Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-24
"The Clemenceau Case"
Wonderfully Filmed

One of the most remarkable photoplay!
yet filmed is the famous "Clemencea,
Case" made by the FOX Film Corpora
tion, with Theda Bara as the star. Tn,
story of the plays is wonderfully in
teresting:
Pierre Clemenceau Is brought up like a
little weed in a shabby boarding house in
Lhe Sums OF Paris. His mother Is a strug-
one night in n drunken rage. Ho abuses
the woman with whom he has formed an
tbe tbfefSGiar Sonlro ailiance n Then he filings out of
Years pass. Pierre has attained the dig
a, cheap boarding school His greatcst
Andre nytss sShoP Pcrrs rs 10 bs l29 SSed A1dre
sEe, az, She lorbIds Andre to associate with
nj nm h Boylike, Andre tells the other pupils
self stunned. He seeks out Andre and
s,Ges gives, nj him q Crashing. From the little
rattle with huge delight one boy stands
out out as the crowd dissolves He Is Ritz
chaps are saying" he says. but like You. YOU.
Ritz invites Pierre to visit at Ritzs homo
in Paris; Rites father. the elder Con-
iimS siSmi"s ri r,6s stp}2 Pierre id$ takes
ters and watches the boy He is struck by
the great natural genius Pierre betrays.
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her he viii make Pierre great sculptor.
Ten years eapse. Tho elder Constantir
guests are tho Countess Dobronowsla
With her she brings her stunning daughter,
Sergius, whose escapades have made him
known throughout Paris as n Lothario. is
The Impoverished Countess sees Scrgius'
eyes fasten on la she knows or his repu-
force LA into an affair With the noble
man, liza, Wearied by the revelry seeks
with Oriental hanEngs and hlngs her splen-
did young body out on the lounge in an at
nsesn h Of m ePSnE Ref 70 setdR pr Pes Just en
the laughing; rlotous crowd comes rompins
"Hush,' cries Pierre, in terror for hts
sketch. But it is too late. liza wakes, sees
Am | as beautiful as that?' she asks
fixing her eyes on Pierre.
press your charm cries Pierre fcryently
Ritz breads what the outcome will be-
rgms sss assk FeSa out nnd an5k
sees that the woman is willing to bargain
Bring the srl to me at Monte Carlo"
says sergus: The BARGAIN Is struck,
fatuated.. consents to pose for him as In
sersius wins Iza, abetted by the beauti-
fu girls mother, by falsely, swearing that
he means to marry her. But bitter dis
She comes to Pierre's studio ~
Pierre. have come to give my answer"
Pierre's love is blind. They are married.
SerEius realizes that his love for liza Is
the first decent passion that has come into
his life. He follows her to Paris. liza
meets his advances
Ritz loyal to Pierre sets himself to watch
liza. He tracks her to her rendezvous with
Sergius. liza becomes aware of this. She
knows that Ritz suspects her. To thwart
his intentions she writes a note to her hus-
band.
Dog her footsteps and you will discover
everythinE.-A Wellwisher."
liza dresses in mourning and leaves home
one afternoon. Pierre follows. liza makes
her way TO the cemetery where Perre's
mother. who has died shortly before Is
buried. She sinks down beside 1t. Pierre
IL almost beside himself to think that he
has misiudged his wife. He Confesses 10
her his "unfounded suspicious" Ritz
however. lacks positive confirmation of the
truth. At length he obtains 1t and tells
Pierre what he knows. With terrible rage
Al his heart Pierre seeks out SergIus. 4
duel is arranged. Sergius is run through
He dies almost Immediately
Tza still the Vampire woman. receives