Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-14
THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY"
Short Review Of Noted Play at the
Colonial This Evening.


Excitement Is rife In the ninth chap
Ter Of 1.-THE Diamond From the Sky"
the 100000 Flying A" continued photo
play, the gamut of thrills running from
q wedding to an avalanche. This Is
most interesting release now appearing
at the Colonial Theater this evening,
affording all Of the members Of the all
star cast abundant opportunities to dis
play their store of talents.
The landslide Is most realistic, an
entire village being wiped out. Lottie
Ptckford as Esther is acclaimed the
Ssprincess of the gypsy camp, and well
:stioes this charming little actress carry
( her great responsibility.
In other hands the situation might
have been fiat. She. however. in a
splendid burst Of emotion, rallies the
gypsies to the cause OF Hagar. and
drives Luke Lowell from the camp. Mr..
Periolat as Lowell, a mean, heavy
character, is intensely dramatic in
these scenes and lends a very definite
strength to the story-his attempt to
turn the gypsies against Hagar being
wondrously portrayed-the screen tax
Ing every detail of his reasonable
efforts
Mr.. Cummings and Mr.. Russell each
contribute to the thrills in this chap
ter. It is seldom two leading men such
rs Cummings and Russell are cast to-
gether, for each, in addition to being
an actor Of recognized ability. seems
completely shorn Of fear. It is such
attributes in film players that enables
the public to get the real spine-chilling
thrill for it's money.
Arriving at the house where Vivian
(Charlotte Burton) is guest, the big,
burly Blair, civilian RusselD chambers
UP porch, and reaching his charmer's
room, offers her the gem, if she will
marry him.
They go to local minister. Just as
the minister pronounces the words
making them man and wife. the door
is broken In. admitting Detective Blake,
played by Roy Stewart, and the pawn
broker, who originally loaned the gem
to Vivian.
NJ A struggle ends In defeat for the de-
tectiye, even tho he does accomplish
the Handwriting Of his opponent. Vivian
turns out the lights and in this darkness
the manacled Blair and his companion
take to flight.
an An Heroic Attempt Frustrated.
Mr.. Cummings Tin the character of
Arthur Stanley is now in the west,
{ fugitive from the Virginia authorities.
He oyerhears a plot by bandits to rob
train. He mounts his horse and rides
TO head on the train and prevent the
/ robbery. To those who enjoy the thrill
cf q racing horse, over uncertain
ground, this picture will find strong
appeal
In the distance Arthur is seen in a
mad race across the country, the train
I shown coming around a curve. He
reaches the track and. guiding his horse
close 70 the moving train, seizes the sill
+ Of an open window and pulls himself
from the saddle into the car. This ac-
tion holds one spellbound, the chance Of
an accident IL % aparent-seems al
most certain.
70 The sudden appearance thru the
window OF Arthur creates commotton
aboard the train, and the train crew.
not believing Arthur's warning, take
!, him for bandit and throw him of the
moving train, he rolling over and over
down ravine alongside the track.
It il whispered to passengers that a
desperate train robber has attempted
to board the train from horseback.
Among these passengers is young
married couple, known as Mr.. and Mrs.
Peyton. Mrs. Peyton. whose husband
addresses her as Vivian, has shown
some Of the ladies on the Overland" a
wondrous diamond set in an antique
locket, that her husband gave her as
wedding present-"an old family heir
LOOM" the happy bride explains.