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Show THEATRES L. -4 Last Chance Today to See 'The Conquering Power' at Alhambra Rrx Ingram, through his masterrul production for Metro of -The Pouf Horsemen of the Apocalypse." established estab-lished himself suprme among directors, direc-tors, A tremendous spectacle, envisaging envis-aging the war ns reflected through two continents. It overwhelmed with a BUperb sense of power. In 'The Conquering rower. his newest production, seen again last night at the Alhambra theatre, he works In an entirely different genre. Here we have an intensely intimato studv of family Mie. n universal story of love nd greed against the background back-ground of S French provincial town. The storv has been adapted by dune Mnthls from Balzac's novel, ' Kugenlo Qrandet.1 with Bwift-movlng, masterful master-ful bontlnulty, Mr ngrnm ban illustrated illus-trated It with pictures that have the tonal quality of great work of nr-th nr-th roft lighting Of the photography nnd the perfectly composed groupings frlve ho oxipjl!lte poni-e of renin. l' -a long stride from "The Pour Horse-men," Horse-men," but, ai BP artistic achlevt ment, no less noteworthy Although there arc no offb lal star . throe of the nctorB stand on with H stellar glow. Alice Terry, delicately beautiful nnd charming, glvee a deeply deep-ly moving performance as Kugenie; Rudolph Valentino, handsome md dehonnalr, plays the lover. Charles, with ,1 wealth of warm Initio temperament tempera-ment and magnetism, and Ralph Lewis, remembered as the Stoneman Of "The nirth of B ."Nation ' if thrlll-ingly thrlll-ingly convincing ns Bugenlova mieerlj father Others in the distinguished enst are Edward Oonnell- Edna loi-murv, loi-murv, Ocorge Atkinson, Wlllard Ix-" KaitieMary Hoarn, Brtdzetta Clark, Mark Kenton, tBugSne Pouyel and Ward wing The photography la b John F. Pell.', nnd th art interiors by Ra!0h Harton and Amos Myers The picture will have Us final screenings this- evening. |