Paramount and Artcraft Press Books (1918)

PHOTOPLAY THAT THRILLS “THE WHISPERING CHORUS” AT THEATRE NEXT Beginning next the great Art craft feature, “The Whispering Chorus” will be the bill at the Theatre. This is a special production by Cecil B. De Mille, one of the most famous directors known to the motion picture art and grouping within itself as it does, an unprecedented number of screen players, it is essentially a superior production of the highest class. The story was written by Perley Poore Sheehan and the scenario is by Jeanie Macpherson, who achieved fame through the many notable pictures written by her for Artcraft and Paramount release. Delineating the story of a man who makes the supreme sacrifice in order to preserve the happiness of his wife whom he has deserted and who is convicted of being his own murderer, “The Whispering Chorus” is a photodrama of exceptional power and heart appeal. The large cast includes many cinema stars of magnitude and it is, therefore, in every respect a production of a quality of artistry seldom presented. Manager has completed arrangements to handle record crowds for this presentation, the demand for seats evinced being already large enough to predict packed houses. MAN’S SELF SACRIFICE IS HEART STIRRING THEME OF “THE WHISPERING CHORUS” Surpassing in interest any picture heretofore displayed at the Theatre, “The Whispering Chorus,” a special Cecil B. De Mille production for Artcraft will be presented for the first time in this city at the Theatre next The story is by Perley Poore Sheehan, a leading magazine writer and the picturization is by Jeanie Macpherson, distinguished author of such notable cinema successes as Joan the Woman,” “The Woman God Forgot, A Little American” and other pictures in which Mary Pickford and Geraldine Farrar and others were the stars. Self-sacrifice is the dominant theme of this unusual offering and the players who interpret the various roles form an aggregation of screen stars seldom if ever grouped together in a single photoplay. The action is rapid and dramatic and its heart appeal one of unusual force. The story is developed artistically and the various portrayals, guided by the master mind of Cecil B. De Mille, are exceptionally convincing. Manager has left nothing undone in the way of music and other accessories to make this presentation one of the most notable of the season at his theatre. “THE WHISPERING CHORUS” AT THEATRE TO-MORROW Widespread public interest has been aroused in the presentation tomorrow at the . . . .' Theatre of the superb photodrama “The Whispering Chorus,” a special Cecil B. De Mille production for Artcraft. The story of the picture play is one of absorbing heart interest and its various scenes, all of intense dramatic strength, are interpreted by well known screen stars. The story is by Perley Poore Sheehan and the scenario was written by Jeanie Macpherson, author of many famous cinema successes. The theme of the photoplay, that involving supreme self-sacrifice, is compelling and there is not a moment’s lag of interest throughout its action. It is safe to predict that a more impressive picture never was shown in this city and Manager has spared no expense to procure all those essentials in the way of special music and other accessories, needed to make this production one of the most impressive of the season. First come, first served will be Manager s slogan during the run of this picture at the Theatre. “THE WHISPERING CHORUS” AT THEATRE TO-DAY Beginning today, the magnificent Cecil B. De Mille production of “The Whispering Chorus,” an Artcraft picture in which an unexampled array of cinema players are featured, will be the attraction at the Theatre and continue until The stamp of popular approval placed upon this picture in all parts of the country has been most enthusiastic and its presentation at the Thea tre promises to prove an epoch in the history of that house. The picture is one of exceptional dramatic power and its heart appeal is unusually compelling. Its theme is of the Zolaesque order of realism and the development of the plot of a high standard of artistry. Public interest in the presentation equals, if it does not far surpass that shown in any picture at this theatre for many seasons. Manager has arranged to handle the biggest crowds of the season, so that it is quite likely that “The Whispering Chorus” will prove a record breaker in the way of attendance and receipts at this popular theatre.