The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-12-19
THE lone CAME
BEING USED IN
RED CROSS SEAL
FOOTBALL, RED CROSS SEALS
AND TUBERcULosIs ARE
CLEvERLY BLENDED m MO-
TON PICTURE.

Football. Red Cross seals and tn
berculosis are cleverly blended into .
strong romance in The Lons Game"
. motion picture produced by Thomas
A. Edison for tho National Associa-
Han for the Study and Prevention Of
Whereabouts. The picture WIN b re-
lsassd On Saturday, December 11th.
and Vim be used a. an aid in the Red
Gross zeal campaign Throughout the
country.
The Lone Came ID based upon a
book by Thomas Crawford Galbreath,
entitled 'eT. B. Plalking the Lone
Game Consumption" The leading
characters in the play are Dean Nor
man, wealthy young college student
and star player on the football team;
Phil Proctor, . poor student who earns
his living by coaching and tutoring
and Grace Proctor, Pills sister,
studying voice culture IN = nearby
city and being supported largely by
her brother.
Dean meets Grace through . street
ear accident. At the hospital he
finds that her brother had been his
tutor In college and learns that Phil
has been suffering from what his ply
sician calls malaria, but which II later
found by . specialist to be tubercu-
losis, induced by overwork and lack
Of proper food. While Grace IL IN the
hospital, Dean, to whom she has be-
come much attached, also develops
Tuberculosis, brought about by neglect
a . cold and living IN serm-infected
rooms at college. He bids Grace
good-by and under most favorable
circumstances, with . private car, a
special nurse and every luxury none.
can buy, goes west 70 fight the dis
ease and TO play ssthe lone game.
Phil. wrongly advised by HIS doctor.
also starts for the West, riding by
himself IN Z day coach, greatly weak
ened By his disease and with only so
n his pocket When he arrives at q
westsrn resort town, hs finds that,
with money gone, even though weak
emNd by disease, he must work. BE
Il unable 70 hold ! Job, however, and
cannot secure admission to hospitals
without money. The result IL taht
he II spasesd on weaker and weaker
from town 70 town, until he b re-
duced to beggary.
Grace during this period supposes
from his CHEEKY letters that her
brother II getting well. She, too, has
Cverworked meanwhile and contracts
Tuberculosis, but II examined imme-
diately ct . free clinic, and IL given
! prompt treatment In charity sana-
forum. Here she RECEIVERS rapidly
and gradually regains her lost voice.
! During this time Dean, with good
care and wholesome outdoor life, has
been steadily improving. He had lost
all trace Of Grace when she went te
the ssnatorium until, one day, a. he
was riding IN his automobile, . beg
gar fell almost IN front Of the ma
chine. Az they picked him up, he
dropepd letter on which Dean reat
Grace's name and address. He recog
| mixes Phil, but all the care h coul6
bestow came too late.
| Later, restored to health, Dean find.
Grace, almost we'll, In the free sana
torium and tells her Of Phil'n death
at Is for us who are saved to show
others The right road to health" HI
says. The picture closes with q con
cert scene ct which Grace appeals I.
the audience 70 buy Red Cross Christ
+ mas seals for the consumptive suffer
J ers who ara playing the lone game,
} followed by q scene IN which Dear
proposes and Ii accepted by Grace.
/ Thh Is the sixth annual Red Gross
! seal picture produced by Edison 1,
: cooperation with the National Assoc
! citation for the Study and Prevention
: of Tuberculosis.