The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-11-28
MAXINE AGAIN TONIGHT

MAXINE AGAIN TONIGHT
Maxine Elliott, the famous stage
star and beauty, made her first ap-
pearance in filmdom at the Rex last
evening in Fighting Odds" and de-
lighted a big audience with her abil-
ity, as a screen favorite. She is one
of the Galaxy of the Goldwyn all
star, aggregation of celebrities and
in her new play, by Roi Megrue and
Irwin 8. Cobb has ample opportunity
to display her histronic ability.
She will appear again tonight for
the last time, two showings of the
films. <&:''' : :@$1 NJ
One Of the gripping scenes shows
vf1dicated and wrongly convicted
man !fn leaving prison and another
going to take his place was taken
at the gate of Sing Sing prison.
Henry Give is the man coming out
and Charles Dalton, as the corrupt
John Blake, is going in. There also
is shown an intimate view of the
barred and screened visitors room at
the famous prison. 800 y
Fighting Odds" will be the at
traction at the Rex theater tonight.
Edward Everett Hale's famous
story of 1.-THE Man Without a Coun-
try will be recalled by patrons of
the Rex theater tomorrow, Thanks
giving day, when the celebrated film
THE Man Without Country" is
shown for the first time in Bemidji.
1t is one of the famous Jewel pre-
sensations. state right picture,
produced by Thanhouser. There
will be-: a matinee at $3.50. o'clock
and two evening showings.. 49,
This film in seven reels possesses
q sterling cast, including such IA
nous stars as Florence LaBadie,
Barbara Norton and J. H: Gilmour
and deals with the highest form of
patriotism. It is high priced film,
but asa Thanksgiving day special
the Rex management has set the
price at a low figure, relying: on the
public to take advantage The pri-
ces for matinee are 10 cents for the
children and rs cents for adults
The price in the evening will be Is
cents for all admissions.
John Alton, a conscientious paci-
fist, utters curse against the United
States at a time when he is angered
;by the scorn of his patriotic friends,
and detected by the loss of his sweet
heart, Barbara Norton, who consid-
ers him Stacker. He is induced to
read Edward Everett Hale's famous
story, "The Man Without Coun-
try" and the incidents seem to him
like a replica of his own life in a
previous existence. AS Lieutenant
Philip Nolan, U. S. A., he sees him
sea-. IN trial for the identical curse
against the United States, uttered by
himself; then condemned to pass the
rest of his life as an unshackled
prisoner on board a warship with
out ever hearing of the country to
which he belonged; and eventually
dying in his cabin with a benedic-
ton for the flag Of the United States.
The INSTALLATION Of the story
quiskeps in John Alton the dormant
seIbe Of responsibility to his coun.
trNa1d he becomes a recruit al
FoftASlocum. 81.
Meanwhile Barbara has been 8
Red Cross nurse in France. The
ship on which she is returning is at.
tackled by an enemy submarine, and
the wreck floating in mid-ocean pre-.
sents: a triumph to film realism
Whether Barbara was saved from the
wreck to resume her interrupted
romance with her former lover Is
fully revealed in the final reel. Apart
from its stirring patriotic spirit the
picture offers seven reels of engross.
ing entertainment.