Show Reed Novel At Gem Lavender and Old Lace a n. film fm ad adaptation n of of t Myrtle Reeds Reed's famous nofel novel tod today y opens opens opens' opens opens-a a run run of three days at atthe the Gem theatre Marguerite Snow Seena Owen and Louis Bennison excel in the principal roles A A New England story that makes a most pleasing feature fea fea- feature ture directed b bj by Lloyd Ingraham I and Old Lace Is a verv er creditable depiction of ot a New England Idyll that holds attention because of ot its quaint humor and the character types that are ae exceedingly well done In contrast contrast contrast con con- to the North Shore background a I Japanese sequence has been inserted In ina 1 I a logical manner providing an bit of romance that holds considerable i charm Most audiences will consider this good entertainment nt ta because it as a bf Sec de combination lo of cheeriness e and pathos o reflecting an out of the way corner o of life Seena Owen has never been photographed photographed photo photo- graphed to better advantage Both she and Marguerite Snow give splendid performances per per- perI I The h story is that t of Mary a Ainslie who has ha waited J thirty I years ears a for r her fiance a e always keeping a light burning in the the window to guide him home His son b bj by I another another- woman comes to spend his vacation in the New England village The The resemblance Is so startling that when she leans lean's that he Is the son of her old flame she Is overcome and falls In a 1 faint The son has fallen In love with Miss 1 Ainslie's youthful comrade and she upon her fter deathbed bequeaths to Carl and Ruth the happy romance that had been denied her Besides the theer leading players 13 t the balance a of the h cast cant of er Victor Motel i. i Zella ll Ingraham h Lillian J fa Elliott and James Corrigan extract every Iota lota of humor from their parts Director Director tor Ingraham has faithfully th r tg reh i W g the atmosphere of pah of the serene e New Englad En- En JI glad village and and- andin in doing so has produced pro pro- picture that really does doE'S s I a po possess 2 I heart interest As a whole this feature features Js s far above the average In screen ente enter l's |