Arizona republican., 1921-03-25
M'.sIhQater CHARLIE CHAPLIN IN
 THE KID HERE SUNDAY

RFhe Kid'' is announcsd .. . strand starting Sunday and continuing toF run of four days. The announca- n' oi the coming of this wonderful
 pie'ure marks for distinction the eifuing or fine winter season at the strand. For several years, while Chap- 'in was making his maine as a slan 'eich comedian in the world of pic- es' ne dreamed of the day when he sosiu cut loose from the commercial eng which drove him to slap slick and SAe a picture he had in mind He waiited 10 show the world that he could HI nlmself above the common comedy stplI ne was identified with. He had to Wait until he was rich enoueb to noaIxa liie venture himself, for all of his back CTS insisted that he make the same maternal they though he could do best GA year ago Chaplin engaged his cast s9me>. dozen high salaried people. and started The kid.'s He had the idea cQncreted for months. It took him 19 ofs.the months that followed to nerfect tnf picture. He worked steadily on if uhtil neN had produced his first six fester Then he called the critics into hiS5studio and gave them a peep. Word Mthl out the next morning that Chap ihs the purlesque, pie throwing, big
 
 lure That he had given to the world ui slims such master work that It plQs falr to stand for years as one of the greatest achievements not the greatest. in the his tory of picture making ssThe Kid" issdistinguished from the rest of the herd by the fact that it is the most naturai picture to be done in 10 years. It mas the human punch, the heart in terest, the tug at the strings that gets laugh one minute and a tear the next.
 us filled with surprises. Chaplin aoes things in it that in any other pic ture would make the censors cry out louu. Prudes may condemn Chaplin in the sincerity of his expression in this picture but the broadminded will mar veLa at the depth of understanding that mas made this gifted comedian inject into his work the human bits. odd though they are, that make it stand out
 The Kid'' opens at the Strand Sun day morning at II o'clock instead of o'clock in the afternoon as it is the noee or the management that they will nesable to care for the crowds that are expected to try for entrance on the opening day
 Strand
 Jhe bill changes completely at the Strand today, offering three distinct pictures in the program Dorothy Dalton, Thomas H. Ince star for Para meant. comes in her own picture, 'The Romantic Adventures" It is a com bination of girlish innocence, city in lrlgue. peep at gay old New Orleans Tn carnival time, the Mardi Gras ot old creole town at the height of its season, New York's money mart where a beautiful southern belle is bartered for gold just like a yearlins lilly from the stables of her native kentucky. It combines the telling o1 a tile that shows first night at a great New York city review: one ot theo big girl shows of the metropolis staEting it's season; shows the first nighters of New York. These are ga, men and women with too. much money and loo much leisure who are seek ing seeking all. the time for some new excitement. It shows the designing mother bartering her daughter for the gold of some profligate man of wealth It : shows the gay. men of fashion plugging in Monte Carlo, the grea, gaming hell of Europe taken in actua operation- These are just few o1 thes things that make up the telling of Dorothy Daltons "The Romantic Adventures" It was filmed under the personal supervision of Thomas H Ince and with Miss Dalton at her yer, best, for in it she runs the gamut o human emotions. She is disclosed a. the daughter of an old southern pro lessor and at his death she is rudel, shuttled into New York society witt q mother who is as bad as, they mak them. It is clothes picture, pictur of action and contains many wonderful sets. With the feature will be seen Century. comedy, His Fearful Finish and the Fox news reaching out all owe the world to gather the best for tt camera story.
 Ramona
 This is amateur night at the Ra mona and the management has line up corking bill of beginners who vii delight the regulars with their effort 10 become real Thespians. The anna