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Show 7 THEATRES v i d I 'Tol' able David' a Picture; Evxeryone Should See; Now at Oiimeum From Chinaman to Mexican to New Englander and finally to -tho role of Virginian mountaineer is the devious path that has led Richard Barthel-mess Barthel-mess to his first starring part, and each succeeding transition has added another feather in the cap of the I ll-ented ll-ented screen actor. It Is in the last n uned part that Uartholmess pre-Bented pre-Bented his first star production. "Moi-feble "Moi-feble David," the First National Pictures Pic-tures produced by Inspiration Pictures, Pic-tures, Inc., which opened at the Or-phoum Or-phoum theatre yesterday. "Tol'able David" surpasses anything any-thing Bartholin! BS has done previously, previous-ly, even the oily chinaman of ' Bro-icsn Bro-icsn Blossoms." Tho story carries a two-fistod punoh, and gots across on tho '1'ilet simplicity with which tho I characters ar pla; ed I Da id Klnemon (Richard Barthel-1 Barthel-1 mesa In the picture) onnes of a stork which Is short on college education bul long on family ties. When David's i elder brother Is crippled by the Hat-j Hat-j burns, a father and two sons who have Invited tho neighborhood, and David's father le seized by a fntnl stroke the honor of tho family de-volves de-volves upon young David The oung-ster, oung-ster, .ilthough regarded as jiiHt 'tol -able ' by his mother, suddenly finds himself come into a man s estate. Yielding to his mother's fears for ar. ff V,.. frT-tmna t K r. ruenntr.. rrt , the Hatburns and Is branded as a award by the village gossips Davids imhilloii is to suiieed hD brother as driver and guardian of tho government mfltll; but ho Is held too Immature for the Job. Chance. In ihc? form of an Intoxicated driver, plat cs tho opportunity at his foot. On the first day he Is a victim of the llutburns. one of whom steals the Back Of mall from tho road. Unrelenting, the boy follows his j trust and finds himself face to faco j with the three blackest outlaws who oyer tied from B pursuing sheriff. David keeps his trust and whon tho long afternoon Is oer he has avenged Ills family and wiped out forever the brand that the vlllagu hud put upon him. Gladys Hulette. who will be remembered re-membered as the Juvenile lead of many motion pictures plays the part of David's sweetheart with quiet ap- ' peal. Seldom has a more hang-dog j set of villains been seen on the screen than the three Huthurns, played by Walter P Lewis, Ernest Torrnce and Ralph Ycarslev. The cast Is further Interesting for Its Inclusion of Laurence Lau-rence Eudlnger, father of Wallace .'.'idlngor, the well-known stage star. "PoTable David" wa.s adapted from the story by Joseph Hcrgesheliner. and wa.s fllrnd In the heart of tho Virginia niounlalis thcre tho Incidents Inci-dents of tho story are actually sup-pOSi sup-pOSi I to have taken plaof. Not the least Interesting on the program was Buster Keaton's comedy, "The Playhouse." This comedian, who never smiles, has Involved a sot of Incidents and stunts that draws . hui l.les from even Jho mpst dour. Tne Hume bill plays tonight and Wednesday Wed-nesday skipping Tuesday for the Ol-cott Ol-cott bIiow. |