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Show ULLIHI GISH 111 "SOLD FOR MARRIAGE" A. D. W. Griffith production, coming to the Ogden Theatre Thursday, Friday Fri-day and Saturday. Marfa, the heroine of "Sold for Marriage," Mar-riage," a forthcoming Triangle Fine' Arts release, Is very much different from the ordinary Russian peasant girl, because she has spirit and is not complacent about the drudgeries to which she is subjected byher uncle, un-cle, Ivan, and her aunt, Anna. Perhaps Per-haps it is because of her spirit more' than her beaut v that she Is the belle of the village, a circumstance viewed j by Ivan with some pleasure, because he sees in it a way of getting some' money for himself and getting Marfa off his hands. Accordingly, Ivan wel-j comes the attention of the most eligible eligi-ble bachelor, who Is wealthy, though ugly and declining in years. It so happens that the preceding winter Marfa has made the acquain-1 tance of a handsome joung Russian! named Jan, but Ivan has frowned upon the growing attachment, because Jan is poor Nevertheless, Marfa fosters fos-ters the friendship of Jan. and they fall in e in earnest. But a time comes when Jan receives a letter from his uncle in San Francisco, bidding him come there; and he goes, promis-, ing to send for Marfa as soon as he can make good Again the most eligile bachelor! presses his attention upon Marfa, but) she slaps his face and beats him with a bottle. And, grievously offended, he returns to his first love and marries mar-ries her out of spite. Marfa has not merely attracted attention at-tention of the young and old men of her own station in life, but also of thei commandmant of the Cossacks stationed sta-tioned near by. This Colonel Gregioff is not so readily dismissed as the most eligible bachelor, but is disposed, to use force when Marfa pushes him away. Therefore Marfa hit him over the head with the club which she has been using to pound clothes at the brookside and knocks him unconscious. uncon-scious. This little piece of business Is seen by Ivan, and, knowing the conse-j quence of her act will be Siberia for! the family, he takes Marfa and her aunt and flees on board a ship bound for America. They barely have gotten out of the place when Gregioff is brought to. When sufficiently recovered, ho goes to the little house of Marfa and de-mauds de-mauds admittance. Marfa's grandfather, grand-father, the only -person within, adrriits him at the point of a revolver But he throws the old man aside, only to be killed by a bolt of lightning at the threshold. Aboard ship, Marfa Is delighted to find Jan, also bound for America, and much to the annoyance' of Ivan, who has other plans for Marfa, their love i increases. i Arrhlng In America, they are met by Ivan's brother DImitri, who made - arrangements to sell Marfa in marriage mar-riage to the highest biddei in the Los. Angeles Russian colon. This plan isl about to go through, with Marfa going at the price of $1000, when Jan learns of the situation. He has found that in America the police are not, as they arc in Russia, oppressors of the poor, so to them he goes for aid. The outcome out-come is thrilling, and brings Maria happiness at last. Lillian Gish plays the leading role. "A Bathllouse Blunder," leaf tiring Mao Marsh, one of the best Keystone's eer made, is on the same program as "Sold For Marriage " |
