The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-07-30
kathlyn Pictures at Idle Hour
Theatre Tonight.


trres will be shown at the Idle Hour
theatre this evening, the first show
commencing at o'clock
The hot weather seems to have no
effect on the crowds at the theatre
whenever the kathlyn pictures are
shown, for no one wants to miss see
ing any of them The following is a
synopsis of the two reels which will
be shown this evening":
Kathlyn's sister, Winnie, has been
cuwed and terroriZed; is forcibly
crowned Queen of Alfalfa, to serve
she sinister purpose of the scheming
Uruballah. BY forced marches, Kath
lyn, her father and party, reach the
city and secure admission to the
coronation ceremony, disguised as
animal trainers; but they are power
less to do anything other than OBJ
serve and plan such action for the
Immediate future as fertility can sug
gest. After the ceremonies are over,
the little party return to Col. Hare's
in train for the rescue of Winnie.
Kathlyn plans to gain entrance to
the royal harem where Winnie is
known to be held as prisoner. This
she expects to do by having Winnie
feign sickness and insist upon send
ing for female physician. Kathlyn
secures the dress of a practitioner, is
admitted to the harem, and eventual
ly starts to smuggle her sister out
and escape through the garden. This
seems practical until the suspicious
Umballah finds that the physician is
none other than Kathlyn herself. He
orders her to be Immediately seized
and confined as a prisoner in another
room of the harem and held until
the conclusion Of the festival of the
Juggernaut.
The big feature of this festival is
an enormous car containing the eff
figy Of the dreadful idol, that is roll
ed along, crushing devotees in it's
path as willing human sacrifices.
This gigantic car is trundled along
on it's way toward the sacred river,
and his toiling sacristians are forced
to leave the big fabric at the top Of
a hill. Umballah learns of this and
conceives fiendish plan for driving
poor Kathlyn into the earth and ever
lastingly. ending her power to thwart
him. He secretly has the heroine
taken out of her harem prison, and
then has her staked down in the path
of the car. Happily the keeneared
Pundita has overheard the plot, and
she at once informs COL Hare and
Bruce. They rush to the rescue
cautiously, but without delay. The
stalking party have no sooner COM
pleted the work, and rush away in
the darkness to start the car on it's
horrible journey, than Bruce and Col.
Hare arrive and pull out the stakes,
Just as the great car comes crashing
down the incline crushing everything
in it's path.
Umballah, on investigation, finds
that his plan failed, and fearing the
rifles of Col. Hares party, sinks back
to the palace purple with rage. His
most carefully laid plots appear to
go awry, and with death in his clasp,
he seems destined to be continuously
routed of revenge. However, he has
Winnie, and that is currently savage
satisfaction to him.
Bruce and Col. Hare have been
busy, and Kathlyn's ready wit in the
interim has not been idle, devising
another way for the rescue of the
young American from fate worse
than death. Ramabai assumes one of
his cleverest DISCUSSES, and goes to
the palace as an agent for wild ami
NAL show, requesting permission for
them to give performance in the
arena. Umballah suspicious some
thing and is rather reluctant to give
consent; but, Winnie is Queen, and
she insists that the entertainment be
given, and the Council of Three, sim
gularly enough agree with her.
Bruce, anticipating this, has secretly
ordered his men to bore tunnel
from point under the stage, to an
other outside the palace walls.
The next scene shows the great
arena in gala decoration, crowded
with royalty and the people of Al
laha. 1t is the greatest affair since
the Coronation and attracts vast
throng. Lions, tigers and leopards
are shown in the great domed cage
and then are allowed to run freely
through the big arena, and are final
ly put through their PAGES by train
ers, giving a remarkable exhibition.
Ihen kathlyn appears garDed as
trainer. A woman trainer is some
thing new to that locality, and when
Kathlyn appears in this guise, she is
wildly applauded by the people. She
agrees to face the savage carnivora
and make them perform, provided
that the Queen of the day be allowed
to stand by her. This parsonage, of
course, is her sister, Winnie. and she
imTeriously demands the right of a
Queen to do as she pleases. She, &C
cordingly, descends from the royal
box by a rope ladder into the arena.
Umballah is furious, as. usual; but
concludes to end it all by turning all
the hungry lions loose in the arena
Kathlyn gives the show with the tig-
ers and leopards as her sister stands
by the cage. Just then the hungry
lions come-a roaring, rampant herd
- leaping after them. They rush to-
ward Kathlyn and her sister, but the
latter rush hurriedly into the per-
formers cage and spring the trap, de-
Escending to the tdnh< ~ ffty magic.
The trap door closes quickly, % the
angered bruteg leap shout snarling
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