Universal Weekly (1914-1915)

THE UNIVERSAL WEEKLY 11 Boy Violinist Saves Mother From Want S strange a situation — as strange "The Wondrous Melody". awakened by the wonderful strains of a a climax as one could con . _ . . _ violin coming from above. He believes il ceive. That is what might be ivvo-reei eclair nraina. fco be the angwer tQ his prayers> He ab_ Trl said of the big human-interest Released November 18. sorbs the wondrous melody with the idea twist given in this story of . . _, . .. of playing it when the contest comes off. i t ,i ' * A masterpiece of sentiment. rfi i„ c iU * i. • t> • love, romance and the power of ^ Ihe day of the contest arrives. Being music. An old man, poverty stricken. the youngest competitor, the little fellow, awaits his turn to play on his violin his Andre Castignac Will Sheerer w'{l1 nis golden hair, is invited play first. own composition, vainly hoping to win ,, , . , „ _ . .Meanwhile the old man comes to the hall. " . v . ' , j, , , Yvonne, his daughter Erma EaA , ,. , . .... 7" the prize. A boy, hardly more than a ' _ and his heart is chilled as he listens t« child, steps to the platform and com Jean, his pupil Ernest Evers his own melody being played by the fair mences to play. The audience listens in Pierre, their son Clara Horton haired boy As the child finishes, the au rapture. The old man listens and is ap dipnce applauds mightily. The boy w palled — the boy is playing his own composition — playing it with told to return later to receive the reward. an understanding, a feeling equal to that which the old man As the child is being led down the aisle by his fond mother could give. What is the explanation? The old man is mystified he sees the old man standing at the rear of the audience, tears — he sees the prize slipping from his grasp, and yet his heart coursing down his cheeks. Then the girl observes, warms to the boy with a tenderness unexplainable. The an A touching reconciliation follows, after explanations, and th« •swer? The boy is the old man's grandson, though the old man happy little family wends its way homeward, does not know. Well, -v * # • ^ you must see "The Won _ V W V V drous Melody" to really ^Ak^ The Old Violinist Lucius Henderson, the appreciate the answer. J&k Hears of His Dnugh new Imp director, hag The present Eclair Elovement iim"^ other things had Universal drama is in WfjtfW Elopement. a wide aud varied ^ two reels. It tells a story ^ v , . atrical experience. Com that is both gripping and ML ■-" W ^BmW^ ing, as he does, from the sentimental. Will Sheer . J* ■■L M Pfe, ranks of the legitimate, er, as the old violinist, M i where he spent many lonely and poor after his £ »T V Sk « years treading the boards only daughter has de H9 Wk ■ A in as many characters, serted him to marry a H jgi $ gfc ^ he combines a wonderful ne er-do-well, does a mas H gto Bk sense of the true drama sterful characterization. V , with his experience as a There is tragic sympathy « ^ ■WDjHH HP director of motion pie in many of his scenes. M ^E^^^^ ^31 Erma Earl, simply and j^L B^W^^^^ When Mr. Thanhouser delicately projects the W JM fornix his first company character of the daughter ■ ^ IK/'M iJF eight years ago. he se in a manner that makes M WKKl&Jm MMHH lected Mr. Henderson as the spectator respond H his second director. Mr. with deep sympathy. ■ ■ Henderson worked under Yvonne is the name of , ■ Mr Thanhouser at the uS ,Sh/ ,iS the M *5"5^B New Rochelle studios un old'viol'inist tg-fiMt h^r P^^^^^M™ ^ COmpaDy W:1S tak' fathers' wishes, Yvonne J regime?1" Mr. mte^oMhe accepts the attentions of ^^■■■BH^HB^^--^ new Thanhouser com Jean, a no-account," and panT) transferred Mr. is soon in love with him. Henderson out to Los Alter a short courtship the pair elope, leaving the old man Angeles, where he produced "Cymbeline" and "Carmen", said alone and heartbroken. to De the finest featUres ever produced by that company. FcJ Jean obtains employment as the leader of an orchestra. lowing this, Mr. Henderson was given control of the Majestic After a time a little boy comes to his home. But this does not company, where he occupied the position of managing producer. *eem to cause the husband to cease his evil ways. His gambling and drinking make Yvonne's life one of poverty and want. »»« *4« *U +U Meanwhile, back in the Canadian town a prize of $500 is *.*.** offered to the composer and performer of the finest violin solo. Joseph Gollomb, who is a graduate of C. C. N. Y. and a The old violinist works to obtain this reward. master of arts of Columbia University, comes from the editorial Time comes when Yvonne finds herself deserted. Incidently staff of the New York Evening Mail to the Eastern Scenario she discovers that her son has inherited his father's musical Department of the Universal. He was dramatic critic of the ability. Reading of the contest to be held, she determines to New York Call for three years, and has been on the editorial have the child enter it. She travels from town to town singing staffs of the Evening World and several other New York publiwhile the child plays the violin. In this way she accumulates cations, as well as special writer for the Evening Post and enough money to bring them home. The hand of poverty has Times. He has also contributed to several fiction magazines, ilso touched the old man and he is now living in a cheap hotel. While on the Evening Mail he wrote "Lucille Love" for the Yvonne, with her son, takes a room in the same house, directly paper, and designed and conducted the contest in connection underneath that of her father. However, the father is not with it. His story, "The Thread of Life," is being produced by aware of their presence. Ben Wilson, and "The Flower ofthe Soul" has been accepted for One night the little boy, wrapped in his dreams, is suddenly production by Lucius Henderson.