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Hotel Maid Who 10 Mystery Princess
BY Night . New Type Of
JekyIl and HYDE.

BY Night . New Type Of
Jetyll and Hyde.
A modern feminine DIR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde, who substitutes the two
famous characterizations OF manliness
and criminality with the livery and
toll Of q hotel maid by day, and by
night with the beauty and lavish
gowns Of a regal presence, loved and
sought by a society Romeo. is the
mystery role playea by Anita Stewart
in "A Midnight Romance" the second
Of her series Of new special feature
productions, to be shown at the Isis
theater. starting today again.
AS Marie, the maid, whose soft.
tender hands, with long, tapering
fingers. and the poise of girl born
to command. which she tries hard to
conceal combine to belle her drab
servants livery, Miss Stewart has a
difficult Characterization to enact.
Mystery is the predominant note in
the story, which was suggested by
Marion Orth and directed by Miss
Lois Weber.
The romance which early becomes
factor In her routine life as a hotel
employee compels her to avoid dis
covery by young Roger Sloan. while
she is occupied as the maid in their
hotel suite, for fear of losing his af-
lection for her. To him she is a mid
night phantom of the beach and hotel
gardens. There she meets him fire.
quently at the mystery hour. beauti-
full and captivating in her wonderful
gowns. And then, when two society
plotters seek to victimize Sloan. her
double role of maid by day and lady
Of mystery by night becomes more
difficult.
The final complications and situa-
tons in the production contain a
series of surprising developments with
the final denouement withheld until
the closing scenes.
"A Sporting Chance.
If you were driving along a coun-
try road in a roadster and punctured
a tire, and were confronted by an
escaped convict, stripes and all. whom
you Immediately recognized as a no.
torious prisoner you have been read
ing about, would you desert the car.
convict and all, and make quick get
away, or perhaps fall in dead faint?
When the convict CALAMITY offers
to change the tire for her, 1t made
a world of difference to Ethel Clay
ton, playing the role of Carey Brent
in "A Sporting Chance" a new Para
mount picture which will be shown at
| the Isis theatee- tomorrow.
So impulsive is Carey that she de-
termines to reform the man and hires
him as her chauffeur.
This supposed convict turns out to
| be pure gold at the finish and helps
Carey to defeat the schemes OF So
| ciety bla clxmailer against herself and
her fathers youthful bride-Carey's
step-mother. At the finish it develops
| that her chauffeur is not the convict
she supposed him to be. but just one
of that mans victims who had been
imprisoned unjustly. He plays the
game right along to humor the girls
| Ahim of reformation. His efforts .
romance are rewarded, too. from the
Repression on the heroine's face at
| the finish of the picture.
This photoplay is based on a story
written by Roger Hartman which re-
| Gently appeared in the Snappy Stories
Magazine. George Melford directed.
| Paul Perry filmed the scenes and an
| excellent cast, headed by Jack Holt,
support the star.
Two Ways Of Bringing up Girls.
| How would you bring up your