The Republican journal., 1918-05-23
Colonial Theatre.
Big Feature. Now Being Shown. Matinee
and Evening, Perfectly Projected

Thursdays offering VIII ! iniau Row "
strong patriotic Metro pay True Roard-
a Sidney Drew coined y, ana llut n If
man in the "Further Adventures OF
Stinearee. {" "Her Boy" is great mes
sage of natriotism in line with Metro.
consistent nolicy of aiding the Govern
ment in every possible way to hgnt Inc
eorch Of nafriotic fervor and keep IL
flaming. Lovely Fife Shannon ana Nlles
/, WEIGH are co-sfarred in the productlon,
but other parts are of great strength ana
value and the human element OF the
story itself is of the utmost lmpol Ianse
in "Her Row" "Her Boy" illustrates
the wav in which the war comes nome 70
families. It shows the torturing sacri-
fees mothers must make to send thelr
SONS AWAY hut It shows also that duty 10
the nation and devotion to the riGht lie
deep in the heart of every right-mlnded
American bow. By every means IN ne,
power Helen Morrison, in "der boy,
tries to keep cher boy" from entering inc
service, only to find that her most "a
IRENE measure, her last caro- - .no
very one that convinces MN mat ehHs!-
ment is necessity, and glorious priVl-
lege.
An an-star Paramount picture, plctur-
lied and produced under the personal al,
rection of J. Stuart Blackton, is W1ld
YOUTH" showing Friday This is an
adaptation of one of Sir Gilbert falkeI ;
most popular novels and boasts spienuio
cast including Louise HUFF, Theodore NOD,
erts, Jack Mulhall, James Cruze anu
Adele harrington. The story is 1amilial
to all lovers of fiction, dealing WIN Ihe
call of youth to youth and the flnai GOWN
:,h trln n mack
the youngsters of it's generations. Iheo-
dore Roberts n]ays the old husband of
Young wife. who is Louise Huff-while
the lover is Jack MuIhall. Well worked
out, clear cut and wholesome, Nv lid
Youth" appeals to all ages and will be
one of the most popular of the seasons
pictures As an added attraction for FIJI
day, "The 1O3rd Regiment in Training tor
! Somewhere in France" three-reel pic
ture taken just before these boys went
across will also be shown. The lO3rd
regiment is now in active service and IN
cludes the eleven companies which were
at one time known as the End Maine
Regiment
With every chance in the world for
success, having inherited countless MIL
lions and strong physique from his pa
ternal parent, Charles Ray still insists
that he is an incurable drunkard-and
proceeds to demonstrate the fact. not
withstanding that science declares him
absolutely immune, 1t all happens in his
newest Paramount picture, THE Family
Skeleton In which he will be seen Sat
urday How his dainty sweetheart sue
ceeds in curing him IN spite OF himSeli
has been humorously shown in the photo
play which was directed by Victor L.
Schertzinger under the supervision OF
Thomas H. Ince and which boasts splen-
did cast including Sylvia Bremen, Andrew
Arbuckle, Billy Elmer, Otto Hoffman
and Jack Dyer. '"The Spirit of the Red
Cross" story of love, war and heart
throbs and designed especially to help
the Red Cross in their drive, will be
shown Saturday.
On Monday at 80 and p. m will be
shown the most sumptuous film spectacle
ever produced, "Cleopatra' starring
Theda Bara. Special prices, including
war tax will prevail, matinee % cents,
no. seats reserved. Evening, seats re-
served, orchestra 80 cents, balcony 28
cents, seats on sale Friday. Come early
and select your seats as there will be but
one evening show starting at p m.
Belfast is the third city in Maine to show
this wonder spectacle and at the lowest
prices.
Described as film spectacle of sur
passing beauty, "Cleopatra" bares on
the screen the passions of the vampire of
the Nile The ancient siren is said to be
admirably impersonated by the foremost
modern exponent of siren roles. The
filmed cleopatra" depicts that lady's
historical encounters with Caesar and
Antony, and the meeting of her army and
~, g h,,+o hn IF hct a
vius 1t shows, as well, the worlds first
naval battle-the battle of Actium-
where the combined fleets Of Antony and
Cleopatra were routed and finally burned
to the waters edge by the Romans.
Ancient Rome and Alexandria were re-
j created in California, where 'Cleopatra"
was filmed under the direction of j. Cor
don Edwards The Roman Forum was
reproduced and there is shown the death
of Caesar Cleopatra'S famous barge
once again moves majestically over the
water, and the famous feasts of Egypt S
queen, those feasts which by their ex-
, travagance dazZled the eyes of Caesar,
, and later of Antony, are shown in all
their sumptuousness.
Thrilling chariot races across the desert
sands, the hand to hand conflict of spear
armed soldiers, and the triumphal entry
of Octavius' troops into Alexandra, all
are shown, while the Sphinx and the
Pyramids look down on the scene as they
did thousands of years ago. And in the
person of Theda Bara, the Cleopatra of
ancient Egypt lives again.
Comedy holds full sway in "Amarllly
of Clothes Line Alley" the next Aircraft
picture following "Stella Maris, which
stars Mary Pickford, and which will be
, exhibited Tuesday. While in every pic
ture presenting Miss Pickford there has
been more or less comedy and the star
has time and again proven herself COM
edienne of rare ability as well as an
, actress capable of any height of emotion
} al acting, it is said that there has never
before been Pickford photoplay wherein
humor predominated to such an extent
as in this new story of the slums.
There are many moments OF genuine
pathos and any number of thrills in the
course of the picture, but laughter will
hold sway, overcoming momentary pre-
disposition to tears. Throughout the story
"Our Mary" winsome, dainty withal,
presents convincing figure of the little
tenement girl straying far afield into the
realms of the idle rich, lured by the
Establishments of a scion of wealth, but