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Show 'ji' , Cecelia i Lof tus ?j i 4 flllj Tonight for tlio last tlmo at tho lie ' Lyric theatro will bo presented In a J II i beautiful ilvo roel production, Cecelia j I I.octus, tho famous character actress B P J. In the famous novol an J play A Lady II i of Quality by "Krances Hodgson Bur-tt Bur-tt ji ! nett. The'subject is an Idyllic blend- I ) I Ing o( tho romance, beauty and dar-r dar-r ing of tho days of knighthood, and , I g I , the film version has developed into a I ; brilliant reproduction ot tho warmth Jf ' and color ot a picturesque period. 1 Cecelia J-ottua, who, during her l "stage career has enacted many dlffl- w ult characterizations, Infuses into Ij I ' ' the rolo of Clorlnda, the headstrong ' ! j ! tempestuous hoyden who is the her- 'i j cine of tho tale, a degrco of charm I I , and sentlnionl that is nt onco raro j' i nd delightful. Throughout her - 1 t trnno and fascinating career, Miss I I f J.oftin, invests Clorlnda with a dash I 1 And tvaclty, a naturalness and nrtls- j l (ry, difficult to Imaglno and impossible I j to realBt. 9 ; ' ' Tho story centers about a. young ' 9 I hoj'den who grows up among her fa- tt I ther'a dissolute, companions, clad in ; 1 1 male httlre, and who arrives at ma- I j furity with alt the attributes of a man. j . She falls In lovo with Sir John Oxon, H dandy of Londoti town under whoso B if derision sho abandons her masculine I B j manners and dress, Jind beccmes A I ' Iady of Quality. Sir John toys with 1 her heart, and subsequently spurns I , "Tier lovo, leaving her soul filled with I I great and tragic desolation. All I 1 1 tho-sorrow of her lator history, tho 1 1 . grlof laden years, her noblo resolvo tt It i to remain faithful to tho old Karl H of Dunstnndvsoldo, whom In plquo sho If t has, married In spite of a sudden ov- K ' rn helming lovo for tho manly Duko ,1 ,J of Osmonlo, aro illustrated in thrill- I InB and appealing episodes. The production Is mounted with settings lavish even for tho Famous players. Tho various characterizations characteriza-tions aro faithfully rendered nnd tho tensely woven story never loses its enchanting continuity. Released on January 1. A l.ndy of Qaullty, may bo nccoptod as a criterion of tho productions to bo submitted to tho public during 1914 by tho Famous Players film company. |