The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-02
WORLDS BEAUTIES AT STRAND THEATRE
 ASSTARS IN FILMS
Miss Pauline Frederick, Miss Kitty Gordon and Miss Myrtle Steadman Are
 Booked

|
 women on the American stage, and in
 motion pictures are the stars presented at the Strand theatre this week
 THE WORLDS GREAT SNARE'
 Today tomorrow and Tuesday. The
 Worlds Great Snare" a tive-parr Fa-
 nous Players Paramount feature, with ] Pauline Frederick as the star, will bo
 presented at the Strand theatre. | "The Worlds Great Snars" traces in
 detail pretty much the ways of fife as
 Myra knows them; her whole man; CT
 of living is snare for miners hacN
 fror1 tke diggings with pokes filled ws.b
 gold dust and ready to scatter it Ill a fever of spendthrift abandon. But Myra
 wearies of the ceaseless round of artificial gayety, and seeks relief in quiet house. | hold cares as the companion of man | who offers her home. No-hng mars | their relations until one day she reads | the private papers of Huntley, former l butler of an earl, who has paid him a | monthly allowance for his part in dis posing of his lordships child. Myra has just read the marriage certificate of the earl and Bryan's mother. The document means nothing to the girl at the time
 
 istence enables her to render assistance to the rightful heir. Huntley strikes her and grabbing the papers, abruptly leaves ] the house. Myra, incensed at the in- dignity, goes back to the dance haH Huntley. in need of funds, offers the papers to Rutten, a gambler, as security | for a loan. In the dance hall Rutten, who had been a persistent admirer of |, Myra for sometime, and had tried to persuade her to leave the dssolute ex- butler, forces his attention on the un- willing object of his hardy affection. His love making, conducted with all the un- ruly zeal of an early Roman seeking a wife among the Sabines, is not at all to the lady's liking Bryan, hearing the tumult in the box from his place on the dance floor below, rushes up the short steps and attacks the strenuous game bier. terrific fight between the two men follows. and the girl is relieved from the fierce love making of Rutten. Bryan becomes the unwedded protector of Myra and her new domestic affilia- tion lasted until Bryan accepts the of- fer of a partnership in mine on the condition that he become "unatttached." Sometime later, Myra, impelled by a genuine love for Bryan, seeks him out in the mining camp. Huntley. who had also gone to the mines. is shot by a man he had wronged, and the crime is attributed to Myra, who, disguised in masculine attire. is found in the cabin with the injured Huntley. Through his confession before death, she learns that Rutten possesses the papers. After her flight from camp with Bryan to San Francisco, she hunts up Rutten and ob tains the documents by promising to make the only kind of bargain with the gambler that could induce him to relrquish their possession.
 l. Al Cummings in the role of Bryan. The nther members of the cast are: T'reder- ick Tidmarsh as Huntley, Frank Evans as Pete, Riley Hatch as Rutten and Buckley Starkey as Skein.
 THE CRUCIAL TEST"
 Miss Kitty Gordon, said to be the most beautiful of actresses on the stage and in motion pictures, is starred in the five-part World Brady Made photoplay. ,"The Crucial Test at the Strand theatre on Wednesday and Thursday Tn this photoplay there is a feature of especial interest to the ladies-in that Miss Cor don will wear some especially ultra designed gowns. The plot of '"The Crucial Test is very dramatic and gives excel lent opportunities to Miss Gordon. THE AMERICAN BEAUTY" On Friday and Saturday "The Ameri-
 
 mount feature with Myrtle Stedman as the star, is booked at the Strand theatre. There is enough of originality of plot, drama, beauty and artistry to make this a good picture. It has been carefully scenarionized and produced, and the cast is capable, from Myrtle Stedman down to the silent and motionless beauties who play the heavy thinking parts of artists models, but certainly do embellish the screen.
 Although the atmosphere and story are as old as romance itself, there are unique nations, and skillful construction which has brought all the better part to the surface. Much credit is due William D. Taylor for his direction. The interior sets and lightings are up to the standard which we have recently learned to eX- pect from these studios.
 Miss Stedman portrays in admirable and charming manner the part of Ruth Cleave, a factory worker. She is dis charged, and in order to support her aged and partly invalid mother, goes to work as scrub-girl in an artists studio. Just previous to this the artist. Paul Keith. has entered into contest with artists of other nationalities to paint a picture of the ideal American girl, thereby to prove that the American type is superior to the beauties of other lands. A prize of 5000 is offered by Herbert Lorimer, a wealthy libertne.
 After trying many models in vain, Keith finds in Ruth just the type he seeks. His picture wins the prize, but on nvesti- gating. the committee finds that Ruth's parents were Canadians, and the picture is disqualified.
 In the meantime. Lorrimer who has taken fancy to Ruth, lures her to his rooms and drugs her, but Keith, who has fallen in love with the model. ar rives in time to save her. Through the picture which has created considerable tstr. an investigation of the personality I of the model is started. with the result | that Ruths mother confesses she is only l the girls foster mother, Ruth having l been found in an open boat at sea when | a baby. By means of the clothes found with her she is identified, and her real parents located.
 DiDninp Elk