The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-23
COLISEUM


lower--seere from "The earthqu
Shadow" Colonial
COLISEUM
Various elements OF society come
into mighty conflict. and trench.
dous heart appeal Is awakened hy
the object OF their strife The Girl
las she struggles TO protect her
little brother from harm. In the
new Colifeum picture. The Big
Sister" which played to crowds
Sunday Mae Murray Is the girl
and a good one. The underworld
story Is full OF punches. particular
" where the girl Is rescued from
tn. tenderlciu boss. The orchestra.
under Adelmann. plays the Dan
ube" waitxes and Flotows Mar.
tha." The comedy and the Picto-
graph complete the bin which runs
thru Wednesday.
LIBERTY
Norma Tslmadge. star Of a num-
Der OF the most popular successes
OF one silent drama. IL featured IN
"Fifty-Frfty." az the Liberty until
Wednesday night. This Is a story
OF girl who circulates In frolic.
seeking set OF Bohemians In New
York. After several very trying
experiences and the realization OF
the artifIcialities OF her mode OF
life. she settles down and marries
But after a few years OF married
bliss. her husbands fondness for
eayety and night revels almost
wrecks her happiness forever. The
climax comes when he brings suit
for divorce and offers periured ties.
fimony TO discredit the wife'a rep
utstion. He also fights for the Gus.
tody OF their child. but the suffer.
ing wife siarties the court and
spectators with the declaration
that her husband Is not the child >
father. The Judge. however. sus-
poets that this Ia not true. and
eventually. after the other won.
an In the case shows her trge
coiors. the huibsnd and wife are
reunited.
cLemMea
Clara Kimbail Young. In the
widely advertised production o.
Robert w. Chambers noted novel.
The Common Law" opened sun
day at the Clemmer to capacity
houses. The picture was directed
by Albert Capellani. and In the cast
surrounding tho beautiful and pop
ular star are such players as Con.
way Tesrle. Paul Capellani. Edna
Hunter. Lillian Cook. Julia Stuart.
Edward NJ Kimbali, Lydia Knott
snd ID. J. Flanagan.
REX
Mendelssohn's Spring Song" n
classic destined to live while music
lasts. has been the inspiration for
many artistic achievements--and
now Il IL turned 10 good account by
Bluebird photoplays as the basis of
Love Never Dies" the attraction
at the Rex. In which Ruth Stone.
house IL the star. with Franklin
Farnum her leading man The pic
tnre illustrates n love that endured
from its inception in two childish
hearts, thru long years Of adversely
and disappointment, TO come finally
into happy fruition.
STRAND
They we're discussing early ambi-
lions at the William Fox studios.
John Webb Dillon, who portrays
Tybalt In Romeo and Juliet" at
the Strand. said he would Ike to
tell what his was.
"Preppre fer the worst" he told
the assembled group. Il never
thought should have to confess It,
But the worst has come. Now !
shall tell.
The crowd WAS breathless.
What was it," they asked In
whisper.
ITO be clown" answered Dill
lion, in half-whisper.
II they laughed, II must have
been in whispers. too.
COLONIAL
The fourth episode Of THE
Shadow" drew large Sun
day audiences TO the Colonial. This
picture. together with mo Greater
Love" featuring Regina Badet. AZ
we'll as a comedy and News Pic
torial, made mp q very good bill.
CLASS A
Betty Compton In Those Prim.
tive Days" a Cub comedy. created
much merriment for patrons OF the
Glass A Sunday. Mary Miles Min
ter brought tears in Always In the