The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-08-06

LIBERTY ("on TrlalD--
'on Trial" at the Liberty. Is an |
emotional drama OF supreme in |
tensity. IL loses nothing by the |
transition 10 the voiceless medium, |
but the loss OF the voice IL more |
than compensated for By the use Of
"ciose.upa." which enable one to
see the play OF feature 10 each
character as the action points 10
him. And IL Is in plays Of this sort,
more than In any other type. that
the genius OF the director IN as.
sembling his negative IL OF abso-
lutcly vital Importance Here. too.
the director VI the silent drama
has an advantage over the stage
manager. In that he is practically
sure OF being able 10 direct the at.
ntion OF his spectators To the bit
~ action that he deems necessary
10 the furtherance Of the plot
The star.Liberty motion picture
weekly shows many scenes OF the
landing Saturday In Seattle Of the
members OF the Root war mission
70 Russia, the emharking Of the
Seattle bstialion 81 Coast artillery
for Fort Wofdeu: members 81 the
conference which settled the car
strike. and the Rotary clubs picnic
Saturday at wildwood park. and
Seattle young men. drawn In the
draft, undergoing a physical exam.
ination at the county-city building.
COLISEUM ("shs"--
valcskn suratt SURPRISES her
many former trfumphs In the pic.
Irritation OF Rider HaRgards In.
nous novel. "she.' at the Coliseum
Miss suratt plays the title role.
AyeHha, "Sha-wh no must .obeyed.
a white queen OF a savage tribe.
She has attained Immortality by
bathing In tho fires OF tho Flame OF
Life.
clEMmER ("Duehess Of Doubt -
The Duchess Of Doubt" nj the
Clemmer. provides the star. Emmy
wehlcn, with an opportunity TO
display her amazing versatility.
and George ID. Baker. the director.
has arranged for her wide variety
Of fascinating scenes.
Tho star plays Glover Ames.
who In q drudge for her aunt.
Clover has to be "chief cook and
bottle washer" and screen patrons
arc treated to n sight OF the ex-
quisite Emmy Wehlen cooking flap
Jacks In the kitchen The flap
jacks burn. too. and Clover gets a
scoldins.
MISSION f"The Primrose Rlna")--
A whimsical story dealing with
fairies, knights and elves. is at the
Mission. Mae Murray. the charm.
ing star. appears in "The Prim-
rose Ring" This screen adaptn-
tion was made by Marian Fairfax
from Ruth Sawyer's clever story.
REX (~In Again, Out Agsln"0--
Douglas Fairbanks. in what IL be-
lieved to be his funniest picture
issued yet under his own direction,
was uncorkcd Sunday Mt the Rex
and kept the audience In one long
laugh. There is considerable plot
in the play.
STRAND ("Souis In Pawn")--
Attic Souls In Pawn" at the !
Strand. deals with the present war.
1t In not q war picture. II is the
story OF loving young wife and /
mother. whose husband In acct /
dentally killed by foreign dlplo. I
mat in revenge for the dishonor of
HIS sister. Fate brings the wife /
and diplomat together.
COLONIAL ("Duleie's Adventure") /
Tho story of "DuIcie's Adven- (
ture.' at the Colonial. is one of
those simple little plots in its be-
ginning and modern story filled I
with intrigue In its ending IL
would have been difficult to find a
moro satisfactory vehicle for the
display of versatility so extraor-
binary as that Of little Mary Miles /
Minter. 14-year-old star.