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A man of many and varied talents is Norbert Wicki who plays the "sympathetic villain'' role in "The World for Sale," which is the first Paramount production by J. Stuart Blackton, and which is to be shown on at the Theatre .
Mr. Wicki is not only a talented actor, but also a musician.
He has translated many popular American songs into the Polish language. In "The World for Sale," Mr. Wicki plays a violin solo which is so beautiful that it expresses, clearer than words, exactly what he wishes it to express to his hearers, one of whom is his rival for the hand of Fleda Druse. Mr. Blackton has shown on the screen the moods of the musician as they weave themselves into the music of his violin.
ANOTHER "CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR" WON OVER
It is a fact — strange but true — that there still remain a few, who either from unfamiliarity with the motion picture or from sheer ignorance, still consider it an inferior medium of expression and a useless institution.
In the former class, until very recently, was Sir Gilbert Parker, the famous English novelist. But upon receipt of a script of his own novel, "The World for Sale," which was adapted for the screen by J. Stuart Blackton, he changed his mind, while a view of the finished product entirely convinced him. The following is the letter he wrote Mr. Blackton on receipt of the scenario:
My dear Mr. Blackton:
I have read the scenario of "The World for Sale" with close interest and great satisfaction. It is remarkable how much you have got into it and I think you have handled the whole business with great skill. It does credit to your experience. Do you want the scenario back? I hope not as I should like to keep it.
It is a thing to make one believe in motion pictures. Thanks and good luck.
Gilbert Parker.
Sir Gilbert's comments on the finished product were even more enthusiastic as were those of the critics who assembled to view the first Paramount production of the noted director and his splendid
cast. "The World for Sale" is to be shown on at the
Theatre'.
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