Show X 4 k ay W 0 anzi M 13 etc 41 J OPERA HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT AND AT THE ALTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT MARY PICKFORD SUPREME surpasses herself in famous players screen version of madame butterfly it is rarely that motion picture spectators are privileged to witness so exquisitely artistic a performance as that of mary alary rickford pickford in madane lla daie Luter Puter fly the famous players film companas Comp anys magnificent of john luther longs classic which has already become familiar through the medium of opera novel anil and play all the poetic beauty ol 01 this sad tale tala has been preserved anil and enhanced in the film pro product dreton which is the para mount picture at the opera house tuesday night and at the alta wednesday afternoon alter noon and night the pathetic story of clio cho cacs cac san n 1 madame ladame butterfly as tier her treacherous american husband calls lier her s told with infinite skill there is no pretence predence pre tence ot of showy in ili the staging of the production which has been accomplished with the assistance ot of especially engaged authorities on japanese costumes and manners for settings the most beautiful japanese gardens in america were used it t is an interesting coincidence that alary pickford the idol of tile the motion picture world should make maka her first appearance in the role of cf an oriental maiden in this great play which was the first work of an all american author to have the distinction of being 1 darted to grand opera that the ot of the star as the silent interpreter of the famous role of 0 chocho cho cho san was the wisest selection that could be made will be the verdict of every one who sees this appealing and heart gripping production it required the art the grace the and the daintiness of alary pickford to win the sympathy of tho the public in ili this role and only an all actress of mary blary pick fords personal magne magnetism could have successfully faced the ordeal of presenting in pantomime pan tomine ine a character with which the public had already become familiar through the media of the opera play and novel and which therefore already possessed the highest standard of comparisons with these thesa preconceived notions ot of this beloved little character to meet and surpass in sympathy and artistry miss bliss plot ford was confronted by one of the imort most difficult tasks that a motion picture pie favorite lias has ever been caled upon to meet it is tile greatest triumph of tier lier unparalleled career that she should have risen to the most exalted ex altel I 1 heights of as she has u uk questionably done As the forsaken cho cho sau patiently and confidently waiting thru the long months for the return of tier her american husband only to have him return with an Am american eilean wife mary blary eckford Pc kford touches depths of emotion in ili tier her expressions of sorow pain and grief that have never been required 0 her in the portrayal of the many occidental characters chosa daintiness and aad charm have made her the supreme favorite of the rl screen for pure pathos and dramatic interest madame butterfly Buter Duter fly has few equals I 1 in the whole realm of fiction and of the stage with the splendid settings which have been produced as tho the ba background ck of miss bliss Pick fords unexcelled art the photodrama photo drama ranks as one of the foremost productions that patrons of the local theatres theartres the atres have ever been privileged to see |