The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-03-17
THE MOVING PICTURES
Paramount Pictures Continue to Draw
and Please Large Eureka Audiences

Goose Chase" with Ina Claire. a
youthful American star, in the lead
ing role, amused and pleased a large
audience at the Opera House last
evening. 1t being the eve of st. Pat
rick's Day, the favorite Saint was
not forgotten. for at the social dance
following the entertainment sham
rocks and the emerald green were
worn by many present. The spirit
of enjoyment controlled the large
number present and held them to-
gether without an intermission un-
til 8 a. m. The Nostrosa orchestra
furnished the music for the evening.
Tomorrow evening, Sunday. March
Is, the popular novel and famous
play. ''The Virginian.'' with Dustin
Farnum in the title role, will be pre-
sented at the Eureka Opera House in
five reels. The story of the play fol-
lows:
The Virginian $50 called from his
native State) is free lance cowboy.
Securing a job at Bear Creek. his
happy disposition and amiability soon
earn him a host of friends. He
meets Steve, an old friend and for
mer bunkmate; mutual admiration
draws them to each other; together,
Steve and the Virginian perpetrate
many practical jokes. During M of
these pranks, the Virginian encount-
ers ''Trampas." the local bully and
bad man, and the Virginian makes
him back down."
Deciding to open a school. the cat
tlemen send East for a teacher and
Molly" a trite, lovely Vermont
miss, m via the overland stage.
The Virginian escue Molly from the
coach after the drunken driver van
ders off the trail. At a barbecue the
Virginian proposes to Molly, but is
rejected. Trampas, who has made
vile comments on Molly. is forced by
| the Virginian to eat his words.
Steve joins Trampas and his cat
tie thieves. The V~irginian is selected
by the cattlemen to hunt down and
exterminate the marauders. Steve
and Spanish Ed are captured and,
despite the Virginian's fondness for
Steve, stern duty compels him to dis
pose of them by the Western method,
and Steve and Ed are hanged.
Trampas, who escaped the posse.
reaches an Indian camp, and incites
them to kill his enemy. The Virgin
ian is severely wounded and left by
the Indians as dead. Molly finds the
Virginian, takes him to her cabin.
nurses him back to health and
promises to marry him. The Vir-
gilman hears that Trampas is again in
camp and threatens his life. Seeking
Trampas out. they meet in the street,
a duel begins and, after Trampas has
paid the penalty, the Virginian and
Molly take up the thread of their
dreams in peace.
On Friday night, March %, Edgar
Selwyn will appear in THE Arab"
a spectacular drama in five reels. A
synopsis of the story follows:
THE Arab has its scenes laid in
Syria and is the extraordinary love
story of Jamil. the daring son of a
desert Sheik, and Mary Hilbert, the
daughter of an American missionary.
who is loved not only by the bold
desert Prince but by the evil Turkish
Governor of the district. The main
events of the drama centre around
a wholesale Christian massacre which
has been ordered by the Sultan and
from which Jamil saves Mary and
her father as we'll as the pupils of
their school. Even though he is sus-
pected by Mary. he invades the very
palace of the Governor and saves her
from a fate worse to a Western wo-
man than death itself.