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Show "The Love Flower" Opens for Four-Day Run at the Alhambra Every time we see a Griffith picture i we are compelled to repeat nni- statement. state-ment. He Is in a claso by himself. We Can't help but say it over ami over again, after thinking of the wonderful won-derful production.. The Love l-'lower," which was witnessed at the Alhambf theatre last i veiling, w here It begun o four days' engagement. Here again the greatest of producers produc-ers has treud on thin roll and with a theme of the love of a daughter for her father, a love that would even have her plot her own "death to sav him torment, he has treated it with exquisite delicacy and soreness and given It those inimitable touches as only he can do. making of the wlmb a matchless product of the screen and which e.. moans with greatest favor With all Of his former matchless screen wtories. Matchless revelations of beauty, strength and excitement prevail in this plot u re. it is an unusual sort of a Griffith production, for It border n the melodramatic in which the n I h.md lnji-ts a wonderful deep-breath ed romance of the out-of-doors; happy, hap-py, thrilling and delightful. with scenes of quickening beauty and s gallery of scenic splendor. It Is a - mi v with a strange and vibrant spirit, tnke'n from the Collier's Weekly tale, "Black Beach," by Ralph Stock, done with that est and fascination of storytelling story-telling only Mi Crlfflth can provide. I Besides the wonders of his production, produc-tion, his players are particularly well Chosen mil each adds distinction to their pn vloUB s n i-n work. Richard Barthelmees, who has been so popu- I ,, ,., ,,)-: of I he last 5i ifflth productions, pro-ductions, is admirably cast as a wealthy weal-thy young plantation owner In this production and adds new laurels to his already won honors. Carol Dempster, the dtiughtef, whoso love for her father In the main thread of the plot Is charmingly delightful, vivacious and Spirited. Her daring, her athletic ability abil-ity her charm, her everything was admirable. Then. too. there was George MaxQuarrle, as the father and Amb rs Randolph, as the hounding detective, who are both deserving of , special mention. In smaller parts, but I with Just as much worth wcro others in tho cast, among them Florence Short. Crawford Kent and Adolphe Lestlna. |