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SPLENDID COMEDIES TODAY AT THE LYRICThe Lyric tvIII present to-day twogenuine comedies In ''Express C. O. D.M ond '* A ■ Country Maid's Romance”.These arc both from the. studios ofAmerica's bc3t file makers; To-morrowthe big three reel-, feature Rolance The Baivlcrout* will be seen, with the following cast: ifThe Dawlerout .L.-.Edgena Da LespineDick ..........-V. Irvine CummingsHis Mother Sue BalfourEdith ..........-...........Muriel GstritchHer leather .........Ralph LewisJohn Howard Thomas R. MillsPresident Bendla........George SicfimunDick’s Rival ....... -.Mr. HoskinsMiss Sullivan, the Bawlerotil for Quirk-cr Co.. Unn Sharks for the poor, is the terror of every unfortunate who has to horrowr money on his salary. K they do not pay up promptly enough, she is the rmo who gnns in their place of employment and “bawls them out.Young Dick Lewis, :l bank clerk, to help his fellow clerk. Jack Gray, borrow* money of Charker Co. The Bawlerout Is sent lo his home to find out all about him. She pretends to be a book agent and talks wi(h hi* mother—a kindly old gentlewoman. Satisfied that the boy is all he Chiirker Co. advances him the moncj\Dick is engaged to Edith Downs, the pretty daughter of the bank cashier. She la a wolfish, heartless girl, coring more for dress thnn ahe does for anything else. When Dick—owing to the fact that he baa i,n evening cl nth find? himself unable to go in a ball with her, ahe calls bin rival on the phone imlt;l makes an appolnlment to go ivlth him.Dick's friend refuses to help Dick pay back the money he liorowed for his sake. So the Ihvlrrowt Is sent to the hank tu disgrarn the boy. Hut as she begins she sees his niolher entering with the bank president. The sight of the gentle old woman rotten? the girl and she goes away wlllmut ncnonipUshlng her purpose.John It«ward, a reformer, disguises as a workman to llnd out the truth about the Ijoan Shark Establishment. lie Interest* the H;uvh»roul and together they Hnlt;l out that President I^endls, president uf the hank In which Dick Is employed Is the realjiead of Chnrker Co.Ed Mil’s fat h fir, to keep up with his daughter'k extravagance, borrows money from the bank which he is unable to repay. Tin* girl learning- of thiH and dread*ing to seo her father disgraced, suggests that as Dick loves her-—he take the blame. The boy agrees.Miss Sullivan, who has become friendly with Dick'a mother, ia a constant visitor 'at the house. But ahe has never permitted herself to soften toward Dick, who despite this and the fact of his engagement to Edith falls in love with tho erstwhile Bawlerout.Howard und Miss Sullivan secure .tho necessary evidence against Charker’s- In the bank the money Is missed and Dick accused. Tie says nothing and is about to bn arrested when Howard entera with the Bawlerout. Bend Is Is told that he Is wanted by the police and Miss Sullivan seeing Dick handcuffed, asks the reason end Is told. One glance from the boy to the shrinking cashier convinces her an to Just who the thief is. She bawls out” Downs and breaks him so that ho readily confesses. As he and Bendls arc taken away, Edith turna to Dick and Informs him that she Is done with him—she has become engaged to tho other .man.With a great sigh of relief, Dick holds out his arms tu Jit Iks Sullivan, and she, despite her past coldness, enters his embrace. And it is thus that Dick’s mother finds them a little later.■ o ■ANOTHER WEEK OF FEATURES ATJTHE GAIETYTwo's Company, Three’s a Crowd” will certainly pack the popular Gaiety theatre to-dny and the comedy will bo a delightful surprise. It Is a very funny story. What more 'can be said'; The answer will be the enjoyment it win give all who ace it. Street Scenes in Japan” Is a short run full of interest and novelty. Juut an extra hit of life In a foreign country* which lots ue see what others do.THE VEIL OF SLEEPIs the dramatic offering in addition to the above. It Is an extremely different story in which a fear young girl hears causes serious complications when she sleeps.To-morrow the Gaiety theatre will pre-snot another two-reel feature by the Vltagrph company.HEARTS OF THE FIRST EMPIRE.**A story of the days of Emperor Xa-poleon. A young country girl is found by Marie Louise, in the poorest section of Marin, To save her from further cruelty, the Empress tflkcA her to the palAc© and
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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Sun, May 04, 1913
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