The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-07
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TUESDAY.

The Bondwoman."-Lewi bank
president. falls In love with Amy
Blanchard, his bookkeepers daughter.
The girl Is gradually winning fame
as writer. Forgetting La Refine,
the actress who had held his interest
for the time, Lewis plans to make
Amy his wife. To his deep ch4grin,
the banker finds that his attentions
fill Amy with aversion. Then comes
the discovery that Blanchard has rob-
bed the institution Of q large sum.
BY threatening to send her father to
prison. Lewis compels Amy to con-
sent to be his wife. Amy, however,
informs Lewis that she will bear his
name only until such time as she has
repaid the money her father had stol-
en-. Lewis consents, believing his
love for her will have vanished by
that time.
His wife's attitude has the effect Of
increasing Lewis love for her. Un-
able to break down the barrier which
stands between them, Lewis taunts
her with the conditions Of their bar
gain-that she is his until she can
purchase her freedom. Amy remains
silent and makes over to him the mon
ey which she, from time to time, re.
ceives as the result Of her literary
labors. The outcome of this remark
able story is decidedly novel.
WEDNESDAY.
Dream Dance"-The young vi.
conte Leon de Cazenave, following
the advice Of his painting master. goes
to the Pyrenees, and there meets Mig
non, a girl Of the mountains. Love
comes to both. and soon they are mar
ried in secret. But with the approach
OF the great art exhibition in Paris,
Leon prepares to leave, swearing, how
ever, that he will return and claim
his obscure bride. Icons painting
wins the prize, and with the success
which comes he forgets Mignon. Soon
Pepita, a celebrated dancer, has him
in her tolls, and as a proof Of his love
he paints a magnificent portrait of her
in dancing dress. Away In the noun
tains Mignon's son is born, and her
father. returning from military duty.
Lpbraids her and taxes her with its
unknown father. He turns her out
and warns her never to return with
out her husband. To Paris Mignon
makes her way to find Leon, only to
be told by him to return to the noun
tains-that he will follow. Mignon in
her innocence believes him. Pepita is
running Leon, and the old duke, his
father, sternly orders him to part with
her. Leon refuses, and in the course
Of a short time is reduced to penuary.
his belongings seized and he himself
is elected from the sumptuous rooms.
But he has hidden the picture Of Pc
pita; that he will not part with. 1t
Ia dearer to him than life itself. Time
and time again he attempts to destroy
the painting, but he can not bring
himself to do 1T. Leon has an en-
counter with Pepita's newest admirer
and suffers humiliation.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
"The Bank"-There is more riotous
fun packed into this two-reel comedy
than any other photoplay Of like
length. The worlds greatest come
dian, Charles Chaplin, has outdone
himself in this new production. While
all his other comedies are funny, this
one is a scream 1t abounds in real
humor and comic situations. with Cha
plin at his best in his inimitable an.
tics. Chaplin has instilled new and
original ideas into this production
that make 1t distinctively different
from all others, while carrying Chap
Inns naive humor. Chaplin plays
his role with more sponteneity than
usual.
1t is the same Mr.. Chaplin that has
been making the world roar with
laughter for the last several months,
only with even more ginger and lively