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2 The Village Movie he felt he had done his hardest and best work in that picture in fact, it is the favorite of all his productions. He spoke of the efforts to produce better pictures, but that sometimes in spite of all, “we fall down” —and by a reference to his mother’s apple pies he illustrated the fact that in reality the public taste changes and demands a different pie than the “one mother used to make”. A few funny stories from the “movie” celebrity added to the atmosphere of good humor, and after general remarks regarding the pictures, his trip East, and his royal entertainment while in Chicago, he thanked his audience and bid farewell to the house full of admirers. He is indeed a charming fellow and he looked particularly handsome in his evening clothes in fact it seemed that his pictures hardly do him justice. In answer to a question regarding his part as King Stephen in Mary Pickford’s picture “Such a Little Queen”, he said: “Oh, of course, I did not like the mustache idea but the character called for that make-up and apparently it was a very effective disguise as many of my personal friends failed to recognize me in the part.” He stated further that he had especially enjoyed his work with Miss Pickford and Harold Lockwood in “Such a Little Queen” and that the picture had required much hard, earnest effort and study on the part of all. “The parts I like the best are the strong deep characters that make you feel better, that bring out something good and noble. And in California,” he continued, “we have the right atmosphere, climate and settings to form beautiful or appropriate backgrounds for good work. As soon as I return to the coast we will begin work on our next picture ‘Jason’, and I hope to correct at least some of the faults which must be eliminated before I can attain the standard I desire.” Space will not permit us to talk “Blackwell” any more this issue, so we will save the rest for another time. - For Future Entertanment Among some of the good things to be shown at the Village Theatre in the future we may mention the following: Gaby Deslys in “Her Triumph”, Wallace Eddinger in “A Gentleman of Leisure”, Elsie Janis in “The Caprices of Kitty”, William H. Crane in “David Harum”, Max Figman in “Prince Chap”, and the magnificent production “The Eternal City”. These, of course, are only a few of the splendid features which will appear on the future programs of our theatre, and we can assure our patrons that they will find something new and better in each production. “Cabria” This magnificent photo drama will be shown at the Village Theatre two days: Friday April 9th and Saturday April 10th. We are giving you this advance notice so that all may have an opportunity to see this gorgeous filmization. Be sure to make your plans so that you can see it either on Friday or Saturday April 9th or 10th. A schoolboy’s composition brings out a new fact in the life of Lincoln: “He was born in a log cobin which he helped his father build!”