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the elephant, Ross plants rhimself in
the middle of a clear space and sends
the tribesmen in to beat the tiger into
the open. In a few moments the great
head of the beast is seen coming from
the underbrush. A second later and
the beautiful animal stands in the
center of the clearing with tail switch-
ing, nostrils expanded, crouching for
a leap. As he is about to spring to-
wards Ross, the marksman fires and
the mammoth beast fals to the ground
in its death agonies. Later in the day
this same performance is repeated and
a second monster of the jungle falls
before the rifle of the redoubtable
Ross. This animal is skinned before
its body has stopped twitching and a
beautiful tiger skin marks the trophy
of the chase. After these exploits,
Ross is given more freedom about the
India village and one night makes a
second leap for freedom. This time
he takes flight on a horse. Through
these months of his exile, Ross is much
loved by Sarama, the Chief's daughter,
and she, ever-watchful, is the first to
become aware of his escape and fol-
lows madly on another horse. She
overtakes Ross and, while traveling at
breakneck speed, she leaps from her
horse onto the back of Ross. The ad-
ditional weight, and the swaying of
their bodies, finally throws the two
to the ground. Ross shakes himself
loose; leaps upon a horse and re-
sumes flight. And then a wonderful

HOLDS INTEREST
OF SPECTATORS
"Protea", Photodrama to Be Shown at
Majestic, Sustains Surprise
Element
ENGAOEMENT TO START JUNE 11
Commencing next Thursday and
continuing for three days, the cele-
brated motion picture play "Protea",
in five parts, will be shown at the
Majestic theatre,
Protea is an adventuress who, when
called upon by the commissioner of
police at Gottenberg, Aessavia, to pct
in the capacity of a spy in order to
obtain a copy of a treaty which was

A scene from "Dope".

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A scene from "Dope" at the Majestic,

June 8-10.


COMING ATTRACTIONS'
-Majestic Theatre
e 8-10-Dope.

e 11-13-Protea.
e 15-17---In Search'
aways.

of the Cast-

PROMISES PLENTY
OF EXCITEMENT

"Between Savage and Tiger"
Thrilling Story of Indian
Jungle

Tells

TO BE SEEN AT MAJESTIC SOON
An entertainment that promises a
great deal of amusement and pleasure,
with an abundance of thrills, is George
Kleine's latest photodrama success,
"Between Savage and Tiger, which
is announced for an early engagement
at the Majestic theatre. The principal
characters are acted by Sig. Antony
Novelli, Signora Marie Pesperia, Sig-
nora Leah Guinchi, little Margaret
Barton and Lorenzo Lupi. Several of
them are familiar already to our
amusement public for their clever
participations in "Quo Vadis" and
"Antony and'Cleopatra." The detailed
story of this wonderful picture relates
that Lieutenant Ross is stationed on
the frontier with his troops. He is in
charge of stores of dynamite. His
wife, Marie, telephones him that their
child is seriously ill and Ross sacri-
fices duty and goes home. Mean-
while orders arrive from headquarters
to move a large quantity, of dynamite,
and in the absence of Ross, his sub-
ordinate undertakes to load the ship-
ment. In doing so, a large cask of
the explosive is dropped, with fright-

ful results to the entire fort, causing
the death of a number of officers and
men. Ross is court-martialed and
sent from the army.
He goes to India, leaving his wife
and daughter at the army post, and
for some months plunges into the
jungle, where his rare marksmanship
wins the great admiration of the na-
tives. One day Ross fires at an ante-
lope and the beast, after one spas-
modic leap into the air, falls dead.
This is considered a great feat among
the natives and is only eclipsed when
Ross, dropping on one knee, easily
shoots a charging water-buffalo. The
India village is much harrassed by
the constant depredations of tigers,.
and the chief, after begging Ross to
remain with them, orders his arrest.
Ross hears of the treachery and flees.
He is ambushed, however, and in des-
peration, Ross climbs a tree. The
natives having no guns, and Ross hav-
ing exhausted his ammunition, it is
but a few minutes work to cut the
tree, bringing Ross to the ground in
a crush of twigs and branches. He
is taken back to the chief's village and
when again asked to remain with
them in peace, refuses. For this he
is sentenced to be burned alive in the
center of the village. The fagots are
piled high and Ross is strapped to a
post on the top of them. The old chief,
who has been ill for some time and is
rapidly dying, wishes to join the fes-
tivities. Afterthe fagots are lighten
the chief is taken with a violent cough-
ing spell and death threatens. Ross,
above the roar of the flames cries that
if they will loosen his bonds, he can
save the old chief's life. This he does
and the death sentence is temporarily
revoked.
A large Bengal tiger has been mak-
ing steady visits to the village and
Ross is aslied to despatch him. Tak-
ing his place on the back of an ele-
phant, surrounded by the tribe, Ross
leads the battle. Dismounting from

about to be concluded between two
neighboring states, Keltia and Slav-
onia, and which was opposed to the
interests of Messavia, fills the bill in
a marvelously clever manner, with
the, aid of a man who, from his skill
in eluding the police,kis known as "The
Eel", and whose release from prison
she demands in order to carry out suc-
cessfully the task allotted to her. "The
Eel" saves them the trouble of form-
ally releasing him, however, by mak-
ing a spectacular escppe from his
captors, whom he eludes by taking
a remarkable leap from the ground to
a second story window. By the time
the messengers return disappointed at
not being able to fullfil their mission
he has already entered the house of
the commissioner in the guise of a
man-servant and astonishes all but
Protea by the dexterity with which he
establishes his identity-merely a
right-about turn and back again and
"The Eel" stands before them minus
his facial details of disguise. This one
incident gives a slight clue to what is
to follow.
In the meantime the government of
Slavonia has become alive to the fact
that Messavia is endeavoring to ob-
tain a copy of the treaty. The ambas-
sador at Gottenberg is, therefore, in-
structed to warn Keltia to be on her
guard against the spies, which gives
the final word for one of the most

step by those commisioned to carry
out the box qauses a severe jar, which1
awakens the minister unexpectedly,
and attempt No. 1 to obtain the treaty
is frustrated.'
A series of similar incidents brings
us to the actual securing of the treaty.
The two spies enter the ballroom of the
minister of foreign affairs, watch their
chance to enter the minister's private
rooms, and overcoming, binding and
gagging the minister and his wife, set
the place afire and escape with the
document. Following this comes one
of the most startling portions of the
picture, when the spies are, tracked
to their own quarters. Upon the
entry of the pursuers, the bed on
which the captured spies are bound,
lowers through the floor, leaving their
captors in stupid astonishment; the
fire-place swings out on hinges, the
chairs and other articles of furniture
move, apparently unaided, from one
place to another, and rooms are trans-
ferred in the most remarkable manner.
One other of the many skillful feats
of the spies happens when, in an ef-
fort to head them off, a bridge is set
afire, a tremendously realistic spect-
acle, and Protea, riding on a bicycle
makes a daring leap, landing safely on
the other side. Finally, arrested by
the militia of Messavia, she at last ar-
rives before the commissioner of po-
lice. at Gottenberg, hands him the
treaty, after throwing off her disguise,
and a copy being taken of it, returns
it to the. minister at Keltia with her
compliments. Josette Andriot plays
the title role and M. Bataille imper-
sonates "The Eel". Throughout the
whole five reels the spectator is kept
gasping with expectancy. So many
surprises have probably never before
been crowded into one subject.

A scene from "In Search
aways".

VERNE'S CELEBRATED NOVEL
DRAMATIZED FOR MOVII
Jules Verne is a name to conju
with. It stands for that school
prophetic scientific fantasy to whic
the world is indebted for the inspir
tion that has lead to so many mode:
inventions. Verne's most celebrat(
novel, "The Children of Capta
Grant" has just been dramatized u
der the name of "In Search of ti
Castaways" and will be shown at tl
Majestic theatre for three days, star
ing June 15.
In watching "In Search of the Cas
aways", the spectator is carried fro
South America to Australia, thence
New Zealand, through a series of b
wildering and exciting events. Inc
dent is piled upon incident in a weal
of variety that is almost staggerin
They provide thought just as surely
they fire the imagination; they are
healthy as they are striking. The na
rative follows the book very close
and is a masterpiece of the film ar
Shows Evils of Drug Habit.
The Broadway Feature Company wi
present an unusual photoplay, e:
titled "Dope", at the Majestic theat
for the first half of this week. "Dop(
purports to be an uplift drama and
from the pen of Hermann Lieb, wb
also plays the leading part. It show
Sin a truthful and realistic manner, tl
evils of the drug habit.
Besides Mr. Lieb, the cast contair
Laura Nelson Hall, the celebrated a
tress who created the role of Eyer
woman in Walter Browne's play
that name. ~ Miss Hall may also 1
remembered for her work in "TI
Poor-Little-Rich Girl."

of the Cast-

thing happens. While dashing at
breakneck speed under a large tree,
the white-clothed figure of a native
is seen to shoot down from among
the branches, steady itself for an in-
stant by hanging to a lower branch,
and throw its legs around the neck
of the swift-travelling Ross, hauling
the body from the saddle of his horse.
Recaptured and back again in the
India village, Ross begins to give up
all hope of seeing his wife and child
again. Meanwhile many strange things
are happening to Marie. After many
fruitless quests for information of her
absent husband, Marie, with her little
daughter, Elsie, finally* takes passage
on a steamer for India, determined to
hunt down her missing husband. On
board the big liner in the many idle
days that follow, little Elsie made a
lasting friend of old Tom, the boat-
swain, and then one day came the
cry of "Fire"! In a moment the big
liner was ablaze with flames and pan-
demonium reigned, All available boats
were lowered and Marie and her little
child were unable to climb into any of
them. Men and women leaped into the
water in their frantic effort to escape
the flames, and Marie in desperation,
grabbed her little daughter and leaped
into the sea. A second later old Tom
was seen 'to plunge head foremost into
the water and grab the little girl,
and swim with her to shore, Marie
swimming after them. They' drop ex-
hausted on the ,beach and, after re-
gaining their senses, make their way
to an English Station on the out-
skirts of the jungle where they are
cared for and from where, a short
time after, Marie carried out her bold
intention of plunging straight into the
jungle in search of her husband. Old
Tom and Elsie accompanied her. Af-
ter many weary days, chance leads
them into the hands of natives who
took them to the village where Ross
is a prisoner.
A happy reunion followed, tinctured
with sadness by the grief of Sarama,
when she rlearned that Ross had


A scene from "Protea".

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exciting chases that has ever been
filmed. Protea, throwing off h.er dis-
guise upon recognizing the messenger
of Slavonia at the railway station,
transforms herself into a bewitching
young woman and engrosses his at-
tention, while her aide makes a get-
away with his keys, which are gently
slipped from his pocket. Aboard the
train they make use of the keys in
the absence of the messenger from his
compartment to remove his creden-
tials from his valise and place therein
articles subject to 'tariff, by which
means they retard his progress, for
on the arrival of the customs officers
the messenger is arrested for smug-
gling.
At their journey's end in Keltia they
conceal themselves during the day in
the foreign office, elude the night
watchman and on the following day
Protea enters the minister's presence
as an aged petitioner, and "The Eel"
as a messenger with a gift from the
Viceroy of Numidie, which turns out
to be a large box containing a dummy
of the Minister. While the box is be-
ing opened the minister is chloro-
formed, after which he is transferred
to the box, while the dummy figure

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A scene from "Protea", at the Majestic, June 11-13.

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Characters ip. "Protea", at the Majestic, June 11-13,

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