The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-11

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1t starts off in familiar, stereotypee
manner, and so continues for about
three reels. Then suddenly it changes
and becomes transmogrified from the
ordinary into the unique and original
| This is indeed admirable work and as
such deserves commentator.
The story opens in the Latin Quar-.
ter of Paris and discloses Mildred
Snow. an attractive young art stu
dent, being rescued from burglar by
DIR. Martinez, celebrated eye spe-
clalist. Later he introduces his friend
Descent Ainsworth, titled young
Englishman, studying sculpture. Mil
dred and Derwent fall rapidly indove
and the day is set for their marriage.
Then DerWent receives word from
his sister Sibil that his father is dying.
and, leaving note for Mildred with
his friend Martinez, hurries home.
Martinez, madly in love with Mildred,
wlthholds the note and intercepts her
mail, so that she is led to believe by
the willy Spaniard that her lover is
falthless. Too unhappy to care what
becomes of her, Mildred agrees to go
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AT this period Derwent returns,
and, hearing that his sweetheart has
deserted him, eSins the army, after eff
fectually beating up Martinez. Mil
dred, returning from the railroad sta
ton, finds out the truth and joins the
Red Cross. Several battle scenes are
shown and then the inevitable hap
pens. Derwent is wounded in action
and loses his sight. Mildred, under
an assumed name, nurses him back to
health. The visit of his sister Sibil
shows the foolishness of her former
suspicious. Then Derwent insists on
taking his nurse, with whom he has
fallen in love, home to England with
him. Shortly they are married, Mil
dred maintaining her silence and be-
ing married under false name.
Now comes the unusual part, the
redeeming thread of originality. DR..
Martinez has achieved great success
in restoring the sight of soldiers
blinded in action and Sibil appeals to
him to save her brother. This he con-
sents to do as an atonement. Mildred
is torn with great struggle, fearing
that if her husband discovers her
identity he will turn from her. Still
she urges Martinez to go ahead and
restore his sight if possible. This he
is able to accomplish. He then con
fesses to Derwent and the accepted
reconciliation follows.
Clara Kimball Young in the lead
ing role pleased as usual. For an ac-
complishad aa4.-eer of her caIibre the
work she was called upun Ju uu was
not Of the character to tax her ener-I
gies. She was pleasing at all times
and rose to the emotional clinlaxes
with spontaneity and realism that
was most effective. The two male /
roles were handled by Edward T..
Langford and Paul Capellani, the first
IS the young hero, and the other as
The villain. Capellani was also the
lirector of the production.
Nothing but praise can be vouch-
'afed for the manner in which he
staged and produced the picture. He
made realism the keynote of his set
,ings and locations, and in addition
displayed his artistic judgment to
sreat advantage. His detailing was
rood and he also managed to get the
oest that was in his cast registered on
he screen. Others in the cast were
Jessie Lewis, as Fifne, a model, and
Barbara Gilroy as Sibil, both of
whom handled minor parts well. The
photography and lighting were up to
he average. Taken as a whole it is
| human, appealing story, well staged
md acted, a picture that should prove
both from box office and
.rtistic standpoint"