The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-18
MARGUERITE CLARK AT STRAND THEATRE
 IN SILK AND SATIN"
Manager Abernethy Has Booked HOlbrOOk Blinn and Louise Huff in
 Notable Plays

An excellent programme is booked for the Strand theatre this week.
 In accordance with the policy of the Strand only the de luxe productions of the Paramount programmes and the World Brady-made pictures are shown, This week two Paramount subjects one of which will star the ineomparable Mar guerite Clark and the other the beautiful and lovable Louise Huff. In the World production the famous Holbrook Blinn, one of Americas greatest character ac- tors, is the featured star.
 SILKS AND SATINS"
 Little Marguerite Clark, who has graced the garb of prince, pauper, or phan, Spanish girl, little Irish lass, Swiss maiden, and others too numerous to mem ton, will be seen for the first time in ''Silks and Satins." This beautiful photo romance produced by the Famous Play. CTS company and released on the Para mount programme is booked at the Strand theatre for today, tomorrow and Tuesday.
 In this unusual romance Miss Clark is 8 modern girl who is to marry a certain young dandy against her wishes. Through the careless maneuverng of table, a drawer is dsIodged, which had heretofore been unseen, revealing diary with an avenue of escape from her prea dicament inscribed in 1t by an ancient relative, of the eighteenth century, who had been in a like predicament. The plot is a combination of an old love story with one of modern origin. Little Felicite. the stellar figure in both romances, DOT ua1 1,u arly dS 70 ing love affair from the newly discovered diary:
 To avoid meeting the man chosen by her father to be her husband, Felicite dons her maids garments and runs gayly down the road. Her beauty attracts the attention of Henri, the son of the Mar quis De Sagan, and a relative of the family. Bent on marrying the girl, Hen ri embraces her. Jacques a soldier of fortune, passing by on horseback, com prehends the situation and rescues her from Henris clutches She is grateful to her savior and love results as time progresses. Etienne, to whom she lsl engaged, leaves for Paris while on his Journey her father succumbs to heart attack, and Felicite is taken to the home of the Marquis, Etienne hears of her plight but is too cowardly to fight for her; therefore, he proceeds to search for | a swordsman who will rescue his bride l for him. In gaming house he wit | nesses the expert swordsmanship of one of the men in disposing of an undesir- l able character. He offers the young gen. tleman a sum of money to rescue his | bride. The soldier. of fortune, who hap pens to be Jacques, is proud of the op- portunity to be of service in such a worthy cause. He departs for the Mar quis chateau, without knowing that he is to save his own sweetheart.
 fo1I ic 0f vii int tn Felicte, who, upon completing the diary, 1 determines to pursue the course set for l her by her ancestor.
 1.-THE WEAKNESS OF MANI
 On Wednesday and Thursday "The | Weakness of Man." with Holbrook Blinn | in the leading role, is booked at the | Strand.
 'The Weakness of Man is a fve-part | World Film production directed by Barry | O'Neil and based on "The Living | Death" by Leo Tolstoi. that noted au- 1 thors last play. Loves strange antics | forms the plot of 'The Weakness of Man" and Holbrook Blinn, who is now starring on Broadway with Miss Mar garet Anglin in "A Woman of No Im- portance," portrays a unique character. The greater love of the man is the theme of the play.
 "DESTINY'S TOY"
 Miss Louise Huff is the featured star of "Destinys Toy" a five-part Famous Players Paramount feature, at the Strand theatre on Friday and Saturday.
 ''Destinys Toy was written and di- rected by John B. O'Brien. For the ex- quisite seaside episodes which precede the incident already described. the play CTS were taken to picturesque Block Island, where they spent many days in the most typically "salt water" atmos- phere to be found along the Atlantic coast Here occurs much that is charm ing and not little that is pathetic, for little Nan Carter, the daughter of a wealthy American, is washed ashore after