The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-05-04
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Mnalenl ComadY

Hippodrome. ......... The American
PhotOplays
Nelson ....s......... Country Blood
Grand. ...... The Man Who Forgot
Dixie. ........ !. The Secret Kingdom
Princess ................Th The Promise
oHERT HYATT MILTON, who
was q popular member Of the
Lgwis.oltver company in their
long run Of stock at the Hippodrome is
nov playing leading part In "Her
Unborn Child" at the Walnut Street
theatre, Philadelphia, In letter he
1tRtes he Is contemplating a visit to
hiB many friends in this city some
time during the summer.
arrows American Girl company
VIA stage new playette tonight call
ca THE American" 1t is heralded
IS musical comedy sensation with
everything new but the performers.
Yesterdays performances OF Tick
st Ar were well attended by appreci-
htiye audiences.
Country Blood" a good comedy
drama and two other attractive fea'
lures make up the Nelson bill for to-
day..
The thirteenth episode of 1.-THE Sc
cfet Kingdom" is the Dixie head
liner for today. An added attraction is
The Wonderful Wager" humorous
slEit featuring Raymond Hitchcock.
'TGe Man Who Forgot" a five.part
drama taken from the book by James
Hay, Jrs Is at the Grand today.
The story concerns man who has
Junk to the lowest plane Of degrade
Hon, and In SO doing has forgotten his
own identity. He finds his soul and
repairs the damage to himself, and
from thence on devotes his life to
fTrthering the cause of national pro-
hibition. His political enemies plan
% use his unknown past as the strong
est point in their fight against him
ma the thing he upholds but at the op-
Fortune moment the secret is told by
woman who knew him years before
Even if 1t were not for the mystery
which surrounds the central charac-
lei, the story that carries 1t along
gould most certainly hold the interest
pf the spectator as we'll.
Each member Of the cast is good.
Robert Warwick truthfully portrays a
man sodden with opium and drink,
and after his reformation he is con-
ginctng as the leader Of the prohibition
movement.
Emile Chautard, who is responsible
Tor the direction of the film, is to be
congratulated for the manner in which
he accomplished his work. The ex-
terror scenes in Washington add con-
siderable interest and this consist
Bncy to the story helps materially. The
affect Of the scene in Congress is con-
gincing.
The Princess has featured for today
and tomorrow "The Promise" a five.
reel drama by ]. B. Hendryx, adapted
by ~ Spencer from novel Of same
name. Directed by Fred j. Balshofer,
Featuring Harold Lockwood and May
Allison and photographed by Antonio
Claudio.
The popularity of both Harold Lock
wood and May Allison, their engaging
personalities and their histrionic abil-
Ity, serve to render intensely inter-
esting this picturesque story of the
timber country. The scenes in the
camps are superbly reproduced and
the picture as a whole abounds in
thrills. The work of Mr.. Lockwood is
fully up to his previous excellent mark
and the charm of Miss Allison offers
strong support. The cast is on the
whole superior.
The story concerns the adventures
cf Bill Carmody, who leaves his faith
er after a quarrel and earns the friend
ship Of a lumberman in the West, He
discovers that Moncrossen (ably play.
ed by Lester Cuneo) boss Of the camp,
Is q crook. A fight between the two
men is well staged. Ethel, sweetheart
81 Carmody, visits the lumberman,
3Bees the fight and forgives Bill for his
past misdeeds.
The direction is excellent as is also
Ehe photography.
OLD sTAGER.