The Washington herald., 1920-11-29

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and two women who fell under the
power of a selfish. pleasure loving,
society butterfly. 1t depicts the
spell she wove around them, their
seemingly vain efforts to escape,
and their final release and the man.
ner in which they eventually found
happiness.
The story. the locale of which Is
a small coast town by the name OF
Seagirt, concerns Alice Granville.
daughter of a real estate agent and
one of the bellies of the village. She
has been loved since childhood by
young Doctor Ransome, a neighbor
and busy physician. Alice's younger
sister, Cecilia, has an entirely diff
ferent disposition. being fiighty and
romantic.
One day a young and beautiful
woman with a retinue of servants
appears. She Is Leila, wife of an
indulgent man whom she Is rapidly
driving to ruin through her ex-
travagant demands. Without con-
science, never satisfied, and al
ways craving amusement and pleas
ure she is the one who entirely dis
rupts the peace and love of those
with whom she comes in contact
Seeing young DR.. Ransome she
takes a fancy to him and soon has
him infatuated. The younger sister
Cecilia endeavors to copy her man
ners and habits and as a result
drives her boy sweetheart to steal
ing in. order to crafty her de-
mands.
The arrival Of Lucien VAIN
wright, a rich, unscrupulous club
man whom Leila had sent for, is
all that is needed to fan to a
blaze the smouldering fires of jeal-
ousy and passion which she had
kindled. Wainwright starts a vio-
lent Irritation with Alice Granville
The entire course of all the lives
concerned seems about to be wrecked
when Leila's husband appears on
the scene. How happiness is re-
forms a tensely interesting and
most unusual climax.
Claire Windsor. George HacEa-
thorne, Edward Burns, Mona Lisa
Gordon Griffith and others of prom
inence appear in the principal
roles.
Special subsidiary attractions in
GLIDING a laughablc multiple reel
Chester comedy entitled "A Tray
Full of Trouble" and an exclusive
showing of the latest Fox News
complete a most worthwhile two
hours' entertainment.
Loew's PaIace-AThe Furnace,
Agnes Ayres, the brilliant young
actress who gave such an excellent
performance in Held by the
Enemy" is one of the stars in the
new william d. Taylor special pro-
duction for Realart, THE Furnace
which began a weeks run at Loew's
Palace yesterday. Miss Ayres por
trays the role Of a popular London
actress, Folly Valance, who is mar
ried. at one Of the most sumptuous
weddings of the season, to Anthony
Bond, a wealthy Canadian and Lon
don society lion. A barrier arises
between the two, however, when
the husband learns that before the
wedding, the girl had lightly made
the remark that IL he Tilted her
she would sue him for breach of
promise. He believes she is in ear
nest, grimly goes through with the
gorgeous wedding ceremony, and
when they are alone accuses her-of
marrying him without love and
tells her she will be his wife in
name only. Many dire complica-
tions result from such a situation
and the story becomes a love
tragedy, but at the finish. the girl
awskens to her true self and 1t is
revealed that she really idolizes
the man she has married.
Miss Ayres' role Is one which
fairly throbs with genuine, life
like drama and tugs at the heart
strings Of an audience as enacted
by that talented screen artist. She
will be recalled as ''the O. Henry
girl" which title was associated
with her name after she had played
in a series of pictures from the
short stories of that famous author.
She has since played in numerous
big special productions and her
work has proven what she really
is-one Of the genuine artists of
the shadow screen. Others in the
cast are Jerome Patrick, Theodore
Roberts. Helen Dunbar, Betty
Francisco. Milton Sills, etc.
The scenario was written by Julia
Crawford Ivers from the new Eng
lish novel, The Furnace" by Pan"
The extra added attractions of
the Palace program this week are
wholly delightful. The Pathe News
pictures. a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
Topical Tips" and other screen
features are seen. The Palace
Symphony Orchestra contributes a
splendid overture selection.