Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-26

be on view at the Opera House
Wednesday.
For the first time in motion picture
history the soul of soldier and the
bride and the mother he leaves behind
are portrayed with sincerity and fidel-
ity.
Unlike most war pictures which
chronicle the horrors and magnitude
of conflicts between nations, The I'm
known Soldier" depicts simply and
powerfully truly human interest
story of the typical American dough-
boy. Surrounding the young soldiers
Hateful struggle, is a wealth of power
full plot interest, involving a mother, a
sweetheart, flock of war buddies.
Their struggles, their hopes, their
loves, their disappointments and their
happiness have been blended into an
all-powerful film story rejecting the
untold effect of a war, and made SYM
pathetic and understandable to every
: man, woman and child in America.
In the title role is Charles Emmett
Mack, The Unknown Soldier" of the
piece-homely, rollicking, soldier lad.
Co-featured with him as the exquisite
war bride is Marguerite de la Motto,
this celebrated duo are Henry 3. Wal
thall, premier character actor. Ethel
Wales. sgd Crossley, Claire Meadow
ell, George Cooper, Jess Devorska and
other notable players.
Conrad at last-and with the in
imitable George O'Brien in the title
of "Nostromo!"
Such is the cinema treat in store
for patrons of the Opera House,
where THE Silver Treasure" Fox
screen version of Joseph Conrad's
immortal story will be screened on
Wednesday.
In bringing to the schoon the mas
terpiece of the famous author Will
liam Fox has retained, with the ut
most fidelity, the famous gripping
detail which made Conrad beloved of
millions of readers throughout the
world. Rowland V. Lee directed the
South American romance.
: Surrounded by a great cast George
O'Brien gives probably the finest per-
Torrance of his career. Playing OPP
poSite the stalwart star Is Joan Renee
one of the most appealing actresses
now before the camera.
Others who have big moments in
the Conrad story are Lou Tellengen,
Helena D'Algy, Daniel Makarenko,
Evelyn Eelbie, Stewart Rome, Hedda
Hopper, Otto Matieson, Fred Becker,
Harvey Clark, Hugh Crumplin, Gill
bert Clayton, Eidney de Grey, JAG
ques Rollens and George Kuwa.
A refreshingly different story
with a novel treatment. together with
superb acting and direction, feature
THE Jade Cup" Evelyn Brent's lat
est release for FBO, which will be on
the Opera House bill, Thursday.
! Miss Brent's exceptional dramatic
ability has won her many thousands
of admirers, and she out deos her
self in this production, under the
| splendid direction of Frank Hall
Crane. The story is woven around
the sinister influence of valuable
jade cup, which is reputed to bring
death to its owner, and the theme is
| cleverly carried out with plenty of
excitement and dramatic climax. The
picture is unquestionabl the best
| Miss Brent has yet made. Chef
Whitley wrote the story, and Edward
Adamson did the continuity.
The companion feature on Thurs
| day will be "The Savage" which stars
Ben Lyons.
THE Pay-Off" which comes to the
Opera House Friday is a melodrama
! built about the effort of a girl to car
ry payroll through a bandit-infest-
ed country in an effort to save the
construction of a huge DAM If she
doesn't get the money through. the
workers will quit and her fathers
fortune will be lost The girls perils,
like those of Pauline, are said to be
hairraising in their excitement.
The cast includes Dorothy Drew,
Otis Harlan. Robert McKim, Helen
Foster. j. Gordon Russell, Edward
Davis, Charles Delaney and Stephen
| Carr. The production, made by W.
| T. Lackey, was directed by Del Hen
derson, and is distributed by Ellbee
Pictures.
1.-THE Wise Guy" is the second fea-
ture for Friday showing, mad will
provide one of the best programs of
the week.
Elaine Hammerstein is one of the
all-star cast of the new Columbia
feature Ladies of Leisure" which
will be screened Saturday. Others in
the cast are T. Roy Barnes, Robert
Ellis. Gertrude Short and Tom
Ricketts,.
Ladies of Leisure" is comedy
drame with plenty Of laughs and
many thrilling situations. Tom
Buckingham, who handled the mega
phone, has done a Job that places