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Julio, saves Vance from being shot
and has the traitorous spy condemned.
Vance and his wife are reunited.

Julio, saves Vance from being shot
and has the traitorous spy condemned.
Vance and his wife are reunited.
The climax of the second act is with
in the Cuban lines. The exterior of a
chapel is shown. Zavala, the rene
gade, is discovered making his escape,
and is ordered to stop as he is max
ing his way along the side Of a preci-
pitous cliff, by Lieut. Drum, young
American, serving in the Cuban army.
He snatches Margery Blake, the
daughter of the consul, and the sweet
heart of the lieutenant, and holding
her at arms length in front of his own
body dares the men to fire. The men
hesitate, when just at that moment
Vance appears upon the ledge above,
and catching Margery by her out
stretched arms, swings her to place
of safety, while Zavala is knocked off
the bluff by Blake.
At the end Of the third act Vance
and Don Julio come together and the
latter is knocked down. Zavala and
his men burst into the rectory and are
about to take Vance, when the Padre
appears and orders them to stop. 1T
is Gods Threshold" he says. At that
moment the chapel doors at his back
swing open, showing Blake, the lieu
tenant, and his Cuban soldiers grouped
with carbines leveled. In the last act
Vance is accused of being a spy and is
ordered shot. Drum refuses to obey
the order. Then Don orders his arrest
and prepares to give the order himself.
The United States consul interferes
and declares Vance to be an American
citizen The file of soldiers divide, part
taking sides with the Don and part
with the consul Aim orders the
Don to his squad, and his men point
their guns at Vance. Aim echoes
the consul, and the eonsuPs men turn
their guns upon the Dom IF you ire
at Vance, we fire upon you" declares
the consul. The Don is checkmated.
Vances pardon arrives and he and his
wife are reunited.
1.-The Last Stroke" provides numer-
Gus opportunities for elaborate scenic
display and stirring stage pictures, and
as Mr.. Lift has never failed to give
adequate productions, it is safe to pre-
dict that the drama will be well staged.
There can be no question as to the
company. The names of the ladies and
gentlemen comprising 1T speak for
themselves The following is a COM
plete list Frederic De Belleville, John
r. Sullivan, Samuel Edwards, Joseph
r. Kilgour, Edgar r. Forrest, Walter
B. Woodall, John Stapleron, Otis Tur-
ner, George Floyd, Ambrose Peel, How
ard Miller, Helen Lowell, Ada DWyer,
Madeline Lack, etc.
Mr.. Lifts production of ''The Last
Stroke" here will be watched with
good deal Of interest by two well
known managers of New York thea
ters If it is hit Mr.. Lift can have
his choice Of time at each theater for
g. run Of the play, either this season
or next. His War of Wealth. is just
now the big melodramatic hit of the
metropolis.
Lockhart's elephants are the feature
of an expensive vaudeville entertain
ment which Manager Lift has booked
at the Grand. The company is known
as Lockhart's European and American
Vaudevilles The elephants caused
positive sensation at Procter's Pleas
ure Palace, New York city, for almost a
year.
Corinne will be seen at the Grand
shortly in a new production of Hen
drick Hudson" 1t is said that Mrs.
Kimball has staged this years produc-
ton beautifully, and has engaged