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Show .lOHX 1UKKYMORK IS STAR OF "DR. JEKYLL AM) MR. II YDr"' Stevenson's KiimoiiH Htoty Is TrniiM-laird TrniiM-laird Into U-ninrknbl. Paramount Artcraft Picture ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON'S powerful story, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," has been translated to the screen with John Barrymore in the leading role and will be shown at the KJNEMA Theatre commencing Thursday and Friday next. This Is declared to be one of the most remarkable re-markable pictures ever filmed and the preformance of Mr. Barrymore, It is claimed, Ik a worthy companion to that of Richard Mansfield, who appeared ap-peared in the same part In the Bta ;e version of the story. The plot, as is well known, has m its central figure a young London physician, Dr. Jekyll, whoso tenderheartedness tender-heartedness is exceeded only by nil all-absording interest in his rhnsou i profession and his scientific InveStl-IgaliotiH. InveStl-IgaliotiH. He Is In love with an Inno-I'cnt. Inno-I'cnt. beautiful girl, Millicent Carew. is a famous man about town. Dr. Jekyll is persuaded by Sir George to accompany him to a low music hall. From th Ih experience, Jekyll Is led 'to e p --riment with liquid that will separate the good and evil In a man into two distinct bodies. He cv-olveR cv-olveR such a drug, administers it to himself and becomes not only .!-'kyll, the docior-phllanthropiHt, but also Hyde, a misshapen, ovll brn'e. Gradually the Hyde side oT tils 'haiacler overmasters Jekyll and. after stirrincly dramatic i'-en,.,. hn KU'vumbs. Only after his death ' the dual character of bis personally revealed. Martha Mansfield is Mr. I'r'v-more's I'r'v-more's leading woman, and the plc- Hire, which is a Paramount Art-I Art-I craft,, was directed by John S. Robertson. |
