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"SNuLTN THROUGH"
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tCnlCaEO Tribune
At Woods theater there is a play presenting life
a stupid and dirty joke. At the Chicago theater,
G block east is a movie presenting life a spirit
ual romance. In about a block the theater goes
from the mud to the skies. To what have al
ready said Of the bath house production at Woods
we add the suggestion that people who have wasted
hourse there to the Chicago and clean IN.
"Smilin Through" was here with Jane Cowl last
year Norma Tamadge does IL for the movies with
the advantages of the movies. on the screen the
influence of the spritualzed love story can so into
every town I'm the country. Ten thousand people
Miss Talmadge where one could see Miss
Covl
This IS tremendous increase in influence and
a for commencing tno exercise of a good
influence. The drama itself is one which forces the
belief in the sublmination Of human emotions pur-
poses. and character. Ii insists to many people who
have lost some of their belief i'm the possibility or
romantic good that human .lfe be developed into
forms which beautiful clean. and spiritual II
SAYS that and women may have ideals which
lost contact with realities, that they may
be well bred tenacious in their love simple in their
lives. and clean en- their thoughts and emotions
The minor sins Of some movie productions are
lacking I'm the screening Of "Smiliu' Through
Charms of simplicity are not so often sought by a
producer. out i'm Hollywood they generally think
that if wealth is indicated In the characters it must
Ice represe nted by bathing girls 5umrug into marble
pools i'm the blue moonlight and by doubling up the
buffers the de luxe Uncle Tommers double up the
TOpsies.
The producer of "smilin' Through" has kept it
i'm the garden where il belongs. Wealth is indi-
Gated. but there is only one servant. the house
Keeper. Good breeding creates the atmosphere, and
there are no offenses against it,
In the charming garden the story IS unfolded
with the miraculous power Of the camera to pro-
duce effects The TWO love stories reveal the stead
tastness OF the lovers affection above ths
shock OF tragedy and the .est of time. That, ii
only illusion. is one which people to cherish
and one which gives them inspiration TO try TO
cherish
The old lover who loses his bride by the shot of a
Jealous rival carries his sublime romance into
rity with MIN The young lover who nearly loses
his girl through the passion Of hatred the old man
has for the family Of the assassin and again through
the manning ne suffers in and the consequent
sef-depreciatton is. YOU know durable in fealty
and fine i~ emotions the older man.
People II their stuRblngs through life try 10
keep their eyes fixed a We do believe
that i'm realistic plays they should be deluded. but
believe that a tonic of romance does the spirit
Ual man Eood. We believe that people viii go into
& spiritualiZed world I'm "Smiin Through and shat
they will return from il with Inspiration. They
may have been looking into mirror dcceiv.ng them
with grace and beauty and worth which is not
Doe found in their mirror OF Iife.
Even illusion IL Is good. Man should be
noble il only in his dreams