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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1916
Page
7
A garbled tale centers on Charlotte and a sensational sequence involving a kidnapping plot, a diamond theft, and a soap trust. Characters include Clair Stanley the villain and Rodney’s father controlling the trust, with a comic business scheme collapsing as readers follow fast-moving intrigues.
A scrambled OCR narrative follows CiAMLOTTE BURTON as she faces peril on a cliff edge with Vivian and Louise Gratien amid mounts and a dramatic fall. The plot centers on a diamond, a bold leap, and rescuers as the star is left unconscious after a chariot escape ending in a near fatal tumble.
The piece notes Dickens early publication of Oliver Twist in Bentley's Miscellany, the dispute over authorial credit with Cruikshank, and the stage and photodrama adaptations. It highlights Lasky’s film version starring Marie Doro as Oliver and Stobart Bosworth as Sikes, showing at the Alhambra tomorrow and Monday with a faithful, appealing presentation.
A lively farce titled It Pays to Advertise heads to the Orpheum Theatre next Monday December 18 at 9. Rodney Martin, son of a soap trust magnate, meets Ambrose Veale a savvy press agent. They team up to launch a soap venture, sparking humorous misadventures as advertising schemes spiral.
The Mischief Maker stars June Caprice in a playful photoplay where Effs Marchand, a mischievous boarding school girl, stirs trouble with a loved art teacher and an awkward romance. The tale unfolds with Aunt’s dismay, a comic mix of scrapes, and a happy ending. Also showing is A Corner In Colleens with Shammie the tomboy facing Ireland’s unrest and a mistaken identity twist involving Richard Taylor and a village uprising.
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