Arizona republican., 1922-05-20
PRISCILLA DEAN At
STRAND TOMORROW

Priscilla Dean will head the pro-
gram at the Strand starting tomor-
row, starring in UniversaPs adapta-
tion of Cynthia Stockley's noted story
of South Africa, wild Honey
Those familiar with the nature of
wild Honey" will at once realize
its great possibilities at the hands of
a star of the accomplishment of
Priscilla Dean. Her role is that of
Lady Vivienne, a naughty English
girl, who has been responsible for
one Porthen. crude but wealthy, be-
ing fleeced by her grandfather. The
man is repulsiye to Vivienne, but she
accepts Porthens invitation to
house party at his estate. She is
accompanied by Freddie Sutherland,
a society lightweight" Imagine her
surprise when she arrives at the
house to find herself the only woman
guest, and her fears are strengthened
by the strange actions of her host.
He cleverly succeeds in locking Suth-
erland in room, and then attacks
Nivienne, voicing his desire for re-
venge as well as his determination
to possess the girl. A terrific strug-
gle, and just as the girl faints, ex-
hausted, a shot rings out When she
awakens she finds Porthen's dead
body and imagines it is Freddie who
has fired the shot in her defense and
fled the scene. Porthen has been
killed by a woman he has wronged,
but of this Vivienne is ignorant. To
escape the publicity she loses no time
in Fastening to South Africa, there to
inspect some lands which she owns,
and which have been pronounced
worthless. Still the naughty society
girl, she spurns the attempts of one
Kerry Burgess to be of assistance
to her on the long journey over the
veidt. And when the wagon in which
they are travelling stops for a few
moments she wanders away and is
lost in the great wastes of the coun-
try. For days she Wanders, half
crazed by thirst, and is picked up by
a wandering teamster. This man is
little better than brute and she is
| threatened by having to become
white captive, when Burgess, who has
/ sought for her for days. comes onto
! the scene. His fight for her honor
and her life is the turning point in
the girls career. Slowly she realizes
she loves this young chap. an engin-
eer in charge of an irrigation project
in the neighborhood. Two strangely
met people. of different stations in
| life, and into the story again comes
4
| time when the entire plans of Bur-
CESS and Vivienne have been laid.
| Counter plot upon counter plot, with
/ the irrigation project the goal for the
schemers, and then the terrific scene
of the flood-the result of dam ex-
/ plosion instigated by the enemies of
i the young engineer. 1t is this scene
/ which proves the tremendous punch
Of wild Honey" and the one which
will leave an indelible impression on
the minds of all who witness the
spectacle.
The Strand is urging attendance
during the matinees, as the run is
limited to just three days.
"The Silent Vow" at Strand
sThe Silent Vow," starring William
Duncan and Edith Johnson, is up fol
final screenings at the Strand today
1t is a thrilling story of the Roya
Northwesr Mounted, with Duncan Il
dual Characterization which strike!
new note in exceptional double eX'
posure camera work. 1t deals with
feud which has existed for years be
tween Richard Stratton, commando
of the post of the Mounted to which
is also attached his son, Dick
Stratton, and one Jim Gorson, {
rough and reckless coureur- de- bois
who years before had broken up th'
home of Stratton and eloped will
the mother of Dick" The feud ha'
flourished for over 20 years, it hai
involved the two families and ter
rorized the North for years. At las
4 the climax, and Richard Stratton re
ceives his death wound To ''Dick
falls the task of running down tn
men responsible for his fathers uur
] der. He is impelled by two powerful