Arizona republican., 1922-03-14
SESSUE HAYAKAWA
At COLUMBIA NOW
IN UNUSUAL FILM

Sessue Hayakawa. greatest OF all
dramatic players OF the screen. comes
to Mauk's Columbia theater today in
"The Swamp" one Of the finest
screen productions that he has ever
done. Hayakawa is ably supported
by Bessie Love in the unfolding of a
story in which humor vies with the
drama.
"The Swamp" is a delicious blend
OF drama and comedy, all produced
with the high finish for which Haya-
kawa productions are noted. Many
of the finest scenes are enacted by
Mr.. Hayakawa aided by the famous
child player. frankie Lee. Little
frankie is a consummate artist and
has won high praise from the biggest
producers Of the country.
The play differs from anything Mr..
Hayakawa has ever played and his
role is so sympathetic, so tinged with
sadness and so poignantly real that
il is bound to be one Of the outstand-
ing characterizations of the year.
The background for the greater part
of the action is in the crowded Sec
ton of New Yorl1's East Side. where
life teens and where black. white
red and yellow rub shoulders with
out malice. Here where the blue of
the sky seldom penetrateS, where
laughter and tears iningle freely is
enacted the beautiful romance OF the
Chinese boy.
The second issue of Movie Chats
is one Of the most delightful short
topic issues yet offered the movie
fans and is another feature of the
program at Maul<'s Columbia theater
for today and Wednesday. Every
phase of life is depicted in this of
fering which is scoring such hit
throughout the country.
One of the regular weekly issues
Of the Literary Digest Topics, one
Of the best laugh --getters OF the
screen, also is included for today and
Wednesday, There also will be the
usual orchestration by the splendid
Columbia orchestra, Fred Barlow. di-
rector.
"HaiI the Woman" at Strand
The Strand announces this as the
final day of the engagement of
Thomas II. Ince's sublime tribute 10
womanhood. Hail the Woman. A
drama of tremendous force in the
lesson it teaches. it is likewise an
entertainment of rare strength on the
human note it strikes and it the deep
heart interest it radiates.
Hail the Woman" takes for its
central idea the injustice of many of
the man made laws and conven-
tions which have governed woman
for ages. 1t strikes direct at the
principle of f'man and his sons first
and proves the fallacy of such
doctrine together with the terrible
injustice it inflicts on the gentler
sex.
The principal characters are hus,
band, wife, son and daughter, and an
outside girl with whom the son has
had a love affair. The father pre-
sides over the household. ruling like
OF his eye, the wife and daughter
merely women" made for taking
care of the house and for the many
injustices he heaps upon them. firm
in the belief that he Is religiously
following a standard that means per-
lection.
in time the love affair between the
boy and the outside girl comes to
climax and the son. fearful of his
fathers wrath, remains silent as the
girl is unjustly accused and ostra-
cized. The sister. defending the girl,
arouses the ire OF the parent and an
open break in the family is the re-
suit. The daughter. a girl of deep
wrong. but realizes she must bide
her time.
She goes to the city and there fate
throws here again across the path OF
the unfortunate victim of her broth
er's weakness, and from the girl she
learns the true story. The girfs
child. an innocent victim, inspires the
daughter to g. great task, that of set
ting him right in the eyes of the
world and the lads mothers death
leaves him in care of the sister OF
the man who is his father. This
brings the story to the powerful plane
which the closing chapters reveal,
and the true worth Of the narrative
then begins to make itself felt.
Ince has assigned the principal
roles to such players as Florence
Vidor, Theodore Roberts. Tully Mar
shall, Lloyd Hughes, Madge Bellamy,
Gertrude Clair, Edward Martindel
and Vernon Dent.
A Mack Swain comedy and the
Pathe News are the augmenting fea-
lures, the entire program giving way
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