Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-12
THE MONEY KINGS
GREAT DRAMA At
THE CRYSTAL
Stirring Story Of InternatiOn'
al Diplomacy, Steel Trust
and Clever Women Told in
Moving Pictures. -

'ThO Money Kings" a wondorful
forty-nvo minute moving plctuEe hlm
story OF diplomacy and intrigue, high
finance and woman's clevorness, dN'd
one OF tho greatest Vltagraph produce
lions ever staged, will be tho feature
at the Crystal theater tonight aud to-
morrow night. After saying that the
photography IL magnificent and the
acting thrObblng with life and realism
all that In necessary to give tho play
goer an idea of tho production IL tho
following synopsis:
The greed OF money ASSERTS itself
In the mind OF James Montepier,
when no sees an opportunity Of sc.
curing q large contract for the Steeh
interests II war liz declared In Eur00e.
A conference In to be hold at Tho
Hague In tho interests OF peace ana
Roy Brain, In love with Helen, Mon
tepier's daughter, 10 appointed by tho
United States government as repre-
sentative Mt tho arbitration. He goes
To- Hague to advocate tho maintenance
of peace. which II agreed upon, with
tho understanding that he return TO
America and secure the presidents
signature TO the agreement. He at
tends n consultation OF the preHldent
and his cabinet and In Informed that
they will present the document en~
dOrslng peace on tho eve OF Roy's de-
parture. one month later.
Part 2.--Ths money kings, IN BEHALF
of the steel trust, determine To frus-
trate the governments plan. They en-
gage the services OF u very fascinating
woman, Marion Mallard. as their se-
crct agent to accomplish their end,
and bribc Roy'H valet to assist her
MOntcpicr gives a reception, to which
no Invites all the foreign government
diplomats. Roy attends. Marion IN
thorc, tho .Cynosure OF ali eyes. At
this aUalr. Roy IN given the papers en-
dOrsinR universal peace to he carried
back by him the following day when
he sails for Hague. Marion is intro.
duCcd to Roy and with her irreslsti ole
Establishments, she completely cap
ti,atcs him and induces him to take
ner nome. where she has very entlc-
Ing little spread tor two, While they
ara pnrtuklng ~ II, she manages To-
spill wine upon his coat sleeve and
gets him to take OF his dress coat, In
the pocket Of which In the coveted
message She removes tho document
from the pocket. replacing II with one
carefully prepared To resemble the or
iginnl
Part 3,--MnriOn delivers the pTeBl-
dents message 10 Montpelier. for
which she receives u good sized check,
MOntcpicr places the document In his
safe, Helen oVcrhcarH her father and
Marion talking about their eleven
work Roy has already sailed tor
HaBnp. Helen hurrlcdly plays tho
same same, She secures an envelope
OF tho same kind as the one enclOAlnn
tho message. She asks her father II
SHE can got n necklace which she has
deposited In his safe. ITO consents,
aud while he IL engaged nj the telc-
phone, she extracts the stolen NEST
sage and puts one which she has pres
pared To resemble II In It's place Sha
then haBtCnH to the wireless station
and sends u message Ia Roy on board
ship, stating he has the wrong doc@
umCnt and to watch for her cousin,
Ralph. In his hydroacrOplnnr. ns he
viii hy Ia him with the Original mcHI
sage. Her cousin takes the messng &c.
starts the flying machine and dying
HCrUss the water, delivers II on board
the steamer ~ Roy, who, jubilantly
proceeds ON his way,
James MOnt"pirr ana his steel col
leagues meet Ia receive his report OF
the success Of his scheme to defeat the
government aud carry ont their own
project. All smiles, h" tells them how
Clevcrly he ana Marion Mallard sue,
Cccdcd Taking Hrlcn's duplicate
from his pocket, he hands II To the.
chairman of the board, who opens Ii
and nnds nothing hut u blank sheet Of
paper instantly there IL an upTuHr of
establishments which Changcs into
| rhagrin aud detection when they rea-
lie they have been fooled.