The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-07-12
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- beer released in the Hearst.
Pathe News to aid recruiting. It
shows Howard Chandler Christy, the
famous illustrator and creator of the
ghristy girl making recruiting pos
Ter which was posed for by Pearl
White, who is now appearing in the
serial @The Fatal Ring"
Soon after the United States enter
Cd the war, Mr.. Christy made a poster
10 aid naval recruiting, that was won.
derfnIly successful. One Of these in
the local post office has attracted
much attention. It is captioned, Gee,
LWish / were mani" Major Fanch-
et, Of General Organs staff, N. Y. N.
9 whom addition to being soldier
Is also q famous poster artist was so
impressed with Mr.. Christy's naval
poster, that he urged him to draw ono
for the army.
In seeking suitable model, Mr..
Ghristy thought Of Pearl White and
she gladly embraced the opportunity
Il % pose for him. The result Is the Ia
list Christy recruiting poster, entitled
did you think I'd stay at homer"
: Thousands Of copies Of the poster will
be printed and displayed throughout
The country.
aThe Arab" a Spectacular Drama.
'sThe Arab" in the perturbation Of
which Edgar selwyn makes his first
photodramahc appearance under the
management Of the Jesse L. Lasky
Feature Play Co, is at the Nelson TO-
day. It is founded on the play of the
same name by Mr.. Selwyn himself in
which this distinguished star-authnl-
manager made one Of his greatest
{ New York personal hits.
1.-THE Arab" has its scenes laid IN
Syria and is the extraordinary love
story Of Jamil, the daring son Of 3
desert Shelk, and Mary Hilbert the
daughter Of an American missionary,
who is loved not only by the bold des-
ert Prince but by the evil Turkish
Governor of the district. The main
events Of the drama centre around
wholesale Christian massacre which
has been ordered by the Sultan and
from which Jamil saves Mary and her
( father as well as the pupils of their
school. Even though he Is suspected
by Mary; he invades the very palace
Df the Governor and saves her from
late worse to a Western woman tnan
death itself.
In addition to Mr.. selwyn, the cast
includes Theodore Roberts, Horace 8.
Carpenter, Milton Brown, Billy Elmer,
Sydney Deane, Gertrude Robinson,
Park Jones and Raymond Hatton. Tao
production Is the most spectacular ev.
er made by the Lasky company.
Al Jennings Train Robbery Play.
Hands Up" a five part drama BY
Al Jennings is at the Dixie today. The
story opens with a dramatic train
robbery, in which the young bandit
holds up the presidents daughter and
sentimentally exchanges rings with
her although not permitting this inter
Jude to interfere with his business al
robbing. Later he falls in love with
the girl but when he approaches her
father as a respectable citizen, the old
gentleman recognizes him as train
bandit and also as the son who has
been lost to him since babyhood. He
saves the boy from the detectives who
ire on his trail and gives him chance
10 lead an honest life, but the bandit
responds by clipping with the daugh-
ter to ranch house filled with his
former associates. Here the frenzied
Z father finds the girl. who has been
saved from the bandit by his own gang
and after the unruly boy has been
shot by jealous woman, It is disclos-
ed that the dead man was not the
ION Of the bank president after all.
Wilfred Lucas makes an excellent
captain Of finance" and reverts nat
urally to the days where he was &C.
customed to take the law into his own
hands. Monte Blue plays the part of
the bandit without any suggestion OF
staginess and gives the character a
boyish quality which inspires sympa-
thy IN spite Of his lawlessness. Col
leen Moore makes the character Of ths
ingehue BIT too childish for an in
genue of any age, however tender.
The railroad scenes are dramatically
staged and directed