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Show DO Fairbanks Has New Idea as Shown in Film Now at Alhambra I What a balm to the wearisome individual! in-dividual! These few words or their equivalent express opinion of almost every audienJDe thai have attend! .1 th local presentation of Douglas Fairbanks Fair-banks in "The Mark of Zorro." now showing at the Alhambra theatre. In these parlous times IPhon the high cost or HviiiK. prohibiten, th league of nations controversy are the main topics for diacusslon and of boud-l olr and lingerie farces concocted in bedrooms arc dished out to us as a palliative for recreation and diversion. "The Murk of Zorro" comes to us ' a time for all of us to postpone our, troubles and cares to sn k some slm-1 ply subject that will actually afford some relaxation without much detail. "Tho trouble with the world today." - i! i a Ehiropean premier recently, "is that It has forgotten to smile." Now thi-. picture spaikbs wiih humor, romance ro-mance and action. Much can be said of this picture teeming with action, and Its presentation In a sincere force- . ful way. And much, oh, much, can be told of this production moulded by . tho round versatile influence aUd artistry art-istry exerted by the incomparable , "Doug." The scenes of tho story are laid hi early California during tho time when the cabaUeros from Spain held sway. In It Fairbanks portrays a so of dual role, both diametrically opposite. Am I ton Ulego Vega. h- appears to his people a.v a young man of wealth and station, who led a colorless color-less existence; an extreme Contrast to the vivid, dashing lives of his fellow countrymen. All are fully unaware that as a mere boy he had taken an oath to suppress the persecutions of his harraased people and that eventu- ' ally he had taken the disguise of a I masked highwayman. Zorro, who always al-ways Inflicted heavy punishment upon ih' :r oppressors. Hence his glaring deeds became the talk of the countryside. country-side. As Hon Diego, we accord him jour sympathies. hut as tho daring : Senor Zorro. he gains our most pro- found admiration for his gallantry. I What a maze of new feats accompllsh-ed accompllsh-ed by Fairbanks! At times it fairly threatened to take our breath away. , The plot is very simple and plain. Almost every scene contains a laugh ; and no one can find anything uncanny uncan-ny to jar common sense; nothing forced to blur enjoyment of the ntt- mcrous devised situations. The climax i of the tale is not so easily predicted and though occurring years ago. It poaeeasei an Interesting trend And all of Fairbanks' pictures, wo find several tense and dramatic points in the plot. 1 Who could nof bc fascinated by the -rich, colorful atmosphere displayed in the picture? Wo see all tho charac-t' charac-t' rs and over one hundred appear in the costumes prevailing during! i those days. And with what grace and hnughtlness they carried themselves. nn |