The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-06-01
.THE TRAP"

TUESDAY by SCOEc OA W Is
A
THE TRAP"
"The Trap" Sunday June 4th, at
the Du Pont Club Theatre
Lon CLANCY has appeared in many
strong characterizations, but never
has the veteran character actor had a
role as powerful as that as Gaspard in
'The Trap" Clancy, in this pic
ture demonstrates his right to the
title of the "man with a thousand
face for in his forceful portrayal
he runs the gamut Of emotions.
To praise "The Trap" is but to
praise Lon CLANCY for he is practical
ly the entire picture. Not that the
other characters are not good, but
that Lon Clancy is better, in part
that gives him every opportunity to
display his remarkable acting ability.
1.-THE Trap" is stirring drama
with a punch in every few feet of
film. It is swift moving with the
interest well sustained, and climax
that leaves the spectator breathless.
Direction Of the picture is nearly
fiawless. Carefully building his
plot. Director Thornby advances
the action to the thrilling climax
which is a master stroke of direction
by suggestion. This climax, IN which
Clancy engages in is band-to-hand
struggle with wolf, is the more
thrilling because the progress of the
fight is left to the imagination of the
spectator. A few flashes Of the
struggle in the cabin, with the man
emerging torn and bleeding, and the
wolf lying dead Within, are the only
parts OF the fight shown, but they
serve to heighten the suspense and
make the struggle more fearsoEie
and thrilling.
The story Of "The Trap" is a pow
erful one, and is an ideal vehicle for
CLANCY in his initial starring vehicle.
The theme is not new, but it is so
forceful presented, with backgrounds
of pictorial beauty, that it holds the
interest from start to finish.
The transition of Gaspard, from
the happy-go-lucy French Canadian,
to brute who lives only for venge-
ance, and who finally is regenerated
through his love for little child, is
vividly depicted by the star in
performance that has been seldom
equalled on the screen. By his work
in 'The Trap" Clancy is entitled to
even greater fame than he won an
"The Miracle Man."
Gaspard Laroue, happy-go-iucky
French Canadian, is known as Gas
pard the Good, in the little town OF
Grand Belliaire, because of his kind
ness to children. Returning from one
of his trapping trips, he learns that
Benson, an American, has deprived
him of his mine, because his claim
has not been properly filed. Gas
pard philisiphically accepts the loss
of his mine, but when Benson, through
guile, wins his sweetheart, Gaspard
determines to gain revenge.
In seven years that elapse, Gas
pard is changed man, living only
for revenge. On the surface he is
the same, but his cunning mind is
continually Matching up diaboical
plots to wreck his vengeance on
Benson. He wrecks the mine with
a landslide that, apparently is due
to natural causes, and as finishing
touch, engineers a quarrel between
the village brute and Benson. Ben
SON is attacked and shoots the bully
in self defense. Benson is arrest
ed, and Gaspard goes to the cabin
to fiaunt his victory in the face OF
Benson's wife. He finds that she
is dying, and she asks him to care
for her little SON. In the boy
Gaspard sees a further chance fol-
revenge.
Gaspard visits Benson at the jail
and tells him how he, Gaspard, was