The Washington herald., 1914-04-08

"Shorty's Sacrifce, two-reel Bronco
with a strong and unusual plot win be
shown at the Colonial Theater today.
shorty leaves for the West in order to
obtain work in dry. high country where
his mothers cough viii improve. With
out funds. he is obliged to engage pas
sage In a sidedoor pullman. He takes
refuge in a wood-box and. when the
trainmen search the train for hoboes, is
thrown from the moving freight by the
tramps, who wish to hide in the wood
box themselves.
Angered and bruised Shorty joins the
trainmen In the battle royal which fol-
lows between the trainmen and hoboes.
The tramps are locked up In q box car
and upon arrival. at the next town are
taken before Ned Dorne. banker. who
also acts as magistrate. Dorne gives the
ringieader Of the band a stin sentence
Tom Simms. q ranchman. employs
Shorty on his farms. Shorty soon be-
comes foreman of the ranch. Simms and
Dorne are rivals for the affections Of
Ethel Somners. a pretty Eastern school,
teacher Simms' barns, containing all
his crops for the year, Unexpectedly burn
down and Dorne presses for payment on
a note which he holds against Simms.
wishing to ruin his rival. a quarrel fol-
lows between the two men,
In the meantime, the ringleader OF the
tramps is released from prison and comes
back to the little Arizona town to- get
Dorne. He meets Dorne on q lonely road
and kills him. Simms Immediately Is
suspected of the crime, but Shorty takes
the blame upon himself to save his bene-
factor and escapes He Unexpectedly
comes across the tramp. who is dying
from wounds received in his fight with
Dorne, and obtains a confession from the
hobo. The sheriff's posse arrives In time
to hear the tramp's confession and both
simms and Shorty are exonerated.
shorty's mother arrives from the East
in time to witness Simms' marriage to
the pretty school-teacher.
@shorty's sacrihee,- z-reeI Bronco with
strong and unusual plot today. Colonial z Pa ave
ADV.
There is possibly no happier girl in the
United States today than Pauline Bush,
for she feels that she is now strong and
healthy. She was a delicate and highly
strung child, although never really sick.
had TO take the best of care Of herself.
California and the open air has done
wonders for her, and she feels the joy of
it all, and is grateful. and would as
soon tackle a comedy as psychological
one II CdileO upon 10 uO SO-
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Coming Thursday, sRomanee of an
Actor" 2-reel Elvin August feature.
Empress Theater, 41e 9Th st.
Robert Thornby starts next Monday
to put In some of his inimitable Chill
dren's pictures under Fred Balshofer's
banner, and the photoplay will be re-
leased by the Universal. In the mean
time Mr.. Thornby has directed two
reeler, entitled Days of Old California
featuring Edwin August. Helen Case
played opposite him. Edwin August had
a difficult task, inasmuch as he por-
trayed an old man, middle-aged man,
and later the latter's son. There are
many actors who can play old and mid
dIe-aged men. but August is one Of the
part of a youth.
Coming Thursday, .SThe Little Mail
Carrier. e-reel Florence Lawrence fea-
ture. Empress Theater, 416 9Th st.
Arthur MackIey. the sheriff and direc-
tor of the "Broncho Billy motion pic
lures for the Essanay company, is now
appearing in Mutual Movies only. He is
hard at work at Los Angeles with
lCourtenay Foote and Irene Hunt on a
two-reeI Western drama, THE Return
Of Col Clauson," by Birdsan Br1sco,
from the Metropolitan Magazine, which
may be seen after April IL.
Mr.. Mackley is soon to attempt a
novelty in motion-picture production in
the form of a two-reel subject in which
for two-thirds of the reel there is but
one character visible on the scene, this
character being played by Mr.. Foote,
a former vitagraph star, The stilletto,"
by F. w. Woods.
Mutual Movie adaptations of the works
of Charles Dickens are reported as
meeting with great favor. The first
subject, a two-reel picture of THE
Cricket on the Hearth" made by the
American Film Manufacturing Company,
proved Of great interest TO schools and
all over the country special children's
matinees were arranged. There will soon
follow THE Old Curiosity Shop"
Raphael, 9th and O. 4reels dnliy.-Adv.
Coming Friday, "The Lamb, the
Wolf, the Woman" 3-reel feature.