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ADVANCE STORIES
Newspaper shorts to be sent ont in advance of the showing of ^THE SPIRIT OF 17’’
Judge Willis Brown of the Chicago Juvenile Court is one of the newest comers to the field of photoplay writing. Being a keen student of human nature and particularly child nature, he is ably fitted for this task and has constructed a Paramount photoplay for Jack Pickford which bids fair to be an overwhelming success and one of that stars most popular pictures, Julia Crawford Ivers, long noted as a scenario writer, arranged the production for the screen and it was directed by William D, Taylor, "The Spirit of '17" is a patriotic production which Manager of the Theatre will present on
The story of a patriotic young American who, together with several veterans of the Civil War rescues the whole township from an impending disaster and the perils of a strike at the mines, "The Spirit of '17" furnishes clever young Jack Pickford (brother of our Mary) with a screen success which brings out his very best work. Written by Judge Willis Brown of the Chicago Juvenile Court, arranged for the screen by Julia Crawford Ivers, "The Spirit of '17" was directed by William D, Taylor who has been responsible for many of Jack Pickford 's recent Paramount successes, such as "The Varmint," "Jack and Jill," and "Tom Sawyer," "The Spirit of '17" will appear for the first time in this town at Theatre, on
As a basis for "The Spirit of '17," in which Jack Pickford is to
star at the Theatre on Judge Willis Brown, the author,
has employed an exceedingly timely theme, dealing with the labor agitations that are now causing so much trouble throughout our country, "The Spirit of '17" has its locale in the copper mining district, near which is situated an Old Soldiers' Home, Trouble is caused in the town as a result of the work of German agents, and young Davy Gliddens (Jack Pickford), conceives the novel idea of mobilizing the forces of the Old Soldiers' Home to defend the town until the regular troops can be summoned, A splendid cast and the excellent direction of William D, Taylor, have added their full quota of success to Mr, Pickford 's newest picture.