The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1913-11-25
THEATRICAL.
"The Wolf"

IHose VINO see Inc WOlf at the
Paris Grand next Thursday matinee
and night, will find themselves in the
vast woodlands of Northern Canada,
where the breezes are fragrant of the
pine. 1t is autumn, and the scene
that is laid before the eye is the
clearing in front of the house of old
McTavish. His is a lonely home.
There only lives with him his daugh-
ter, golden haired Hilda.
His house become the rendezvous
for a party of American engineers,
led by Mcdonald, the genius of the
wilderness, the man whose acute,
broad mind makes it possible for the
building of a railroad over steep
mountains and broad valleys. In his
profession giant, in his normal ma
ture a satyre, is Mcdonald And
even as he is a guest at the house of
McTavlsh there are two men at his
elbow who have for two years been
hunting him-men who have sim
gle idea as to what they will do when
they meet him. They are resolved to
kill him. For Mcdonald had in years
back met Annette, pretty half-breed
Ojibway girl-a good girl communi-
cant to the church; more French than
Indian; a child who had all the SIM
plicity of her Indian mother, while she
had the teachings of a good Christ
ian father of the remote parish.
Mcdonald, constituencies had
cOurted her, won her confidence, be-
trayed her then left her to bear her
shame. And she had not been able
to bear it, She had wandered, half
orr 0n6 xryffl rsaf s,,f4
she had died in the swirling snow.
Her half-breed brother, Jules Beau
bien,. splendid young French Cana
dian, only learned of Annette's exis-
tence when her father was on his
death bed. The young man is left
heir to a big fortune and Immediately
starts north in search of his little
sister with the idea of educating her
and surrounding her life with luxu-,
ries. He traced the child to her
home, only to discover the frightful
death which she had suffered. be-
cause of McDonald's treachery.
He meets Baptiste LeGrand, the
girls clean-hearted lover. who was
to have married her; but it was while
LeGrand was away in the North
working for the Hudson Bay Com
pany that Mcdonald appeared and
with his suavities and worldliness
misled the girl into believing that
his love was honest and that he
meant to marry her.
Jules and Baptiste have been hunt
ing this man for two years. Jules, by
F~'ful talk in which he causes Nc
non"ld to believe that he. too. is
Gber'ae, has gotten from McDopald's
own lis the pitiful story of Annette
The~a je further situation that
makes Jules anger against Mcdonald
rise even ~ TO the white heat that
it has. nlW'v~s heen. Jules is in love
With Hilde. ard it is plain that Nc
porald is seeking to injurc this girl
! woman as he d,d little Annette.
/ He has filled her little head with fas-
cinating stories Of the beauty of life
in the great citics-the operas, the
aters. handsome gowns, glittering
| Jewels.
This is the situation, and bow it all
works out forms a theme of human
| interest from which the attention of
the audience cannot he diverted,
while it works before their eyes to
| it's tragic end, land this end furnishes,
dous emotional scenes ever present
ed on any stage.
1t is claimed that "The Wolf" is a
big, vital. thrilling play. It has not
a cheap line in it. Neither has it a
hackneyed situation.
! "The Wolf is sure TO meet with a
!; hearty reception On its presentation
here. Its long run at Chicago
argues well for its drawing qualities.
Special Csc and Matinee; Night
prices Csc to $1.00.
| (adv)