Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-05-08
ADJUSTMENTS.
8At the Strand.

g'"InOrOuGnly OelgntIuff may De nt-
tingly applied to MOLLY Make Believe"
filmed from the book OF that name by
the Famous Players Company. with
Marguerite Clark in the. name part,
and shown at the Strand Sunday night
TO large audiences. h. Miss Clark was
never more winsome or pretty than
she ID in this charming adaptation of
the amusing and interesting story
which has been cleverly made by the
camera men. t:
Altho the book itself is not followed
closely. there Is worked out a very hui
man and pretty story of the little girl
who provided real letters from mag
mary persona, thus conducting serial
letter company, making believe" all
tho time, and thus making every one
happy. The romance in the story is
made to develop nicely. and works out
TO an extremely happy conclusion.
d 1t Is Miss Clark who commands the
attention all the way thru. and there
are moments when she is about as
:nretty and delightful as she has ever
been on the screen. A wise director
has emphasized the humorous and pic-
turesQue touches in the production.
which include q very small boy and the
best and most good -natured bull pup
that one could imagine. Altogether it
Is happy film, which ought to please
every one
4I At tho Lyric.
Two large audiences witnessed the
production Of Adventures of a Mad
cap. with Jackie Saunders in the lead
ing role, shown at the Lyric Sunday
night. A pretty story Is worked out
OF the little girl Jean. who is child
of nature, and is taken to the city by
her foster parents, after she has first
lived with an old gardener, who dies
later Jean cannot stand the restraint
of the city life, and after astonishing
the members of the household by sew
,eral FRANKS, she runs away and joins a
band of gypsies. Here she leads tho
life of the gypsies until her where
abouts are discovered and she Is res
cued by her former country lover. The
picture Is we'll produced, and Miss
searum girl Of the wood with vivac-
cessful. A good Mutt and Jeff' COM
edy is also introduced.
An act Of vaudeville, which consisted
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act presented by Cleveland and Downy.
- X f. At the Colonial.
Showing in a clever and interesting
in, politics, the film named 'The Wo-
sized audiences at the Colonial Sun
day night. r.=s, -. Z, ,..,as II
q Mignon Anderson, popular screen
young woman who has been appoint
ed on the health commission of her
city, She at once, sets out to stir up
things, and succeeds in getting the
mayor Sin bad" :, in - several places.
There is a thrilling tenement si1p t fire scene
In which the girl is abducted by the
husky stranger who has been taking
her part all along, and who turns out
to be the governors private secretary.
The mayor gets his deserts, and DR.,
Barlow's mission u is accomplished.
acting as the young doctor. and the
tenement Are scene Il especially well
presented sHt4ols9:s, 49, i y, :.
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ss1 - Es@F Atethe sodeon. III - =
rs Patrons of the Odeon who attended
the musical tabloidathere Sunday night
witnessed clean and" catchy enter
tainment entitled around the Town."
which has been playing on Orpheum
circuits all winter. and
which dropped in here because of a
mix-up In bookings. The show opened
a three days engagement, Sunday
evening to 2 fairzsized audience.
Not only are the COSTUMES handsome
and well arrangedygbut the singing of
the chorus is good and the principal
comedians do WELL, The plot deals
lightly with doctor running a sana-
toriHm for those. afflicted with dread
disease known as "tangoitis." Many
catchy songs are introduced, as we'll
as q pleasing musical speciality on
banjos by the Church sisters. Earle
S. Dewey and Mabel Rogers are the
chief fun makers, while the others con-
tribute to the many amusing situa-
tons