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Pretty Peggy Hyiand is at the
Royal theatre today in her latest Will
liam Fox ~photoplay. "Other Mems
Daughters" 1t is a story full of acc
ton and presents Miss Hyland in q
hew light It gives her an opportuni&
ity to do some rapfd-fire work and
she shows herself quite nimble at it
She has a splendid cast supporting
her. The story was written by n
Lloyd Sheldon. Carl Harbaugh, who
has been directing George Walsh Ia
some big pictures recently. handled
this play with his usual skill. /;
DTTAfAs J
Madge Kennedy, the irresistible
, star in Goldwyn Pictures. comes In
friend Husband" her latest produce
ton, to the Ditmas today n tomorS
row and her admirers are promised
the pleasure of seeing her in a situa<
ton unlike those familiar to them. i
She is Dorothy, a girl who profess9
es to deplore the domestic ties which
bind her sister to a home and hus<
band. Dorothy stands for freedon&
and utter scorn of the opposite sex.
circumstances cause her to recognize
1.-THE need of q husband, however.
when a certain will is read and Doro-
thy learns that she must marry in
order to inherit a large sum Of
money. /.
The family lawyer is instructed to
scare up a nice young man who will
be willing to marry Dorothy-for adj
eQuate compensation-and then go
away. The girl faces h prospect OF
marrying with composure. She will
have gained a fortune without losing
her independence. The man is not
worth considering.
At the lawyers Office Dorothy
~ ro,,n aha n ~ q
judge, and assumes hat he is an p
plicant for the position she Offers
Not until after they are married does
Dorothy discover that Don isn't poor
and has no thought of accepting her
money-or even going away. He
means to assume all the authority OF
a husband. Then all Dorothy's plans
go wrong. Instead of dropping her
husband after the ceremony she is
Mortified to see that he means to-
stick. Not only that, but when she
refuses /. to accompany him Dom
promptly takes her by force. Soon
Dorothy finds herself on a lonely is
land and is forced to Perform mental
tasks. Then an astonishing adventure
sweeps her off her feet and changes
her idea of life. AIl her notions OF
are forgotten. and instead Dorothy is
only too glad to adore her husband.
What the adventure is that brings
about this change had better be seen
than read. !
william ]. Locke, creator of "Thel
Beloved V~agabond" and other famous
characters of fiction, wrote "Viviette.
in his happiest and most whimsical
vein. When the story was pieturizeo,
by Julia Crawford Ivers. the pro-l
ducers of Paramount Pictures del
cided that the character of the pretty.
irresponsible, but lovable Viviette
could best be portrayed by Vivian
Martin. That they were right has
been proven by the exquisite perform-I
ance she gives of the famous Locke
heroine. ''viviette" will be shown at
the Strand theatre today and Tomor4
row. h is ably supported by Eugene
Palette. Harrison Ford and other
well known players. Walter Edwarda
directed the picture ,c
The attraction opening at the Ma
jestic theatre next Monday will be
Harry Hastings big show with that
ever popular little Irish star, Dan
Coleman. It is needless to say that
1t is a great show for the past repu~
tation is guarantee enough for the
future. Mr.. Hastings has been
connected with anything in the
amusement line but what the public
received value and full measure at
that. This seasons effort is h big,
gest ever attempted in the burlesque
line, and especially at popular prices
Fun reigns fast and furious, FOR
which Dan Coleman Is Responsible
for he surely knows how toinject fun
into every opening he can see. And
the only let up is when the merry
chorus breaks, I'M with a lively song
number. There r ten massive
scenes this season, and some that VIII;
surely make one wonder in amaze
ment at the magnitude Of this pro-
duction, for 1t sure surpasses a two
dollar show. One Of the features this
season is the introduction of an act
that was a riot In the eastern vaude-
willie houses last season, The Run Way
Four. These four boys are singers,
dancers and wonderful acrobats.
something hat one will never ind.
q combination of three acts and every
one of them done perfect. Another
act that causes no end of comment
Is Tat" the doll with h grand
opera~voice. The costumes are the
latest of the costumers' art and no
end Of novelty in style and colorins
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