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Show BERT PLEASES AUDIENCE Bert Lytell, the popular Metro star, who was seen at the Utah theater yesterday yes-terday in "Boston Blackie's Little Pal," met with exceptional favor from the large audience which altendcd the : opening of the picturev The play, a five reel production of heart-compelling interest, is based upon the story of the same name by Jack Boyle recently published in the Red Book Magazine. The action centers cen-ters around Boston Blackie, a scholar, ! gentleman and crook, who believes in taking without tho formality of purchase, pur-chase, anything that he might desire. He becomes chummy with a little boy the son of the home he is about to rob with the result that he feels that his methods of living have not been all that they ought. In entering this strange house he becomes involved in the family com-1 plications and is able to prevent tho elopment of the wife with a bigger crook than he a supposed "gentlo-man" "gentlo-man" who does not scorn to steal a woman's honor. Boston Blackie is tho means of preventing this and of bringing bring-ing back happiness to an estranged family. It is a thoroughly human play which holds the interest of the entire audience and received much well merited mer-ited applause. It was ably directed by E. Mason Hooper. |