"BLOOD AND SAND" ON SATURDAY.

Shannon News, 5 August 1924, Page 3

"BLOOD AND SAND" ON SATURDAY.

I THE SYNOPSIS. Story: From the famous novel hy Vicente Blasco lbanez, author.of "The Four Horsemen,". Principal players in the cast:—Juan Gallardo, Rodolph Valentino;, Carmen, Lila Lee; Dona Sol, Nita Naldij Don Joselito, diaries Belcher. Synopsis of the.story: Juan Gallardo is a poor boy, the sop. of the shoemaker in a little Spanish village. But he, ambitious and romantic and longs to be a famous toreador. After attaining some local successes in the bull-ring, he rises to prominence and is taken to Seville, where he soon, becomes the favourite toreador of Spain. Before Juan attains fame, he marries his pretty little boyhood sweetheart, Carmen. During one of Juan's triumphs in the bull-ring, there is attracted to him Dona Sol, a hot-blood-ed and flirtatious beauty of the Spanish Court. Juan: visits her, and, after resisting for some time, succumbs to her vampirish charms. This causes a break between Juan and his wife. Dona Sol plays -with, him for a while but soon tires of him and casts him off. Juan's passion for her turns to hate and,, when Carmen, refuses to take him. back, he turns to dissipation. In the greatest bull-fight of his career he is tossed by the bull. In the crisis Carmen comes back to him, and he goes to filer arms.,