The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-11
Colonial Theatre.
Edith Storey, Charles Ray, Dorothy Dalton,
Pauline Frederick, Madge Kennedy,
Theda Bara in Feature Plays at the Cool
and Cosy Playhouse, the next few Days.


Thursdays program includes superb
Edith Storey in the romantic five part
Metro play, ''The Claim" Mr.. and Mrs.
Sidney Drew in one of their popular
Comedies and a Paramount Photograph
and Cartoon Comedy. With such star
as Edith Storey to interpret it, 1.-THE
Claim" is even stronger as a screen drama
than as stage play. The part of Belle
Jones is wonderfully suited to the dash
and fascination that constitute much OF
this stars charm. "The Claim" traces
the development of the heroine from
household drudge to a cabaret singer who
finally finds soul through the softening
touch of baby fingers. In 'The Claim"
there is a combination of human appeals
that is truly irresistible. "The Claim"
is one of those splendid stories of West
ern life in which Miss Storey shines.
Booted and spurred, with chaps and
wide sombrero, Charles Ray, the famous
Thomas H. Ince star, is the central figure
of the story of "Playing the Game, his
newest Paramount picture, which has Just
been released, and will be shown Friday.
This is strong story of the Southwest.
After brief period along the Great White
WAY in New York, Mr.. Ray as Larry
Prentlss, dissipated son of millionaire,
who had left him a vast fortune, has
been leading a wild life and one night
at a dinner given to some friends, he
knocks down and apparently kills Hickey
Trent. In the belief that he is murderer,
Larry goes to Arizona to begin life anew.
While there Larry has many adventures,
including holdups and other thrilling
events, and he finally lands as cowboy
upon his own ranch, his identity being
unknown to his employees. Here ne
meets and courts Moya Shannon, the
daughter of the manager, and after
series of highly dramatic occurrences,
ayows his love for the girl who naturally
reciprocates The Animated Weekly and
Mont gomery Flagg Comedy will also be
shown Friday.
The Colonial announces for Saturday,
the Temperance of charming Dorothy
Dalton, this time in Glove Me-" a photo
play from the pen of C. Gardner Sulli-
van. directed by P. William Neill under
the supervision of Thomas H. lnce. In
This picture Miss Dalton takes the part
of a breezy Western girl, married to
wealthy society man whose family refuse
to accept her as one of them, making her
life among them all that is hard to bear.
How she finally wins their hearts COM
pletelv at tremendous cost to herself, is
thrillingly told in the picture. An excel
lent cast, including VIM. Conkhn, Jack
Holt, and Robert McKin, has been sup
piled, which with the personal super
vision of Thomas H. Ince, makes its sue
cess assured beforehand, A Pathe two
reel comedy will also be included in Sat-
urday's program
When David Graham Phillips wrote
this sixth best seller of the year, 1.-The
Hungry Heart if he had known he was
going to write it tor Miss Pauline Fred
erick, he could not have come nearer
real character for which Miss Frederick
is peculiarly fitted. Most stories end with
the phrase, "And they lived happily ever
afterward" This particular story begins
with Courtney and Richard Vaughan just
returning from their honeymoon to his
old ancestral home Miss Frederick takes
the part of Courtney Vaughan and the
development of the wife's efforts to win
and maintain her husbands respect and
love during series of unfortunate mis-
understandings causes the photoplay to
show some of the best work of Miss
Frederick's already remarkable career.
"The Hungry Heart" a Burton Holmes
Travel Picture and a Haven comedy will
compose Mondays feature program.
Madge Kennedy, Goldwyn star, who
has had such remarkable success in mo-
ton picture adaptations of Broadway
stage plays, will follow her appearances
RI Marr ia6'
with "Our Little Wife," on Tuesday. Miss
has become one of the greatest screen
favorites in America. Her eyes, her
smile, her naive manner, have captivated
the nation, and she already may boast of
a tremendous following everywhere. In
e'Our Little Wife, Miss Kennedy finds
another part that fits her peculiar capa-
bilities like glove. The heroine OF the
story is the same innocent, demure little
girl that the star portrays so we'll, pro-
voking alternate laughter and tears by
her amusing and pathetic changes OF ap-
peal. The Current Events and Mutt
and jeff comedy cartoon complete Tues
days offering.
lures, Camille" from the immortal novel
Dy EleAduuIt DuIldS, VIII Do olioAou
Wednesday, Camille the one outstand-
ing heart story of literature, is the tale
of woman's revolt against the bounds
of convention, of hopeless fight for
freedom. AS the heroine of this great
picture novel, Theda Bara outdoes her
self, the duplication of womanhood VAIN
ly trying to cast afar the shackles OF
restraint. The Hearst Pathe News COM
pletes Wednesdays offering.
"We're with you, Woodrow Wilson,
hundred million strong"
Any audience which can see that title
flashed on the screen, as it is in 1.-The
Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin" in the par
ticularly appropriate place where 1t ap-
pears, and not literally 60 off its nut with
excitement, is pretty hard audience to
enthuse. Millions of people throughout
the United States have joined in thunder
GUS rounds of applause at this point IN
the part fancy and part fact story OF the
kaiser as he really is. "The Kaiser" will
soon be shown at the Colonial. Watch
for the date for it is picture you must
not missl