Paramount and Artcraft Press Books (1918)

ADVANCE PUBLICITY Stories to Be Sent Out to the Newspapers Daily for One Week Prior to the First Showing of “The Whispering Chorus” “THE WHISPERING CHORUS,” SUPERB ARTCRAFT PICTURE, TO BE SHOWN HERE NEXT WEEK Conceded to be one of the most dramatic photoplays ever produced, “The Whispering Chorus,” a Cecil B. De Mille production for Artcraft will be shown at the Theatre next The picture is based upon the novel of the same name by Perley Poore Sheehan, recently published serially in a leading magazine. The scenario was prepared by Jeanie Macpherson, a brilliant writer who achieved fame as the scenarioist of “Joan the Woman,” “The Woman God Forgot,” “A Little American” and other famous cinema successes. — The theme of the picture is one of self-sacrifice and it contains all the elements that appeal successfully to the human emotions. | The story is that of a man, burdened by debt, who steals money from the corporation with which he is employed. To escape arrest he drops out of sight to lead the life of a hermit fisherman, leaving his wife and mother in ignorance of his whereabouts. He exchanges clothing with a body which he fishes out of the river and the police are not only convinced that Trimble is dead, but that he was murdered. Assuming a false name he becomes a stevedore and is hunted by the police as the man who slew himself. He returns home clandestinely to see his mother and is arrested for his own murder. His wife, who had married again in the belief that she was a widow, sees him after his conviction and rather than destroy her happiness, he convinces her that they had never met before and goes to his doom smilingly, (j The story is replete with dramatic situations that thrill. Manager promises a sumptuous showing in the way of special music and accessories. FAMOUS FILM PLAYERS MAKE “THE WHISPERING CHORUS” MOST NOTABLE PRODUCTION Unusual interest attaches to the presentation at the Theatre, next of the great Cecil B. De Mille super-production, “The Whispering Chorus,” picturized for Paramount by Jeanie Macpherson, because of the brilliant array of screen players which it presents. Among these are Kathlyn Williams, Raymond Hatton, Elliott Dexter, Edythe Chapman, Tully Marshall, James Neill, Edna Mae Cooper and others, all of whom are familiar to lovers of high class Paramount and Artcraft pictures. The theme of the picture is one of supreme self-sacrifice and in its development to a logical and dramatic conclusion, the highest artistry is displayed. The elements of interest and intense heart appeal are there and it is inevitable that the gamut of human emotions will be run. The plot revolves about a man who is convicted of his own murder, whose wife had remarried in the belief that she is a widow and he chooses death to sacrificing her happiness which the admission of his identity must inevitably encompass. The picture was produced by Mr. De Mille with lavish detail and it is said to be one of the most pretentious Paramount offerings thus far made. UNUSUAL STORY OF STRONG MAN’S SACRIFICE OUTLINED IN “THE WHISPERING CHORUS” Embracing in its cast a notable array of screen players and unfolding a story of intense dramatic interest, “The Whispering Chorus,” a special Cecil B. De Mille production for Artcraft will be the feature at the Theatre, beginning The photoplay is based upon the magazine story by Perley Poore Sheehan and the scenario is by Jeanie Macpherson, the famous author of numerous Artcraft pictures starring Mary Pickford, Geraldine Farrar and other notable cinema celebrities. The story is of unusual strength of conception and its development masterly throughout. The central idea is one of self-sacrifice on the part of an erring husband who prefers death to sacrificing the happiness of the woman who once was his wife. The action is rapid, the interest of that quality which grows as each succeeding scene is unfolded, and its heart appeal is irresistible. In the various roles are prominent screen stars including Kathlyn Williams, Raymond Hatton, Elliott Dexter, Tully Marshall, James Neill and many others all of whom are favorites with lovers of Paramount and Artcraft pictures. Manager has provided the production with a highly adequate setting in the way of accessories and special music. 9