"IDLE WIVES."
To-day marks the opening of "Idle Wives," a problem picture by Lois Weber, the clever producer of "The Hypocrites." The play, it is said, deals with several vital phases of social life with unsparing hand, and there is no escaping the power and purpose of the lessons of the film. It also amounts to an earnest plea for the use of the moving picture, as the plot is ingeniously constructed to show the influence of the screen upon the sets of characters in the cast. It follows on the other notable Universal production, "Where Are My Children?" and in some parts of America has, it is reported, eclipsed the sensation caused by that feature. The drama will be screened twice daily at The King's Theatre, and a special orchestra under Mr. Jerome will play a specially arranged musical score. D. W. Griffith's masterpiece, "The Birth of a Nation," was screened at The King's Theatre for the last time last evening.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 40, 16 August 1917, Page 3
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