Arizona republican., 1921-02-01
KERR|GAN \ DELIGHT
 IN THE JOYOUS LIAR

An appealing J. Warren Kerrigan production will be shown at Mauk's
 Columbia theater, beginning today. Ii is 'tThe Joyous Liar" the stars newest
 picture.
 Lillian Walker appears as the stars leading woman in a colorful role. Not
 able in the supporting cast is Joseph
 J. Bowling, the veteran actor, who gives a brilliant performance in the role of an amateur criminologist. Ernest c. Warde, who directed MT
 Kerrigan's previous success, "A White Mans Chance also was in charge of The Joyous Liar
 The story introduced J. Warren Ker rigan as Burke Harlan, a young mil | lionaire artist, who is on a sketching | trip. He rescues the heroine and her new automobile from the hands of auto thieves without her seeing him, and through the stupidity of the police is arrested as one of the thieves. The girls father succeeds in obtaining his freedom and keeps him as a guest at his house for an experiment in his
 hobby crirninology. The hero. who
 could easily prove his identity, goes in for a lark in the way of telling blood l thirsty tales of past crimes. while War ren tries to reform him. The daughter
 does not know that her fathers guest | is supposedly a criminal and she falls l in love with him. Serious complica-
 tions of all sorts ensue, but despite all dangers that assail him in his pseudo identity, the hero keeps his mischievous l incognito until the last
 The three elements of the story are
 well-knit and logically connected in
 every particular; the star does fine work and Lillian Walker is especially appealing in the Nroie of Anne Warren. The Strand
 Douglas Fairbanks has never before made a picture so universally pleasing
 as "The Mark of Zorro" the Strand s present attraction, where the engage
 ment will continue only for today and tomorrow.
 .The Mark of Zorro" hits the high spots of excitement, romance, thrills, | intrigue adventure, love, youth, ac- tion-in fact-it is the merging of every I element it seems that has ever entered l into the construction of the successful photoplay.
 Fairbanks role is a dual character szation, two widely differing inter pretations, both of which he puts
 version of the widely read novel 'The Curse of Capistrano," and gives Fair
 banks unquestionably his greatest op- portunity. It is fast and the suspense created with the very first reel of the
 picture is skilfully maintained to the
 extreme climax of the sensational ending.
 l 'Heliotrope." the screens sublime
 tribute to father love is the underlined attraction to start a four days en- | gagement next Sunday at the Strand l Blue Bird
 II Another chest night at the Blue Bir6 this coming Friday evening.
 The success of the locked chest night
 recently at the Blue Bird has caused
 a persistent inquiry as to when ths
 event would be repeated, and it is il
 acquiescence to this demand that tht
 management announces the event i
 scheduled for this Friday night The prize is a handsome ivor, dresser set and the scheme is the sam as heretofore, keys to be distributed a dance tickets are purchased, and to tn party holding the magic key next Fri day evening will be given the beauti full set.
 There are no conditions of any ma turs attached to the event, everyone i welcome and eligible to compete Locked chest night has proven it i one of the most enjoyable of all event at the Blue Bird, and the repetition of the affair is bound to meet wit instant approval by the Blue Bird patrons.
 E. S. Mayfeild continues with hi dancing classes, and announces tha Il appointments for private instructio may be made either in person at tn Blue Bird or by calling 1868 by phone The Hip
 In one of the most amazing myster stories of the present season, Etht B Clayton starts today a three days en gagement at the Hip offering 9Th
 Sins of Rosanne." Adapted from Cyn thia Stockleys popular novel, "Rosann | Ozanne," it presents Ethel Clayton i | the role of a 'Jekyll and Hyde" woman \ who loved two selves. The story is de cidedly original, and abounds in inter \ est compelling situations, with a won derfully alluring array of the mos baffling episodes. Throughout tt | story the element of romance is keI \ well in the limelight, it being surround \ ed with the mystery theme which croI | out from time to time in a new twi! \ to the surprise plot.
 Ethel Claytons gowns in this pro \ duction are said to be the most elal \ crate she has even worn.
 The supporting cast includes Jac \ Holt, Mabel Van Buren, Clarence Ga \ dart and Guy Oliver, with a stror s array of Paramount favorites. M A Christie comedy is the added a - traction