The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-07-08
"What Happened at 22."

"What Happened at 22.
To employ Il descriptive phrase
which has grown hackneyed through
misapplication, this picture, which
GENES to the Gem tonight, is Intense
" interesting" These two words sum
m the contents of what Happened
= at %" to degree that hardly
needs any accessory elaboration.
The story deals with a pro-
fessional forger, his activities and
his downfall, and while crime
is in large sense responsible for
much of the intensiveness OF the pic
ture, no eyil-fearing censor need
worry over the outcome, for natural
ly crime goes down in the dust be-
fore the strong arm Of the law.
Added to the story of the capituia-
ton of the forger is the romance of
Louise. a companion to the wife OF
the criminologist, and the son of
the house. Frances Nelson and Ar
thur Ashley are featured. Miss Mel
son appears as Louise, while Mr.. Ash
lev is the forger The latter's acting
is better than anything he has done
before. Gladden. james and Frank
Burbeck complete the east with pleas
ing performances.
what Happened at 22" will stand
up successfully before any audience,
no matter how critical. The story IS
full of action, which is plentiful in
its elements Of suspense, and as pic
turized under the direction OF Geo.
Irving, whose productions are always
exceedingly worthy, it provides tilm
entertainment Of unusual merit and
dramatic excellence.
Mns FetTava in THE Vampire"
Mime .Pet1oya, the exquisite emotion
al arsesgail be seen At the Grand
Theatre tomorrow 81 Jeanne Le-
farge" in "fFhe Vampire an in
tensely powerful photoplay in which
the regeneration Of a woman, more
sinned against than SHINING, is beauti-
fully depicted. Summarized, the
story is as follows:
Jeanne is accidentally injured
while touring in an automobile. In
her convalescence she meets a mar
risd man who realizes he can only
win her by offering marriage. An IL
legal marriage ceremony is perform
ed and later the man abandons
Jeanne, who becomes an outeast and
= man-hater.
Seeking refuge in Europe, Jeanne
meets on the steamer two men out
casts and they all conspire against
the world. Jeanne becomes notorious
and the epithet Vampire" is applied
to her. She enmeshes a young at
tache Of the American legation and
after securing valuable documents
from him. she finds she is in love with
him. One of her co-conspirators
comes into possession Of these secret
papers, and when trying to get them
hack to return them to the attachc.
Jeanne discovers that the latter is the
son Of the man responsible for her
ruin. Her old hate is awakened
again.
Events bring all back to New York.
Complications involve Jeanne with
both the father and son and the young
mans liancee. The young man
breaks his engagement declares his
love for Jeanne and his father is
forced to give his consent to their
marriage. A dramatic scene is intro
duced when the father discovers that
Jeanne is none other than the woman
he married illegally and deserted.
The father accuses Jeanne of being
an adventures. She wrings from
him a confession before his son that
ne had deceived her. The son throws
convention to the winds and decides
to marry Jeanne, but he is prevented
by the woman herself, who is threat
ened with exposure of the part she
played in securing the state docu-
ments. Jeanne brings about a re-
conciliation between the young at
tache and his fiancee, realizing that
happy marriage could never have
resulted if she had married him her
self while he had full knowledge of
the history of her past.