The Washington herald., 1914-03-27

The Gringo," two-reel KAY Bee
drama of the Southern California mining
country will be seen at the Colonial
| Theater today.
| rich abandoned mine, which was left to
him by his father when Farther Ber-
| nardo, an aged monk, who acted both as
spiritual and temporal adviser to Igna-
cia's father and grandfather. advises the
young man to retain the property.
Tom Simpson, young American with
a shady past, exhausts every means to
induce Ignacia to sell, but without sue
cess. Finally, he calls his mistress.
Madge. to San Juan. Madge endeavors
to entangle Ignacio, but she cannot in
duce the young man to sell the property
against Father Bernardos advice.
She then DISCUSSES herself as a youth
and when Father Bernardo is on his
way to mass, faints in his path. The
monk takes the young man, as he be-
lieves MadSe to be. to his cell and then
hurries back to the church again.
Simpson passes Madge's clothes through
the cell window. She discards her boys
clothes and again becomes a fascinating
woman of the world. When one of the
monks passes the cell, Madge pretends to
try to escape without attracting atten-
ton. Her ruse succeeds. Father Ber-
nardo is turned from the monastery in
disgrace
That night, however, Reyes sweetheart.
enraged at the influence which Madge
exercises over her fiance, fatally wounds
the adventures. Father Bernardo. the
only man In San Juan with knowledge
of medicine. is called in. Madge and
Simpson agree to clear his name ana
to leave the country provided he re-
stores the young woman to health. Faith
er Bernardo heals Madge's wound and
eventually is readmitted to the monas-
terry.
.The Gringo,- a Really Great Picture.
Today, Colonial Theater, S-i IA ave-
Adv.
King Baggot is producing and playing
the title role in a play written by him.
self, revolving about the political in
trigues of certain lobbyists at Washing
ton and the reformation of an adver-
turess through the association OF an old
mother and a good man.
. The play is in three reels, and will be
released as an Imp.
"Adrift,, Gripping Drama of the North
west featuring Barbara Tenant. To-
morrow. Empress Thea. 416 9th St
Adv.
"Adrift,' a powerful two-reel Eclair
drama of the Northwestern wilds, will
be at the Empress Theater tomorrow.
OF those holding a prominent place in
pictures today there are mighty few who
successfully write, direct, and play leads
at the same time. o. A. c. Lund is one
of the very few. And what is more, he
stands at the top of his class. Do you
remember the Eclair success, The Trail
of the Hanging Rock" THE Devil Fox
of the North" The Beaten PATH" and
When God wills?" Mr. Lund wrote
them and directed them and many more |
of equal success "Adrift" is another
story of the Canadian woods, delightful |
in its sentiment and possessing vivid in !
cidents carried along in swift moving act |
ing. More beautiful, picturesque settings |
and perfect film coloring could not be i'm !
agined.
Miss Tenant is seen as the girl op-
posite Mr.. Lund. Always charming, she |
does unusually good work here. And |
there is Mr.. Roseman and Julia Stuart |
in the roles of the old people One is
the father of the girl and the other the
mother of the boy. They nurse the dying
embers of life long feud between the
families. There is lively humor in the
way this Is disclosed, refined satire and /
appealing romance in the final working
out 1t is story that will find a way to
every heart.
.Adrift,. Gripping Drama of the Nortb-
west, featuring Barbara Tenant. To-
morrow. Empress Thea. 4l6 9th St.
Adv.
schultz, the Paperhaneer," is the title
Of Director Allen Curtis newest Joker