The Washington herald., 1914-02-12

The Mystery Lady" a new two-reel
Tornino release. keeps the audience guess
ing until the last minute. The story Is
woven about a case Of hidden identity
and a pretty romance.
Early in the sixteenth century, in
jamestown. lived the aristocratic family
of Durkin. Ann and Ruth Durkin were
very homely giris-and when Mary Page
a refugee from the Indians. and a girl
Of unusual beauty. Is adopted into the
family. she is made the drudge of the
two older daughters. Living in the col
ony Is Lady of Mystery" She falls
Ill OF a fever. and no one will consent
to nurse her-until Mary hears of her
plight and goes to her. The two be-
come very fond of one another. A mas
querade Is given in honor of the new
governor. Mary, in her role az Cinde-
relia. helps her foster sisters dress-and
escapes to the Lady of Mystery. to con-
fess her iongings for a beautiful gown
and her great desire to go to the ball.
The Lady proves a fairy godmother. She
bids Mary look in the large chest in the
room. There she discovers a wonderful
gown and jewels. in which she arrays
herself. puts on a masqiie, and joins the
gay throngs In the governors mansion.
The governor himself Is enchanted with
the beautiful stranger. who escapes be-
fore the unmasking at midnight, leav-
ing only a fragment Of her fan as clue.
The governor receives orders from Eng
land to arrest the Lady Of Mystery, who
proves to be a political refugee OF noble
birth. In the Lady's cottage. he finds
Mary at the dying Countess bedside
and knows her for the girl he has been
vainly seeking ever since the night OF
the ball.
W. A. King, known as Snake King.
of Brownsville. Tex, while posing be-
fore a Pathe's Weekly camera man In
Texas recently was bitten by q big rat
tier and now lies i'll in a hospital Mr..
Kings big speciality Is catching and
handling rattlesnakes with his bare
hands. On this occasion he was not
quite quick enough and the snake bit
him on the back of his hand This was
all caught by the camera and Is shown
in Pathe's Weekly Number Z.
~The Mystery Lady, 2-reel Domino
feature, today, Colonial Thea. 927 Pa.
ADV.
In the new pay featuring King Bag
got, leading man of the Imp Company.
as q detective. there 10 a plot that Is
unusually novel and big. 1t concerns
sho NY otc4todS VI hAnh hh"s
defies solution from every one until Bag
got is put on the case. The story in
brief 10 as follows:
Cecil Disney. noted chemist. is ex-
perimenting to discover how to manu.
facture artificial rubber. During one Of
his experiments he accidentally mixes
two toxins. the combustion Of which
creates q deadly fume. In order not to
be overcome by the lethal gas he throws
II in the laboratory sink and slams the
hood down. At that moment his wife,
entertaining q mutual friend on their
cosy roof garden. eft to go downstairs
to procure Q match for the friends cigar.
Tho friend, seated near to the standpipe
that gives vent to the sink. inhales the
chemical fumes and Is Instantly killed.
The chemist Is arrested and is about
to be convicted for murder when the
great detective. King. Is put on the case
and ultimately succeeds In solving the
mystery.
-ar. Baggot plays a double role-that
OF the detective and the chemist Jane
Gail and Frank Smith play important
parts.