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THE WICHITA 5EAC0N: TUESDAY EVENING, 'APRIli 25,: 1922 3 The Princef Amusements "Her spirit," Mr. Hewey said tlilr morning, "is now with the spirits the soldier boys who died on Flan tiers' fields, and like tlic-m, 'to you from failing hands, she throws tin torch. Be yours to lift it City Still Feels Loss Caused By Mrs. Hewey's Death Who will tnke up, "the- work left by ers, close. They, are repeaters, but good.

The trailer on the Pathe (News gives Princess" patrons an insight into the cast of "Oh, You Wildcat," which opens at the Princess next week. The entire cast, both men and women, served overseas during the war. F. P. human and she assures her audience that she is.

She explained it was awfully embarrassing, to be thought "queer." To' the writer, her answers seem a trifle vague, but in several instances yesterday her direct answers were acknowledged by the questioner to be correct. For Instance, a boy asked what day -his mother would return. Miss Dennis immediately replied, "Thursday." The boy affirmed her correctness. Miss Dennis for the most part answers immediately without To foolish questions. Miss Dennis gives the" correct answer and then punishes the offender by him some things he is not particularly eager to have the audience know.

Yesterday a boy asked who would win the World Series. Miss Dennis refused to answer the question, but did tell the boy that a eeiiiiu dark eyed girl liked him. L. C. train and abandons husband, baby and home.

Bt her life was spent iu hard wonk. Old, gray and worn, she washes dishes in a restaurant to earn her living. She becomes a member of her son's household eventually and recognizes him as her son. She also comesj to know that he hates the mother who quit hi in. As In Maugham's stage play, "The Circle," the son of a runaway mother faces a runaway wife.

But in the movie the mother prevents the son's wife from It is iu the manner in which the climax works out that the merit of the picture is lost. There is a shooting of "the other man." The mother takes the blame. So does the son. After the sou declares his love for the woman who protects him she tells him that she is his mother. is insincere because it is elaborated with the scenarist's idea of drama, thus getting away from the real drama of the moment.

JTlie mother is put into jail, but before the "other man" is eliminated from the liction he exonerates every cannot comprehend--the 6pirit of France at war. It is a Vlncente Blasco-Ibanze' story thruout. Perhaps no' picture can bring home that horror of war close at ljand like this one does, for altho the wan' is over nnd the apolcayptic Beast stilled, we" thrill the story the picture tells. Rex Ingram bore himself well when he filmed' "The Four Horsemen." He did not depart from the story once. His handsome, pomaded hero he let die like a rat in a hole, and bis heroine he condemned to a life of sacrifice wiht a man she did not love.

Had it been otherwise, thy lesson would have been lost. Josef Swickard. as Don Marcelo Desnoyers. 'does the greatest acting. Rudolph Valentino's work as Julio I the best of his career.

Alan Hale. Alice Terry, Fomeroy Cannon and Wallace Beery fill out the" cast. Many other members of the cast found their bearings in-this picture and are now playing important parts. The war is over. Other war pictures have been put away.

But "The Four will yet 'bring to eyes of, later years glimpse of Europe's crisis. M. i PRINCESS viydevllle. SCREEN. PATASE "The fionir of lAte." Bunnell aomedy, 'Summer Glrle." Newe Review.

BEQENT "The Four Horeemen ot the uiruiT ulni Chedwlck In "The Clorloue Fool." Comedy. Al St. John in 111 rtu'iiu if nirl teie Glorious FooR Yes, It Is, Honestly "The Glorious Fool," now showing at the Wichita Theater, Is what one may call a different picture. That term has unfortunately been used too much. Every picture Is claimed to be "different" and it is, Just as every human is different from his fellows.

But "The Glorious Fool" is different in every sense of the word. For instance, it begins with a marriage instead of ending with one. The rest of the picture is devoted to the regular Mary Roberts Rinehart comedy situations, and to the two married people getting to love each other. Why it should take -a man any length oftlme to fall in love with Helene Chadwick is beyond compre-honslnn. At that.

Richard Dix is in A Grand Rapids woman vocabulary of 31,500 wordsK has a If you are enough of an enthusiast to enjoy two repeaters, you are sure to enjoy the remainder of. the bill at the Princess the first half. The Newmans open with-a trick bicycle riding act The boxing is the best part and probably would draw more applause, if put on in a regular way, than the riding. 'Robert Giles, whistler, makes you' enjoy every minute of his He weaves in just enough comedy to put the offering over in good time. "Ashes," colored porter, clerk, 'neverything iu the, Dump De Luxe in Jim town is practically the whole show.

Ashes gets by with a good line of droll comedy. The two women members of the cast are fair performers. 1 All the majority of the audience can see in spot four is the girl. She hasn't much of a voice, but who cares? And for the benefit of thd women, she wears beautiful costumes, altho ahbreviated.y The two men in the act are good in their way. The "plant" has a good -olce and the only thing against him is that he insists oh singing a song Instead" of something new.

Czigannl Troupe of Russian danc "Two Orchestras Special Spectaeii' lar Prologue 2:004:30 7:009:30 ADMISSION Matinee 35c Night, 50c and 75c "The Wonder Girl" Eugene Dennis, the girl who reads the future, the past and present, it is alleged, undoubtedly is the best attraction for the Wichita Theater the first half of this week. Yesterday at every performance the house was filled to hear her answers to questions asked her, and there were plenty of too. Miss Dennis was introduced by L. D. Balsley, manager of the theater, who explained that Miss Dennis had been tinder careful observation by psychologists to detect -fraud, and that better than ninety-five percent of her answers' ore believed to be correct, Dennis is an attractive girl vi seventeen ana iier introduction immediately puts herself at ease with the audience.

She seems thoroly FTE SHOWS DAILY 11:30, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 We Are Not Invit-ing Children Every -day there ijre lnnumerabli opportunities for better and finer po sitions in the Want.Ads. Watch then carefully and benefit by their excel lenee. Wait for Oar Opening Saturday, April 29 IVALLEfiSTEIfJ And RAFFhlAfj Inc. Showing the Latest Fashions of Women's Apparel 4 Mrs. V.

R. Hewey when she died January 27? A letter addressed to her from Leonel Ro.ss O'Bryan. regional di-' rector and organizer of the Veteriius of Foreign Wars, requesting that she undertake again this year her work of managing the "poppy" sale on Memorial Day. The poppies are sold for (lie benefit of the ex-soldiers who need aid, by the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization, Mrs. Hewey had charge of the Wichita sales last year.

Mr Hewey wonders who will undertake it this year. O'Hiyan Vill be in Wichita S0911, ami- Mr. Hewey hopes to Jje able to refer her to some person or organization. She has not heard of Mrs. Hewey's death, January 27.

1 Vfo ihe Heart ofWchittT 1 love with her before she is with him, and he has to take his share of waiting until she sees that he is all that is to be desired manly, handsome, rich, of good character -'The scenes are laid in a' hospital. The directors have successfully brought in the hospital atmosphere. You can fairly smell the antiseptic. Hospital pictures are rarely good in fact, few go to attend them, jinking 14tit they are slow and uninteresting as a rule. "A Glorious Fool" is the exception that prot-eS that rule.

M. W. body. No one had. any intention ofH shooting him it was all an accident.

Mother and son go free without trial. No one is charged with carrying concealed weapons. The girl who was sick of poverty returns to, the impoverished husband. The mother who deserted her baby finds happiness in her old age with that child and in washing dishes for him. Oh, would that justice, and life might run like that 1 The Want Ads are ever your true friend.

rWhy do you not use them oftener, instead of searching ever without avail? Brought Back by Popular Demand THE SCREEN WONDER MUD0LPH VALENTINO In "APOCALYPSE ADMISSION Matinee 36c Plus Tax Night 5c Plus Tax Children 120e Pins Tar I'NTIL WED. Site last WEEK VAUDEVILLE Czacanni Troupe Russian Dancers FOLE OTIIfcR 'SPLENDID ACTS PATHE NEWS Starts Next Week-i-Rube Hooper and His Big Fun Show You Wild Cat" One Day Shoe Sale Wednesday Only i 2nd Floor Innes-High Grade Footwear At the Remarkable Low Price IH I fl II II In cheer Weuly laviih magnificence luxurious iplendor I jljl REAL beyond anything your wildeit dreemi ever Iff brought you. Tn on picture ou- poiltively mutt ice. I jljl The First Real Million Dollar Picture! (Values to $12.50) I 350 Pairs Straps, Pumps and Oxfords Must Go io Clean Out Our Broken 1 Sizes, All This Seasons Models. "Song of Life" Shines Thru Its Deep Drama and Simple Moments The greatest moment in a drama, staged, photographed or is its simplest moment.

It is the birth or death of an emotion or ideal, as birth or death is the greatest and simplest moment in life. "The Song of Life," a new film, In its opening scenes gives promise of being one of those rare dramas of simple theme. Flag station in the prairie. Section boss, wife and baby One other house in sight. Blowing sand.

Dishes to wash three times a day. Kitchen range, crib and oil-clothed table wife's only instruments of cul ture or advancement. 4 Railroad president's car pulls into siding. Prairie woman sees another world. Women In fine clotlws.

Servants waiting upon table and washing dishes. She climbs into coach of IRISHES dirty dishes morning, noon night. I hate, them, I hate you," said the wife in her Song of Life, and then she disappeared. A Drama of Dirty Dishes and Discontent with Grace Darmond, Gaston Glass, Richard Headrick and a Big Cast. I Now Until Tuesday Nite Flath News Review LEARN TO DANCE iv location 306-308 8.

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Ga. mm IB CreS Don't Pass This Sale Up We Fit The FootN THE 'The Four Horsemen" Is Still Seen as the Immortal War Film "The Four. Horsemen of the Apocalypse'' was' welcomed back to Wichita with a full house at the Regent Theater Monday night. Perhaps no picture was so popular on its return engagement In Wichita. i "The Four Horsemen" is still the immortaj war picture, with no other attraction having risen to dull 1U glory.

It shows us that which we Today Wed. EUGENE DENNIS FORETELLS FUTURE READS MINDS Appears 4 Times Dally 2 :00 yXlwI 0 So NOTICE! To Ladies Only MISS EUGENE DENNIS Has received so many inquiries from ladies who do not care to ask their questions in mixed audiences, that she has con. scnted to appear at a performance for ladies only TOMORROW, Wednesday, April 26. The doors will open at 10 :30 a. m.

and films will be shown until 11 :00 a. m. Miss Dennis will then appear and go among the audience, where she will answer questions. She will spend forty-five minutes to an hoar answering these questions. Miss Dennis also appears tomorrow at 2:00, 4:00, 7:45 and 0 AS.

THE" WICHITA THEATER FEATURE Helene Chadwick, "The Gloriou. Fool" COMEDY Al St. John "The Studio' Rube" News Orchestra Open 11:30 to 31 Kiddies 10c, Adults 30c-35c Flus Tax FORUM -May 1-2 Matinee Tues. MUNICIPAL SERIES "MRS. FISKF' Tickets Good Monday Only Mail Orders to Lucius Adet Trlrfs 50e la $2.00 iMat, 50e to $1.50 kLW musical show YA RWA 'The Practical Sport ShuF Sport Hats Slips on and oFF MCCOMHENDEO 61 Hi SIMPLICITY Bood things fromi.

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