Daily British Whig (1850), 12 Nov 1919, p. 16

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PAGE SIXTEEN T H E DA 1 LY BRITISH W H IG . 2 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1519 "WORTHY OF A Which are you going to have $45 or $8250 IF you have $100 in the Savings Bank it will pay you 3 per cent. interest, or in fifteen years, $45.00. At The Grand. } To-night will be the last opportun- ity afforded the patrons of the Grand to see Sessue Hayakawa in "The Man Beneath." This pleture 1s a very unusual one, and bas caused much! comment throughout the moving- | pieture world, and Mr. Hayakawa is! IT THE Seen at his best in this story of the far east.' "The Darling of Paris," : S With Theda Bara in the leading role, , nd uys Clothe y - I$ a splendid picture of Paris In the When a man buys Clothes in : middle Ages. Tho story oncrny of these times heyRapks for a store ; young gypsy dancer's struggle against | ~ the advances of an unscrupulous gal-! lant of that time. The story, based) on Vivtor Hugo's novel, "The Hunch-! back of Notre Dame." is one of the! a 5 tataction J {most interesting ones that has ever! he will secure satisfaction and been identified With Fren- litera- good value for hi ¥v. J " ; . ture. Comedies and other reels of! good val or his money / good pictures, with an act of novelty! vaudeville, complete the bill for to-| 7 night. For the last part of the week | PYRE RE Fy BR yl "One Week of Life," with Pauline! LIVINGSTON'S CLOTHES Frederick as star, will be one of the! feature attractions. The play deals| / with one of the social problems of the | are standardized and depénd- day and is a story well worth while, | s There will be another big feature and | ably right in every detail, from reels of good comedy and other pie- tures and an act of superior vaude- ville for Thursday, Friday and Sat-| urday.__Advt, i with a reputation for quality and service, waere he knows IR sleeve head to trouser cuff -- they reflect and enhance the re = y At the Strand. sant personality of the wearer. The expenditure of a quarter of al million dollars, costumes worth a king's ransom, and the services of 8 as ae 11,500 'persons. from director, scen- There .are styles for busi. - ario writers and art designers to an ness. men, professional men. ed ensemble that embodied a small : q | army in size, represent but a pant of college men and young men. * g | the tremendous outlay in money, time and effort given by Metro to the | production of "The Red Lantern," in which the incomparable Nazimova | INTER SUITS 4 OVER- p appears at the Strand Theatre to WINTER SUITS AND OVER crowded houses. "The Red Lantern" | COATS is truly colossal when it is judged | ] by the combination of the supreme | $30.00 up to $50.00 {artistry of its brilliant star and by | the sumptuous environment provid- ed for her and her Supporting cast. | == It has the added value of being bas. | ed upon one of the most talked of | novels of the decade, "The Red Lant- |= ern," a romance of the ancient city of Pekin, from" 'the pen of Faith | Wherry, and published by the Bodley | Head. The total cost of producing | "The Red ' Lantern" was, in round | figures, $250,000. The time requir-| ed to make it was three months; eight weeks in aetual production and | y four weeks devoted to elaborate re- | search work carried out by June | Mathis and Albert Cepellani, who | made the screen adaptation and | 75.77-79 BROCK STREET scenario, in order to insure absolute . accuracy in the matter of Chinese | life and customs. Nazimova's gowns | "If Off Your Route It Pays to Walk" alone--the splendid robes of stale II NHI LIT TT 8 IF you take that money out of the Savings Bank and invest it in Victory Bonds, Canada will pay you J} per cent. interest on 1t, or in the same time, $82.50 » worn in the imperial court of the Manchus and the fantastic habiii- | | ments of the Goddess of the Red | j Lantern among'them---were worth | $75,000, and the costumes worn by | | supporting principals in the large {cast and those of the hundreds - of | "extras" figuring in the palace | scenes and the bloody street fighting j scenes reproducing, the Boxer upris- ing in Pekin at the time of the siege {of the Allied legations in 1900, were {| worth $560,000. 'Real Chinese rugs j used in the production represented a | fabulous outlay. "The Red Lantern" j will be shown to-day and Thursday. | Adv, i iid Pa TT Again last bvoning a. large audi: ence withessed Wallac® Reid in { "You're Fired," his new picture, and | went away highly pleased with this ' == delightful photoplay. In this superb photocomedy. Mr. Reid is spen as a {Young man in love with the daughter ] of a stern railroad magnate who | withholds his consent to the mar- : i riage of his daughter until the young man has worked three months at some employment without being fired. That doesn't mean much to most persons, but it meant a great deal to a man of the stamp portrayed by Mr. Reid. How he wins out after MANY DAITOW escapes, some serious, some ludicrous, makes up one of the most delightful picture subjects ever {shown at this or any other theatre. { You will want to see this photoplay, {for it is one of Wally's hest. Don't miss this picture, to-night, when it will be shown for the last time. Advt, 3 TIT Hit: Victory Bonds 'and get more interest AR pe t-- Military Sports Committee. A meeting of the military sports committee will take place at the Y.M.C.A. building on Friday evening for the purpose of organizing a hoe- key league. The S.C.R., A. & N. and G.W.V.A. are reported as having good - ¢ ; o teams and the feasibility of carrying / out a hockey series will be. thorough- ; ly discussed. At the same time the ] X i $ Nothing like a pair of good Wool Blankets or a nice, warm Eiderdown Comforter TT Toposal to form a permanent ath- tic association will be taken up, and if a definite conclusion is reached, committees will be appointed to take charge of each feature of sport, Woollen Blankets--in white, grey and red; best Canadian and imported makes; from sersesenina. $5.50 to $27.00 a pair & A Christmas will soon show itself in| * the store windows. Buy a bond before they are all Flannelette Blankets--in white and grey: = : atta Wapohte, a : all sizes, at less than mill prices. HANSON, TING Alle Troe ne ahs va sets. of ss : J PRINTING po in Kingrio. vad ora tae bli Beautiful Eiderdown Comforters--covered 5 2 tne ses + SIRS re EB some patterns; warmth without weight; = special value at $10, $12, $15 10 $29.00 : Srgle J anddneble sds prety desimnt Sn 3 : - =| Porter Young Supt. | 00 ee air Bick 3 cn one, pd Tek ad Milky Ho, Grey Soe Ton. Friday $395

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