AMUSEMENTS.
PE nH A « D'S J*IGTIf K ES. To-night’s programme to bo screened at Bernard’s will introduce an ontiroly new series both in pictures and classical music. The star drama, entitled “The House of Discord,” is a reiuarkable story by the A,13. Co. iof players The plot shows that in ‘ her youth the mother was saved from > the fatal mistake by an accident, but it caused her years of separation from child and husband. It had occurred primarily through her self- • righteous sister-in-law’s domination and interference. A like fate and downfall threatened the daughter ! now reaching maturity. The mother’s ; insistence separated the child from i her environment. Love and uuderI standing did the rest. Second pride lof place must be given to Lubin’s | dramagrapb, “Love of Beauty.” XelI lie Williams, who is- far from being [ good looking, bub with a beautiful | character, devotes much of her time : to .Jim Ambrose, a young blind man. Eventually she falls in love with him, | end he in return thinks there can i ;be none in the world so good and. | beautiful. A specialist performs an i operation on his eyes, and Jim’s sight ) is restored. Ho determines to find ! the girl of his heart. She is telling j fairy ’ tales to a bunch of children, } but Jim cannot respond to her plain I face. Me turns to Lucy, the beauty, i but when he assists a blind beggar j across the street she berates him for j inattention to her. Ambrose then S sees that beauty is only skin deepj and joyfully seeks happiness with the homely, but more worthy girl.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11, 4 May 1914, Page 3
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268AMUSEMENTS. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11, 4 May 1914, Page 3
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