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Show DOUBLE P110UNT HI, fl I!! El Sunday and Monday Fannie Ward in "Tennessee's Pard-ner" Pard-ner" and Theodore Roberts Rob-erts in "Pudd'n Head Wilson." ' . Fannie Ward, the distinguished American star, who scored such a triumph in the Jesse L. Lasky production pro-duction of "The Marriage of Kitty" and "The Cheat," will be seen as "Tennessee" in tho photo-dramatization of the famous story, "Tennessee's "Tennes-see's Pardner." According to those who have seen the picture, It is the best work of her entire career. It is a Paramount Picture. Pic-ture. The heroine of the famous author's undying story Is a little girl of sixteen six-teen whose father had been murdered when she was a child, while on the way to California with hiB family in search of gold, and whose mother has eloped with the assassin. Little "Tennessee" "Ten-nessee" is taken care of ' by Jack Hunter, a homeless young boy, who makes her his partner in anything he maj' gain. Hunter leave& the baby with a priest of a mission until she reaches the age of sixteen. Then, as he has discovered the famous Nugget Mine, makes "Tennessee" a half owner own-er and sends for her. He has always kept up the deception that "Tennessee's" "Tennes-see's" father is still alive and when the girl arrives at the little town of Sandy Bar In search of her "Daddy," he has not the heart to tell her the real truth. Romalne, the man who killed "Tennessee's" "Ten-nessee's" father, has turned Road Agent and he meets "Tennesseo" and decides to win her love and steal her fortune. How affairs are finally adjusted and little "Tennessee" restored to her mother, is necessary to be seen to be enjoyed. The Lasky Company have been able to maintain the wonderful atmosphere and spirit of tho early Western days throughout the picture Most of the scenes were taken In, or near, the little lit-tle towns where the author laid the scenes of his story. The old stage coach in which "Tennessee" makes i her Journey to her supposed "Daddy" Is one of the few relics of pioneer $ methods of transportation left in this country and was found, after a dill-gent dill-gent search, in an out of the way stable in one of the abandoned towns in Nevada. '! Tho cast supporting Miss Ward is one of imuBual excellence and consists ft of such well known artists as Jack 1 Dean, Charles Clary, Jessie Arnold, Raymond Hatton and others. 1 From a photographic standpoint the 1 production is said to be unusual the Comnanv Rnnnriinc man j-,. J in.- ') rugged Sierras for the filming of the beautiful exterior scenes. The Lasky Company considers "Tennessee's Pardner" one of the best productions. "PUDD'NHEAD WILSON." The two pistols used in the duelling 3 scene of the photo-dramatic version I of Mark Twain's famous story "Pud- d nhead Wilson," with Theodore Rob- I erts In the title role, are part of the collection of Mr. Wilfred Buckland, Art Director of the Lasky Company. ' Mr. Buckland is known as the greatest great-est art collector and authority on ancient an-cient firearms In the countrv and his collection Is said to be one of the : most complete in the world, not bar- I rlns that of the British museum. '! By careful attention, Mr. Buckland (' has kept his collection in a wonder- J ful state of preservation and the : pistols, when tested, were as accurate i and hard shooting as when thev left the French gunsmith. The p'lstols ' are kept in a black ebony case and " with the -necessary powder flasks, i ramrods, wadding cases, etc., com- I prise quite an equipment. 1 no . I |