The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-05-27
Films Show Weaknesses of
CircumStantial Evidence
p o w er full Sermons
Against CapitalPun-
ishment Shown on
Seattle Screens This
Week Mary Pick
ford a Hit in Fan
chon the Cricket" at
the Liberty.

Mission and Orpheum Films
Preach Against Legal Murder
Two circumstantial evidence
plays. each powerful preach
ment against the imposing OF cap.
ital punishment whore the evi.
denco is not conclusive. constitute
the leading attractions az two big
seattle movie houses the Mission
and the Orpheum
The stories. briefly. are as fol.
lows
ORPHEUM Goods Witness --
Ella Darlington Is accused OF the
murder OF her grandfather and the
evidence is strong against her The
housekeeper tells OF quarrel abe
overheard between tho two when
the girl takes the stand she declares
her innocence, Just then her broth.
er PUSHES IN and explains how the
grandfather was accidentally killed
Z hy lightning As proof he exhibits
I window pane upon which tho
I lightning has taken u picture OF the
death OF the old man.
MISSION C"rhe EHterbrook
/ Case Paul sturgcss' jealousy.
resulting from an innocent flirta.
ton In which his flancee and How.
ard Eatorbrook engage. has built
a strong case against himself when
n mysterious hand plungeH thru a
window curtain and alnka knife
into Esterbrook's heart Sentence
I is about TO be pronounced when q
woman % mystery enters the story
and clears Sturgess BY admission
OF her own guilt
More such pictures are sure 10
I hasten the day when capital pun.
ishtnent will be added 20 the relics
OF barbaric DAYS
LIBERTY
when you have seer little Mary
/ Pickford cAvort about hill and vale
In her portrayal OF tho title role in
I 'Fanchon. the Cricket" at the LIB
erty. you will cease t0 wonder Why
/ Mary IL 80 often called the worlds
Z greatest movie favorlts There IL
nRturaluesa about hsr antice--a
sparkling. quaint originality THAT
captivates YOU. The spell remains
un.il the final love scene fllckers
out before your eyes.
+ All In all. "Fanchon. tho Crick
ct" ia the Kind OF picture people
{ go TO see twice. and about which
they tell their friends II IL also
most unusual production IN that
Mary Is assisted by her brother
and sister. Jack and Iottic.
CLASS A
Deceit. 10 which n disappointed
lover stoops IN an attempt at re
venge. and tho result ~ which IL
z the tragic death OF tho heroinas
father. Ia the substance OF a love
story. THE Spark From the En-.
bers.' which f. pleasing crowds at
the Glass \. Dan Forbes. upon re-
lease from prison. IL told his daugh.
ter has been led astrhy by an
artist Unknown TO him. the girl
( has married the painter. and With
him leads n very happy life. Forbes
T invades the artists studio With
Z murder In hiH heart Choate. the
artist. has never heard OF him and
shoots him dead Thus the story
ends.
ALEXANDRA
"Graustark." which IL said 20 he
{ the best release ever made by the
I Essanay Film Co. by long odds
tops the new bill which began at
/ the Alhambra today The story
was taken from the famous novel
/ By Geo. Barr McCutcheon. "Grau.
stark" has appeared In Seattle on
the speaking stage several times.
Francis X. Bushman In featured
in the leading role. that Of Greu.
fall Lorry. a young American. who
falls In love with a European prin.
cess Beverly Bayne IL cast ms the
princess.
A sunset view OF the Potomac
from the top OF Washington monu.
ment is one Of the scenic features
SEATTLE
a political drama. The Altar OF
Ambition" Ia the Seattle's new flea.
ture and proves 10 be one Of the
most enjoyable films OF this char
acter that has come TO Seattle II
IL filled with strong situations and
has dandy windup. There are
three other films besides.
GRAND
The $4,000 prize offer for n ne.
quel TO the serial ia proving at
tractive bait. at which many Grand
theatre patrons are nibbling. &C
cording TO observations Of tho writ
er. during the projection OF install.
ment No. I OF The Diamond From
the Sky" series yesterday. Scores
came with pad and pencil and made
notes which they expect TO find
helpful when the time comes 10
prepare the supplementary story.
Their interest. however, n not con
fined alone to the prize aspirations.
for the serial IL proving the most
stupend0us continued photoplay
yet exhibited by any local house.
There are other good film numbers.
cLEMmER
Few stories have such dramatic
power "a the kind which pictures
some occurrences familiar to the
reading public. Seattle. thru the
press and court records. has been
witness to several such incidents
as are related In when IL Strikes
Home" the Clemmer offering The
difference. however. lies In the re.
suit of this particular case