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Show Four Features At the Mehesy E MASON HOPPER has added a new production to his long list of capably directed offerings in the most recent American-Mutual release, "Tangled "Tan-gled Skeins,'-" a three-part romantic drama, starring dainty Yivian Rich and the favorite, Alfred Yosburgh. It is a story of infinite variety, the scenes ranf'inff from the artificial atmosphere and intrigue of foreign diplomatic circles cir-cles to, the simplicity of a shepherdess' home in the western hills. "The House on Hokum Hill, ' ' featuring fea-turing John Shechan, is the story of Edgar Alum Por, who was an author, not bv nature, but by contract. Alley & Street, the publishers, wrote him a letter let-ter demanding more originality and promptitude or they would cancel the contract calling for one story a week. So he went to a secret panel in the wall and took out his "idea machine,' an affair with a crank. whi.-h, when turned, would cause the words to appear ap-pear in the four slots, thus suggesting suggest-ing a storv. The story su'j;eted was a mvWdraaiatic tale, ca'lkd " 1 ' The House on Hokum Hill.-' ' As he wrote his mind visualized the action for the mechanics me-chanics of the story. A " Beauty' com el v. "Virginia" is the story of how a cr'irl of the slums made food in spite of heavy odds. Cleo Madison does some of her strongest acting in this one-reel drama. ''S-e America First" this week is a trip through Pmninhnm. Ala., whb-h has been Valied the Pittsburg of the south. The coal, iron and limestone district of this country is shown. |