The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-09
COLONIAL CONTRACTS FOR
GREATEST PICTURE STARS At
UNHEARD OF POPULAR PRICES

After weeks ard weeks of earnest
effort. General Manager Jake Wells
arrived in Richmond last week. and
gladdened the hearts of his colleagues
with the announcement that he had
la contract for the combined Vita
era phi -Lu hin SeIig- Essanay feature
photoplay service. the William A. Fox
Company and the Metro Film Service
This picture service Is the finest in
the world, and such stars as Ethel
Barrymore, William FarEum. William
faversham. Robert Edeson. Nance
O'Neill, Betty hansen, Francis X.
Bushman and many others equally as
well known. will he seen exclusively
at the Colonial Theater, and best
yet at Colonial prices. This in ad-
dition to the many great stage and
book successes with all-star casts.
For tomorrow and Tuesday the Cali
fornia Motion Picture Corporation
presents Beatriz Michelena. in the five
part photoplay. THE Lilly of Pow
erty Flat after the writing OF Bret
Harte. The story is a blend of three
Of Bret Harte's poems, and drama
fization of them. which some years
ago was successfully offered on the
stage, Lilly Follinsbee was the
daughter of a miner who suddenly
struck II rich: Joe was her poor lover,
also of mining interests. Lily goes TO
Paris An aristocratic admirer, with
the assistance OF her mother, tries to
take the girl away from Joe. But
Lily remains loyal all through long
series of exciting incidents and adj
ventures which occur in and about
the mining camps There are mine
Swiudles, inter1udes Of brilliant Paris
life, and all the moving panorama
~ he - nf 60fr
when the gold rush was on. The pro-
duccrs have constructed n dramatic
story with beautiful settings for a
background. Miss Michelena is sup
ported by a powerful cast, and money
has been spent lavshly TO make the
picture worthy of its theme. On this
same program will be seen the Pathe
news OF the world and another of
those rich Pathe comedies.
Mid-Weck Attraction.
Wednesday ana Thursday william
Fox presents From tho Valley of the
Missing" by Grace Miller White. au-
thor Of Tess of the Storm Country"
An eminent cast of Broadway favor
lites Is seen in this photodrama of ro-
nance mystery, action and color.
Pictures in Augusta. Ga, then the
North and Washington. The mighty
spectacle VIII JUFIflNn inc hNEiitn
thrill always necessary pictures,
that the picture lovers will never tire
talking about
This production was made hy Frank
Powell the wefl known producer of
N Fool There Was and THE Chill
dren Of the Ghetto" He is really the
man that made Mary Pickford what
she In today for he was her picture
instructor and director for four years.
| Among the great cast arc Jane Miller,
I leading woman of Life" the mann
moth production now playing Mt the
I Manhattan Opera House in New
1 York city; ArIser Hackett. leading
/ woman with the city company of To
day" and the Tobin children. the
cleverest juvenile actors in the coun-
TRY.
| Miss White. the author. who has
made a tremendous fortune through
| the sale of the book, at first was adj
verse to having the book made into
motion pictures. but the magnitude
Of the william Fox production. which
| includes 500 scopes 100 people, a
real country fair in fun blast. scenes
on the river, a thrilling yacht col
Iision and a score Of other big anc
thrilling features soon won her over
1.-THE High Rotld."
In the production of The High