The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1920-01-04
THE VENGEANCE OF |
.DURAND' WITH ALICE
Joyce AT ALCAzAR
Perturbation of One OF Rex
Beach's Most Powerful
Stories Is Full OF
Charm and Thrills

"-rhe Vengeance of Durand, featuring
beautiful Alice Joyce, which comes to the
.A,cazar next week, tells the story Oh
jealousy which wrecks the lives OF mil
lions of people each year. Rex beach ~
ore Of the most powerful stories ever
written. presents the follies and suffer-
ings caused by jealous demons
Mr. and-Mrs. George Randolph Chess
ter have adapted this story to the screen
and beautiful Alice Joyce gives an IN
terpretation Of Beatrice, the daushter'
Who has been fed on vengeance Tor l.
Years. she also portrays Marion, wife OF
Henri Durand, who is driven to end her
life by the Jealousy OF her husband
n is n story that holds you tense, It
thrills. it charms, it entertains you. YOU
rill like it. You will like to see 1t again
and again because it is a page from hu-
man life, Ii tells the story Of many
people YOU know, and, therefore, II srlps
your interest 10 the end.
Henri Durand is insanely jealous OF ms
beautiful wife, Marion. The Chateau Du-
rand is the gathering place OF the elte
81 Paris and Marion is much IN the pup
uc eve. The gallants of the city snow
,,,a1Iyed attention to their hostess, when
arouses evil passions in the neihs VI
Henri Durand. Marion's life becomes SO
miserable that she can endure 1t no
longer. She warns her husband that ne
must put an end to his cruelties. Henri
catches the CLEAN in her eye and Tor 3
whole month they live in perfect mar
nony.
one day Tom Franklin, childhood
friend Of Marions, visits Paris and calls
apon the Durands. In his visit Henri
| sees his opportunity to show coniioehce
| in his wife. He allows her perfect free-
dom with Tom Marion Is unapie 70 uh-
derstand the change in her husband; but
| other eyes find opportunity to work evil
through the change For all that Henri
| is apparently changed man. He is
| constantly fighting against the jealous
/ demon which threaten his reason.
! The evening that Tom departs for the
| iungles on a trip of exploration Efenrl
Durand gives an elaborate water 1estlva
| in honor of his wife's birthday. On this
occasion Arrncnd LaF'arge arouses Du-
/ rand's suspicion and jealousy, bitter
scene betws en-IIenri and Marion follows
! 1t is the last straw with Marion-s Inf
| month of bliss has made 1t Impossible
4 for her to return to the old agony. she
| ends her existence.
Durand is heart-broken when he learns
/ Of the tragedy He believes that Ma
j rion's death is due to wrong done her b.
Tom Franklin. Henri swears to aveng
the wrong, and his little daughter, Be
atrice, joins him.
Twelve years elapse and Tom return
from the jungles. He meets the Durand
at an embassy hall Beatrice is the i'm
age of her mother. Iienri sees love l.
the eyes of Tom Franklin as he look
| at Beatrice. plan of vengeance sug
gests itself to Durand.
During the weeks that follow Beatric
lures Tom on, and one day he propose
/ and is accepted. Durand then begins II
second part Of his programme. Beatr1c
conducts open flirtations with the
young men, thus arousing Toms Jeal
| ousv. and a tragedy is narrowly avertet
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