The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
Features for today:


 People"
 Triangle: Dorothy Dalton in 'grhe Weaker Sex''
 Strand: Bryant washburn in "skin- ner's Dress Suit"
 BUsHMAN AND BAYNE AT TRIANoN
 The Trianon offers today the second chapter of The Great Secret" featuring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne.
 ''The Great Secret" is a crook story; 8 play of mystery, thrills and suspense; in fact, it has all the attributes which com pol interest and attention from the first reel to the last. The action of the play revolves around 8 desperate band of headed by mysterious individual known as the Great Master.
 ''The Great Secret will be shown at the Trianon today and tomorrow.
 ETHEL BARRYMORE AND MRS. YER NON CASTLE AT RIALTO The brilliant programme offered by the Rialto for the weekend should set a new attendance record for this popular play house. Seldom it is that two such stars as Ethel Barrymore and Mrs. Vernon Castle, each starring in her own splen- did production. are seen at the same time and for one admission.
 In "The White Raven" Ethel Barry more has done her best work in pictures and the play Is everything that could be asked. tAx
 Mrs. Vernon Castle in 'tPatria." the greatest of all the preparedness serials, displays an araAtry that has already placed her in the very foremost ranks of the screen celebrities.
 THE WEAKER SEX RETURNS The Triangle shows today a return Of Dorothy Dalton in "The Weaker Sex" the film drama which created such sen- sation when shown here a short while ago.
 It is recalled that when this picture was first exhibited here Commissioner Barber ordered certain vampire scenes other members of the board of commis- soners.
 BISHOP PRAISES 'CIvILIZATION''
 It is seldom that bishop goes out Of his way to indorse a motion picture pro duction over his own signature. If a com pliment is to be paid to production 1t IS generally done by the secretary or some intermediary. However, Dr. Brewster of Maine, has had no scruples in this re- gard, for he comes out boldly in praise of "Civilization" in several of it's hu- manitarian aspects. Quite recently he wrote to Hugo Sherwin. who was asso- ciated with the exploitation of the picture in the New England states, in the fol- lowing terms
 Permit me to thank you for the oppor- tunity of seeing the wonderful film. "Civilization,' last night, The remark able scenes, so realistic and vivid, would in themselves constitute an unique en- tertainment. But the tremendous lesson of it all is certainly the most impressive feature It seems to me well calculated to stir minds that would not perhaps De interested In theoretical discussion Of the expressing issue of war and preparedness to seize the fundamental elements of the peace movement The wonderfully rever- ent vision of the Christ, full of sorrow for the victims of international strife and the ambitions of rulers, makes striking contrast strong in suggestion May this great film do much ito cause our people to consider and set their faces against the false glories of war;
 MRS. CASTLE DOES 'STUNTs'' E
 A widespread discussion is in progress over the last scene of the first epsode of the photoplay, "Patria,' the Information als serial supreme, now being shown The question most frequently asked IS, Was Mrs. Castle really in the automo- bile when it dashed through the gates and across the track in front of the on- coming railroad train with margin of inches only to spare?"
 The scene shows railroad train rush ing almost directly into the eye of the camera. On road parallel to the track and crossing it in the immediate fore ground races an automobile with Mrs Castle in the seat beside the chauffeur and Milton Stills clnging to the running board beside her. With a margin literally of inches the machine tears through the crossing gates, which are down. square ly in front of the oncoming locomotive, barely missing what looks like an inevi- table collision and out of the picture while the train sweeps on.
 The scene Is thrilling enough to take the breath of the most blase moving pie ture devotee, who 'has seen all the thrills that are or can be-" There is small wonder that an amazed public should question whether or not Mrs. Castle was in the automobile when the perilous dash was made. For" say many, "she is but frail and fragile girl, and such nerve rdCklnS eNpeFle1Ce IS IilOro tHdii olie ol her nervous temperament could stand. It is too much to expect of her. She must have employed a substitute"
 Not Mrs. Vernon Castle. In undertaking to play the title-role in "Patria" Mrs. Castle stipulated at the outset that she be allowed to do all the stunts" called for in the scenarios, however dangerous. She did this particular one and many others.
 EXCITING SCENES IN "TIIE GREAT SECRET Here are Q few of the exciting scenes in "The Great Secret" the Metro serial with Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne as stars:
 A magnificent House of Mystery. oc- cupied by tho Great Master, where the Secret Seven holds it's meetings. A fight between William Strong (Mr. Bushnan) and a band of kidnapers. ! Those appearing as members of the band are former pugilists of note, and the I fighting is the real thing. | Blowing up of house. The purpose was to kill the hero and heroine, but they escaped just before the explosive goes l off.
 | Rescue of Beverly Clarke (Miss Bayne) from in front of train, by William Strong, who stands on the running board 1 of an automobile and seizes her. 1 A raid by 60 policemen on den of ! gangsters. In this raid 8 series of real istic fights are seen.
 1 CAPITALIZATION" IN SOUTH AMERICA 1 J. Parker Read, Sr, who left New York some 30 days ago to represent "Civilfza- tion" in Buenos Aires, cabled within AS