Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920)

THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY 33 Colleen Saves Sweetheart from Death jAXWELTON'S braes may be bonny and Llewellyn a fine place in the summer time, but on braw, brecht, moonlecht nechts there's no place like Ulster. Historians and foreign potentates from Menelik of Abyssinia to Kaiser Bill all agree that Ireland is without a doubt the finest country in the world. It's the place where the prettiest girls come from and the bravest men, be they Orangemen from the North or sons of the Southern counties. And no Irishman is happy unless he has something to fight over and somebody to fight with. For several RELEASED JULY 10 THE ULSTER LASS," Bison two-reel Irish drama, featuring Gene Gauntier and Jack Clark, tells wildly exciting story of Irish lad's adventures with the "White Boys" gang. CAST. Teddy O'Neill Jack J. Clark Eileen Gene Oauntier Phadrig O'Toole Albert MacQuarrie "Red" Barney C. Wm. Bachman at midnight. Teddy has done his best to rid himself of the superstitious fear which years of these stories had impressed upon his youthful brain, but finds it hard to do so. Phadrig O'Toole, a scheming rogue, sees that Teddy is a strong young buck who would make a good addition to his band of ne'er-do-wells. The British soldiers have long been aware of the existence of "The White Boys" gang, of which O'Toole is the leading spirit. They have not discovered, however, who is directing the raids of the gang. O'Toole is suspected. Phadrig realizes that he is being watched and determines to divert suspicion from himself by making it appear that Teddy is the leader of the gang. Accordingly he dis hundred years blundering England has afforded raw-fisted Irish . lads with a good excuse for raising Holy Mercedes both at home guises himself as a seer and, through a confederate, induces and abroad. U oe betide England when she can't scrape up a Teddy to come to him for advice regarding his future course in quarrel somewhere for the Irish to engage in. If peace ever comes again to the island across the Irish sea, loyal Irish sons will begin their domestic bickerings in lieu of a scrap abroad. And those will be unhappy days for England. Just at present, •lowever, they are busily engaged at Tommy Atkins' side in the trenches on the continent. Now Gene Gauntier and Jack Clark, who jointly wrote and staged "The Ulster Lass," have spent many long years in Ireland. They know the country well, all parts of it. and out at Universal City they recently constructed a complete village of straw thatched huts — exact reproductions of the native dwellings in the smaller hamlets of Ireland. This village was stocked with sheep, milch cows, frisky colts, pigs, collie dogs and chickens galore. In addition two hundred actors and actresses were costumed in the peasant garb of Ireland of a hundred years ago, a camera was set up in the foreground and as interesting a drama of love, hate and adventure as one could possibly hope for was thereupon enacted before the camera lens. Teddy O'Neill is a verdant Irish lad. He loves Eileen, a pretty colleen, who, in turn, loves him. Unfortunately, however, Teddy has never been able to make much money. He refuses to mix with the gangs of smugglers who swarm along the coast, turning a pretty penny by their secret traffic. Teddy has been raised by his grandmother, a veritable old banshee, who has filled his noodle with weird tales of spirits and fairies and the wild things that happen down in the bogs Charming scenes from life. Thinking that the seer will give him some good, grandfatherly advice, Teddy teUs Phadrig all about his love affair with Eileen and of his hope to marry her. Phadrig chuckles to himself and tells Teddy he will soon put him on his way to make a fortune. He has Teddy draw a card from the pack, hich happens to be the three of diamonds, and then mysteriously informs him that if Teddy will meet him in the glen at nightfall he will have some news for him. The credulous Teddy places the card in his pocket and turns his steps homeward. Later Eileen sees the card sticking from his pocket and, thinking it is there for no good purpose, slyly removes it unknown to Teddy. Meanwhile, Phadrig and Red Barney have met a passing British army patrol who are out on the trail of the " White Boys." They tell the soldiers that Teddy O'NeUl is the leader of the "White Boys," and carries upon him the three of diamonds as the sign. The officers force Barney to accompany them to O'Neill's cottage, where Teddy and Eileen are together. Teddy is searched by the officers, but no card is found. Seeing the plot, Eileen slyly slips the card into Red's pocket, where it is found by the officers. Barney is placed under arrest. Phadrig learns of the downfall of his companion in crime and is exceedingly angry. He has treasonable papers planted in Teddy's cottage and informs the officers. Teddy is sentenced to be shot. Eileen saves the captain's life, later helping Teddy to escape, but he is recaptured. Eileen and the captain are captured by the "White Boys" and imprisoned. Phadrig exonerates Teddy on his dying bed and he is released. 'The Ulster Lass,' drama. Bison two-reel Irish