The Ward County independent., 1921-11-03
SVEINBJORN JOHNSON
Elected Attorney General Over
William Lemke
''rhe -Four HOrsemen of the Apoca.
lypse" to be Shown at The
OrDheum


Rex 1ngram's S1,0OO,000 production
of "The -Four Horsemen of the Apoca-
lypse," made for the Metro, is an
nounced for the Orhpeum Theatre,
beginning Nov. 8, running 4 days.
This will be the. first showing here of
the screen version of Vincente Blasco
Ibanez' novel that has been acclaimed
in New York, Boston, Los Angeles,
San Francisco, Pittsburgh and De-
troit, as marking new epoch in the
development of motion pictures. At
it's New York opening people paid $40
a seat. Critics said the picture had
definitely established the screen, not
only as capable of rivaling the stage
at its best, but surprising it in its
grip upon. the emotions.
"The Four Horsemen' is the su-
preme expression of the Great War.
Certainly no novel has stirred the u
niversal appeal created by the Ibanez
masterpiece. The book now in it's
two hundredth edition, has been read
throughout the world. The monu-
mental task of transferring it to the
screen was accomplished by June
Mathis, who made a scenario that
from all accounts has preserved the
force Of the original, and in many in
cidents heightened it. But it is the
director, Rex Ingram, who has appar-
emily achieved the most sensational
success. He is reported to have set
a new mark in artistry of picturizat-
ion. Readers Of the novel will re-
call that the story opens on the Ar
gentine ranch of old Madariaga,
whose territories are as extensive as
those of the great independent bar
ons of feudal times. And Madariaga
rules with feudal power A rioting,
registering despot, he is filled with
Castillian pride of family and yearns
for male child to carry on his tra
ditions. His two daughters have
married ranch employes-one French
and the other German. Madariaga's
Latin antipathy to the German SON
in-law brings with it dislike for his
half-German grandchildren, but when
son is born to the Frenchman Des
noyers, the old man finds his dream
realized. The boy, Julio, is selected
as the heir to the huge estate and is
brought up as spoiled prince of the
realm. AS young man Julio be-
comes the companion of Madariaga in
his debauched adventures in Bueno
Ayres tango resorts. With this Sud
den wealth, the two families leave the
Argentine for Europe. The Des-
noyers settle in Paris, and Julio, an
expert tango dancer, becomes the
sensation Of the fashionable dance
halls. He meets a fascinating little
society woman, Marguerite Laurier,
and the two of them are swept into
desperate love affair that takes no
account of Marguerite's elderly hus-
band. Their butterfly mentalities do
not even respond to the first shock of
war that breaks about them. 1t is
1914 and the Germans are advancing
toward Paris. Marguerite is first
awakened to the realization of tre-
mendous events. She joins the
French nursing forces and sacrifices
her love for Julio in order to be the
constant companion Of her husband
who has been blinded in battle. Julio
left without the stimulation Of frivo-
lous attractions, hears the call Of du-
ty and enlists in the French army,
where he meets death at the hands
of his German cousin when the two
face each other in a trench raid.
Through it all are galloping the
four horsemen, spoken Of by St. John
in the Book Of the Apocalypse-the
grim figures of Conquest, War, Fam.
inc and Death. The cast includes
Rudolph Valentino, Alice Terry, POM
eroy Cannon, Wallace Berry, Joseph
Swickard, Alan Hale, Harry North
rup, Mabel Van Burean, Brinsley
Shaw, Nigel de Bruiler, John San
polls, Jacques d'Auray, Edward Cen
nelly, Derek Ghent, Mark Fenton,
Jean Hersholt, "Bull" Montana,
Noble johnson, Virginia Warwick,
Henry Klause, Isabel Keith, Stuart
Holmes, Georgia Woodthrope, Broad
witch Turner, Curt Rehfeldt, Kath-
|1een Keys, Mile. Dolirez, Jacques
Lance, Minehaha and Beatrice Dom
inez. More than 10000 ertras are
used in the French village scenes.
Walter Mayo was first assistant to
Mr.. Ingram, and the photography
was done by John Seitz, dean OF the
American Cinematographers Society.