The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-07-05
PHOTO
PLAYS
MELBOURNE
Thou vast all 90 mo.
For which my soul did pine"

For which my soul did pine"
Thus sang tho poet lover. embrac-
ing In those few words the over
whelming power OF love both for
good and bad-and this IL the mas
terful themc OF "AvenginR Con
science" a u. s. Griffith production.
which opened Sunday at tho Mel. I
bourne theatre for weeks engage.
ment.
The play Ia also known as Thou
Shalt Not XIII" and In based upon
Edgar Allen Poes THE Telltale
Heart"
The pictures are everything the
modern art OF motion drama could
produce-the Griffith name. famed
for the production OF The Birth OF
Nation Is guarantee for that.
Love does not run smooth in this
play. The uncle Ia the stumbling
block. Tho nephew. his heart rag.
ing and his thoughts furious. IL at.
tracted TO the peculiar fact in ma.
ture that In animal life one lives
on the murder OF others as. for In.
stance. the spider murders the NY
Here follows graphically the psyche.
logical Influence OF the thought up
on the young man. The thought de,
velops. IL ohsesaes him. Like the
spider. he cunningly weavcs n web
and bids tho uncle step into u. but
there IL an avenging conscience. At
the moment OF triumph. when he IL
about 10 impress the kiss OF realira.
ton upon tho lips OF his sweetheart.
conscience strikes.
No more powerful story OF the
Psychology OF conscience can be
imagined
Henry Walthall does some won.
derful acting In this play. and he is
given able support by Blanche
Sweet and many others who took
part also In The Birth OF Ma.
ton"
LIBERTY
wild olive" now playing AT the
Liberty, will more than likely be
ciassed among tho film master.
pieces.
II IL love story OF New York
aristocraey. well presented and fine
~ acted.
The action switching from a lum-
Der camp In tho Allegheny noun.
tains TO gay Bucnos Ayres. and
thcace TO New York city. makes a
delightful contrast
Forrest Stanley, one OF the mos,
popular matinee idols OF the Oliver
lead. and Myrtle SteAdman. classed
as one OF the five most beautiful
women In the world. plays the title
role.
COLONIAL
The DEVILS Daughter" at the
Colonial. played 10 record houses
yesterday. Theds Bara. tho Yam.
pire Woman" who is continually |
wreekinE mems souls TN tho mo-
viesl. and Paul Doucet arc featured |
The play IL we'll acted and full OF
gripping Incidents, chief among
which In the fight OF tho vito and
the vampire for the love OF the
sculptor.
The story IL a tale OF woman
who. spurnrd by her lover. VOWS
vengeance against all men.
The Incidents leading up TO her
death In madhouse are dramatic
ally and forcefully presented. Paul
Doucet. IN tho role OF the young
sculptor. does some fine acting. and
little Jane Lee. the worlds greatest
child actress. plays Beata, the sculp-
tors little daughter.
CLASS A
Two feature plays are offered at
the Class A. The Cheval Mystery. Il
with Harry Myer. and Rosemary
Tiphy. and The Boob's Romance.
with Bob Leonard and Ella Hall
The Cheval Mystery" IL a story OIL
a young girl and the hypnotic In.
fluence her uncle excrts over her.
He murders a man. but with his
weird influence makes her appear
guilty. His confession frees her
slmpleiooking Bob Leonard and
dainty Ella Hail are starred In The
Boob's Romance" comedy. II is
the story OF the love OF a hulking
country boy for a pretty city miss.
The elopement OF tho two In her big
machine Is tho feature OF the play
ALEXANDRIA
The House OF the Lost Court" a
fiye-part drama adapted from the
novel OF Mrs. G. y. Williamson. II
the headliner at the Alhambra to-
day. II IL the first big feature
made by the Edison company TO be
released on the Paramount pro-
gram.
Viola Dana. late star in The
Poor Little Rich Girl" Is featured.
supported by Gertrude Mccoy. Sal.
ly crute. Robert CONFESS and Dun.
can McRse.
The story tells OF Sir Anthony
Elliott, convicted OF murder on the
perjured testimony OF woman
whose love he had spurned. lie
IL sentenced TO die, only 10 be
found dead In his cell the next
morning. The mother claims the
body.
Years later she II forced to sell
the estate and castle to pay for the
excuses OF the younger brother. a
young American girl Viola Dana) i
not at all abashed at the tales OF
haunted rooms and ghosts. lays for
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