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Show "THE GLUE" AT LYRIGjHEATRE Beautiful I'.lnncho Sweet makes he' fourth st,'ll.r appearance under Las ky maim nemi nt Inji plcturlzatti.ii cf Margaret Tur'nbu l's drama, The Clue ller preiou8 Lasky nppeamuccs have been In the Lasky Bclasco plcturi.i Hon of Th ' Warrens of Virginia, The Captive, nml Stolen Goods. Tho Wurreii3 of Virginia, Is a drama dra-ma of Civil vvnr and Miss Sweet's role Is that of an Ingenue-. In The Captive, which is n drama of the Balkan wars. Miss Sweet played a rolo combining youthful roninnco nnd moments of strong emotionalism. In Stolen Goods, Miss Sweet's character Is thUt of a much persecuted girl who hns been falsely arrested nnd whose experiences belong distinctly to the realm of emotional dramatic roninnco In Tho Hue, Miss Sweet Is the central cen-tral femlnlno llguro and mainspring of motives In complex nnd tenso de tective play. Sho Is surrounded wuii wealth and refinement and apparently apparent-ly protected from all tho troubles of tho world; yet sho Is overwhelmed by tho fact that tho man sho loves, a man of highest social standing nnd Integrity, has apparently committed murdor. In providing Miss Sweet with roles of such a widely contrasting naturo tho Lasky Company Is paying her the great compliment of exploiting not only her art, but her versatility aiming aim-ing by this most practical method to display all her talents and to put her beforo tho public not merely as the Impersonator of certain types, but In the true light of a dramatic genius. Blanche Sweet has not yet attained attain-ed her twentieth year. Now is tlio tlmo for her to develop nil sides of her genius. In later years It may ho recognized that certain roles are Blancho Sweet roles, but tho Lasky Company has literally not yet found any field of dramatic Interpretation, at nil posslhlo for a woman of hei years and physical appearance, thai she does not Bcem capable of entering enter-ing with unqualified Eiiccess. 7ne noxt Sweet productlo nwlll bo The Secret Orchard, In which il.e assumes a role of yet a different cr-dor. cr-dor. The eagerness with which Var-&rr.iuintr Var-&rr.iuintr exhibitors and patrons nro celling for Blancho Sweet production:! Is moro than sufficient evidence t f the esteem In which sho Is he'd. |