The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-26

''The Song Of Songs" the Aircraft
picture starring Elsie Ferguson, and
now being exhibited at the Garrick
today and Thursday, presents. an un=
usual story. Just as you are heaving
sigh Of relief at the triumph Of
Lily Kardos-the role played by Miss
Ferguson-in battling the human
wolves who beset the path Of the girl
who begins as a salesgirl and sue
ceeds in winning as a husband an
Ex-senator who is q multiuillionaire
the woman scornsd" takes a hand
and cunning1y contrtves to place the
young girl in a comprising position
and the jealous and elderly husband
casts her off. Then follows a series
Of sensational incidents in which the
beautiful Miss Ferguson displays her
talents as an emotional actress. ~,
The photoplay is an adaptation
from the stage play by Edward Shell
don, and the scenario was written by
Charles Maigne. Joseph Kaufman
directed the production.
Lovers Of real melodrama will
thoroughly enjoy PAY Day." the sim
full hve-reel special Metro production
starring Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew.
and Thursday. This screen enter
tainment shows the trials and tribu-
lattons of Doris Fenton, q poor
working girl" who falls in love with
kIrKe Brentwood, a heartless villain
in evening clothes. Doris goes to Jail
to save Kirke. but the stone hearted
cur" forgets her and marries anoth-
er. He even murders this woman and
casts the guilt on Doris who has
served her sentence. Again the per-
secuted girl is cast behind prison
bars. Kirke's next wife finds him
out and Doris escapes from prison to
avenge herself. How the villain
meets his doom at the hands of the
girl whose love he trifled with, is
shown in scenes replete with surprise
and thrillsp
]. Warren Kerrigan's Paralta. play,
The Turn of Card. !" from the story
of Frederick Chaplin, will be the at
traction at the Strand for three days,
commencing Thursday. The screen
version of the story, which was writ
ten by Thomas j. Geraghty, concerns
the adventures OF Jimmy Montgon-
cry Farrell, a young college man who
goes west to look. over some oil lands.
He secures an option on a piece of
land and discovers 1t to contain one
OF the greatest gushers in that part
Of the country. In the meantime he
becomes involved in, a series of eK-
citing experiences with gambler
and leaves for the east to dispose OF
his option, after having won not only
a fortune in money. but also q mag
niflcent estate on New York's fash
ionable Long Island.
Upon his arrival in the east he
visits his property and there meets
the daughter OF the former owner,
who has just returned from abroad
and who is not aware Of the fact that
the property no longer belongs to her
father. a romance develops which
promises to be shattered at any mo-
ment during the exciting complica-
tions which follow and the story Is
brought to q fitting climax after a
series a Of rapidly moving incidents
which carry all of the charm that has
won such q host OF friends for j.
Warren Kerrigan the world over.
AS Dorothy Warner, the pretty
little shop girl forced to solve the
problem OF supporting herself and g.
baby sister on $40 a week, Bessie
Barriscale takes advantage OF the
very opening scenes Of the drama to
draw her audience. heart and soul
into q. Garuner SuLtlVants Wonuer1uI
story and make them live with her,
the tense. dramatic moments which
follow each other in such quick sue
cassion through her tragic life. You
appreciate the feelings which prompt
her to steal the Christmas doll for
her dying sister her fascination for
the handsome lawyer who comes to
her rescue and later liEhtens her burr
dens by making her his private Sec
retary--the development Of the deep
and powerful love- which conpels her
to accept his attentions even when
forced TO entertain his political
friends and smile through her tears
while enduring their insulting insin