The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-26
THE LOVE CHEAT. =
CHARMING COMEDY.
AT THE COLONIAL
Creighton Hale and June
Caprice in Sparkling Story
of Love and Romance.
Here Two Days

She was rich and he was poor, but they
were wildly in love, so when a willy pro-
moter offered to make the match the
poor boy lost his head and agreed to it.
but then he changed his mind and re-
fused to be a love cheat. This is brief
synopsis>of the first offering of the week
at the Colonial theatre, 1.-The Love
Cheat" which comes Monday for spe-
cial two-day engagement. Two other big
pictures with short comedies are sched-
uled also.
THE Love Cheat is the latest comedy
drama featuring Creighton Hale and June
Caprice, those charming young players
whose youth and acting are making them
such favorites. Neither has ever been
seen 20 better advantage than in this
sparkling little romance of two young
people who forgot all such things as
money and other sordid details.
Mr. Hale is cast as Henry Calvin,
young furniture designer, who finds life
pretty hard struggle. Even when he has
an engagement with a prospective pur-
chaser who is quite wealthy, he tries to
beg off, but friends insist that he go.
So go he does and there meets his fate.
because his customer doesn't show up
and as he is going home in disgust he
mas l1dI the CitCkIOOlu Ieu SiNSii $3.50
the wrong coats He reaches in the
pocket and finds an invitation to dance
being given at the same hotel by Gordon,
a multimillionaire.
Being young and hungry, without any
thought of romance. Henry decides TO
take chance in the hope of finding some
regular food. He does find it. and the
demands of hunger satisfied, he is about
to leave when he runs into Louise. the
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of love at first sight, and they dance to-
gether, neither revealing names, because
it is so much more romantic
But promoter has seen the budding
of the romance and no scruples hold him
back He introduces the pair and then
waits for Henry when the lovesick youth
starts for home. He explains to the
incoming boy that he will promote we'd
ding with Louise for considerations to De
paid after the ceremony.
Henry sees only the fact that he IS
going to get the girl he loves. SO he tells
the promoter to go ahead. Immediately
the cir is showered with flowers ana
candy, all in Henry's name and Henry
is constant escort to the theatre and
dances. because he has been introduced
as a, wealthy steel manufacturer.
The scheme is successful and Henry
is accepted by the girl and by her father.
who is under the complete control of the
charming Louise. But there is one thlng
that halts everything. Henry's conscience
awakes, and he realizes that he is simply
a fortune hunter IN the eyes of everyone
but himself.
He realizes the trick he has played, so
he writes note to the girl, explaining
that he is love cheat and never to look
for him again. But Louise has always
had her way. and she wants Henry,
whether n is love cheat or not. How
she finds him brings the story to pleas
ing conclusion.
'oThe Love Cheat and stop, Look
and Listen''-wil be at the Colonial Mon
day and Tuesday only
Tom Moore in Brown of Harvard.
and '.Roping a Bride will be at the Co
lonal Friday and Saturday.