The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-09-02
NAZIMOZA TO BE
SEEN IN "THE BRAT"
The Great Motion Picture Star to
Appear at the Oper House on
Monday, September 8.

The following is the story of the
play, "The Brat" in which Nazimova
stars which will appear at the opera
house, Monday, September 8:
The Brat, a child in years, loses
her "job" in the chorus on account
of her shabby appearance. AS she is
leaving the theatre her unusual
beauty attracts Stephen Forester,
dissolute young spendthrift, and he
offers her new clothes-for con-
sideration. This she scornfully re-
fuses.
On her way home she stops before
a lunch room, but her purse is empty.
Stephen, who has followed her, again
offers her money and upon her re-
fusal, becomes insulting. She slaps
his face; crowd gathers and she is
arrested and taken to the night court.
Macmillan Forester, a successful
author, has dropped into the court in
search of local color. He sees the
Brat and realizes she is the type he
is looking for and proposes to the
judge, who is friend of his, that he
be allowed to take her home-promis-
ing that she will be well cared for
by his mother.
Novelist Finds His Inspiration,
Fed, clothed and comfortable, the
Brat is good to look at and MacMil-
Ian finds keen inspiration in her
ready wit and fiery nature. His
mother, however, and Angela his
fiancee, are disguested at what they
consider another of his idiosynacras-
les.
The Brat and Stephen meet again
and she finds that he is MacMillan's
younger brother.
One day Stephen comes to his
brother for money. Macmillan, busy
with his book, asks the Brat to find
the key to the safe. After giving
the money to Stephen he returns the
key to the girl and she drops it into
her pocket. Stephen is hard pressed
by money lender and is drinking
heavily. Thinking to save him, the
Brat takes the key from the cellarette
and puts it in her pocket with the
other.
Authors Fiancee Vents Her Jealousy
Stephen and Angela are both in
tensely jealous of the Brat. The
former, upon being refused more
money, accuses his brother of being
interested in the girl, while A Angela
misses no opportunity of insulting
her and making her life miserable.
Macmillan, however, is becoming
more and more keenly interested in
her.
The Brat is asked by the Bishop
to dance for charity bazaar. On
going upstairs to dress she overhears
Stephen and the money-lender in a
hot argument. Stephen promises the
money on the following day. AS the
Brat runs up the stairs he sees her
and demands the key to the cellaret-
te. She throws it to him, remarking
that he can drink himself to death
if he wants to.
Stephen finds that the key is not
for the cellarette but for the safe.
He instantly sees the opportunity of
getting the money for the man who
IS bounding him.
Catches Brother Rfling the Safe.
Owing to a spiteful trick of An
gela's the Brat's dance is failure
and, not waiting for the others, she
rushes home in shame. She finds
Stephen rifling the safe and takes
the money from him. At this mo-
ment the others arrive and the Brat
is accused of being the thief. With
despair she sees that Macmillan also
believes her guilty.
Hhe misery is too much for Stehp-
en- and he confesses his guilt. The
Joy that spreads over MacMillan's
face tells Angela where his love lies
and she quietly places her engage
ment ring on the table and leaves the
Brat and the author to their new