The Washington herald., 1914-05-18

added gratuitous insult by telling Joe
that he was a worthless loafer, Joe
was certainly wrong in losing his tenn.
per. and treatening to do Senall bodily
harm. Whether his offence merited the
severe prison sentence given him when
he was arrested on Senalrs complaint.
Is another matter.
The fact that Joe saved the life Of
one OF the wardens during an outbreak
in the prison had a great deal to do with
his early release. In the tenement in
which he roomed after his release. Joe
met Mrs. Burrowes, who supported her
self and daughter, by sewing. Joe was
able to be of some service to her on
one or two occasions. and an intimacy
sprang up between them. One day, Joe
learned that Preston Senall had been the
cause of Mrs. Burrowes' poverty. She
had invested all her money IN one of
his fraudulent investment schemes on
his advice. When the sheme failed, all
her money was lost
When Joe found Preston Senalrs young
son. Harry. who had strayed away from
home. he felt that Providence had placed
an instrument in his hand for the chast-
ening OF the rich man. He sent an
anonymous letter to Senall, directing him
to meet him In a certain deserted build
ing at a certain time. Senall. after
one vain attempt to catch the writer
of the letter with detectives, came to
the appointed spot. From this point
the photoplay proceeds to a rapid and
dramatic conclusion.
"Her Ladyship."
cast-Lady Cecil, Gertrude Coglan: Earl
Of Cliffdon. Walter Roberts: Lord Sio-
ley, Clifford Bruce: Richard Dixon. Har-
Kroell: Little Elsie. Ruth Hazlette.
The late Charles Coghlan wrote Her
Ladyship" with the idea of fitting the
title role for that difficult. but widely
known stage parsonage. Lily Langtry
When his gifted daughter. Gertrude
Coghlan. made her debut with him in
The Royal Box he Immediately de-
cided to sequester the play for her per-
sonal use. He afterwards made her a
present Of the manuscript and she used
il as a starring vehicle: and II Is now
form by the Selig Polyscope Company
with Gertrude Coghlan in the title role.
Her Ladyship." has for its theme the
marriage of a lady of noble birth to a
self-made merchant, the strenuous ef-
forts of a selfish. Jealous though surface
ably pious sister-in-law Of the husband
to selfishly disrupt the union. Richard
Dixon. the plain-spoken, but not over
diplomatic husband. Is made to believe
that gentle Lady Cecil married him for
his money alone. while her ladyship.
through the same insidious channels of
information. is almost convinced through
the apparent consistency of events. that
her husband wished selfishly to elevate
himself socially through an alliance with
her. Lady Cecil has a startling rever-
sion to the ways of her girlhood, and
dropping her dignity seeks forgetfulness
and excitement in the widest sort of
gaiety. Her poor husband. mortified and
silent. is spurred to deeper detection by
his colorfuI insinuations developed by the
new sensational conditions noted by the
Jealous Janet Marsh, his sister-in-law.
He Is worked up to such frame Of
mind, that he is made to readily believe
that one Of his guests, Lord Sibley. who
has been thrown considerably with his
wife OF late, was former fiance OF
hers and is renewing his attentions; and
furthermore, that Lady Cecil has ac-
quired the chloral habit. This latter
weakness is greatly exaggerated. As
climax. through cleverly planned
scheme. Janet makes 1t appear that Lady
Cecil is about to further disgrace Rich-
ard by an elopement
The crafty Janet's scheme for prepar-
ing an Unusually strong sleeping potion
for Lady Cecil, is overcome by little
Elsie, the nine-year-old daughter Of
Dixon. who tells Of her aunt entering
the room while Lady Cecil is absent at
ball, while Walter Dixon. Richards
nephew, corroborates the testimony OF
seeing her there. examining the drug
vials at o'clock in the morning.
Through this testimony and events fol-
lowing, the husband is brought clearly
to see the great conspiracy in his fam
ily. He 10 happily reunited to his wife;
she has q better understanding Of hm,
and the mischievous and malignant
Janet IL driven from the scene.
This play. for originality. bears the
scholarly style OF Charles Coghlan, nom
its simplest materiaiization to its loftiest
sentiment. 1t has both force and finish.
and . lucidity Of word and consistency
Of action that IL altogether original and
refreshing. 1t impresses big lesson m
love, In fear. and In hate. but never
wearies or confuses the observer. It
Furnishes . strong preachment to Jeaa-
Gus and discontented women: adnnonispes
weak and suspicious husbands. and
gfves new angle Of values to the coun-
sel Of loving or overanxious intermed-
dliug relatives Above all, II advises re-