Lubin Bulletin (November 4, 1915)

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THE LUBIN BULLETIN LUBIN FILTHS Valentine Grant IN The Ghost of the Twisted Oaks Three-Act Drama Written by PEARL GADDIS Produced by SIDNEY OLCOTT Released Thursday, November 11th +ARY RANDALL, a M salesgirl, the only sup- port of her widowed mother, loses her posi- tion. In vain both Mary and her mother search for work. Mary receives a letter informing her that her late Uncle’s estate is ready for distribution. She receives her share of the estate and she and her mother go to Florida to make their home on the Old Twisted Oaks plantation. Mary meets Jack Carleton, her neighbor, and they fall in love. The “Blue Gum ” negroes arrive to work in the turpentine foreSt of the “ Twisted Oaks ” plantation. The Voodoo PrieSt after searching for a Diety finds a snake and then proceeds to incite his superstitious followers. Mary observes this adtion and orders the Voodoo PrieSt off her plantation, and he vows vengeance. Mary and Jack become engaged and while at tea at Mary’s home the old colored mammy tells them this legend of the “ GhoSt of the Twisted Oaks ” which is as follows: Miss Madeline, the sweeteSt young lady in Florida, was loved by all the slaves on the plantation. She was engaged to be married to MaSter Billy. Billy, and JuStin, his rival for Madeline’s hand, fight a duel and Madeline learning of this rushes to the spot and is killed by a Stray bullet. Ever since then the “GhoSt” haunts the Twisted Oaks plantation. At worship the fanatical Voodoos make a sacrifice of blood from the arm of one of their women. This is observed by Mary, who discovered in hiding, is dragged out to be used as a sacrifice. The vision appears before Jack and he is led to the sacrificial altar and is juSt in time to save Mary. The PrieSt accidentally Sticks his hand into the serpent’s cage, is bitten and dies from the wound. The “ Blue Gums ” are driven from the plantation and Madeline’s spirit reSts in contentment, while happiness comes to Jack and Mary in the after years. John to the Rescue Length about 3,000 feet.