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Show : m "Joan of Arc" Wonderful Historical Film P: at the American Beginning Tomorrow . A brilliant combination of histor' and drama are wovon into the five-part picture pic-ture of "Joan of Arc," which will .be shown at tho American theater for three days, beginning tomorrow. Thc rolo of .loan, tlio maid of Orleans, is portrayed by the talented Xlle. Maria Jacobini, and she is supported by a notable cast of European artists. Tho depiction of tho life of this greatest hcroino the world has ovor known necessitated tho employment of ovor 1000 men and 3000 horses. The settiugs, furnishings and the locale of tho exterior scenes contribute to what, as a whole, is without question the most romarlcable historical multiple Xinrt feature this countiw has over seen. Tho play is replete with thrilling incidents inci-dents and many awe-inspiring spectacles, such as the battle of Orleans and the crowning of Charles VII king of Trrance. The picture is historically correct cor-rect in every detail and tells a story that oven a child who detests tho history his-tory lesson would never tire of. Two months wero actuallv spent in tho filming of this picture." The men - Wm appearing m the production are B erjuinped with the armor and weapons ; mm oL the fifteenth century. Also the ous- ' toms and st3'les of dress are shown with Mm great caro to detail.- In the production iWM of "Joan of Arc" the Savoia Film com- H pany has rejected Shakespeare's and faH Schiller's conception of tho "maid ot Orleans," aud have relied on the his (Hi torical research into her life and char- imM actor, which has been carried on duriug pflH the past century, notably by Andrew D Lang, M. France and M. Ilnnotaux. The htory begins at the point where it is taH realized that war has devastated France FSB to tho extent that the vCty race is on faH the vcrgo of losing its national exist- $S oncCT At that moment a little peasant I'WSk girl appears. She picks up thc great HI sword of conmiered P'rance. and mak- ' mm ing her tender breast a bulwark against ' Wffl so many miseries, .she draws from thc ; fjjt , energ" of her faith the force to wrest u yj( her land from the victorious English. hRL' flhl |