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Show AT THE LYRIC AGAINJOHIGHT Tho skeptics who do not bellcvo In tho reality of the candy shop scenes In "The Spirit of Romance" in which tho charming Pallas-Paramount star, Vivian Martin, will be seen at the Lyric agatn tonight, have only to go Into a certain Los Angeles confectionery confec-tionery to hear the truo story. In tho plcturo Miss Martin suddenly sudden-ly becomes an heiress, and with her newly acquired wealth takes all the kids in tho neighborhood to have all tho candy they want. To secure these scones Director E. Mason Hopper Hop-per approached a confectionery store oppo3lto tho school and secured permission per-mission to take the scenes, offering to pay for nil tho candy consumed. The camera was concealed behind n screen nnd tho children wero notified noti-fied that free sweots awaited them. This happened Just as school was dismissed dis-missed and tho news of tho wonderful wonder-ful treat spread so rapidly that tho school was practically emptied Into tho candy store and tho entire placo would have 'been wrecked by the youngsters had it not been for tho thougutfulness of tho assistant dl- rector who barred tho door. Tho kids grabbed all tho candy available and sevoral crept bohlnd tho countor and raided the moro select stock beforo be-foro they could bo chased back into tho scono. As the" last child (wlth pockots and face bulging with sweets had departed, tho storo owner found his volco and romarks he made concerning con-cerning tho filming of scenes In his storo could not bo chronicled hero. It Is needless to say that tho Pallas company paid a very substantial candy bill. |