South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-03
THANHOUSER'S BIG
PRODUCTION.
Featuring Marguerite Snow and
James Cruze.
in
"JOSEPH IN THE LAND OF
EGYPT"
In Four Parts.
AT Surprise Theater Tomorrow.

father. impressed by his filial de
votion, made him a coat q many
colOrs This sign of the fathers
preference angered the older broth
ers and they grew to hate Joseph.
The older brothers jOurneyed away
from their home with their flockS,
and Jacob sent Joseph to them
with a message. When Joseph
came 10 his brothers they seized
him and cast him into a pit. A
caravan passed on its way 10 Egypt
and the cruel brothers sold Joseph
as slave The caravan took Jo-
seph 10 Egypt. while the brothers.
dipping Joseph's coat in goat blood,
brought il TO their father. telling
him that they could find no trace
of Joseph Jacob, gTief-stricken, be
lieved that his son had been de
volred by wild beasts and would
not be comfOrted. When the car
avian reached Egypt, Joseph was
sold as a slave TO Potiphar. cap
tain of PharaOh's guard. His mas
ter treated him kindly and placed
him at the head of his household.
But Potiphar's wife. resentful of
Joseph's authority in the house
hold, turned Potiphar against him
and Joseph was cast into prison.
In the prison JOseph's charity
and kindness was enjoyed by all
the inmates. Even the stern keep
er liked him and gave him many
favors And when Pharaoh, wrath
full at his chief butler and baker,
decided 10 punish them # was into
this prison that they were east.
The chief butler one night dream
ed of vine with three branches.
which budded and blossomed, and
from the clusters ripe grapes came
forth, and that he took the grapes
and put them in Pharaoh's cup and
gave the cup into PharaOh's hand.
He asked Joseph the meaning Of
this dream and Joseph told him
that in three days Pharaoh would
restore him TO his place The chief
baker also dreamed. In his dream
he had three white baskets ca his
head, and in the top basket there
we're bake-meats for Pharaoh. and
birds ate them out of the basket.
Joseph, asked for the interpreta-
ton. said that within three days
Pharaoh would hang the baker.
And on the third day both pTedic-
tons were fulfilled, and the chief
butler, restored TO his place, speed
lily forgot about Joseph.
Two years have passed since the
IL
turn to Court, when Pharaoh him
self had curious dream. He be
lieved he stood by the river. and
that seven fat cattle came out of
the river, and they were followed
by seven lean cattle. who devOured
the fat cattle. And he dreamed
again that seven good ears OF corn
were devoured by seven thin ears.
None OF the Egyptian scholars
could tell the monarch what the
dreams signifed but the chief but
Ter suddenly remembered the
young slave In the prison and told
of his, prophesies. Paraoh sent for
Joseph and when he appeared be
fore him. related his dreams and
asked what they signifed- Joseph
told Pharaoh that there would be
seven years Of great plenty IN
Egypt followed by seven years of
famine. He advised that Pharaoh
appoint a capable officer To collect
food during the years Of plenty SO
that when the years Of famine ar
rived, there would be provisions to
sustain his people. Pharaoh, great
" impressed by Joseph, declared
that there was no one as capable
as he and appointed Joseph ruler
over oil of Egypt. During the seven
years Of plenty Joseph had great
granaries filed With corn and other
provisions 80 that when the years
of famine followed, Egypt, unlike
the other countries, would not suf-
fer But IN the land OF Canaan
where JOseph's father and brothers
lived, the food was scarce, and
hearing OF the abundance In Egypt,
they journeyed there. Joseph rec
ognized the brothers who had
treated him 50 harshly. although
they little dreamed that the per
sonage could be their long forgot
ten brother. He gave them corn,
questioned them as TO their fam
lilies, and then, keeping one OF his
brothers as a hostage, babe the
rest return TO their homes. telling
them that If they desired more corn
they must bring their youngest
brother, Benjamin, with them
Benjamin was the brother whom
Joseph loved the best. The broth
ers returned 81 detection 10 their
homes and told Jacob. their father,
what the great lord had said The
supply OF food was soon exhausted
and they returned 10 Egypt taking
Benjamin with them. Joseph re-
ceived them and gave them the
food they asked for, but he order
ed a servant TO secretly place one
OF his costly cups IN Benjamin
bag, and then, when the brothers
had jOurneyed some distance from
the city. Joseph's guards overlook
them. The cup was found IN Ben
jRmin's bag and the brothers were
brought prisoners before Joseph
for Judgment. Joseph fercely up
braided them for a moment. then
sending his attendants from the
room, he told the brethren that ne
was the long lost Joseph and freely
sham sha3y 81 fu-f