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to Tell You.
ALL FORCE OF THE OLD
STAGE FAVORITE FOUND
IN MOVIE EAST LYNNE

Theda Bara and All-Star Cast Pro.
duce Master Picture for William
Fox. ReVlytng Historic Triumph,
Pastlme Today.
Theda Bara, whose parts as beau
tiful villainess are well known to
movie picture audiences, in this film
reached the height or her emotional
powers, and her experienced support
ers create a photodrama Of unusual
merit Here is the story Of EAST
Lynne" as produced Dy Mr.. Fox.
John Mount Severn, spendthrift
and gambler, realizes that a sale Of
his estate, East Lynne, is imperative
60 satisfy his creditors. For the pur.
pose Of arranging a sale Archibald
Carlisle (Ben Deely young barrister,
visits the estate. Severns daughter
Isabel miss Bara) meets Carlisle at
dinner, He falls In love with her,
In the neighbOrhood live Judge
and Mrs. Hare CIV. II, Tooker and
Eugene Woodward with their TWO
children, Barbara (Claire Whitney,
and Richard (Stanhope WheatcrOfD.
! Barbara has been in love with Car
/ Isle and notices the difference in his
manner after his visit to Mount Sew
ern A few weeks later, Dick Hare
resenting his fathers strictness con-
ceIning a love affair that he has car
ried on with Afy Hellijohn, daughter
of a game keeper. goes to see the g'ri
in defiance OF his fathers wishes,
Afy in the meantime had fallen in
love with Levinson (Stuart Holmes ,
whom she knew under the name OF
| Captain Thorne. When Dick calls
upon her she tells him her father is
angry. so that he will leave before
/ the arrival Of Levinson, whom she ex-
poets Dick, in his haste to leave,
! forgets his gun. Afy's father enters,
to find Levison there. Enraged, he
picks up the gun. and in the terrific
argument that follows Levinson shoots
Mellijohn
He is about to escape when he isl
overtaken by Otway Bethel preach
er who had been a witness to the
tragedy. Levison bought Bethel tot
remain silent.
Dick Hare, hearing the shot, ran
back to the cottage, ana Bethel com
ing upon the scene, Immediately ac-
Cuses him of the crime. Dicks own
gun, found beside the body, is strong
evidence against him. Dick is dis ,
owned by his father and becomes an
outcast. This tragedy combined
with the fact that Carlisle has mar
ried Isabel. drives Barbara to desper-
alton
Ieyinsons father dies. Carlisle is
adm. ustrator Of the estate and asks
Levnson to accept his hospitality
during its settlement.
Mrs. Hare, an Invalid, has been
calling for her son, Dick. Barbara
goes to Carlisle and begs him to visit
their home and keep ner father IN
terested while Dick visits his mother
Leyinson forces Isabel 10 misnterpret
tn visit. As result Isabel leaves
her husband. Barbara still loving
Carlisle tells him she has always
loved him and that Isabel had gone
away with Leyinson. Carlisle d.
Vorces Isabel.
Later on, Isabel is N a railroad
wreck She sends Carlisle dying plea
for forgiveness. Carlisle, thinking
that she has succumoed marries Bar
bara. Isabel RECEIVERS and hears that
Carlisle has married Barbara. She
reads an advertising stating that a
governess is wanted at East Lynne.
Disgusting herself beyond recognition,
she goes to East Lynne and becomes
the governes of her own children.
Bethel, hearing of Levinson's sue
ce.sion to his uncles estate, returns
to backmail him. His conversation
with Lev nson is overheard and the
innocence of Dick Hare is brought to
light. Isahels little son becomes crit
ically ill., and when he Is dying, in All
agony Of grief she diseloses her iden-
titv tn him Carlisle enters the room
at thus moment and recognizes h 5
wife Later, after his forgiveness
Isabel dies in his arms.