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Show I EP PURPLE ft HIE OGDEN IS STOP? OF 1E1HMI "The Deep Purple" at the Ogden theatre, dealing with attempt of a crook to corrupt a sweet and unsus-nai unsus-nai liner srlrl. is an excellent example 'ot modern screen melodrama. The play is bused on the dramatic production produc-tion written a decade ago by Paul Armstrong and Wilson M!z:ver. Be- ! cause of tho wider flelel afforded by !lhc camera, the lens Interpretation naturally Is much more elaborate than I'.i original foOtlight presentation. Dl-jiee-tor Walsh ha woven into the production pro-duction a seductive fascination and a gripping appeal, and yet has shown through the development of the plot: j the folly of w rong doing. The play is well seasoned with those! 'ingredients which stimulate the enter-! ,tn nment appetite of the public I rapid action, intrigue, suspense, ad-1 venture and love Then, too there Is! tho play of a woman :; wit. Kate Kal-I Ion, who 'knew because she had llv-l ed," makes a heroic struggle to ReepJ another girl "strnight." The rieep Purple" is B. Walsh's first offering as an Independent producer pro-ducer The manner In winch he has handled this production Indicates that he will bo responsible for many cn- tertalning screen features. 1 |