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Show 'Fool's Paradise' Showing at Alhambra Is Sensational That the art of Cecil B. De Mille. famous Paramount producer, Is still In process of expansion, was demonstrated demon-strated with signal ftrc; when his latest production. 'Fools Paradise," was displayed .it t!i Alhambra theatre last nlapt. This Is a magnificent picture pic-ture nnd it may be maintained that It is oneof the best he has thus far presented to an admiring motion picture pic-ture public. The theme as handled by Beu'ah Mario Dlx nnd Sada Coon, and suggested sug-gested by I-onard Merrick's notable story. "The Laurels and the Dndy," Is one "of absorbing appeal w hile the production pro-duction in point of direction, setting nnd acting is as far above the average aver-age motion picture as the tropical sun la different from the Arctic moon. It is a succession of surprises, dramatic dra-matic moments that grow in Intensity as they follow each other on tho screen, and the character portrayals are gems of mimetic art The story deals with the love of an American soldier for n French dancer who later meets an American girl In a Mexican cantlna whose love he spurns. Through blindness which later lat-er comes to him because- of a silly act on the part of the latter girl, he mar-flea mar-flea her In the belief that ishe Is the French girl He recovers his sight, annuls the marriage :md In his search for the French girl is lead to Slam; w hore she proes her worthlcssncs I and forces him to seek his former 1 wife with whom ho finds happiness Dorothy DaltOn Is the American danc- or. Mildred Harris the French girl, nnd Conrad NaJJsl lending man. Important Im-portant role are in the capable hands of Theodore Ko6loff. John Davidson j and Julia Faye. and Jclla Fae |