Show Story of Damon and Pythias Is Great Offering at the Rex r rt- rt Tr i r c g i rt t t. t uI S 'S Si i Yi S f h 1 S t tIL I IS S S J Jf I tv f i- i 4 S 'S S S tu Scene from Damon and Pythias at the Rex Friday and Saturday this week What hat Is true friendship Some Somo sa sago sage o of oC modern time and thought has given us an Idealized answer answer answer an an an- to this quer query which has burned In the being of 13 every cr man woman and child a child a friend Is the first person to In when the whole world has come gone gono out out It was from froni the crucible of or violent death the friendship of Damon and P Pythias came forth orth pure Ure gold Theirs is the tho story of the truest friendship the tho old world has hns even en known Pythias Pythia tho noble noole warrior had of offered of- of cred himself as hostage u for fOI his hla friend Damon who had hall been heen condemned condemned con con- to death Damon had left the elt city of Syracuse for one ono parting farow faro- faro w well ssell l to his hla wife and son If ho should not return b by the sunset hour th the life of his friend was as to be the forfeit Sunsets Sunset's hour came camo and Damon had hadnot hadnot hadnot not r returned Ho lie had torn himself away from wife and child only to find that there was sas no horse to carr carry him back to his comrades comrade's Ild side In desperation desperation desperation des des- he ho attacked a stranger took his steed und anti hurried toward tho the city The horse stumbled and broke its leg Jumping from the Injured animals animal's back he ho sped on foot toward the city The executioner led Pythias out to die 1 Even ven then Pythias refused ed to hell vo that his friend had betrayed cd him The executioner raised the axe axe to strike Suddenly lv there u was a shout from the outer edge of oC tho the crowd Then came a cry of joy Damon had returned He Ho pushed his wa way through the tho throng and to lo the time arms o of his Damon had come out of tho the crucible pure gold The bonds of or their friendship had hUd stood Then rewarding lo loyalty the despot who v hud had sought the Grecian leaders leader's life his soul touched with the tho strength of the tho bond which united these noblemen noble nohle- omen men proclaimed that he would over ever sunder a friendship like that of Damon and This spectacle presented In six Ix parts part Its scenes of massive mC and elaborate dab dab- orate Investiture being filled tilled with ac action action tic tic- tion sin most appealing sentiment A strong cast appears and Damon and Pythias are arc Ideally realized In Itt the most moet enthusiastic Indorsements the lodge of the I Knights of has haR hailed this wonderful moving mot mo lug Ins picture as tho the greatest work of or its I character America has yet et produced I Not only Is It of special appeal to p Py- Py I hut but no Incident In earths earth's history his his- tor tory no love lovo of man for man has hns b been en sc idealized as by the example of or the these Re c noble warriors warrior of ot Greece Again It Is they that answer the eternal question Who Vho Is m my friend You ask ank JI k yourself yourself your your- self you ask your friend can friendship friend friend- ship be as constant as this See Seo this thin wonderful story atory for an answer anster that has haR Illumined I all ages at the Rex th theatre nd nd Saturday April 16 and 17 17 |