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Show MISS FREDERICK AT THE LYRIC WED. AND THU. In Impressive Screen Adaptation of Israel Zangwlll's Celebrated Drama, Dra-ma, "The Moment Before" The Moment Before, a forthcoming Fnmous Plaers Paramount photo drama based upon Israel Zangwlll's world famous Play of that name, will bo shown nt tho Lyric theater Wednesday Wed-nesday and Thursday. Paulino Frederick In tho stellar rolo of Madge, a haughty gypsy girl, eclipses herself In this now characterization. charac-terization. The story opens In England. Tho Duchess and the Duko of Maldon aro seen lavishing gifts upon the well deserving poor. While returning homewnrd they pnsa a church, just as tho chimes nro tolling the neon hour The Duchess becomes hprror itrlcken ut their peal, as that Is the which hns been forecast tor her death by a fortune teller. Tho Duk9 comforts com-forts her nnd they, again turn toward the mansion. , A few days later, while out riding, tho Duke falls from his horse and dloa. The Duchess, grief stricken ... n tin. tmalinnfl'a ilnntti linnrn thn IStli and 21st vorses of the 19th chnr-tor chnr-tor of Matthew read at tho sermon. Affected ami overcome by tho text she staggers and fnlls, the chimes tolling tho twelve strokes of noon. The gypsy's prophecy comes true, but a moment before her death, the past looma up In her terrified mind. Sho sees herself ns Mndge, a sneering, sneer-ing, lllrtlng, gypsy mold. Her bus band John, Is nt her side as they wind their' way through tho forest His brutality cowers her and sho despises de-spises his very sight. Two game wardens and Hnrold, tho second son of the Duke of Maldon ,henr the shot as John fells a deer. Madgo and Jin' old meet, as John Is apprehended; rascinntlon seizes them both. Hnrold pardons John, and husband and wife depart. ,Harold meets Mndge soveral times both feeling more Interested In each other at each meeting. They are caught while kissing by John. A fight is nvoldablo only by her keen wits. At Harold's departure, however, howev-er, she stabs John in tho arm nnd (Ices. Malge's steps toko her to the mansion of Harold whero sho is given giv-en employment, much to the disapproval disap-proval of Lionel, the heir to the Dukedom. After a fight and flight in wh'ch Lionel is killed, John nnd Mndge take refuge lu Australia. Harold, unknowingly, unknow-ingly, does llkowiso. They meet and John Is killed at the hands of Mndge. The two lovers then mako their way to Englnnd whor they reign Jointly over the lato Duke's vast territories. A distinguished cast, directed by Robert G. Vlgnoln, supports Mls3 Frederick In the Interprotntlon of this appealing drama, which has been produced In Florldn, the scenic beauties beau-ties of which enhnnce the dramatic and pictorial qualities of this splcn-eld splcn-eld screen offering. |