New Ulm review., 1922-03-08
BIG ATTRACTION AT THE
LYRIC.

The big attraction "Way Down
East" which is now on at the Lyric
Theatre is being well received by the
people of New Ulm. Wellit should be,
for the farmhouse scenes, sleighing
parties, and real country dances,
honest-to-goodness blizzards, all help
to make this picture great production.
The picture brings home with telling
force a lesson for men as to the need
of single standard for men and
women; it assails the narrowness of
SNUG people who overlook in their
Scriptural readings that which has to
deal with Let him who is without sin,
cast the first stone
Anna Moore, a slip Of a girl, played
by Lillian Gish, is despatched by her
mother from their humble home in
rural New England to the Boston
home Of their wealthy relatives, the
Tremonts, to lay before the latter the
fact that they are in great need of help.
The girl falters at telling the nature Of
her errand, and an eccentric aunt
happens along, who takes liking to
Anna, and dresses her in fine clothes
Anna, and dresses her in fine clothes
and introduces her into society. Her
simple beauty attracts the youths Of
this new circle, and one especially,
Lennox Sanderson, a son OF wealth,
who sees an opportunity for fresh
conquest. He succeeds in tricking
her into a mock marriage. After a
brief honeyrrm on, which seemed the
realization Of her girlhood dreams,
Sanderson sends Anna back to her
New England home, with a promise
to keep their marriage secret as he
pleads the news Of his marriage would
prevent him from securing funds from
his wealthy father. She, had never
said anything about money which was
needed at home, thinking that with
her rich husband, there would be no
more necessity for calling on the
Trem onts for help.
After Anna has waited for some time
at home, she sends for him to tell him.
the tender sweet information of a
coming event, the most sacred in the
life of woman, and that their marriage
can be secret no longer. He blurts
out that they never we're married and
walks out in rage, leaving her. Later
on, when her mother dies, she fees to
nearby village, Belden, to hide her
shame, and her baby is born. With
the death Of her child, Anna is told at
the inn by Maria Poole, her landlady
that she is no longer desired there.
She sets out to find work, and comes
to the home Of Squire Bartlett and be-
comes beloved member of the house
hold, helping with the housework. A
true and noble love springs up between
David, the son of the Bartletts and
Anna. In the meantime, Sdnderson,
who brought suffering and disgrace
upon the girl, finds his way to the
Bartletts, and is trying his evil
tactics on Kate Brewster, niece of
Squire Bartlett.
An old-maid gossip, Martha Perkins
learns the news Of Annals past, and
tells this to the squire. Greatly en-
ragged, he orders the girl from his
house, into terrific snow storm, but
before going Anna denounces the man
who betrayed her, and who was at the
time an honored guest of the squire.
David pursues the girl through the
snow-storm. She wanders to the
frozen rivers end and is caught in the
crash Of an ice-break up, and drifts
towards menacing fall. this great
mass Of ice over the falls is the climax
Of thrilling scene such as is seldom
seen in screen productions. In the
nick of time, Anna is saved from death
by David, and carried back to shelter
Of sugar camp, and to those who love
and believe in her.
This picture will run once more this
evening. It is even greater than the
play. The Film is exactly like that
played at the Metropolitan theatres in
Minneapolis and ST. Paul at $2.20.
Many Stirring Situations in Ince
Picture.