The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16
Colonial Theatre.
Edith Storey, Douglas Fairbanks, William
S. Hart, Mae Marsh and others Now
Appearing in Their Recent Photoplays.


Storey in "The Eyes of Mystery" Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Drew in a Metro comedy,
True Boardman in 'The Further Advent
ures of Stingaree.'
As Carma Carmic hazel in this five-part
feature photodrama, Miss Storey is
obliged to swim, shoot, ride-do all the
"stunts" in which this popular star ex-
cells. What would be another actress S
despair is merely Edith Storey's oppor-
tunity-she reyels in the chance to dis
play her athletic ability. The main at
traction, however, is her treatment OF
the story ITSELF. There is suspense, ex-
element, and then-cOmplete satlsfac-
ton, in 1.-THE Eyes of Mystery.
1t is with Die ASSURE that the management
announces on Friday Douglas Fairbanks
in his new Aircraft picture, down to
| Earth" written by himself and adapted
to the screen by clever little Anita Loos
John Emerson, producer of previous Fair
banks-Artcraft triumphs, again pilots the
p, activities of the energetic star In this
production with notable results. In fact,
it is freely predicted that "Down to
Earth" is undoubtedly the greatest Fair
banks screen vehicle ever given the pop
ular star, the reason for this, no doubt,
being the fact that he wrote it himself,
incidentally adding to his accomplish
ments as an author.
! The story of the photoplay tells of
typical American youth whose wander
lust" and ideas of living close to nature
are not in accord with the views of life
assumed by his sweetheart, an ambitious
society bud Bridge parties, matinee
dances, tea parties and sumptuous din
nerS are the important factors IN the
pretty girls social career, and these oc-
cupy too much of her time for wander
ings amidst Gods country In the great
outdoors. How the persistent youth
takes her away from her surroundings
and wins her over to his way of thinking
despite herself offers one of the most
amusing tonics the screen has yet dis
played. Many cliIneS are visited and
many surprises are presented In typical
Fairbanks style, ranging in variety from
doing handStand on mountain precl-
pice 5000 feet above sea level to teach
ing hippopotamus the famous Fairbanks
SMILE
William S. Hart, the foremost portray
er of western types, will be seen in his
newest effort, ''The Silent Man, on Sat-
urday
This photoplay, made by Thomas H.
Ince for Aircraft, introduces Hart as
miner who has his claim Jumped in an
original and novel manner. Hart sets
about recovering his mine and after a
series of adventures in which thrills and
sensations rise to the nth degree, he
wins the uneven fight and incidentally
has the pleasure of knowing that the
heroine of the story has given her heart
to him.
Harris role in 'The Silent Man" gives
him manifold opportunities to display his
talents as a gun tighter-a reSourceful,
; tireless, fearless contender against odds
that would discourage the average man,
and the hundreds of thousands of adj
mirers of this famous screen star will
revel in the actors achievements during
the unfolding of the story.
A George AIDE two-part fable will
complete Saturdays program.
. Monday there is playing one of the
strongest photoplays of recent date. This
is the A. H. Woods production of 'The
Guilty Man," directed by Irwin V. Willat
under the supervision of Thomas II.
Ince. The cast includes beautiful Gloria
Hope, Vivian Reed, William Garwood,
j. P. Lockney, Charles French, Hal
Cooley, John Stepping and Hayward
Mack
The story is one of gripping intensity,
dealing with the life of Partisan dancer
and her illegitimate daughter, who,
numbering her stepfather, is prosecuted
for the state by her own father, who
learning the identity of the beautiful
girl he is trying to condemn to death,
begs her forgiveness as well as that of
her mother Ruth Helen Davis and
Charles Klein are the authors of the pro-
duction, which enjoyed long and sue
cessful run on Broadway stage recent
ly.
BENJAMIN Chaplin in the last chapter of
''The Son of Democracy" will also be
shown Monday.
In the constant endeavor to equip its
stars with roles which are best suited to
their particular talents Goldwyn Pictures
has once more used excellent judgment
in the selection of ''The Cinderella Man"
by Edward Childs Carpenter, as another
starring vehicle for Mae Marsh.
It is difficult to imagine Mae Marsh
more excellently cast than in her role in
''The Cinderella Man," which in play
form was one of Oliver Morosco's great
est Broadway successes. This part OF
dainty, sweet girl, romantic but genuine
ly human, gives Miss Marsh wonderful
opportunity to display her aptitude for
changing moods. It has been said of
Miss Marsh that she is girl of thous-
| sand faces, because of her faculty for ex-
preston before the camera.
Tom Moore, one of the famous Moore
brothers support Miss Marsh in "The Gin
derella Man" which will be shown Tues
day.
The famous Cohan & Harris stage hit
"On Trial' and "Fatty" Arbuckle in a
two-reel comedy will make remarkabl e
show for Wednesday.
''On Trial." the most intensely dra-
matte offering on the stage in recent
years, which swept the country with its
wide appeal, makes in its production as a
superfeature of motion pictures, a play
unrivalled for it's gripping moments I'm
agine a man happily married and the
father of little daughter, accused of
numbering his friend Picture him, a
prisoner at the bar of ju stice, hearing fol-
the first time that his beloved wife be-
fore marriage was the dupe of the man
he killed. With suspicion resting on her
he takes the stand, facing electrocution
to shield her. The trial terminates under
the most unexpected and unforeseen cir
i cumstanceS.
E. S, Pitcher has been in Boston the