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Show "WHEHE ai;e my hii.pken ? "Where Are My Children?" is one of the greatest if not the greatest educational ed-ucational lllms of the day. The lesson les-son taught is obvious; the existing conditions on which the arguement of the story is placed is made apparent appar-ent with no appeal to the grosser natures na-tures but with the Insistant purport in view of teaching a great moral lesson les-son and Inciting determination to conduct life for the Improvement of mankind. The lesson is a daringly frank one. taught in a daring way hut In no way offensive. Every man. women, maiden and youth should see it. The story Is in itself interestingly told and forms one of the most entertaining entertain-ing photoplays ever flashed -1111011 the screen. . A delecate subject is that of birth control to treat in a Mini, even when the audience is exclusively adult. Troperly regarded, of course. It should he regarded ns legitimate and ns Important n subject as tiny of the other vital oncst Ions of the day certainly, cer-tainly, it Is the one of most Iniior-tnnre Iniior-tnnre to the propagation and ini provemenf of the human race. Pictures Are Clear. The pictures nre clear and unusual-'ly unusual-'ly well arranged, showing trie result of most Intelligent directorship. An allegorical prologue and sev"-al Inserts In-serts of the same nature help to emphasise em-phasise the lesson which, however, is I old unite clearly by the dramatic storv presented In the films. This story Is ns delicately draw n as possible in the circumstances. If the argument against the premeditated dest ruction of the unborn Is to carry far. but there are no veiled or furtive fur-tive suggest Inns. The author has pictured pic-tured 11 spade ns n spade. If the purpose of the drama Is realised It will not be because the door is open to 11 mixed audience. Walton, the principal character lTrone Tower). Is prosecutor of the ideas of his district, lie loves children chil-dren and it Is the disappointment of bis life that he has none of his own. With practitioners .ho desi.-ov life at Its very source he has no patience, and he deals with them III his otTlclal ciipnelly without mercy. Finally he rends 11 notorious "society doctor"' to prison for fifteen years, and the convict con-vict in revenge gives him undoubted woof that his own wife, Mrs. Walton, has been 11 prollluhle "paMcnl." 1 This affords 11 pallietl" and tragic denouement . The other characters of the play arc society women, a 7onl-ot 7onl-ot of the medical profession, who sincerely sin-cerely and honestly believes In birth control for the poor. 11 ulrl w hose Hie tuns the penally of her fully . and 11 broken hearted mother who. for rca-ron rca-ron of false modesty, has failed to place this girl on her guard against just s'lich a disaster as overtakes her. The feature will be show 11 a! Elite Theatre. Tuesday, Sept, U, niallnee nd tvenlng. |