Show The Mountebank Opens at Victory No Xo novel of ot recent years ears has created greater Interest than WIlHam WitHam William Wil Wit Ham liam J. J Lockes Locke's romance The Mountebank now being shown on the screen at the Victory th theatre atre under its title of The Side Show of ot Life Lite The story is fairly familiar to most readers but t to those who have not had the good fortune to read Mr Lockes Locke's story It may be mentioned that It concerns the romantic adventures of Andrew an English gentleman forced by circumstances to make makeI his living as a circus clown Under Under Under Un Un- I der the cover of his paint and andI I powder he Is traveling with a n. che cheap p French circus when war Is declared Enlisting In the British i I forces he rises from the ranks to colonel Later for tor saving 5 the life of ot a young man he Is given a citation ci citation ci- ci I tation tatton and elevated to brigadier adler i general As AI General he returns return to England and is II a so social social social so- so I cial favorite There he lIe wins the love e of ot r n noble lady ll but remembering remembering b bering the little French circus I girl who loves him he steals away and rejoins the circus However there I is la a a. pleasing ending In which I eve everyone I in is happily disposed I IThe The VIctory also shows Harry rr i Langdon In hI hH his latest Mack Sennett Sennett Sennett Sen Sen- Seni i nett comedy Flickering Youth together with Pathe News and the music of the Vl Victorians I |