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Show FINAL SHOWING DF : us on it UTITOIiil Willow Tree Is Exceedingly Beautiful Production Although closely related to ".Madame ".Ma-dame Butterfly." the Metro Screen Classic, "The Willow Tree," starring Viola Dana, is a moving picture nov- elty of rare beauty and charm. The 1 production Is always correct in atmos-, atmos-, phere, and the customs and habits of , the Japanese aie shown in all their iquaintness and engaging simplicity, i The principal set, the garden of a house, occupied by a young Englishman, English-man, is a veritable feast for the eye; and the interiors of the dwelling are almost as attractive. An artistic devise de-vise for introducing the different! scenes of the story proper is employed, em-ployed, and the acting of the star and support blend in perfectly with the spirit of the picture. Not one jarring note is struck. The story itself is a deft mingling of legend and fact, and contains not only a pretty love interest, but teaches a lesson of self-sacrifice and loyalty with much force. "The Willow Tree" will delight everyone that cares for the best in moving pictures. Adapted by June Matins from the stage play by J, II. Benrimo and Harrison Rhodes and directed by Henry Otto, the I screen version is superior to the original, orig-inal, the story lending itself to the wider latitude of the silent stage with great pictorial effect. Viola Dana has never done anything better than her characterization of O-riu, the little Japanese horoine who teaches the young Englishman that love of country comes before everything every-thing else. Edward Connelly at Tom-) ctada is remarkably lifelike, and Pell Trenton and Harry Dunkinson are capital as the two Englishmen in thej story. oo |