The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-11-05
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SPOILERS.
The Greatest Story Ever
Filmed---0 Reels.
REX BEACH'S GREAT STORY
William Farnum in leading role

william Farnum In leading role.
The Spoilers, one of the most wonderful and rrarv,
S pictures ever run the screen will be shown ~
e strand one day November TO- and that everv @
zen OF aetta may see this magnificent production the door
Will open at lO a. m and remain open until II D. m ~
This great master picture has never been run excen+ j.
Inc larger cities but of the connection the ~
Oeen secured Tor special run in this city. 1870
The Spoilers is thrilling red-booded story If
strong men batting for supremacy with their powers Of
mho ana muscle, alert for every cast of chance.
In securing this great production an unusual exns
mas peen incurred but as is the policy of the Strand there
When decided to open the Strand in Marietta ;,
alo MT Tom swift manager we determined give the best
10 De mao IN motion pictures and that the prices would be the
same Tor every feature 1t thought possible to secure
this wonderful picture but delighted that we can ve
the people OF Marietta opportunity has beer
ACCORDED the strongest by hundreds thousands
of people in the larger Cities we know it will be
GATED by the people of Marietta
synopsis of the play follows:
Glenister and Dextry, coworkers the Midas the
richest mine Alaska after celebrating their good fortune
leave Nome spent the winter in the States but before
leaving Glenser arrives at understanding with and bids
goodbye to Cherry Maoe girl who has become
interested in him. Before their Alaska the follow
ing spring plot Matched in Washington D. Co. ugge the
Alaskan land laws in such rob all the rick
miners OF their property and to that end judge p
pointed with instructions obey the orders Alex McNa
ara, the genius of the entire conspiracy
The judge dispatched to Nome but the eve
OF sailing from Seattle he taken ill and forced entrust
certain important documents to his niece Helen Chester who
thus becomes the innocent agent the consprators Helen
sails but Nome smallpox breaks out on the shin anG
she is threatened with thirty days quarantine She escapes
with the assistance of Gener and Dexy The two men are
ignorant of the nature of Helens Grand CALAMITY fight
and defeat her then smugg her board their
ship and protect her until she arrives at Nome
In due time, Judge Stillman and Mcnamara arrive in
Nome and with the help of Strives rascay firm begin
Vaccinations The faction shortly control of all
the mines including the Midas and Geniste because OF
his love for Helen prevent the miners from using
against Judge Sman and prevails upon them the law
take its Cherry Malote the beautiful dance hall girl
returns from Dawson City, discovers Genster for Heller
and determines to combat it. In this she by
Broncho Kid gambler and oucast who has recognized in
Helen Chester his sister, whom since
hood and who misinterpres Gleners feeling for Helen
Genser and DexTy find that the Nome will grant
no relief and decide to send their lawyer Bill Wheaton, back
San Francisco with appeal to the Federal To
cure money for this purpose they arrange rob
their mine which they succeed doing are saved
from capture by Helen
Wheaton returns from San Francisco with writ from
the Federal Court which Sman refuses recognize thus
making plain the of conspiracy Becoming fearful
of outright violence Mcnamara undertakes colo
dust taken from the Midas and other mines to place
greater safety but Genister and his friends bank
and prevented from taking orcbe possession gd
only by the timely arrival of troops.
Meanwhile Genister becomes convinced that Helen
become conscious accompce of The Spoilers and intends
to marry Mcnamara; in reckless mood he spends des
perate night IN the Northern gambling hail. playing faro The
Broncho Kid who is dealing plots ruin Clenster with the
assistance Of Cherry casekeeper At the crisis Of the
game when his money is gone Glener wagers his interest il
the Midas and is prevented from losing only by Cherry
declaration that the eases wrong
Cherry saves Helen from drunken miner and learning
her indemnity prompts her to suspect the truth the situation
in which her uncle figures Realizing the great wrong that she
has helped to do Helen undertakes remedy it. With the AID
OF Cherry Maotte Glenser makes good his flight summons
his friends and decides make end of loong the
mines by destroying them with dynamite.
Wrapped in world of mystery and uncertainty Helen
appeals to McNamaras accomplish struve who offers put
her in possession of the truth if she will go him that night
to distant roadhouse for supper.
The miners dynamite the Midas and defeat their
mics when Glener hears of Helen danger rides head
long to her rescue He arrives only to find Struve badly
hear that Helen has gone away with the
emo Kid Needless of all Heen safety, Glenser
rides into town and there encounters Mcnamara at Strive
office The two fight terrific handtohand battle, IN
which Genister triumphs.
Wheaton arrives in time to effect the of the con-
splrators instructions from the Federal and Helen
produces the proofs of guilt which from Strive
Justice done and Helen conesses the she
has helped to wrong.
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