The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-07-03
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To be asleep at his throttle is the
unforgivable crime with a. locomo-
One man so slept and a smash-up
was the result.
But-he had been on duty for
eighteen hours, despite his protest.
DID that fact save him? 1t did not.
He was fired by the president of the
road. He left cursing the iron heart
Of the big boss. and swearing that
some day he would make him pay"
Whether he did is told in Ruler
Of the Road" featuring Frank kee-
man, at the Liberty today and Thurs
day.
THE Only Road" the Metro ALL
Star Series picture, which will be ex-
hibited at the Isis today and Thurs
day presents the star, Viola Dana, in
a characterization strikingly remov-
ed from anything she has yet done.
This screen play is brimful of action,
and peopled with the fascinating
types Of the west Of the present day.
The big situation which comes as a
climax to a succession Of swiftly
moving episodes is startling and abe
solutely new to the screen.
The merrtment supplied by 80
happy o-lucky negroes who are
gifted with musical talents and nat
urally funny, Is the kind of merri-
ment that is sure to be clean, in
spring and a sure relief for a tired
feeling Even the singing of the new
ballad blue, Just Blue" by Walter
Robinson. one Of the hits of the Low
cry Greater Minstrels, assist in re-
moving the blues.
Nature cannot be improved upon
and this applies to ninstrelsy. Ire
CoIored man Is the natural minstrel
man and white minstrels succeed
only in so far as they successfully
initiate the negro. With Lowery's
ored people who are actual perform
ers, educated, trained, natural, self
respecting and every way qualified
to provide a program Of amusing en-
tertainment Of a high grade.
Prof. P. G. Lowery is loved by the
entire colored race. His name is a
household word among them, and
they are all proud Of him because of
the credit he is to their people and
because he Is the most celebrated
Colored cornet player in the world.
Then too the colored people all have
laughed at Ed TolliVer and Clarence
Powell the two star comedians, with
this minstrel. 1t has only been re-
Gently that whiteamusementp urvey-
ors appreciated the extraordinary
fun producing qualities of these two
comedians. They are the kind that
make you laugh without their say
ing a. Word-yOu look at their face
and you laugh, a good hearty laugh.
Innocent fun, fast and furious, is
not all there is to the Lowery Min
strels-for there is much of the high
class in the musical program while
the vaudeville portion includes art
lists who are the envy Of many white
performers.
Lowery's Greater Minstrels will
appear for matinee and night at the
Orpheum, July and 9.
A real circus, with all its interest
ing adjuncts, Is shown in The Big
gest Show on Earth" the new Thorn
as H. Ince-Paramount photoplay,
starring Enid Bennett, which is to be
seen at the Garriek today and Thurs
day. Mr.. Ince rented the Barnes
circus entirely for this production.
A lot was engaged and the big top
went up. It was q regular CIRCUS in
every particular, prepared solely for
this picture. When it appears before
the public in screen form, this story
by Florence Vincent. will be found
to contain many thrills and will per-
haps afford Miss Bennett more OPP
portunities to display her rich tall
ents as an actress than any of her
previous Paramount pictures ever
has done.
In this photoplay Miss Bennett will
be seen as a lion tanner. She enters
q girls academy to be educated and
after the romance of love has en-
tered into her life. she succeeds in
saving her fathers circus from a
riotous mob, by taking the place of
a frightened tanner and performing
her lion tanning act in the presence of
a, huge crowd.