South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
AT LILLE AUDIroRIUNI.


brook Blinn in the leading role. is
the feature picture at the Auditorium
today.
Richard Duvall Is a young Amer
lean detective in the employ OF the
French secret police. While in Paris,
he meets Grace EllicOt. also an Amer
lean, with whom he falls IN love. lie
marries her and is about to start OF
his honeymoon when he is called on
by Mons. Lefevre. chief OF the secret
police.
The French ambassador to Eng
land. Mons De Grissac, has lost an
ivory snuff box which must be found.
They depart for London TO interview
the ambassador.
Meanwhile. in Paris, Lefevre has
broken the news 20 Duvalls wife Of
his departure 70 London. She, wish
ing TO follow Duvall, asks LNeNre
where she can find him. Lefevre
tell her that II she will help in the
recovery OF the SNUFF sbox she will find
DuvaIl She goes TO Brussels TO the
sanitarium run by Or. Hartmann, who
is supposed % be a German spy.
Duvall learns that Grace is in the
sanitarium. He feels that Grace
should leave the sanitarium as soon
as possible.
Duvall is taken prisoner by two of
T.
Ure TO discover the SNUFF box angers
DR.. Hartmann. He gives Duvall until
the next evening to confess the where
abOuts Of the box.
Duvall refuses to confess Hart
mann resorts to torture. Finally
Richard. at night, finds his opera hat
behind a packing case and secures
the box from the hat Experiment
ing with several ornaments on the
top Of the box, he discovers that it
has double top. Inside the box is
a piece Of tissue paper on which a
series of numbers are written, D'ivan
substitutes another set of NUMBERS,
and conceals the set found in the BOX
In order TO make Grace confess
where the box is as DR.. Hartmann
believes she knows, he lets her see
Duvall being tortured. She is almost
crazed by watching his pain, so gets
the box and delivers II to Hartmann.
They are at once released, and pro-
coed TO Paris.
Thev are not able TO deliver the
box TO Lefevre, but they give him
the series Of numbers, which caused
their anxiety.
Duvan and Grace at last start on
their delayed honeymoon.
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
1.-THE Birth Of NatiOT" which will
city and for the first time in the state
OF Indiana, at the oliver theater for
one week starting Monday, Nov. %,
may in one respect be considered as
play within a play, a bit Of dramatic
construction which has often been
utilized by dramatists, but never be-
fore on such an elaborate scale and
ticularly 20 the scene iIf Ford's the
alter, Washington, April IA. 1865,
upon the occasion Of the assassination
of Pres't Abraham Lincoln, in the
presence Of a gala audience, gathered
at that time to celebrate the close Of
the Civil war. The scene is recog-
nized TO be one OF tense dramatic mo-
ments in a story that is astonishing
for its thrilling action. The president,
with his wife, Is wildly shown in the
presidential box and the approach of
Booth with his pistol drawn and firing
the fatal shot. likewise the assassin's
leap from the box on TO the stage,
completely disrupting the progress Of
the play and setting the whole audi
enoe TO one OF fear and apprehension.
The drama IL a complete story within
itself and yet IL is a vital part of the
entire story which is covered In the
larger plan of the spectacle. From a
technical point OF view II is conceded
70 be one OF the most interesting
hoAlENc lIleAlS III TIC duIdlS u the
American stage.
1t is known as a studio scene, which
means that IL Is built indoors and had
TO be specially constructed to secure
the desired dramatic effect. II is the
largest interior act ever built The
scene is I'm minute detail an exact re-
production of FOrds theater as it ap-
peared upon this historic occasion.
It's rather a curious fact that when
Roual Walsh, playing the part OF
John Wilkes Booth, was rehearsing
the act jumping from the box TO the
stage. the spur on his right boot
caught in the folds of the American
flag just as was the case with Booth,
and which may have resulted in the
breaking of his leg. In Mr.. Walsh s
IL was accidental as it was with Booth.
"ON TRIAL" GREAT BIG HIT.
Have you ever been one of a jury
on a murder trial. If not. you have
only TO go and see ION Trial when it
is presented at the oliver for four
days starting Thanksgiving. To find
out how il feels 10 take an active part
in an ordeal Of this kind and TO live
with the accused through his hours
OF suspense and agony, and in this
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