Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-10-08 | Page 25 | Mary Pickford Outlines Plot of "Less than Dust"

MARY PICKFORD OUTLINES I PLOT OF LESS THAN DUST Mary Ulry Pickford's first play pla for Art- Art raft craft Pictures I- I Corporation Less Than the Dust is now completed a and as fethe the cutting and assembling is going on rapidly so that there may be no delay I n the October release date tentatively pounced it is now now p possible to t. t obtain c detailed description of the ch character II and ind story stor which Miss Pickford will JUse use 1St in t her r first appearance as an in independent in- in dependent star From Prom a mass of see in-I in rios she selected selected- her n new debut cr s story inspired the poem which Laurence Hope included ins his Indias Love Lyrics She will willbe willbe Ire be e as a ittle little English girl deer deser de- de ser er 1 by oy hr her r father soon after fter the theae thede ae de o a rr rf f the mother who s sacrificed the be e 1 life me in giving birth to the ch il i. i Tn girl dwelling among the lower tower c a i i M Mn f a n city of modern India is the thed d c child of a when 12 naves tI es start a rebellion because ri n ii i-ii in policies of their English her r 1 11 excite their protest This t 1 H Ir r r- r is the turning point in the rl rJ 1 Hr r. r She meets Ca Cat Captain tain Town Town- I se l of the local garrison is rr ra atty I el by y tia ia position and I t. t K Is o ll 1 eu g e lS 4 tl nid 1 a apart tom loom the common per rJ il lo lr with whose Ute life she she w. w yg n t V- V dated c This Tifis s infatuation in- in err E e.- e. When the c captain rescues her herM herf fr f M I n infuriated mob of fan fanatical nai I no C who wile accused acc of desecrating g Ithe thE s fn r pool in th the temple when in ina ina a a T r 1 1 j J il td II mood sh she felt fell in its inand and got got- gota a durl I u. u f Gre C t r sorrow t 1 fd e has he-has has ever now m 11 1 w comes i flit ta t young girls girl's fp life Tn the lower easte She easte site bas been beena 2 a 1 l' l I n tic tio figure because of the the native native o tiiu c toward be her r. r but her natural hp- hp tr he ice r of spirit and the loyal loyal- n df of If the the native native children have norr ore orr t. t tr ll ii offset and ridicule f t tj r leT Now because of Town Town- en n tt her she becomes the he v of the wife of another officer of of- of lic t JI wiio is smitten with the a captain an and i. i intensely jealous J to or him J Ii In i pite of Bahda a as litti UttI 1 lish- lish girl Is ls known in int t India l dines clines to her childish affection and 1 d n ration for foJ Townsend Townsen She j lifE lif to to lave hAV him When hen he heIs heis is in d skirmish with the nat n TO Townsend end is sent to England to to rf his hia Durin his ab- ab Mn foster father is thrown int into or ou ori on and she organizes a rescue- rescue fin fin- ill In p v p-i-v Ii to effect rrt his bis release When h j. j r halt i to tn be killed for h her hr r foo foolish fool fool- foolish ish t b- b i r lo In th th prisoner r reveals the thear ar i that he i is not her real father but buths buth h hs l f sl sl- 1 1 T iR th tho the child of an English in the t t M- M wt Ml l formerly stood high tn russ class In pity for lor this mans man's r t tuP iJ r II le e condition Rhada had n played displayed li great for form m rf r course in ab absolute Blute ignorance Of tT i r r rr Telf rr 1 T J T i- i 1 l r i if- if related to a wealthy n Ti 1 i- i inn nn and is sent to him It t rt Ii n lops that Townsend T i is is' also aso r re- re d l t a 1 j rich man who dies die beto be- be to for T i ili ii a arrives i aTi tf Tf ves aves his for- for tuno l-tuno hune T. T T captain Townsend is in char har e of f the talC estate arnt ar- ar Ire nt It OT o ee exerts his influence relea release e tto to r o 1 Iii tile the from frol and fl remains in In prison n Mii i 11 1 I io 1 n in go to school Here their aff n ii r ii j n 1 q oro q love ove and they are i ir 1 Town Town- Tov ns il thoroughly lark li to India t tIP- r I 5 her Th f fird r l tl t th oth r r woman has 1 pr T. T rr o n a v. idi by hy the rebellion r T f rr t to lir her r affection on nc v. ti ri r i sh eh hr- hr 11 1 no nn ri ht ht to be lie 11 the wife of the sher into leaving leavin apt and n t ju 1 i 1 rd Tl Overcome with grief rief R It tj r 1 trim nin a poison from a chem chem- i Rt t I s into till the desert sert to dieT die T Pr d 1 rs cv l rs r rs the deception in tirl tiri II I hi l-ii- l 1111 wife and over over- overa vera ver- ver a i- i n 11 tu tr dr 1 rt rrt before she can canen en 11 11 i 1 fifty n nIM in 1 l il JIVe ts ers are re- re nuin d i lr II IM porM por iv ti ti story of Less 1 HI- HI i Dui DUM DUft T TJ Powell is the C- C 1 p Towns Towns- nd Mury filary rr Alden the I jP j. j i v oman n I lland in the i p pl I Iak and arll F Francis JOI Joy Joy- 1 I Other r prominent roles are in the hands bands of Mario lario Ma- Ma lla 1 Cesare Gravina Russell Bassett Bassett Bassett Bas- Bas sett Walter Morgan and Mercita l Esman Es- Es man monde de I 1 It t