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Show "Hail the Woman" Opens Engagement Today at the Orpheum "Hall the Woman." Thomas 11. Inee's intently Jramatle masterpiece, which opens a four-day run at tho orpheum theatre today. Ih a powerful power-ful production Of universal appeal, built on the theme of modern American Am-erican womanhood. It ls from the toaster pen of C. Gardner Sullivan, and WOS directed by John Griffith Wray under the personal supervision of Thomas H. Ince. This memorable play Is a classic in motion-picture Interpretation of human hu-man motives, due ullke to the universality uni-versality of Its appeal and to vivid characterizations hy Florence Vldor, Madge Bellamy, Lloyd Hughes. Theodore Theo-dore Roberts. Tully Marshall and others In a cast of unsurpassed brilliance bril-liance and genius "Hall the Woman" reflects drama from tho screen so poignantly real as to enthrall the most .-rltlcal audience. It Is an epic of noble womanhood. Bunding the very depths of the drama dra-ma of II fe. The story deals with Oliver Bcres-ford Bcres-ford (Theodore Roberts,) a grim and bigoted New Kngland farmer, whose uncompromJsIng creed. "Men and their sons first." disposes harshly of woman's destiny Beresford's son, David (Lloyd Hughes) who ls studying study-ing for I he ministry, secretly marries Nan (Madge Bellamy), stepdaughter of tho village odd-Jobs man. and their union Is about to be blessed with a child. Tho elder Beresford learns of Nan's condition, and of his eon's responsibility. re-sponsibility. True to her promise to her weak husband, who stands In fear ' of bis father. Nan does not announce that yho ls David's wife. Tho elder Bereaford buys off the brutal odd-jobs odd-jobs man ( Tully Marshall; . and Nan Is driven from homo She goes to Ne.v York, where lu-r child Ls born, and whero ho falls into a life of shame, through want and poeily H.-r hUSbandi David, maintains a cringing cring-ing silence Judith Beresford (Florence Vldor). I 8BPBB1 I "" I "- S beautiful daughter of tho Intolerant -Puritan, takes Nan's part nnd is likewise like-wise driven from home through nl combination of circumstances. She meets Nun In Mew York, and when Nan dies, takes earn of the child. Before she dies. Nan tolls Judith of her marriage to David Time pjixi..-i and Judith derides that her brother shall Clear Nan'a memory and name,' .md recognize his child, she and tho! child arrive In old Nov.- Bngland homfc' on the day that David Is to be ordained or-dained n missionary to foreign landf s he standn before the congregation.', Judith confronts him with his child.. Overcome with remorse he confeassa his sin and rSCOgnlssa his chllcft The play passes from one tense situation sit-uation to another, and ban a, heart appeal such ns has seldom b. an equal-1 led. It ranks as the greatest screen! classic of the decade A special musical prologue ha.sj been arranged by Manager J K Oofs. with tho aid of Joseph Boovllls who j has written and composed a beautl-1 ful son entitled "Woman," to bo sung In the prologue by Kent Cobb of Salt Iako The Orpheum orchestra under the direction of J Albert L"rlok-i son. will furnish Special music while ' Me Hertz at the organ, will accompany accom-pany the picture Th.- first performance perform-ance will b.-gln promptly at 5 p. m today, with th prologue and orches-1 tra taking part j 00 |