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Show MARGUERITE CLARKAT LYRIC Story of Mark Twain's Great Romance, Rom-ance, "The Prince and the Pauper" Introduced to the Screen by the Famous Players Film Company Mark Twain's beloved story of The Princo nnd tho Pnupor; tho ilrst of tho great American humorist's works to bo filmed, which tho Famous Players Play-ers Film Company Is presenting at tho Lyrle Theuter Friday nnd Saturday Satur-day on tho Parnmount Program, relates re-lates how tho llttlo Princo Kdward, wenry of tho routlno Ufa of tho creot paloco or tho king, wanders forth to tho pnlaco guto In search of amusement. am-usement. Ho arrives n tlmo to see tho guards abusing n rngged urchin whom thoy aro about to oxpei from tho premises and who benrs a ro-mnrkablo ro-mnrkablo rcsemblanco to himself. Interested In-terested by tho hoy, tho princo orders tho soldiers to desist and then proceeds pro-ceeds to question him about tho life ho leads. Enthralled by tho vision or freedom which tho beggar child re. Intes to him tho princo envies the lad his position. Tho beggar child, his mind teem-lug teem-lug with tho stories or princes nnd their countless riches, which ho has heard from tho lips of tho parish priest, is entranced with tho thought of being in tho presenco or royalty. So when tho princo declares that he would willingly chnngo his llfo for that of tho pauper tho bargain 1b soon struck and tho two change their clothes. Naturaiy, duo to their astonishing rcsemblanco and tho changed appear-nnco appear-nnco or their clothes, each Is mlstak-en mlstak-en for tho other nnd thoro are Innumerable Innum-erable complications. Tho suddenly olovated pnupor Is treated with all poBslb'.c dofcrcncoTJy tho court and when ho denies that ho Is actually tho princo, ho 1b confined by tho grler stricken king, who Issues orders that anyono speaking or tho prlnco's distemper dis-temper shall bo Immediately beheaded. behead-ed. Tho princo mennwhllo Is rnrlhg even ev-en less happily than his protege Ho has fallen Into tho hands of tho des-porato des-porato rater of tho beggar who Is himself a notorious thief. As tho Iratu man is about to beat his supposed son for running nwny tho boy Is rescued res-cued by Miles Hondo'n whom tho princo Immediately dubs a knight, much to tho amusement of tho gallant hero, who or courso believes that ho Is talking to tho son or tho nithy beg-gnr. beg-gnr. Tho princo, then meets n gang of thieves, who, delighted with his spirit spir-it and daring, decrco that he Is too valuable chl'd to bo n boggar and that thoy will trnln him in the ways of a clever thtot. After Innumornblo adventures, among them nn enrountor with a mad hermit who believes him-self him-self an archangel and nttompts to sacrifice sac-rifice the prince in cold blood as ho sleeps, tho royal wandorcr arrives at tho palace Just In time to provcnl tho coronation of his own protege. Tho king has dlod and tho beggar who is still supposed to ho tho princo, has been declared tho heir to tho throno. As tho lowly child, nttlrod In tho most r.egal of costumes, appears ap-pears at tho hood of tho coronation procession ou its way to Westminster Abboy tho ragged princo hursts Into tho midst of tho scono nnd proclaims himself tho truo aspirant to tho throne. Tho glamor of royalty has long slnco been disponed In tho heart ot tho llttlo beggar who again craves tho freedom ot tho road, and ho Is swift to admit tho Identity ot tho real princo. Moreover, tho Illusion of tho princo has boon swept away and ho has long slnco decldod that the llfo which ho has always led is the ono bust suited to him. So it is that each Is contonted to return to tho lifo to which ho was hrod nnd that each decides In his wise llttlo heart that thoro is much wisdom In tho disposition of our fates and that each should bo content with his own lot, not asplro to climb to a world of which ho Is not a part, Thoro will bo a spoclal matinee ot j this wonderful photoplay given on Saturday nfternoon. For the convent- I ence of thoso living out of town. The I matlnco will start at 2 p. ni. Instead I or- ,2:30, as usual, giving opportunity I to- catch tho, i o'c'lo'lV cnr. Ji'y y Jl - -1 i I |