Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-01-18
. In the Realms n
of Amusement. Art, and Instruction.

Week bill is scheduled for this week.
Regents terday "The Old
In Full Swing witnessed by an
appreciative audi
ence, and the same is repeated to-day.
at the Regent:
In the tiood of thrilling romances,
relief to find q good, old d-fashioned play
like Denmsn Thompsson's rural rural classic;
old comedv odrama' which for over
thirty years has held the laughter and
tears of the public under its magic
spell. has been adapted to the screen
on the Paramount program;
Frank Losee,- who is wen known all
over the United States for his marvel
comb. the beloved role made memoir
able by Denman Thompson. Louise
Huff, Creighton Hale, Denman Moley
screen, appear in support of Mr.. Losee.
Tomorrow and Thursday Dainty:
magnetic Marguerite Clark, the idol
of millions Of photoplay fans. is the
star of Mark Twain's fanciful romance,
The Prince and the Pauper,' the first
work of Americas greatest humorist to
be presented to the motion picture pub
lie, which is the midweck Paramount
feature attrdaction.
tba In he dual rSe OF Tne r,ree are ner ana
forms the most artistic work of her en-
tire stage or screen career, and rem
GERS an Interpretation of the charac-
and power sc much force and beauty,
that will inevitably rank with the few
greater, characterizations yet con-
Don't forget. to get one of the souye-
Mrs which this theater is distributing
during the week.
A story out of the usual run will
be shown at the Victoria Theater to-
The Reward Hour is presented. Molly
of Sacrifice Mcintyre, as the perse-
cuted shop girl, Nan Per-
style OF beauty and her dramatic tai
ents. The story Is original with the
director, S. e. V. Taylor, and presents
along lines which are out of the ordi-
nary. The girl sacrifices herself twice
to save, the man. who had befriended
force of her native honesty and up
rishtness. From a Bowery dance hall
to a home of wealth and refinement the
story sweeps along, covering scenes at
both ends of the social line, and de-
veloping heart interest which will hold
tile attention of those who see it until
the last flicker shows on the screen.
very unusual film play called "The
Penitentes" with Seena owen and Or,
rim johnson, played
Picture to large sized au
at Colonial initial appearances
terday.
The scene is laid in New Mexico two
centuries ago, when a fanatical religi
Gus society known as the Penitentes
fiourished, although vigorously opposed
by the Catholic Church.
At the opening of the play. there is
scene where sheep are grazing peace
fully and the land seems to be one of
quietude and plenty. The Penitentes
arc holding their annual ceremonial,
when they. discover and punish an In
dian who is spying on them. He tells
the tribe, who massacre a settlement,
but Father Rossi, a Catholic priest, is
spared. and an old peon servant es-
capes with the boy. Manuel The priest
does not know of the boys escape and
makes his way to the northern part of
the State.
Meanwhile Dolores has been using
all her arts, aided by the suggestion
of Carmelita, to win Manuel away from
the Penitentes. But the youth is fired
by zeal. being misled by the Penltentes,
and is determined to go through with
the ordeal. He is being stretched on
the cross preparatory to being nailed
when the soldiers arrive and stop the
cruel procedure. Father Rossi then
finds out tho identity of Manuel, and
the story ends with the marriage of
Manuel and Dolores by the priest