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Show "THEDA BARA, the vampire of the screen, in a return engagement of "Cleopatra," . iL the .Broadway-for-fouraysr-mmtincing-today. '. : . , -.'. v , ' ,s 1 : ' . I . . --e A riot of gorreeusness and Egyptian STlndrr that puirtval the time of the real Cleopatra is t he nredom tnant f ea tare of the William Fox suparplcture, ' ."Cleopatra," in which Theda Bara playi th title role of th enchanting Blrcn of the Nil. The slay Is now at the broad- i way theatre for a return engnsetnnt. The coatumrs worn by Xliae Bara , throughout t his upectacle are wondroui creations. No expanse was spared by William Foa to mak this p ho tod ram a the greatest evr thrown upon a screen. The enure world was oombad by his assistants as-sistants to embody In thka masterpiece very accurate historical detail which history his-tory deaertbae as having graced the court of th (amove Cleopatra. There were uad more than tan thou sand people to add color and life to the t photoorama. In the Interior tant scene mar than $50,000 worth of decoration were used to give it he barbaric splendor accredited to the time of the great Hiren of the Nile. There were used alone, In this wonderful set, two rugs valued at Ma, 0e. in drill Ion, the vaiioue tapestries, tapes-tries, silks and furniture amounted to more than f'J4.000. Mo valuable were the furniahlnsa that it was necessary for Fox Film corporation to Insure every article against fire and tbeft while this set was being used. Kever before in the history of photo-dramatic photo-dramatic production was there such lar- |