The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-11-18
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: The Closed Road" will be seen a
the Gem tomorrow in a play that fit.
hlm to excellent advantage, "The Raj
RIDER Brady-Made production di
rected by Maurice Tourneur. Blend
ing sweet love story with a gripping
tale of financial intrigue and RAILROAD
life, "The Rail Rider" will cause youl
nerves to culver and make you gasr
and sigh. It is one of the best of the
Brady-Made pictures so far released
and That means that as photo
dramatic creation it is perfect in eveey
detail
Jim Lewis, engineer on the D. g. o,
K. r.. is delegated by his fellows to
protest against the tyranny of Bark
er, president of the road. Arriving in
New York he calls at Bakers home,
where much to his surprise he is nice
ly treated. He becomes enraptured
with Mildred, the daughter, and, in
vlted to spend the evening, forgets
his mission. Next morning he calls
at the company's office just as it is
discovered that the general manager
has skipped with valuable securities
Immediately he turns detective and
trails the fugitive. After some ex-
citing adventures, he captures his
man and returns with the money. For
his reward he is made assistant to the
president and wins the admiration of
Mildred.
Clara Kimball Young in "The Dark
Silence"
There is only one Clara Kimball
Young. Everybody remembers her
marvellous acting in Camille" ''Tril-
by" 'The Feast of Life" "The Vel
low Passport, Lola" and the other
master pictures released in the past
on the World program. She will ap-
pear at the Gem next Tuesday, Nov.
21, in new and wonderful picture,
'The Dark Silence" which has been
in preparation during the past four
months. In all that time Clara Kim
ball Young has not been seen upon
the screen. Throughout her remark
ably successful career as an actress
she has never enjoyed such oppor-
tunities for brilliant and varied per-
sonation as those provided in "The
Dark Silence" The play has been
produced by the World Film Corpo-
ration in a most elaborate and lavish
manner, under the personal direction
of Albert Capellani. 1t tells the fol-
lowing dramatic story:
Mildred White, pretty young !
American girl, studying art in Paris,
IS saved from a burglars attack by
Dir. Mario Martinez, a Spaniard She
doesn't understand his type, but re-
sents and repels his advances. She
is Immediately attracted to his friend,
Derwent Ainsworth, young English
man, pursuing his vocation as
sculptor in Paris. The friendship be-
tween the two gradually develops, and
inally Derwent declares his love and
1sks Mildred to be his wife. They
plan for an early wedding, but short
y before the auspicious day Derwent
'eceives letter from his sister, Sibil,
elling him of their fathers danger
,us illness, and entreating him "to
ome home Immediately if only for /.
he sake of one who believes in you 6
md has always loved YOU"
Derwent bitterly debates the mat /,
er. If only he could wait until after ;
he wedding. But he feels his fathers :
ondition is desperate, and he must go
t once-there is not even time for
Goodbye to Mildred. To DR.. Mar
inez, who enters just then, he con-
des his trouble and begs him to ex- /,
lain all to Mildred. DR.. Martinez
eizes his opportunity-by yelled in
uendos, pretending to help Mildred,
e encourages her suspicious of her
over. Shuknows not what to think;
he can hardly doubt Derwent, and +
et-suddenly she sees the half-burn-
/ letter from Sibil, and her suspicious
re confirmed. As further evidence :
f Derwent's duplicity, she finds ST. :
lis photograph with its loving in !,
s-iption. She believes the worst and ! !
ct hopes she may be mistaken and +
alf awaits letter from Derwent.
Immediately upon Derwent's ar
wal in England, he writes Mildred,
egging her pardon for his sudden de-
arturo and explaining everything. 5
his letter falls into the hands of DR.. l
[artinez, who conceals it and plays y
lrther upon Mildred's misery and .
lspicions, finally convincing her that
er affections are wasted on Derwent.
90 unhappy to care what becomes
herself, Mildred agrees to 60 away t
ith DR.. Martinez. \
After the death Of his father, Der '
ent hastens to Paris and seeks out o
.ildred. He is bitterly disappointed Fl
} learn that she has gone to meet o.
r. Martinez. He rushes to DIR. Mar
nez' apartment, attacks him furi-
1sly and then, his hopes blasted, his
nth destroyed, he joins the army
I'd fights desperately and recklessly.
Mildred learns that Derwent has
zen seeking her and that Martinez
Is lied to him about her. In despair
le joins the Red Cross Society. She
called to nurse Derwent, who has
zen blinded in battle. Her love for
m is stronger than ever Conceal
G her identity she nurses Ehim de-
'tedly; he soon comes to 4sye the
ithful nurse, and confdes in her
,out the "other woman" in his life
ho had been SO heartless and faith
SIS.
When Sibil comes to see her wound
brother. Mildred learns for the first
ne the grievous mistake she had
ade-that Sibil whom she believed