The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-22
Christmas Week Offerings in Fargo and Moortead PJayhouses

The Flaming Omen. a fascinating
story OF love and mysticism, is a
Greater vitagTaph Blue Ribbon fea-
Gure that will be the attraction at
the Strand theater on Broadway on
Monday and Tuesday. The story
shows with historic fidelity the
customs and mannerisms OF
Peruvians at the time Of the Incas,
about whom the story Is weaved.
The cast IL one OF unusual strength,
featuring Alfred Whitman, Mary
Anderson and other well known and
On wednesday and Thursday
Strand patrons will see the ever
popular Douglas Fairbanks in one
Of the greatest OF comedy-dramas
His Picture in the Papers. How
Douglas, as Pete Prindle, breaks in
to print, and wins the girl Of his
choice is a real story.
The winsome, dainty Miss
pletely won the hearts Of Fargo
movie fans, will be at the Garrick on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in
Bab's Matinee Idor a full-of-life
story of a full-of-life girl.
Marguerite, as Bah Archibald, be-
comes enmanored with a matinee
idol. Then an epidemic OF measles
breaks out in her boarding school,
and she goes home. How she dis
covers that her idol" Is already
marFied-well that would be telling
The last we see of Bah. she is
sitting in bed writing in her dairy"
as she calls 1t. An insert showed
what she is writing tn be:
"Oh diary! have ruined Miss
Everett's cousins play! have
ruined Sis AFFAIR with Beresford and
my romance lies in ashes!
How true 1t is that He'll is paved
with good Intentions!
Yet, Carter Brooks didn't shrink
from me when they all thought 1t
was smallpox"
The Lyceum on Sunday presents
John Drew Bennett and Viola Cain
in Edison's "One Touch Of Nature"
by Peter B. Kyne.
william Vandervoor Cosgrove. son
OF a wealthy pork packer, crack
player of the Yale team, is seen in
action by Heegan, a scout for the
Giants. Heegan, certain that he has
discovered a new baseball star for
the team, rlshes to Muggsy McGraw,
HlahhBer Oh LhS SAsAA1SS Win AAS
news.
Meanwhile, a stray ball has hit
one of the dogs of Madame de
Montignon," a vaudeville star. big
Bill" Cosgrove rushes to her side
with an apology. He greatly ad-
nnires the dog-and still more-the
mistress. It's a fair case Of love at
first sight for the lady proves her
self tractable.
BIN calls on his father and ex-
plains that he is in love. Father,
when told who Bills Dulcinea is,
nearly coliapses. Mother proves just
as obdurate.
Father calls on Leonora and tries
to bride her. Leonora won't be brib- |
ed. Bill. in spite Of parental objec-
lions. marries Ieonora, Father
promises to cut his son out of the |
last cent and Bill will have to look
for a job to support his newly wedd- |
ed spouse.
Not SO, however. When they reach |
home a letter signed Muggsy Nc |
Graw is awaiting bill. Bill Is offer |
ed a Job with the Giants which he
gladly accepts.
A year later. the world champion
ship is played. Father rushes to the |
field to see the game with his own |
eyes.
Bin sees him. waves TO him. Faith |
err will not recognize him. Bill, |
greatly discouraged, begins to play |
very badly indeed. Does so, until |
his father realizing that he is the |
cause Of his sons poor play, rushes |
to the front and shouts encourage |
ment; in fact. shouts that all will be |
forgiven If Bill wins the game for
the Giants.
Christmas day the Lyceum will
present William s. Hart in 1.-THE |
Disciple.
The Princess offerings for the
coming week include three big /
features, opening Monday and Tues
day with William Desmond in a |
play OF border life. Fighting Back"
Wednesday and Thursday, In the /
African Jungle" q romance Of the
animal kingdom starring Kathlyn
Williams, and also THE Fighting
Trail" will be presented. Friday
and Saturday the Triangle play, up
or Downs" with George Hernandez
in the leading role, is billed.
Today's bill at the Princess is The
Stainless Barrier" a southern story
that is unusually appealing.
A vitality important motion pic
ture OF the year is coming to the
Isis theater on Monday. It is "Ras-
putin, the Black Monk" the newest
World Picture Brady Made and it is /
so very important because 1t tells /
the true story OF the Russian revolu-
ton and the fall Of the Romanoffs.
The production is remarkably effec-