The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-02-26
AT THE GEM THEATRE. TOMORROW, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2

finally trounce him when he tries to
defend himself. Another time they
besiege him in his cabin for five days.
He eludes them, plunges into the
woods, and is surprised to encounter
his friend, J. j. Jeffries, the famous
pugilist, who is on hunting trip.
Robert explains his predicament and
Jeffries gives him boxing lessons. At
the Blondeau home it is thought that
Pennington had fled in terror, and
Eugenia is broken-hearted,
When Pennington starts back over
the trail he encounters Jean and a
band of conspirators, who are plotting
to get Blondeau's land. Jean has in
tereepted a letter addressed to Blon-
deau in which it is stated that the old
French grant of land will soon expire
unless new claim is filed, and Blon-
deau will lose everything. Penning-
ton demands the letter of Jean. Jean
refuses to give it up and Pennington
knocks him down and takes it from
him. Reading the letter Pennington
learns that Sf50,a0e must be deposit
ed in Montreal by midnight to save
the claim. He saddles horse and
races to Montreal, where he arranges
| by telegraph to have the money sent
from New York.
When Pennington returns to the
woods he is met by Louis and Roland
and accused Of being a coward for
running away. In a fight he beats
both of them They apologize for
ever doubling him. The elder Blon-
deau is still doubtful of the young
mans courage, when officers ride up
and inform Blondeau that he has lost
his land. Pennington then explains
why he went away, and he is warmly
received by all members of the Blon-
deau family, especially Eugenia, who
confesses her artifce, after Penning-
ton tells the imaginary Marie that
he is loyal to her sister.
peer Gynt," which will receive it's
first screen presentation locally at the
Grand Theatre on Monday, Feb. %,
presents an all-star supporting cast
fully worthy the international repu-
tation of the star, Cyril Maude, who
made such an American success as
Grumpy" last season.
Myrtle Stedman with her dignitied
beauty and charm is an ideal Sol
veig," while Herbert Standing as "St.
Peter Charles Ruggles as the ssBut-
ton Moulder," William Desmond as
the s'Parson' with the cloven hoof,
and Juan de la Cruz, former leading
baritone at the Royal Opera Of Co
penhagen, who is one of the latest
prizes to be attracted TO the screen,
are quartette Of fine actors it would
be impossible to duplicate. In a mo-
table array Of beautiful women, one
stands out prominently, beautiful
Winifred Bryson. This famous belle
of the Burbank Theatre stock COM
pany of Los Angeles was specially
loaned for peer Gynt.o
Frequent discussion of the correct
pronunciation Of aAse,o the name OF
Peer Gynt's' mother in Henrik lb-
sens celebrated drama OF the droil
Norwegian wanderer, brings out the
fact that the small circle above the
capital A in Norwegian spelling makes
| the pronunciation, Osi. Z.
Asses Death" will be remembered
as one of the four numbers in Ed
/ ward Grieg's immortal Peer Gynf
Suite, and the same imaginativeness
the composer worked with the lbsen
material will be found to have been
achieved by the screen producer,
granted, as he was at the very outset,
certain peculiar scenic advantages
which make for an illusion impossible
in any other way. The successive love
affairs of this Gudbrandsdale boy as
he Wanders to all parts of: the world
are SO realistically local to every cilme
in which they occur that one fairly
marvels at the atmosphere that has
/ been caught in each episode.
Special music will be rendered dur
ling the picture bv p. V. Blanchard.