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Sent postpaid on receipt of price. . 75¢ WILLIAM GREEN, INC. 627 W. 43rd ST., NEW YORK CITY | Disraeli—A Film Without Chickens By MyYRON M. STEARNS ICTORIA and I went to see \ “Disraeli” together. We were silent when we left the theatre, until Victoria had found her last slab of gum. Then I asked her how she liked it. “The picture? Oh, I don’t know.” it wasn’t exactly a condemnation; Victoria, even at sixteen, is fair enough. But there was no en- thusiasm. “Didn’t you like George Arlis: “Oh, yes. Why, of course! he’s so old “Aren’t people supposed to like an actor unless he’s young?” “Silly!) Why, look at Theodore Roberts! People just adore him! He’s such a wonderful father!” “You mean George Arliss would be all right if he had a flock of celluloid young fry—’ Victoria tossed her head so di gustedly that it amounted to a vio- lent interruption. But I was on the trail of real information. “Look here, Vic,” I demanded, “just why do you go to the movies, anyway?” To me Victoria typifies the best type of dyed-in-the-wool fan. She's an unusually intelligent girl. She reads all the movie-fan literature, knows all the heroes and most of the she-actors, and can even tell you off-hand how many pictures Par- amount is to release during the com- ing season, and who got the most votes in the latest popularity contest. Of course, she’, xteen. But the question made Victoria impatient. “Because I like to.” “Yes. But why do you like to? What do you enjoy the most?” “Oh, I like to see Wally Reid, and Charlie Ray, and Eugene O’Brien, and sometimes a_ big de Mille pic- ture—it’s sure to have such wonder- ful gowns—and Gloria Swanson, or somebody.” “Gloria Swanson,” “and a beautiful dress. fifty.” Victoria glanced at me _ suspic- o” But I murmured, Call if fifty- iously. “What do you mean?” she demanded. “Er—nothing, my dear, nothing. 2° It just happened to strike me,—the way great directors make their beau- tiful movie actre: draw line, satisfying every women both, without getting i trouble with the censors. It’s gift.” “But how fifty-fifty?” the body—men ard n a “I was thinking of Gloria in a de Mille costume, “I explained, tamel, y enough. “It was merely—er—a fig- ure of speech. But Victoria, if Charlie and Wally and Tommy—I suppose you’d let Mr. Thomas on” Meighan get past, too? “Of course!” “And Tommy, then—if you like to go and watch them, and Theodore Roberts too (you mentioned him yourself )—-why not George Arliss?” “But they’re heroes!” was trying hard to be patient. you see? dore Roberts, and I ’specially said h “Can Pictures Worth Watching: LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY Ten-reel_ screen elaboration of Mrs. Burnett's famous child-story, with Mary Pickford playing both mother and son. DANGEROUS CURVE AHEAD Rupert Hughes tries his photoplay hand on the domestic difficulties of everyday married life, with humorous results. THE THREE MUSKETEERS Stirring double-length melodrama _ of swordplay and court intrigue, splendidly done. WAY DOWN EAST The greatest melodrama of them all, ex- cept for mellow spots that just miss being funny. DISRAELIT Fine portrayal of a great leader, done without affectation of any insincere al ier. popularity. THE OLD NES , Another Rapert Hughes portrayal of Sreal life’”"—being a rather desponder.t ion on the neglect of your parents. NO WOMAN KNOWS Character-story of Hebrew home-life, that dwindles away into conventional photoplay ritual with an unconvincing THE FOUR HORSEMEN Long episodic drama that travels from South America to France, and from peace any characters, ONE SRABLIN NIGH Pola Negri in another great German film, showing Eastern Harem Life with fine artistry but little realism. THE SIGN ON THE DOOR Norma Talmadge in an artistic rendition of the old theme of the young wife with a pouBLiNe FOR ROMEO Will Rogers demonstrates that a man pring to be funny may not be any funnier than when he doesn't try to be. FOOTLIGHTS Elsie Ferguson in an artistically screened tale of an actress who kills her stage self to marry her own true love. Victoria "t That is, all except Theo- e comicbooks.com ae tn ae aa ee a aa pce