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...Witching Hour", a successful film adaptation of Augustus Thomas' well-known play by the same name, is the feature on this week's bill at the Modern and Beacon Theaters. Dealing with the theory of will power and the control of mind over matter, the plot is of interest, although not worked out very skillfully. In "The Little Clown" Mary Miles Minter cleverly interprets her part as the circus girl who falls in love with a wealthy young Southerner. It is a surprise and disappointment to find that this story, written by Avery Hapwood, author of many-comedy successes...
...Puppots of Fate," a powerful melodrama, is the main feature at the Modern, and Beacon Theatres this week, with Viola Dana in the leading role. The other leading, film is Barrie's stage success, "What Every Woman Knows"--made famous by Maude Adams; Lois Wilson and Conrad Nagel are seen in the parts originally taken by Miss Adams and Richard Bennett, respectively. Larry Semon rounds out the bill in his new laugh-producer. "The Hick...
...Straight Is the Way" furnishes the leading film at the Modern and Beacon Theatres this week. A well-balanced cast includes Matt Moore, George Parsons and Gladys Leslie, who aid in the characterization of a piece dependent on human nature and satirical effect for its situations. On the same bill is Bebe Daniels in "Ducks and Drakes", wherein she plays the role of an unconventional young heiress whose chief delight is calling telephone numbers at random and flirting with unknown male voices at the other end of the wire. This photoplay has been announced for a forthcoming production...
...Passion," an claborate movie which has been playing to crowded houses at the Capitol Theatre, New York, will open in Boston shortly. The scenes are from French history and were made in Berlin by a German film company, the rights having been sold to an American producer. Pola Negri is the new-found star in "Passion...
...report follows: Statement of Finances of the Class of Harvard 1921, May 13, 1920. RECEIPTS. Balance in bank, Nov., 1919 $1011.50 Interest, 10.87 Total, $1022.37 EXPENDITURES. Student Council dues, $35.00 Printing, 6.50 Junior Dance deflcit, 193.78 Lasky Film Corporation, 42.00 Total expenditures, $277.28 Cash on hand...