Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-23
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kELLERMAN FILM
A MASTERPIECE
Beautiful Fairy Story Told in
Pictures With Wonderful
Star in Title Role

oloI III IItIc TOIe
Last night witnessed the first show
ing of "A Daughter of the Gods" star
ring Annette Kellermann, q two-part
MIN production by William Fox, di-
rected by Herbert Brennon.
In every sense the film is n master-
piece; essentially fairy story delight
ina in,n In thought, beautifully and charm
duction is an immense one. but rather
than being series of spectacfes IL is
&C continued story, the thread of which
one never loses despite the inmensity
And rather than being O. story written
70 display the. abilities of the star, it
fo - story written and then the star
the scenario. True, there is ample on
portunity for Miss KeIiermann to shopw-
tbasd nee dancy and high diving. but each Of
Sh essential part of the story that one
looks at them as being beautiful part
u The lne STORY story rather than show work"
thing obnoxious, If it existed. OF course,
some some might object, that the censors
what. remains is so vitally a part of
the story that ones thoughts grasp the
WhoIe rather than individual parts.
Lruiy Dig spectacles follow one an
lows another. and the entire piece is
ede ed and 1t extreme eIt beauty carefully plann-
.
mas. mas been given to even the minutest
And for Miss .Kellermann, never was
sHe PROVIDED with story which has
given her the opportunity to show her
taients both as a swimmer and actress
10 such tremendous advantage. And
equaliy, too, never has she risen to the
occasion as well as she does in this her
latest photoplay. To anyone who has
one rather expects to attack new and
difficult problems, but some of those
which she does in this play are almost
oeyond the extreme thoughts one might
"A Daughter of the Gods" is fairy
stof g Which Is not alone going to plea Sc
theirs(, but is going to Gas the audience
is invited to do in one of the opening
eeaaptionsl ea make those of us who are
time and come back to that world of
childhood, which is world of the
child own imagination, with charac-
own. ~
The music for the film is played by
symphony orchestra and while large
~ lncidental in character, contains
many beautiful motifs. Notably in this
respect is the motif for Miss Keller
ina mann, mn, a sedate, rythmic. and modestly
Witch of Badness, and the Fairy of
| TO the delightful beauties of the film.
MAX ROBERTSON.
oRPHEUM All week. with daily
matlnees - "A Daughter of the
M9ndsay, night, January 2e-"The Little
Tuesday, January 3o-"Mother Love-"
MAJ
COLON! A5sL-"The House Built Upon
REGENT-"The Yellow Pawn"
vICToRIA-"The Battle of Life"
The new Mcclellan -CarylI musical
comedy, The Little Cafe" will be pre-
. sented at the orpheum next
"The Monday evening with the same
Little production which characteriz-
Cafe" ed it's long run at the New
Amsterdam !.lr!, Theater,. New York, and
sively that clean musical entertainment
when properly presented has not lost
its tt;s attTsctiyeness to the great multi,
story, it's Quaint a and efferveseing ssHig
lyrics its sparkling melodies, talented
be the most appetizing treat of the sea-
son. The cast is exceedingly large.
What is perhaps the most beautiful
| and expensive bedroom suit ever used
in n motion picture ap-
%Houss "lao', BH,it pears in the Triangle
at Colonial The House Built Upon
Liam Gish, showing at the Colonial
Theater to-day only. The bed is of
! French desig and was made in 1900.
lionaire, who later disposed of it to an
art dealer The bed and small table
are made of s9ft pine and are valued
Company succeeded in renting the fur
niture. for. two days, special watchmen
suaFFddnf dnys it while Rt At the stpdio
interesting five-part society drama.
with clever an unique plot. Wednes-
day and Thursday the Metro Film Com
"Extravagance," a picture that dealts
with, the social spendthrifts. who strug-
gle desperately to maintain what they
call "a position of prominence"
appear in SThe Yellow Paw Pawn" % for Thrs The
last time to-day at the
rn%n.S T%Hs yellow II FeEsnt' s!FSs yellow Pawn"
Regent has to do with the artist
p.,,..,,.u . life in the fashionable
deals with the love affair between the
wife of a district attorney and a famous
painter. How the artists Chinese
tion and later rectifies it. makes
theme of absolutely unusual intensity
One of the most difficult roles which
| tue ilotiOH picture pTOOuCeF can ASK
his stars to play is that of the girl of
the wilds-the uncouth, unkempt crea-
ture, dressed in rags. with hair stream
ing. Such a role is "Nanette." in Nan
cite of the Wilds." in which Pauline
| Frederick is starred in tomorrow and
Thursday The story is an original
one written by Willard Mack. the we'll
| known playwright, author and actor.
who also takes an important part in
the picture.
THE Battle of Life as the name
implies, would naturally call for an
extraordinary amount of
s"Tbc Battle dramatic talent to care
of Life" ut fully portray the charac-
he VfcfnrIn far which, Gladvc Coh,,r,,