Paramount Press Books (1918)

Cast and Story of “The Career of Katherine Bush” For Use of Exhibitors in Their House Organs or for General Publicity in the Exploitation of Catherine Calvert’s New Photoplay A Paramount — Art craft Special Picture Beautiful Star has Tremendous Story in the Picturization of Elinor Glyn’s Great Novel, “The Career of Katherine Bush.” Typical English Story, Filled with Exceptionally Strong Dramatic Situations and Heart Appeal, Provides Star With Splendid Role. Katherine bush is one of a large, middle-class English family. They are ordinary, dull and unrefined and Katherine, as far above them as the moon, longs for some avenue for a better life. She has been typist for a wellknown money-lender and there she has met Lord Algernon Fitz Rufus, a dashing and charming young “man about town.” She determines to use him as the means to learning the nature of gentlemen and their ways, and so she goes away with him for a couple of weeks. They have a glorious time and she finds herself growing very fond of him. Realizing that anything like that would endanger the career that she has determined to carve out for herself, she writes to him after she has returned home, bidding him farewell. Meeting her in the park one day, he violently avows his love and asks her to marry him, but Katherine, realizing that he is prompted by a passion which will soon die, thanks him for the honor, but refuses him. She applies for a position as secretary to Lady Sarah Garribardine and goes to live at her home. There, Gerard Strobridge, Lady miiiiimiiimiimmimiiiisnimmiitmjig “THE CAREER OF CATHERINE BUSH’’ The Cast. Katherine Bush Catherine Calvert Lord Algernon Fitz-Rufus John Goldsworthy Lord Gerald Strohridge.^Cfraufurd Kent Lady Garribardine . .Mathilda Brundage Lao Delemar Helen Montrose Gladys Bush . ... Ann Dearing Matilda Bush .... -. Augusta Anderson Slavey Norah Reed Lady Beatrice Strobridge, Claire Whitney Bert Bush Albert Hackett Fred Bush Earl Lockwood Bob Hartley Walter Smith Charlie Prodgers Robert Minot Ethel Bush Edith Pierce Lao’s Sweetheart Allen Simpson Duke Mordryn Fred Burton lumnmmmimmmfmmmiiiimtHfim Garribardine’s nephew, a somewhat cynical but charming man, very unhappy with his wife, becomes greatly interested in Katherine. Conscious of his attraction, she purposely leads him on. After a dance one night, Gerard, whose interest has developed into a passionate love, throwing discretion to the winds, goes cautiously to Katherine’s room after the guests have left and declares his love. She shows her indignation at this action and brings him to his senses. He leaves, his love for her stronger than ever, mingled as it is with a new respect, vowing undying devotion. One afternoon Lady Garribardine, who, keen and shrewd, has sensed the affair, takes pity on Gerard and sends Katherine with him to the opening of Parliament. The Duke of Mordryn speaks and Katherine, realizing his possition as the leader of English affairs, decides that here is her goal — she must -win him. Enlisting Gerard’s aid, she suggests that he give a dinner for the duke at which she can attract his attention. She succeeds in getting him quite interested in her but, of course, he has met her as an equal and not as Lady Garribardine’s secretary. A house-party is given for the Duke by Lady Garribardine, and he meets Katherine in her true capacity. At first, his pride of race prevents him from declaring his love, but, at last, he does so but Katherine, realizing now that she truly loves him, repulses him thinking that marriage with one so far beneath him socially would only bring him unhappiness. Sadly he agrees and returns to London. But his love triumphs over his scruples and he returns to insist that she be his wife. Katherine, realizing that to preserve her own self-respect she must be honest with him, tells him the story of Lord Algy. At first the Duke’s love suffers a shock, but looking at her with eyes expressing forgiveness, the splendor of his love dominates them both. I 3