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Show ifER BIG PICTURE ORPHEUM TOMORROW The true story of tho disruption of fhc Russian Empire the recent revolution revolu-tion and the birth of Russian freedom free-dom and democracy is shown in Herbert Her-bert Brenon's ' The Fall of the Roman- offs." which comes to the Alhambra trhatre tomorrow. I theaei tomorrow. tg jrro.tt strenfilh is in iLs truth With infinite pains Mr. Brenon has followed minutelj every incident, ev n- phn s- and every detail of the rrcat drama as revealed to him by the monk Iliodor, a political refuge from Russia. Iliodor. generally known as the Russian Rus-sian Monk, is the former confidant of Rasputin upon whom rest the responsibilities respon-sibilities of ihe worst of the weak Czars crimes, his treachery, his disloyalty, dis-loyalty, and his tyranny. Rasputin was I the uncrowned monarch of Russia. He was it""' rr';'l power behind the throne Iliodor as his intimate friend and adisor was the one man in Russia, Rus-sia, who was in a position to know to what lencth this imposter's unscrupulous un-scrupulous nature carried him. n "The Fall of the Romano! is. ' I- staged on a massive style, replete jrith thrilling and historical incidents I presented with typical Rrenou skill , and artistry, and containing enough j action for any two photoplays, such questions as these are disposed of: Who waa Rasputin? Where did he ' come from? How did he come to wield so powerful an influence over the Czar and the roval family ? How could he, a rough peasant, come to settle question- of state0 How did he dare to interfere with the destinies of a nation by negotiating for a separ ate peace with Russia, he an ignorant ! moujlk who could not read or write correctly'' How did he meet hifi doom? Who killed him and why. W as his influence over women as I great as reputed0 Did he really possess pos-sess h:'Pnot'r powers, and was he as evil as repute has made him The answers to all these questions are continued in Herbert Brenon's picture, an J they are presented in the true rerslon in "Thj Fall of the Romanoffs." |