The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1921-06-17
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The Confession

One of the great dramas of the
American stage was "The Confess
sion" a play Astounding in human
emotions, with scenes and lines that
tugged at the heart strings. Trans.
ferred to the screen, with Henry Wal
thall in the leading male role. It is
one of the great dramas of the mo-
ton picture stage today. 1t is % I,lly
h a has the Endorsement ri church
men for its sterling appeal. such
men as Cardinal MERCER, the great
primate of Belgium, have given il
their warm approval.
WalthalPs name is familiar 10 DO.
vie fans the country over. He is re-
membered as the star in The Birth
OF a Nation" In THE Confession"
he takes the part of a Catholic priest
whose lips, sealed by the secrecy of
the confessional, refused to divulge
knowledge of a crime, even to save
the life of a relative. To the role he
end power and eloquence, while his
acting is inimitable.
Hailed as the worlds most beau
tiGul story THE Confession" is deep
in pathos, filled with great emotion
and depicts a wonderful love. a story
full of sweetness and loyalty. Il has
the trick of bringing tears TO he eyes
and causing the heart to well with
conflicting sentiments. Dealing with
strong, rugged mean, telling The story
OF a battle for right and Justice, inter.
Cwined with the love of mother Tor
son, and sweetheart for sweetheart.
forbidden Fruit"
Forbidden Fruit" is another Of
those great dramas Of married life
which have given to Cecil b. De Mile
the reputation of being the most bril-
liant and daring producer of photo
dramas which deal in a vital I'M
with the most vital subject of modern
life.
In this production Mr.. DeMille has
taken a topic as old as human life
is old, and yet as young as this day,
and has blended the human thoughts
and desires and motives and passions
with such a subtle skill that as the
characters flash upon the screen and
enact their respective parts, it seems
that they are men and women of flesh
and blood, and that human hearts and
souls have been laid bare until their
throbbing joys and poignant passions
are communicated to those who
watch the unfolding of this great dra-
ma from their seats in front OF the
screen.
DeMille has delved deeply into life
with Forbidden Fruit" and has trans
mutted to the screen an intangible
something that is so close to life it
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drama, shot through and through
with golden threads of romance, will
feel that they themselves have been
the actors-that it was not panto-
mime they have seen but human life.
The Dead Line
The Dead Line a drama OF love
and revenge, in which William Fox
presents George Walsh, the athletic
and dynamic star.
George Walsh plays the role Of
Clay Boone, a stalwart son of the
Kentucky highlands, and has a large
cast to aid him.
A split-rail fence, weather-worn and
domestic looking, yet on both sides
turks death. 1t is the fatal dead inc"
between the two families harboring a
feud of generations standing. w alsh
lives through tempestuous days of
furious battle and soul-wearing mis-
understandings. National prohibition
now the constitutional law of the
United States, lends an added inter
est to the historic home of the Illicit
still-the 'moonshine" country in the
mountains of Kentucky. The play
gives George Walsh opportunity for
his peculiar and fascinating tsyle of
acting.