The Republican journal., 1918-04-04
COLONIAL THEATRE.
Remarkable Features Offered Remainder
of This Week and for Next Week.

The art of Emily Stevens gives ''good
measure and running over "Allas
Mrs. Jessop" offered Thursday, matinee
and evening, gives Miss Stevens vehicle
to her liking What would be impossible
to another woman becomes merely chal-
lenge to her to show her ability. There
are two leading characters in "Alias Mrs.
Jessop," womanly woman, Janet Ford,
and worthless, vampire" type, her
cousin, Lillian Ford. Emily Stevens
plays them both Lillian marries Sir
Anthony Jessop, noble in nature and
name. She shirks her responsibilities.
BY an odd circumstance, Janet is mis-
taken for her they exactly resemble
each other and she is obliged to preside
over the Jessop household as its mistress.
All are delighted at the agreeable change
that has come over "Sir Anthony's
wife" Janet finds herself, in spite of
anything she can do, falling in love with
her Cousins husband The situation is
dramatic one, and is handled with great
! skill in this screen version of Blair Hall S
| clever story.
True Boardman in 1.-The Further Ad-
ventures of Stingaree" and Mr.. and Mrs,
Sidney Drew in a Metro comedy will
complete the bill.
i Laugh and the world laughs with you,
cry and you get the gate" contends smil-
ing Douglas Fairbanks. There will be no
cause for getting the gate if you visit
the Colonial Theatre Friday when Doug
appears on the screen in his Aircraft pic
ture, 'In Again, Out Again." satire
crammed full of hearty laughs.
The scenes of the photoplay are located
in and about New Jersey and present a
story dealing with the romantic and
spectacular career of a young blood who
goes through many trials and tribulations
to win the girl of his choice, portrayed in
the typical Fairbanks style. Strange to
say this young man finds it more difficult
to keep in Jail than out of it, and many
surprises are evolved during the course
Of the story. 1t is readily felt that this
will prove the greatest of all Fairbanks
| triumphs on the screen,
| Rupert Julian, who is now starring in
| that sensational photoplay, "The Kaiser, y
makes his first appearance at the Colo
i NAL Saturday In one Of the best of recent
plays, 'The Mysterious Mr. Tiller,' a
; rapid-fire detective story in five acts.
On Saturday also will be included Fox
/ film two-reel comedy.
! Coming Monday, big double bill, the
| emotional actress, Pauline Frederick, in a
thrilling play, ''Double-Crossed," and
! Benjamin Chaplin in the fourth story of
"A Son of Democracy" entitled "My
! First Jury
| Tuesday, smiling Douglas Fairbanks
again appears in one of his Aircraft sue
! cesses, "a Modern Musketeer." 1t is in
(; teresting to note, that Mrs. Wilson since
| being ''the first lady of the land" attend
ed pictures for the first time, to witness
/; "a Modern Musketeer." The fifth cpl
sode of "a Daughter of Uncle Sam" will
also be shown on Tuesday.
Wednesday, the most dramatic story
in American history, 1.-THE Beautiful Mrs.
Reynolds" dealing with the feud between
Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, will
be shown on the screen in mastery
manner. Four big stars, June Elvidge,
Carlyle Blackwell, Arthur Ashley and
Evelyn Greedy head the cast.