OCR Text |
Show FOR THE DEFENSE AT THE LYRIC FRUND SAT. After having created such n success suc-cess In Tho Cheat and Tennessee's Pnrdner, Fannie Ward, tho dlstln-' gulshed American actress, will be1 -fen at tho Lyrle theoter, Friday ami ' Saturday, May 12 and 13 In the Jusmj L Lnsky production of For the Defense, De-fense, which was written especially 'or her hv Hector Turnhull author of Tho Cheat. I In The Cheat, Miss Ward was I seen as a wealthy young Boclety wo-1 wo-1 man; In Tennessee's Pnrdner, Bho was a llttlo orphan girl In tho caily days of California; In For the De-fnso, De-fnso, slio will bo seen as a little ' French novice, direct from the con-I con-I vent It is a Paramount Plcturo. I Tho plot of, For tho Defense, hn? to do with tho adventures of tho lit-1 lit-1 tlo French girl who was sent to this country by the Sisters In France to escape tho war none. How sho escapes es-capes from a runner of a disreputable disreputa-ble houso In Now York who persuud-, persuud-, ed her to go with him. and is tho 1 only witness to a murder, how sho afterwards, unknowingly, meets tho jman who Is falsely accimed of tho crlmo, and falls In love with hint and how, by a clever trick, Is ablo to get a confession from the real murderer and thus oonorato Cf.o man Bho loves from conviction, tends to mako tho plcturo dramatic In Its theme, stirring In Its uctlon and unusual un-usual In Its motive. It Is oxpectcd by tho Lasky Company Com-pany that this production will score even a greater success than The Cheat, and with this Idea In view, hao surrounded her with a cast of I Hesso canyon wngon, three Boata, M good condition; 1 Hesse, small wac- on. ono seat, n good delivery or small 'i. iH milk wagon; 1 Blnglo sent Polo hue;- " ' gy; 1 set medium weight harness. 1 All bargains. Inquiro nt this olTlco. if H HaaaH |