The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-01

W. ottHA aNoVaHuHt thu itu
this meek.
| Inspiring scenes Of tho rugged
Alps. with a story aa bis an the
mountains themselves. are the chief
this week IA blind Husbands tho
current offering. Added To this pie
ture. alone weIiworth seeing. ARE
eight other attractions.
We travel 10 the ~Siamcsc Venice"
with a Burton Holmes travaiogue.
oliver @. Wallace plays n beautiful
accompaniment To the main picture.
A rvslly funny comedy. Caves and
| coqucttea." three singing numbers.
and some smart sayings from smart
SOFT are a splendid balaaco TO tho
shows scenes OF the Washington. Call.
foruia football game on ThanksEiv.
Ing day.
Back 20 blind Highlands. It's
tho old. old STORY of n conplareut
husband who thinks his wife loves
him ~ much that n can neglect her
for his other pleasures. The usual
snake In The grass IL there. and how
he meets his end II thrilling --yst
| sublime.
CLENNER
Mabel Normand il the champion
chandelier swinEcr Of the movies.
IL abe has ever appeared In a aim
where sho hassnot .hinnied up a
chandelier. fallen from ono. swung
from ono or otherwise employed u as
a comedy vehicle. tho writer has
missed that particular performance.
II :, as much her own stage property
an kick abaft In Charlie Chapiir'a
AabelH newest nim !. called UP
stalrn' IL might more accurately
hav. been called Downstairs"
For most Of tho action takes place
in tho subeellar OF fashionable ho-
tel
But the name really doesn't make
any difference one way or other. nor
doe. the plot. Tho show Ia Mabel
Normand.
she plays a rarne Of billiards with
some olives on the Kitchen table
She puts her doc In the garbage can
and later takes him out and hides
| him In tho cupboard
She gets a pretty drcss--by inter.
c"pting n package thnt Is going TO
the dry cleaner. She doua the drcss
ana goes upstairs and Joins In the
Jaxzing.
she looks very pretty. all but her
feet Her ciodhopper shoea don't har.
monte with the gcorgot;e frock
Mabel secs n woman al a table who
IL resting her feet By slipping her
feet from some too small pumps
Mabel goes under tho table. gets
tho pumps. and Ia properly attired
for the dance.
Tho rcst Of tho Aim II given over
In Mabers romance. Her sutton is n
befihop Gin reality n rich mans son).
lilo woos Mabel In most unusual
way.
Cullen lands plays the bciihop.
MISSION
Ioudinl. besides performing the
many thriilers which made him
popular drawing card In vaudeville a
couple Of years ago. adds number
OF even more difficult stunts TO his
repertoire In Tho Grim Game" the
photoplay In which he Is starred az
tho Mission this week
Houdlnl appears as n reporter who
plans n big scoop for his paper. Tho
Call. According TO his scheme. his
millionaire uncle. Cameron u tn b.
ordered away TO the mountains by
his doctor. Ifoudini u TO pant et..
dence for n seeming murder. impll.
eating himself. After he has been
thrown In prison. tho uncle In to re-.
turn, and Tho Call secures credit for
printing the inside story. Thru pc
cuIiar twist OF affairs. Cameron IN
really murdered. and the rest OF the
I film IL devoted to IIoudini's efforts
10 trace down tho murderer.
During the course OF the picture
Z Ifoudini frees himself from "A bear
trap while hanging 30 feet In the
air. slips out OF a straight. Jacket
while suspended from "a flag pole at
the top OF 10story building. and
last. but not least. figures prominent
/ " In an airplanc accident.
STRAND
| Broken blossoms" the ID w.
Griffith photoplay. continues to be n
drawing card at the strand. Taken
from a story by Thomas Burke. THE
Chink and the Child" and dramatlzed
by Griffith. the play reveals Lillian
Gish In the role of the girl. a. "A
tragedicnne OF extraordinary ability
The scenes. laid mainly in the
wharf section OF London, and partly
IN large Chinese port OF entry. are
done In manner OF artistry seldom
equalled in the film world
Richard Iiarthelmess plays the
chink and Donald Crisp plays the
girls father, brutal, drunken prize.
fighter.
The next attraction following
Broken Blossoms" at the Strand
viii he Cecil DeMillo's big produc.
ton, Male and Female"