Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-20
Lima Caraiieri Mt BiJou.

The choice OF suitable screen
vehicle for lima Cavaiicri. the note>
opera singer, who makes her cinema
debut In this city at tho Bio,
Thcater Tomorrow and Tuesday was
long and difficult one. After thou
sands OF manuscripts had been rejected
however. The Eternal Tcmptress." by
Nine Fred de Gresac, was decided
upon This is story OF beautiful
woman Of modern Venice. and is no,
only thrilling. gripping description
OF affairs in Italy n the outbreak OF
the present war. but casts a strong
light on the methods used h. tho willy
Prussian diplomats in gaining their
purposes. AS Cordeiia Snnzio. Cava.
lieri becomes n tool in their hands
until she comes into her better self
through her love for Harry Althrop. q
young American. and saves his life as
well an many thousands Of Italy's
bravo soldiers.
Burton Holmes. new TraveloEue Is
the added feature.
When Adolph Zukor. president of
the Famous Players-Lasky Corpora.
lion, paid 4 visit 70 tho studio where
Mary Pickford was engaged in her
double role in stella Maris." the Art
craft picture 10 be shown at the Bijou
Thcater "Wednesday. Thursday. Friday
and Saturday. his first view Of tho Art
craft star wac as Unity Blake, the
Ugly Ducklng. an unattractive little
orphan girl, with the well-beloyed
PIckford curls Strengthened out and
with other radical changes OF the
makeup art which SO :ransformed the
star that one could scarcely recognize
her rs the same Mary Pickford OF the
role OF Stella Maris.
On the same bill Bray's New Picto.
graph will be shown.
Thedn Bara at Colonial
Thcda Barn Will be featured at tho
Colonial tomorrow and Tuesday in q
masterpiece OF films from mater
piece OF felton, when the screen yer.
sion OF Alexandra Dumas's Camille"
will BIO the offering.
Theda Bara plays the part OF Camille
with that abandon and enthusiasm that
has made all her screen dramas a won
derful success. She is a particularly
vivid and lifc-lovins Camille. Her
kisses seem more thrilling than in
Carmen" and "Sappho," wherein the
osculatory illusions are admittedly
vivid. But then Miss Bara's screen
kisses have ever been the soul Of In.
tensity.
On the double bill for "Wednesday
and Thursday Francis ~ Bushman and
Beverly Bayne will be presented in
Red. White and Blue Blood" a story
throbbing with the love OF humanity,
and as special feature will be shown
Under the Stars and Stripes In
France" being thrilling glimpse into
the camp of tho great American army
< nv TN France. Friday and Saturday
= Mix, the dare devil westerner, and
b itiful Wanda Petit are the costars
E'Cupid's Round Up" with Lone
some Luke" in I'VE Never Sleep" as
tbs added feature.
Incc Production Mt Bijou.
One of the most spectacular scenes
ever filmed for q motion picture Ia
tue blowing up in mid-air OF a man.
Moth Zeppelin in The Zcppeln's Last
Raid," the new Thomas II. Ince super
..cture. revealing with vivid detail
how the people of Germany are slowly
but surely taking into their own hands
the reins of government and forecast
ing tho overthrow Of Imperialism. It
will have its initial presentation at the
Isis Thcatcr all this week.
The big climax OF the picture. per
haps one of the greatest dramatic
climaxes in the history of the screen.
comes when Howard Hickman, as the
commander of the Zeppelin. throws in
the switch sending the war monster
and its crew crashing to the earth in