East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-16
Amusements
What the press agents say
about Pendleton's pres
ent and coming
attractions.
THE GIRL PHILIlPAv AT
PASTLAfE 6AT.-SUN.-B MON

The Iong-awaited motion picture
showing OF THE Girl PhiIippa' is at
hand. This Robert w. Chambers
story superbly staged under the su
pervision Of Albert E Smith. presi-
dent of Greater Vitagraph. and with
dainty Anita Stewart starred in the
title role, is all ready. 1t will open
here for a 3-day run at the Pastime,
beginning tomorrow
A special musical score has been
written for THE Girl Philippa" by
Samuel L. Rothapfel, the presiding
genius of the RiaIto theater. New
York, who is recognized as a master
hand of motion picture presentation
The furore created by THE Girl
Philippa" when it ran, a short time
ago, as a serial story in the Cosmo-
politan magazine, is fresh in the
memory OF all. To every one of the
millions of readers of the Cosno-
politan, the stirring adventures of
the wistfuI Philippe became a house.
hold topic the world over.
This story has now been absorb
ingly developed, through the elo-
quent magic of the screen by Great
er Vitagraph. To it Is devoted a
wealth of picturesque costumes. faith
full and beautiful scenery, a star cast
led by the Incompatible Anita Stew
art herself, and the masterful direc-
ton of s. Rankin Drew. The result
is an eight-reel motion picture clas-
sic
The plot is fundamentally fasci-
mating. Philippa, a girl of aristo-
cratic mold. is discovered as the
serving maid in an obscure cafe
somewhere in France. She sparkles,
a jewel against a background of in
finite world tragedy-at once baf-
fling and piquant.
A burly animal of a task-master
the host of the tavern, Wildesse
holds the key to her past and to her
future. Into this seething environ
ment, fate draws conflicting person
alities from the capitals of the earth
after which the plot spins dizzilS
about the frail central figure of the
girl herself.
Back in her childhood there wa
a fatal catastrophe in a Balkan king
dom In France she is living a really
bizarre, but on the surface prosaic
life Come now. warner. the Am
erican artist; also Halkett and Gray
the EngIishmen; Hoffman, the Teu'
ton Asticot the Pals safe-blower anc
Apache, and spies and couriers. gen
darmes and armies. The powde1
train burns merrilyi
A hostile foreign power has stoler
the secret of a war engine divulgec
TO Great Britain by Americans. Hal
kett and Gray. secret agents of Eng
~ Iht
plans. Warner, an innocent dream
er in the meadows of Ausone, is cleo
tricaily dragged into the plotting
After several encounters the plan
are recovered and part of them en-
trusted to Warner. At once Philfp'
pa becomes the first antagonist II
his new made peril She is a spy!
Love solves the danger or tn'
young hero. but doubles it for Phil
ippa She spies now for him-at th'
risk of her own life. The intrigue /;
turned from now on against her
She naively transfers herself to the
protection OF Warner. Wildreesse
th,. master spy. is foiled by her wher
she burns some of the papers he has
stolen from the artist.
Flaming with anger, Wildresse
sends his crew OF aSsaSSlnS aIter tn'
artist A siege of the Peach Tree
Inn. Phinppa's new refuge, abounds
in suspense and action, and it Is
about to fall when gendarmes dash
up to the rescue. They also an
nounce a new crisis-the declaration
OF war with Germany.
wiIdresse is spurred to more des-
perate efforts Attacking the Eng
lishmen with his cohorts. he secures
part of the plans that they have ano
shoots Gray. The latter's name Is
used as a blind for a spy to approach
Halkett at the Peach Tree Inn. Hal
kett's life is saved by Philippa, who
felIs the spy with a lamp. After an
exciting fight She fees to a convent
with the papers Is overtaken. and
kidnapped-And again is in the
hands OF wildresse.
The Inn owned by Wildresse. Is