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Show Famous Feature Film, "Les Misera-bles," Misera-bles," at the American Theater Today SCBNS PEOM "LBS MISEKABLES. " "Les Miserable;" iu picture form, is a faithful transferring of every dolail of the Victor .Hugo story to the cinematographic cine-matographic screen. It is of course far more vivid than the book story, and said to be more satisfactory than, tho dramatic version seen a few yearn ago, inasmuch as its lovely bucuery, the prettiest countrysides country-sides in all southern France, form no small part of the charm of the' film. From tho Theater Sarah Bernhardt was hccurod ITeuri JCrauss to play tho leading rolo, .lean Valjcan. I'antine, the unhappy mother who. dying, loaves littlo f'osptto in the hands of Valjcan, is sympathetically enacted by Mile. Ventura of the Theater dtt Vaudeville. With such magnificent artists the i strength of tho portrayal mav bo 1 imagined. The battles between the mobs and the soldiers at tho time of the.Torror in Paris are triumphs of realism. There aro endless other poiuts of merit in Hub excoptioual work. "Les Miserables," complete, comprises com-prises 11,000 foot of film and will be presented in two series. The first, which is in 5000 feet, will bo shown at the American today, tomorrow and Wednesday. The first series comprises the first two books, "Joan Valjcan," and "Fantinc." Tho performances will be continuous from JU noon to J 1 p. in. |