The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-27
MARY PlCKFORD AT
 THE PRINGESS TODAY
IN HER LATEST ARTCRAFT MAS TER PICTURE, THE LITTLE
 PRINCESS" HERE TWO DAYS.

The Princess today announces Mary
 Pickford in The Little Princess" ar Aircraft super photodrama.
 The fact that this Is Mary Pick ford's latest Aircraft picture, and that it is 10 be snown at regular daily prices for two days-adults lSc, Pc war tax children 9c, 1c war tax should be sufficient, except to give the public the following synopsis of the play:
 Sara Crewe. the motherless daugh- ter Of Captain Crewe, is in love with her home life with her father in the fascinating city of Bambay in India When the necessities of business re quire that Captain Crewe take his little daughter to London and leave her for the time being in Miss Min ohins boarding school, the parting of the father and daughter is full of un- happiness for the child
 Although the rich little girl must be well cared for by the hypocritical Miss Minchin in the absence Of the Captain, Saras life at the school, made pleas ant by her girl companions, is con- tinually tinged with longing for her father Sara at or2e makes a friend ment. for Sara's kindness of heart causes her to do things for the poor girl which the ra her snobb' sh chi dren Of the school have never thought necessary While Captain CreWe is off again to India as a partner with his best friend in a diamond mining venture, Sara takes up the life Of the boarding school with a hear. as cheer ful as possible.
 Sara whose mind has been steeped in the romance of the east. entertans the girls of the school with a vivid recital of the story of Ali Baba ana If the story comes a humorous inter ruption when Becky, who has been hiding under the bed, startled at the tale of the secret vault, diamonds and rubies Sassim. Mrs C8ssim and All Baba nGisily bumps her head on he bed slats Again, when the story has reached its height of interest, Miss Mlnchin rudely breaks in and ban ishes the girls to their rooms.
 Shortly after this incident comes .1he news that Captain Crewe. having been robbed by his best friend of ey- cry cent which he had in the venture, had died in India Sara, now penni- less, is made a slayey, working Ike Becky and sleeping in a dlngy attic Of the school.
 When the girls of Miss Minchins s school are treated to beautiful 1 Christmas tree, Becky and Sara can only look on longingly no. daring to intrude upon the more fortunate girls. the former little princess" and dur ing the incident Sara breaks an eN- | pensive vase, and is brutalP cuffed by Miss Minchin
 About this time d Mir. Carmichael arrives in London, and takes Va cant house next door to the school While Sara aud Becky hungry and friendloss, are imagining the smell and taste of Christmas good things
 to eat--things which are denied 10 them in their humble positions-Ram Dass, the Lascar servant 10 Mir Car michael pursues his escaping monkey hacross the balcony to Miss Minchins school, whore the simian has wan dered to Sara's attic room.
 Ram Dass, kindly Indian that he Is, tells his master of the little girls in
 the attic next door. and Carmichael provides a sumptuous feast When
 Sara and Becky come to their room and smell the wonderful banquet. they cannot believe their noses and eyes They pinch each other and touch the huge turkey and finally realize that 1t l1s an honest 10 goodness Christmas dinner. Carmichael and Ram Dass,
 watching the happy children from
 their house, witness Miss Minchin s , entrance and her cruelty to Sara and Becky who are robbed of the meal
 and beaten by the hypocrltical maTon. Carmichael and Ram Bass now in- iteryene. with he result that the dis
 eovery is made that Cstmachaei Hss