The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-12

MELODRAMA WITH
REAL HEART THRILLS
Strand Offers 'In Mizzoura"
and Features Robt. War
wick in Big Picture

Melodrama with thrill in every fort
will be the offering for the first three
days OF this week at the Strand theatre.
when Robert Warwick comes in his lat
est Paramount-Artcraft success an
Mizzoura, with an exceptional cast an
pearing in his support.
The feature is picturized from the An
gustus Thomas success of the stage
known as one of the best meIofirar7as
that ever thrilled Broadway. and the mic
lure .harbors more excitement than any
stage production could ever approximate
The star Is at best in the role of the
sheriff of the Missouri county, who FIN
ally proves to the college-bred girl that
his hickory shirt covers very much Of
a man.
Eileen Percy, one of the loveliest women
on the screen and leading lady with most
OF the famous stars of the screen, heads
MT Warwick's supporting cast. and
never was she more charming than as
the highly educated daughter OF the Old
Missouri blacksmith.
Sheriff Jim Radburn has always loved
Kate Vernon, old 10 Vernon's daughter
He even loans her father money SO she
may go through a high-brow seminary
for young girls. When she comes back
nome she loses her interest in Sheriff
Jim, who has not had the rough corners
POLISHED off by a finishing school.
Shortly after she returns the express
car is held up. and the agent arrested
Tor completely in the robbery. But
later he is released, and he goes away
for time. Then a handsome STRANGER
comes to town and his metropolitan air
quite overcome Kate. But the express
agent comes back to town. and reoog-
nizes the stranger as the lone high
wayman who had held him up.
In the efforts to capture him, a de-
tective is killed and the stranger es-
capes to Kate's house. She believes his
story that there is a mistake and tries
to- shield him. But Sheriff Jim calls
and takes him away prisoner to protect
him from the mob.
But the highwayman didn't know
enough to appreciate protection, SO he
tried to run away, and he was killed in
the attempt. Then Kate comes to her
self and realizes that Sheriff Jim is the
man she loves.
TN Mizzoura,- with new big com
edy, fun of pep and vim, Mates and
Models, will be the attraction at the
Strand Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The greatest picture of the season, a
page from life depicting with the lines of
a master the drama of the everyday, is
INC dHdHHilOuS NSfQiSt Oh ZIG CI1llCS on
stepping Out" the big feature at the
Strand Thursday Along with this mas
terpiece of the screen Fatty Arbuckle
will be seen i'm the greatest comedy OF
his careen, Back Stage"
stepping OUT is one OF the wonders
of the present screen year Unheralded
it came from the Paramount studios
only to take the official reviewers by
storm. Never has there been such
volume of praise bestowed.
1t is the story of a man and his wife.
The wife is the old~fashioned sort, who
thinks her career is making her hus-
band comfortable. He does not realize
his treasure, and looks about him for
a woman with more class. The wife's
method of curing the husband forms the
great story.
'Back Stage" is Fatty Arbuclxes lat
est and greatest comedy. 1t is a travesty
on life behind the scenes and is a whirl-
wind farce from start to finish These
two great attractions will be at the
Strand Thursday, Friday and Satur-