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IIEARST’S SUNDAY AMERICAN. ATLANTA, GA„ RT'NDAY. MAT 3ft. 1913
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‘The Littlest Rebel* at the Montgomery;
Beauties at Vaudeite and Alamo No. 2
Greatest War Drama Ever Writ
ten, in Six Reels, for Monday, j
Tuesday and Wednesday.
"The Littlest Rebel,” Edward Pe-
ple's famous war drama in six parts,
in which William and Dustin Farnum
won their greatest fame on the New
York stage, will be seen at the Mont
gomery Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday of this week with an all-srtar
oast headed by E. K. Lincoln.
"The Lit lest Rebel" has all the up
lifting dramatic powers within its
core that have from time immemorial
built good theaters and heaped poetic
treasures for the stage.
The story of the play concerns little
Virgie Carey, daughter of a Confed
erate scout, who lives near Richmond
and is a wonderful child of the Civil
War. The rugged heroism, loveliness
and irresistible childish beauty of this
little daughter of the South blossoms
forth in Edward Peple’s most exqui
site stylo of portrait. She sees her
mother fade and die, she starves and
wins and has mature ideas with ten
dril flashes of thought made grown
up by the shock and sorrows of war.
Lieutenant Colonel Morrison and a.
number of his Federal cavalrymen
search the dignified home for the
father. The home is burned and the
child lives in a. cabin alone and hun-
grv, except for the hunted visits from
her father who provides her with
food occasionally to the best of his
ability. Colonel Morrison and his
horsemen surround the cabin. Vir-
gie’s father, wounded, is hiding in a
loft, with an order from General Lee
to pass the child and escort her
through the Confederate lines to
Richmond. She, with arch baby talk
and adorable courage, foils the
"Yanks " but is outwitted by the gen
tlemanly colonel, who discovers the
hiding place of the father. Through
th° plea of the little girl the colonel,
with exquisite raw sentimentalism
governing the soldier, supplies the
rebel with an additional pass through
the Federal lines.
Later in the day a battle ensues, a
stunning spectacular, exciting war
scene, where the scout saves the life
of Colonel Morrison. They are both
brought to headquarters as prisoners.
Cftrey as a spy, and Morrison as a
traitor, and sentenced to death. The
littlest rebel, as Vlrgie Is called, ap
pears before the commanding general
and pleads for the lives of both inen.
The general becomes interested and
sympathetic and makes a personal In
vestigation of the case. An act,
splendid, humorous, tragic, pathetic
and heroic, finishes the story, in
which both men are pardoned.
On Thursday Dustin Farnum will
be seen in a Paramount picture,
"Faptaln Courtesy,” dealing with the
Mexican occupation of California in
1840. *
"Captain Courtesy” rescues Elean
or. the ward of Father Relnaldo. from
n Mexican who has Insulted her, and
immediately a friendship springs up.
Granville has also met Eleanor and
Is likewise infatuated. The rivals
have many encounters In and about
the mission.
The Mexicans are about to attack
the mission, when Captain Courtesy
rides his horse through the window'
and w’arn the. padre of the impending
danger. Courtesy then rides td get
Kearney’s American troopers. Just
as the ammunition of the defenders
Is exhausted, the troopers arrive and
save the day.
Among the many notable scenes in
this play are those in which Mr. Far-
num rides his horse through the
< hurch window and the night scene
In Kearney’s camn at Los Angeles.
This is a production which you cer
tainly should not miss seeing, if you
Top picture shows a scene [
from “The Littlest Rebel,” a
film version of what is prob
ably the greatest Civil War \
drama ever written, which >
will be seen at the Montgom- >
ery Monday, Tuesday and ;
Wednesday. Bottom, middle,
is Mae Marsh, who stars in
‘‘The Outlaw's Revenge,” at ;
the Alamo No. 2 Friday. Bot
tom, right, is Dorothy Gish,
who will be at the Vaudette
Mondav.
enjoy red-blod*d action mingled with
ardent love making.
On Friday Blanche Sweet will be
seen in the beautiful Lasky comedy
romance of the Balkan War entitled
“The Captive.”
On Saturday. Julius Steger will be
seen in a World Film drama of mod
ern society life entitled “The Fifth
Commandment.”
TheVaudette
MONDAY,
DOROTHY GISH
In a Beautiful New Two-reel Majestic, ‘ Out of Bondage.”
TUESDAY,
“Exploits of Elaine”
With Pearl White and Arnold Daly. This episode.
‘‘The Telltale Heart.”
WEDNESDAY,
WM. S. HART
In a Two-reel Broncho, ‘‘The Conversion of Frosty Blake.”
First-run Comedies Daily.
All new Keystones are shown first at this theater.
Keystone Comedy
trank Montgomery to Open
Neighborhood TheatersHere
Frank T Montgomery, who Is In
Atlanta planning the opening of a
string of negeihborhood motion pic
ture theaters, gave out yesterday the
following statement regarding his
plans:
"Eleven years ago I opened the first
moving picture theater I had -ever
seen. In fact, the first one I could
learn of anyw'here. This was In Fort
Worth, Texas. It was positively the
first one to be opened in the South
and I feel sure America's first. I
have w’atched yearly the progress of
this great industry and have prophe
sied many phases of its development.
I have each year claimed th P busi
ness to be in its infancy, and al
though we to-day have attracted all
classes to the moving picture thea
ter, I still claim the moving picture
business will Improve by leaps and
bounds. I foresaw many years ago
the great possibilities of the making
of features of five reels and longer,
such as are to-day to be seen at the
same price the ordinary single reels
were formerly shown at, and I predict
that In a short time our eyes will be
opened by the manufacturers of ex
pensive feature productions.
“The moving picture maker has
continually made improvement and
to-day we seldom see pictures that
could have other than a beneficial
effect on the minds of any one. I
consider the masses of people have
been benefited more by the moving
picture theaters than anything com
mon with us to-day, not excepting
the free schools.
“Years ago I foresaw the possi
bility of the residential theater, or
rather theaters in residential neigh
borhoods. Atlanta at present is In
need of such theaters and the Subur
ban Amusement Company is now pre
paring to establish one in each ward
of the city. The first one is how
being arranged at North avenue and
Peachtree; the name of this theater
will he “The Regent.” It will have
a capacity of about 400 persons and
will In most respects equal the down
theaters. We have contracted for a
number of the best locations and in
the course of a few months will have
h chain of these Theaters In opera
tion. The saving of car fare, the so
cial feature of meeting neighborhood
friends, etc., will make this form of
amusement popular with all show-
goers. It shall be our purpose to sys
tematize the operation of this chain
of theaters and we have hopes of
having uniform conduct in each.
“It will be the purpose of this com
pany to formulate Its policy from our
central offlc P with a full appreciation
that each of our districts have pecu
liar desires of their own as to the
manner in which they wfish their en
tertainment served to them. It will
be our endeavor, In the main, to
cater to our respective clienteles sep
arate and apart, one from the other,
and our combined patrons will be en
couraged to the extent of suggesting
their preferences as to style of pro
gram they desire for their distinct
locality and It is reasonably fair to
presume* that many enjoyable even
ings will bp spent In Intimate and
close companionship wfith the com
munity of personal Interest in each
other which these little temples of
amusement will establish.
A UNITED TWO-REEL FEATURE
THE SPENDER
By Rev. C. J. Harris
Will Be Exhibited Through
out America, as a Convincing
Argument
FOR PROHIBITION. THE ENTIRE
UNITED PROGRAM
Indorsed by the Clergy
UNITED PROGRAM FILM SERVICE
329 Rhodes Bldg.
R. M. Savini, (Jen. Mgr. Atlanta, Ga.
“SHIS OF
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Anita Stewart Has Never Had a
More Brilliant and Fascinat
ing Role.
IT
Many features of unusual interest
will characterize the program this
week at the Alamo No. 2, beginning
Monday with a Broadway Star fea
ture in three reels, entitled. “Wife for
Wife," in which Wilmuth Merkyl
takes the leading role.
On Tuesday Anita Stewart and
Earle Williams will appear in the
fourth episode, of "The Goddess,’’
which is Increasing in dramatic in
terest with each successive week
On Wednesday, Bessie Barriscale
and Edward Connelly will be the stars
in a five-reel Mutual masterpiece en
titled “The Devil,” dealing with the
complications and pitfalls of modern
society life.
On Thursday Tom Moore and Mar
guerite Courtot will be seen in a three-
reel drama entitled "The Black
Ring."
The daring thefts perpetrated by
the “Knights of the Black Ring" ter
rorize society. The Darnells’ chauf
feur. a member of the band, cleverly
steals the magnificent necklace which
Jean re elves from her father. The
crook hides his loot in the machine.
Before he can recover it he is dis
charged for drunkenness. Jack Bald
win, a wealthy young man, takes the
crook's place The Darnells are un
aware of Baldwin’s identity.
Jack finds a black ring and care
lessly places it on one of his fingers.
He and Jean fall in love with each
other. Jack finds a rival in Count
Barnoff. who succeeds in fascinating
Jean. Awakened one night. Jack sees
the discharged chauffeur coming out
of the garage. lie follows the man.
and is guided to the rendezvous of the
Black Ring.
Jack learns that Count Barnoff and
his gang plan a wholesale jewel rob
bery to take place on the night of the
Darnell ball. Detectives posted by
the young man take note of the thefts.
Disguised as a Hindu fakir, Jack tells
the fortunes of the guests and thus
unmasks Barnoff. The latter escapes,
closely followed by his rival and the
detectives. The black ring worn by
Jack enables him to enter the
'Knights’ ’’ den and he brings about
the capture of the entire gang after a
furious struggle. Jean later consents
to marry her "chauffeur.”
Magnificent Features Shown for
First Time at a Nickel in
Atlanta.
An unusually strong and attractive
program will be shown at the new
and popular Victoria on the Peach
tree viaduct this week. beginning
Monday with Robert Warwick in
"The Man of the Hour."
On Wednesday' a World film pic-
turization of Sir Gilbert Parker's
“Seats of the Mighty” will be shown.
Lionel Barrymore takes the leading I
role, and Is supported by a strong!
cast of famous stars. The story is as]
follows:
Robert Moray, a young ISngltsh-l
man, to whom have been intrusted)
certain letters of Madame du Barry.I
mistress of Louis XV, goes to join!
Major Washington’* expedition]
against the French. Moray is cap
tured by the French, ajid is taken to|
Quebec by orders of Doltaire, in su
preme command over “New Franco/*
who had previously been dispatched
by La Pompadour, rival of Du Barryl
* of the King, in an|
effort to secure the Du Barry lettera
Moray succeeds in Joining the H3ng-I
lish force under General Wolfe, who!
is moving toward Quebec, and is &bl«|
to point out to the general a i
means of access to the apparently lm-j
pregnable city*.
On Friday Wilton Laokeye will Th
starred in a wonderful film produc-j
lion of “The Pit.”
Special attention is called to tnm
lat the Victnrin Theater la i«T
auguratlng a new policy in showUMB
features of this character at 5 oanti|
which have never been shown in
lanta before at this price.
The Victoria
TO-MORROW, MONDAY, THE FAMOUS
ROBERT WARWICK
In His Greatest Triumph,
“THE MAN OF THE HOUR’’
HERE WEDNESDAY,
“Seats & Mighty”
In five magnificent reels, by Sir Gilbert Parker, with Lionel ,
Barrymore and other famous stars,
ppm a V
Save - “The Pit”
Four-reel Mutual program Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- i I
day. Keystone comedies and Charlie Chaplin. * ■
5c
These Great Fea
tures for the First
Time at This Price
5c
‘Who Pays?' Series Is
Proving Remarkable
“The Blue Blood and Yellow” is the
title of the seventh In a series of re
current dramas on the theme, "Who
Pays?” which Is being released by the
local office of the Pathe on Walton
street. It Is the story of a girl who
idolized aristocracy and w^edded It,
and how she found her golden idol to
have clay feet.
Anita I^ogan, wealthy heiress, has
an Ingrown superstition with regard
to the worth of “blue blood.” Alfred
Scott, aristocratic idler, has an In
herited conviction of the worth of
gold dollars, and Is prouder of his an
cestors than they ever could be of
him. A young man. a student, loves
her. but his “class" is a negligilfe
quantity, though his mind is clean
and his love has no gold alloy in it.
She chooses the “blue blood,” and
marries him—for her faith in his
lineage. He marries her for his faith
in the buying power of her money. A
palsy of fear overcomes him when he
learns that her wealth is forfeited
should she marry before she reaches
the age of 25. He persuades her, “for
her own sake,” to keep it dark, and
she is touched by Ills consideration.
Under cover of his apparent freedom,
Scott makes overtures to Anita’s sis
ter He is apprehended and Anita, in
order to be divorced from the aris-
tocrntic philanderer, has to declare
her marriage and fo-feit her fortune.
But the “blue blood” has one move
left. He threaten? to compromise
Ann's slste.r’s name, should the suit
for divorce be pushed. Ann, to save
her sister's name must live out her
life wdth the blooded aristocrat, and
her sister's part of the bargain is to
support them. Paul, the scientist, can
never know the fulfillment of his love.
You Will Not
Be Able to
Resist Its
Throbs and
Tears.
THE
The Scenes
Are Those of
the Real South,
Which You
Love.
LITTLEST
REB
Greatest of All War Dramas, in Which William and Dustin Far
num Achieved Their Greatest Success, Will Be Shown
Here in Six Wonderful Reels,
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Dustin Farnum, Thursday, in
‘CAPTAIN COURTESY'
BLANCHE SWEET, FRIDAY. IN
“T H E CAPTIVE”
JULIUS STEGER, SATURDAY. IN
“The Fifth Commandment”
THE PARAMOUNT QUARTETTE WILL CONTINUE ITS
ENGAGEMENT BY SPECIAL REQUEST.
THE MONTGOMERY
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