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Show Unexcelled Bill Opens atl Orpheum With Dick Barthelmess Richard Barthelmess Is a unique star who can shift his portrayals I from the Virginia mountains of "Tol'able David" to the Chinese quai- . ter of "Broken Blossom" and tho Mexican quallor of 1 Scarlot Days" and 9tlll carry each part Over by sheer slmpllidty and sincerity The statement state-ment was proven again with the open- ing of "The Sew-nth Day" at the Orpheum Or-pheum theatre lasl night. In his latent Pirst .National attrac-lion attrac-lion and second starring venture, Kirthelmes h;f t- pari Of John Al-den, Al-den, young New Englander who is the captain of his own fl-hlng boat but not of his fate. That is because he happens to have a heart that functions func-tions like most hearts and manages to miss a be;il or two when a girl of seemingly perfect appeal passes by. Patricia Vane, played by Doulse Huff, is is girl. It doesn't matt-r so much what she was before John met her. She was quite respectable, oh, yes, but belonged to the society flapper typr- that neither weaves nor spins, except when the little "pui and take" top is in action. She and a big party have been marooned at the n-h-ing town by the collapse of the yacht's pumps. It is what Patricia Is after meeting John that counts and therein the picture pic-ture reveals a story of unusual charm and conviction with the waves of the sea and the pines ot ATaine as a background. back-ground. There Is something sentlm n-txl n-txl and real about the conclusion that brings a throb to the breast, even as the sight of a butterfly with B broken v. ing trying to reach the light. The story is an original from the pen e.f Porter Emerson Browne who hii--. written such stage successes as The- Bad man" and "A Fool There Wa ' It was directed by Henry King "Saving Sister Susie" Is the title of as clever a comedy -s has been seen in Ogdeh for mam moons Dorothy Ieore Is the vivacious cutup. that, stirs up most of lh- fun. Altogether the Orphcurn bill this week is unex-cefled. |