BERNARD'S PICTURES.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 14, 7 May 1914, Page 8

BERNARD'S PICTURES.

The new programme presented last night at Bernard's Theatre included the .star feature, i "Scrooge," by the late ( Chas. Dickens, which to-day is being very highly, spoken of. The programme will bo repeated this .evening. To-morrow evening the Kalcm Co., of America, will be foremost in the thrilling drama, "The Chinese Death Thorn." The resume of the story runs, as follows:—Martin Avery, opium fiend and member of the Chinese crime syndicate, is .assigned to a midnight burglary by the leader, Moi Ling. The robbery is successfully perpetrated. Martin, later, rolls, into a bunk in Moi Ling's den. Dearborn, a banker, enters the den .with his daughter Mildred and several of his friends on a slumming tour. Moi Ling falls in love with Mildred and entraps her in one of his rooms. Martin goes to the rescue. Dearborn learns of Martin's literoism, and in gratitude gives him a position. Dick, Martin's brother, is night watchman at the bank. He resolves to watch the boy lest he return to his former life. Martin reforms. Mildred and he become sweethearts. The boy is made cashier. Moi Ling learns of his former tool's rise and plots! to get him in his power. The cashier becomes Moi Ling's prisoner as the result of the Chinaman's strategy. The same night, the members of the crime syndicate raid the hank. After overpowering Dick, they blow up the vault and empty it of its contents. Xews of the robbery precipitates a run on the bank. Dick learns of Martin's whereabouts, and enters the den aftei arranging to have the police raid the place if he fails to appear within a certain time. Moi Ling captures Dick, and taking a Chinese death thorn," the slightest scratch of which means instant death, he approaches him. Police break in at the same instant. Foiled, Moi Ling stabs himself with the thorn. Martin and Dick are freed. They find the stolen funds and return in time to avert a failure.