The Washington herald., 1914-03-19
THE POWER OF PRAYER. "
VIII DC shown at the Empress
Tomorrow.

| Tomorrow.
A delightful play of love and sacrifice
4 and heart-suffering. written by Capt l.
T. Pescocke. Of the Universals Eastern
scenario department
J Every day brings newspaper reports
of martial troubles. divorce and separa-
| ton among society's rich families
| What OF the wives OF the rich?" Some
Of them are happy in the whirl and non-
| sense of society's amusements. but many
of them are, as is common knowledge.
| unhappy in being robbed OF the love and
society of a husband who continues to
either chase the dollar or pleasure. That
is the case of the home-loving heroine
of this story. What does she do? That
is the story. Suffice TO say that she
takes an unique, sensational method OF
saving her husband unto herself. ..
Miss Irene Wallace. heroine of several
Universal film successes. plays the prin-
cipal role, lending to IL personal charm
and strength of artistic expression.
Irene. a pretty society girl at Yasssr
College. receives word that her father
has died, leaving her an orphan and
absolutely destitute. She is Obliged to
leave college and to seek employment
Her training hs, untitled her to earn her
living and she seeks the Salvation Army
human derelict. a Mr.. Rogers. who had
once been a prosperous broker and who
had developed into a sorry drunkard.
She puts him once more in the right
path and he goes into business again
and makes a fortune.
One day, in going her rounds amous
the saloons she meets Harold Brandon,
a wealthy young society man, who fol-
lows her to the Salvation Army head
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Irritation. His attentions annoy her, and
she scorns his ill-mesnt advances. Har-
old is piqued at being rebuffed and. real
izlng that she is a pure-minded girl and
refined, he falls IN love with her and
asks her to be his wife. She has fallen
il: love with him. and they marry.
He takes her To his beautiful home and
there she realizes that she will have a
hard time to hold his love. because he is
mixing in a fast society set where all
the ladies drink and smoke and play
cards for high stakes. Harold and his
friends make fun OF her and vote her a
prude. A young widow is trying to win
her husbands affections away from her
A man friend of Harold's is also trying
to get Irene to elope with him. She
realizes that her husbands wealth is a
serious menace to her happiness. so she
decides on a drastic measure. She con-
liberately loses half of HaroId's fortune
in one Showdown" OF the cards.
The husband Is furious and threatens
all sorts OF reprisals. but is suddenly
brought to realize that one of his men
friends is trying to win her from him.
This brings him to his senses. In
frantic effort to regain the lost half Of
his fortune by stock-exchange specula-
tion. he loses the other half and finds
himself destitute. Irene saves him from
suicide. He tries to secure
but finds II impossible. Irene
takes him TO the Salvation Army head
quarters and they both enlist for saliva
ton work and find love and happiness.
In the meantime old Mr.. Rogers has
been seeking for the girl who had re-
deemed him without success. He goes
abroad for his health and dies there.
In his will, however. he bequeaths all his
to Irene. His attorney locates
her with the Salvation Army and she and
Harold are reinstated in wealthy society.
Harold has learned his lesson and he and
Irene make the best possible use Of the
wealth that has come to them SO unex-
pectedIy and providentially.