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Show 'DIVINE LADY' ACCLAIMED AS GREAT FILM j How did the sirens of history enchant en-chant their men and then keep them enchanted 7" Countless milliojis of women have probably nslted themselves the question, wishing they might practise prac-tise the same wiles In winning the man who makes their heart beats to speed up; and, once won, to keep some designing hussy from carrying carry-ing him off from before her very eyes, after the honeymoon rapture has waned, and familiarity has robbed matrimony of its romance. Surely the famous sirens had n "line," a method, that lured the desired man to their sides. Now comes Adela Rogers St. Johns, noted novelist, short story writer and motion picture scenarist, with an outline of the method pursued by one famous beauty to get and hold no less a "catch" than Lord Nelson, England's greatest Admiral and hem. It is a study of the life, character and man-capturing record rec-ord of the famous eighteenth century cen-tury beauty. Lady Hamilton, known as "The Divine Lady." "What Every Woman Wants to Know" is the feminine eye-catching title of Mrs. St. Johns' article published in the October issue o Smart Set, from which we have been accorded the privilege of quoting. In her article on one of England' most gorgeous beauties, who is the 1 central character, in Rirst National Pictures' Corrine Griffith snprini "The Divine Lady", directed by Frank Lloyd, which comes to the RivoJi theatre on Sunday and Monday., Mon-day., Mrs. St, Johns is at pains to point out and to develop those qualities qual-ities of Lady Hamilton's character which made her so successful in winning men and, after the beginning begin-ning of her affair with Lord Nelson to keep both her husband and her lover devoted to her until their deaths. In the photography story of Lady Hamilton's romance with Lord Nel- son. based upon E. Barrington's best-selling biographical novel, also called 'The Divine Lady," Victor Varconi plays opposite Corinne Griffith as Lord Nelson, while H. B. Warner is the Lord Hamilton. Marie Dressier acts the role of Lady Hamilton's mother, Ian Keith is one of her early lovers, Dorothy Cummings the Queen of Naples, Michael Vavitch the Kin? or.,i Montague Love, one of Kelson's officers. One of the greatest horse racing - -pictures ever produced, "Silks and Saddles" starring Marian Nixon, pretty heroine of Universal pictures will be shown at the Rivoli theater Wednesday and Thursday, it is announced. an-nounced. "Silks and Saddles," made under the direction of Robert F. Hill, has brought to the screen the most thrilling scenes of the dirt track ever made into a mention picture. How quickly their thin veneer of civilization is shed by human beings (under given conditions) is the animating motif behind the new-Fox new-Fox Films production, "The Sin Sisters." Unusually capable players appear in the vigorous characterizations namely. Nancy Carroll, Lawrence Gray, Josephine Dunn, Anders Ran-dolf, Ran-dolf, Myrtle Stedman, Richard Alexander, Al-exander, Frederick H. Graham and George Davis. "The Sin Sister" comes to the Rivoli theatre Friday. Ken Maynard, the ace of ac'ion stars in his latest western feature for First National Pictures "The Glorious Trail", is coming to the Rivoli theatre on Friday. This is ! Maynard's most talked of picture It combines all the elements of dramatic action with the famous stunts of the saddle for which this popular star is noted. |