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Show TO HAVE AND TO HOLDATTHE LYRIC FRI.& SAT, In 1021 Sir Edwin Sandy sent from England ninety maids ns wives for tho Virginia Colonists. These maids vvoro known as Sir .Edwin's Doves, nnd were paid far nt prices ranging from one hundred to 0110 hundred and fifty pounds of tobacco I.ndy Josclyn Leigh, ward of King James I, of England, Is ordored by Ills Majesty to marry his dissolute favorite. Lord Carnal. When Lady Josely'u hears this sho is heart broken brok-en and bribes her maid, who Is going go-ing to Virginia with Sir Edwin's Doves, to glvo her the ticket, so that tho Lady may go In tho maid's plnco. Captain Ralph Percy Is among the early Colonists of Virginia, Ho is a gentleman adventurer who has established es-tablished himself on a small plantation planta-tion near Jamestown. A friend tells him of tho expected arrival of tho Doves in tho Colony and Percy, with no Intention of marrying, goes up to seo tho fun. Lady Jocelyn, out of plnco among tho Doves, Is nttacked by a ruffian who wants to marry her. Captain Percy drives hint away and asks Lady Jocelyn to become his bride. Seeing that he Is a gentleman, gentle-man, sho accepts. Upon returning to his home, sho tells him who she really re-ally Is and that sho Is not thero from choice. . In tho meantimo in England, Lord Carnal discovers tho maid and learns that Lady Jocelyn has gone to'Amer-lea. to'Amer-lea. Accompanied by Nlcolo, tho Italian Court doctor, he follbws her nnd upon their arrival In Jamestown, James-town, meets Percy nnd Lady Jose-lyn. Jose-lyn. When ho hears thnt sho Is married, Carnal asks .the governor to send her back to England hut the governor tells him that slie'-ls under the protection of Sir ttdwfn" nrid Is subject to his orders. Carnal then hns Lady Jocelyn and Percy arrested arrest-ed nnd placed In the house of Spar-" row, a minister. Sparrow assists tho two to escape. They arc attacked attack-ed by Lord Carnal nnd his men while running for the boat nnd during dur-ing tho light, Carnal Is thrown Into tho boat and tnften away with tho fleeing couple. Tho little boat containing con-taining Lady Jocelyn, Percy, ' Lord Carnal nnd Sparrow, is wrecked during dur-ing n storm on a Desert Island. In exploring tho Island, Percy comes upon a plrnto crew which hovo' landed land-ed to bury their captain. After n duel, Percy places himself nt their head, telling tho pirates Lady Jocelyn Joce-lyn and Lord Carnal aro his captives. On board tho pirates ship, Lord Carnal Car-nal Is nble to Incite tho crow to mutiny mu-tiny nnd Percy Is nbout to be forced to walk tho plank when an English vessel Is sighted. Percy Is forgbtten lit tho excitement to cnptuhi tho ship, which is carrying tho noW governor gov-ernor for Virginia, and Sparrow, tho minister takes tho helm and runs tho boat on tho rocks. The English ship comes to tho rescuo and tho party Is taken on board. Carnal tells tho now governor that Percy Is the ringleader of tho plr-ntes plr-ntes but a message from England stating that Carnnl has lost favor with tho king, proves tho falseness of this assertion. Percy is given permission by tho King to marry Jocelyn. Chagrined nt meeting defeat de-feat on nil sides. Lord Cnroal commits com-mits suicide. Jocelyn, In the meantimo has' come to respect and ndoro her husband and ho has fallen madly In lovo with 'her so when they find they nro free to live happily, thoy both confess tliolr levo. |