The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-04
IN THE PICTURES ANDOU
By II. s. RYALL

Features for today:
 Strand: Vivian Martin in "The Wax Model
 Triangle: Norma Talmage in "Go- ing Straight"
 Colonial: Clara Kimball Young in Without a Soul"
 Odeon One: Tyrone Powers in "A Texas Steer.' :. Majestic: Perturbation of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poem, "A Married Coquette."
 THE WAX MODEL" AT THE
 STRAND. "rhe Wax Model" with Vivian Mar tin. remains at the Strand today This is picture story of the neglected daughter of French dancer, who finally becomes the most talked of artists model in Paris. She's a good girl, however, and as good girls should do. falls heels over head in love with good man. But the sly rascal slips to Julie'S apartments one night and catches her smoking a cigarette and sipping wine. Though she was doing this unladylike stunt on a bet, Mel vile Ilchester would not stand for 1t and leaves her in high dudgeon. .uIie's love Is of the mortised- -in-granite sort, however, and stays put Of course Mei- vile finally falls for Julie but not before his sister has been saved by Julie from doing a very foolish thing Tor which she would have been sorry her whole liyelong life.
 CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG AT COL
 ONIAL.
 Clara Kimball Young is at the Coli cnia1 today in Without a Soul.'' The theme of this picture drama is most unusual. Lola is the beautiful daugh- ter of wonderful scientist And she's sweet-tempered, refined and modest naiden.s too. Being a perfectly normal girl, 1t was but natural that she should fall in love. But it developed that she fell in love with bad sort of chap who had wife somewhere out west, probably in Denver. So Lola tried again and this time she selected 8 fellow worth while, married him and lived happily. But in the meantime Lola's old man. in his inveterate scien- tile research, had perfected a chem lcal which would bring the dead to life.
 So it happens in the play, that Lola sot in the way of a speed bus and they brought her bruised and lifeless body back to her fathers house. But
 
 rnarkable chemical on hand and promptly injects a gob of it in Lola S anatomy, And, presto! the dead lives again. Although life was restored, the soul had found it's resting place in some more congenial sphere and could not be coaxed back again to stand for the trials and tribulations and deceit and sin and hypocrisy of this old orbit. So Lola is beautiful creation of hu- man flesh without soul. And she proceeds to do all the soulless things woman would do in this predicament. She quits her loving husband and goes away with her first love, the man with wife and family out west. And, be- ing devoid of conscience or tender emotions of any sort, she does a lot of other shameful things. She worried her old father greatly and so when she dies the second time, who can blame him for destroying his formula for the 1ife-restoring chemical?
 And, I ask you. can you beat that Tor picture play theme? It is real ly wonderful picture, wonderfully acted and wonderfully staged.
 THELMA SALTER, EIGHT YEAR
 OLD STAR.
 There comes to the Triangle tomor- rcw wonderful little motion picture star. Her name Is Thelma Salter, and itSi dSc IS ycdIS- one IS IealuTeQ aS the lead in "The Crab," and listen { she is supported by Frank Keenan. The Crab" is a story of a very mean old man who has grouch against every thing and everybody. He never has a pleasant word to say, never does kind ly deed. He even adopts little girl to spite somebody and to have someone always near at hand to abuse. Tine neigh. bors began to tell tales about his cruelty to the little girl and finally cause his arrest for beating her.
 But when the case is up for trial the little girl tells a remarkable tale of the old crabs goodness and Kindness to her; how he buys her pretty dresses and dolls and things. She declares to the court that his chief occupation and de. light is playing games with her and tell ing her stories of Little Red Ridine Hood" and Cinderella" and the Three Bears"
 Of course this yarn surprisesathe court very much and astounds the Crab even more. But it softens the old fellows heart and he turns over new leaf and ever after he is the kindliest old gentleman you ever saw and was the best friend the little children had in the town.
 You should see little Thelma Saiter, supported by Frank Keenan, as '"The Crab" This sort of play is the right sort.
 "A TEXAS STEER AT oDEoN ONE. The Odeon One offers today Tyrone Powers in "A Texas Steer.'' q picture dramatization of Hoyt's satirical comedy of official life in Washington.
 "A Texas Steer" was one of the big