The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

24 THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY ''THE DEVIL'S BONDWOMAN"- Doria and the Prince. T HE Devil's Bondwoman," which was written by Willis and Woods, put into scenario form by Male Havey, and produced by Director Lloyd B. Carleton, employs the same cast of players, with Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson at their head, which has been seen in several other successful Red Feather plays, "Barriers of Society" and "Black Friday" among them. This is a melodrama wth an allegorical prologue, and its strong situations and entralling story give both the director and actors a fine opportunity, of which they have taken full advantage. In the prologue Life's Alchemist calls upon the different spirits to aid in making a mortal, but ere they have finished the Devil steals in and adds Love of Self. Then, laughing in fiendish glee, he takes the mortal and starts him on the road of life, showing him the easiest way. By the time he returns to the cavern another form — that of a woman — has been completed, biit the Devil leaves the man to teach her the downward path. Mason Van Horton, a young millionaire member of society, o^\tis the Van Horton bank, located in the tenement district, but he has so little care for business that the bank, and the hundreds of poor workers who have entrusted their hard-earned savings to it, is on the verge of ruin. John Manners is the one most re Doria receives Mason. FORTY-THIRD Red Feather production, written by Willis and Woods, with a prologue by Fred My ton; scenario by Male Havey and produced by Lloyd B. Carleton, with Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson in the leading roles. CAST. The Devil 1 „ i. j »i • Prince Vandloup f R'chard Morns The Woman 1 _ , Beverly Hope ( D<"-"thy Davenport The Man lEmory Johnson Mason Van Horton J Doria Manners Adele Farrington John Manners William Canfield Aunt Barbara Miriam Shelby The Alchemist Arthur Hoyt Spirit of Fire....C. Norman Hammond sponsible, for he has business ability and has taken advantage of Mason at every tum. His wife, Doria, has social aspirations and is a typical vampire. She does her best to ensnare Mason, and he is nothing loathe, until he meets Beverly Hope, who has come to visit her Aunt Barbara. There is something so sweet and innocent about Beverly that, for the first time in his life. Mason wishes that he had a clean slate, so that he The Prince meets Beverly. could honorably ask her to share his life. Doria is infatuated with Prince Vandloup, who makes love to her on every occasion. One night, after a gay party at the Manners home. Mason promises to see Doria alone. After all are gone he goes to her apartment, where she is waiting to receive him. As he starts towards her the face of Beverly comes before him and he rushes madly from the room, pasisng Manners on his way out. Doria, chagrined and piqued, tells her husband that Mason has forced his way to her room, and that she has to fight for her honor. Manners is angry enough to kill Mason, but she begs him to ruin him instead. Manners does not take long to accomplish this feat. Mason, in an endeavor to make restitution, sacrifices his entire fortune. Beverly promises to marry Mason and helps him in every way, even going to his apartment when she has a premonition that he is about to kill himself. Doria gives a reception to which she invites Mason. He goes, intending to have a talk with Manners. At the reception is one of the women whose earnings have been lost in the bank failure, but Doria orders her from the house. Instead of leaving, the woman slips unnoticed to Doria's room, and there stabs herself. Later, while all the guests are assembled at dinner, Doria is startled by a drop of blood which falls from the ceiling. There is great consternation.