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Show STUB IS MODERN JOAN OF ARC IN BIG FILM DRAMA With the relea.se of Mabel or-mand's or-mand's newest production, "Joan of Plattsburg," scheduled for May 5, Goldwyn Is offering to the public the first patriotic comedy-drama ever screened with confidence that the eombination of this unusual story by Porter Emerson Browne and the artistry artis-try of Mabel Normand. "the star who never disappoints." will be enthusiastically enthusias-tically received everywhere. Retakes of important scenes have just been completed by George Loane Tucker to make the production conform con-form to governmental request for the elimination of certain scenes which have an indirect bearing on training methods pursued at the great Plattsburg Platts-burg military camp, where much of the action of the play transpires. Goldwyn Gold-wyn says unhesitatingly that the pic-lure pic-lure in its new form is a greater, more powerlul production than was the original. or-iginal. "Joan of Plattsburc" is notable for its timeliness, and while it is in no sense a war story, nor can it be interpreted in-terpreted as propaganda, the story' ot the charter orphan who developed into in-to an inspired soldier-girl Is uplifting uplift-ing and thrilling. With the entire country roused to a pitch of patriotism patriot-ism never before known, and with the spirit of sacrifice firing everyone to give up so-called essentials, Mabel Normand's new production will strike a responsive chord over and over again A big note of patriotism runs through the story which is calculated to teach the truth that no matter how. humble a person may be hp or she xiay do her part in service of her country. The situations are replete ivith wholesome humor and a remark -ible degree of human interest, shifting shift-ing to moments of moving dramatic power. This unusual combination does much to make "Joan of Plattsburg totally unlike any photo-production offered to the public since the great war began. In no sense a preachment, preach-ment, the Porter Emerson Browne patriotic pa-triotic comedy -drama has all the strength of the most carefully devised Flag -flying play, yet it is an appealing appeal-ing story lirst of all a story which reaches the heart and stirs the tendered ten-dered emotions With great skill the author relates the story of fhe humble little barter orphan who reads the romance of Joan of Arc and herself hears voices which she imagines are the same that led the Maid of Orleans to the rescue of her beloved France. The origin of these voices, and how Joan of Plattsburg Platts-burg responds to them as she sees herself the reincarnation of the im-mortal im-mortal maid, coming by accident upon a way by which she can render magnificent mag-nificent service to her country all this is the backbone of a story in which charm, pathos, intensity and power are admirably blended It may be said that never has Mabel Normand Nor-mand had a role more calculated to display her skill as an actress and exploit her beauty and individuality More than this, however, is Goldwyn's pride in the unusual character of the production as a whole and the realization reali-zation that "Joan of Plattsburg" as a patriotic comedy-drama stands absolutely abso-lutely alone Mabel Normand's new play is distinctively original. |