The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-13
THtDA BARA AT THE
 PRINCESS TWO DAYS
CELEBRATED STAR COMES IN DRAMA so IMPORTANT THAT GOVERNMENT ENDORSE
 MENT ONLY RESCUED
 IT FROM CENSOR.

Here is a picture the Princess never expected to be able to show. Roses of Blood,' with Theda Bara in the l leading role was announced by the Fox feature studios some time ago, but upon it's test showing the pie ture censorship at first stated they would prohibit hs showing. It re- quired the endorsement of George Greet, national government news censor and The commendation of President Wilson before it was fin tally announced that 1t would be given to the public.
 'Roses Of Blood" deals directly with the Russian revolution which de- throned and exiled Czar Nicholas The story was reproduced in such vivid itruthfulness that it was feared the government might be offended at it's showing specially as Czar Nicholas was an ally of the United States
 Here is what Mir Creel said of this master drama by William Fox and portrayed by his greatest star, which will be shown at the Princess theater Monday and Tuesday
 There is the same right to a free film that there is to free speech or a
 'ee press declared George Greet, chairman of the Committee on Public i Information, perhaps better known as the governments official censor for l newspapers and magazines. "A very ! intimate contact has been established between the government and the mo- tion picture industry Mir. Creel went on, and the producers of the nation have worked generously to place the l purposes and needs of America before | the people through the films. While there is no absolute authority vested in the Committee on Public lnforma- tion to suppress a picture there has
 never been time when such a re- quest was made by the committee
 that it has not been complied with
 instantly hy fhe producers.
 We do feel very vital interest in
 getting producers to put emphasis
 upon patriotic subjects and solely be-
 cause of that we do have an interes
 in the presentation of commercial films We have made a geeral re quest of the motion picture industry that it concern itself more and more with the production of patriots, films "As a government official do you want The Rose Of Blood to be eX- hibited in the cities Of the United States including Chicaeo?" asked As !. sistant Corporation Co nsel Ayres : ''Yes, sir" replied Mr Creal Il wan . this picture 10 be shown because f III violates none of the requests of thu HI government and seems to convey M patriotic message
 fl "If it should appear that this film III portrays an uprising against the Ro- II manoff government of Russia at 2 1 time when that government was or l friendly terms with this government 1 would you say that such ! picture
 should be exhibited al this time Vher
 We are at Nar?" persisted Mr Ayers
 "The President of the United States himself has declared his full sym I pathy with that revolution was Mir II l C'reels answer Tt is absolutely op-
 posed to the policy of this govern
 nent to suppress the news of world
 happenings, no matter whether such
 is liked or dislked by any nation.
 The Russian rebellion is a fact. We
 have accepted that fact and any news
 paper, pictorial or film representation
 of that rebellion is absolutely entitled
 to presentation so far us the govern ment is concerned
 The people Of Hot Springs will have this tvo-day opportunity 10 see what is believed 10 be the greatest picture drama, historical and patriotic that has ever been promised, bar none.
 Tine prices will be- 10 and 20 cents, with war tax included