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Show "Vendetta," Marie Corelli's Wonderful Tale of a Faithless Wife, at the American Tomorrow and Wednesday. . J 4 I - , k rf jffc s In l - r if - i, tw- J - 4 V it : 41 j The count lures Nina to tlie vault. Critics tlirougliout tlie world have lieaped unstinted praise upon Ceorfre Kleine's remarkable photodramatic pro-din-tlon of Mario Corelli's famous ' novel, "Vendetta." It comes to the American theater tomorrow for two days only. A brief synopsis of the play follows: Fablo Roniani is the husband of tlie beautiful Nina, au Italian girl, and then-life then-life in Naples on Ronmnl's (treat estates is one of love and happiness. Both husband hus-band and wife are fond of Guido J-ertarl. who is a constant visitor at their home and whose friendship for Fablo has been lifeione. , V creat cholera plapcue ravaces tie popplace of Naples and Fablo is seized with the choleia and drops to the street. He Is picked up by the hooded doctors, pronounced dead. and. buried in the long-disused long-disused Romanl family vault. After some hours ot apparent death his body stirs. He breathes feels, moves und his casket slips from the in, be and falls to the floor of the vault, taklnc will, It a coffin that had lain undisturhed maliv centuries on a lower tier. I e plunkes into the casket, now broken open. ,nd finds tremendous riches In ajold. silver sil-ver 'and diamonds, with a note statins that thev had been placed there by a pirate manv generations aBo. Almost overcome bv 1,'ls adventure, and snffcrinpr an ajony of mental torture. Fablo s hair lurns while "n a single hour. lie breaks free of the tomb and rushes through the maiden mai-den to his mansion. From behind, an Ilr amental column he sees Ins old friend ,;,,; embracing his ',fc and determines upon vengeance. Tie hurries to the nearest near-est town and effects a complete disguise. dis-guise. Armed with almost inexhaustible riches of the treasure chest, he assumes tlie name of Count Oliva. and after' a lapse of time returns. He succeeds in obtaining an Introduction to Guido, and in courso of time be meets his faithless wife and soon becomes an almost daily visitor at his own home. Tlie wealth of Fablo puzzles Nina and lie has but little difficult in lavitTg liie foundation of his vengeance. Guido leaves town for a period, and during the interval inter-val Fabio receives the consent of Nina to become his wife. Fnbio then announces a grand dinner in honor of Guido's return re-turn and at the psych, iloc-ical moment announces an-nounces to the assembled guests the engagement en-gagement of himself ami Nina. . Guido. stung lo the ouick. slrikes l-'ahio. and a duel follows in which Guido is mortahy wounded. Kcfore he expires. Fabio removes re-moves his green rjlassey ami reveals ids identity to the rivimr ;,,!;, . The 'night of tlie welding arrives will its hundreds of guests. Ot; that nigh! lust before the simper. Fabio lakes Nina bv Ihe band and leads her lo the vault. Idling her lhal lie will show her the source of ids fabulous wealth. Fabio seizes her and throws her Ihrcch 1 lie open door and then fellows himself. Safely Safe-ly in the vault, lie discln-es ids identity. n ovo, pnu ering climax lakes pl;,,-e willun He v. lull. Spceial luaMr will he rendered dining the several arts of "Vcn-deita "Vcn-deita " bv- the Amerbati ,-on,-erl ,c-.-;,os-(rn. 'under i h- .!,-..! ...i; f I'rofe .-.-n J. J, M,-Cl.-il;u. |
