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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
“Little Women” to Be Seen on Screen
at the Rialto Theater Tomorrow
Announcement of the presentation to
morrow at the Rialto theatre of “Little
Women,” a picturization of the world
famed novel by Louisa M. Alcott, has at
tracted widespread attention. What wo
man or girl in Augusta has not read this
superb story which has been translated
into more languages than have the works
of%Charles Dickens? It is a splendid
screen subject, one of such wholesome
sweetness and purity that it is almost
certain to insure record busines at the
Rialto.
Louisa M. Alcott, author of Little
Women” and many other celebrated
stories, was born in Germantown, Pa., on
November 29. 1532, and died in Boston on
March 6, 18S8. She wrote ,r Little Women
in 1868 and her 'success as an author
dated from that year. In this immortal
work, Miss Alcott placed in attractive
and enduring story form many ot the
sayings and doings of herself and sisters.
The story was written in the famous Al
cott home in Concord, Mass., which,
thanks to the Alcott memorial commit
tee, stands just as it was when Miss
Alcott penned her famous stories within
its walls.
The interior of the home is showm in
numerous scenes of “Little Women" and
they serve to establish an intimate rela
tionship between Miss Alcott and her
millions of admirers who have wept and
laughed over “Little Women ’ in by
gone years and who will do so again and
again in the years to come. It was
produced in play form at the Playhouse
Indian Chief and Princess Appear in
Person at Princess Theater Tomorrow
Chief Wongo Nemah, noted Indian
scout, w r ho claims to be a second cousin
of William S. Hart, will appear in per
son at the Princess theater tomorrow,
together with Princess Floating Cloud,
of the Cherokee tribe in Oklahoma. The
chief was booked to appear in vaudeville
In Augusta several months ago, but the
influenza epidemic came alone and the
redskin was forced to cancel all of his
engagements throughout the South.
It is a coincidence that the manage
ment of the Princess has arranged to
show Big Bill Hart in one of his best
pictures, “The Apostle of Vengeance,”
on the same day that Chief Nemah is
to appear. And it is fortunate for Bill
or the chief that one of them is ap
pearing on the screen, for the chief lia9
no ‘time for his celebrated distant rela
tives and were they to be at the Princess
in person together there probably would
be a mixup the like of which never has
been told on the silver sheet.
The big redskin will give a short lec
ture on the life of the American Indian
from the early seventies to the present
day. His talk is said to have the official
approval of the United States govern
ment. At the conclusion of the lecture
the chief and the princess will demon
strate some of the most popular Indian
dances and sing a few songs. The col
lection of Indian relics exhibited by the
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Looisa M. Alcott'6 Famous Story t
LITTLE WOKEN
£pcdal
PRINCESS
TODAY
LOUISE GLAUM
THE VAMPIRE
IN
“THE GODDESS OF LOST LAKE”
. AND
‘THE MASTER MYSTERY”
WITH
HARRY HOUDINI
THE HANDCUFF KING
-THURSDAY-1.
PERSONAL APPEARANCE
CHIEF WANGO NEMAH
FAMOUS INDIAN SCOUT
AND
PRINCESS FLOATING CLOUD
OF THE CHEROKEE TRIBE.
INDIAN SONGS AND DANCES.
GREAT COLLECTION OF RELICS
AND
Wm. S. HART.
in New Tork City in October 16, 1912,
and with enormous success.
Th story runs like this: Mr. March, a
New England chaplain, has gone to the
front in Virginia, leaving his wife and
four daughters. Meg. Jo, Betli and Amy
with their mother in Concord. Mass. The
girls are known as the "Little Women”
and they are happy in their mutual love
and in their reverence for their mother,
whom they call "Marmee.” Mrs. March
gets news that her husband is dangerous
ly ill in a hospital in Washington and
she sends an appeal to Aunt March, an
irascible old woman of wealth for money
to defray the expenses of her trip to
Washington. Believing the appeal will
be in vain, Jo, who is a writer of prom
ise, sells her luxriant hair to a wig
maker for $25 and offers the money to
her mother in triumph. It then develops
that Aunt March had meanwhile relented
and given Mrs. March ample money, so
that Jo’s sublime sacrifice was useless.
Mr. March is brought home to his family
and one by one. the girls are married,
but Beth, an invalid, clinging weakly
to life, finally succumbs, but not until
she has embraced Meg's twins. The en
tire story deals with the pure home life,
the joys and sorrows of the March family
and their tender devotion to each other.
Jo becomes famous as an author and
finally is won as a bride by Professor
Baer. It is a classic of American litera
ture and in screen form none of its beau
ties ar<F lost.
buck and squ.iw is said to be worth go
ing miles to see.
Chief Nemah has served in the First
U. S. Infantry of Texas and also is a
veteran of the Spanish American war.
He is a famous sharpshooter, wearing
both service and shooting medals won
by him during his thirty years' service
with Uncle Sam. The chief has appear
ed in motion pictures on several occa
sions. his last work for the screen be
ing with Norma Talmadge in “The Heart
of i Wetona.”
The Indians will appear at the Prin
cess three times tomorrow, their first
performance being at 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
CJironic Constipation.
Perhaps you have never thought of it,
but this disorder is due to a lack of mois
ture in the residual matter of the food. If
you will drink an abundance of water,
eat raw fruits and take lots of outdoor
exercise, you may be able eventually to
overcome it entirely. In the meantime
use the most mild and gentle laxatives.
Strong and harsh cathartics take too
piuch water out of the system And make
a bad matter worse. Chamberlain’s
Tablets are easy and pleasant to take, and
most agreeable in effect. Gjve them a
trial.—Adv.
Thedci Bara In New Play at the New
Modjeska Today
Foiling desperately in love with the first
white man she ever had seen. Princess
Zara, daughter of the Majah of a South
Sea Island tribe, is forced to sacrifice her
life that her sweetheart may return safe
ly to his American fiancee. This is the
theme of the latest Fox superproduction,
“A Woman There Was,” which opens an
engagement at the New Modjeska Thea
ter today.
Theda Bara plays the part ot the semi
savage princess and in the action of the
“The Grain of Dust” the Attraction
at the Rialto Theater Today Only
"The Grain of Dust,” David Graham
Phillips' greatest story, will be the at
traction at the Rialto today only. This
is a smashing dramatic feature with
Lillian Walker and Edith May in the
leading parts. It is a story of a woman
and a man told as only David Graham
Phillips could tell it.
The person who comes away from
viewing "The Grain of Dust” without a
keener understanding of human passions
and human motives would have to be
one without any feeling or kinship for
humanity.
Like a chemist In his laboratory, ana
lyzing the chemical reactions of two
liquids, Mr. Phillips wrote "The Grain
of Dust,” putting his characters under
the microscope of iris keen sympathy
with erring humanity.
“The Grain of Dust" is a romarknhle
picture. It has been staged and direct
ed with unfailing skill. No expenso has
been spared to make a top notch film.
In speaking of “The Grain of Dust."
the critic of the New Tork Review said:
"In presenting David Graham Phil
lips'' vivid and dramatic story, 'The Grain
of Dust,' as a motion picture, the spon-
Harry Houdini and Louise Glaum
on Princess Theater Screen Today
Harry Houdinl, the famous handcuff
king, will appear at the Princess today
in another episode of “The Master Mys
tery," the thrilling serial story which
has had Augusta guessing as no other
serial ever did. More thrills and ex
citements than ever are promised in
today's program.
Louise Glaum, noted for her vampire
roles, will be on the same bill in a stir
ring story of the modernized frontier,
‘The Goiddess of Lost Lake.” Besides
Miss Glaum other popular players in the
cast are W. Lawson Hutt, Hayward
Mack, Joseph J. Dowling, and Frank
Lanning. A synopsis of the story fol
lows:
Mary Thorn, the three-quarter breed
daughter of Marshall Thorne, returns to
her father's cabin in the mountains after
receiving her A. B. college degree. With
her she takes ail the social graces and
airs and pretty clothes of civilization,
but when Mark Hamilton, an English
man, comes into the mountains on a
hunting trip, she decides to play a joke
on him.
Donning the buckskin and beads of an
Indian maid, she appears before Hamil
ton as a typical stolid, ignorant and
stoic squaw. As the days go by Ham
ilton and his companion, Chester Martin,
take a deep interest in Mary, but Mar
tin’s interest is less sincere than* Ham
ilton's, the latter admiring the girl’s skill
and daring—on horseback.
Under the protection of Eagle, Mary’s
Indian uncle, she accompanies the men
on their first ramping and hunting trip.
In the glow of the camp-fire Hamilton
feels the full charm of the naive, fair
skinned Indian girl. After she has re
tired, Mary, through the thin walls of
her tent, hears Martin caution Hamilton
not to be serious with the girl. "T know
the sort, she’s just a half-breed!" be
says. Seeing her position for the first
time, and feeling hurt and ashamed she
steals out of the camp and rides for
home.
During the camptng trip Mary's father
has started out on his never-ending
search for gold which, according to an
old Indian legend, lies at the bottom of
Lost Lake. Some of this gold was once
stolen by a white man and an Indian
prince killed. From the Great Chief the
rule went down through the years that
some day a white man should pay for
the life of the Indian prince and until
that day no man should take away the
gold. So night and day, throughout the
seasons, a Red Man with a rifle stood
guard over the golden treasure, awaiting
for the first white man to find it who
would pay with his life for the life of
the prince.
Alarmed at the disappearance of Mary.
Hamilton and Martin hurry back to the
cabin. Martin arriving first tries to setae
her. She evades him and seeks safety
in her own room, th* dainty boudior of
an educated Amerlgan girl. She is de
fending herself with a pistol when Ham
ilton arrives, and with a glance at her
modern room and her diploma on the
wall, he realizes that she has tricked
him.
Hurt, he leaves the mountains the
next day. Old Thorne, anxious to see
his daughter happy, believes that if he
only had the gold of Lost la»ke he could
buy her happiness and pleads with Eagle
the only remaining Indian who knows
its location, to reveal its hiding place.
Eagle, Who is part white and devoted
to his niece, decides that he will pay
the ancient debt that happiness may
corrm to Mary. "You will Cnd me there
by .i h< L wh,te «25k, and there will be the
> gold, be tells Thorne.
_ sensing Eagles intended sacri
fice Thorneplans to be the first one to
reach the white rock. On that morning
Mary rode her horse out upon a promon
tory overlooking Tost Lake and is sur
prised when Hamilton joins her and con
fesses that his love for her brought him
back. In the midHt of their happiness
?”■ fafh *’ r making his way down
the hill toward the basin of lost Lake.
- J far«eoe Ah^rtt.
Dra* out the swimming suits an 4 plug
P 1 * J lol#y> " lth Moths have had
Uiolr WtaUr All with a/jua uniforma, mo
It a time for the summer swimming over*
ture to commence. Ib-achee are all in
trim for lounging. There are two kinds
of swimmers. The real ones you catch
with a hook, and those that do their
bathing on the sand, under umbrellas and
on the board-walk. .Swimming and div
ing in water In oat of fashion. latest
styles in the bathing costumes are sand
proof, and aun won’t caune color* to run.
Only waves that the damsels ml* In with
are the marcel wave* In their hair Oat
aat model* In gents’ water wardrobes are
gymnasium suits, for beach gymnastics.
Only thing th* water will be used for I*
canoeing, fjfe saver’s lob will change to
taking care of sunstroke cases Hwlm
mlng Is getting to be a "back-to-the soil”
pOMr!
THE AUGUSTA HERALD
piece dipresses materially, it is reported,
from her previous vampire roles.
Numerous thrilling scenes, which aro
said to make this a truly wonderful pic
ture, includes a rapinp typhoon which
completely destroys a native villape, the
action of a tempestuous sea, and a rescue
of the princess by the American mission
ary after she has cast herself into the
rapinp waters in despair.
Miss Bara’s interpretation of the prin
cess role is declared to be one of the best
pieces of actinp she has done in her re
markable career in motion pictures.
sors for it are entitled to the hiphest
praise. The screen representation
should po a lonp way in establishinp
them as a power to be reckoned with
in the film Industry, for it is a picture
which bears the ¥ stamp of artistic merit
in every detail.
“Beinp a study of the peculiar affinity
that exists between an intellectual ma
chine and a ‘grain of dust,' the picture
is rich in dramatic contrast and con
flict. The picture is rich, too, tn its
revelation of the minds of men and of
women’s souls. Ambition, passion, lust,
jealousy, hate, sacrifice and expiation,
put up in the accepted form, compose
thq ingredients.
“The scenes attending the story are
oltve with emotion, and rivet one : s at
tention throuphout. The actinp is plac
ed in capable hands, Lillian Walker as
the stenographer, who unconsciously
transformed a man’s soul, gives the best
performance of her career. Ramsey
Wallace's interpretation of the regener
ate is a superb piece of acting. Other
who stand out in their work are Ralph
Delmore, James O'NeiH and Edith Day.”
A rifle shot is heard and Thorne plunges
off his pony. Eagle rushes up, too late
to make the sacrifice instead of Mary's
father. The Indian who stood guard over
the treasure of Lost Lake, his duty done,
stalks away, leaving the gold for Mary,
Hamilton and Eagle, the ancient debt of
blood havinig been paid.
WILLIAM A. BRADY (present*
Louisa M. Alcott 'B Fam»u« Story f|
LITTLE WOMEN
£peciaL
Directed by Harley Kaole. Scenario by Anaa Maxwell
Photographed by Rena Uulitnrt. Tocbnlcal Dlrootor Ueorge Knlioa
A moving picture of smiles and
tears, for every man and every wo
man and every child who loves and
laughs.
More than 2,6000,000 copies of the book
have been read by many times that number of
persons.
Evelyn Greely at the Modjeska Today
Damophilla Ulington is the daughter of
an iiged Greek scholar in “PhM-for*
Short”. The giiT is forced to do work in
the garden in overalls in order to support
her father, whose learning has brought
him no wealth. “Phil,” as she calls her
self, is subjected to criticism because of
her unconventional apparel.
Just after her father's death, Donald
McWrath. the villape hanker, assumes
puardianship ov«fr Phil, whom he really
wishes to marr> r . The girl floes from the
village, accompanied by Pat Mohan, an
old employe of her father’s. Phil, while
a runaway, dresses as a boy and chances
upon John Alden, who teaches Greek in a
nearby college.
Norma Talmadge In “The New Moon”
Will Be Seen at the Strand Theater Today
“The New Moon,” Norma Talmadpe’s
latest Select Picture, in which she is pre
sented by Joseph M. Schenek, will be
seen today at tin* Strand Theater.
Princess Mario Pavlovna, bethroth«xl to
Michael Koloyar, awaits the arrival of
her fiance with eagerness. In the palace
of the princess a great ball Is in full swing
while outside, in the city streets, the
pent-tip fury of the mob is roused by the
verbal lashes of their leader, Kosloff, who
is acting upon tin* instructions of the
TOMORROW ONLY
RIALTO
Alden is attracted by the supposed
youth, because of his knowledge of Greek
an»l invites Phil to call on him. The lat
ter then dresses as a girl and applies for
a position as assistant, teacher of Greek
nt the college. She pretends to be a sister
of the youth who talked with Alden.
Alden has been jilted in a former love
affair and hates the fair sex, hut in the
course of the story Phil marries him, or
Alden rather marries the girl after un
wittingly compromising her. The girl
then seta out to make Alden really care
for her. which she accomplishes with no
little difficulty. She wins her husband’s
love and at the same time makes a fool
of a violinist of flirting proclivities.
guiding spirit of the insurrection, Theo
Kameneff.
As the Princess and Michall are talking
on the balcony of their coming marriage,
a prowling anarchist, armed with a hand
grenade, sees them from the garden be
low' and hurls his missile of death at the
princess. The bomb miH.ses her, but goes
through window into the ballroom, whore
it explodes, dealing death to many of the
guests, among them the mother of the
princess.
The princess torn from the sido of her
At the Strand Today
How much more wonderful and appealing
than the printed words is the story of Meg
and Jo and Beth and Amy, brought to life on
the screen!
Imagine the incident where Jo cuts off
her long tresses to save her mother grief !
Picture it in cold type and then in the warm,
living movie.
COOLEBT BPOT IN TOWN
ELEVEN
dead mother by Michail, manages to maka
her escape, but is separated from him,
while he is engaged in fighting off their
assailants.
Michail, after the departure of th<*
Princess, gets safely away from the palace
and disguises himself in the clothes of a
drunken rioter. He wanders far in
search of his lost fiancee and eventually,
as a possible means of finding a clue to
her whereabouts, he becomes a member
of the Anarchist club under the rule of
Kameneff.
Kamaneff issues a decree, ordering all
the women in Russia to register so that
they may be nationalized. By nationaliz
ing them, he intends to force any woman
to become the wife of any man who wants
her. No further marriage ceremony is
necessary.
Meanwhile, the princess, now disguised
as a peasant girl, is established in a small
store in a neighboring town. Into tho
peace of the village comes the decree.
The princess refuses to register, incites
the other women to follow her example,
and plans to smuggle them safely across
the border to the next province. Kame
neff comes to the store and recognizing?
the princess, tries to force her to register.
Michail has heard evil stories about his
fiancee, and when he finds her at last, ho
sees her in the arms of Kameneff.
Eventually, things straighten them
selves out and the princess and Michaer
are reunited, but. not before there has
been, many scenes of tense action and
reels of thrills.
Lame Back Relieved.
For a lame back apply Chamberlain’*
Liniment twice a day and massage ttao
muscles of the hack over the seat of pain
thoroughly at each application.—Adv.