The Dickinson press., 1916-02-19
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AT THE THEATRES
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During the recent visit of W..
.Leonberger, manager Of the Bijou
theatre, in Minneapolis, he arranged
for the showing of a D. w. Griffith
production at his theatre each Sat
urday until further notice. The first
picture will be shown on February
10Th. D. w. Griffith, it will be re-
membered, was the producer Of the
Birth of a Nation" and uses the
same supberb cast Of performers in
all Of his productions.
1.-THE Battle Of the Sexes D. w.
Griffith masterpiece, featuring the
same cast that starred in the Birth
of a Nation" will be shown at the
Bijou theatre On Saturday evening,
February 26th. The synopsis fol
lows:
Frank Andrews, a successful bust
ness mana man who has always
found pride and joy in the company
of his loving wife and daughter-sud-
denly finds himself enthralled by the
advances Of a gay young woman
siren, who lives in the anne apart
ment house. So marked an influence
does she have over him as time
progresses that at last he quite for
gets his home ties, neglects his
family and goes the way of many
other men who have forgotten the
meaning of paternity and blood ties.
The story is advanced through many
scenes enacted with the accompanying
notes Of New York's night life, and
the endorsement comes when the
faithful wife discovers her husbands
infdelity.. At this time the mothers
mind nearly loses balance, while Jane,
the beautiful daughter, crazed by the
grief Of her mother, determines to
take part in the tragedy. With re-
volver in hand she steals up to, the
apartment Of the woman, but her
frail nature is overcome by the tenn
peramental anger Of the woman and
her mission fails. However, the err
rand is not fraught with failure, for
the father, coming in at this moment,
finds his daughter being made love to
by the sweetheart of the young
woman, and realizes the road upon
which he has travelled. When he con-
fronts his daughter and says, you,
my daughter-what r you doing
here??"-the daughter answers, my
father, what r you doing here?"
The realization is brought home to
the fathers mind that the law Of
moral ethics that governs woman's
life necessarily governs that of man
as well. Reformation comes in his
character. He takes his daughter
away with him and together they go
back to thsir horne OF happipesF and
content. $
Ann Murdoch, one Of Metros re-
cent stars, has been pictured in a
production by the Columbia Pictures
lC%orporation for the Metro pro-
Erannme. The play is entitled "a
Royal Family" and was originally
Il done by Charles Frohman at the
Lyceum Theatre, New York. In this
play Miss Murdoch will be lei as an;
accomplished equestrienre, riding her
horse man fashion. In fact her whole
attitude in the early part Q the play
( is an assumption Of boyish pranks
and fun. A little later she realizes
the importance of her station in her
own country where she is their primo
ess royal. misunderstanding just
what her people expect o her, she
falls into many experiences most ur-
Iexpectedly, that are full of excite
ment. nc is these scenes which will
afford audiences those thrills they
like in photoplays. "a Royal Family
will be seen at thesLyTic theatre, FRI
L day February 25th.