The Washington herald., 1914-10-31

LATEST PHOTOPLAY NEWS

For the last fourteen weeks the lead
ing moving picture houses OF the Unit
ed states have been showing each week
the wonderful Universal serial film. The
Trey o. Hearts" by, the well-known
author and novelist, Louis Joseph Vance.
As the series was drawing to a close II
became apparent to Director Lucas and
to the cast that II would be impossible
to crowd all the thrills which Mr.. Vance
had planned for the last nstallment into
the customary two reels. Inasmuch as
the next serial, The Master Key" by
another famous author, John Fleming
Wilson. was crowdlng on the heels Of
The Trey o. Hearts," the Universal
felt that. 1t would not be fair to tho
newspapers which have contracted to
run this new story seriaIiy and to the
theaters which have contracted to
show this newest thriller, with Ella
Hall and Robert Leonard In the lead
Ing roles. to allow the closing serial
another week. Therefore. IT was de-
eided to compromise and give the No.
Is installment Of The Trey o. Hearts"
an extra reel. making three reels for
this installment
II IL needless to say that this last
chapter Of the story IL crammed full Of
interest and excitement, and Mr.. Vance
says that 1t contains enough to MI four
ordinary Installments. SO great has been
the mystery surrounding the production
OF this serial and so successful has been
the effort to keep up the suspense and
suspicion of the real ending from creeping
into the successive chapters that the peo-
pie about the studios even were IN the
dark and were all curiosity to see how
their last chapter was coming out.
When the series started with Rose
very devoted TO her sweetheart Alan.
and her twin sister Judith, insanely
Jealous of her and fully as much IN love
with Alan. and apparently endeayorins
as determInedly as her crippled father.
Seneca Trine, to frustrate the marriage
Of Rose and Alan, the thousands Of peo-
pie who have been following the fortunes
Of this adventurous family have been
under the impression that the author
would find some way to bring the de-
voted couple together. In the fourteenth
episode they were as far apart as ever.
As the final episode opens two Of the
tools Of Trine have been killed in dash
over the cliff in an automobile Alan,
Rose and Judith are all tired out and
retire to the bunk house Of a mine and
sleep for hours Judith wakes frst and
attempts TO steal out without waking
Rose. for the jealousy Of the sisters over
Alan has reached a dangerous point But
Rose Is awake and surprises her sister
taking a loving farewell Of the sleeping
Alan. Rose has a revolver and is des-
perate. Only the waking Of Alan averts
a tragedy. OF course, this situation can
not last and comes to a head when Alan
announces his marriage to Rose to take
place that night
Judith finally decides to go, and Sen
eca Trine, who has recovered the use OF
his legs BY an accident which threatened
to take his life. walks into the church
just as the ceremony is being performed
He aims a revolver at Alan Rose
springs forward to guard her hance and
at that moment a bolt Of lightning
crashes through the window of the
church and kills Trine and Rose and
stuns Alan. Barcus, Alan's faithful
friend, persuades Judith to tell Alan she
IS Rose, fearing that the shock Of Roses
death will kill Alan. She finally consents
to do II. When Alan RECEIVERS conscious
ness she takes his head in her arms and
tells him that Judith is dead. But Alan.
in spite of the wonderful resemblance be-
tween the two girls. knows the truth and
realizes that the deception is to spare
him. His heart also tells him il is all |
for the best Sinking into Judith's en- |
brace, Alan smiles tired smile and muir
murs II know"