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Show 'WAY DOWN EAST' AT THE LYRIC TONIGHT To seo Crclghton Hnlo chasing a butterfly In 'iWay Down East" which will bo at tho Lyric tonight for a thrco day run, or to catch a gllmpso of him as ho dances in bewildered fashion In tho barn danco of thai D. W. arimth.productlon, ono would think tho Impersonator of tho professor profes-sor to be rather an unskilled person." But tho awkwardness of Halo 1b art not Inofnclcncy. If ono saw him aB Just Crclghton Halo soaring aloft In an airplane and making nil sorts of difficult ovolutlonB respect for tho aviator av-iator would como nt onco And Hnlo Is a good aviator a splendid motorist and a flno swimmer. Moreover ho Is a good actor with a record of achlovo ment on tho professional speaking stage. That ho has made good, In pictures pic-tures Is butanother Indication ot IiIb versatility. Halo Is an Irishman, having been born in Cork and it was In Dublin nnd in London that ho had his early education. Ho comes of a theatrical family and It was only natural that at an early ago ho should turn to tho stage for a career. Ho played in a number of productions in London and mado hla American stago debut with Oortrudo Elliott In "Tho Dawn of a Tomorrow." Subsequent ho appearod In leading roles In Broadway Broad-way productions. Among his early screen nppenrances woro 'Tho Ex- plolta of Elaine." and "Tho Perils ot " H Pauline," both highly popular. "Tho Hf Iron Claw," "Hazol Klrko," and "1H "Tho Old Homestead," were other HJ pictures In which heasaumed Import- Hj ant rolos Hj |