The Sentinel=record., 1916-11-28
SOUTHERN DRAMA
 CENTRAL TODAY
NOTED ACTOR COMES HERE WITH PEGGY INLAND AS HIS LEAD
 ING WOMAN.
The ChatteI" One of Greatest Vita graph Pictures Ever Made and Is Praised by Critics.

Nere is great dramatic treat at
 the New Central today. for F. $. Soth-
 ern, noted actor will be seen here !u
 his first moving picture produced by
 the Greater Vtagraph company, en-
 titled, The Chattel" and with him
 will be a special east headed by Peggy Hyland tae noted English beauty. As-
 ranced prices will prevail at the f$n-
 ual tolay. admissiol being 10 snd 70 cents.
 The story of The Chattel" is most interesting Mir. Sothern plays the
 rart ot Blake Warins, tue noted finan- l cier whose entire lite's code Is to have
 the best Of everything at any cost, Is surrounded with every conceivable
 luxury, but he wants a wife 10 com plete his happiness He is desirous cf obtaining a beautiful picture "T1e
 Chattal,' owned by Roger Carvia, aa' other fiuancier who cannot be nduc- ed to sell it Later Caryin, in strin- gent circumstances is forced to part with it at an auction where Waring obtains it. There he sees Leila Bard. | and is attracted Jo her At the opera | he is presented to her by Mrs. Deia- van Determined to have Leila. he ,avshes attention n her until she is deceived into believing he loves her and finally consents to marry him. On
 the eye of the wedding her ather co9- | fesses his financial ruin in a letter, ex- plaiIiug his present position was held through dishonesty lie then kills himself Waring. nonpussed at first. decides to possess Leila in spite os all this and concealed Bards suicide mak- ins restitauon under promise of secrecy
 As time passes. Waring begins to
 grow distant and exact ng. Wari1g on
 l-eilas birthday presents her witn
 lovely leck.ace, but the sentiment js driven away when she finds that + has been sele ted by friend Of War ings's. When Leila turns 10 her 1 home late one afternoon after spend ling the time at d matinee with Mrs i Delayan she 8 "gproved by .er lIus-
 band for net beng home before him. He is overheard by Harding, Naring' l closest friend. who is astonished at Blake's manner X few days later, Waring. trying 10 engineer a great financial deal to impress his associates invites them tO dine th him al Ihcme. Harding, who is also invited finds he has a previous engagement which cannot be put off, and stops at 1 Wa a,ings house to cell him NariIe lis not at home, hut 'ais wife receives
 Hard ngs message. As Harding is in lcidentaUy telling Leila to overl ok her 1 hu bands brUsauencess, Waring ap- pears and accuses his wife of making
 love to Harding Harding goes away cresttanen Leila and Blake have dramatic pathetic scene where Waring
 tells her that she is This chattel." ana | that he cleared her fathers name. 1 ella tells him she Wl9 be nc mans
 chattel T3e guests arrive. and War line rerents his bitterness toward I @la for fear sine will refuse to se.,
 his Nuests,
 TlA wife professes interest in bust ness matters bur events come to a
 climtx and she dabbles ia stock She makas money, goes to her husband and bays him back what she allges she dost him: Then she leaves him. Ther$ Is one thing money won't buy