The Sentinel=record., 1917-12-09
ETHEL BARRYMORE AT
 THE PRINCESS THEATRE
IN THE MOST SUBLIME STORY PERTINENT TODAY, THE
 ETERNAL MOTHER"

In story that is the story of every American home today, Ethel Barry more comes to the Princess theater Monday in ''The Eternal Mother" a Metro wonderplay that will find a responsive echo in every heart It is a story of sublime mother love, such as is in the heart of every American woman who kisses son or husband goodbye as he shoulders hls rifle and takes his place in the ranks.
 Here is a buet synopsis of the play
 Maris, the heroine, has married against her fathers wishes Harvey, who turns out to be a worthless drunkard Her only comfort is their child Felice When the husband fails to provide for them, Maris is forced to seek employment, and secures a position in the office of Dwight AL den, the mill owner Word comes to Maris of the death of her husband and child in a railway accident, and in due time she becomes the wife of Alden. He takes her to his beautiful home, which commands Q view of his mills.
 A few years later Harvey returns under the name of Winch, with woman named Kate. They force Felice 10 support them by working in the mills. where the child becomes injured through a faul in the ma chinery. When McGhee, the superin- tendent, telephones Alden. Maris overhears her husbands cold and eff ficient directions to avoid responsibil- ity for the accident. She steals away to see what she can do for the little sufferer. Before she reaches the cot tage Winch staggers out, telling Kate he is going to collect damages for the accident to his breadwinner.
 Winch gets into a fight at the sa- loon with McGhee, who gives him the worst of it. and then orders him to leave town He returns home and comes face to face with Maris. who is aghast at the knowledge that he is alive She attempts to take little Felice with her, but Winch takes the child from her, and shoves her from the house They force te sick child 10 get up and dress, and the three leave town. When Kate and Winch fall asleep by the roadside, Felice starts in search of the beautiful lady who has been so kind to her
 In tho morning Maris sets out in a final effort to obtain her child AL den attends church alone. The mint ister makes an impassioned plea in behalf of the mill children. bitterly arraigning Alden for his treatment of them. At the conclusion of his sermon, tho minister falls across his pulpit, deal
 After a fruitless search for Felice, Maris returns home, and finds the
 hild exhausted at the gate Leav- ing a note telling her husband Felico is her own child, and Winch her law ful husband. Maris goes away When Winch and Kate discover the chilG's absence they start for the Alden home, arriving there just after Alden has received Maris's farewell letter Winch admits that tho false report of his death was sent out for blackmail- ing purposes and demands bribe to keep him from publishing the state ment tAat Alden has been living with woman not his wife Alden is about to throttle him when Kate pro- duces proof of the divorce she has forced Winch to obtain in the west
 Maris takes a cottage, where she and little Felice live happily together Finally Alden seeks her put and tells hcr Cf the reforms he aas effected at 'ro mills for her sake. Overioyed at his having awakened tr the capsc of humanity she returns Nomo with him. where they live secure in their happiness. and in their mutual love for little Feljce The mother heart in her is satisfied.
 On the same program will he a clever and extremely funny comedy
 prioos fc~ Tondav Adults 1Sc, 2c war tax; children 9c, 1c war tax.
 Note the sh~dulo of big things at the Princess this week in another col umn.