The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-10-29
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Magnificent, Spectacular Pro-
ductiOn Of Satin. a Spe-
cial Feature There.

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The latest thing in big. costly,
spectacular photoplay features Is the
Ambrosio fflfn concern s.. mammoth
production OF satan,o and jack
Marks is showing It today at the
Orphsum theater. This Is put out by
the same company that produced the
great photoplay Of Dante's Inferno.
II is great drama of humanity in.
four acts and five reels. sproduceds at
the enormous expense Of 100000 and
representing six months of contin-
uons work. No one can afford to miss
It as It Is considered the biggest thing
yet in photoplay features.
While this same feature is shown
in New York and other big city
theaters at admission prices OF Is
and 80 cents. Mr.. Marks is showing
It here today and tonight for gem
eral admission price OF only ten cents
for adults and five cents for children
There is no extra charge for reserved
seats and the first corners get tho
choice.
/ The following is synopsis of this
wonderful play:
/ act One.
Satan in the Beginning-From
Paradise Lost" by Milton-W Wherein:
Satan begins at the beginning, .tempt-
! ing Adam and Eve, and later melting
Cain against Able. Satanic activities
among prehistoric men are largely
confnedto sowing discomfort that re-
suits In war Through his cyl,
prompting the offering up Of human
sacrifices begins, His. evil, genius Ii
also here manifested in his direction
of the manufacture of the first sword
Act. Two.
Satan in the Time of Christ-Fronl
The Messiah by Klopstok- Where.
in: Satan directs his evil influences
against our Saviour. The coming OF
Jesus is a sight to Satan that is ply
sically uubearable The evil one in
creases his activities and is seen at
work among the soldiers OF Herod.
His particular instrument however is
Judas lscariot Great is the joy Of
the evil spirit when Jesus is finally
cructfied. Greater still is his dis
comfture as Jesus again walked
forth into the-light In this part the
visible power of evil against the vis-
ible power OF. good is a fine lesson.
Act Three.
Satan In the Middle Ages-Where-
In: Satan takes science unto him
self as one of his. agencies of evil In
a monastic laboratory he teaches a
weak wllled monk the art of iistilrinG
liquor and thereby infiicts upon the
human race: the curse of drink. Me-
Dhisto's work sduring the medieval.
period is then taken up. His gradual
tevelopment Of The temptations of
lite that have sbeen handed down to
us is skillfnll9 portrayed. The in-
'eFltable consciousness of the immod-
crate use Of fdoney and wine are
shown In a way that teaches a great
lesson.
Net -Four.
This act requires two reels.)-
Satan of Today Wherein: Satan APP
pears at work among US of modern
times, while many Of the sins of other
times still continue with US, the spirit
of evil has Developed number of new
ones that We do not forcihlyi realize
until we see this part of the picture. |
The great trusts are seen as agents
OF the Devil to wreck the lives Of
women and workers.
According to the advance notices
received by Mr. Marks, this big photo
play is Endorsed generally by the
clergy and is acknowledged by the
press to be the greatest educational
and instructive feature ever witness
ed. The spectacular scenes include:
Satan banished from Heaven. Adam
and Eve driven from Eden, the death
Of Able at the hand of Cain, the first
kuman sacrifice, the fall of the fam
Gus tower OF Babel. Jesus heal the
sick. Judas betray his master. the
baptism, temptation, crucifixtion and
resurrection of our savior. the dis
coyery of alcohol. the wonderful bat |
tie between capital and labor, and