Arizona republican., 1918-02-03

the congregated magnificences of the play, surpass even the ordinary imag- ination. and it is best not to attempt to write about them. To a much greater extent than was true of the Egyptian Queen in her barge on the Cydnus, the scenes "beggar all de- scriptions."
 But the great. deep undertone of the whole thing-the beauty, the power and the deathlessness of Love is what commands the rapt atten- tion of the audience and sends 1t away at the close inspired with new sense of the sacredness or pure and devoted affection.
 The infinite variety of the play and all it's scenic splendors centers ln just four of the thousands Of per sons appearing in the film-Anlta, Prince Omar, the Witch of Badness and the Fairy of Goodness. Around these four the whole won derful story is made to revolve. Prince Omar, one of the noblest fellows imaginable, brave as a lion and yet tender as a little child and as clean morally as hounds tooth,' loves Anita with all his heart and the Daughter of the Gods returns the love in full measure.
 Now, whenever anything beautiful and good appears in this world it seems to be decreed that something ugly and bad shall also put in it's ap- | pearance and try to destroy it. Like | the worm at the heart Of the rose, there turk down underneath the sweetest, lovliest things of life the forces which seem bent on spelling them.
 In the picture we see the Witch of Badness" moving heaven and earth | to blast the happiness of Omar and Anita, to turn their love into in l difference or hate and so to baffie | the confirmation of their vows to each other.
 A terrible picture is that of the Witch of Badness" The incarnation of evil, she lives for but one thing, to wither and blast whatever Is pure, beautiful and good. Her laughter Is like that of Satan when he looked back upon the devastation he had wrought in Gods Paradise. But fortunately, while the wretched old Witch of Badness" was working to spoil the love of Omar and Anita, the "Fairy of Goodness" was helping | the lovers to make their dream come true.
 She worked as hard for them as 1 the witch did against them-and she won out at last.
 Nothing finally and permanently downs the right. Not even death It. self is able to part the Prince and Anita. Rising above even the mortal stroke itself, they lived again, and, reunited, dwell together in undvlng l love.
 This does not pretend to be a de- scription of the great photoplay MT. Fox is now presenting at the Lyric theater. It is not even the faintest apology of an outline of it. The man does not live who could put int words the marvels of scenery, the miracles of spectacular triumph seen in the play.
 Words are tame in comparison with those pictures, and as for the full story that the pictures are de- signed to carry it could not be half told in less than a half dozen col umns.
 A masterpiece! That is what the
 play is in itself and as regards the
 story, no grander one was ever told by tongue, or pen, or picture. foI two and a half hours I sat literally | entranced, wondering how on earth they were ever able to make such Q spectacle, or, having made it, te make it tell so splendidly and yet SC
 plainly it's wonderful tale of undylne
 love-