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A PATRIOTIC FEATURE.in-*$ “Draft 258 Metro’s sensationally pares triotie successor to “The Slater is- a i *5're tie attraction at the Grand today f? and tomorrow.It 13 a flaAng toratuof patriotism, This seven-act patriotic feature has4a.;ts3le. been given a superb production- suit-iCu I *a^'able to its great central idea and its rjr.l thrilling and absorbing! story. Itiy.)msoedchhelie.heur-ridarlinrillmsin-, isictngirdy,”heIdramatizes the present situation in America, when foreign propaganda battles for vicjo ry with native patriotism, and shows the actual struggle, the honest difference of opinion that sometimes separates families. The arguments that drive home thetruth to Matthew and George Aldenin “Draft 258“ will prove of value to every person who sees this pic-, ture.William Christy Cabanne directed“Draft 258“’ and he and June Mathis wrote it. Mr. Cab arms is the man whlt;r wrote and directed Metro’s great patriotic production, “The Slacker,’’ and “Draft 258” is even greater than “The Slacker,*? If such a thing is possible. Draft 258” will carry a message straight into the heart of every person in the audience. De-lightft^ Mabel Taliaferro, the star, has long been a favorite in Metroial wonderplays, and*?uo has never been ngj greater than in her role of the girlbs, patriot in “Draft 258.” 4T1linaasfirst mo i Thu the will pan and to I
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Wilmington Dispatch

Wilmington, North Carolina, US

Mon, Jan 07, 1918

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