The Village Movie, Volume 1: Number 44, 29 May 1915, p.1

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The Village Movie Published Weekly by the VILLAGE THEATRE COMPANY, Wilmette, Ill. M. L. SPARR, Editor The Eternal City With Pauline Frederick and Thomas Holding Thursday and Friday, June 3rd and 4th Afternoon and Evening The film version of Hall Caine’s famous novel “The Eternal City” was produced in the exact location in which the author made the stirring action occur, including many heretofore unseen pictures of the Vatican and the historic spots of Rome famous throughout history. The historical and dramatic integrity of the film adaptation of “The Eternal City” portrays the thrilling incidents and climaxes, the romance and tragedy, the elements of love and betrayal, suffering and sacrifice, with a wider range and in truer colors than the novel or play itself. The story opens with the sudden discovery by Leone, a young officer of the papal guards, of the tragic death of his wife, who believing herself deserted places her infant at the door of the convent and throws herself into the Tiber. The story of the young man’s life from this point onward is gripping, involving one of the greatest stories of Rome ever written. The company selected for the interpretation of the plot is an exceptionally strong one. PAULINE FREDERICK attains a faithful conception of the tender and magnetic qualities of Donna Roma, while THOMAS HOLDING dignifies and ennobles DAVID Rossil, the devoted lover of Donna Roma. FULLER MELLISH admirably takes the part of his holiness Pius XI, and the many minor roles are portrayed artistically and skillfully. Remember there is matinee each day at 3.30; one show each evening at 7.30. Come early. Geraldine Farrar Becomes Photoplay Star World-famous singer, Geraldine Farrar, the most popular of the Metropolitan Opera House favorites for several years, has just signed a contract with the Lasky The Company for a number of seasons. Miss Farrar will spend exactly eight weeks this season working for the Lasky Company and it is expected that during that period she will appear in three or four pictures. However, Miss Farrar is not giving up her grand opera work. She has already been associated with the Metropolitan Opera for nine years and has been engaged for four and one-half years more. Her appearance before the moving picture camera will not interfere in any way with her grand opera engagements. She receives the highest salary of any woman who ever played at the Metropolitan and it is said that she will receive the highest salary ever paid to an artist to pose for the pictures, amounting to more than two dollars per minute for the time she will actually be before the camera. Miss Farrar will be seen at the VILLAGE THEATRE as soon as it is possible to obtain the features in which she appears. For Advertising Space apply to THE PRINTING STUDIO, Wilmette, Ill. Volume 1 Wilmee, Illinois, May 29, 1915 Number 44

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