Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-29

mitted to speak. At the last moment
after having taken too freely OF
morphia, his man, Brock, realizes II
will be impossible for Chilcotc to ap-
pear in parliament. Chilcote also
realizes the situation and urges
Brock to go to the man he had met
In the fog, brilliant fellow, who re-
{ sembles him closely. Brock refuses
but Chilcote rushes to I.oders apart
ments to urge him to assume his
place and falls fainting to the floor,
Brock, who has followed. induces
Loder to do as Chilcote requested,
and he finally consents.
Loder goes to parliament and de-
lives an epoch making address Con-
| trary to expectations he Is not per-
mitted to return to his lodgings and
| change places with the drug cyazed
! Chilcote. but is driven to Chilcote's
home by his happy friends. There
he is made to assume the place Of
| Chilcote and Is gradually dragged in
to affairs of state, involving manage
inent of some of, the big war pro-
iects.
but remains In Loder's apartments,
gradually sapping out his strength
by the continued use of drugs Loder
fails In love with Mrs. Chtlcote. who
had lived much apart from her hus-
band. and his position becomes more
difficult. 1t Is brought to a climax
when at a garden party at the home
or Lady Astrupp. with whom Chill
cote has had an affair, he snubs her
iadyship and she discovers he Is not
Chilcote. She rushes to her friends
to expose him. but at that moment
the drunken Chilcote appears and
Loder quickly changes places with
him.
Chtlcote remains In his true char
acter only a short time, returning to
Loder's apartments to resume his life
OF shame. Loder attempts to send
him home but Is called to perform
Chilcote's duties as a statesman and
save the family name. Chilcote.
taking an overdose OF the drug, dies
in Loder's apartments, and Loder's
real identity is made known TO Mrs.
Chilcote. Chilcote Is buried as I.oder
and Loder is induced to continue his
service to his country under the
name or Chilcote. He pleads with his
parliamentary friends TO be permitted
TO go to the front and as the curtain
falls he promises Mrs. Chilcote To
come back to her with the hint that
they are to become Mr.. and Mrs
Loder in Canada when the war ia
over
Mr.. Post In the difficult dual role,
gives most excellent portrayal or
the many-sided> dual character. The
supporting cast vas excellent. Alice
John, as Eve Qhilcote. played with
sincerity and feeling role which
might easily have been made weari-
some In less experienced hands Rnr.
para Allen. as Lady Astrupp. the
Vampish" friend. and Katherine
haynone. slavey at the I.oder
apartments, were good One of the
outstanding characters was that OF
brocK. chilcote's man, played by
hiWyn Eaton, a veteran actor.
Inc production was massive and
wholly adequate. The prologue
showing a London fog, was a clever
oit OF electrical stagecraft.
At the Casino.
A photo play adapted from zan.
Grey's novel, 1.-THE U. p. Trail" with
an all-star cast in which KatbI,p
Williams, Roy Stewart, Marguerite
De La Motto. Joseph J. Downing ond
frederick Starr are the main charac.
ters, Is worth seeing. It depicts the
frontier days when that great artery
OF commerce and civilization was M,
ing rushed thru the wilds OF tie
west. The scenes are typical Of pio-
neer times and give all the thrills
from Indian massacres to shooting
arrays so common in those DAVIS.
kathlyn Williams plays a wonder
fui part, that OF Beauty Stanton. a
woman saioonkeepsr and dance hall
mistress, a Halter Of men, whose heart
is taken by storm by young en-
gineer called by General Lodge 10
build the railroad. Marguerite De La
Motto as Allie Lee, escapes from the
Indians when her mother and all the
party were killed, and is fou1,1 by
Warren Neale Troy Stewart, while
on surveying exn,dition She is
rursed back to health and wins his
love. Her stepfather steals ner and
keeps her a pr'sonet but Beauty. at
a sacrifice of her own happiness, re-
stores the girl to ner lover. after
mad gun battle in her saloon.
The play is full CT pathos and hui
NOR, a good pr2st NATION production
of the time when CIR great country
was in the making and when the gun
V as mans lawmAker.
ALBION WEDDING.