Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

J September 3 S , i o / 8 2091 "A SOUL WITHOUT WINDOWS"— WORLD T Ethel Clayton in a Pleasing Offering HIS is a good offering. It is far above the average picture released by the World Film Corporation. It contains some situations with heart interest and some suspense. The story is interesting and the action keeps steady all the way through. It is about a hero who, disappointed in love, shuts the windows of his soul to smiles and happiness until he meets the right girl. The acting of Miss Clayton is sincere. The photography is good. Most of the scenes have been taken outdoors and are pretty. As it is a clean entertainment it should appeal to all. — Released Sept. 30. — Length, Harrison. 6 reels. — P. S. THE CAST Hopama Ethel Clayton Joshua Richard Clarke Hannah Eugenie Woodward Nehemiah Victor Kennard Pedro Camillio David Davies Murio Gus Pixley Mrs. Mallory Zadee Burbank Scott Mallory Frank Mayo Faith Palmer Pinna Nesbit Mr. Palmer Jack Drumier Griswold Jack Roberts Woman Sadie Schaeffer Girl Violet Aksel Directed by Travers Vale. AD TALK Hopama. of unknown parentage, was brought up in settlement of Shakers. Her high spirits and longing for freedom were ever at odds with the stern ideals of the people who had adopted her. One day a strolling musician came through the village with his violin. After he had rendered his selection Hopama seized the instrument and went through the very same piece almost without mistake. Later when the musician fell asleep she purloined his violin and went dashing through the woods, playing to her heart's content, full of the joy of living. Suddeenly she heard a man's voice say, " How do you do. Little Miss Woodland Elf? " and Hopama was frightened and dashed away. Such is the beginning of the delightful romantic drama which the theatre will offer its patrons on of week. How Hopama restores a lost faith into the life of the man she encountered in the forest and how she rose to be a great soloist and to discover that the very strolling musician of the old Shaker days is her grandfather makes an ideal picture entertainment. Our patrons are urgently requested, for their own enjoyment and peace of mind, to be present on one of the days of the exhibition of this picture. It is one of the most pleasing pictures that have come from the World Film studios in some time. Ethel Clayton, a star by reason of unusual histrionic ability and close application to her work, is seen in the role of Hopama, while Frank Mayo, a truly versatile leading man, takes the opposite part. The picture has a variety of pretty settings— but the prettiest part of it is the story itself. Don't forget the date THE STORY Hopama. the child of an unknown woman, has been brought up in a settlement of Shakers. Her life is by no means an easy one for any indulgences of the ordinary mortal are looked upon as sins by this group of ultra-religious persons. One day a traveling musician, Camillio, comes through the town with his small troupe of talent. He plays his violin before Hopama and the other village children, and when he is finished the girl seizes the instrument and plays the identical tune over again. Astounded. Camillio invites her to take lessons with him at any time. Scott Mallory, a wealthy young man whose country residence is near the Shaker settlement, is engaged to Faith Palmer. One day while Faith is swimming she is seized with a cramp. Scott dashes in to rescue her and while he saves her life he also is taken by a cramp, from which he does not recover. The country doctor believes that he will remain paralyzed the rest of his life. In despair Scott breaks his engagement with Faith, realizing that she does not really love him. When Mrs. Mallory visits the Shaker town she meets Hopama and invites her to her home. Eager to escape the severity of her environment, she accepts the invitation. It is she who restores to Scott his faith in the world. Later he is cured by a famous physician. Mrs. Mallory, not wish ing her son to marry an unknown girl, tells Hopama that Scott is still engaged to Faith. Unable to stand this, Hopama runs away and goes to Camillio. She blossoms forth as a violin soloist at a concert. It is in this way that Scott discovers her whereabouts. And the matter of her parents is cleared up, for it is proven she is the descendant of a good family, close friends of the Mallorys. cuts show scenes from production with star and members of supporting cast. SLIDES: — Slides "coming" and "current" are available at all World exchanges at a nominal cost. CATCH LINES Ethel Clayton in her best picture, " A Without Windows." Soul ADVERTISING AIDS PAPER: — One 6-sheet; two 3-sheets, two 1sheets. LOBBY DISPLAYS :— Two 22 x 28 colored; eight 11 x 14 colored; eight 8 x 10 black and white. CUTS AND MATS:— Cuts and mats for newspaper advertising have been prepared by World Film in one and two columns, showing tense moments from the scenes of production and the star. Matrices of these cuts are available, free of charge, at all World Film exchanges. Electros are available at a reasonable cost. One and two-column type advertisements are suggested in the press sheet which has been prepared. These type ads give striking catchlines with name of theatre and date at bottom. Throw-aways have also been suggested with catchy phrases appearing on front and back. Two and three-column cuts and mats have been prepared, the matrices free of charge. The two-column cut shows star and boy whom he befriends. The three-column The stern code of the Shakers was as prison walls to the free-born spirit of Hopama, and she rebelled. A romantic drama of the most pleasing typewith a genuine star, Ethel Clayton. It took the bright spirit of Hopama to cut windows in the soul of a man who had lost faith. Hopama is a rather funny name isn't it? She was so called when she was discovered a wee mite by — but the picture reveals the why and wherefore much better than could this cold type. SUGGESTIONS This picture is a pretty romantic drama and should be so advertised inasmuch as there is such a lack of this type of production these days. It is a pretty safe bet that people have been more or less supersaturated with the war drama and the spy melodrama and the ordinary heavy subject. Let them know that this is pleasing romantic drama. ETHEl ClAYToN A Soul Without Windows Story by JULIA KURNHAM Dli-»ct«d by TRAVERS VALE One and Two-Column Cuts Like the Above Are Available on World Releases