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Elinor Glyn's Great
Film, ellis Hour"
Here Next Week
ENGLISH AUTHORS SCREEN
PRODUCTION OF HER STORY
SAID TO BE THRILLING RO-
NANCE OF RUSSIA IN THE
DAYS OF ROYALTY.


/ NANCE OF RUSSIA IN THE
DAYS OF ROYALTY.
> NOR Glyn is one novelist who
wra.-s entirely on inspiration. The
perturbation of her story, Ellis
Hour" is coming to the Grand
Theatre next Monday and Tuesday,
e and promises even more of thrill
ing love story than her elaborate
screen production of "Three Weeks"
Ellis Hour" is an absolutely faith
full picture of Russian aristocratic
society before the revolution. Each
character is drawn from life, each
palace shown upon the screen is
copied from its real prototype, and
the writing of the novel was inspired,
urged and supported by the Russians.
Invited to Write Novel
When Mrs. Glyn wrote "Three
Weeks" the Characterization of
"The Lady" was considered by Rus
slams, to be very perfect and in con-
sequence of this, the authoress was
invited by members of the Royal
family to pay visit to St. Peters
burg, with view to writing novel
with Russian background.
The hero, "Gritzko," brought to
the screen by John Gilbert, was a
well known parsonage adored by
everyone. His portrait is so exact
that it is instantly recognized by any
Russian member of that exclusive
court.
Mrs. Glyn and Mr.. Vidor, the di-
rector, transcribed to the screen the
true atmosphere of imperial St.
Petersburg of fourteen years ago.
The authoress had the good for
tune to meet again an old friend of
those days who, on the screen, will
appear as David Mir, but whose real
name is one of the greatest of the
old families and he helped on the
minutest details, so that every touch
reproduced is the real thing.
The character of Gritzko, Prince
Milaslavski, is a profound study of
a noble soul, in reality wild as a
Gagged hawk, because the laws and
customs of the country did not per-
nit him any outlet for his super
abundance of vitality and ambition.
So, thrown back upon himself, he is
wild, trying t ostifle his glowing
thoughts.
"A Fascinating Character
The strange shades of melancholy
and Sentiment show in him, wild one
moment, tender the next, intensely
fascinating always, devoid of self
consciousness, perfectly natural and
interesting.
There is IN everything a note of
passion. of lawless emotion kept in
place by breeding and tradition, but
inherent in the Russian character!
Aileen Pringle portarys the deli
cious young English widow heroine,
longing to break away from her con-
ventional upbringing.
John Gilbert shows the real Gritz-
ko. He is said to be the absolute
image of the Prince. The strange
scene of the duel is drawn from life
like all the rest of the story. The
real Gritzko was god son of the
Emperor, who used to pardon his
wild frolics just as the old ladies for
gave anything he did, because his
astonishing fascination held them his
slaves.
The Foreign Diplomat
Mario Garlic (Count. Caracciolo)
plays the part of the first secretary
of the French Embassy, making a
life-like representation of the for
eign diplomat.
The English Lord is played by an
officer in the Welsh Guards, Capt.
Wilfred Cough, to get the exact type.
Stephen Strong, portrayed by Lau-
renee Grant, is also an Englishman.
Mrs. Glyn says in regard to the
production that it is not a moving
picture, but a recalling to life of
. friends and recreation of actual
memories and that the ideal condi-
ton of a perfectly sympathetic I'M
derstanding and intelligent direction
made it possible to bring something
wildly real to the screen.
King Vidor directed and John Mes
call was chief photographer. His
Hour" is a Metro-Goldwyn picture,
presented by Louis B. Mayer.