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Show THE CHRISTIAN AT THE LYRIC NEXTMONDAY High Water Mark Reached In Presentation Pre-sentation of Moving Picture Drama In Logan Next Monday marks tho opening of a new era In the presentation ot moving pictures In Logan. Beginning Begin-ning Monday afternoon nnd continuing continu-ing through tho week, tho Lyric of tors Tho Christian founded on that mastorpleco in literature, from tho pen ot HalUCalno. Slnco this book appeared twenty years ago It has been read through' out the English speaking world. Tho loading characters, "John Storm," tho religious fanatic, and "Glory Quale," (he wayward, tantalizing, tho fascinating, the everlasting, feminine puzzle, have become familiar to tho reading public ot tho world. , But In addition to tho wonderful vogue of the book, Viola Allen for ten years on the stage in the char, ncter ot Glory Qualo, won tamo such as has como to but few actressos In recent years. She mado the won dorful story of tho Christian familiar to thousands, who never road tho book. And now Uio Vltngraph Llebler People has undertaken to outdo in tho presentation of tho Christian in moving pictures nil other attompts In this field. Eight months wore con sumed in the work of whipping the drama into shapo for moving pictures. pic-tures. Tho best talont obtainable was brought into requisition. Threo thousand men and women woro em ployed to roproduco tho great Dor- by Day mob scone. 150,000 In cash ' wnB expended on tho production and finally n pleturo was produced which Is the finost accomplishment of tho camora to date. Aside from the absorbing battle between tho fanaticism ot John Storm, and tho coquotry of Glory Quale a wonderful picture ot life In London Is presented in "Tho Christian." Chris-tian." There is deplctod tho Infam ous Lord Uro, the confiding, charming, charm-ing, and unfortunnto Polly Lovo and nil the other characters that have mado "Tho Christian" one of the most Intensoly Interesting Btories over Issued from tho preis. High and low llfo, with all their complex and conflicting passions ore clearly pictured on tho screen. "Tho Chris tlftn" tolls n thrilling story, and toaehos a. powerful lesson. Thero uro eight reels in the nlr ture, nnd tho presentation takes U-full U-full hours. |