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Intentional Duplicate Exposure “THE HUMAN FLY” TO CLIMB GRAND THEATER BUILDING Possibly, if not probably, the most hazardcus of all vocations, that re- quires the-utmost in sheer nerve and skill, is that of Jack Williams who lis known the world over as ‘“The Hu- man Fly.” Going up the face of a high building, over the window led- ges and cornices, with higlife depend ing on the strength of his fingers, the maintaining of a delicate balance, and the merest kind of a toe-hold, T8} alllin a days work with him, and the fact that he.ig alive and performing|, daily is the best evidence that he I8 a suecess at-his strangesprofession. Friday eveningat 7 p. m., Mr. Wil- liams, will climb the: Gr:md Theater bulding, a feat, thelike which has never before heem attempted in” Be- midji, and after-thistask is complet- ‘ed, he wilf: ‘pefore,the audience in the thea ere he will lecture, and tell of Some of his thrilling ex- periences: As an added atraction the six melody+ maids,” v}l present a | song and dance review, consisting.of solos,.duets, trios, etc;, on' the saxa- ‘phone, :violin, banjos and piano, each being an artist. on more than one of the instruments, Jack 'Willlams and the Six dMelody Maifls ‘will appear at the afternoon perrormlnce at 3 p. m. and at both evenling shows, at 7:30 and at 9:00 in the evening, on Friday only. * “MARRIAGE OP WM. ASHE” AT REX THEATER THURSDAY ““The Marriage of Wm. Ashe,” star- ring May Allison will be the feat- ure attraction at the Rex theater beginning Thursday. T h e , new Metro production is announced by competent aullicrities tc be ona of the out-standing dramatic pictures of the year, anl nuno of .ihe best in which tne stat, Miss Allison, has yet been seen. The see:ne investiture of the pro- duction is 21 a scale sufitc ently lav ish to classify it wiln ' the supet special picturss of the seasom, which excellently compliments (lhe strong dramatic story; in wiich is portray- ed the struggies of a brilliantly 2 er young womaz against rhe machiu- alons of unscrupulous polmcal ene- mies. Miss Allison will bo seen in the role of Lady Kitty Bristol, who flees from the convent in which she has ‘been placed by her parents and trav- els to London, where at.length she makes the acquaintance of William Ashe, the Secretary for Home Affairs in the British Cabinet, and subse- quently marries him.« Following her marriage to Ashe and their honey- noon abroad, Lady Kitty meets Clif- fe, a radical, who poisons her mind ‘with political intrigue agalnst the party’of her husband. 2y iiInfluencéd *ByClifte, undy‘ Kitty putblishes a book flzaling with affairs of state, and is then diiscovered in the apartment of Cliffe by her hushand. She strives to siyuare herself, how- ever, but is prevented by Ashe. 8hec then returns to the convent fron: which she fled, only to be found thre some time later by Ashe, who for- gives and loves her. Supporting Miss Allison 1n the role of Lady Kitty are Wyndham | Standing, Zeffie Tillbury, Frank EI- liott, Robert Boulder, Lydia Yeamans Titus and Clarissa Selwynne. Ann Baldwin adapted the picture ani Edward Sloman directed it, under the personal supervision of Bayard Veil- ler, director of production. “THE TERROR” AT THE REX THEATER TODAY ONLY Tom Mix, famous daredevil of’the screen, who is to be presented by ‘William Fox in his latest production, *“The Terror,” at the Rex today, was ‘honored . recently at -Sonora, (Cal.,, by Melvin Smythe post of the American’ Legion. A ‘beauti- ! ful nugget scarf pin was presented to Mix, whose war record under the stars and stripes is well known thru. out California—he having served in the Spapish-American “war and ‘the Filipino and Boxer uprising. ' Mix and his: company were at So- nora making ‘scenes 'for “The Ter- Tor,” when the reception was given in his homor. The pin given to Mix ‘was made from a nugget taken from tha famous O'Hara Pocket mine. The orlginal nugget weighed fourteen ounces and was:-one of the largest taken from the mine in recent years. | “EDGAR'S HAMLET” SHOWS TONIGHT AT THE GRAND tures which is entitled Hamilet,” Edgar and his chums have @ great time putting on a show an« dressing up in their mothers best clothes. . The (dea of the show was suggested to Edgar .when he failed in his; recitation at school, but found he could do wonders when. it cainn to de- claiming up in the hayloft of the old red barn. - And it was there they put on the show. This series of chiid stories, written by Lnocth Tarkington for the Goldwyn Picture Corporation, each in iwo parts, i1s to the :motion picture ‘world; what the ‘““Penrod” storfes "were to'fictinn. They Bppeal 1o grown-ups and children alike. “Bdgar’'s Hamlet” will tonight and: Thursnsy ~t)|nter 5 “THE anmms" AT THE slhown the Grand, GRAND THEATER TONIGHT! In the coming appearance of Bes- sie Love, the “Prince Charming” of| the screen at 'the Grand theater to- night and tomorrow, that popular little leading lady is cast in a role | which affords opportunities which will particularly ‘appeal to the fem-| inine eye. Portraying the leading role of ‘Au- relie in a screen adaptation - of Charles Tenny Jackson’s popular nov- el “The Midlanders”, ciimbe to the very top of the 1 der of fame\ in theatrical stardom. It is as Mme. Aurelie, the rage of ‘thé)theatrical season that Miss L is permitted to display a collectign o i1y by a falze chnrgc.zrthal "ex;ds hrer i!o the reformatory. his chain. of cir- AT THE LKO THURSPAY | cumstances: shakes the girl's faith, Dolores Cassinelli, Pathe Cameo but she, finally gets on the upward| @irl, comes to the Blko theater to-!path and finds success, love nnd hap- | morrow, Thursday, cne day only ln\plllCF\ her photoplay entitled, “Tarnished | Re%:(at'iions." 4 o i"BEYOND THE TRAIL” AT { e story is that of a young woman whoze, reputation is first besmirched As F:I!‘lxobufl fie}‘gglofi%‘lz Ly the tongue of slander; then by . Gy 2 fl:{d Vithe Trall” the of | her desertion by hen lover, and final-! | “TARNISHED REPUTATION3" 135G ad- ove ‘mttracticn at the Rex theater begin- Ruth |, theater | tend .a showing of *‘The. Purple Ci- In shis third of the *Edgar”, pic-| “Edgar's| ‘Miss ' Love is permitted a. wide range of character- ‘gowns and robes which place her among the foremost of scuenlands bu ressed public favorites. 0.‘less than fourteen exclusivel mcdela were imported by Miss Love | especially fori this screen play. Inj addltlon-h_@r,_gwn modiste has created; ual pitention 'has been paid _tn the costuming of those in support of ‘Miss Love in “The Midlanders”. Inf] result the new Bessie Love pro'luc- 4lon takes rank among the leaders of the seasons screen fazhion showings. SOWING OF THE WIND” AT REX THEATER SATURDAY Anita Stéwart in her latest As- sociated First National picture, ““Sow- ing the Wind,”" will_be the feature ning Saturday. Louis B, Mayer, the producer, confidently ‘announces this 'as one of Miss Stewart’s best efforts at dnterpreting the silent dramatic art, of which she hag long been rec- ognized as one of thé mast popular | exponents. The story concerns Roza+; mend, who emerges from a convent to plunge into the evil environments of a gambling dive over which pre- cides here henefactress,: Baby Bra- bant, who is later revealed .as the girl’'s mother. Her flight from the den cf orgies and her subsequent meeting with the man she loves and the accidental finding of her father combliines to make a story of sus- tained suspense, affording Miss Stew- art plenty of opportunities to display her . emotional . qualities. Several thrilling climaxes are’claimed for the film ‘and it is further given cred- it for pointing out something of a moral without going to the extreme of preaching. The cast mpporting Miss Stewart is notably strong, including as it does such- brilliant photoplayers as Ralph Lewis, James Morrison, Myr- ‘tle Stedman ‘and Willlam V. Mong. It is an adaptafion from the stage play of :Sydney Grundy and the screen| version was directed by John M. Stahl; under the supervision of the produc-| er, Mr. Mayer. In all of Miss Stewart’s recent pic- tures she has.shown a marked dis-! position to step forward rapidly h); ¥ departing from beaten paths so far as! charactérization . is - ¢oncerned, this | bding true especially in “The Yellow ‘Typhoon’:’and ‘‘Harriet and the Pip-| er.” ' In “‘Sowing the Wind"” she is| gafd to go even further in her com- mendable efforts to estabhsh herselt | as one ol the gcreen’ s&am Vel'“BMIEI n}t(éje. "‘ “TKE PURPLE CIPHER" AT THE ELKO THMEATER TONIGHT ““ThePurple Cipher,” which will | again_he shown at the Elko theater | tonight, is ‘a fast-moving melodrama | of Oriental intrigue and American nerve and’resourcefulness. It gives Earle Willliams ome of the strongest holes he has had in some time and in a plot filled with intense snuauonsi and- thrilling moments. There is suspense and mystery in abundance in ‘The Purple Cipher” ‘Thers are flashes of industrial and| club life with a few ehots of golf and | a love interest thrown in. 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