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St. Croix Avis, 1923-05-16, page 2

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Newspapers
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St. Croix Avis
Kind
Newspaper
Date
1923-05-16
Pages
1
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& T Ll4Ol o 15 CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.15. THURSDAY EVENING 8.15. » : At Bethlehem Wednesday 7.30 “PRISCILLA DEAN” : IN “THE VIRGIN OF STAMBUL” 7 BIG REEL:-. The totality of eflect in the Upiversal special, *'The Virgin of Stumbul,”” is that of pieturesque grandeur. It is conceived and executed by mind- fascinated by the mystery of oriental existence, That many-sided, many-colofed life grows in gorgeous cos- tumes and decorative backgrounds. The color and gloom, the riches and poverty, the juxury and wretchedness of that older and narrower part of Constantinople known as Stambou! are skiifully visualized, They arouse sensations of romantic wonder as pie- tures. The Uaivarsal pieture is a fine spectacle of geng ous treatment, with stirring ensembles and a dash of melodrama. . : Priscilla Dean impersonates a bea_ntlful beggar girl, an unveiled seeker of alms in the streets, whose eharacter has rer_named clean. Her characterization has the splendid animation of a bright American girl _wbose energy of vouth is. ballasted by brains. …

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& T Ll4Ol o 15 CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE 8.15. THURSDAY EVENING 8.15. » : At Bethlehem Wednesday 7.30 “PRISCILLA DEAN” : IN “THE VIRGIN OF STAMBUL” 7 BIG REEL:-. The totality of eflect in the Upiversal special, *'The Virgin of Stumbul,”” is that of pieturesque grandeur. It is conceived and executed by mind- fascinated by the mystery of oriental existence, That many-sided, many-colofed life grows in gorgeous cos- tumes and decorative backgrounds. The color and gloom, the riches and poverty, the juxury and wretchedness of that older and narrower part of Constantinople known as Stambou! are skiifully visualized, They arouse sensations of romantic wonder as pie- tures. The Uaivarsal pieture is a fine spectacle of geng ous treatment, with stirring ensembles and a dash of melodrama. . : Priscilla Dean impersonates a bea_ntlful beggar girl, an unveiled seeker of alms in the streets, whose eharacter has rer_named clean. Her characterization has the splendid animation of a bright American girl _wbose energy of vouth is. ballasted by brains. While this may be remote from the oriental, it is very LGttractive, true to the environ- ment i; Wallace Beery as a wealthy Sheik with a chn.)ce_harem. He is decidedly repre- sentative of the combined austerity and se.nsuahty.ot oriental fanaticism. The balance of the cast is satisfactory without exception. With so much to its eredit as a careful and interesting production. “‘The Virgin of Stamboul’ should be as favorably received elsewhere as it was by a crowded houserat the Broadway Theatre. CAST. : B e T B Yusel 8ey...........E A. W iven. Sari's Mother .. ...-..........Eugenie Forde. Hector 8ar0n.... ... .ldward Burns. Captain Carlisle Pemberton. . Wheeler Oakman. Knptain Kassan. .. Nig=l de Brullier. \chmet Hamid.---............ Walace Beery. WS ... ....... s Hthel Bilehle. Story by H. H. Van Loan. Length, 7,500 feet. : BEGINNING MONDAY THE BIG FRENCH WAR PICTURE 20 RBELS. T 9 BE SHOWN IN 3 NIGHTS. Monday May 21st, Thursday May 24th, Monday May 28th. ADMISSION ' Reserved Seats.. .........coiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinie s 2he, SN BnIPANOB. .. .csunriniciiniran anbitiae: arrer cocaviini08, Children 15¢. and 10c¢. » Notice. S I intend to leave the island shortly I A politely request anybody having ac- counts against me to bring same for- ward for settiement as soon as possible. During ‘my absence lLawyer A. E. STAKEMANN hkold my power of At- torney. St. Craix May 156th 1920. N. W. THORNRERG. LOCAL 19th. and Phylisg, screercd at St Excursion Trip. Schooner Vigilant willleave Christiansted for ~>t. Tho- mas on SATURDAY NiGHT, 19TH INST. at 11 o’clock, returning Tues- day morning. Round trip $2.50. Apply to Cart. C. MOLLER. | Mary’s Hall last night was a picture of high entertaining value, and the one reel GOVERNMENT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE UNITED STATES St. THOMAS. . Executive Order No. 2--1923. N order that complete an'l accurate re- l cord may be kept of persqens who ar- rive in the Virgin Islands, especially aliens, there will hereafter be kept at the pe ris of &', Thomas, St. John, Chris- tiansted and krederiksted, a book to be known as the Immigration Record ia which will be recorded the following data concerning persons arriving in tha Virgin Islands: 1. Full name. . AR, 3 bes. L. talbr 5. Date of arrival. 6. Name of vessel. 7. (itizenship, <. Former residence. 9, QOeeupation. 10. Local address. 11. Rewarks (deseription of passport, lenutin of stay and other pertinent informaiion, The information necessary to complete this record will be procured under the cognizance of the Directors of Police in St. Thomas and St. Croix, and the Des- patching Secretary at st. Jobn. fach vessel carrying passengers wiil be board ed hy an official fruom the above offices when the necessary aata will be secured to be later transposed to the vermanent Immnigration Record. Captains of ves sels will not be permitted to land passen-, gers until the data for this record have. been obtained. Passengers who remain ina port of the Virgin Islands only during the stay of the ship. and who depart w'th it, need not be recorded. The data required by the Immigra'i n Record are in addition to the requ @ ments of existing laws regarding Jmr.- gration foreigners, ete. in the Virgin Islands. The practice of requiring cap- tains of ships to furnish passenger lists will be continued. WiTNESS MY HAND and the Seal of the Government of the Virgin Islands of the United States at St. Thomas this fifteenth day of May, nineteen hundred and twen- ty - hree. ' HENRY H. HOUGH, Governor. ; {seaL] g’ PITCH-PINE LUMBER 6c. per Ft IN STOCK IN BOTH TOWNS. EINAR SVENDSEN. Vod-a-vil, a stunning display of acr.obatic performanc=s well worth sceing, .