Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-11-24
At THE PLAYH USES

At THE PlAYHo us E9
Fine Pictures Thanksgiving Day at
Dreamland and Majestic-Musi-
cal Company Coming.
Lovers of the best in motion pic
lures are going to have two fine treats
on Thanksgiving day. At this time
two Of the greatest pictures ever ex-
hibited here will be shown. At the
Majestic the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon
production, "The Chalice Of Courage"
will be the attraction; at Dreamland
William Faversham, one of the great
est of all actors, will appear in 1.-THE
Right Of Way" a powerful picture
adapted from the novel and play of
the same name.
1.-THE Chalice Of Courage" was writ
ten by Cyrus Townsend Brady, which
fact in itself is sufficient recommen.
dalton. Starring in this production
are Myrtle Gonzalez, George Holt,
William Duncan, and other leading
lights of the Vitagraph Company.
The scenic effects are wonderful
Practically the entire picture was
filmed in the mountains, and the
scenes showing the raging torrents
swollen by heavy rains, and the rain.
storm which gradually turns to sleet
and snow, as the girl wanders up into
the mountains, are immense.
Starting in the first reel of the pic
ture there is action, and this action
continues thruOut the entire six parts
There is little comedy in the pic
ture, but it abounds in tense dram.
attic situations.
Louise Newbold, fearing James
Armstrong, a former sutton, accom-.
panies her husband to the mountains
Her horse slips on a lonely trail and
she receives fatal injuries.
Five years later James Armstrong
meets Enid MARYLAND recently arrived
from the east. He falls in love with
her They are members of a camp.
ing party in the mountains. One day
Enid wanders from camp and is caught
in a storm and blown over a cliff
She is rescued by a mountain re-
| cluse, who is non other than New.
bold. He takes her to his cabin, and
them several days snowstorm sets
in, and they are imprisoned for the
| winter. Her relatives believe he1
dead, but Armstrong believes he1
much alive and goes in search of her
Armstrong arrives at the camp, and
being recognized by Newbold a fight
ensues. Armstrong kills himself and
Enid and Newbold are married and
| return to the mountains to make their
home.
AS a book, "The Right of Way" was
very popular and has been read by
many. AS play it was great sue
cess, and as a picture it is supreme
William Faversham in the leading role
is ably supported by Jane Grey.
Beauty" Steele is disiked by
many but his great ability as a Grim
inal lawyer commands respect, when
| after a powerful plea, he wins a muir
der case.
Knowing the man to be guilty he
tells him to go away. He proposes
to Kathleen Vantage, and is accepted
| altho neither one loves the other. AT
ter five years Steele has become an
| habltual drunkard and is estranged
from Kathleen. Her brother takes tc
drink, and in fight Steele is knock
ed unconscious and is thrown into the
! river. The man whose acquittal he
brought about years before, recog
nizees the body, takes him ashore and
nurses him back to health. Steele
has lost his mind and becomes Il part
| ner of Portuguese.
An operation restores his memory
and after reviewing the events of the
past year, he drops the name Steele
He secures work in tailor shop and
falls in love with girl, Rosalie. How
ever, the town people do not trust
him, as he does not attend church.
| When the church burns Steele saves
the sacred vestments and becomes a
believer. A few days later he appre
hencs a gang of thieves robbing the
church fund. He is MORALLY wound
ed, and as he lays dying, he sees q
vision of Rosalie as an angel, and sees
things as they might have been.
In all their appearances in this city
both with their own company and
while members of the Chase-Liste1
Company, Clint and Bessie Robbins
never pleased the public as they did
in the weeks engagement which clos.
ed last Saturday evening. They have
gathered together one of the strong.
est repertoire companies that ever an
peared in this city, and the result was
they received splendid patronage
| thruout the week. They presented a
variety of plays seldomed equalled
and each was of the highest class, in