The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-14
LATEST PHOTOPLAY NEWS

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The Maryland Theater. Ninth street
near G northwest. viii run the thrilling
Etwo-reel drama when the Heart Calls
today.
! Rich and lonely. an old man wanders
by the lake side in the country. Cries
Of fear. warning him of some ones dam
ger. reaches his ears. runs the story.
He rushss to q neighborins spot to
find two children In danger OF drowning.
There Is no besitancy-he rushes into
the water. and grasping the little tots.
carries them to safety and to their
mother: The rich man notes the pow
erty spreading over the home. and his
heart. through some strange influence,
bleeds sympathy. And then he makes a
great discovery: In the woman he finds
the cause of his loneliness Inside the
house he finds his son broken in health.
helpless-the son whom he had cast an
for marrying the woman" and IN that
moment the old man Il regenerated.
When the heart calls. reason departs,
social restrictions are forgotten. every
thing is smothered in that one greatest
passion Of the human souI-the desire
for friendship. love and sympathy.
That Il the point non which this hu-
mnn-interest. appealing drama rests. In
the development OF the pathetic situa-
tion u Is argued that nothing matters
where charity and love are at stake
that nothing can matter to he average
human being whose heart has. tucked
away somewhere. that divine spark
Rich In sentiment. tremendously appeal
Ing. this play demands attention from
every one. It's an Imp play. directed
by that master Of technique and real
ism, Herbert Brenon. who has produced
such successes as "Absinthe," '"Nep-
tunes Daughter" and 'Tvanhoe" Play
Ing the lead rO'es we have some of the
UniversaI's most capable actors, william
L. Shap. Hobart Henley, Violet Merse-
reau. and Ruth DonnelIy
As the story goes, the wealthy father
disinherits his son on learning his in
tention TO marry a chorus girl The son
.deifes his father and marries the girl
Together. they go to live on a farm.
Time passes and poverty follows the
young people though their love for each
the old man. alone In his mansion.
misses his son. Pride. however, pre-
vents him calling the boy back. and the
days pass in loneliness. His great wealth
brings him no happiness
While blowing in the fields one day the
son, weakened by hardship and anxiety
for his wife and children, is suddenly
plunged in gloom. The small savings
disappear: the wife tries to hide the
worst of it from the children and the
husband.
One day-tne old father leaves the man.
sion for a few weeks visit TO small
country vIllage-he hopes to get away
from the old familiar scenes and forget
the sorrows that press upon him.
Meantime, the two children beg their
mother for permission to wander in the
fields. Shortly after we find them by the
lakeshore. picking flowers Nearby. the
old grandfather Is strolling. The chill
dren are wading in the water-they get
out beyond their depth and death threat
ems them. The grandfather hears their
cries for help-he rushes to their rescue.
Once safe on land, he takes them TO
their mother. The children have in
sisted on this.
The mother greets the children franti-
caIIy and thanks the old man. Strange
" fascinated by him. the babes CLIMB
upon his knee and he clasps them with
a smile The wife asks him to come in
and meet her husband. And as the old
man stands in the doorway he sees his
son helpless in a chair. And as he
Eazes, all the old grudge and anger Is
forgotten, and dropping on his knees, !
he weeps over his boy and begs for
giveness.
Gaby Deslys, OF international fame, |
began work in London last week On her
frst fiIm, for which she was. engaged by
the Famous Players, just before she de-
parted for Paris several weeks ago.
The subject in which she IS to be pre-
scented Is an original conception written
around the star. entitled Her Triumph"
Gaby Is depicted as a member Of the
chorus and the sole support Of her In
valid mother and her blind sister. She
Is an energetic worker and becomes the
Of the part played by Mile. |
simonde the leading lady. The latter, !
Jealous through her belief that the lead /
ing man. Claude Devereaux, is in love
with Gaby. tries to have her discharged. /
and when the manager refuses to do this,
she resigns. This gives Gay her Oppor-
tunity and she soon is acclaimed the
greatest actres on the stage.
Mile. Simonde. watching her wonderful
performance from a box. goes mad from /
envy and fury. and pulling a gun from .
her bosom, fires upon the stage. The boil
let Is detected by her lover, Count Vic
tor. and Claude escapes with but a small
scratch. Overnight Gaby becomes the
rage Of the city. while Nils. Simonde
plans revenge and promises Victor 10
marry him IL he succeeds in destroying
Gaby's popularity. The story proceeds