Arizona republican., 1922-04-15
ADJUSTMENTS
FOOL S PARADISE"
WILL OPEN At THE
RIALTO ON SUNDAY

Everything is in readiness at the
Rialto for the opening of the engage
ment tomorrow of Cecil B. DeMllle's
tremendous spe cial attraction;
STOOLS Paradise" a Paramount
SUPER production. Fools Paradise"
is a wonder example of wonder
genius. 1t combines a story of COM
pelling interest and strength with
scenes of marvellous beauty. and in
troduces at the same time. one of the
strongest casts even DeMille has yet
assembled.
The story OF Fools Paradise" has
70 do with a young American. in
fatuated with a French dancing girl.
whom he has met during his service
overseas. He drifts to an oil boom
own along the Mexican border.
where is located the property in
which he has invested. About the
lime of his arrival, a girl Of the cam
,inas across the line. has fled from
the owner of the dive. and seeks
safety in the hut OF the American.
1t must have been a fate that willed
the French maid should visit FL PaSo
with a great ballet. The cantina
girl, having secured a position as a
cigar counter girl in an Ell Paso
hotel. accompanies the American to
The performance. She loves the lad, i
IND is strongly aroused when she
notices his undisguised interest in
he French dancing star.
Jealousy prompts her to load a
sigar and give it to the boy. When
ne lights it, it explodes. and blinds
aim. Then remorse grips the soul
IF the girl. and she resolves to save
every penny she can earn to secure
The services of a specialist to restore
vter r4ser r1a& L, of
ton. he calls for the French girl.
Still in a spirit Of jealousy. the girl
of the cantinas mocks her rivals
voice and accent. So true is the
imitation, that the lad is led to be- |
lieve the French girl has returned
to him, and the girl of the cantinas |
seeking only his happiness, marries |
the blinded youth-the latter believ-
ing he has wed the girl of his dreams |
In time his sight is restored. and
learning of the trick playeI on him. |
he upraids and scorns the girl who
has sacrificed everything for him |
and in desperation leaves on a search |
that is to carry him all around the |
world in hunting for the French girl |
To Paris the story swings, and |
thence TO Siam, during which Sc
quence the marvellous spectacular |
display which has been so praised by |
every critic takes place. 1t is also in !
this sequence that the big scene of |
the crocodile nit is flashed. Several |
of the big thrills of the picture also !
happen here--and finally the meeting I
of the French girl and the American |
lad-and the lads realization of the /
utter worthlessness of the girl he has |
followed all around the world. 1t is
then that the real worth of the girl |
he has spurned dawn on him-and I
he leaves for America to again seek
the happiness he has thrown away /
But many things have happened |
since his departure, and here again |
has the genius of DeAiille made it |
self evident in the compelling action |
attendant on the meeting of the girl |
Of the Mexican dance halls-and the /
man she loves better than life itself. I
The climax. though, despite the Won
derfui action maintained throughout
The entire picture. perhaps reaches
the greatest heights of the play.
Fools Paradise" finds Dorothy
Dalton. Conrad Nagel, Mildred Har- /
ris. Julia Faye, John Davidson. |
Theodore Kosloff, Clarence Burton I
and Guy oliver in the featured roles, |
with hundreds of extras taking part |
IN the big ensemble scenes which are I
innumerable.
w I'LL AiiC lcdlQ4C. l14S IeldtAO 10 1
planning to screen "'The Great Train |
Robbery first motion picture |
ever made. The comparison between /
this humble beginning and this final |
example of the advance of the science /
of the cinema will prove very in |
teresting treat.
The screen times are announced as /
1. 3. 5, Z. 9. and the management is /
urging attendance during the mat |
inees.
( Pauline Frederick at coIumbia
Pauline Frederick has done many |
a noteworthy production on the |
screen but few. if any. have attained |
such matchless heights of drama as
THE Lure Of jade her latest |
starring vehicle It is showing at |
Mauk's Columbia theater for the last |
times today. The story was adapted
from Marion Orth's novel. Houses
of Glass" OF great interest is the
color and romance of the South Seas. |
IN which this moving story takes