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SHORT REVIEW AND PUBLICITY STORY To be sent out to newspapers the day after the first showing of ^THE HIRED MAN’’
The feature at the theatre yesterday possessed the double
attraction of starring popular Charles Ray, and of being one of the very best of the recent Paramount productions shown at that theatre in that it was directed by Victor Schertzinger under the personal supervision of . Thomas H. Ince himself, and was written by Julien Josephson, the wellknown short-story writer.
Ray has come to be known as the "typical American boy," and is at his best in pictures that^give him roles of that sort ; but in "The Hired Man" he has proved his unusual adaptability, and has portrayed a rough, somewhat uncouth sort of youth, who, through his own efforts and untiring ambition to educate himself, rises to unexpected heights. He works for one Caleb Endicott, a rough, rather "cranky" New England farmer, who tyrannizes over his family, particularly Ruth, his pretty daughter, with whom the "hired man" is deeply in love. A ne’er-do-well son, who borrows all the hard-earned money from "the hired man," complicates matters, and a sudden fire, at which Ray plays the hero in an unexpected manner, reinstates him in the good graces of his sweetheart and her father, the play ending in a highly satisfactory manner.
Charles Ray, one of the most popular of the screen's younger
players, is now appearing at the theatre in a brand-new Paramount
picture entitled "The Hired Man. " This was written by Julien Josephson, the short-story and magazine writer, and was filmed under the direct personal supervision of Thomas H. Ince, noted producer of "Civilization" and others.
Dealing with the struggle of Ezry Hollins, the "hired man," to educate himself up to the standard set by Ruth Endicott, pretty collegebred daughter of his "boss," the story portrays one of the most supreme human sacrifices possible, but ends in the most satisfactory manner, with the engagement of the two young people with the complete consent and approval of the father as well as the younger brother, for whom Ray as "Ezry" has sacrificed so much. The photography is exceptionally beautiful, and among the scenes of especial interest is a big fire scene and several "shots" of a large county fair which actually took place at Los Angeles.
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