BRITANNIA.
There was another fine attendance at the popular Britannia Theatre last evening when - that beautiful drama, "Cameo Kirby," was screened for the last time. To-night there is a complete change of programme. The star feature is a beautiful World Film entitled "After Dark," based upon Dion Boucicault's play of the same name. Mr Brady himself made the part 0 f "Old Tom" the most famous success of his career on the stage, and now it has been handed to Alec. B Francis, whose years of devoted service in motion picture. acting have met at last with their reward. The story relates how "Old Tom" Dalton, wliose wife was faithless to him while he was fighting in the Spanish-American t \var, is making a. living by doing odd jobs. Bellamy, the man who betrayed Dalton's "wife, is the companion of Norris, a gambler. These two have a young man, George Medhurst, in their power for debt. To save himself, the young man forges his father's name, and falls in love with "Old Tom's" daughter. Old Medhurst dies. George inherits his father's fortune and marries Dalton's daughter, Fanny; but he leaves her because his money was inherited on condition tiiat he married another girl, Rose. Bellamy tries to drown Fanny, but "Old Tom" rescues her. The Britannia orchestra will play as usual.
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Northern Advocate, 6 May 1916, Page 3
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