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Show w. s. iiartTn "THE SILENT MAN" Tho trlto saying that "ovorybody loves a lover' 'has been parnphrnsod Into tho assertion that every lover of motion pictures loves a William S. Unit picture Hart's position Iti tho field of films Is n unique ono. Ho is an accopted Intorproter of western typos, and his fldollty to western characters as thoy existed when tho big country was young, whou mon woro rough nnd rugged and virile, nnd when woman was protected, not by tho strong arm ot tho law, as today, but by tho sturdy arm of man, is mnrked. Hart has starred In scores of motion mo-tion pictures during his extended career ca-reer beforo the camera, but It Is doubtful whether any possess tho np-peal np-peal ot "The Silent Man," made by Thomas H. Ince for Artcraft, and to be seen nt the Lyric Theater on Friday and Saturday. In "The Silent -Man" Hart will havo tho rolo of a minor who has mado a rich strike nnd who comes from the desert Into a small border town to enter his claim. His rich oro excites tho cupidity of tho proprietor prop-rietor of a gambling resort, and with the assistance of a dishonest government govern-ment clerk tho miner Is robbed of his" valuable proporty. Tor flvo reels that fairly teem with thrills, excitement excite-ment nnd romance, Hart struggles to recover his mine, nnd In tho end ho not only wins his fight against the unfair forces that nro banded against him, but also captures the hand nnd heart of a very beautiful girl. |
