Monday, Nov. 08, 1926
New Pictures
The Magician (Alice Terry). A small pitcherful of maiden's heart blood will restore a corpse to life, thinks Dr. Haddo, sinister magician-hypnotist. Margaret Dauncey (Alice Terry) is elected as the source of supply for the experiment. While breaking the bank at Monte Carlo, under the hypnotic direction of the doctor, she meets sympathetic Dr. Burdon who understands how hard it is for a girl to do as she wishes under these conditions. Somerset Maugham conceived the tale. Rex Ingram directed the film, tried hard to make the gruesome fantasy appear real, succeeded partiallv.
London (Dorothy Gish). According to this picture, from Thomas Burke's Limehouse saga, all a girl needs is the right environment. Plump Dorothy Gish is on the verge of being sold to a Chinaman for three pounds sterling-- dirt cheap at the price, too. Fleeing the yellow peril, Dorothy faints in front of a high class a la carte restaurant, is adopted by a sympathetic, wealthy family, marries a good-looking artist.