The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1920-06-26
At THE THEATERS

Starting NJ u sailor on tn. Great
Lakes In his early teens. and bacom.
inr, after advancing through news
paper channels. on" Of IN. most pop.
uisr play~fights Of the past century.
vas the career %! the Int. Paul Arm.
strong. author of Alias Jimmy Val.
'sstine." which II shown. with Bert
Lyteii As the star at the Liberty
Th-htr. on Saturday
Paul Armstrong was a successful
sailor. and after several years WI"
given u license as a master Of steam
vessels However. he decided that
writing was his natural talent. ~.
started handling sports on a Buffalo
Newspaper Later he went TO New
York aad did newspaper work there.
u was In 1900 tha, h. wrote his
Gut successful play. The Heir to
IN. Hoorah From this time on his
risc was rapid ~" ~rO,. such we'll
Known stag" successes ~ Via Wire
less" "Salomy Jane. In a Blasc o'
Glory" "Th. Escape" and wlny
many others His two greatest plays
we're Alias Jimmy Valentine" and
Deep Purple" both written in 1908.
In tn. Metro production Of Alias
Jimmy Valentine" Bert iyi.'i play"
the name role. Mr.. Lyt"il played
this part many times on tn. stage In
his career as a leading man Fini-
Toi made the screen adaptation OF
the piece.
Tn. original idea for Alias Jimmy
Valentine" came To Mr. Armstrong
through reading o. H.nry's short
story. a Retrieved Reformation.
lie took the brief outlin. the story
suggested and worked II into "a play
that won an international reputation
The "Llando kid." played by JACK
ricsford. has a reputation through
on, Texas ~ "A bad homhro''-a
pleasant hammered youth who makes
II a point not to kill white mon. only
M.sicans. He has Just had shoot
iny afaIr. and leaves town In cloud
Of dust. bound for distant parts un-
known,
lie lands In the South American
town Of Buennas Ticrras, where the
major part Of the picture takes place.
n IL here tha, the Kid becomes In,
voiyed In a highly exciting plot To
rob and deceive an arlstoeratic
Spanish family. by posing ns son
who ran away when hoy. He dons
his COW hoy costume and becomes the
favored son OF the wealthy Spanish
family. And later. when the Kid
has felt the first kind and loving In
Hucnce he has ever known, the grent
transformation takes place.
The picturesque and colorfal set
tings are very beautiful and re''os'
In "A realistic fashion the alumberous,
sun-bakcd atmosphere OF n typionl
South American town, AZ the star
anu
He sandpapered his fingers until
the nerves were -fHw-ana-
Then, by his sense Of touch alone he
forced open the steel doors OF bank /
vaults. Who was able to perform
this unique feat OF thievery' See
Alias Jimmy Valentine" starring
Bert Iytell. at the Liberty Theatre |
tonight. and meet fictlon's most ias-
cinating rogue face To face. This
Metro production WIS adapted from
the greatest drama OF the genera
tion, written by Paul Armstrong.
Just because a woman has erred.
declared Louise Glaum In discussing
with some prominent New York Crit |
les the surprise ending OF Sex" her
new w. w. H0dkinson special re-
lease "is no reason why she should
be denied q womsn's happiness, Just
because her environment and man
ner Of living--the result. OF course.
Of hsr being dependent on the plau-