The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-21
EMPIRE THEATRE

Tyrone Powers, the eminent Amerf- can star, makes his first screen ap- pearance in the Paramount Famous Players production Of 'sAristocracy,'' a four part photoplay masterpiece at the Empire Theatre, Monday and Tuesday
 MT Powers, the famous star whose wonderful work, as the drainnan in The Servant in the House, thrilled the wh61e country appears as J Jefferson Stockton, the American millionaire who spurns and despises the pompous ceremonies of the so-cal1ed smart set, he strikes the keynote of sincerity that thoroughly dominates the entire dra- ma
 .sAristocracy, takes for it's theme the dangers and evils of social ambi- tionB, as exempIifed by the young wife of an American millionaire. It pre- sents a forcefuI moral in an intensely dramatic manner. The play is we'll known throughout the country as the stage version was played for years on the legitimate stage. The story in brief is as follows: Jefferson Stock ton of San Francisco, millionaire dearly loves his daughter and his wife, step mother to his child The Stu art-Lawrence of New York, members of the old Knickerbocker Arsstoc- racy,' are also proud and fond of each other although sprouder still of the blue blood that run in their veins. When this blueblooded couple hear of their only sons engagement to rich nobody as they call, Virginia Stockton, father Lawrence at once leaves for San Francisco having made up his mind to stop the affair Vir- ginia has another suitor, a nobIeInan in distress. When this needy person age asks Stockton for his daughters hand he is laughed. at but the mill Hoqaire leases the nob1eman's house in Lond on for a. princely sum. The lease calling for one year. Lawrence arrives and after interviewing Virgin ia and his son, calls on Stockton and the eys al1I agree that it is best that the engagement shall be called off. With aching heart Stuyvesants Lawrence leaves for abroad. Virginia, is heart broken and writes to him but the letters are intercepted. by the boys mother. Diana, the wife of the mill lionaire has gone to London to live in the baroniaI halls of the nob1eman. Prince Von Ha1denwa1d, a penni1ess roue, falls in love with her. Diana feels the hypnotic power of the roue but although she resentS it she is un- able to throw off the mysterious pow CT. Prince Emile sues for the hand of Virginia, she believing that Stuyves- ant loves and is about to marry an other, gives her consent to the mar rfage. On the eve Of the wedding, she discovers that Stuyvesant is in Europe, and is still true to her and that her letters have been intercepted, But it Is too late The Prince and his wife live with the Stocktons and one night, while Stockton is absent. the Prince enters Diana's room and att tempts to embrace her. HaIf-hyp- notized she struggles weakly. Stock ton returns unexpectedly and discov- CTS the Prince in his wife's apart ments. The Prince is driven from the house. The happiness of the Stockton's seem shattered but the kindly hand of fate at length lifts tue palll Of unhappiness that European Aristocracy has spread for them and the drama has a. happy ending.
 And all in all, tsAristocracy'' is pictorial dramatic study of society and it's shams.