The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1914-03-09
PAsTIME, TODAY ONLY
Checkers" Americas Most Thrilling
Racing Play Seen In ESQ Acts On
Moving Picture Screen.

The feature attraction at the Pastime
today will be Thomas w. Ross in Henry
NJ. Blossom, Jr.'s, greatest success
Checkers - A far better racing play
than "Old Kentucky Checkers
is big film erammed full Of ginger
get up and go.
This picture is presented in six great
parts and $50 novel scenes.
Pastime Theater, one day only.
Checkers Story in Brief.
One of the biggest sellers of Amer.
lean novels, Henry M. Blossom, Jr. s.
story of "Checkers,' made into play
form, instantly scored a wild-fre sue.
cess, and with Thomas w. Ross as the
star it played all over America ia
crowded houses; the powerful love story
which it told, the wonderful humane
ness of its characters, and the excite.
ment of the great recing scene, plus the
superb acting of Mr.. Ross, appealing to
all classes and conditions Of men, WON.
en- and children.
Thomas w. Ross having been again
secured as the star, "Checkers is now
offered by the All Star Feature Corpor.
alton, the producers of Arizona as
great siX-part feature photoplay, stag.
ed under the personal direction of Au.
gustus Thomas, America s foremost
playwright and stage director. The
scenario upon which the production is
based was prepared by Lawrence Nc.
Gill and Eustace Hale Ball. Support
ing Mr. Ross is a great cast of Broad
way favorites, and the productiO has
been made without consideration of ex.
pense. hundreds of actors appearing in
the great racing and betting ring
scenes.
The story of "Checkers, - told briefly
is rs follows:
Edward Campbell, known as "Check.
ers, works his way up from a messen.
ger boy to a clerkship in a bank. Upon
the death of his mother he gets into
bad company, loses his position, and is
without friends who can help him.
CoaXed into gambling house, he loses
his last dollar, and then is given a job
as dealer. One evening there is a fight
during which a man is killed. Checkers
ia suspected, but innocent. Fearful. he
determines to get away from the city.
Meeting q race horse tout, Push Mil
NhNN hit Mt NlCll way DbulH ~ VIC
track. Winning some money they fol
low the horses to Hot Springs, Ark.
Arthur Kendall, young man from
Clarksville. Ark, gets very friendly
with Checkers. Kendall goes off on "A
spree, and his sweetheart, Pert Barlow,
and her father comes to bring him
home. Arthur will go only if Checkers
accompanies him. Wishing to earn an
honest living, Checkers takes the oppor-
tunity, and goes to work in the general
store Of Arthur's father. Pert Barlow
breaks her engagement with Arthur,
and Chez kers falls in love with her.
Pert BarlOw's father, wishing her to
marry Arthur Kendall, forbids Check
ers to see her and tells him not to come
back to Clarksville until he has made
$4,000 by honest WORK. Pert gives
Checkers an old California $50 gold
piece as a love token.
Leaving Clarksville, Chez kers is un.
able TO secure any employment. He
tries again and again. One day, broke,
he drifts down to the track, hoping 10
meet some Of his old friends from whom
he can borrow money. Pert Barlow,
her father, Arthur Kendall, and others
from Clarksville are at the track that
same day. In desperation at seeing
Pert and Arthur together, Checkers bets
the $50 gold piece Pert has given him
ON horse called Remorse, at odds of
100 to |. RemOrse wins. Seeing Check.
ers the father of Pert tears her away
Checkers follows them TO Clarksville.
As his $4,000 has not been earned
by honest work Chez kers knows he can
not claim Pert. But while he is in
Clarksville a run is started on the bank
owned by Pert : father. Checkers uses
his ready wit in holding the crowd Of
clamoring depOsitors, and finally saves
the day by the deposit of the $4,000
which he has won.
At this, Pert S father declares that he
needs Checkers as son-in-law, Pert APP
proves the choice, and all are happy.
The combination in the groom Of age
aud money is responsible for many mar.