EMPRESS THEATRE.
Corinne Griffith^ with Holmes ' Herbert, Diana Allen, Vincent Coleman, and others, has the lead in "Divorce Coupons," an absorbing society drama being unfolded at the Empress Theatre. A small-town girl of bewitching beauty, longing for city life and all that it may mean —excitement, fine clothes, intrigue —sells herself to a wealthy idler with a past. Her object is to secure a divorce and alimony, to build her future on his past. She reckons without love, however, andi when the break comes, caused by a letter written to a chum before the marriage, she discovers that her plans for a graceful retirement from matrimony have gone awry. Despite her husband's willingness to provide her with evidence for a divorce, makes a big sacrifice to get him back, and succeeds in bringing about a happy reconciliation. Miss Griffith, who is a charming actress, ,wears Some ravishing gowns. The supplementary films include another episode of "Nan of the North," an aerial travel study of Athens, Empress News Film, a Ganmont Graphic, and a farcical comedy, "The Hero Villain." An orchestra provides incidental music.
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Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 27 January 1923, Page 11
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183EMPRESS THEATRE. Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 23, 27 January 1923, Page 11
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