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LIBERTIES again g have been tak-~BY KITTY KELLY.as any producer has lavished on hisen with the beloved tale of Aladdin and the wondrous* lamp, in order to introduce the princess person into partnership with his lamp joys andsorrows, so onecannot accept this as quite a perfect rendition of the treasured tale.But just the same it is good youth-prima donna annexations.“Aladdin” is a lovely picture, material for much juvenile and grownup joy. But one wishes in a private, quiet 'way, that some producer would rise up and tell the old tales with true fidelity to their old waythat would be screen literature.* * *yyATCH out for “The Secret Gaitl*.»»57VIRGINIA CORBIN.Lime entertainment, for it transmutes verbal imaginings into magic visions in the wonder fashion that only the camera is capable of. The genie of the lamp is realized as no present grownup ever saw him in his childhood. Strange that in this twentieth century fairy tales shouldreally come true, and the camera should be. the magic wand that touches them to life. But thatthe new Sessue Hayakawa Lask;% picture, which deals with the question of some German spying in thiscountry, vividly and unmistakably.It ran the censor gauntlet without a scratch!* * *WITAGRAPH is about to turn into V pictures James Oliver Curwood’t?Arctic tale, “The Son of Kazan.”* * *U/FTTLB we are still assimilating * “The Little Princess” comes the news of the next Mary Pick ford offering, which is nearly ready for release, an adaptation from William J. Locke’s story, “Stella Maris.” Marshall Neilan did the directing, us usual.MOTION PICTURES.IS• ione of the blessings of the times.The playing is put into the hands of Master Francis Carpenter and Virginia Corbin, the pretty babies of “Jack and the Bean Stalk” fame, who pursue the ways of grownups in most proficient fashion. They are ex- j quisitely cute, and do some superior j playing in their assumption of | grownup desire, ambitions, emo- lt;tions. When the wee Virginia I sighed her love sigh the Nlt;?w York theater where I saw the picture presented was swept with an uncontrollable chuckle. It was so perfect a duplication in facsimile of the adult actuality.Violet Radcliffe, who delights in villaining, does her share so effectively that the audience surrounding would not be convinced she was a sweet little girl, and Gertrude Mes-singer* as Yasmini, the handmaiden, accounted so well with her flashing personality that she has launched herself into a feature position with her company since then.These are a marvelous collection of children assembled by the, may we say foxy (?), Mr. Fox. who has hadJONES, UNK K ^ SLMAEfc tK S8 A. M. TO 12 P. M.TODAY AND SATURDAY William Fox PresentsALADDIN andHIS LAMPExclusive Chicago ShowingCOMING II FLORENCE REED SATURDAY 11 “TODAY”mWORLDOn Randolph St.Garrick Theatre OPPOSITE USNOW—Big Variety Show-in PICTURES—TO-DAYTill C : 3 0 C _ , BOBBY CONNLEY1 111 D p.M. | — antj Others — T HE HARMONY WA Y-the wisdom likewise to assemble the Frarklin brothers, who proved them-CASINOMADISONNear Dearborn“Passing of theOklahoma Outlaws”sf»lv ** such geniuses with these same children under the Triangle token.Elaborate production has been given the whole picture, which, with its oriental atmosphere makes large demands. But these demands are almost exceeded, as much luxury of environment being heaped about these babies in their juvenile storyCASTLESTATE AT■JBIjPPi MADISON -NOW FLAYING—Wm. S. Hart in “The Silent ManROSEMADISON NEAR DEARBORNNow Playing—ALICE BRADY in “HER SILENT SACRIFICE”
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Chicago Examiner
Chicago, Illinois, US
Fri, Dec 07, 1917
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