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Show I I Frank Keenan in a New Role TH I'- Triangle-Iaee studio.- arc responsible respon-sible for the big" feature production. "The .Stepping iStooC. " which head J Hie new programme opening at the Amei ican this afternoon and continue? for two . days only. Krank Kceuan, whose wonderful cliyraetcri.Htion of the southern colonel in "The Coward" was uno of the wonders oi' filmland, iy the star of the production, being associated with Mary Behind, who has a No won many laurels for her work .hci'orc the notion pie t rive camera. ''The Stepping Stone" is based on an original story and is unique in thai the plot, which cn it err ns the "eternal triangle,'' tri-angle,'' is so skillfully, handled that the interest is always at a high pitch. The story IS hawed upon 1 he efforts of a millionaire stork manipulator to win the love of the beautiful wile of a worthless worth-less young clerk who aspires to power and wealth by the ''easy money'' route. Tlie drama is one which would lend itself it-self readily to dialogue, but so ably is it acted in the film production that nothing is lost. Another unusual feature fea-ture is that there are but two exterior scenes and these arc only incidental to the main thread of the story. Some, revelations in animated photography : are promised for this subject, especial attention having, been given to the lighting efforts. Elaborate and illustrated illus-trated sub titles, which have eome to be recognized as a mark of especial distinction from the luce studios, are also used for this feature. For Tuesday and Wednesday the American has secured tlie first big feature fea-ture production in which Bertha Kalich, the renowned emotional star, has appeared ap-peared here. "Slander," the subject in which she and a most competent cast will appear, is from the Fox studios. It is a story with a tremendous human appeal anil is a modem photodrama that every woman should see and which nieD shoudl study. Hs lesson is a universal one. depicting the terrible effects of much of. the so-called gossip of society circles, especially when the conversation conversa-tion takes a turn "wherein it imiy east a reflection upon someone without a .basis for the statement made. The Thursday, Friday and Saturday bills will have Lillian Gish as the star in her newest photodrama, "Sold for Marriage." The story centers afbout a little Russian girl and conveys the truth tfiat ofttimes the police stand as the poor man's friend and not asvthe oppressor. The leading characters in the film are shown escaping Russia u persecution and finding friends in the police of a treat city when it seems that their injuries are to be continued in tlie strange country. Throughout the week there will be Other subjects of minor importance on the bills. No small part in the success of the programmes will he played by the American concert orchestra, under the direction of Professor J. J. McC'lellan, the musical interpretations of this organization or-ganization having attained nation-wide recognition. The new Amor ican pipe organ, now the biggest operating organ of its kind in a picture theater in America, Amer-ica, is proving a revelation to many theatergoers the-atergoers who are appreciative of good music. |