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Show William Farnum In m , Strong, Rugged Role "The Redemption of David fl Corson" Calls for Physical W and Psychical Power B A Broadway Houio Gives Entiro Week Tfj to Exclusive Presentation of Produc- Si lions Filmed by Famous Players ' jt Company "A Strange Melody" ' W Proves Musio's Magic Charm $ The Famous Players Film Co, have ' engaged Villinm Farnum, one of the most popular stars on the American Sj stngc, who will be presented in "The v. fa Redemption of David Corson," by Cbnrles Frederic Goss, published by the Wi Bobbs-Merrill Co. "The Redemption of IjK David Corson" provides Mr. Farnum W with a role eminently suited to his phy- W sique and individuality. David Corson is a rugged, masterly man, with an I? abundance of magnetism nnd spiritual K puwer. For n time he uses his psychic Is gifts" to rescue and redeem his stum- Kj bling fellow-man, until a woman comes Into his life who makes him forget ull B but his- selfish love for her. From this lp time Corson degrades his grent power 1$ by using it as a means to secure the w$ woman. He becomes narrow and sel- "J fish, loses his great faith, gambles and Wg drinks, nnd narrowly escapes becoming Kj a murderer. Then, after an agonizing period of anguish nnd remorse, he Jjji emerges from the shadow of shame and WL sin, and achieves his redemption. The l story has many unusually vital situa- 2 tions, and William Farnum - should '' make n perfect David Corson. ' 2 M i For the first time in the history of local theatricals in New York and probably prob-ably marking n distinct evolution iu tho theatrical world, as influenced by the j motion picture, Marcus Loew devoted " his Broadway Theatre for a whole week to the presentation exclusively of I the productions of the Fnmoiu,- Tlaycrs Jj Film Co. This event is unprecedented in vaudeville activities, and indicates in ! the most striking manner possible the graduation of the motion picture from the cheap amusement of a few years ago lo n dignified, pretentious entertainment entertain-ment equal in drawing power to a high-class high-class vnudevillo bill. But it is not only, an innovation in the operation of vau- ; devillc theatres, but also in the conduct- j ing of motion picture theatres, as at no .; time heretofore has any motion picture theatre devoted an entire week to the 1 exhibition exclusively of the productions j of any ouc producer. The program at the Broadway Theatre during Famous Players week presented; Monday, Ce- 7 cilia Loftus in "A Lady of Quality," Tuesday, Mrs. Fiskc in "Tcss of the D'Urbcrvillcs"; Wednesday, Mary Pick- I ford iu "Caprice"; Thursday, Cyril j Scott in "The Dny of Days"; Friday, tJ Mary Pickford in "The Bishop's' Car-. riage": Saturday, Henry E. Dixey in ) "Chelsea 1 50." , 1 - ,1 That "music hath charms to Booth the J ravage breast," is the idea on which the j Lubin release, "A Strange Melody," is i based. Here is a man, a gambler, and one of the wickedest of his kind. He had j killed and would kill on a elight; provo- j cation. There was no sentiment or softness soft-ness in his heurt, ho was simply a i brute, but he had a passion for music. j One evening a girl, coming to him to j ' plead that he would save her brother : from the gambling fever, played a sa- j cred air. The brute wnn charmed and offered a big price if she would tench him to play it. The price she wanted was the reformation of her brother. The gnmblcr gave her her chance and J i she succeeded so well that at last she decoyed him to the organ loft of tho - ! church, there in the quiet sanctuary of 1 j holiness he fell in love nnd begged her j to tell him how he conld make himself worthy of the love of so sweet a girl. She told him to change his life from I wickedness to worthiness nnd he did. I The sacred melody had saved a soul, 'j made the brute a man and won a Chris-tian Chris-tian wife. The loading roles were J played by Carol Halloway-and Joseph, -A .Smiley. ' , $1 |
