The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-23


helps to put the village over the top but
also rights several wrongs and stumbies
into romance of her own, is most de-
llghttully shown in "Battllng Jane, the
trst Paramount picture starring Dorothy
G,sh, which will be exhibited Thursday.
Dorothy Gish is marvel of cleverness
an in this role she is fully as charming
as j n any of her previous parts.
Charles Murray in a roaringly funny
t Wo-reel Mack Sennett comedy, ihat
Night" and the Official War pl ctures
complete Thursdays offering.
The Price of Good Time" Friday
Mildred Harris (Mrs. Charlie Chaplin
IN the seven-reel feature THE Price OF
Good Time" is offered Friday and we
quote the following review from the
leading trade journal, Motion Picture
News:
Lois Weber's first contribution to the
Jewel series of features based upon
story entitled '"The Whim," by Marion
Orth, advances the sound preachment
that In the environment of the home
rest the influences that predominant in
young PERSONS future life. To score this
point she introduces two girls, one from
happy home and the other from the
most contrasting surroundings.
The suggestion of sex middle carried
IN the title is never a reality in the picture
drama. 1t resolves itself into a human
story, well told and strong, preying heav-
lily upon the sympathies, particularly in
us latter reels and entertaining from the
very tlrst. There were many unable to
suppress snitfles after an afternoon show
ing at the Broadway theatre last week
and when picture can produce such re-
suits on its audience it is deserving OF the
highest praise for it's realism. And as it
is absolutely devoid of anything objec-
tlonable, anything at all offensive and
While it does at the same time carry
moral-a healthy, digestlble moral-un-
der cloak of absorbing entertainment,
1T may well be termed fine picture.
The last of the series of Vod- a-Vil will
be presented Friday also.
Wallace Reid and Anna Little, Saturday
Anna Little, charming heroine of many
Paramount films in support of Wallace
Reld, is again his leading woman in THE
Man From Funeral Range" his latest Of
fering, which will be shown Saturday
Besides Miss Little some particularly
we'll known players appear in the cast
including Tully Marshall, Lottie Pickford
and George Mcdaniel, Willis Marks, and
Phil Ainsworth. Miss Little has the role
of cabaret girl with wonderful voice,
rather new sort Of role for her Lottie
Plckford also appears as an entertainer of
different sort. Mr.. Reid has the part of
a young prospector, two-tsted man with
splendid principles who is thrown into a
sea of troubles which nearly cost him his
life
A Pathe comedy and a Hearst News
will complete Saturdays fine bill.
Clara kimball Young, Monday.
Fernando de Ferney, the neglected
g!rl-wife in THE Marionettes," played
by Clara kimball Young and her own
company under the direction of Emile
Chautard, and distributed by Select Pic
lures which will be shown on Monday, is
a characterization in which this gifted
actress gives free rein to her whimsical
humor as well as the emotional portray
ais which have made her famous.
The Marionettes" deals with the
transformation of dowdy wife, convent
schooled and country bred, who deter
mines to win her husbands love. From
an unattractive little trump with person.
al surroundings as drab as herself, she sud-
denly blossoms out into gay Partisan
butterfly and her surroundings take on
metamorphosis as complete as her own.
AS the inevitable result, her husband dis
covers his love for her
Miss Young's study of the chrysalls
wife is one of the most interesting roles
she has created, and is a worthy success
or to her long series of successes.
"The Models Confession Tuesday
Another star, new to Belfast audiences,
Mary MacLaren, is offered Tuesday in
the Universal six-part feature, "The
Models Confession"
The plot is interesting, and concerns a
girl named Iva Seldom, who poses for an
exclusive gown shop. She becomes in
terested in Billy Ravensworth, who has
been reduced to poverty by a beautiful
woman named Rita Challoner. Iva de-
slres to get into society, and makes a
proposal to Billy that he announce their
engagement, and his jealousy of Rita in
duces him to take this course. Iva makes
an impression in the exclusive circles,
and 1t develops that she is DESTROYS of re-
venglng herself upon her father, Bertr and
Seldom, who does not know her.
The closing scenes in whict she &C
complishes this are very dramatic. A
Mutt and jeff cartoon will be shown with
other films Tuesday.
Private Peat and Houdini, Wednesday.
AS war spectacle, throbbing with hu-
man interest and vibrant with patriotic
tervor, 'Private Peat" the great Para
mount-Artcraft special picture which
will be shown Wednesday, has few, if
any, superiors. 1t is a photoplay of time
ly interest, not to speak of its stirring
heart appeal and it instantly demonstrate
ed its value as box office attraction of
the highest class.
The picture is based upon the story
written by Mr.. Peat and which has met
with a wide sale all over the country.
Mr.. Peat himself played the leading role
and his smile, of which he speaks in his
famous lecture, 1.-TWO Years in He'll and
Back with a Smile" is constantly in
evidence. The story, aside from its
theme, is absorbingly interesting and
many of the scenes OF war are exceed
ing[y realistic.
Houdini in the fifth episode of that
popular serial ''The Master Mystery" will
also be shown Wednesday. Our advice
is to come early for choice locations.
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