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Show J Nazimova Seen in Play i of Gorgeous Beauty i( li " Nazimova. star of the .-r-nsa i lona 1 t J j screen version of Kdith Wherry s "The l$ Red Lantern," which comes to the tan theatre Sunday is recognized ai 1 I one of the most distinguished actress of the age She was born in Russian 1 feu Crimea, in a town on the shore of the1 h Black Sea but as a child whs taken to W Switzerland, and In Geneva was in-; in-; 6tructed in ihe violin. At 12 she re- i turned to Russia, and made hijr flril - public appearanep by playing a iolln sjiln ai a C hristmas concert in her na m live town. She then went to Odessj to v eontinue her violin studies bill took , ihc dramatic course instead. Her fir-: J? ta?e experience was iindfr it 1irr 2 ! lion of the great Stanlslawsky at the ' Artis'lc Theatre, Moscow. As leading woman of a Russian slock i mnpanv, j. hc plaved nearl 200 pans in a irlde , variety of produciions. Since cuing to America, Nazlmova has plaved both in Russian ;ir.d Lng-j Lng-j lish. Ever since she came to the Kn'-? Kn'-? lish speaking stage her career has been' !? an unbroken record of successes In k Ibsen "A Poll's House. ' 'Hedda Gab-' Gab-' er" and "Little Eyolf" she won the ! highest laurels She then turned to comcdv and in "The Countess Co quette," made an equall strong im presslon. Departing from her European rep-, rep-, : rtoire, she starred in "Rella DoflDS ! Turning to vaudeville, she attained cren' popularilv in "War Bride-- the I on pla based on the great world war, which is conceded to be of pr- mann t value Shi made lier S0T66H . debut in a motion picture version ol I ibis play, and she later resumed her ' work on ihe speaking staffl and ap- j peared in "( option Shoals ' The Great NazimOva" then began I her celebrated screen productions. Revelation " "Toys of Fate," "Eye for ! Eye," "Out of the Fog,' and her newest new-est production. "The Red Lantern,' which excels m power and heautv and I elaboration ber previous succei i |