Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-05-20
GROSS CURRENTS DEALS
WITH SUPREME SACRIFICE
Way That Child Of the Younger
One May Enjoy Its sHeritaae.


thrilling story of an older sisters
sacrifice for younger one and her
child is told in the new Triangle pro-
Guction, Gross Currents" which will
be seen at the Central next Monday.
Helen Ware plays the role Of the eld-
er sister, Elizabeth Crane, and Teddy
Sampson that Of Flavia Crane, the
younger sister. Courtenay Foote ap-
pears as Paul Beale, the fiance of Ellis
abeth, who afterward marries Flavia.
Elizabeth Crane lives and entertains
lavishly in beautifully furnished
home in Washington. She is the
fiancee of clever young diplomat.
Paul Beale. Elizabeth is a somewhat
thoughtful young woman, who is in
terested in charities, as we'll as things
Of the social world. Her younger sis
ter, Flavia, returns from two years o:
schooling in Paris. Paul becomes fas
cinated by the girlish ways Of FlayiG
and turns instinctively to her rathel
than to the more mature Eliza beth
Finally Elizabeth realizes at dance
that her lover has transferred his af
Elections to F1avia, and she release~
him from his engagement to her The
follows the marriage Of Paul and Fla
via
Silas Randolph (Sam DeGrasse) at
tempts to win Elizabeth, but fails. He
gets up party to go cruising on his
palatial yacht. After some persuasion
by Silas' sister, Mrs. Van De Vee-
(Vera Lewis), sorrowful Elizabeth is
persuaded to accompany the party. It
also includes PAUL and Flavia. The
yacht is destroyed by fire. F'lavia is
rescued by saiHg vessel after a
night in the water. Elizabeth and
Paul drift ashore on a desert island
The woman takes care Of the man,
who has been injured during the ac-
cident and has become almost help
less
Silas gets to shore on another part
of the same island. He comes across
found some food and feeds the raven
Gus man. He becomes demented and
attacks her Paul intervenes, but is
easily thrown off, Then Elizabeth man
ages after a struggle to kill him with
a, knife. She is Mortified at the deed
though in self lefense. Her attention
becomes now centered in caring for
the injured Paul. He recovers his
strength and aids her in making gar
ments out Of sailcloth and y catching
fish and devising furniture. After a
long time he claims her as his wife,
as he says the sea has given her to
him.
Meanwhile F'lavia has given birth
to child and is living in her beauti-
full home in Washington. In her love
for her sister she has an intuition
that she may have escaped the peril
Of the sea. She goes with a searching
party and ship to examine the island
lear which the yacht was wrecked
Paul and Elizabeth see them land
Paul wants to keep away from the
party, having grown to love Eliza
beth dearly. She tells him that he
owes 1t to his wife and the baby to
return to her.
Elizabeth then hastens away and
browns herself before Paul can pre-
vent her. When finally the party ar
rives where Paul is sadly looking out
at sea where Elizabeth disappeared
his wife throws her arms around him,
but with no response. She asks him
II he Is alone, and he replied bitterly,
"All alone!"
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