The Washington times., 1917-01-14

production.
Loew's CoIumbIas Films.
"Great Expectations
Those patrons of Loew's Columbia
who SO thoroughly enjoyed the pic
turization or "oliver Twist" will no
doubt be delighted TO know that
today, Monday, Tuesday, and We'd
nesday there is to appear a picturiza-
tion of another Dickens novel.
"Great Expectations" Louise Hun
and Jack Pickford are the stars of
this photoplay.
The story OF Great Expectations"
details the thrilling adventures OF
pip" young orphan, who is brought
up in the home of his brother-in-law,
a blacksmith. He encounters, an
escaped criminal, Provis, while trying
to elude. his sisters wrath, and is
forced to obtain food and a file to
assist the criminal in furthering his
escape. Provis is captured, and the
boy is in terror until the convict
shields him with a lie.
Because he is a refined looking chap
he is chosen by Mr.. Jaggers, a lawyer.
Estella, the adopted daughter of
Miss Havisham. There is much myst-
cry and not a little that is terrifying
about this Miss Havisham who sits
alone in a dark room clad in an old
wedding dress,
Pins adventures at the hands of
Miss Havisham, his love ahair with
the delightful Estella, the mysterious
legacy which makes him independent,
and the final shocking discovery OF
the source of his wealth are all fac
tors in this absorbing story, set in the
romantic atmosphere OF which Dick
ems drew such sweeping pen pictures.
Beginning Thursday, and for the
last half of the week Irene Fenwick
and Owen Moore will be pictured as
co-stars in "a Girl Like That Miss
Fenwick plays the part of a poor girl
who is in love with a bank cashier
(Owen Moore) and saves him from
ruin.
Gardens Anita
Stewart-FIlms.
W Anita Stewart will lead the pro-
gram today, Monday, and Tuesday IN
"The Glory of YoIanda" at Moore's
Garden Theater.
In this picture Miss Stewart enacts
the role OF Yolanda, a beautiful
young Russian peasant girl, whose
dancing has made her the belle OF
the village. The grand duke passing
through the town. sees the girl dsnc-
ing. perceives in her the promise OF q
dazzling success, and establishes the
mother and daughter in a luxurious
villa, expecting first to make her sue
-cessful. and then to demand. of he:
the great gift of her innocence"
Through the love of a young artist
I the true situation dawns upon the
unsophisticated dancing girl She
renounces her profession and goes to
sell her soul.
Margarita Fischer will be screened
on Wednesday and Thursdaysin THE
Butterfly Girl
A homeless little orphan girl Is be-
friended by the members of com
pany OF strolling players, whose big
l,heartedness and willingness to help
those in distress is proverbial. Be
ing possessed OF unusual talent she
soon becomes one of the star attrac-
tions of the midway. Later she joins
band of Hawaiian entertainers and
becomes known as the Butterfly
Girl, Here she Is wooed and won BY
a young millionaire who is travelling
incognito, and the situation leads TO
/ a charming romance.
On Friday and Saturday Antonio
Moreno and Peggy Hyland, remem-
| bered as the stars OF "The Rose of
the South will be featured in Her
Right to Live" 1t is heart interest
story of a little child-waif thrown
upon ner own resources and forced
to tight .single-handed for her very
life and honor. The daily program
will be augmented by other pictures
and the Garden Symphony Orchestra
will render musical accompaniments.
Strands lockwood
Allison. Films.
Harold Lockwood and May Allison
will head the bill at Moore's Strand
Theater today: Monday. and Tuesday
in a INSTALLATION of Harold Nc
Grath's story, "Pidgin Island" Mr..
Lockwood appears as the secret agent
in the Government customs service,
who runs down a band of opium
smugglers with headquarters in
Chinatown, New York. 1t SO hap
pens that the daughter of the leader
of the nefarious gang is the sweet
heart of the secret agent. However.
his duty to his country comes first.
and although il promises to play
havoc with his love affairs, he sue
ceeds in driving the srhugglers out
of business.
THE Heiress at Coffee Dams" fea-
turing Bessie Love in the leading
role. will be the chief attraction on
wednesday and Thursday. "Waffles,"
a little waitress in a cheap restau-
rant is persuaded by a couple of
crooks to impersonate a missing
heiress Like all good romances, the
humble little hash singer" turns
out to be the real heiress, but, con-
| trary to the customary procedure. she
goes "5O-50' with the light-fingered
gentlemen. for she realizes that they
have made the fortune possible for
her.
On Friday and Saturday Dorothy
Gish will be seen in The Children
of the Feud." a dramatic story of the
mountain folk OF Kentucky. where
hate and revenge is handed do" n
| from generation to generation.
Other pictures will be shown daily
and the Strand Symphony Orchestra
will provide appropriate musical ac-
ontV