The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-07-07
nonddy Review

the track OF a horsethIef out in
Arizona. As he comes in sight Of
the fugitive another pursuer shoots
the man in the back and he falls.
But the dying culprit shoots his
assailant. who is in the act Of
rifling the others pockets. a let
ter and a roll OF bills are found
by Sanderson. the former from
Mary Bransford. a sister. appar-
entity. OF the fugitive. begging him
TO return TO their ranch in New
Mexico because Alva Dale. an
enemy. Is trying 10 take the ranch
from her. Square Deal decides to
go TO the rescue OF the girl.
Dale and his henchman. Maison.
try TO frame up Square Deal, but
he beats them at every turn. To
get even Dale then poisons the
water hole to wipe out the cattle.
He forces his attentions on Mary.
Square Deal corners him and is
about 10 shoot him. but the girl
pleads for his life and Sanderson
let's him go till they meet in the
open.
The water holes have done their
dastardly work. Men and cattle
are poisoned. In an exciting scene
Sanderson waylays Dale and makes
him pay for the cattle. Dale is
beaten in his crooked game, and
Square Deal begins learning to call
Miss Bransford Mary"
Mack Sennett contributes a good
comedy to this weeks bin, Trying
to Get Along" in which Charlie
Murray. as an almost faithful hus-
band, meets his waterloo when he
falls for the very cute and very
blonde Harriet Hammond. OF
course the Sennett bathing girls
are in IL. too.
CLEMN[ER
Rex Beach displayed good taste
when he chose Owen Moore for the
leading character of THE Crimson
Gardenia." which IS being shown at
the Clemmer. Moore, who has been
absent from the screen for m
time, comes back more dashing and
more convincing than ever.
THE Crimson Gardenia" is a melo-
dramatic mystery. with New Orleans
as n colorful. ever-changing. back
ground. A band of expert counter
feiters furnishes the sinister element
sharply contrasted to the piquapt
simplicity OF girl who has just ar.
rived from Paris and the romantic
masculinity OF young New Yorker
eager for carnival adventure.
Roland Van Dam owen Moorel
meets and falls in love with Madelon
Dorette Uedda Nova), whose cousin
has been mysteriously murdered. The
counterfeiters believe that Van Dam
Is secret service agent and cause
Madelon TO believe that he killed her
cousin. Her love turns 10 hate and
she exerts herself to put him in the
power OF the criminals. With every
thing against him and death newt
able our hero extricates himself in a
way that places Rex Beach among
the master story writer's.
COLISEUM
A man does as he pleases d
thinks nothing of IL. When a woman
does as she pleases. even tho II be
less than the man did. he thinks
great deal of IL. The wrong that can
be created by just thought in the
mind of a man is the idea behind the
"A ma in & story. AS Man
Thinks" in which Leah Baird is
starring at the Coliseum.
Frank Clayton. staid business man
and good husband. visits Paris and In
doing" the artists colony he sees
no harm in little Irritation with
Mimi. model. tho he Is anxious that
his wife should not know about 1t.
Later, when a jealous suspicion OF
his wife crosses his mind, instead of
remembering his own little affair. he
accuses her Of infdelity. Her inno-
cence is soon established and, thru
love for their child, happiness is
found again.
The action OF the story takes place
in New York and Paris. The night
life and art studio atmosphere of the
French metropolis are shown in Law.
ish sets.
There is a particularly funny com
edy, 1.-The Star Boarder." on the bill
this week in which clever monkey
does all sorts of stunts. The chief
character is young chap who is in
love with the warden's daughter. His
efforts to get into Jail in order TO be
near his sweetheart furnishes a Sc
ries OF comical situations.
REX
Douglas Fairbanks in THE Knick-
erbocker Buckeroo" is at the Rex
this week. It's a yarn that is as
merry and happy as Douglas himself.