The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-15
Valii ValIi in aThe Turmoil. =

CT VafH Will IN IL ne 1uTm3Ik.n
| Valli Valli, the gifted English act
ress, supported by the accomplished
juvenile star. George LeGuere, and a
cast Of unusual strength, will be seen
at the Grand Theatre tomorrow in
'"The Turmoil, picturized in 5 parts
from the masterpiece of American fic-
ton of the same name by Booth Tar
kington, Americas foremost novelist
T A brief synopsis Of the gripping story
is as follows:
James Sheridan becomes wealthy
and a power in a middle west city,
where his entire life is absorbed in
the turmoil Of his own creation. The
only thing he lacks is social standing,
and this he strives to gain by meth
DDS he has successfully employed in
driving business deal. His two
oldest sons, Jim and Roscoe, are, like
him, products Of the turmoil, but
Bibbs, the youngest, is Weaklings
with penchant for books. The
father insists on Bibbs working in the
factory, but as it is distasteful to.
him, and he is physically unfit for the
task, his health fails and he is sent
to Sanltarlum.
In the same city lives the Yer
trees family, poor. but true aristo-
crats.- There is a young daughter,
Mary Vertrees, and Sheridan deter
mines that his son jim shall marry
her, and thus make the wedge for
the family into social prominence. He
arranges a big dinner, with a vulgar
display Of luxury, which Mary YER
trees IS obliged to attend because Of
a financial obligation Sheridan holds
over her father. That night Mary
is made to understand that she is to
marry jim, and she concludes to make
the sacrifice.
At the height of the dinner party
Bihbs returns from the sanitarium.
He is ignored by the family, and Mary
is attracted to him out of pity. Ros-
eoe Sheridan, the second son, is mar
ried to sibyl, but their married life
is far from happy Like his father, he
is lost in the turmoil of endeaVor and
Sibyl is obliged to seek companion
ship elsewhere. She becomes infatu-
ated with Robert Lamhorn, a worth
less young man, who is secretly en-
gagged to Edith Sheridan, the only
daughter Of the house of Sheridan.
Jim proposes to Mary Vertrees,
and she asks him to wait while for
her answer. Sibyl and Edith quarrel
over Lamhorn, and Sibyl, knowing
Mary's hold over the elder Sheridan,
asks her to go to Sheridan. and tell
him Edith and Robert are engaged,
and that Robert is only marrying the |
girl for her none sIbyl' words {
remind Mary that She will Be doing
the same thing, If she rnarries Jim.
She writes Jim a letter refusing his
offer Of marriage. Much to the de-
light Of his father, Jim has built a
large warehouse in half the time CON-
tractors said it could be done. Ac-
companied by the inspectors, Jim is.
on the roof Of the house when it coll
lapses, and he is killed,
Sheridan is broken-hearted over
Jim's death. His sorrow is doubled
because Of the fact that Roscoe, Wor-
ried over domestic affairs, has taken
TO drink. He then strives harder
than ever to make Bibbs a thorough
business man, and his successor.
Edith elopes with ROBERT, ana blbps
IS the only one left to him. Bibbs
mas become attached to Mary, and on
aer advice agrees to a business career.
She loves him, but thinks his atten-
ions are prompted through pity for
aer. She refuses his proffer Of mar
.iage for the same reason she refused
1is brother. When Bibbs learns of
his, he quits his place with his
father and informs him ne does not
want any of his fortune. Sheridan
,wakens to the situation, and pays
Nr. Vertrees $50, 900 for some worth
Iess street railway stock. Mary,s
family thus becomes financially COM
Portable, and she accepts Bibbs' re-
1ewed proposal Of marriage, and he
becomes the leading spirit Of sheri-
lan's enterprises.