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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, THUESDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1921
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CLOSE.UPS of the
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tutting a Dig Spectacle h a Heartbreaking Jeb ',
THERE are taan heartache in -be eunitiij n" a lus rreclaeular bltn from us
production length te the sue in ibndi t'tr puiiltv. ;ett it I i:iu imagine a
reall unefip r.d attune director ha-tns (h tears mighty cle" te I it. rye
rhen be reali.- ilia: s-um' b'.ntiful eiy."tuv, upon uhieh be spent slccpK..
nights of pl-inu.ig and vtrei'j'v; dv uf icjh"i!uiii?, wutt be wi'TitV cd and
go Inte the out tint urv piUinr mi. a' bi- .de while be is out tins.
It l- mueh like u iursten C-ircid te yrfiMtu reajnr epi ntierj upon bis bc.t '
beloved child t en bis -ptJd" iu.ike.. it rjveMir '
"With tbf erdinnr? pr-srum "'''"', ,r'' ' ' uuill r.tii-U finrh eln.e! te
Mur script. eu'll mereLoet. of course but men of i' ill be different hets of
the tame stuff, s- Ii n t in iuttut' J"U di-n really Ice mij ei tbe thing, jeu
loved met durins ptodui'tieu.
liut a big pctTl grew, bi?gT as nu pe nlenz. T"U get e thoroughly '
steeped in 'our .ituieph"P "hat jeu 1"je ail te.ire of footage and you build and
rebuild nnd tui" and rctake a. the neu i.lei come lumblinj into .-"'ir braiu i
suggested b tb ,lo(le-mrutj of the erk tPet ua gene oeierc.
Ven Sf'mlieim bad tuore than ?it mile.-' of film bofeio be finl'hrd vith
"Foolish Kf '. Oriflith v ill lm" j. luilli-m feef bofero he is done v.ith "Tbe
Twe OrpLan- , 1'aLrbanka probably mad ten tliues n- much for the "Three
Muckcteers" a v..u -ee en he cren and "Theodern. " -hn-As. in iu preient form.
the treaiende.ii 'aoritieo of v erk and aetual magnificence that had te b uiade te
get into len?th for prejeutati.j- ,,
Yeu are conscious of thin ta.-nfice when -ou r"e Theodern. Jutt from
one viewing of it. I roraeruber three luagnihcent and costly tots that are en the
.., f- ..rrtninU nnt -nore thiu lie seconds each jtiEt n mr flasb and de
net asain app-tr. l.aeh of tboe seta mujt
the tremrnde'ii buildings and the mobs of poeplc nh tncir cettuincs anu
accesserie" . , .
Tct the-. he-v for f e -o"endr ami are 3"i. Teu Rner, a jeu mteh it
that it Mb 'net se intonded cris'uall: . Yeu ral!:e that these flashes are mcr
bits of vl.at mu' hiM been le-jg ;nd rarcf'illv rkod-eut eri,-nee.- And ou
scnBe the heariacbe of tbe din-ter vhw. i-i the haul euttmr. be found be
would have te let them go but inserted just these tiny O.u'iee te sheu nbat he
had planned te de. ,, . .
There nre seral flabes of this kind tee. tn Gee Ar.ibian Nisht. though
tbe sets invehed arc no, se angniSccnt Der ibe mobs te lars.
tre vav. r"i
tin fcni'i
i'lrrtf T'l'ic
Tlircc Vislicirr.jt. 'Ter Uemfncn
then de
'Ten JN'jifS tn U D'lrroem !
rpHE nitbl-'s slaahtrg of thew bi? sc-.-aes :r. of course, 0"t without a vcrv geed
1 logical reason. In tbe final cttmg of an' film thfre 1: "ne thing that murt
be kept clcarlv in mind. That is the thread of the -ter.". ,,-,
Every bit t action that i& eciCntial te the delnpment of the plot along a
clear and cun,:latn. l-ne nun be ret.ui.ed lcrv --one that net absolutely
essential te thir ctery progress'Ien is a pesstDl- out
Yeu mu- guar 1 our .tery f.r.t. lat aud ill tbe time. Your "atmesph-re
,. .,,. u. ,f ,h t,.r itMdf roiiulre- flu. allotted lengU. for lelllnr, your
lmiL 1" 'JU'
atmesnhcre has get te go
hew magnificent it is the sterj cocjee lint. Tujr Tr iv no
That, I 1magine. ,y vhat beppnM in tbe euttmr of Theodora. It has an
elaborate riot and -he atmeipberlc effects vb.ch were retained had te be cbe n
with a view te building up aud strengthening flic btgh dramatic spots of tbe
Ct0r5I baU me.MntJreftms talk thn wk wth Count Ignasle Thaon dl Revl.
who is in New Yerk in tbe int. reft, of the Italian .empany whK-h produced this
spectacle. He we tusocla'ed with ' ..mraondetoro Arture Ambrosie, tht pro pre
ducer and dire. ter. during the entire time tbe film wis being mude and h f...d
me bow tbe whole production hep: growing nigger arn u.6b ' '" ', '"''' ""
ir. was a. glorious vaji.iw... .. - "- -: . t, ,iirp(,.erni ,,erk
eaid. "Toward the end ArubreWs b.alth brol-e down and the directorial work .
teas finished M Leepold A Ctrlucei. who arranged fardeu h plav ter tne .f.een.
, i .!,... l.iira lh.ll
'T,t me ti te civp veu some luen
, . . -. U.11...1- ,AAa n itmne we laid out a tract et lw."'H square , it ,,. nnife llirlit outside, but liobedv conductor can hone te keen musie nnd
-xneoaera IJ w, ;rt,M of Armande Ba.lnl. the A atlcr j was i i tbe beuse. ,e I took mj suit film together inusi.irhe came tl,e nnu ei a ... ue
meters. W e ob a " fr' '"' Pl ','ffT",t case, Uft a note or. mv trunk rmln,;, l-enie of our smaller theatres are nntli turned up a .iv
".S'p: .b"m for " an'j ,,i,tec" out of '"iS'-iKcVurrs te; ca s up h?ii i$& ffi
it the wider bceamv cur plana. At Lngth v e dec! .ed t Pdu- a P Wur, J '"' t,,fi n,0 t0 Jehn t I ndX R t Merten & ' show -.,p?ed cube high "eS but
the world should recognize as a w'k tna. ceu'd bave bten done only bj men erner nll(1 . t,irnrij t g0 Mer , nn,j MH.ed up thc turnstiles Such a! s vcrP bTh V'ii, rnne out
ivhese hearts were thoreugbly wnpi'-d up in It. , Bmadw.n. thinking that I d step .it ene prei edure. apart from its pictorial cmIh, cheeks, were Husuwl, . veilu rant, out
"The fact tbat 'Theodora' took nearij fse j ears w produce 1C e-idenee of the of thc ,0,it(..t-rent rCst.-iur.ints thut are k ruineui te the music eager. , ,
rrR with wh. b combing s dene, abe sen were se strongly const ructe.1 that , ,,, flll uAb, nnd K,.t some coffeo b. . I Only through the maiutonaner f H "Oui of six numbers there is only one
SriK myln which we temporarily lest our ud.udualit.es and, fore I went en te the rHIny sta.ieu. j flxM s, hedule. a definite preairanged w;" Mi.ilet I u R ies
i .. ...ki.i. nt ..n nTl TJemrtn cmnire
"It reeuir-d 2f'00 artisans, werkup
Nearly 20,0 actors were employed for a great part of tbe time
uuch a population that the Italian Gearnmenr lent us three regie
te nellcc the mimic town ou tne snores
"Tbe designs for the sets were mane i-mc.
vi-v .i,. (,. ni.ninirr thn dramatic notion, we used tin tercH for tbe
Tarieus creuns te trt the hannenv nnd
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action, it was ine piajra; a eusc put
as the ttake"
W,
fEEy the Uens trere let loose m the ptcat aren't azeiic rfte pKoto pKeto pKote
rouhtrs turned their cranks in fieri ruse, the Count lays, adding
jt. ii.. t ...j. .i nvitt mi.-, inr
these huae beasts stalkwj about the errccn and licking fftetr irtcKcd chops
hungrily, 1 decided I didn't irant te be a cameraman for "Theodora,
cefltf or no eaae. 'A'eMir. I'd rather sit here peundina a typewriter and
ielUny you fans all about It.
Answers te Questions by Mevie Fans
DOROTHY Buck Jenes is married,! be intere.-ted te knew that he ha lift -aid
has been for -i vears. But de uiue guns nnd that be and Buck .lone
net despair. There icmatn Eugene , are jelng en a vacation together Don't
O'Brien, who Is still a bachelor, alto ;ieu wish they would Invite you?
Teny Morene eud William S. Hart. .
"Utevr end again ene ran be found who, SAxNIE Edward Kimball is the ta
aever has been married Guy Bates ther of Clara Kimball Yeung. I In Is
ttjeit played tbe hole of Omar in the i seen ttrbe featured In a new production,
taee versieu of "Omar the Tent- U'earl White is net married. People who
taaker." ! knew say that she Is an expert golf
plajtr. Y'eu would expect Jt of Pearl.
EMILY May Cellins is plajing in
'Tb,J name Blewer" Frank Maye, MARION F Yes, I knew I did tell
plaj'a Opposite lier Yeu nre mistaken you (hnt Bettv f'oinpsen was te piny the
in
in the title. I hen- 1 n picture eaiuii
"The Shark Muster a rterv e' the
Reuth Sea IslaiuK. s is "The Flume
Flower." At the moment 1 de net
recall who is plujlus in 'The Shurk
Muster."
BROTIIER That was a fine letter
;W wrote, rae. I suspected you et being
a .w scout eren before you told me.
M Twb Mi." li your favorite- you vnM
Te Daily Mevie Magazine
Of THESE SCENFJS WERE CUT TO MERE FLASHES
i ! ' Tbeednta
MOVIE GAME ;
Nl-XIV
have cot well into nx. flcures, utb
:- yev ite'ftd if' t-Kmciiill projresjien of theis
e ure "Our Arabian ywht," "7ue Orphan;"
i'C tuey oelr0 en 'jp tini
It deetu't ciatter bow beautiful or hew turilli'ig or ,
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nnlir. Ot US Will OMT lerj-l, llir 1.1.IUU .
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ei num n mru.. .. ,'','
for eight months, te de the building.
Our city had
ments of ranilry
ei lanc .uiiu"
1 he firt sets were model.
dramatic values of different kinds of
, .,. ,,.. ..,h , nrtist. e triumnn
v. .. , - -.
them. Mehbc se', nut as I aw
role of iiahbir in J no utile MinlM
tei."
iii'd lt' true Als". It's true ou read
that Albe Oilheiin w.is te pln the snmp
part. It happen that the picture is te
be released b;' two companies. Yeu
thought :ieu had mc caught this time,
didn't euV
ANDY Reginald Dtnny played im-
pertant role in "Disraeli,"' "Feet.
IIUUI UUU J-UU MVU yi
Itl.i.. - . Tk Thi.h1'iIiiI1 '-.
V s It.i mi t win'' tiorKeii1 6rts ubicb cett millions had le be irduf'il te tbe uiiu
i'iiuu) linu c of r .10 ''"igtb nt thr film
Hew Became
A Mevie Star
is Told te
HEZ KLUMPH ;
What H.'i Miraily llnppenrt
hnmi'm .yiir n swill-tevn qtrl,
t'nhitwii te hewr a rercrii f'ar.
irliili or ,; ,-i; le Xrir 'erfc m-W;
Jmu revrf irnrh, n ;irr? nyrnl, trhn
hi jmc tntrrrt 1 in her and teiirs
for her in tii'pnrl'int part playini
of pe-''t' fe"i Sciccrd, a inmaiu
. rmi 3tir. Arnu! a'ls Dernlh'
In manv ''tin. but she rrf'i-ct. Lik --i)r,
a b'i prwlm,r. offers Dareth'i
no important ml?, li'i'ii'c dnii'ii tria
Liirrcimc I'mwli ftt- meets Likhen
(iti'J geri home tctth htm, uhilr Lnrm
ijet-i t a rf(iii-c rft6 ictfi l''i.iril'u
(jrtiicz. a I'lnltihoed frictfl whom he
met of dttiiiir. Itoreth refutes
L'tkhern 'entm't. Jehn fenreri hm
n fight tftfi Likhem at the Ulneul
Club trhtn the 'alter makrx deruna deruna
tery retnirki nlte'it Dorethy, ind a
'.,perte- ;A-j for a statement ett
her, en tcil hur she w cvjased te
i tarry hcicird.
T &TOOL) irj the window of my room
.A. frifO Irtn-llmn t mw n rr in titmn mn tlii nn '
.'. u li'lll. UU1V. II ' lUli I'l HitUl' llllllkn ,
out
t. .......
tf A, ,, ill!
It cetpr ream MPmcil n.glit tome
ew erk. bcciufe there was always
se much going en in the streets. Quite
11 fe-i people went b as I r.teM there,
late a it w.it. Z'ne or threo tals
steppod m front of an apartment house
tbat itoe.j j lutlc farther dev n tlie I binutnn is irrosi,uble. But enh when
..Ilin .. I. ..
street. :md men and venicn get out;
ene jirl, droisel in white, steed talk
she,
Si nt null l.irn.A .hi. riti-timl nnnl te CO
in- then sbe stepped en tne rleps aud
'lled te him. I was rore I saw
that, it tcde me I'Mnk of hew happj
I could have ben th.tt night.
I kneu', wben I finally turned aav
'mm IK.-. .Liriilni tfi.tr T nover ceulil
murrv .lehn Ne matter hew much be I
Onrr.l fr.r Hid r, llrtu I II tl nil llO OOtllll I
Hn.fiip inr 1 Uiip-v thn 1 no er could I
tearr; luui. Yet I 'i.tu t sure tbat I
could face bun aud tell bun .
Suddenh I felt horribly tired. l.ery-
thl'ic I'd known iu ew erk soeiued
stale and useles:. I hated m life
and I didn't wart n go ou with it. 1
njbeil n..,hlnB about motion
'.HI1 Ml T'
tsnled te be where u we (pilot anil,;i"tis ps are leafclele, tnroiiplieut tae
plot irr And I get out my tuitcae irei:eu and the HrtiMie onpemble tern
and began te pack mj thing3. I was . pernnly destroyed,
through with the iueie aud with trjuig At great metropolitan theatres the
te be an actress. i musical director has the authority te
I hadn't a groin many thing', about eliminate dramatically superfluous
I packfd me't of them in my trunk, i "cut-'n ' nnd "flash -backs" when
nnd put tn a suit-case just ene or twultueb elimination:, help the music.
drf..ses aud the thing I'd need for a
fe ilis. And thou I 131 down by ,,.,. , ,
tlm UI.ie and wrote Jehn a Wter. T'IL P."Sram once selected and ar-ellln-
Mm hnw L-rnieiul 1 a- te him . x ranged ill order, wr are face te face
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f . 1, a k.A.i . . . a '. m .i nnn tl nv i
ceuitin t murrv him
fl )one (imp te nnt(j thU
, .because I dldn t want it te bound
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nara una uiiieeuug. aen i unisiuu
war. and I theuglit perhaps during ,
1 bre.tkf.'iFt I could make up my mind.
Of oeure I should bate planned te
e home. I did sort of haie it la1
mv mind, but I hated te go back feeling
that I wa such a failure I wanted
i te aeeeniplMi semetUlng Dciere i went
' back te mv ' P"epK ,..,
. w ' J"'' -ni'.ib i ' "" jhs-
, thi,nj pf nM this, when a man
this.
! voice said, "Give m your bag, Der-
ethv."
Iy heart just steed still for a me.
meat uhen I looked up, und It ne
1 II it U II I Uf lut-ij 1 XL nuvir sw, n,- hnpr( lfir i'VMrv ri-fi. rf iiin iifsr in lLlfl) till ttti. -... . ra
- . .'ji I'm. .. ...... ................. . .....ii, ,ii
gan te beat about Unec times as .ISt,Ml. he will reach it iust in time for
B u Mieuui nave r or u u i.uw
rence rrineb who steed beside me.
"I den t '.ee I m se surprised
T iupt steed there ijtamtnerin, tee
amazed te gather my thoughts te-
irr ther.
J "I was en mv wav te stick a note of
apolec ia jour mail box at the club.
: he told me. with tbe friendly little
fmile th'ii I d always liketl se well
"I needn t hae been such a beer last
mzht. nnd I'm awfully sorry about it."
"Oh, I.arr.t, mu weren't: I was thc
one who was rude it was all my fault,
and just tee what mess I get inle!" I
crl"d
"Things did get tort of muddled,
didn't they? Did you get home all
right?"
"Oh, Larry, didn't you knew?" I
cried "Why, I'm iu an awful mesa."
And I went en and told him all about
the fight at the club and the reporter
who'd come te see me and what Perils
had said about mv marrnng Jehn.
"Oh. Det jeu wouldn't de that.
would j nu? ' he oelnnned. I deu t
think lie lealUed It, but lie caught held
uf niv arm se tight that It almost hurt.
I liked it, though. "Why, it would
spoil jour wliole life te marry a man
se ranch elder than you are, and eh,
well, I ought net te say anythlnjl"
Te be continued Tomerroir
MUSIC FOR MOVIES
HAS GONE THROUGH
COMPLETE CHANGE
i'rr se; te thtnh of the trenderful
twitiiarinatien of untie intMie ftem
thr Keni-i jlxtcd ptane mutdercr of
tnrkrledcnn dnis te the vtndtrn sym
phony nrrhritra nnd telntttsf
iteerqr U'. Vi!i Sai' been e musician
tu iretir houses vrcr f'iet' daps. lie
hai hi-en identified u ith eiery step of
i Mi'j i.'i irfaumcHf. He Am latelu been
...i ... uf.iT th r . i...j
m fifci i i 1'ierl tioafieit hi this eiiy
ana is nvtini ci jjji .lreft Creel, 1 tits 1
. '3 the third of a erics nf aitieks he
liai i ritten for yau.
By GliOUGE V. V1L.
rpRAliKDY w it li a background of rough
' J- corned; : uiild tension devoid of mcle-
Iramn ; ferlwtv with an unilercurrerjt
I of impending calamitj te find ju?t tb"
right music for -ueh mned-inntiircs is
the le.ider'a wefUly preblim.
Think of this- when next veu are
Mi.rliled by that wonderful combination
of Mcht and round which constitute the
modern -no ie.
PARADOXICAL though it may
-i'" ' ' UL-u'ii Milieu II1C . TO , 11-
fhlI1iin., !lT. thr i-,r ... ,i..u
.1 . . - , , .,
u'" e-if nrcit wmc 1 tie .1111 1 nr
ASir, I-A.. 1-.1. i ., 1 .
at all.
While the filu H inakins it', appeal
IV 'J1' corr.rieus son. the music is prr-
nuein; a 'uppleineut m , but no le-
riewerful. impression 011 bis subcon
scious nattiie At , host tlip fetn.
'"; 'u-i- is mini rrnaereti or tin
Miited te tbe ii, nod of the nirtnre de.c
. reany awaken te a consciousness
"
Heedless of the indisputable fact that
much of thi rinpina'e popularity id due
t" its mu'ieal accompaniment, many
produceis of lilmr. .-till insift en rend
ing out pictures, portions of which. -in
the ab once of sppeiallj arranged score.,
are almeur unplaiable.
0 aii'imt unplaiable.
1 lefer le the habit of breaking up a
rue , u 'Tut -in ' op "flash-back'
10.'
rp
t "tne oflier. contrasting f-erue. TIioje
i"""!"i" arc ustimiv far tee short
' " P"imit :i rtinngp of iiiusi" f frequently
i ih,,v h t but a few seoenrNi se the
"' ade- has no choice but te continue the
j procedins nunioer, with fieh modilieT-
, mterrupling episode. But the spell is
,'.... .... 1.1. ... - ...... . .
. ii i I ill' iiriinirMii fir li tip rnni inn i
cjmchx wirn uie speru ei tne piclure.
, t )f bp ful rR,i(. f,re anfJ
i that without the intelligent eo-epera-
. ,, . , - , ---... ..
nun m iu- uiii-nuur 111 uic noetn no
cul uects mane possime.
But it is truly astonishing what won
ders can be accomplished when the
oper.iter Is willing te meet the leader
half war. J lilngs can tnen no re per
fertv timed that a tingle coinpnutien
, relk-etins a series of mood" max he tit
'' iHi beaiiitf.il j-xactnem te a group
f corresponding film episode, thereby
obviating the necc-sity for frequetit
changes from one number te another.
And furthermore, the director can
work uuliesitatlngly toward the thmas
of a particular composition, centideut
tbe diaiuatic moment en the rcroeu
The Werd ''Bun
Had
Only One Meaning te
English Studie Man
rpHE Britisher's failure te understand
J- Americin slang is a dilheiilt.v which
faces picture production in LuKland.
Ieu lllil-iuii unineHiiiL uinvmr UJ
fJeerge ntzmaurice. new- producing
ptiturct in Lm epe was looking ever
the fcrlp of "Three Llve Ghosts" with
a view te Rhine the property man his
iiibtruetlens ter tne rouewniR ranrniuR.
Ili-cett eaine upon the dirertlen "enter
Old Sweetheart with a beautiful bun."
Illdcelt made a note of thc Item th
thc result that en the following ruoru rueru
Ini; a particularly H'rumptieus fample
t .1 .. n .. t .....In. nt.'e f ..,.. km.. ...1
01 ill!' CUIlli'l -liuui; e m v nun 1UHI)1
nently featuivd ameni; the Uay'e
"preps "
I itsmauriee's umnzement en being
uncxpei'tcill.i confronted with a dihplay
of rreani buns "h e penuine that bin
af.sdst.mt was net blew lu prattping that
thcre had been "some mistake."
Then it was explained te him, gently
but firmly, tbat in America there were
buns end buws, nnd that tbe bun m4he
Ecrlpt was net the kind ou cat.
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DAUGHTER
, this begins the story
Jim Kendric. tlie devll-may-care.
whele-heartnl ndteutureus American's
arrival nt th border town ttarttil tome-
tmng.. iiantureiuiy nailed lv mi anil
lar nlcknani uf Old Headlong by Ills
fermr huddle, he tt eii' forms them
Inte a party te maka a night of It lit tha
ul'Jepen town acre the. Mtxlcan line.
Well-heeled, he tk uu the nietlej crowd
at Ortera's itambllnir Joint, te drinks and,
then stakes them eaclt with a Piece of
t nance te play Elmilly the spell works
In his own bleed and h calls en Ortega
le provide rotne one te accept his chal
lenge te the "kin of Ktne." the
nlmble dice nulx We. an old rival
and enemy of Hendlens'a, pressed en by
Ms companion, takei up the defl. Rlea
lias also Just arrived In town. Ills
companion's Identity is a tmstery. but
every one sees that It Is a woman under
the low-tying sombrero and masculine.
attire of the border. Jim feels ner
erklne some sort of a telepathic .spell
upon lilti
presslen.
upon liltn, but shakes oft tha evil Im-
sien.
AM, imiE IT CONTINUES
K
'EXDItlC abruptly spilled tic dice
out of the cup se that they rolled en
the table top.
"One die, one threw, ace high?" he
asked curtly of Uiee.
The Mexican nodded.
It Mris In the air that there, would
be bis pluy, and men crowded around.
Briefly, the unusual presence of a
woman, here at Fat Ortega's, was for
gotten. .... ...
"Select the lucky cube." Kcndnc in
vited Ilies. The Mexican's fclim brown
fingers drew one of the dice toward Mm,
choeslnc nt vandeni. .
Kcndric opened vest nnd wilrt nnu
after a moment of fumbllnc drew forth
r.nd slammed down en the table n. money
belt that bulged and struck like a leaden
"Geld and United States banknotee.
he announced. "Keep your eye en me.
Hener Den Hub Wet. de Mexico, while
I count 'em." . . ,
Unbuttoning the pocket flaps, be be
gan pouring forth the treasure which
he had brought back with him after
two vearn in Old Mexico. Boyish and
Klecful. he enjoyed the expressions that
came upon the faces about ntm ns. ne
I ,.... ..i ..i...i er..t Ulna u.qtelied uim
with narrow, suspicious ejes. He sorted
(be cold. rrnnglng in piles of twenties
and tens, all American niiiui. w
I nnioethcd out the banknetrs and stacked
I ll.... A.,.1 w,i ill., nnit. lnekinc UP
i.iliii. jkitu n, ' ...... w
smilingly, he anneunced:
"An even tcii theucund dollars,
nor.
that dage will pick :ou clean an you
kne'v It." , . , ,
Ne one paid any attention te Barlew.
i i... r.- u.. nnn Involuntary out-
burst, recoguUed hiniteif for the feel
nnd kept bib mouth shut, theuga wuu
UlUietiltJ.
Tj,.w nine' flnrV- face was nlmeFt uu-
ental in its immobility. He did netcira
leek Interested. He merely considered
after a dreamy, abstracted fas-b i en.
Again 11 quick eager hand wan laid
en his arm, again his companion whis
pered lu his car. Bies nodded curtly
and turned te Ortega.
"Hac ou the money m the heute.
he dcniandefl. , ..
"Scgure. ' snid the gambling houfe
owner. "I eApected Soner ll,lr'':-
v., ,1 ine nreml." laugllCtl Jim.
"Let's tec the color of it iu American
money. " . i.,.
With most men the winning or losing
of ten thousand dellart, though tbey
plaed heavily, wab a matter of beuw
and might run en Inte dajs if lKk
varied tentaluingly. All of the zest of
thoe battling hours Jim kcndric
meant te crowd into one moment, lhef
was much of le in the hunt et Head
long Jim Kendric. but It was u love
nhieh had uecr poured ureii lureuu
tbe common channels, necr identified
itself with these two passions v.-bleli
twny most men: he had never known
Ieo for a woman and in him there was
no money-greed. Fer him women lil
net come even upon the rim of his most
distant boruen : na for money, when
lie had none of it he sallied forth jej -eusly
in its quest, holding that there was
pleutv of it In tliib geed old world ami
that it wad as rare fun running it dpwu
as liuntiug any ether big came. hen
he had plentv of it he had np thought
of ether matters until he had spent it
or sheii it nwuy or w niched it go it
niwrv :iv across n table with a green
top like u fleet et golden argosies en a
fair emerald sea voyaging in March of
a peit of adventure, ins ieu vaa -sened
for lib. frlcndb and for his ad
venturing, for clear dawns in wlitary
iMeiitttnins. for spring-times in thick
weeds, for (Twccps of desert, for what
he would have called "Life "
"Kcudv?" Buir. Bies was asking
celdlv. Ortega had returned with a
dniwer from his safe clasped In his fat
bands; the money wab counted auu
piled. . ..,,., 1
"Let her roll," cried kcndnc heart-
ily. . . ...
Never bad there been a g'inie Imc tnU
nt Ortega's. Men packed closer and
closer, pushing and crowding. The
Mexican slewh rattled tbe single die
in the cup. Then, with a quick jerk
of the wrist, he turned it out ou the
tubie It rolled, poised, settled. The
result amply hiitlstied Bies and le the
line of the lips under bib small Uiacu
Jim. And made ills tnrew.
When large ventures are made, in
inencv or otherwise, It would seem that
the goddess of chance is no myth, but
a potent spirit and that she takes u
firm deciding hand. At a time like
this when two men reek te put nt
untight hir many methods of prolonging
suspense, sbe in turn seeks stubbornly
te put ut naught their endeavors te de
feat her alms. Had Jim Kendric thrown
I he ace then he would have wen and
the thing would hae been ended; bad
he shaken anything Ichh than a six the
spoils would hmc been the Mcxlciiu i.
Thut which happened was tbat out et
tbe gambler'j cup Kcndric turned
another six.
Buls Bies s impassive face masked nil
emotien: Kendric'x displayed frankly
his sheer delight He wus plujing bib
game; he wut getting his fun.
'A lie. bv thundu-'. he cried out in
''Ve're'geuin? a run for our money,
vPxir0 Shall I shake next?"
"Fellow jour hand," said Ruiz Rie.,
M.lplly
I Tilat which followed neit would
I, apptured uiibelletable te anv war
' . ' avaT tiuA 0Kf watched thc in-
be
rvnHruble haenenincs of n caminz ta
ble. Kendric made his hcceml tlirew
and lifted his ejcbrew qui ixicaily nt
the lcsult. IIe had turned out thc deuce,
the lowest number l'Ohidble. A little
eapcrly, while men bepnn te .nutter in
tlielr eeitement, Hies Miateliul up nip
nnd die und thnw. Oncn alreinlv In.- had
i runted leu theuantl uf gned a', wen,
new he ninda thc h.ime mlKtaXe I nr
the incredible liappened and lie tee,
bheued a dc-ucc, making a recend lie.
Ituis "ursed bin dittsust and hurled
the box lewn. Kcndric burst into tmn.rt
inp laughter.
"A came for men te talk about,
friend Wee!" he eaid. And at the me.
niqntJie cArae near fucjlng a klndlr
' i
"Yeu damn feel!'' cried our. jhj
Barlew hysterically. "Why. man,
with that pile mc an' you could sail
IiqM.- intn Ran DieCO like kingt . MtV
-fyBk
A Tale of Adventure
BY QUIEN SABE (Who Knows?)
Cepvrlpht, Hit, bv Chartes Scribner'a Eons
feeling te: a man whom he liatctl most
cordially and with high reason. "Fel
low jeu. bund."
llles received the box from a liiind
offering it and made his third threw
swiftly. The sK again.
"Where wc began, eener," he raid,
grown again Impassive.
Kendric was nil Impatient eagerness
te make his threw, looking like a bev
chafing at n moment's restraint uf;eliiit
bin anticipated .Measures.
"A six te beat," he nidv
And brat It he did. with the etitis nil
against him. He turned up the nce
and wen S 10,000..
In the brlef hush which cume before
the rheiits and jnbberings cf many
vnires Iliila Bies' companion pulled blra
sharply by the arm, whispering quickly.
But thin time UIeh shook hin head.
"I urn through," he said bluntly.
"Anether time, maybe."
But the fever, te which he had se
eagerly -.urrendered, was just gripping
Kcntlrif. That he was playing for big
stake, was the thing that counted. That
he had wen meant lees te him than it
would bnvd mennt te any ether man Jn
tin- room or any ether man who had
ever been In the room or any ether man
who would evar come into the room. He
saw that Ituis was through. But. as
uis mincing eyes ipci mound .imeng-
piner nice, no lnarKed the twinkling
ll?hts of coveteti5ne.s8 in Fnt Ortega's
ial eyes and he ncw tint, long age,
Orteira himself had played for nny
stake. Besldj Ortega there watt another
man present who might be incllntd te
accept n linzard. Teny Munlz, who
cenlticted the rival gambling house
across the trect and who was Ortega's
much ilii-nl.ed ren-in-luw. Leng nge
Ortega and Teny had quarreled, and
tuuu jeny nai nm away vith l.lel-a.
Ortega 3 pretty daughter, men faid it
was as much te spite the old man aH for
love of the girl'n enappinc eyes. Teny
miiriii iuuj, 11 iriega refused
1
toga
"One threw for ihe whole thing, Or
vat challenged Kendric. "Yeu am
nd
me.
"Have
I 20.000 pesos irr mv peck
fd Oitega. '"Yeu make in
-t .- iccrf ;i uitega. '-Yeu mak
"ic nig gnnge uiuft. '
what a bluff 0 (or. And you don't need
the money ln the pocket. This heuse
is yours; your cellar.-! are alwaytr full of
expensive liquors; there ia money in
your Mil and fimethiug in jour safe
jet. I II bet my hat. Put up (he whole
fe -f .?alnit my ,VMfl and 111 fliake you
l'luinlv Ortegj vas tempted. Aud
why net? There lay en the green table,
?fi '"""l' "Hurincly at him. $20,000.
His. If simply a little cube with num-
eSfil ?u.il turn.cd in nre'1cr fashion.
7"wcnty theusatid dollars. He licked bli
ac penauieus lips. And, te further
;11 n,,m lle estimated tliat his entire
holding here, bar futures, tables, wlner
.'ind caeh. were worth net above fifteen
uiuusami. tmt then, this was all that'
he had in the world, and though he
craved further gains until the craving
war acute like n pain, still he clung
avidly te tbe power and the prestige and
jiiu iuur.v in.it were Uls us owner of
la Cata Grande. Iu brief, he was tee
much the moral coward te be such a
gambler as Kendric called for.
se. he snapped angrily.
'Loek," said Kendric, nulling. He
shook the die and threw it, inverting
the cup ever It se that it was hidden.
"I de net knew ubat I iac thrown,
Ortega, and jeu de net knew. I ull!
bet jeu live thousand dellare eveu money
tbat it it. a six or better."
Here were odds aud Ortega jerked up
uis iiciiii. v ivc ineusanu te del-
'Ne," he said again. "Ne. I don't
pla. Yeu have devil's luck."
With a flourish Jim lifted the cup te
see what he had thrown. Again his
utterly mirthful laughter boomed eut.imeu. Yeu," and he eled hit fercfin-
It was the deuce, the low threw. Or
tcga strained forward, saw and flushed.
Had he but been man enough te say
Yes!" te the odds offered bim he would
bae been the thousand dollars richer
PiioTeruws
ty&n&jj,
TMU
prAKCRICk.
UJNHT
Ml Le 12('1
, Merrln i. Pyunk A.
Dally t a. Bice. 0.15 4 0
-UUaillUIO,M:.t
VIOLA DANA
"PfVPETS OF I'AIK' .
n
AI I lTf'Lll.MV J-'rankliinl : AllfChtny
ALLtUrllllNl Mt. DbIIv a I3s Evei-. 8
WALLACE REID
in "Tin1. Unix nifir.Kiiji'j
TTdTM I ( "IJ THOMPSON 8T3.
NORMA TALMADGE
In "TUK Mf.N ON thk noeit"
A n- A TI A
CHESTNUT
Uel 18TH
f-UW-L'.'A 10 A, M. te 1
is v. r.
MARION DAY
Jqj'KMH VNTMENT"
A CTAD nUVMvLIN L OlHAItD A V.
Ab 1 UK MATlNRi: UAILV
niTKKT lltliHES'
"Dangerous Curve Ahead
51HT i HAI.TIMOKB
MM . I 1 VlvJIML m,,. H3rt ht. Mm
MILDRED HARRIS CHAPLIN
in "TiirwaujNji.ing.J!OL!JlL
DCNIM C1T" AND WOODUAMJ AVE
Dt-ININ mvtinbt: daily
WILUAM S. HART
In "THHKIVtlOKH nKAND"
DLUt.ljlrsL' rentlnunuB 2 until U
THOMAS MEIGHAN
In "f'Al'rY mrus"
bpliil Aililnl Vfiitnrc
M. DE MAY
Mlnttr Fim-IiIeu lUvlrw "lili Hew Hampton i
BROADWAY Br?V4!grpAM:
WHITMAN IlENNKTT'rl
"The Truth About Hmbands"
UArl 1 sJL. 10 A. M. tn It 15 V, M.
II.l.MM PR llll.IK's
"AFTER THE SHOW"
Pst nMl AI tj'n A MaplcwetKl AM
VAJLAJlNIrI-i .' .10 7 nnj 0 P. M
iiitmn nr.Nr.TT's
"The Truth About Husbands"
DARBY THEATRE
AI.I.STIl CST In
"Seme One in the Heuse"
EMPRESS krllW
uri'KiiT m'(inr."
"Dangerous Curve Ahead"
-j
FAIRMOUNT &Zl$&
THOMAS MEIGHAN
In 'TAITY KICKS"
17 A Mil V TJICATRB 1811 Markft t
I'MVUUiI 8 A M. TO MIDN1UHT
H.UM Ill'TI.KR In
"FICKLE WOMEN"
56TH ST.
lIinAntE lllnw Spruli
MTI 1.1' nAl!.
JACK HOXIE
In "CI 1MI'S IIItI
GLOBE"
UUl .M.UtKET ar. " "
.' i0 'in i il in ... i
MAKY fVULt M1NTER
In t 'MOONMlilIT AND IMNKV8CCKI.I'"
P.R AlOT Wi OIRAIlD AVE.
"SHAMS OF SOCIETY"
OF THE
this instant t Five thousand dollars 1
He ran a flabby band across a moist
brew. ,
"Where's the luck in that threw?"
demanded Kendric, fully enjoying the
play of expression ou Ortega h face.
"The luck," grumbled Ortega, "wan
tbat I did net bet jeu. If I had bet
it would have been a six. no less."
"Teny Munet," called Kendric, turn
ing. "Will It be you?"
"Nel" shouted Ortega, nlrcady an
gered In his graiping teul, ready te
bnw forth his wrath in nny direction,
nlwave mere than ready te rail at his
son-in-law. "Munez has no business
In my heuBC. Who is boee here? It Is
me!"
Kendric seeing that Teny Munez was
contenting himself with snecriug and
certainly would net play, began gath
ering up the money en the table. It
was then tbat for the first time he heard
the voice of Ruiz Ries' companieu.
"I will nlnv. Sener Kendric."
The voice ran through the quiet of
the room musically. The utterance was
low. centlc. tbe accent wits the soft,
tender accent of Old Spain with torae
Riihtle flavor of ether alien races. Ne
man ln the room had ever heard tiueh
sweet, seething music as wns niode by
"I will bet $5000, even money, tliat
it Is six or better," said Kcndric
her blew words. After the sound died
nwnv n hush rpmalned and through
men's memories the cadences repeated
themselves like llnccrltii! echoes. Kcn
dric himself stared nt hcr wenderiugly.
net knowing why her hidden leek stirred
him se, net knowing why there should be
a spell worked by ine quiet words. Ner
did he find the spell eutirely pleasant, as
her leek had done, se new her speech
vugucly disturbed bim. His emotion,
though net outright irritation, was akin
le It. He was opening his lips te say
curtly, "I de net pluy dice with women
scnera. wlien urtcga s suuuen ouieurst
forestalled blm.
Kendric had barely bad the time te
register the faint impression of the odd
senratien which this companion of Uuiz
Bies awoke In him, when he v.aa set
te puzzle ever Ortega's explosion.
Why should the gaming-house keeper
laise he violent an objection te any sort
of a game plnjed in bh place? Ptr
haps Orle;a himself could net have ex
plained clvarlj, since it is doubtful if
lie felt clearly it is likely that .1 child
ishly blind .uijjer had sipurted up vou veu vou
cineuhly in his heart when Kendric had
exposed tbe deuce, and men had laughed
:niH Urleiii fult us tbeuali he hud let
i.iUiH. Ju sum a c.ie a maji 1 wriiwi
. 1 . . . .1
xpieues reatiiiy. coiiieuaiiou nrriiHiiiK
feith ppentunceusly like an oily rag in
the tun. At any rate, 111s lat tact
' Rrewn hectic, he lifted hand and voice
sheuting:
"I will have no weincn gambling
here. This in mv place, a place for
cer at the slim figure, go
She ignored him. Stepnlmr forward
quickly, she whipped off hcr left glove
' and in the bare white llnceis. b'niiiK
I with rel and green stones set iu golden
riteTiiriws
Ml' 6h vw tnTL rV ,
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IMPERIAL
ilOTIt & WALNUT ST3
Mum .'i an v:st. 7 . e
nri'KUT iirciiiLK'
"Dangerous Curve Ahead"
K'ARl THM chestnut Abe iuiead
rvrtlMjlUlNDilly 10 A M te 11 13 V. M
WHITMAN IlKNNr.TT'Si
"SALVATION NELL"
I aI,;U Dn-- QermuntQAii Ave. and
Lehigh ralace i.,i,ici, Aenue
BERT LYTELL
In " MtrnK 1'IIOM lIAns"
LIBERTY
UnOAD i COLl'MIHA AV.
MATINLH DAILY
AI.I.-HTMI ClT In
"REMORSELESS LOVE"
OVERBROOK "&&"&?
CONSTANCE TALMADGE
In "MAMMA'S AITAlli"
PAI APP 1"H MARKET STREET
I rtUnV-C jn ,v M te 11 10 1'. M
ANNA Q. NIM.SON In
'WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME
PRINCESS
1018 MUIKET bTREBT
s 3h II hi 11 1.1 ! sr
AI.I.-STMI CAST In
"THE FAMILY CLOSET
RFCFNIT MKKCT bT Helow 1TTH
WILLIAM RUSSELL
'Tin: lady nteM i.0Nii,ritr."
In
RIALTO
CIERMANTOWN AVENUE
AT TltLPKHOPKEV HT.
C.KOIIC.E Mr.i.reitD's
"The Great Impersonation"
RI IRY M.UIKET ST. IIELOW 7TH
rVUDl 10 A f. te 11:1C 1'. 11.
COMEDY DAY
i ne. mi, i. or spec n i. rr. xtches
SAVOY
1211 MARKET bTRKET
t Tn r,nvir!rfT
Sin VRANKI.IN's
"COURAGE"
SHERWOOD lul, 'V"0A;i
;TUiJU,JLT '"'' M,'A ''' "" "
"AFTER THE SHOW"
STANI FY MARKKT AT KITH
GLORIA SWANSON
In "ITtPKR THE I.AMI"
STANTON MKKT AtnvB I9TII
IA1N 1 WrN,n in A M tn II 111 P.M.
MII.I.'W VOX'S MONIIKIl I'l.AV
"OVERTHE HILL"
333"MARrCET.,'T Wf
nwii) I'tnviiii, in '
"DANGEROUS LIES"
VICTORIA "m'tttiffi
"WhyjGirls Leave Heme"
RI ALT 07 WESTCHESTER
. OUOROB MEUrORIl'8 .
"The Great Impersonation"
SUN
circlets, she- raught up the dlce cuti
Even new little was seen of her fa
for the ether hand had drawn lower the'
-ide hnt, higher the scarf about tie
threat.
"One die, one fbrew for it all, ScnQ
Kendric?" she asked. ' amt
,.!'1, V:.11 you eI" eheutcd Ortew.
"And Ne ncain " w'
Then, when she steed unmoved. hr
Jilr of insolcnce like Bub RirsV bus
even mere marked, Ortega burst for.
ward between the meu standing in ai,
way, shoving them , te right and left
with the powerful sweep of his thick
arms. His uplifted hand carae down
en her shoulder, thrusting her back
wurd. Her ngleed hand, the left m
kindric mirked whlle he watched in.
tfrestfrJly, flashed te her besom, and
taped out again, a tJiin-bladed knlli
in the grip of the bejewcled fingerv
Ortega saw imd feared, nnd, grown
nimble, sprang back from her. Quickly
enough fe ave the life in him, net w
quickly as entirely te avoid the sween
of the knife. His sleeve fell apart, slit
from shoulder te wrist, and it, the
opening the man's flesh showed with a
thin red line marking it.
ml?"8 T1.1,'1 turauJ,t end infusion for
a little while, hardly mera than a mo
ment it seemed te Kcndric. He only
Iiitw that at the end of It On,,., u.'i
gene grumbling away, led by a itmple
of fr ends who no doubt would band.
nm- m weuiuiei arm. and that the
woman, having nut her knife away
appeared net in the least disturbed &
I.ncw then that while inn.. n...i
shouted about him he had net once with.
uiimii mi eyes treni ner.
"One threw?" she was asklug again
llie voice as 'tender, as vacueh n
Mulcting te his scns as fud of it
muRir na befers. He shook himself a,
though reusing from a trance.
"I de net pl.iy at dice with indie
ECiiera,"he said bluntlj . '
"Did you bluff. fU.r n)?.. h
nskcfl curieuslj . She seemed sincere in
lier qurstieti ; he fancied a note of ills
appointment in her tone. It was a,
tlieugh she had said before. "Her" Is n
man who is net afraid of big stake"
and ni though new she weie rcvline
her estimite of J.im. "Jfr xlm J?ff
you Big Meuth." she added "A ," I r
will laugh in your face." '
"Where Is thr money you v,euM
wager against mine?" demanded Jini
tanking he taw the fchert. easy tj
Already she was prepared for tkf.
S'?n- ,kId hcr src'' '-an-l was '
little handbag, a trifle In Unci: ln
he siw of a man's purse. She epencl
it and splllcj tbe contents en the nbk
--.v.. jut. uu mc mellow amp light
1 Ions glorieua string of pear s up up
lvnrel, each separate I.'treUS g'ni
glowing th its sllery Khecn, afZ
aid tremulous with its shining bvdE
nt ss.
Iew.HIy Mnebc!" Saenetl Twisty Bar-
"There is the worth of jour raener
many times ever," came the quiet aH
S ' low telce Clik'c '"qui
"If they arc real pearls,." muttered
bbc made no reply. He felt that from
eMnif tbe lnea', but 'Hm a pa,
full". CyCS "Crc bn,ili,,R tcrD-
"Can't I tell real pearls like tbcm
,n . "x'e1" cried Twisty Bartow
excitedly He eaned forward ami caught
the great necklace up l bis eager hand.
"hat would I be wantin' that Vcamer
ii fcfn.PXSe Bv far if I didn't knew?''
lie held them up te the lamp light: he
lingered them one after the ether flic put
them down at the end revercntlv ami
with a great sigh. "The worth of -them.
I. ., . ,v pii
!""""!. mj liny, iic M1 . s .nk i
1 euiu make your pile leek sick
"And yet I'd lct a thousand tliev'n
Pheny, burst from Kendric Then he
s-usiii uiium-ii up snort. Muppese thej
were or w-ere net? A woman was offer,
ine te play him and he was heldini
uiicK ; he was making excuses, the sec
ond already; in his own ears ids words,
sensible though theV were hegnn te rln
like the petty talk of a bedger. "Turn
out the die, scnera." lie sa'd nbruptly.
As you say, one threw nnd ace high."
Te be continued Tomorrow
l'HTtlfl.,lW
I fyjrTheNIXON-NIRDLlNGERflY
I U THEATRES lj
BELMONT
MD ABOVE MAJtKET
1 ll II Mi -il) te It I' It
I.OIS VKHKrt,'S
TOO WISE WIVES"
CEDAR 00TiI CEDAR AVE.WB
J. I. SIcReuun and Catherine CIllTerd It
"COLD STEEL"
COLISFUM Wrlt bet. neih 60ta
nnrbara Hedford and feptclal Cakt In
"The Face of the World"
! JUMBO rjwwT
ST. A. OIRAIlD .VVB.
I
June en Krnkfercl "W
THOMAS SANCIII III
The Garden of Allah"
LEADFR 41ST LANCASTER AVS.
1IARI1ARA nKDHinil nnd wf Cwt Is
"The Face of the World"
LOCUST, f12" AN T.OCl'ST STREETS
WALLACE REID
In "THE llltl.t, D'OORRS"
NIXON 62D AND MARKET RTS.
AMSTAR CST In
"ROBINSON'S TROUSSEAU"
RIVOI I C:D AND SANSOM STB.
Ii V WL1 MATINEE DAa?
"THE WIFEAWAKENING"
69TH STREET
THEATRE
Onneiln Tsrmlial
OPENS SATURDAY, NOV. 19
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By Srtclal ArraiiBement Willi
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STRAND
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T VE.WNOO PTRBtff
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AT OTHER THEATRES
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ermantevnMATIE n.uw
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In Jack Ujnilen'u "THE MITI.E FOlIt'
JEFFERSONM"i7rSnT 3
"Ged's Country and the Law1
CIIAKUK CHAI'I.IN In 'THE UH.i: flA
PARI RIDaE AVE. & DAUPHIN T.
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