Middletown transcript., 1921-06-11
"BLACK BEAUTY"

Black Beauty will be shown at the
Middletown Opera House next Wednes-
dav and Thursday evenings. Below is
given sketch of the story.
AS a colt in the pasture with his
mother, Duchess, Black Beauty sees the
fox hunt in which. George Gordon is
killed. Georges death prevents the
discovery of the thief who has robbed
Lord Wynwaring of eight hundred
hounds, which were given him by
SQUIRE Gordon for the building of the
new chapel Beckett, Lady Wynwar-
ing's spendthrift nephew, is the real
thief. He was caught by George, who
threatened to denoance him. When
Jessie goes into the room where her
brothers body is lying, Beckett follows
her, tells her that George was the thief
and exhorts promise from her to
marry him when she is of age. Jessie
promises, to save her mother from the
shock.
-Four years pass. Farmer Grey has
broken Black Beauty to harness and
sell him to Squire Gordon. Meanwhile
Beckett has been getting deeper into
debt. He holds off his creditors and
tells them that he is engaged to the
richest heiress in the ;country. They
ask for proof. One stormy day his ser
want goes to Jessie with the demand
that she copy the letter he brings her.
The Squire surprises them. He then
drives into town in the storm, horse
whips Beckett and orders him to leave
town. On the way back, Black Beauty
saves his masters life by refusing to
cross the bridge. Mrs. Gordon's life is
also saved by Black Beauty bringing
the doctor in crisis of her illness.
At. Lady Wynwarjng's house-party,
Beckett demands that Jessie elope with
him. She consents, although heart
broken, for she has learned to love
Harry Blomefield. the Wears son,
That day The Squire and Mrs. Gordon
had driven into town. The stables
catch fire in the night, but Black
beauty and Ginger are saved. AS the
Squire and Mrs. Gordon are watching
the fire, BeckeLl's S servant asks them to
witness hurried marriage. He rec
ognizes his mistake when the Squire
turns, but is to late to keep him from
the room The marriage is stopped
and Jessie taken home.
The Gordon family leave for the
continent Ill HoDe tudl oCoSio VIII NJ
cured OF her seeming infatuation.
Black Beauty and Ginger are sold tc
| the Wynwaring's There they are
check-l eined so high that Ginger kicks
over the traces. Both horses are again
sold. Black Beauty goes down the
| scale until he finally has a kind master
| in the London cabby. At last he is
bought by humane farmer and is re-
sold to the Biomefields.
The Gordons are returning to Eng
land. Black Beauty is recognized by
Harry BlomefieId AS he and Beckett
are talking in the stables, Beckett
boasts that he will marry Jessie ind
| that she is returning On the train now
| due. Beckett's servant then comes In,
the worse for drink He threatens
| Beckett to dvuge the false hold that
| he has over jessie. Harry overhedrs,
| but Beckett says that he will reet the
tr lin, take Jessie on to London an(
marry her. Then comes the race, anc
Black Beauty wins by short cut owe,
rough roads and flying leap over the
express train. Blomefield arrives ir
time. tells the family what he ha:
| heard and saves Jessie. They agree
that Black Beauty shall always have
a good hone with them.
The cast follows:
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