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Show 1 At the Theaters 'The Follies. Girl" Pleasing Film at American rjLIVE THOMAS, or.e of the most beau-tlful beau-tlful stars of the screen, is appearing in her late.-t ftature, "The Follies Girl," at the American theater. This picture is from the story by w. Carey Vonderly. It tells of the secret marriage of a demure star of the footlights to the nephew cf a rich old man who is bHievtd to be on his dath-b..-d. The old man is surrounded by riauv-s who are anxious to inherit bis wealth. Mtsa Thomas It Installed as the old man's nurse and t'ien complications develop mpldiy; tor this former stace beauty makes a hit with the Invalid, renews re-news his inter?, in life ar.d he uuiek.y r-ealnf" r-ealnf" his health. The r'.atlven are f,;rlous. for they fear the un.le's fo:iine:-s fur his nurse mav Ben.Tat" thm from his gold forever. Th.n cnni s the big surnrls.' of the picture, and love triumphs In favor of the little actresj with a big heart. Ml.-s Thomaa plays her I.-.rt brilliantly, ar.d It Is an J 1 1 vehicle for the fair O.ive, who first stepped Into renown as a star of the first in.iunltud with the Zi-l''.':.! M:,.!r. !qht Fro'.lc la New York. Hre sur; ortlng cast Is said 1 1 b exe'-nt, exe'-nt, and Includes Wallace MacDoriaM. W'Kllam V. bmc, I.. 'h :;.. Hay Griffith and otbT wil-kri-jun plav. rs. The d!ro--tor. Jack Dillon, haw pto-hifd the picture In ex.-.-lletit tnste. and ailniTfr. of M:s Thema-s will find tills pnii.'t'.on w,i worthy of a vlt.it t t.ie Am-rKan theater. "Stepping Out" Is New Offering at Paramount ttQTEPl'ING OUT," a story of the trials and temptations of the family of small Income, la the leading offering at the Paramount-Empress the remainder of this week. "While the idea of breaking away from household drudgery and "stepping out" amon the bright lights, in ordr to bring a cnlloua husband to his senses, is not a new one, Thomas II. Ince, through the medium of a splendid company of players play-ers headed by Enid lit-nnett nd Nilea Wehh. presents the p:ot in a somewhat different aspect. The outcome of the comedy-drama, might Indicate th.it the writer hud In mind when he gave the title to the story the old proverb, "watch yo ir slp." it concerns a woman who finds her greatest happiness, in cn :in.ut;h 1 ng )vT '.Ife to u. husband, a husband who nccrp's 1 s.uriftcs a his rightful du. and prac-tii prac-tii ahy ri k -trd j her an a stv-.th ir. l.:s hoiis-v How th-v-e rvfr.io deposition an balanced and h happy companitu.Khip effe. t.-t-d. Is the mission of the play. Tf.e picture, which U jtpMndidly put on m.d dure, was directed by Krei Nlblo. Tiie fniiiliiilT -f tho nrw bill rrak'-fl fop ptoo-i ftitertAirim-nt. Th Hrirfirs ro:n"l', a no I ri. r of t lU'St v. hrn - u- f elter-n" elter-n" Mln-A-fri. i.d epitt-j.!".'. tl-alti w.tb .ut;i-ful .ut;i-ful r tprrl' r ch, U'.a'.s 'd t r! -t i a t ' or in a p."t"kr..ph if .'!)'. and th- i'u-t Na!-.:r pi. ture Is a verltabU '.'em en tf. Tr-fii. The nu;s:c, under th d'.rertlon uf lalw.-iid T. K;ml Ail, Is up to tho high Mar..l:ird 1 st by thn nnnngfmnt. nrd. nil together, the niitiro bl.l in well worth while. |