The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-30
Colonial Theatre.

program dt luc SOlOuioi, OhoAAs
mons will render "Uncle Sam is on the
War Path, Kaiser Bill is Feeling Blue, "
at $50 Thursday evening. The picture
program includes Francis 4 busnman
and Beverly Bayne in the Metro feature,
'Under Suspicion" True boardman IN
"Stingaree' and the Drews in one OF
their popular comedies. "Red, Whlte
and Blue Blood" 1.-THE Voice of Con
science" 1.-THE Adopted Son" and
''Their Compact" have caused the PUBIC
to expect productions OF great merit rom
the favorite co-stars Bushman bayne,
and in 'tUnder Suspicion" this expecta-
ton has been fully met. ''Under Sus-
picion" is comedy melodrama, stoIy
in which society and the workaday world,
hnmor and thrills, are effectively con-
trasted
Douglas Fairbanks, Friday. This an
nouncement ought to be enough, but we
are going to tell you something about
this play, ssThe Man From Painted Post. ="
Doualas' latest Aircraft picture presents
the popular exponent of the smile in role
quite different from any of his previous
screen efforts. AS Fancy Jim" Sher-
wood supposed "tenderfoot," Douglas
cleans I'D a famous gang of rustlers after
MANY exciting experiences. This photo
play is based on Jackson Gregory's recent
magazine story, "Silver Slippers" and
was ADAPTED to the screen by the versatile
Douglas himself. Staged at the Riverside
Ranch. near Laramie, Wyo.: where 100,
600 acres of land and 80, 600 head of cattle
were placed at the disposal of the pho
toplayers, this film presents the true
Western atmosphere of the story In
number of scenes displaying the thrills
of broncho-busting, roping steers and
other accomplishments of the cowboy,
appear the champions of the recent Rodeo
held at CHEYENNE, Wyo. In order to OBJ
tain the best possible talent for these
scenes, Douglas journeyed to Cheyenne
and signed up all the winners for the
Frontier Day Celebration, including such
experts as Sam Brownell, John Judd,
Tommy Grimes, H. A. Strickland, and
others of equal popularity among West
erners. Never before has the energetic
Douglas appeared in a photoplay that
demands so much of his versatility.
Tense dramatic scenes offset by lightre
situations of the typical Fairbanks va
riety are handled with equal effectiveness
by the star, supported by such screen
artists as Frank Campean, Eileen Percy,
William Lowery and Rhea Haines. A
motion picture of rapid fire action, thrill,
humor and exceptional scenic qualities,
this production is readily conceded to be
the best offering of Douglas Fairbanks.
Thomas H. Ince's boy star, Charles Ray,
appears Saturday in "His Mothers Boy, !"
an exceptionally clever vehicle from the
famous story by Rupert Hughes. The
story is about Matthew Denton, strictly
brought up New England boy whose
father wrongly invests some money for
his neighbors and dies, leaving the boy to
redeem the family honor. How he goes
out west to the mines, discovers the fraud
and tricks which had been played upon
his father and the neighbors, and wins
back all the money together with very
pretty bride for himself, makes charm
ing and very original story.
William S. Hart who becomes more
popular with each picture appears on the
Colonial's screen Monday and as an add
ed attraction, the first of the Judge Willis
Brown stories will be shown. In evolves
of the Rail'' Hart plays novel role, that
of railroad detective in western coun-
try He is first seen as Buck Andrade,
a daring highwayman,, whose gang is
feared and dreaded by the officials of the
railroad. His conversion is effected at
the bedside of his dying mother, and he
gives to his task of reformation all the
energy, vitality and thoroughness that
characterizes his career as holdup and
all around bad man. "Buck" becomes a
/ staunch champion of law and order and a
loyal protector of the railroad property,
though he has to fight his former gang to
do So "Buck" finds his reformation
made easier by the companionship and
devotion of Faith Lawson, young girl
who has succeeded to her dead fathers
Job as ''Towerman" at Smoky Gap sta
ton. In fact, Faith and "Buck" are the
central figures in pretty romance which
surpasses in interest any that has ever
been shown in a Hart picture.
Mary Garden, probably the most ia
nous woman in the world, will be seen
Tuesday in ''Thais," Goldwyn photo
play from the same sensational novel by
the great French writer, Anatole France,
| that was the basis of the opera in which
she made her debut in America as a
prima donna ''Thais" also marks the
| first appearance of Miss Garden in motion
pictures.
Throughout the operate career of the
great diva, she been noted almost as
much for her remarkable acting ability as
for her magnificent voice; SO her advent
on the screen is far more than Just the
exploitation of famous woman.
She has long contemplated an excur-
sion into motion pictures, although she
has repeatedly turned down tempting Of
fers made by her various producing firms;
but until now she has not felt that the
time was ripe for her appearance. Dur
ing the past three years her activities
have been many, virtually all of her time
not devoted to the regular opera season
being given to the wounded soldiers in
the hospitals on the Western Battlefront
in France. She now wears the Red Cross
of Serbia and the Wreath of Public Devo-
ton of France for the work she has done
in the fighting zone. There is no single
figure that is of more Importance in the
artistic capitals of the world than Mary
Garden. The story in which she appears
on the screen, 'Thais," is the work of
one of the greatest living French writer's,
Anatole France; and his permission to
present his famous story in cinemato-
graphic form, was secured only on condl-
ton that Miss Garden would appear in it.
M. France was already familiar with her
Interpretation of his heroine through her
work in the opera.
A fine program Wednesday "On Trial, -
and "Fatty" Arbuckle in two-part
comedy
SWANVU IF CENTER.