Arizona republican., 1919-12-28
ELSIE FERGUSON I'M
 THE WITNESS FUR THE| DEFENSE AT STRAND|

Elpte Ferguson leads off the pro- gram at the Strand beginning three
 lays engaSerhent with the matinee this afternon in her latest Aircraft. success The Witness for the Defense T
 This star. known as the most beau
 uful woman in pictures appears as Stella Derrick. a young English girl
 whose invalid father is in India At lhe height of her romance with Dick Hazleton, young barrister, Stella re- ceives an urgent plea from her father To come to India; that he needs her.
 The request comes with Staggering audiences. and 1t is a battle in her heart between the call of duty and the call of love- Duty finally wins, and sne journeys to India and to many strange adventures In India she is paid marked attention by a Captain
 Baliytine, whom she distrusts but who
 iinds favor in her fathers eyes be- eause of hfs~ great wealth. Again rhe girl is called to make a terrible sacri- flee for her father urges that she mar " Balfyntine that his wealth may be used in making his own declining years happy Sorrowfully Stella writes Dick nreakfng the engagement. and marries baiiyntine. Her worst fears were jus tnled. for the man she marries proves brute. drunkard and a degenerate Tn drunken rage. the husband attacks the wife, just as Henry Thresk, a big game hunter arrives at their home nlRnr~ e vents the husband from killing Stella and scents the unhappiness of the nousehold- Her beauty attracts Thresk ana ne proposes that she acconipany him. Readily seeing through the scheme, Stella refuses and Thresl, pursues his hunting trip. while stella and her husband move into the jungle Stella proposing that a hunting trip might bring the husband to-his reason ana prevent his ceaseless drinking But the trip made him worse. and he IS subjected to delerium treniens. At lacking Stella in rage, the husband arIves her from the hut, and she seeks safety in the jungle. Overcome by fright she sinks unconscious as Thresk arrives again and carries her back to the nut The husband raves his hal tuclnation that he is pursued py ra- lives Thresk observes a revolver In the hands of Stella. and pleading with i1er not to use 1t he leaves the couple Again the husband attacks Stella, and m self defense she struggles with him The revolver is exploded and the husd band drops dead Stella is arrested cnarged with murder She refuses 10 testify in her own behalf and Thresx learning of the trial hastens to the courtroom. proving the only witness TOT the defense. His story of the hus- bands fear of natives frees Stella. the tury being made to believe that ii was \ ma tive who fired the shot The story has reached England and Dick HazIe- ton whose love for Stella turns a deaf car to the scandal in which the gossips | are dealing. Seeking Thresk for the | truth, he again hears his story, which 1 Fhresk gallantly repeats, for he real izes that only true happiness for Stella | lies in Der love for Dick. Thus the woman who has suffered much and | long at last finds happiness for the | fade-out finds Dick and Stella re- united
 The Prizma natural color pictures | VIII depuct the Grand Canyon of Ari- | zona, while the comedy is '.No Mother | 70 Guide Him. Of course the Pathe | News will be shown.
 The Strand orchestra with Eugene i Redewill conducting will offer another | of its always pleasing programs, while | George J. Hayes will continue to de- light at the big Strand pipe organ. |