Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-10-06
NEXT WEEKS PROGRAM.
MISS THEDA BARA IN
THE TIGER WOMAN.
RINK THEATRE


she has portrayed a cold cunning, re-
morseless woman of the upper strata
Of life. impersonating Russian prln-
cess who. for the love of priceless
Jewels and money, lures her victims
along in a manner that holds one
breathless.
The character Miss Bara plays IN
this wonderfully staged William FOX
production out-rivals all previous
vampire" roles. 1t is a characterize
ton that will go down in screen hist
! DRY. 1t depicts the innermost soul
of hard, cruel siren devoid of scrupl-
| es. The story follows:
Princess Petrovitch, the wife OF
Russian noble, is woman lakcing IN
| moral fbr G. She is consumed with
desire to live only for money and price
| less Jewels; to have man become her
prey and plaything, casting him aside
when no longer can supply her with
| baubles and money.
For the love of money and Illicit
passion for her her husbands friend,
Count Zerstorf, she hands her hus-
band over to the Russian secret police,
after she accidentally overhears con-
versation between him and Japanese
spy. and sees half million rubles pas
,ed for important revelations involv-
ing the russian Government. After
the arr st she takes the bride money
and leaves for Monte Carlo with the
count.
Playing as he thought sure-thing
Count Zerstorf loses the money and
mplores the princess to sell some OF
her Jewels so that his playing can go
on. This she refuses to do and the
count threatens to leave her. With
ont the slightest trace of emotion, the
princess places poison in his break
fast coffee She tells the police that
the Count had killed himself following
his losses at the gaming table.
Soon after the princess leaves for
the United States. On board the
ocean liner she flirts with Edwin Har-
ris, the son OF an American multi-mil-
lionaire, who is returning after making
some war contracts abroad On their
arrival in New York the Princess in
v;fac ,,oupn Harris 70 d;,,a ,y;tt, L.r
that evening. He tells his father and
his brother OF the contemplated meet
ing. They try to dissuade him, but he
keeps the appointment
In the main dining room of the hotel
the Princess, in her wonderful gowns
| and priceless jewels. is tire cynosure
of all eyes. There Harris meets his
fiance, Marion Harding, who passes
him by Later his fiance breaks off
the engagement.
| Harris senior warns his son that he
is taking the wrong path. There is a
| quarrel, stormy scene ensues and the
result finds the young man disinherit-
ed.
Short OF money, the Princess urges
her lover to get more He returns to
his fathers house and rifles the safe
! He is surprised in the dark by an I'M
known person, whom he fells with a
heavy candle stick. He returns to the
apartment OF the Princess and hands
her the stolen money. Soon after he
is arrested in her apartment and
learns that he has killed his father
Later he is conficted and sent to pris-
on for life. In attempting to escape
he is killed by one of the guards
Having lost young Harris, she sets
about to dapture the elder brother
Mark. who has beautiful wife and a
loving little daughter Through a
ruse, she invites him 10 her apartment,
and soon has him in h,i to,- He
leaves his family and installs ne Pr,n
cess in a pretty villa.
A former servant in her Russian
home, who was aquainted Wi.h the
Princess nefarious career, attempts
to extort money as the price Of his
silence. She agrees and tells him tc
call for it at night When he arrives
she has him arrested, telling the police
that she surprised the intruder in the
act of robbing her home. He is ar.
rested and is sentenced to a term oil
years.
Thinking herself safe, she is feeling
easier when she is suddenly confront
ed by the servant, who has escaped
from Sing Sing A tence scene fol
lows Fearing his vengeance, she Of
fers him her jewels and money
Frightened at his attitude, she pick,
up jewelled dagger, And as she is
about to plunge it in his breast, the