The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-20
AlRuse1nents
THE WITCH" At
ARCADE ThEATER

Few plays that are being filmed /
today. carry such a powerful story as |
does The Witch" in which William !
Fox presents Miss Nance O'Neil /
Americas greatest emotional actress /
at the Arcade theatre.
The Witch. is based on Victorien
Sardous famous play, THE Sor-
ceress." The plot is laid in Mexico /
and Mr.. Frank Powell. the director
OF the picture has spared neither time
nor expense IN order to surround his
work with that atmosphere of color
and romance that are so effective
when properly presented
/. A Mexican village was built outside
the Fort Lee studio that cost thou
sands of dollars in order that all the
street scenes would positively be cor
rect. A thousand persons took part
| in one of the street scenes alone,
| where Fora is passed over the heads
of the enfuriated mob and burned at
the stake.
| The story is woven about DR.. Fer
nandez, a physician who is believed by
Mendoza, the military governor, to
possess occult powers. Mendoza is in
| love with DIR. Fernandez beautiful
daughter, Fora, which part is taken
| by Miss O'Neil. Failing to have the
I girl care for him, he uses the theory
that the father has occult powers to
injure him. So great becomes the
feud between the two that a faction
of insurrectionists arises which is
headed by the doctor and the Govern
ment is attacked.
The doctor is killed in battle. In
the meantime Dolores. the daughter of
the Governor is suffering from SOM
nanbulism. She desires to be cured,
but dislikes to inform her father, or
her lover, that she is so afflicted.
Finally her old nurse makes the fact
known to Fora, who possesses powers
inherited from her father. Dolores
submits to being treated by Fora, and
is cured.
At the time that Fora heals Dolores,
she does not know that Dolores is en-
gagged to be married to Riques, her
sweet heart. Sveral days later, Fora
learns that the wedding is set. She
goes into rage. cOntrives to get into
the palace in the night and hypnotizes
Dolores. Shortly thereafter Fora is
denounced as a witch and is carried
away by an angry mob to be burned
at the stake. Just before the torch is
set, the old nurse makes known to
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this failing Of walking in her sleep
and that she is in trance from which
she cannot be aroused
Also the old nurse informs the Gov
ernor that the only person who can
cure her is Fora At the last instant.
the Governor stays the burning of
= Fora at the stake and promises Fora
her freedom if she will bring Dolores
from her cateleptic state. Fora, be-
lieving the promise goes to the palace
and arouses the girl. When Dolores
is found to be safe, the Governor goes
back on his word and again impris-
ons her
RiQues who realizes that he loves
Fora more than Dolores. runs away
with her. The two are captured after
a desperate fight and in the end Fora
is put to death by burning at the
stake. The story is rife with strong
situations and wonderful scenes.
This vehicle furnishes an endless
playground for the wonderful emo
| tiOnal talents of Nance O'Neil-
, Throughout, it abounds in strange and
startling situations, which are lavish
ly and beautifully staged Miss
O'Neil is supported by strong cast
that sustains her wonderful work in
every IeSpeCl. he StoiN dDouluS III
4 thrills; it is of the red blood kind
, that sets the heart humping. 1t is
one continuous series of powerful sit
uations in which loves. romance, pas
sion and intrigue are powerfully
:. blended 1t is laid in a rugged and
> romantic country, and nothing has
4 been left undOne to make this picture
\ one of the greatest successes of the
> wear.