The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-12-27


Everyone loves to hate the villain.
Therefore, when an actor playing one
of these ungrateful parts succeeds in
getting himself cordially disliked it is
an indication that he has achieved sue
cess in the character. Such is the
case of Sidney Herbert who plays
Twyning in the William Fox screen
version of eff Winter Comes" A. S.
NJ. Huchinson's famous novel, which
will be shown at the Caughren The
atre Sunday and Monday, Dec. 30-31.
Those familiar with Hutchison's
book recall the cunning, hypocritical,
whimpering person, who, using every
unfair device, sought figuratively to
cruelty Mark Sabre TO satisfy his
own greed and ambition. 'Twyning
even went so far as to attempt to have
Sabre convicted in the death of Effie
Bright and her child, the father of
which later was proved to be Twyn-
ing's own son. And then the pitiful
selfishness of the man who, when
Sabre comes seeking to avenge these
wrongs, lets himself believe that Mark
has come to offer sympathy for the
death of his son at the front. You
hate Twyning with vengeance that
IS increased by the contrast drawn by
Percy Marmont, as Sabre, generous
to fault, sympathetic even to his
enemy. .. ....
Caught in a big, sound-proof lock-
er, her whereabouts unknown to any
one, the life of Agnes Ayres, famous
motion picture star, was strangely
jeopardized at the Paramount West
Coast studios during the production
of "Racing Hearts," in which she
stars.
Arriving early on the set, Miss
Ayres saw Richard Dix, leading man
in the picture, coming across the big
stage. In spirit o.; fun, she jumped
into the big box nearby. The heavy
lid fell, striking her on the head
and knocking her unconscious.
The box, oil-soaked and ready to
be burned, was the center of the
morning scenes. Preparations for
photographing it in flames were com
pleted and Director Paul Powell was
about to give the word to set fire to
it. Before giving the order, he in
structed his assistant to make sure
nothing was left in the box overnight
The lid was lifted and there, some
what dazed, lay Miss Ayres. Five
minutes more and she might have
been burned to death.
Miss Ayres was so unnerved by her
narrow escape that she was unable
to work for the remainder of the
day. Racing Hearts" will be on
view at the Caughren Theatre next
Tuesday Jan. /. Theodore Roberts
and Richard Dix are featured in the
cast.
A number of the scenes in the
thrilling serial "The Steel Trail"
which starts at Caughren Theatre
Tuesday Jan. 1, were made in con-.
strutcion camp at Friant, California,
where new railroad is being built.
William Duncan, the star-director,
took his entire company up there, in
order to bring to the screen actual
scenes showing a railroad in the
course of construction. The Univer-
sal chapter play is one of the most
thrilling action-dramas released by
the company that produced winners
of the West" Gin the Days of Buff
falo Bill" around the World in
Eighteen Days." and other success
full chapter plays.
There will be special matinee for
"The Steel Trail" at the Caughren
Theatre Tuesday afternoon at $50.
Every child bringing a one cent piece
bearing date of 1912 will be admitted
to the matinee.
Fashion Row. is the story of a
Russian peasant girl who becomes a
famous Broadway star, marries into
a wealthy New York family, while
posing as Princess, and who eventu-
ally is killed while defending her
younger sister from brutal Russian
in an East Side tenement.
1t serves Miss Murray admirably as
a vehicle to display her figure,
clothes and temperament and in the
latter half of the picture she does
excellent work in the role Of the
younger sister. Clever handling of
the camera, too, helps to put over
the part where she plays the dual