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Show IIS YOUR ANSWER HERE? The Standard Today Publishes Some Questions and Answers on 'The Miracle Man," the Paramount-Artcraft Picture Which Opens at the Alhambra for Four Days Beginning Next Sunday. IQ. .Has Betty Compson ever done anything except comedies? ,Hr jit A. Hetty Compson, one ul tho beal known comediennes of the .screen, recently deserted the coined coin-ed y field for serious drama. She appears in n remarkable role in ' re Loan.- Tucker's production, "The Miracle .Man." In this picture pic-ture she has the part of a Bowerj girl, member of a band of crooks, she recovers her lost innocence and II, J faith through the love of ?n honorable hon-orable man Tins photoplay, acclaimed ac-claimed one of tli" greatest sereen productions of all time, is t) Paramount-Artcraft picture. Q. Please tell me something ibottt George Loane Tucker J B. mi ll A. George Loane Tucker, admittedly ad-mittedly one of the greatest geniuses geni-uses in the entire motion picture business, is a Chieapro man. After ; c..,. u tt.,;,,...u,. t I 1 ill i U i! ' I i ' jj 1 I i J I 111!' Ml I-I. "SI I VI Chicago he entered the railroad business, but soon deserted this for the stage. With the growth of motion pictures he determined on a venture, and produced the first million dollar picture, ' Traffic in Souls." This was a success, and after he went to London, where he affiliated with great authors, such as Hall Caine and Anthonv Hope, and produced "Rupert of Hen-tzau," Hen-tzau," "The Christian," "The Prisoner of Zeenda," "The Manxman" Manx-man" and other masterpieces. On his return to this country he produced pro-duced "The Cinderdla Man," one of the biggest hits of the season Later he became an independent producer, entering this field with "Virtuous Wives." By far his greatest production is "The Miracle Mir-acle Man." adapted from the play by George M Cohan, which was taken from a story by Fr;'nk L. Packard. This picture stamps Mr; Tucker as one of the greatest of all motion picture creators It has i " -ansed a sensation wherever . shown. ! wno is tne autnor 01 rne Miracle Man?" J. F. !A. "The Miracle Man," produced pro-duced by George Loane Tucker and released as a Paramount-Artcraft picture, was taken from a story by Frank L. Packard, which appeared in Munsey's Magazine, in February, 1914 George M. Cohan, Co-han, the famous producer, composer, com-poser, author and comedian, read the story and immediately perceived per-ceived its tremendous possibilities. I lie dramatized it, and it had a long and successful run on Broadway, Broad-way, as well as on the road. Q. What are some of the pic- 15 turea in which Thomas Meighan has appeared? P. M. A. Thomas Meighan is one of i the most popular leading men on the screen, and has appeared in many big pictures Recently he played the lead in the Paramount-Artcraft Paramount-Artcraft picture, "The Miracle 1 Man," a George Loane Tucker production. Before this he had appeared ap-peared in many other Paramount-Artcraft Paramount-Artcraft pictures, including "Peg Ik 0' My Heart," "Male and Fe-male," Fe-male," Cecil B. DcMille's production, produc-tion, "Out of a Hear Skv." j "Heart of the Wilds." I A Q. Is there a song published H i) I jjj ab0Ut "Tlle Miracle Man," the Paramount Artcraft picture produced pro-duced by George Loane Tucker? L. J., Jr. A Yes. Waterson, Berlin aad Snyder, the big music publishers, have issued a song entitled, "The Miracle Man," based on this production. pro-duction. This is one of the most appealing songs of the year, and u ill undoubtedly ba e .' pi eal popularity. It can be purchased at any music store. Q. Who is the star of "The Miracle Mir-acle man?" L. T. H. A No one is starred in "The nuraoie wan, me ueorge i,oane Tucker production, which is released re-leased as a Paramount-Artcraft pi ture. But the picture mighl truthfully be called ill-star, for! every role is taken by a prominent screen player. Thomas Meighan. v cl 1 known for his wcrk in support sup-port of Elsie Ferguson. Billie Rnrk-c "Tnvv Pinlcfnrd !Vf nrcpiie-I rite (.'lark and other-, has the Lead-1 ing role. Betty Compson. best known hitherto as a comedienne, is the principal woman character Lon Chariey gives a remarkable character portrayal, an ! other-, in the easl are W Lawson Butt, Elinor Eli-nor Fair, F. A Turner, Lucille Hutton, Joseph J. Dowling and J M Dumont, all with excellent reputations rep-utations as sereen artists Q. Several years ago I saw a play on the stage, entitled "The Miracle Man " I much much impressed im-pressed by this, and I would like to know if it has ever been made into a motion picture. Mrs. K B. A. "The Miracle Men." by George M Cohan, from the story by Frank L. Packard, recently was picturized by George Loane Tucker, Tuc-ker, and it is release, I as a Paramount-Artcraft picture If has been booked for a showing at this 'heater in the near future Those who have seen the picture say that it is much more wonderful than the stage play, which was such a hit in New York and later on the roau a tew years ago. Thomas ( Meighan. Betty Compson. W. Law-1 son Butt, Elinor Fair. Lucille Hut-ton Hut-ton and other prominent players1 are in the cast. Q. Is it true that 1 ' The Miracle Man" was shown in Sing Sing Prison? G. H. A. Yes. "The Miracle Man" was given a pre-release showing in 1 Sing Sing prison, to twelve hundred hun-dred convicts, All of them were loud in acclaiming the realism as well as the inspiration of the production. pro-duction. One of them remarked that George Loane Tucker, the producer, must be a "fourth-timer. 1 to hp rhle to Horin cr in tieally the characters of criminnls. After the exhibition the chairman -f the entertainment committee wrote to the company, saying. "In all my experiences I have never seen a picture that created such a stir. Everyone is still talking talk-ing about it." The picture was also reviewed in the prison magazine, by one of the convicts, who said that the production had a message and an inspiration for everyone. "The Miracle Man," which will be shown at this theater in the near future, is a Paramount-Artcraft picture. Advertisement. 1 j Easy to Make This j j Pine Cough Remedy !Thotjuirwl of fumlllen wvar by lt prompt rranlti. Inriponl, 1 and um about If;!. You know that pine i med in nearly ell prescript ion and remedies for concha. The reason is that pine contains beveral peculiar clement- that have a remarkable remark-able elTert in SOO thing and healing tho membrmei of the throat ami chest. Pine if famous for thia purpose. Pine cough syrups are combinations of pme nnd svrup. The- "svrup" part is usunllv plain Uigur syrup. 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