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Show Passionate Pilgrim99-: At Paramount Today 1 Cliarlas Gerard, who plays the heavy" part In "The Passionate Pilgrim," the fine Cosmopolitan production for Paramount-Empress today for a three days' run, has had an unusually successful career. ca-reer. He was horn in Ireland and educated edu-cated at Dublin university before going on tha stage. Me first appeared In 1 --onion In "The Country Olrl." with George afelwartjse, and then In "The Uay Gordons. Gor-dons. He then did screen work, and amtng the motion picture dramas In which he has appeared are Uttle Miss Optimist," "Petttgrews Olrl," "Something "Some-thing to Do, "Counterfeit" and "The Teeth of the Tiger." In "The passionata Pilgrim ha plays the part of the manager of the rich Can-tey Can-tey estate, the chief heir of which la ikllriam Center, the heroine, whom he aeka to win in order to get poeeesslon f the estate. In doing so he works through her sister, Ksther, whose love he wine and whom ha uses In a despicable despi-cable plot, only to desert her In the nd In the vain hope of capturing her Alster and the fortune. He plays this part with great curiae" g. Teeing extremely true to life both In appearance ap-pearance asd action, as the elegant villain. vil-lain. Matt Moore and Ruby de Reroer play the leading roles. |