The Washington herald., 1913-08-24

II the new building regulations are en-
forced. it is not going to be an easy mat
ter to build and open q new motion pic
ture theater. as one wills. With spacious
lobby, equal to seating capacity, and open
space back OF screen broad enough for
fire engine TO pass through, there will
not be much left for seats. ~
Keen competition among producers of
feature fims has brought about a dupli-
cation OF film titles that may prove mis-
leading to patrons OF the movies"
Privaky In films is a regrettable phase OF
what rs so important part Of our pres
ent civilization.
The caIr' is one OF the best pictures
that the Vitagraph Company has made.
It has all the strong features Of the best
and a few additional ones that are ex-
tremely unique Such pictures as The
Calf freshen our memories Of THE Ven-
geance Of Durand' and ''The Mills of the
Gods" Anything else Is apt to suffer by
comparison, but not SO with THE Call"
A supposed friend induces his chum,
who is somewhat dissipated, to leave his
wife, that she may be happy. The young
feIlow loves her, and following his own
inability to make her happy, leaves her.
The train In which he is travelling is
wrecked By placing his personal papers
in the coat pocket Of an unidentified VIC
tim, IL is reported that he is killed In the
disaster His wife mourns hm as dead
and after a while she marries her hus-
bands false friend. who abuses her, and
she dies through grief. Far away in the
Northern forests, the supposedly dead
husband becomes a very wealthy man.
and hears of his friends dupliclty and
the treatment OF his wife He is filled
with the desire for revenge. He comes
back to the scenes OF his early life and
haunts his false friend with yodelling
call they used in their younger days, un-
til he reduces him TO a condition OF ter
ror; then suddenly they meet. The en-
ragged man rushes upon his hated former
friend and strangles him. In the strug-
gle, a pistol is exploded, and 1t is discov-
cred that while the enraged man has
killed the other. he himself has been
mortally wounded. Vengeance is mine"
In this remarkable special feature there
there is a continued grip that gets you'
from start to finish, and 1t increases as
each climax develops. The end Of each
thrilling situation Is a punctuation to
your wrought-up imagination and expec-
tation.
The wreck in which the young man is
supposed to have been killed, is real in
the extreme. II actually happened, and
you see it as 1t really did happen. Two
great engines come together like thun-
derbolt. iron and woodwork flying in
spIinters. Steam escapes from the boil
ers in great clouds, and flames burst
forth from the cars, which topple over
into the side ditch. This can all be seen.
by the rescue OF the pas
sengers and the escape OF the young hus-
band from the tangled mass Of wreckase.
This description may sound eXtravagant'
but you can rest assured that this ex-
PLANTATION is quite pale in comparison
with the picture itself, 1t being indescrib-
ably Impressive and clutching.
Mutual Releases Thi. Week.
Monday. Angst 25.-Keystone Educa-
tionaD, the Kelp Industry: Keystone
Comedy. Baby Days; American Ctwo
reels). For the Flag; Reliance Drama)'
The Girl Spy's Atonement-
Tuesday, August 26-Majestic Comedy, |
One Round O'Brien's Filtration; Than
houser, (two reels). The Ward OF the
King; selected release.
Wednesday, August T.-Broncho 1.-TWO
reels). The Madcap; Reliance Drama),
Peg of the Polly P; Mutual Weekly l
shipped this date. No. IS.
Thursday, August S.-Keystone Com |
edy), Msbers New Hero; American |
yDrama), From the Portals Of Despair; |
selected release.
Friday, August 2a.-Kay-bee, 0wo |
-eels), The Green Shadow; Thanhouser /
IDrama). A Spartan Father.
Saturday, August 30.-Reliance Dramal,
The Social Secretary; American Drama),
Jack Meets His Waterloo; Majestic
Drama). A Perilous Ride.
Sunday. August a.-Thanhouser Com
edy), FraZZled Finance; Majestic
A Chapter Of His Life; |
Broncho Zone reel Drama), The Broken
Thread.