The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-01-23
"Comniion Clay" Coming
to Local Theatre
Description

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Description
Common Clay" is seven reel
Pathe Special Feature: presented by
A. II. Woods, the famous American
entrepreneur, who produced the
speaking stage version at the Repub-
lie Theatre, New York: starring Fan
ME Ward, adapted for the screen by
Ou.da pergere from the play of the
same naine written by Cle'ves Kin
kead; directed by George Fdtzmaur-
ice; pr6'uced by the Astra Film Cor
porat.ot, and distributed by Pathe
Exchange, Iuc
The Story
ClevSs Kinkead is said to have TAX
EN- as the key note Of Common Clay"
the quotation from Kipling's poem
which reads:
For the Colonel's lady and Ju-
dy O'Grady
Are sisters under the skin"
and indeed through the course of the
drama this fact is readily apparent.
The opening subtitle of the film ex-
plains the meaning of the plays name
Rich and poor cast in Gods image
from at*ingle mold-fash:oned from
a common clay-and yet so far apart
it seems the whole world lies between.
1t Is thestory of one of life's waits
little Ellen Neal, combination sales
womar, model and errand girl at
Stems Department Store. Ellen lives
IN very drab surroundings at home.
her earnings insufficient to crafty
her natural yearnings for brightness
and life and gayety. One day Jennie
Peters, once a saleswoman at STEMS
but now cabaret singer and dancer,
calls to see Ellen and sympathizes
with her sad lot, inducing Ellen to go
along with her to see little life at
Bender's Joy Palace, which with its
lights and laughter and music. where
cares float light as corks, is a gold
mine for its owner, Jack Bender.
Ellen is introduced to Bender and
the suggestion is made that he shall,
give Ellen tryout as she possesses
a good voice, but it is all so new and
strange that Ellen hesitates. At Bend
er's they meet Arthur Coak!ey, a gild-
ed youth (slightly furnished: who
sometimes strays from "society."
The dreary weeks pass. Again Jen-
ME Peters importunes her friend to
become star performer at Bender's.
One night Ellen tells her father that
she intends to go fora walk with .Jen-
ME but he strongly objects to her
'galivanting around with that hussy"
Her mother intercedes for her. but TO
no avail. However, Ellen decides to
go. IT is amateur night at Bender's
and Ellen has her tryout, and makes
a ing impression. oakley comes ON
tn s1ene and IF ra to drive Ellen
home in his car. The hour is late. Ell
ems father is awaiting her. He Sc s.
Coakley kiss Ellen goodnight. When
she tells him that she has secured en-
ployment as a singer at Bender's. in a
terrible rage he turns her out of
doors. With no other place to turn to
she returns TO Jennie. Coakley has al
SO come back to make night of it."
He suggests tina they shall 20 nm to
Brady's and get some breakfast.
Quite innocently Ellen falls into
the trap, for she does not know that
Brady's place where no respectable
girl should enter. The place is raided
and Ellen swept into the net and TAX
en- to Jail. sbut released next morning.
One sample of "Bohemianisln" has
stated Ellen's appetite for "gayety."
She secures position as housema d
at Mr.. Fullerton's, society matron.
intolerantsof any one outide of cher
set" and Der son, Hugh, manly fel-
low who ;last enlisted for the war.
Ellen w2astips Hugh-at distance.
He is to heia the embodiment of all
that is manly and good. But Hugh
sees in her merely a little servant
girl. When the time comes for Hugh
to leave TO Join his regiment. El'en
can contain herself no longer, breaks
down in his preserce and confesses
her love for him. Coakley in the
meanwhile has informed Hugh that
Ellen was formerly s'the cutcst little
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