Arizona republican., 1921-03-11
GREAT HART FILM
 COMING TO STRAND

Bret Harte, poet and romantic writer of the days of AZ in California, gave to the world many famous gems of literature in his "Outcasts of Poker Flats his Miss" and other well known stories He chose for his To- calle the wonder forests of the red woods of California, and no spot in all America affords so romantic poSSi- bility in literature as this woodland of the Golden state. In the days when man braved every hardship to cross the Indian infested plains that they might reach the Eldorado of the west the breath of the redwoods when they passed the desert wastes of Nevada was like a peep into heaven for many weary and footsore gold seekers.
 Into these redwoods with their ma jestic heads reared to the very skies, William Hart took his company Of players recently and filmed The Test ing Block a story that harks back to the departed days of '49 gold seek CTS. It is redolent of the redwoods. It's charm is scene after scene, taking the picture reviewer to the very heart of the country where Bret Harte and Joaquin Miller loved to go for the inspiration that helped them to bring game to this land. Is
 Into this country went the actors with costumes and trappings speaking of the bygone days, to make 3'The Testing Block and every critic from New York to Los Angeles says that Hart has never done a better pie ture.
 "The Testing Block is billed at the Strand for Sunday as it's opening day and it should be the biggest attraction of the Lenton season. for it has just finished breaking the house record of the Rialto theater in New York City.
 The Hip
 Robert Warwick is at the Hip today and tomorrow in The City of Masks a tale of an English nobleman in a chauffeurs uniform. The story deals with fashionable dressmaker who is known by "nom de plume" in the business world, but who in real life is sure enough English duchess, and who holds court every week at her home, at which sine gathers impoverished no- blemen and women who, like herself, have to earn a living. At this gather ing is often seen Lord Eric Temple, known in private life as Tommy Trot- ter,' chauffeur for the wealthy Car oenters Tommy is desperately in love with an impoverished English gentle woman, Lady Jane Thorn" who is a governess under the name of Miss E1msdale.
 Of course, the true love of this pair is the subject of the story. and this Englishman, disguised as the ohauf- feur, shows what a real man he can be when he is put to the test It is decidedly Warwick at his best, and remains at the Hip for the week, clos ing Saturday. The comedy is 'The Drifting Kid a western special. which really makes the program double one for the next two days
 "pesert Gold' at Columbia
 Zane Grey's Desert Gold" now play ing at Mauk's Columbia theater, is certain to add luster to the fame of the author Not only is Desert Gold'' one of the greatest of MT. Grey's works, but the screen version has won the authors full appreciation.
 A cast of brilliant players, headed l by E. K Lincoln, includes Eileen Percy, Margery Wilson, Edward Coxen, Walter l Long, W. Lawson Butt, Russell Simp- i son and Arthur Morrison.
 Desert Gold' depicts the stirring adventures of Dick Gale, a sturdy sol 1 dier of fortune. He encounters an olo 1 college mate, Captain Thorne, on his l travels, and assists with the aid of two cowboys in rescuing the army officers sweetheart, Mercedes Castenada, from Rojas, an outlaw, and his pack o1 plunderers. Thorne returns to duty ] but Dick and the cowboys journey with i for her at the home of Jim Bedding, 2 1 rancher-
 1 That night Gale, Thorne and tht I cowboys outwit the bandits and make 1 their way to Yuma. Hiding Mercedes l in a cave, Gale and. the others taSs l their stand to battle the outlaws. Int ldesperado band is wiped out, with tht