘Three Wise Fool a u. v . r-jutei
Francis and William 1L C«u\ both
very fine actors. The deiigbum
comedy inspired by these three
characters has all been preserved
Thero are many appealing scenes.
i.
—— *« —.* *«*«. The mystery element au i
Judge, and the Utter, In order to {well managed. The prisoners’
ascertain whether ehe It guilty [cape U a big thrill an n. mplane
ask* the girl how the buckle of her {giving chase to a speed car, In •'f-
shoes came to be on the stairwa) 'fectlve scenes that have been ndd«
lending to the roof. Sidney - ’* * v ’-* 1 -*
—«*—■■■».»■ —• y»n i Bwnw .cx*, ed to the original play. When
plains that ah* found it hanging by {girl finds her tether's prison pal in
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SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1923.
-— Now You’ll See It
oAt The PALACE
JOHN GOLDEN’S
Great Stage Success
IU ' ' ' >
Wise Fools
The. famous Broadway stage
success has been made into
a brillia nt Photoplay
a thrilling drama and one-
of the sweetest lore stories
ever told in pictures
ELEANOR BOARDMAN
Is a Winsome, Winning Heroine of a Great Story.
In tbe cast are Eleanor Boardman, Claude Gilling-
water, Alec Francis, William H. Crane, Raymond
- Hatton, Zasu Pitts.
It has action
It has humor
It has power
It has charm
Presented
the
Regular
at
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