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BAIFFITH PRESENTS NEW
PIGTURE AT THE RIALTO
A page from the book of life, “A
Romance of Happy Valley,” Is the
eclassic, the one and only David Wark
Griffith contributes for the Rialto pro
gram all this week
Evegy hear of Happy Valley?
A quiet littke place, just a cradle in
the hills along the Ohio river, where
the logans ran the boarding house
and the Timberlakes lived down the
road a bit,
It's about these l.ogans and ihe
Timberlakes and the old Auntie
Smileg and others that Griffith teils
in his “Romance of Happy Valley.”
For the first time in flve years the
great producer has wrapped his film
around homespun humanity: and he
bhas found a clasele in its folds, vivid
in action, laughable in detalls and
tense in effect
Of course, it's sweet Lillian Gish
and Robert Harron who have the
leafling parts. And the picture bears
all the touches of its great producer,
the one and only Griffith who pro
duced “The Birth of = Nation”
“Hearts of the World” and other im
mortal screen offerings.
“A Romance of Happy Valley™ gives
the Rialto a master production with
8 charming theme delightfully han
dled, a picture that will be ncolu:l{:d
a 8 A pastoral classic second to none.
It's thoroughly a Griffith picture from
start to finish, the newest Artcraft
which is one that s superior in every
detall v
As s cutornary with Mr. Griffith,
e has supplied the best procurable
sereen players to interpret the various
roles of “A Romance of Happey Val-
Jey.” Chief among these is Lillian
Gigh, a charming Griffith player who
woored so notable a triumph in “The
Great Love;” Robert Harron, a prom
inent young leading man, and George
Faweett, a veteran player of great
vopularity, who created a deep im
pression by his portrayal of the Ger
man-American in “The Hun Within*
have the leading mmle roles. Kate
Bruce, a talented aotress, also has a
fine role. Others in the east inclide
George Nicholls, Bertram Grassby,
Porter Strong, Adolphe Lestina, Lydia
Yeamans Titus, Andrew Arbuckle and
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-mn‘ in hills along the Ohio,
fs Happy Valley, where life is livad in
calico gowns and denim breeches,
John L. Logan, a prosperous farmer,
runs a boarding house. His wife Is a
nlw Adevotee, while his sons, John
L. n, Jr, is a growing lad, who
Farns of the delights of city life from
a chance hoarder and who as a result,
wants to go to New York. John is In
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T as old John D. himself, but he never wore creased trousers. ;
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love with Jennie Timberlake, who has
metropolitan notions as regards dress
and, who seeks to monopolize John's
attentions. Mrs, logan prays that her
boy may be converted and his idea of
going to the wi¢ked city he banished
forever from his mind. She is sue
cessful, for John accepts the faith
and becomes engaged to Jennle. But
while plowing one day, he backslides
and detiantly announces that he s
going to New York and after one year,
when he hopes to have acaunired his
fortune, he will return to claim his
bride. He goes to New York, and
vainly devotes his inventive genius to
the perfection of a Jumping frog. He
fuils to return home at the end of the
year, but nevertheless Jennie, is
primped up awaiting him. Eight vears
pass before John returns. Mean
while affairs Have gone badly at home,
but mother and Jennie are there to
give him a warm welcome. Happy
Valley becomes happy once more, but
how, the picture itpelf reveals. The
finish is a remarkable one in every
respect and the story truly is filled
with thrills, expectancy and irresist
ible heart appeal.
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Earle Williams Is
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Big Alamo No. 2 Star
“The Highest Trump,” the third Earle
Willlams release in his new series, is at
the Alamo No. 2 on Monday and Tues
day, I 8 a fascinating and most unusual
romance of the great war, the story
of an American ace in the UUnited States
secret service and, at the same time,
winning the Imperial Cross in German
secret service. He leads a squadron
of German bombing planes over Paris
and on the same day downs three Hun
rhnu in battle, The filafl he marries
n the battle region of France discov
era his double role and determines to
kill him before he is revealed as a
traitor, The mystery element is sus
tained to the vur;' last, when the hero
at the moment of (hs arrest, is shown
t‘o.ébo the man re nonsible for the Al-
I drive which ends the war, |
Mr. Williams has a role in which he
always is seen at his hest, that of a
detective or secret service agent, and it
is of interest to note that he collab
orated with H. H. Van Loan in writing
the nfiy It Is a splendid action ple.
ture, th just enough of war scenes
and plesty of thrills and tensely dra
matic situations. Mr. Willlams is sup
;ortod by Grace Darmond, Robert
yrem, John Cossar, C. H. Geldart, Rob
ert Bolder and Miles McCarty.
On Wednesday and Tmn&.(, Con
stance Talmage will be offered in “Mrs.
Liffingwell's Boots;” and on Ndfiy
and Saturday, Frank Keenan, the old
Atlanta favorite, comes in “The Mid
night Btage.”
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HEARST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN — A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, JANUARY 26, 1919.
D. W. Griffith Has New Feature
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latest master film, “The Romance of Happy Valley.”
Grace Cunard’s Novel
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Marriage Proposal
Miss Grace Cunard, who will appear
in “After the War,” a five-reel Argosy
feature of a woman's sacrifice for the
man she loved, at the Tudor Theater
next week, has received ong of the most
novel marriage proposals on record.
It came by letter from a personage
known as AN Kazin Bula in Tripoli,
worded as follows:
“Ah, beloved of all women, whose
smile is like the glint of the golden
sun, come out of the screen to me.
I would take you In holy wedlock
and make of you favorite of all my
twenty-seven wives. 1 would keap
upon you all the wealth of the opu
lent East”—and so on.
There are six pages of the letter.
When Miss Cunard finished reading it,
she smiled: .
“Well, his intentions are good, any
way.” ’
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AFTER THE WAR, TUDDR FILM
~ One of the most perplexing prob
lems arising out of the great war has
been made the basic theme of a pho
tojlay in which Grace Cufard, known
from coast to coast as “The Serial
Queen,” will appear at the Tudor
Theater next week, the engagement
beginning Monday.
The feature is called “After the
War” and was preparsd for the
screen by Harvey Gates from Kings
ley Benedict's story of the same
name.
Gerve, prima donna of the Opera
Comique in Paris after the war, lived
a life of mystery. Beautiful, cul
fured and kind, she was the idol of
the patrons of opera, but of her pri
vate life they knew nothing. The
presencg of a child in her home add
ed te the mystery. Fayolle, the
French Minister, proposed marriage
to her, but she refused him, Signor
Benoito, the [tallan Ambassador, sug
gested that Gerve probably was
mourning her soldier lover, Phillipe
Sardonia, whom she had not seen
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WEEK, BEGINNING JANUARY 27,
Sealed Wives!
MEET THESE MYSTERIOUS WOMEN IN THEIR OWN
ADAMLESS EDEN.
William Farnum
WILL SHOW YOU THE WAY
In His Stirring Dramatization of ZANE GREY’S Thrilling
Western Story,
SEQUEL TO ““RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE.’
Zane Grey writes of ‘‘Sealed Wives'’ in ‘‘The Rainbow
Trail’’ as women living apart in a hidden city of the wilder
ness—as occupants of an Adamless Eden. Shefford, the prin
cipal character in the remarkable story gains access to the
city and there finds the dream girl—‘‘the Sago Lily’’—for
whom he has long searched the plains, the deserts and the
mountains of the great West.
Mr. Grey was asked for a statement explanatory of the
term ‘‘Sealed Wives.”’ This is his answer:
‘‘Sealed Wives Are the Extra Wives Mormons Have in
Secret.”’ 3
since the days of the ‘war.,
l One day in Paris, at a benefit for
war orphans, the secret- came out.
Gerve rpet Phillipe again and, at the
same time, came face to face with
Karl Wetz, a former Gerinan officer,
and higs wife. Phillipe told Gerve hew
the years of carnage had faiied to kill
his love for her, and begged her to
become his wife, Gerve loved him
still, but she refused him.
In a room in her apartment, Gerve
showed her child to Phillipe and told
him how she nad ‘sacrificed herself
one day during the war to Wetz, in
lordvr to save him (Phillipe) from a
firing squad. Phillipe refused to be
lieve she had done this just for him,
and left. Phillipe had always be
lieved Wetz had procured his reprieve
merely as an act of friendship.
- Vyera, wife of Wetz, who had be.
come jealous when she saw the flash
- of recognition in the eves of both her
husband and Gerve when they met,
determined to learn whether there
had been an affair between them, She
called at Gerve's apartment. While
she was there, Wetz, wheo had feit the
old desire for Gerve returning, called
to see Gerve. Vyera hid in an ad-
Joining room.
When Wetz attempted to force his
attentions upon Gerve, she showed
him her child. Even this failed to
shame him. Then Gerve took her re
volver from a drawer. At that point
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Vyera rushed into the room, took the
revelver fr“m Gerve and shot Wetz,
“T killed him,” she told the officers,
She was not permitetd to suffer for
Vyera's deed, however. The eonclu
sion of the play depicts, In an ap
pealing manner, the means by which
she was absolved of blame and how
the barrier to her love for Phillipe
was removed.