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"HERE THEY ARE! I'VE ROOKED 'EM!" t"| HATS the way to talk to your people as soon as you sign your contracts for the new 3 " {Pictures (Nationally Advertised)
Let everybody in your town know what's coming to your theater next season. Advertise the stars, adver- of tise the plays. Tie up with the immense campaign neitional advertising. Use the trade marks. Your whole community is asking: "Where can we " see Paramount and Artcraft pictures ? Stand up and shout the glad news— fit HERE THEY ARE!"
PLATERS-LASKY CORPORATION h&MOUS .JESSEl.lASKYMh.P^.CECILB.DEMILLEa>Kftr?Me™i J ADOLPllZtU jadLdUJULcfggg ZEESS icturcs Another story of dramat- ic and emotional intensity which will win new thousands of admirers for the ablest young emotional star of the screen Sflorious Jldveniure By Edith Barnard Delano Directed by Hobart Henley This production is announced as "the story of every girl's dream and one girl's triumph. A drama of love's conflict with man's selfishness." The kind of story that Mae Marsh's own tremendous public selects for her to play in. Released everywhere July 14. GOLDWYN PICTURES CORPORATION SAMUEL GOLDFtSH.' president EDGAR Selwyn,. Vice President 16 East 4-2 *c£ Street New York City rerrat HbHR m M m^^*» m*» * TKe brilliant, gifted work of ALICE 'JS BRADY mm*! is seen in Ker latest Select Picture "THE WHIRLPOOL m msai TKe stor? of a girl who Kad faitK in human nature—and placed Ker hunch! A clean, wholesome story splendidly presented on the screen. A winner! Directed by Allan Crosland .>•>> Jvl'^W Scenario by Eve Unsell, from the successful novel -**& by Victoria Morton. SIT DISTRIBUTED BY SELECT PICTURES GORPORA-TIGN IMP' 729 S^enfh Avenue, New .York Gtf Vol. XX, No. 1 IV MOTOGRAPHY 1 lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii IL • If MASSACHUSETTS Presents ERNEST H. HORSTMANN As their candidate for President of the M. P. E. L. of America Organized Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire State Branches ofM. P. E.L. Five years President of Massachusetts State League. Two years member of the National Organization. Present Treasurer of the National Organization. HIS PLATFORM He believes that there should be but one National Organization of Exhibitors; that the Exhibitors' League should belong to the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry and should pay their just dues to that body. That the board of directors of the National League should be elected and not appointed. That the President of the League must be a bona-fide exhibitor and should devote his whole time to the interests of that body and have no other affiliations. In the absolute freedom of the screen and the use thereof for seven days of the week. Signed. ERNEST_H. HORSTMANN. 3il iiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIH i July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY VITAGRAPH'S SERIALS HAVE PROVED THE BIG- GEST MONEY-MAKERS EXHIBITORS HAVE EVER KNOWN— "The Fighting Trail"— "Vengeance — and the Woman" -"The Woman in the Web" Made Serial History and Shattered Box-Office Records Everywhere. "A FIGHT FOR MILLIONS" with "FIGHTING BILL" DUNCAN-The Screen's Greatest Serial Star in another Amazing Melodrama by Albert E. Smith and Cyrus Townsend Brady— the recognized masters of thrilling chapter plays — will prove THE BIGGEST FIFTEEN WEEKS OF BUSI- NESS YOUR THEATRE HAS EVER HAD BACKED BY A COLOSSAL BILLBOARD CAMPAIGN Following its tremendously successful billboard We'll get the crowds ready. Are you ready to campaigns on its earlier serials, Vitagraph is open your doors to them or is some other house posting this twenty-four sheet all over the going to get the benefit of this campaign in your country. town? — j — m -=f 3i **s "As Simple as A, B, C" wrote one exhibitor, commenting upon the project of United Picture Theatres of America J\n Application of the Modern iHo Doubt remains R JDusiness Principles of Of the F^ V^entralization and Co-operation r^racticability of the Project. LJesigned for and by \£uality will be improved. Laxhibitors i\entals will be reduced. t p will be made easier t / 17 or their Ouccess jl VJood and their Profit, 1 hrough YOUR Participation in t Having in Mind the Need of these UnITED'S many Improvements in the industry V aluable Benefits. Justice to All W hy Continue to submit to i^keeping down {Distribution Charges ./Vtravagance and Excessive Cost + Lessening Waste, and 1 UU DON'T HAVE TO. IT'S AS E- Z23ag&£*35SBSE££ lYlaking the Exhibitor Paramount. AS THE ALPHABET . If you want to be\convinced— Send for our New Booklet—Just out. UNITED PICTURE THEATRES OF AMERICA,^ >J. A. BERST PRESIDENT 1600 BROADWAV, NEW YORK CITY REPOS ITORY, COMMERCIAL TRUST COMPAWX^QF ST. NEW YORK. NEW^ORK , BROAPWAY AND 41 ! .p.C..^.,. . A THRILLER Startling Sequel to The Blindness ofDivorce" The biggest money-maker of the season! PEGGY HYLAND in By E.Llcud Sheldan Staged by Carl Harbaugh- £3 Violation of the goldenMuL^ that strikes bach home ciLso these other amazing FOX SPECIAL (FEATURES |ONEA WEEK - 5a A YEAR Hfever liave such. S productions been wEoTottamble except as super-specials! I *. JSSM.%*.%..>- Awcman's trium-pK over Hie story of an alluring tlie wolves of* Now'YorJk society* woman w\h<> sold lie 1-- IGLADYS BROCKWELLi IVIRGIN1A PEARSON ^SCARLET ROAD t r4 HER PRICE FILM CORPORATION . viii MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. »»»YOU HELP YOURSELF / YOU HELP YOUR INDUSTRY" »<«x To make this big success an even bigger success MOTOGRAPHY \ will put you down for one year's subscription for a dollar bill so that in \ making your bookings you can take advantage every week of the other fellow's experience in "What the Picture Did for Me" A Department of Mutual Service The more exhibitors who co-operate in increasing this service the more valuable it will : be to you and to all the others. : Do your part by filling out the blank below with a report on your current features and i we will send you a supply of similar blanks for your regular weekly use and return j envelopes for your convenience. : Don't wait—Do it today. Address j MOTOGRAPHY, Monadnock Bldg., Chicago, 111. j N. B. Tear c ft on dotted line. If already a subscriber, cross out last two lines in blank below. What Is the Picture's Box Office Value? THE film you are running in your theatre today a money maker? Pass the word on! Does the pic- IS ture draw the crowds? Tell the exhibitors in the other states They want to book the same pictures and in turn will help you. Tell them in Motography's, "What the Picture Did for Me" Department. Your box office is the test of popularity. Fill in the blank NOW. Title Title Star Producer Star Producer. Weather Weather How Advertised How Advertised Competition Competition Admission Prices Admission Prices Remarks Remarks Name of Theatre City and State Transient or Neighborhood Patronage Sent in by. . . You may send me blanks for "What the Picture Did for Me," and Motography for one year at a special introductory price of $1.00, billing me for same and I will remit. MARY MILES MINTER in The Ghost of Rosy Taylor" Latest of the Minter features embodying ex- ceptional box office value — A Saturday Evening Post story, by the celebrated Jose- phine Daskam Bacon. Produced under the direction of Edward S. Sloman, for the American Film Company. Inc. AVAILABLE JULY 8 AT EXCHANGES OF THE MUTUAL FILM CORPORATION a i r v> .j, B* •_ V Q a o ^ -a C <** ^ a O; -a M g & ^2 ^5 a o a a !5 5 -* s~ «k g a "a ^S o >-, <4i 13 lii -a 1i •S. .s"fe ^> -*^ ^ i: »> *-» a o- a a -- a jS ^ § ^5* §1 1 ^; ", a ^ ig,a.S -4: a •J8 ta o -=: £ +-,- ^) 1 (5 a-, 5 I hn +-, o ^CJ a a "5 '— .a 4 C -a ^1 - *u -*— t^ S «o 13 V." g J„, o ^ 5* o ^5 8-,^ T- . ^ Si" a V Q t:s ^ g tj Q) Pi a S-5 3 I g -« i ** 1 s. §-e § <*1 5; 1^" a w 5* 4-3 4^. 1^^ o?aq. SOS JUN 28 1918 2 ,^77, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE DON R. EGBERT, Per Year $2.00 Managing Editor Canada Per year $3.00 Foreign Per year 4.00 NEW YORK OFFICE: 506 LONGACRE BUILDING. 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Entered at Chicago Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter. This publication is free and independent of all business or house connections or control. No manufacturer or supply dealer, or their stockholders or representatives, have any financial interest in Motography or any voice in its management or policy. Volume XX CHICAGO, JULY 6, 1918 Number 1 The Creel Committee's Activities SHALL the great powers of the National Government be used to further the interests of an individual, or a group of individuals, in the motion picture industry? Or shall these powers be used equitably and fairly, with justice to all, and in a manner which will enable the industry to give the Government the fullest co-operation and support? These are the questions which the industry has been asking ever since the Committee on Public Information took a hand in directing and controlling the activities of the motion pic- ture industry. Much allowance was made at first for the ignorance and inexperience of those in charge of the film branch of the work of the Committee on Public Information and no question of their good faith and patriotic motives was involved ; but there has been an increasing feeling among all motion picture men, not allied with these interests, that all was not as it should be. There began to be a doubt in the minds of many as to where the activities of the Committee on Public Information tended. And now the fat is in the fire. The action of the Creel Committee on Public Informa- tion in compelling withdrawal of the film "The Yanks Are Coming" has brought the whole situation to a head. If the statement of Mr. Cochrane of the Universal Company was made with the careful consideration that always has attended his declarations, there is ample oc- casion for an investigation of the Creel committee's activities in the motion picture field. Pictures of patriotic inspiration constitute national propaganda of incalculable value. The exploiting of such pictures for bureaucratic purpose, or their suppression for a similar end, is especially repugnant to all Americans who are one hundred per cent patriotic. Par- tisanship or private influence cannot be conceived in such a connection, much less tolerated. The film "Pershing's Crusaders," advertised last week in our pages, is cited as an example of distribution methods which, however satisfactory from a commercial standpoint, fall short of the possibilities of usefulness inherent in such an excellent piece of propaganda. This pa- triotic feature obviously should be so handled as to be available to all exhibitors, large and small, at a nominal rental. Its release on a profit-making basis deprives hundreds of exhibi- tors of the privilege and pleasure of using it. The suppression of rival films of the same order aggravates the situation. Too many of our government department heads are actuated by an honest but short- sighted ambition to show a profit for the activities of their departments. The Post Office department has been criticised frequently for this same aspiration. And now the actions of the Committee on Public Information are lead ing many to the belief that it is moved by a similar ambition. The function of George Creel's committee is adequately indicated by its title. Our con- ception of its purpose certainly does not include acts of competition with established indus- try, nor use of its undoubted power to suppress any privately produced picture whose presen- tation would tend to increase the steadfast morale of civilian America. ! MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Pictures Will Win the After- War New Exposition SPEAKING of export films, it is announced that the THE National Association of the Motion Picture Motion Picture Exhibition of British Industries is Industry has formally withdrawn its sanction from organizing a tour of the important cities of western the proposed Boston Exposition. This action is in line Europe, North and South America, and the British with our editorial "Convention, Yes! Exposition, dominions. Films will be shown illustrating the No !" of four weeks ago. manufacture and use of British-made goods. The The closing for the period of the war of the annual exhibitions will be given under the auspices of British open season for film manufacturers is occasion for chambers of commerce in allied countries and the self- rejoicing. Wherever the benefit of an exposition goes, governing dominions. In eighty-five of the principal it classifies now as a non-essential luxury. We need cities of the world, films are to be exhibited illustrating the money and labor for more necessary things. leading British industries and manufactures, and to Lee Ochs, president of the League, is quoted as these exhibitions representatives of the principal firms declaring that the exhibitors were in duty bound to in the cities visited will be invited. A British manu- hold an exposition, and that they would hold one in facturer may have films of his industry prepared by Boston regardless of the National Association's with- the company, and these will be exhibited in such places drawal. included in the tour as he may select. It is true that the renunciation came a little late. Now there is our notion of a real educational film The exhibitors who, in good faith, gave unstintingly —and we believe George Creel would agree. Is the of their time and money to the promotion of a good Motion Picture Exhibition of American Industries exposition have our sympathy. They are compelled to organizing a similar mission for the benefit of United do something with it because they have already laid States business? Or is there any such an association? out something like eight thousand dollars on it. The Barring the guns and the casualties, the commer- Boston exhibitors have been particularly energetic and cial war of the world will be fiercer and longer sus- unselfish in working for its success. tained than the military war it follows. Preparation Nevertheless, without the support of the National for that industrial conflict for world markets should Association the exposition must fail. Those who must begin now. It should have all the attention that can stand the loss can comfort themselves with the realization be spared from the main task of winning the war. that the industry is better off this year with just a Projection machines on the front line of foreign convention, not an exposition. business will be the machine guns of future action for the conquest of the export market. England already •b 4* "fr recognizes that fact. Like most of the things that make for real civiliza- Export Problems tion, motion pictures originated and developed in HOW serious the proposed government censorship America. Should America then be last, or even sec- of export films might be would depend, of course, ond, in the use of facilities? her own upon the quality of censorship exercised. It is a sharp It is not at all unlikely that the bulk of foreign commentary on the history of local censor boards that trade in the years of reconstruction will go to the they have succeeded in destroying the motion picture nation whose merchants can show the best pictures. men's faith in the possibility of a considerate or even American business men, get your films ready $•$•$> a reasonable censorship. The word has never been relieved by its political handlers of the sinister signifi- Rotten Advertising cance it acquired at its birth. OOTTEN advertising is the display by exhibitors It is obvious that a censorship with arbitrary 1^ of posters and announcements calculated to carry power to reject without explanation would put a speedy end to films. the impression that a clean and honest picture is the exporting of There could be ' in the prints for salacious or suggestive. It is the trick of a few shady- only loss production of intended minded exhibitors who, wishing to run shady pictures export but lacking any assurance of the possibility of and unable to find any, resort to shady announcements export. to fool shady-minded people into their houses. It is There is no evidence% however, that any arbitrary the equivalent of the sealed paper novel in the slum action is intended. Rather it becomes apparent that bookstore ; of the come-on bally-hoo for the "private the government officials are anxious to make as easy performance" annexed to a side show. as possible the restrictions which they feel impelled to Rotten advertising carries a heavy burden. It is place in the path of export film. With so competent responsible for the horror and the protests of good a committee working for the closer co-operation of the people who see only the salacious posters, which scare government and the film interests, and with the dem- them away from the clean and innocent film inside. onstrated disposition of the officials to be entirely fair, It is responsible for the claim that censorship is essen- we may anticipate an arrangement not wholly unsatis- tial, because the better element of the people are fooled factory. with the worse element, and believe that smoke in the The requirement of George Creel's committee, poster means fire in the film. The low-minded enter, that one educational reel be shipped for every five and are disappointed. The high-minded turn away dramatic, or comedy reels, calls for official interpreta- talk and of motion picture depravity. tion. If it is to be operated without a serious hamper- If we must have censors, give them power to ing of trade, the word "educational" will need a new regulate picture theatre advertising. That will give application. It may be said that at least the required them something really useful to do. percentage of pictures now produced may be held The whole trade suffers by the advertising policy educational in a broad sense. It is probable that Mr. of a few foolish exhibitors. The whole trade should Creel intends to include in that classification all pic- take steps to correct the fault. tures not wholly lacking in informational value. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY Creel Stops Universal War Film HEARST INFLUENCE HELD RESPONSIBLE jj'PHE YANKS ARE COMING," plane production. Officials of the United ciate chairman of the Committee on Pub- Universale big airplane feature States Signal Corps detailed at the plant lic Information and a former employe advertised for first public show- aided in producing the film, which, it is of Hearst, denied this, saying that the ing at the Broadway Theatre, in New claimed, reveals no military secrets and committee had refused to issue permis- York, Sunday night, June 23, was sud- is purely a work of patriotic inspiration. sion for the exhibition of the film be- denly compelled to withhold presenta- It is charged by the Universal Company cause the Universal Company had not tion on the night of it> premiere by or- that Mr. Creel, by whose order the film complied with certain requirements, and der of the Committee on Public Infor- was stopped, has never seen the picture that to permit the company to exploit the mation, of which George Creel is chair- and, indeed, has refused to see it. film "would amount to discrimination man. W. R. Hearst is Blamed against the Hearst-Pathe and other mov- The film was made, the Universal R. H. Cochrane, vice-president of ing picture companies." company states, at the request of the Universal Film Company, issued a state- Mr. Cochrane's explanation of the rea- Dayton-Wright Airplane Company, at ment charging that the influence of Wil- son for the Creel committee's interfer- the plant of that concern in Dayton, liam Randolph Hearst with the Creel ence was made from the stage in an an- Ohio. Its purpose was to absolve Amer- committee was responsible for the stop- nouncement to the spectators who filled in ica from the charges of laxity in air- ping of the exhibition. Carl Byoir. asso- the theatre. This sign was put up in the lobby of the Broadway: H THE YANKS ARE COMING, advertised to be What's What and Where to Find It TONIGHT Stopped by the CREEL-HEARST COMMITTEE. 1 I REEL STOPS UNIVERSAL WAR FILM There was much confusion at the v. V. M. P. I. VOTES VGAINST EXPOSITION 13 Broadway Theatre about the time the HORSTMANN LEADS IX RACE FOP PRESIDENT 14 BRADY WARNS AGAINST INCREASED TAX IS exhibition of the film was due to begin. qrop: ro sei offici \i. war pictures is Mr. Cochrane was there representing the F. P.-L. ANNOUNCES IMPOSING SCHEDULE 1<5 Universal Film Company. Frank W. WORK OR FIGHT INTERPRETATION HAZY 17 Atkins, a house manager of the Dayton- BASEBAL] ll VG1 E 'HITS; FILMS TO BENEFIT 17 Wright Company, was also present and NAZIMOVA STARTS ON "L'OCCIDENT" 18 Mr. Byoir of the committee was discov- VITAGR M'll TO DO FOUR SER] \I.S \ YEAR 19 SEVEN PAR Wl< IUNT FEATURES IN JULY 20 ered in the line of persons formed at the THREE BIG ARTCRAFT PICTURES IN JULY 27 ticket window to purchase admissions. I. IN PICTURE 28 MYSTERY NEW PARALTA Mr. Cochrane and Mr. Byoir made state- "CECILIA" GOES WELL IN NEW YORK HOUSES 29 ments for their respective sides of the BIG CROWDS TO HEAR PETROVA IN THE SOUTH 30 controversy, contradicting each other in GOLDWYN ANNOUNCES NEXT FOUR RELEASES 31 several points, but Mr. Atkins, although MASTERCRAFT COMPLETES FIRST PICTURE 52 he discussed the situation with both of HAYAKAWA SPECIALS AV \1L \IU.E SEPTEMBER 1 32 the others, refused to say anything for VITAGRAPH STARTS FALL PRODUCTION DRIVE 53 publication. ESSAN W HARD AT WORK ON "YOUNG AMERICA" 54 Mr. Byoir said that George Creel was EXHIBITORS HELP FARRAR CHOOSE PICTURE 55 in the city, but that he did not know ETHEL BARRYMORE GETS EXCELLENT CAST 36 where he could be found. Efforts were made to find him by reporters, but they DEPARTMENTS met with no success. Mr. Cochrane said that he had been attempting to get in EDITORIAL . 1 § touch with him all day, but had failed. WHAT THE PICTURE DID FOR ME 4 CURRENT AND COMING RELEASES—VIEWED FOR THE BOX The first statement about the difficulty was issued by Mr. Cochrane, and was as ' OFFICE 8 follows: SPECIAL SERVICE SECTION ON "TO HELL WITH THE KAISER"... 21 This picture, "The Yanks are Coming," was CLEVER METHODS OF ADVERTISING 39 made by the Universal Film Company at the manufacturing USES BIG SETTINGS 39 st of one of the largest firms BUFFALO HOUSE airplanes in America. It was planned to show to public the progress that had been ACTIVITIES IN THE 1 NDEPENDENT FIELD 40 the American made by American airmen, to vindicate America LOCKWOOD-ALLISON FILMS TO BE RE-ISSUED 40 from the charges that we had proved deficient in manufacturing airplanes, to prove that the Liberty U. S. FILMS FOIL ENEMY IN SOUTH AMERICA 41 motor is a gigantic success, and finally to inspire FOX MAN TALKS OF CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN 41 America anil Americans by the magnificent show- ing this country is making in the development NOTES OF THE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL 42 and use of aircraft in the present war. No mili- tary secrets not already known to Germany and 45 SYNOPSIS FOR THE PROGRAM the world at large are shown in the making of COMPLETE RECORD OF CURRENT FILMS 46 this great picture, which is a patriotic glorification of America's share in the war in the_ air. (Continued on Page 37) 1 — . — M O T O G IR A PHY Vol. XX, No. 1. "What The Picture Did For Me VERDICTS ON FILMS IN LANGUAGE OF EXHIBITOR Copyright 1918 by £. R. Mock. / T/i£ criticisms contained in this department of Motography are truthful statements relative to the actual box office value of the pictures. If the picture you wish to know about is not included, write Motography and the information will be sent you promptly. If you need the information quickly, telegraph us. This department is open to all. Using the blank form below, write us your experience with the pictures you are showing. Address Motography, Department D, Monadnock Building, Chicago, III. i 1 son), Piccadilly Theatre, Rochester, N. Y. -Mid- Artcraft die-class patronage. rox LJIT-THE-TRAIL Holliday, with George M. Co- Under the Yoke, with Theda Bara (Fox) —An 1 1 - hah (Artcraft) —A striking picture which Amarilly of Clothesline Alley, with Mary Pick- ordinary picture. Business fair. —A. J. Kaufman, ought to go over big anywhere. It will also help ford (Artcraft) —One of the best things the star Michigan Theatre, Chicago.—High class neighbor- the cause of prohibition. Our patrons were very has done. Comedy situations are great. Photog- hood. well satisfied with it and declare that Cohan is raphy and direction excellent. As a rule this star better than Billy Sunday.—M. J. Weil, Castle does not draw above average, but all praised this. A Daughter of France, with Virginia Pearson Theatre, Chicago. Downtown house. Kellogg, Theatre, Lead, S. D. — —M. C. Homestake (Fox) —This is a very good war picture which Neighborhood house. — was liked by all. Fair business.—George H. The Doll's House, -with Elsie Ferguson (Art-' Done, Gayety Theatre, Payson, Utah.—Mixed craft) —This subject has been filmed before by patronage. another company and many of our patrons had First National Exhibitors' Circuit seen it. They thought this an old picture. Busi- My Four Years in Germany (First National)— A Camouflage Kiss, with June Caprice (Fox) ness was therefore poor.—M. J. Weil, Castle The- Good business; much better than any other pa- Very good. Plenty of comedy and romance. atre, Chicago.—Downtown house. triotic picture has done here.—Harvey W. South- George H. Done, Gayety Theatre, Payson, Utah. gate (for Manager L. Simpson), Regent Theatre, Rochester, N. Y.—Fashionable clientele. Mr. Fix-It, with Douglas Fairbanks (Artcraft) Goldwyn —The kids and Doug certainly make this a pleas- of ing picture. Not so much of the athletic stunts in Tarzan the Apes, with Elmo Lincoln (First Joan of Plattsburg, with Mabel Normand (Gold- National) good picture. Very good business this, but plenty of Fairbanks' personality. —A wyn)—The best attraction of its kind yet shown on the second night. The opening night was hot Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre,- Chicago. in this section. —Crescent Theatre, Austin, Texas. Middle-class neighborhood. and business was light. —A. J. Kaufman, Michigan Theatre, Chicago.—High class neighborhood. Joan of Plattsburg, with Mabel Normand (Gold- wyn) This was' applauded by my audiences all Old Wives for New (Artcraft) splendid — —A pic- A Dog's Life, with Charlie Chaplin (First Na- during the run. Mabel Normand made a big hit ture and a good title. Went over fine and pleased tional) A comedy in three parts that can be in it.—U. S. Theatre, Hoboken, N. everybody. Frank Steffy, Coliseum — J. — Theatre, Seat- classed as one of the best comedies ever made. tle, Wash. People who never cared for Chaplin's work before Nearly Married, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- expressed the sentiment that they_ really believe he wyn) —A fine picture and it drew well. Print none The Tiger Man, with W. S. Hart (Artcraft) is getting better. Business here is always capacity too good.—Dixie Theatre, McMinnville, Tenn. Business good Sunday, light the next days. The on Chaplin comedies.—A. R. Anderson, Orpheum pictures of this star are getting into a rut. —Har- Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho.-—Highly critical Nearly Married, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- vey W. Southgate (for Manager George L. Simp- patronage. wyn)—Plays like this will soon make Goldwyn What Is the Picture's Box Office Value? T S THE film you are running in your theatre today a money maker? Pass the word on! Does the pic- l ture draw the crowds? Tell the exhibitors in the other states. They want to book the same pictures. Tell them in Motography's "What the Picture Did for Me" Department. Your box office is the test of popularity. Fill in the blank NOW. Title Title Star Producer. Star Producer. Weather Weather How Advertised How Advertised Competition Competition Admission Prices Admission Prices Remarks Remarks Name of Theatre City and State Transient or Neighborhood Patronage Sent in by You may send me blanks for "What the Picture Did for Me," and Motography for one year at a special introductory price of $1.00, billing me for same and I will remit. — — —A — July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY Pictures and Madge Kennedy favorites here.- Simpson), Regent Theatre, Rochester, X. Y.- H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre. 2844 Madisor. St., Grand Opera House, Salem, O. Fashionable clientele. Chicago.—Middle class neighborhood. Nearly Married, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Revelation, with Alia Nazimova (Metro) —Gave Tyrant Fear, with Dorothy Dalton (Paramount) wyn)—An excellent production and our patrons excellent satisfaction. The star is superb. —Four reels long. The star has done better. A enjoyed it immensely. A little long drawn out, Weather, hot. Newspaper and lobby advertising. border town saloon western story. Fell off in in my opinion.—Trio Theatre, Marshfield, Wis. Prices, 11 and 17 cents. —Fred Scott, Apollo The- drawing power.— Charles H. Ryan, Garfield The- atre, Kansas City, Mo. atre, 2844 Madison St., Chicago. —Middle class Our Little Wife, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- neighborhood. wyn) —Madge Kennedy is always good. This is Lest We Forget, with Rita Jolivet (Metro) — not her best picture, but it went well here. good picture which aroused much patriotic com- The Mating of Marcella, with Dorothy Dalton Princess Theatre, Clare, Mich. ment. Weather, hot. Newspaper and lobby ad- (Paramount) —A pretty fair picture which drew vertising. Prices, 11 17 and cents. —Fred Scott, little business. —A. J. Kaufman, Michigan Theatre, Our Little Wife, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Apollo Theatre, Kansas Gity, Mo. Chicago. —High class neighborhood. wyn) —Played to excellent business. Pleased everybody we spoke to. —Odeon Theatre, Bonne The Million Dollar Dollies, with the Dolly Sis- Tcrre, Mo. ters (Metro) —A very pleasing picture. Business Pathe good on a hot day.—A. J. Kaufman, Michigan The Fair Pretender, with Madge Kennedy Theatre, Chicago.—High class neighborhood. Ruler of the Road, with Frank Keenan (Pathe) (Goldwyn) —-An ord'nary slow program offering — Deals with the business affairs of a railroad. that will get over and that is about all. —Charles Keenan is good, as usual. The story is a little H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre. 2844 Madison St., Chi- Mutual weak, but it will get over.— Charles H. Ryan, cago. —Middle class neighborhood. Ann's Finish, with Margarita Fisher (American- Garfield Theatre, Chicago.—Middle class neigh- Mutual) —An excellent comedy drama, clean stuff borhood. The Beloved Traitor, with Mae Marsh (Gold- that will please critical family trade. —A. R. An- wyn) —Big business for two days with this. Mac- derson. Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho. Marsh is a favorite with our patrons.—Sherman Select Theatre, Sullivan, Ind. The Claw, with Clara Kimball Young (Select) Paralta —Ciood business. Fair picture.—A. J. Kaufman, The Splendid Sinner, with Mary Harden (Gold- Blind-Folded, with Bessie Barriscale (Paralta) Michigan Theatre, Chicago. —High class neigh- wyn) A great picture, beautifully produced. — A —Up to Paralta standard. Title good. A crook borhood. big drawing card. —Arcadia Theatre, Buffalo, N. V. play. Had no complaints on it. Five reels. Charles H. Ryan, ( iarfield Theatre, 2844 Madison The Lesson, with Constance Talmadge (Select) The Splendid Sinner, with Mary Garden (Gold- St., Chicago. — Middle class neighborhood. Just a fair picture. Nothing to the story.—A. J. wvn)— greater — -An even drawing card than Thais. Kaufman. Michigan Theatre, Chicago.—High class We raised our prices and packed them in for three neighborhood. days. —Empire Theatre, Glen Falls, N. V. Paramount The Face in the Dark, with Mae Marsh (Gold- The Biggest Show on Earth, with Enid Bennett The Reason Why, with Clara Kimball Young (Paramount) very (Select) This star does not draw as a Class A wyn) —I consider this an A-l attraction.—Cozy —A good picture which drew — Theatre, Rockville, Ind. very good business. —A. J. Kaufman. Michigan star should. The rental price on her productions Theatre, Chicago. —High class neighborhood. is too high in comparison with her drawing power. The Face in the Dark, with Mae Marsh (Gold- Other stars on the Select program come cheaper wyn) —A very pleasing picture. Business excep- Prunella, with Marguerite Clark (Paramount) and draw the same box-office receipts. There is It is the rental tionally good. —Empire Theatre, Glen Falls, N. V. A sort of a fairy tale and therefore not appealing no fault to find with this picture. to my patrons. Tin- people do not want this kind price.— Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre, 2844 \1 St.. class neighborhood. The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- of pictures. — M. J. Weil, Castle Theatre, Chicago. idison Chicago. — Middle wyn) —A big attraction, which played to bin Downtown house. crowds on a two-day run. The best thing this star has done. —Brunswick Theatre, Philadelphia, Let's Get a Divorce, with Billie Burke (Para- Triangle 1'a. mount) —Drew well. A sort of comedv drama. Charles H. Ryan. Carlield Theatre, 2844 Madison The Captive God, with W. S. Hart (Triangle) The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Si., Chicago. — Middle class neighborhood. — Print in fair condition. Picture different from wyn) —A first-class production with a clever story. the average Hart subject. Business about aver- Madge Kennedy is a pleasing star. Tom Moore Moonshine, with Roscoe Arbuckle (Paramount) age. — Levi Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Alpena, Mich. has a splend ; d role. He is also a big favorite —Not as good as The Bell Boy. Arbuckle does here. —Andrews Theatre, New Bethlehem, Pa. not do enough to cause continual laughter. It is From Two to Six, with Winifred Allen (Tri- a burlesque of a drama. We were disappointed in angle) —Print in good condition. Picture, story The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- this, as we expected something better. —Charles and actors very good. Business above the aver- Mich. wyn) —Excellent. Madge Kennedy was never bet- age. — Levi Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Alpena, ter and her cast is excellent, especially Tom Moore. — Park Theatre, Franklin, Pa. A Soul in Trust, with Belle Bennett (Triangle) — Print in good condition. Picture, story and The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- actors very good. The seven reels of this picture wyn)—Good business. This star is popular and can hardly be classed as a big special. Business the p'cture shows her at her best. —Harvey W. above the average. — Levi Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Southgate ("for Manager George L. Simpson). Alpena, Mich. Piccadilly Theatre, Rochester, N. Y.— Middle Class patronage. Idolators, with Louise Glaum (Triangle) Pleased those who saw it, hut the title went over All Woman, with Mae Marsh (Goldwyn)—Very their heads. A good vampire play.—George H. appealing, hut not one of the star's best. Brought Done, Gayety Theatre, Payson, Utah. good busines=.— Tames Clemmer, Clemmer The- atre, Seattle, Wash. The Disciple, with W. S. Hart (Triangle) Hart as a "sky pilot." Disappointed some, but as Blue Blood, with Howard Hickman (Goldwy") a whole it is a good picture. —George H. Done. — Poor business. Nothing about this to c^tch the Gayety Theatre. Payson, Utah. public.—Ha'vpv W. Southgate (for Manager George L. Simpson'), Regent Theatre, Rochester, N. Y.—Fashionable clientele. Universal The Model's Confession, with Mary McLaren The Venus Model, with Mabel Normand (Gold- (Universal Special) good picture. Fair busi- wyn) A prettv nicture. Fair —A Mr bus'tiess. Michigan Theatre, Chicago. A. Kaufman. Michigan Theatre. Chicago. ness.—A. J. Kaufman, J. High class neighborhood. High class neighborhood. The Scarlet Car, with Franklyn Farnum (Uni- versal Special) —Print in poor condition. Picture, Tewel story and actors only fair. Business above the average. Levi Stevens. Bijou Theatre, Alpena. The Kaiser, the B°ast of Berlin, with Rupert — Mich. Julian (Jewell —A box-office attraction. Advertise it big. It will not disappoint. Can stand a re- neat—Charle= H. Rvan. Garfield Theatre, 2844 Madison St., Chicago. —Middle class neighborhood. VitaoraDh Over the Top, with Guy Empe'y (Vitagraph) Th ; s is just the time to exhibit such a production. Metro Although the weather was hot, it played eight days to wonderful business. Advertising possibilities Cyclone Higgins, D. D., with Bushman and are unlimited.—Jay A. Haas, Levy's Orpheum Bayne (Met'ol —The star appears silly in this Theatre, Seattle, Wash. character. The title is poor. Did not draw. This team had better get <=ome better stories to work with.—Charles H Ryan, Garfield Theatre. 2844 Madison St., Chicago. —Middle class neighbor- World hood. The Oldest Law, with June Elvidge (World) This is a good program feature and, where the With Neatness and Dispatch, with Bushman and star is liked, it should attract attention. The title 1 — Bayne (Metro" "Pair business. Picture not quite is catchy.—Charles H. Ryan. Garfield Theatre. up to the standard of these two stars.—Harvev W. 2844 Madison St., Chicago. —Middle class neigh- Southeate (for Manager George L. Simpson), borhood. Piccadillv Theatre, Rochester, N. Y.—Middle class neighborhood. Edith Storey, Metro star, having a little The Interloper, with Kitty Gordon (World) target practice between scenes for her new Verv good. Supporting cast good. Business Revelation, with Alia Nazimova the story takes place on a planta- (Metro) —Good picture, "As the Sun Went Down." Miss good. Most of business. A working good picture for this star. in —Charles H. Ryan. Garfield Theatre, 2844 Harvey W. Southgate (for Manager George L. Storey is a dead shot. Madison St., Chicago. — —;; MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. The Man Hunt, with Ethel Clayton (World) Good Night, Paul, with Constance Talmadge Dead Shot Baker (Vitagraph) June 1. Poor picture, poor business. — —A. J. Kaufman, (Select) Entertainment value, good. Farcical in- Deemster (State Rights) June 29. Michigan Theatre, Chicago. — — —High class neighbor- terest gripping; coherence narrative, (Vitagraph) 8. hood. of story, of Desired Woman —Tune fair; acting, fair; photography, good; technical Destiny, or the Soul of a Woman (Metro) —June 1. handling, adequate. Moral effect, none. Devil's Wheel (Fox) June 29. The — Cabaret, with Carlyle Black-well and June Dodging a Million (Goldwyn) —June 8, June 15. Elvidge (World) —A suggestive title but a clean The Whirlpool, with Alice Brady (Select) Dog's Life (First National) —June 22. picture and it contains besides the stars mentioned Entertainment value, good. Dramatic interest of Double Trouble (Triangle) —Tune 1, Tune 8. Montagu Love, John Bowers narrative, involved 22. and Murdock Mc- story, sustained ; coherence of Down to Earth (Artcraft) —June 1, June Quarne. Business was good with it and all of acting, good ; photography, good ; technical han- Dream Doll (Kleine) June 15. the patrons — I asked said it was good.—Charles H. dling, satisfactory. Du Barry (Fox) Tune 1. Ryan, — Garfield Theatre, 2844 Madison St., Chi- Dumb Girl of Portici (State Rights) —June 15, cago.—Middle class neighborhood. The Eagle (Universal) —Entertainment value, June 22. good. Dramatic interest of story, good; coherence Durand of the Badlands (Fox) —June 29. of narrative, clear ; acting, good photography, ex- Fired, with Marie Dressier (World)—A two-reel ; cellent ; technical handling, good; scenic settings, comedy and not a laugh in it. If the next ones effect, Edgar's Courtship (Kleine) Tune 1. don t improve, I don't want them. And they ask good. Moral good. Efficiency — too much rental.— Charles H. Ryan, Garfield The- Empty Pockets (First National) —Tune 1. Entertain- 8. atre.,2844 Madison St., Chicago.—Middle class The Girl in His House (Vitagraph) — Eternal Temptress (Paramount) —Tune neighborhood. ment value, good. Dramatic interest of story, Eve's Daughter (Paramount) —Tune 29. fair; coherence of narrative, good; acting, good; Eyes of Mystery (Metro) —Tune 8. photography, good ; technical handling, fair Serials and Series scenic setting, good. Moral effect, wholesome. F Face in the Dark (Goldwyn) Tune 1, June 8, Vengeance and the Woman, with Carol Holla- — One Thousand Dollars (Vitagraph) —Entertain- June 15, June 22, June 29. way (Vitagraph)—Print in fine condition. Serial ment value, fine; dramatic interest of story, good; Faith Endurin' (Triangle) .Tune 15, June 29. asa whole contains too much death and agony to — coherence of narrative, good; acting, good; pho- Family Skeleton (Paramount) June 1. suit my patrons. Business below average for a — tography, good ; technical handling, good ; scenic Fathers of Men (Vitagraph) June 22. serial. —Levi Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Alpena. — Mich. settings, good. Moral effect, fine. Fear Not (Universal) —June 15. Fields of Honor (Goldwyn) —June 8, June 15, The Heart of a Girl (World) —Entertainment June 22. The Mystery Ship, with Ben Wilson (Universal) value, good; dramatic interest of story, good; co- Fighting Odds (Goldwyn) June 8, June 15. —Print in fine — condition. Story holds them until herence of narrative, good; acting, good; pho- Fighting Trail (Vitagraph) June 8, June 29. the very — last. Business way above the average for tography, good; technical handling, good; scenic Fireman (Mutual) June 22. a serial.— — Levi Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Alpena, settings, good. Moral effect, wholesome. Flames of Chance (Triangle) June 29. Mich. — Flare-up Sal (Paramount) —June 8. Floor Below (Goldwyn) —June 1, June 8, June 15. Judge Brown (Triangle) June 1. Stories (General) —Excellent two- Index to Exhibitor Reports Flying Colors — reel stories, clean and classy. I have not yet seen Food Gamblers (Triangle) —June 1. a poor one. The director of these knows his busi- For the Freedom of the World (Goldwyn) —June " es for June 22. A- R - Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, 8, June 15, June ,f— , Twin Falls, Idaho. A From Four to Six (Triangle) —June 8. Ace High (Fox)—June 29. 29. State Rights and Specials Adopted Son (Metro) June 22. June 29. Ghost House (Paramount) —June — Girl and the Judge (Mutual) June 15. Mother, with Elizabeth Risdon (Cosmofotofilm) Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (Fox) —June 8. — Girl Glory (Triangle) Tune 15. —Poor business. The title did not draw.—Harvev Alien Enemy (Paralta) June 22. June 29. — — Girl in the Dark (Bluebird)—Tune 8. W. Southgate (for Manager George L. Simpson), All Woman (Goldwyn)—June 22. Girl Couldn't Grow Up (Mutual) June 15. Regent Theatre, Rochester, N. Y.—Fashionable Amarilly of Clothesline Alley (Artcraft) June 1, Who — — (State Rights) Tune 29. clientele. June 29. Glory — June 15, June 22. Amateur Orphan (Pathe) June 22. Golden Rule Kate (Triangle)— — Good Bad Man (Triangle)—June 22. eve (Cosmofotofilm) Amazons (Paramount) June IS. u i — If this picture were — Grafters (Triangle)—June 29. to be shown at some school of Americano (Triangle) —June IS. June 22. theology it would Tune 1, June 29. likely (Triangle) June 15, June 29. Great Adventure (Pathe) — be all that "Wid" claims for it Answer ; but anyone — Gun Fighter (Triangle) June 22. trying to amuse Antics of Ann (Paramount) June IS. — the public and expecting to make — (Triangle) June June 15. a living Arsene Lupin (Vitagraph) June 22. Gun Woman — 8, thereby, who picks this picture, will in — Aryan (Triangle) June 22. my opinion pick a bloomer.—M. C. Kello»" — H Homestake Theatre, At the Mercy of Men (Select) June 2. Lead, S. D.—Neighborhood — (Triangle)—June 29. house. Auction Block (Goldwvn) June 8, June 15, Hard Rock Breed — (Artcraft) Tune 8. June 29. June 29. Headin' South — Hell's Hinges (Triangle) —June 15. Woman and Beast, with Marie Shotwell (State B Her American Husband (Triangle) —June 15. Kignts) — This might please in 8. Italian district the- Bab's Burglar (Paramount) —June 22. Her Boy (Metro) —June atres but not moiirs.—M. C. Tune 8. Kellogg, Homestake Bab's Diary (Paramount) —June 29. Her Secret (Vitagraph) — Theatre, Lead, S. D.—Neighborhood Her Silent Sacrifice (Select)—June 29. house. Bab's Matinee Idol (Paramount) —June 1. Hidden Hand (Pathe) June 1. Baby Mine (Goldwvn) —June 15. June 22, Tune 29. — Glory with Hillcrest Mystery (Pathe) June 1. Kolb and Dill (State Rights)—It Back of the Man (Triangle) —June 15, June 22. — would have His Hidden Purpose (Paramount) Tune L J une been a good two-reel subject, but in Bar Sinister (State Rights) —June 29. — sev n lt 1S tiresome. 15. . These stars are Barbary Sheep (Artcraft) June 29. ,^ ,., , usuallv — well liked. It is too His Majesty Bunker Bean (Paramount) June 1, bad to ask Datrons to sit Bargain (State Rights) —June 1. — through such a picture. Good wea'ther. Admis- Beautv and the Rogue (Mutual) June 15. sion — His Robe of Honor (Paralta)—June 22. prices, 5 and 15 cents.—M. C. Kello<*°- Bell Boy (Paramount) —June 15. Homestake Honeymoon (Select) June 1, June 15. Theatre, Lead, S D Beloved Traitor (Goldwyn) —June 8, June 29. — Betsy Ross (World) June 22. Honor of His House (Paramount) —Tune 8. — Honor System (Fox) June 22. The Deemster, with Derwent Biggest Show on Earth (Paramount) —Tune 1. — Hall Caine (Ar- House of Glass (Select) June 8. r ° y a very good Picture. Bit of Tade (Mutual) —Tune 22. — Vw ,, We had sev- House of Silence (Paramount) June 8, June 15. eral Welsh people in attendance and Blindfolded (Paralta) —Tune 29. — thev declared Humdrum Brown (Paralta) June 15, Tune 29. the settings very good. On the Blindness of Divorce (Fox) —Tune 1. — whole, anvone Hungry Eyes (Bluebird) Tune 8. J ' kmg Blue Blazes Rawden (Artcraft) June 8, June 29. — Hall Came's works would like this —M C — Kellogg, - Bond of Fear (Trianele) June 1. Homestake Theatre, Lead, S. D — — I Neighborhood house. Borrowed Plumage (Triangle) Tune 1. — Iced Bullett (Triangle)—June 15. Brace Up (Bluebird) —June 8, June 29. (Artcraft) June 1. Brass Check (Metro) June 8. In Again Out Again — f — m?>" ° th e Klondike, with Clara Innocent (Pathe) June 1, June 8. • oFf N Williams Breakers Ahead (Metro) June 29. — -f'gnts) very — j —A good picture. Business Bright and Early (King Bee) June 29. Iron Heart (Pathe) —Tune 22. good.—A. J. Kaufman. Michigan — Theatre, Chi- Broadwav. Arizona (Triangle) Tune 22. cago.—High class neighborhood. — Butcher Boy (Paramount) —Tune 1. Tack and Jill CParamount) June 1, June 29. Grain By Right of Purchase (Select) —Tune 8. — A of Dust, with Lillian Walker (State Jack and the Beanstalk (Fox) Tune 15. Kignts) — —A fair nicture which drew very good Tim Bludso (Triangle) —Tune 22. business —A. J. Kaufman, Michigan Theatre, Chi- Toan of Plattsburg (Goldwyn) Tune 29. cago. Calendar Girl (Mutual) —Tune 29. — —High class neighborhood. "Tourney's End (World) Tune 22, June 29. Captain of His Soul (Triangle) —June 29. — Captive God (Triangle) —Tune 15* Judge Brown Series (General) —June 8. Board of Review Reports Carmen of the Klondike (Selexart) —Tune 15, K S ou Fellow, Tune 29. 7 ' with Douglas ,a ? X ^ Fairbanks Cassidy (Triangle) —Tune 22. Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin (Jewel) June 22, (Artcra.t) —Entertainment value, excellent- — dra- Cavanaugh of the Forest Rangers (Vitagraph) — June 29. matic interest of story, good; coherence of narra- Tung 8. 29. tive, .good; acting, Keith of the Border (Triangle) —June 8, June good; photography, good; Chicken technical handling, Casey (Triangle) —Tune 8. Keys of the Righteous (Paramount) —June 29. good ; scenic settings, good Cinderella Man (Goldwyn) .Tune 8. Tune 15. Kitchen Lady (Paramount) June 22. Moral effect, good. . — — Civilization (State Rights) —June 22. Kittie McKay (Vitagraph) —June 22. Claim (Metro) Tune 29. Patriotism, with Bessie Barriscale — (Paralta) Cleopatra (Fox) Tune 29. Entertainment value, good; dramatic — interest of Clover's Rebellion (Vitagraph) Tune 15. story, fair; coherence of narrative, — La Tosca (Paramount) June 1. good; acting Come Through (Jewel) Tune 22. — good; photography, good; — 8, Tune Lamb (Triangle) June 22. scenic setting, good' Cook of Canyon Camp (Paramount) — Moral effect, wholesome. —Tune 29. Law of the Great Northwest (Triangle) June 29. Corner Grocery (World) .Tune 22. — . — Law of the Land (Paramount) —June 1. Countess Charming (Paramount) Tune 8. The Firefly of France, wtih — Legion of Death (Metro) Tune 8. Wallace Reid Countrv Hero (Paramount) Tune 29. — (Paramount) —Entertainment value, good Edu- — Lest We Forget (Metro) —June 8. cational Cross Bearer (World) Tune 8. value, fair. Dramatic interest of storv — Let's Get a Divorce (Paramount) —June 15. Cupid's Round-up (Fox) 1. good —Tune Lie (Artcraft) 8. ; coherence of narrative, June good ; acting, good : — Little photography, good; technical handling, good • D Miss No-account (Vitagraph) —June 8. scenic setting, good; Little Red Decides (Triangle) June 8. historical value, fair. Moral Danger Game (Goldwyn) — effect, good. —Tune 8. Little Volunteer (World) June 15. Daybreak (Metro) June 1." — — Little Yank (Triangle)—June 15, June 22. — — July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY Loaded Dice (Pathe) —June 1, June 8. Vulture of Skull Mountain (Kalem Series) Lone Wolf (Select)—June 29. June 8. Lost Express (Mutual) June 1, June 8, June 15, — Sea Panther (Triangle) —June 29. w June 29. Secret Game (Paramount) June 29. Lost in Transit (Paramount) June 8. — — Select Pictures—Tune 1. Wanted, a Mother (World) June 1. Love Letters (Paramount) June 15. — — Selfish Yates (Artcraft) —June 22, June 29. Warrior (State Rights) —June 15. Love (Paramount) June 1, 8. Me — June Shackles of Truth (Mutual) June 1. Watch Your Step (Paramount) June 29. Luke's Lively Life (Pathe) June 29. — — — Shell Game (Metro) —June 1, June 8. Wee Lady Betty (Triangle) —June 29. M Sheriff Nell's Tussle (Paramount) —June 22. When a Man Sees Red (Fox) —June 1, June 15. Shirley Kaye (Select) —June 1. Whip (State Rights) —June 8, June 15. Madame Bo-peep (Triangle) —June 15. Shoes That Danced (Triangle) —June 1, June 8, Whispering Chorus (Artcraft) —June 1. Madame Jealousy (Paramount) —June 15, June 29. June 29. White Man's Law (Paramount) —June 15, June 22. Madame Who (Paralta) —June 1, June 8. Shuttle (Select) —June 1. Wild and Woolly. (Artcraft) —June 15. Magnificent Meddler (Vitagraph) —June 29. Silent Man (Artcraft) —June 15. Wild Sumac (Triangle) —June 22. Man Behind the Curtain (Vitagraph) —June 22. Six Shooter Andy (Fox) —June 8. Wild Youth (Paramount) —June 1. Man From Painted Post (Artcraft) —June 15, June Sixteenth Wife (Vitagraph) —June 1. Winding Trail (Metro) —Tune 8, June 15. 22. . . Slacker (Metro) —June 8. Wine Girl (Bluebird) —June 29. Man Hater (Triangle) —June 29. Snow White (Paramount) —June 15. Witch Woman (World) —June 8. Man Hunt (World)—June 22. Son of Democracy (Paramount) —June 15. June With Hoops of Steel (Paralta) —June 22. Man Who Was Afraid (Kleine) —June 29. 29. With Neatness and Dispatch (Metro) —June 1. Man Without a Country (Jewel) —June 22. Soul in Trust (Triangle) —June 8. Within the Law (Vitagraph) —June 1. Man's Woman (World) —June 29. Soul Master (Vitagraph) —June 29. Wolves of the Rail (Artcraft) —June 22. Manxman (Goldwyn) —June 8. Soul of Buddha (Fox) —June 1, June 22. Woman and the Law (Fox) —June 1. Marrying of Dad (General) —June 15. Souls in Pawn (Mutual) —June 1. Woman God Forgot (Artcraft) —June 29. Mary Moreland (Mutual) —June 8. Southern Pride (Mutual) —June 29. Wooden Shoes (Triangle) —June 15, June 22. Masked Heart (Mutual) —June _8. . Spirit of the Red Cross (Govt. Special) —June 8, Masks and Faces (World) —June 1, June 29. June 15. Master of His House (Triangle) —June 15, June Splendid Sinner (Goldwvn) —June 1, June 8, June 22. 29. Zeppelin's Last Raid (State Rights) June 1, June Mate of the Sally 22. Spreading Dawn (Goldwyn) June 8. 22. — Ann (Mutual) —June — June 15. Mating of Marcella (Paramount) —June 22. Spy (Fox) —June 15. Matrimaniac (Triangle) —June 29. Square Deal Man (Triangle) —June 15. Metro Program—June 1. Stella Maris (Artcraft) —June 8. Message of the Mouse (Vitagraph) —June 1. Stolen Honor (Fox I —June 1. National Board of Review Index Messenger (State Rights) —June 1. Sudden Jim (Triangle) —June 1. All Woman (Goldwyn) June 15. Mile a Minute Kendall (Paramount) June 8. Sunshine Alley (Goldwyn) —June 8, June 15, Tune — — Baree, Son of Kazan (Vitagraph) June 15. M'liss (Artcraft) —Tune 8, June 22. 22. — Believe Me, Xantippe (Paramount) June 1. Molly Entangled (Paramount) June 8. Sunshine Comedies (Fox) —June 1. — — I'.lue-eyed Mary (Fox) June 29. Molly Go Get 'Em (Mutual) —June 1. Sunshine Nan (Paramount) —June 1. — Broadway Scandal (Universal) June 8. Moonshine (Paramount) —June 8, June 22. Sylvia of the Secret Service (Pathe) —June 29. — Cabaret (World) June 8. Moral Law (Fox) —Tune 1. — More Truth Than Poetry (Metro) June 22. Cecilia of the Pink Roses (International) —June 15. — (law (Select)—June 29. Mother O' Mine (Bluebird) —June 1. Crucible of Life (U. S. Booking) June 1. Mr. Fix-it (Artcraft) —June 29. Thais (Goldwyn) June 15. — — De Luxe Annie (Select) June 15. Mutt and Jeff (Fox)—June 15. That Night (Paramount) June 8. — — Doll's House (Artcraft) June 15. My Four Years in Germany (First National)- They're Off (Triangle) June 22. — — Eleventh Commandment (Advanced) June 15. June 22. Thieves' Gold (Universal) June 8. — — Evidence (Pathe) 8. United States 1. June My Own (Metro) —June Tiger Man (Artcraft) Tune 1. Tune 15. — — Fair Pretender (Goldwyn) June 1. Mystery Ship (Universal) —June 15. Told at Twilight (Pathe)—Jum 22. — Fire Brand (Fox) June 8. Toys of Fate (Metro) June 29. — — For Sale (Pathe)—June 29. N Trail to Yesterday (Metro) June 22. — Game with Fate (Vitagraph) June 1. of Music Mountain Trap (World) June 8. — Nan (Paramount) —June 8, — ('arden of Allah (Selig) June 15. June 15. Treasure of the Sea (Metro) June 1. June 15. — — Hearts of the World (Griffith) —June 1. Naughty Naughty (Paramount) June 1. Treasure Island ( Fox I —June 22. — Her Decision (Triangle) —June 1. Naulahka 1. Tyrant Fear (Paramount) June 22. (Pathe)—June — Her Final Reckoning (Paramount) June 29. Nearly Married (Goldwyn) 15, Twenty-one (Pathe) June 15, June 29. — —June 8, June — High Stakes (Triangle) June 15. June 22, June 29. — His Own Home Town (Paramount) June 15. Nobody's Wife (Universal); June 8. — — u Hit the Trail Holliday (Artcraft) —June 29. Interloper (World) —June 15. (Kleine) June 1. 22. 29. o Unbeliever — June June Joan of Plattsburg (Goldwyn) —June 1. Unclaimed Goods (Paramount) June I, June 22. On Trial (State Rights)—June 15. — Lend Me Your Name (Metro) —June 22. Under Handicap (Metro) June 22. Ordeal of Rosetta (Select) June 22. — Love's Conquest (Paramount) —June 29. — Up the Road with Sallie (Select) June 22. Other Woman (Pathe) —June 29. — Man Hunt (World) —June 15. Upper Crust (Mutual) — Tune 1. Man Who Woke Up (Triangle) June 29. Our Little Wife (Goldwyn) —June 1, June 8, lime — 29. Mating of Marcella (Mutual) —June 8. Men (U. S. Booking Corp.) June 1. Over the Top (Vitagraph) —June 8, June 29. V — Over There (Select)—June 22. Missing (Paramount) —June 15. Vengeance (World) —June 22. Modern Love (Universal) —June 8. Vengeance and the Woman (Vitagraph) —June 1, More Trouble (Pathe)—June 8. June 15, June 29. Old Loves for New (Triangle) —June 15. Paddy OTTara (Triangle) —June 15, June 22. Old Wives for New (Artcraft) —June 29. Pair of Sixes (Kleine) —June 1. Oldest Law (World)—June 1. Pants (Kleine) —June 29. Passing of the Third Floor Back (First National Pay Me (Jewel) —June 15, June 22. Exhibitors) — Tune 1. Peg of the Tirates (Fox) —June 1. Pay Day (Metro) —June 22. Pendleton Rights) Round-up (State —June 8, Ju'ie Prunella (Paramount) —June 1. 29. Ranger (Shipman) —June 22. Petticoat Pilot (Paramount) —June 15. Red Haired Cupid (Triangle) —June 29. Phantom Riders (LT niversal) — Tune 8. Restitution (Mena)—Tune 22. Planter (Mutual) —June 8. Shackled (Paralta) —June 29. Plaving the Game (Paramount) —June 8, June 22. Shadow Man (Universal) —June 22. Polly of the Circus (Goldwyn) —June 1, June 8, Social Briars (Mutual) —June 8. June 15. Stolen Orders (Brady) —June 1. Powers That Prey (Mutual) —June 22. Tangled Lives (Vitagraph) —June 29. Price Mark (Paramount) —June 8. Three Bad Men (Universal) —June 15. Price of a Time 15. Good (Jewel) —June Toys of Fate (Metro) —June 1. Price of Fame (Vitagraph) —June 22. Venus Model (Goldwyn) —June 29. Price of Folly (Pathe) —June 1. Viyiette (Paramount) —Tune 29. Pride of New York (Fox) —June S. Winnine of Beatrice (Metro) —June 8. Pride of the Clan (Artcraft) —June 1. When Men Betrav (Ivan) —June 15. Princess of the Dark (Triangle) —June 15. Which Woman (Universal) —June 29. Who Is to Blame? (Triangle) —June 15. R Wolves of the Border (Triangle) —June 1. Woman of Redemption (World) June 29. Raffles (State Rights) June 22, June 29. — — Yellow Ticket (Pathe) June 15. Raggedy Queen (Bluebird) —June 29. — Railroad Raiders (Mutual) —June 8. Real Folks (Triangle) —June 8. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (Artcraft) —June 29. Likes Mutual Pictures Red Ace (Universal) —Tune 22. Red, Red Heart (Bluebird)—June 29. "They seem to get a little better every week," savs A. E. Wilcox, Unique Red, White and Blue Blood (Metro) —June 8. Theatre, Bricelyn, Resurrection (Paramount) —June 16. Minn., of Mutual features. "Of course, you know that 'The Girl Revelation (Metro) —June 1, June 8, June 22. Who Couldn't Grow and 'Reputation' Revenge (Metro) —June 1, June 8. Up' are good. So does the good Lord know what is good for us, Rich Man, Poor Man (Paramount) —June 1, June but 15, June 22. the good book says to ask for what we want any- Richest Girl (Mutual) —June 22. way, so I'll just say again they are CRACKER- Riders of the Night (Metro) —June IS. JACKS." Rimrock Tones (Paramount) —June 8. "The Girl Who Couldn't Grow Up" is one of Rose O' Paradise (Paralta) —June 22. Zanda Hawley, who has an important part the most popular pictures Margarita Fisher has Rose of Blood (Fox) June 8, June 15, 29. — June in Cecil B. DcMille's Artcraft special, "We made. "The Primitive Woman." "Ann's Finish" Rough House (Paramount) June 15. and "Jilted Janet" are other Fisher production! — Can't Ruggles of Red Gap (Kleine) —June 22. Have Everything." that have made decided successes. 8 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. CURRENT AND COMING RELEASES Viewed for the Box Office WITH THE STORY OF THE PICTURE Artcraft Support—Marjorie Daw, Frank Campeau, Edythe Chapman How Could You Jean?— (Five reels) —June 23. —Featur- and James Neill, pretty much of an all-star cast. Produc- ing Mary Pickford. Another Pickford comedy achievement. tion—Artcraft standard. Photography— Brilliant. Jean MacKaye, an heiress, loses all her money, and gets a position as It is about as necessary to give an exhibitor advice on cook for an aged scientist and his wife who live in the country. She what to with a Fairbanks picture as it is to tell a soda pretends she is a Swede and makes up to match, as she finds women do do farm, not want pretty, graceful cooks. A wealthy youth, passing the fountain clerk how to make an ice cream soda. All that is rescues her from a goat and falls in love at first sight. He bribes the hired man to give him a job. Several exciting incidents occur through an necessary is to say that this is a good, typical Fairbanks show. Bluebird Which Woman?— (Five reels) —June.—Featuring Pris- cilla Dean and Ella Hall. Good straight melodrama. Doris Standish is being forced to marry fat old Cyrus Hopkins by her uncle and mother. Mary Butler, a crook, has the position of Doris' maid, and she and a gang arrange a big robbery the night of the wedding. The crooks need an aid who looks innocent, for a chauffeur, to make their getaway, and happen upon Jimmy Nevin, whose father was ruined by old Hopkins. The night of the wedding Doris decides to run away and Jimmy, waiting for the crooks, sees her climb out of a window and without stopping to take a good look, helps her into the machine and drives off. They take refuge in a stable from a storm, and the crooks, who have escaped on foot when they missed their car, come to the same place. Doris quietly exchanges grips, the crooks getting her traveling bag for the one with the loot. The story hops along at a rapid rate, so that Jimmy gets the girl and gets even with his father's enemy in more ways than one. Director, Todd Browning. Cameraman, John Brown. General effect— Good, swift stuff, and not too seri- ous. Stars— Priscilla Dean pretty nearly runs away with this picture so far as acting goes, Ella Hall being too mature for her role. Support—Fine, especially good crook stuff. Production—Good. Photography— Good. This one ought to go over with a bang, not on account in Could You Jean?" Pickford's A comedy moment "How Mary of the two-star stuff, but because of the "zippy" story. Tab new Artcraft vehicle. Priscilla Dean—she's coming up fast. fr "fr 4e absconding banker hiding in the barn. The wealthy youth's father is hiding there because he is mistaken for the fugitive banker. The barn Midnight Madness— (Five reels) June. Featuring Ruth catches fire and Jean risks her life to save the man, who, unknown to her, — has previously escaped. Finally everything is straightened out, and the Clifford and Kenneth Harlan. Adventure and mystery in a hired man and the cook are revealed in their true identity, so that the romance ends prettily. hustling yarn. Director, William D. Taylor. Cameraman, Charles Certain very fine jewels are stolen from a museum. Prentice Tiller gets on the trail of Aaron Molitor, Simon Temple and Temple's niece, Rosher. General effect—This picture deserves to be as great Gertrude. Molitor and Temple try to put Prentice out of the way and have the girl lure him to a deserted church, but he escapes and turns up a success as "Rebecca" and "Amarilly," as it has all the at their rendezvous. The girl fearing for the life of Prentice, whom she now loves, calls in comedy elements of both, with a good deal of excitement the police, but Prentice apparently does not want to have them mix in the game, and permits Molitor to have him arrested, as well. Star—Mary Pickford again proves her ability to later getting himself identified and freed. The trail then leads to Europe, to the master criminal, whose tools Molitor and Temple are, and in the assume quaint character roles and extract from them all the end Prentice gets the jewels and the girl. comedy, without losing her romantic appeal. Support—An Director, Rupert Julian. Cameraman, Edward Kull. excellent cast, including Spottiswoode Aitken, Casson Fergu- General effect— It has all the speed of a serial, and about son, Herbert Standing, Zazu Pitts and other sterling players. the same effect, without being quite so jumpy. Star—Miss Production—Right up to the Pickford standard, directed by Clifford has little to do. Harlan is the real star and deserves Taylor, whose recent productions have all been remarkably to be featured. Production—Good. Photography—Excel- good. Photography—Beautiful. lent. Exhibitors can go the limit on this Pickford production, This is a cracker-jack show for the medium to low price as usual. It leaves no room for criticism and will make house, lacking only a little class and a little care in bridging everybody happy. inconsistencies in the story to put it on the top notch of -I- * * melodramas. Say, Young Fellow— (Five reels) —June 16. —Featuring i* 4e "41 Douglas Fairbanks. A typical Fairbanks picture, full of pep Her Body in Bond— (Five reels) June 23.—Featuring and comedy. — Mae Murray. A sex story of the intrigues of stage life. A small town newspaper reporter makes a hit with the editor by porch- After a poetical prologue, Polly and Blondin are introduced, vaude- climbing himself into the home of a magnate and getting an interview. Joe ville artists struggling to get along. Polly succeeds, but Joe is very ill He is sent to get a line on some crooked work going on in a big factory. and has to be sent to Arizona. While he is away Harlin Quinn, a hanger- He gets on the wrong trail, is set right by a girl, and after a lot of acro- on, tries to get Polly to accept his attentions. Finally he makes her believe, batic adventures among the workmen and his enemies, gets the dope he is by intercepting Joe's letters with the aid of Polly's father, a dope fiend, looking for and settles everything in the regular Fairbanks way. that Joe is worse and needs a lot of money, which Quinn promises to sup- Director, James Henaberry. Cameraman, Lyman Brun- ply on the usual terms in such cases. Polly manages to hold him off for a while, but when the time comes that it is no longer possible, Joe returns. ing. General effect is —This the kind of story that made Quinn is shot by the dopey father as the happy pair are united. Fairbanks what he is today and that is about all you can say Director, Robert Leonard. Cameraman, Fred LeRoy about it, both as to plot and quality. Star—-Fairbanks does Granville. General effect— It is the tension of the problem his athletic feats with all his well-known speed and humor. whether or not a rogue is going to succeed in his scheme — July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 9 that gives this play its sole interest. Star—Miss Murray's This picture is good enough for the best houses and work is good, but her make-up is too heavy for the brilliant lively enough for the crowd that wants something happening lighting. Support—Kenneth Harlan does his best work as every minute. This, with Miss Normand's popularity, ought the husband. Production— Ordinary. Photograph}'—Good. to make it a strong card anywhere. This production hasn't the punch for the melodrama houses, nor the class for the topnotch ones; it runs along Paramount somewhere in the middle, but won't create much of a stir A Desert Wooing— (Five reels) —June 23.—Featuring anywhere. Enid Bennett. A snappy handling of a familiar theme. Avice Bereton is placed on the marriage market by her mother and listlessly consents to marry Barton Masters, a rich western rancher. Fox She has been pursued by a social parasite, Dr. Van Fleet, and assures him that even if she does marry it makes no difference in their set. 16. We Should Worry— (Five reels) —June —Featuring Masters takes his wife west and Van Fleet follows. O'ne day he tries to Jane and Katherine Lee. One of the best comedy "kid" force his attentions upon Avice and Masters discovers him, and after thrashing him turns him loose on the desert to find his way to the nearest melodramas ever made. town however he can. Avice begins really to love her rough husband and shoots Masters she compels at the point of a Two mischievous youngsters live with their aunt, Miss Ashton, who when Van Fleet him gun to save his life. Masters recovers and he and his wife begin life all has many suitors, one being Jack Fenton, of whom the children approve, over again, completely happy. and the other Percival Gilpatrick, whom they instinctively dislike. Gil- patrick turns out to be the head of a gang of crooks, who arc shown up Director, Jerome Storm for Thomas H. Ince. General through the vigilance of the kids. The manner in which they prevent the villain from proposing to their aunt, who is carried away by his effect—This story might be rather ordinary, except for the superficial flashiness, and the way they torment their captors when they class that it is given the typically thorough Ince produc- are kidnaped, provide most of the laughs. by Director, Kcnean Buel. Cameraman, Leo Rossi. Gen- tion force, which has done its work so well that the plot runs along swiftly and holds the attention, though there is eral effect—There is no catchier novelty in the month's list than this. "We Should Worry" makes a fine combination little question as to the outcome. Star—Enid Bennett is coming ahead rapidly and as in her previous picture, she of grin and thrill. Stars—The Lee kids are getting a bit displays all husky and in the difficult in-between age, but in this picture, the vivacity and petite charm that are required of a star. Support Jack Holt as a hard-riding hero is seen one of the best they have had in a long time, they are all — to the good. Support—Ruby de Remer as the aunt and in new guise and makes good. Photography—Excellent. Henry Clive as the villain play up strong. Production The Ince-Bennett combination is beginning to have a Good. Photography—Good. specific meaning for fans, and a production so well mounted It ought to be about time for a Lee "kid" picture to go as this is a credit to any house. It contains nothing sensa- hut over in good shape in the middle class houses, as they have tional, deserves a good booking. been well advertised and this will please everyone who likes the juvenile stuff. Paralta * * + Patriotism— (Five reels) —June 23.—Featuring Bessie The Scarlet Road— (Five reels) —June 23. — Featuring Barriscale. Melodrama built around a soldiers' hospital. Gladys Brockwell. A melodrama of Bohemian life. Robin Cameron, a beautiful Scotch girl, has turned her home into a hospital for soldiers. Dr. Hyde is in love with her. An American, John Mabel Ilolloway, a dweller in New York Bohemian circles, is loved Hamilton, is among the refugees who are cast ashore after their ship a journalist, John Rand, and pleasure-hunting broker, a LaFarge. The has been sunk by submarines, and he and Robin fall in love. It is sus- journalist is unhappily married. Mabel's brother (jets into difficulties from pected that there is a U-boat base concealed somewhere on the coast and which only a large of sum money can extricate him, and Mabel, knowing one night Hamilton sees lights flashing from the property of Garson, a that Rand has saved up money to buy a magazine, to asks him lend it to neighbor. He rushes to grapple with the men who are signaling, but is her. The debt weighs her conscience on and she tells LaFarge she will overpowered. Robin arrives on the scene just in time to stop Garson marry him if 'e will pay Rand. LaFarge has lost his money, tricks but from throwing his unconscious body into the sea. Garson says it was Mabel into marriage by giving Rand a bad check. of I The deaths La Hamilton who. was doing the signaling, and is corroborated by Dr. Hyde, and Rand's wife solve the problem of bringing the real lovers together. who saw the whole affair, and tries in this way to dispose of his rival for Rohin's affection. Later Robin discovers the cache of the Germans under- Director, Edward LeSaint. General effect very com- —A neath some ruins on Garson's estate and the gang is rounded up and monplace story, very well done, with an artificial punch at Hamilton freed. Director, Raymond B. the end. Star—Gladys Brockwell is a high-class specialist in West. Cameraman. Clyde De the role of the girl torn between love and duty. Support Yinna. General effect—A very inconsistent story, with such incidents Charles Clary as LaFarge lends dignity to the piece. Pro- as Germans signalling U-boats from a spot clearly duction—Good attention to detail and well mounted. Photog- visible from the hospital windows; also it is so full of un- raphy—Good. happiness that its patriotic uplift is marred. Star—Miss Bar- riscale is attractive. This is just a good average picture that will satisfy the always Support—Excellent, including audience of the general run of houses, but won't make any Charles Gunn, Herschel Mayall and Ida Lewis, with some new friends. especially fine "kid" stuff by Mary Jane Irving. Production — Robert Brunton quality. Photography—Fine. Goldwyn The patriotic appeal will kick this one across, but so many heart-rending things happen to the sympathetic charac- The Venus Model— (Five reels)—June 16.—Featuring ters that the audiences won't be any too happy over it. It Mabel Normand. Comedy melodrama of a bathing suit fac- is a good one-timer at that, tory. but needs a good comedy chaser. Kitty O'Brien, employed by John Braddock, an unsuccessful manufac- turer of bathing suits, designs a new kind cf costume which puts the firm 1 on its feet. Nat an Bergman, buyer for a large customer, tries to force Metro his attentions upon Kitty. Braddock leaves for a long vacation and Kitty The House of Gold— (Five reels) —June 17.— Featuring writes to his son, Paul, telling him that his father is worried over his ex- travagance and careless ways, and asking him to reform. Paul, under an Emmy Wehlen. A terrific melodrama in high life, full of assumed name, comes to the city and to applies Kittv for a job, which impossibilities. she gives him. She gets him out of trouble with an adventuress and then escapes t'-e attentions of Bergman when the latter falls in love with the Pamela Martin, wife of the dissolute Douglas, was tricked into marry- adventuress, seriously. Paul is shot and badlv hurt in saving a little ing him when she loved and was engaged to Frank Steele. Steele went girl Kitty is sheltering from her worthless father, and then she falls in to South America and Douglas convinced her that he was a fugitive from love with him, Braddock returning and giving the pair his blessing. justice, whom he alone could save and would if Pamela married him. Douglas has kept his twin brother Gilbert in a private asylum, Director, Clarence so as to G. Badger. Cameraman, J. C. Bitzer. have control of his money. One night Pamela tells Douglas she is going to leave him and he attacks her brutally. He is interrupted by the General effect—A lively, frequently very humorous story, intrusion of his brother, who has escaped. They fight and one of them is with good snap and a final wallop. Star—Mabel Normand killed. Pamela believes it is her husband and is about to marry Frank, but at the ceremony she sees her husband's face at the witidow. He is always clever and is at her to her best here. Support—Good. comes room that night, demanding "money, and explaining that it was Gilbert who killed. fight Production—Done with the customary was In 3 between Frank and Douglas the Goldwyn sumptuous- latter is thrown from a high balcony and killed. ness of detail. Photography— Good. Director, Edwin Carewe. Cameraman, Eugene Gaudio. 10 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. becomes a sympathetic employer, improving condi- General effect—A purely mechanical story that fails to thrill conclusion and Travers tions in his mills. characters can be made real with such a because none of the Director, Robert T. Thornby. General effect—A story m'ussed-up" plot. Star—Handsome and beautifully gowned. of life among laboring people which has a big punch, as well Support Excellent, Joseph Kilgour playing the double role — as romantic appeal, free from sordid and disagreeable fea- of the twin brothers and "Hugh Thompson as the lover. Pro- tures. Star—Bessie Love is mainly responsible for the suc- cess of this picture, her quaint ways and prettiness making a delightful contrast to her surroundings. Support—Good. Production—Well carried out in every respect. Photography —Only fair. This offering has an almost universal appeal and will take well with audiences composed principally of working people, as well as those in wealthier communities. It has no tremendous value, but is away above the general average, and should get the money anywhere. Select Good Night, Paul— (Five reels) —June.—Featuring Constance Talmadge. A rattling good comedy on an old theme. Richard Landers and Paul Boudeaux are partners in a firm which must have $50,000 at once or go under. Paul has a wealthy uncle, who, however, will do nothing for him unless he marries in order to perpetuate the family name. Richard is married and Paul lives in the same apart- ment with him and his wife. Paul's uncle is passing through the city and Richard's wife sees an opportunity to get the money the partners need by passing herself off as Paul's wife, which she does unknown to her husband, at first. The usual complications concerning sleeping arrange- ments follow, but everything ends as it should. A tense minute in "The House of Gold," the Metro production Director, Walter Edwards. Cameraman, James V. Van starring Wehlcn. Emmy Trees. General effect—A swiftly moving story, full of laughs, and keeping well away from the dangers of being risque, which such a theme offers, but it is hard to forget duction—Lavish in every detail. Photography—Unusually that this sort of plot is used in about half of the one good, even for Gaudio. same and two reel comedies made. Star Constance Talmadge is The excellent manner in which this production has been — one of the prettiest and most vivacious young comediennes constructed may put it over, but it isn't the kind to do much in the world and is developing fast. Support Norman bragging about. It is about an average show for an average — Kerry and Harrison Ford as the partners make a great team. house, but will probably be liked best in the low-price theatres. Production—Thorough. Photography—Excellent. This is a fine attraction for the high class theatres and •fr 4? 4? ought to go well anywhere, as the way it is done redeems the A Man's World— (Five reels) June 24. —Featuring — obvious nature of the story. Emily Stevens. High-class society drama. 4? 4* 4" Frankie Ware, a brilliant young woman writer, adopts the child of a girl in Paris who has been abandoned by her lover. Returning to America The Whirlpool— (Five reels) —June 30.—Featuring Alice Miss Ware meets David Powell, a young musician, and Malcolm Gaskell, who accepts and publishes a novel which makes her famous. Both men Brady. A mystery murder story, excellently handled. fall in love with Miss Ware. Lione Prune, to whom Gaskell has pre- Judge Reverton is on the verge of a nervous breakdown because of viously made love, spreads hints that Gaskell and Miss Ware knew each worry over the fact that Richard Brettner, whom he released on suspended other in Paris, and that the boy Miss Ware adopted was her own child. sentence for stealing jewels, is suspected of later murdering the judge's She tells Gaskell, however, that the boy is probably the child of Miss Ware friend, Col. Warren, to steal his valuable gems. It was brought out that and Pcwell. Gaskell rushes to Miss Ware's apartment to demand the Brettner was under the influence of a young woman at a gambling house. truth, and it is discovered that he himself is the man who had betrayed Judge Reverton goes to a resort in the Blue Ridge to rest and there meets the child's mother. Powell and Miss Ware then realize that they love the gambling house girl, who has changed her name and is trying to escape other. each her former associates. They fall in love and marry. The girl is exposed Director, Herbert Blache. Cameraman, Ernest Palmer. by a friend of her husband, but succeeds in clearing Brettner, thus re- lieving her husband of his worry and finding the real murderer, also prov- General effect—The theme of this picture is that men make ing that she is worthy of her husband's love. the rules that govern society and women always get the Director, Alan Crosland. Cameraman, William Marshall. worst of it in consequence and so the women will like the General effect—A strong, original and remarkably interesting story. Star—This is Miss Stevens' first appearance in several story, in which all the characters are vividly portrayed and months, thus the production will have additional value wher- a rapid tempo maintained throughout. Star—One of Miss ever her name has proved a drawing card. Support—Good, Brady's best pictures and free from the suggestiveness that especially little Ivy Ward as the child in the case, and a funny has frequently marred her best work. Support—Excellent little pup that figures in many scenes. Production— First and well balanced. Production—Beautiful, with some of the class. Photography—Excellent. most magnificent mountain scenes ever put on the screen. This is a production that calls for an attentive audience. Photography—Superb. It hasn't the melodramatic punch that is found in most This is a picture that you can play across the board for Metros, but it is a story, dandy well told, with nothing to all you are worth, as it will hold the attention of anyone betray the outcome until the very end. that likes pictures and will please everyone from the most intelligent to the most casual spectator. Pathe A Little Sister of Everybody— (Five reels)—June 30.— Universal Featuring Bessie Love. A pretty romance of a daughter of Hell Bent— (Five reels) —June 1.—Featuring Harry toil rich and a factory owner. Carey. Wild west stuff that lives right up to the name. Hugh Travers, inheriting his father's big factory, disguises himself as Cheyenne Harry and Beau are rivals for the affections of Bess Thurs- a laborer to learn the facts concerning conditions his among men. He ton, a dance hall girl, who has known better days and is as pure as the meets Celeste Janvier, granddaughter of a socialistic writer, and falls in well known lily. Beau induces Bess' brother Jack to go into the robbery love with her. An agitator, Ivan Marask, is Travers' rival for the girl's business with him and his gang. Cheyenne foils them, but lets them go affections, but despite his villainy, the romance runs along to its happy because he doesn't want to hurt Bess' feelings. Beau's gang rob a coach — July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 11 and -abduct Bess. Cheyenne follows, but is discovered and made prisoner. Barbara Castleton. A novel romance featuring women in He breaks loose and forces Jack to trade clothes with him. Cheyenne, mistaken for Jack, travels with Beau's gang until he gets an opportunity politics. to free Bess and get the drop on Beau. Then they discover which is the Betty Lansing is deeply interested in charities and holds frequent man by the biggest fool plan ever devised making a fifty mile hike to the — bridge parties at her home, the winnings always being donated to some of nearest water hole. course puts it over and wins the girl, Of Cheyenne her pet enterprises. Two men are suitors for her affections, Francis Oak- but nearly croaks in the desert. land, an idler, and Brandon Kent, a congressman. By merest accident, Director, Jack Ford. Cameraman, Ben F. Reynolds. Betty's name and Oakland's are coupled in newspaper stories, and Kent avoids the girl. Finally she induces him to visit her at a bridge party and General effect—This is about the ridingest, shootingest, des- while the game is in progress one of the guests is arrested for theft com- mitted elsewhere. He bitterly denounces the Lansings as running a perado picture Universal ever turned out and ought to knock gambling house. Oakland carries the information of Kent being a habitue of a gambling resort to a nominating convention and it appears that Kent 'em off their seats. Star Carey is no Bill Hart, but is good — will iose out until Betty appears and tells the delegates the truth, Kent in this fast stuff. Support—Neva Gerber charming and as winning the nomination and the girl. for the rest the horses are great. Production—Rugged out- Director, J. G. Adolfi. Cameraman, Sol Polito. General door stuff that makes the picture easy to look at. Photog- effect—A social and political drama, with an interesting plot, raphy—Good. well acted and satisfactory. Star—Miss Castleton is a new You can't get a better picture than this, of its kind, and star, pretty, clever and deserving of success and this picture you can tell from the foregoing whether or not it is the kind will do much to increase her popularity. Support—Irving your people want. Cummings as the hero. Production— Rather economical, but fairly good. Photography—Good. Vitagraph The influence of women in politics these days gives this picture a good box office angle. With a little better polish The Girl in His House— (Five reels) —June 24.—Featur- it would be strong enough for the highest class houses, but ing Earle Williams. Mystery, romance and adventure. as it stands it is a good average show. James Arniitage, trying to forget his disappointment in a love affair, turns his property over to a lawyer to handle for him and goes to India. Six years later he hears that the girl he loves is now a widow and he returns home, lie finds the house he had ordered locked up in his absence Triangle occupied by a beautiful young woman, who informs him that her father paid $80,000 for it. Armitage didn't get the money, and the girl has no His Enemy, the Law— (Five reels) —June 16. —No player right in the house, but the young man falls in love with her on the spot and allows her to remain in ignorance of the situation. Trying to rob his featured. A story of two generations, one generation too own safe to get important documents, Armitage is shot by the girl and long. the situation unraveled, as it proves thai the girl's father is the lawyer to whom Armitage entrusted his money. They hunt him up and he is for- Captain Jack Roberts, a southerner, is not permitted to marry Sarah given, Armitage concealing from the girl, whom he marries, the fact that Catherwood, whom he loves, so he goes west, makes a fortune, marries a her father was a thief. woman and deserts her, taking their son with him, and becomes a bandit. Captain Jack holds up a coach in which Sarah is traveling, but they do Director, Thomas Mills. Cameraman, Fred Held. Gen- not recognize each other. Jack is killed and his son brought up by the sheriff. In the second generation Jack becomes an unscrupulous lawyer, eral effect told delightful ro- charmingly story, with a . —A t i whom Sarah'- daughter, Sally, conies, pleading with him to get her sweetheart freed a murder charge. docs this, the mance, the mystery element retaining the interest to the from Jack but sweet- heart is killed, so the marriage denied in the first act is performed by proxy end. Star— Earle Williams in his customary pleasing man- in the ner. Support— Grace Darmond, the leading woman, is one Director, Raymond Wells. Cameraman, G. C. Peterson. of the most beautiful girls on the screen. Production General effect —A story that is two stories, neither one .of Thoroughly well done. Photography— Excellent. them being especially interesting, and lacking in continuity This is a high-class picture, and will go well at the better of interest, though the separate incidents are well handled. class houses, rather than at the ones where the hot sensa- Players —Jack Richardson and Irene Hunt have the lead- tions are popular, regardless of inconsistencies of plot and ing roles in both generations, and do all that could be ex- character. pected of them. Production—Triangle excels in these atmos- phere stories. Photography—Fine. World This is pretty weak stuff and hard to please. <••!•' A Woman of Redemption— (Five reels) —June.—Featur- ing June Elvidgc. Good, strong melodrama, with a fine, sym- Station Content— (Five reels) —June 16.—Featuring pathetic theme. Gloria Swanson. Like a big, tasty chunk, bitten out of a rail- Timothy Stanton Sr., anxious to cure his son Tim of his dissipated road serial. habits, takes him to the lumber country, of which he owns a vast tract. Kitty Manning, wife of a telegraph operator, is life McDaniels, boss of the camp, has cast off a squaw with whom he has bored by in the been living, because he proposes to force Gene Romaine, daughter of a lonely station where her husband is employed. She runs away to join a theatrical and the president the for fire warden, to marry him. She is about to do so to save her father his troupe of road which Manning works job, but at the last minute runs away. She finds young Tim. who has falls in love with her. He makes a questionable proposal, which she is been marooned in the hills by his father as a last desperate cure. Mc- Daniels kills Gene's father in a quarrel and steals a sum of money, trying to put the blame on Tim, but in the end the revengeful squaw kills him and tells the truth. Meanwhile the inner theme of the story, the redemp- tion of Tim through the influence ot Gene, is worked out in beautiful fashion. Director, Travers Vale. Cameraman, Philip Hatkin. General effect—A much stronger and more original story than the synopsis would indicate, as the mechanics of the story are redeemed by the clean secondary plot, which really stands out stronger than the actual story, as it was doubtless intended. Star—Both Miss Elvidge and John Bowers are at their best, which is very good indeed. Production —Un- usually attractive, as almost every scene is out of doors in splendid mountain scenery, picturesque and beautiful. Pho- tography— Excellent. This is the best World picture in a long time and you can go the limit on it without fear of falling down; an ideal offering wherever audiences have shown a liking for "red blood" stories. $ 4. 4. The Heart of a Girl— (Five reels)—June 23.—Featuring Gloria Swanson in the new Triangle picture, "Station Content." — — 12 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. about to accept, when she substitutes for a telegraph operator, thrillingly saves a train, and is reunited with her husband. Director, Arthur Hoyt. Cameraman, Elgin Leslie. Gen- of eral effect—A melodrama of railroad and theatrical life that The importance safe-guarding a whizzes along when it finally gets started. Star—Gloria reputation is not under-estimated at the Swanson is rapidly earning the right of electric lights in drama as she did in farce. Support—Adequate. Production Eastman factories. A very thoroughly-thought-out show, with everything in harmony. Photography—Great. This is the kind of picture that in almost any house will please the audience without creating any tremendous EASTMAN sensation; just a good, average attraction, with a big bang at the climax. ir 4f 4r FILM You Can't Believe Everything— (Five reels)—June 23. Featuring Gloria Swanson. A lively summer resort comedy with lots of bathing scenes. means a film that is absolutely Patria Reynolds is the object of the affections of Arthur Kirby, Hastings Carson and Jim Wheeler, but_ the latter is a cripple, suffering from what he believes is an incurable injury. Kirby tries to elope with Patria and she jumps from his automobile, leaving her cloak behind. Kirby dependable and uniform takes another woman to a road house, and she wears Patria's cloak, thus starting nasty rumors about Patria. Patria prevents Wheeler from com- mitting suicide in despair and gets him to go to the city and see a spe- rigid tests and careful inspec- cialist. Patria goes boating with Carson and escapes his unwelcome atten- tions by jumping overboard. Just when everyone is making mean remarks about her, Wheeler, returns, cured, and they discover they both love each tion prevent its ever meaning other. There is a big "Neptune Banquet," in which all the guests wear sensational bathing suits as a special feature of the production. Director, Jack Conway. Cameraman, Elgin Leslie. Gen- anything else. eral effect—A lot of lively incidents, strung together on a slender plot, with pretty girls in bathing suits decorating a lot of the scenes. Star— Gloria Swanson at her prettiest. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Support—Good. Production—A handsome picture, its deco- ROCHESTER, N. Y. rative quality being its most important characteristic. Pho- tography— Beautiful. This cheerful, breezy affair ought to be a good summer attraction at medium class houses, though it is somewhat deficient in big values. thing the plan would call for the admission of all mothers ir 4? 4? free of charge. Closin' In (Five reels) June 23 Featuring William — — — Elaborate lobby displays could be made and pictures Desmond. The adventures of a noble, fighting hero. exalting motherhood could be featured. Souvenirs could be To save the girl he loves from unhappiness, Jack Brandon takes the responsibility for the defalcations of her father, Mr. Carlton, president of provided by the larger theatres, and honor rolls of mothers the bank where Jack works. Jack flies to the Canadian Northwest in who had given their boys could prepared and displayed disgrace. Barbara Carlton and her brother come there later, lured by news be of a gold strike, and denounce him, so that he is dismissed from the. prominently. Mounted Police, where he has got a job. Later Jack saves the girl from a brute in a fierce fight, her father confesses and dies, and everything is lovely. Director, J. W. McLaughlin. Cameraman, Steve Mor- Goldwyn Holds Conventions ton. General effect—The same old "movie" yarn that has Two-day conventions of Goldwyn's managers and the been told so often, punctuated with fights; it has always been salesmen from all nineteen of its American branches were good, and so probably will be again. Star—Desmond is one held simultaneously last week in three cities—New York. of the best actors with his fists in the business. Support Cleveland and Chicago. Fair. Production—Good outdoor stuff. Photography Fine. — In each instance an executive of Goldwyn's Home Office This is just another "movie," full of pep and punch, but organization was present in charge, bringing with him the lacking in any quality that you can advertise; a good filler new sales policy for the season which begins in September. for middle and lower grade houses. The Eastern District convention was held in New York and was of Plan presided over by Samuel Goldfish, president "Mothers of Soldiers" Week Goldwyn. Present were Samuel Eckman, Jr., manager of the A suggestion has been made to exhibitors of Rochester, Xew York City branch; George A. Hickey, Buffalo; Herbert York, for New a "Mothers of Soldiers Week," the idea of W. Given, Philadelphia, and G. F. Lenehan, Washington. which is to do honor to women who have given their boys Salesmen from all of the offices in this territory also at- to the cause of the country. tended. If the plan goes through, a week will be designated Alfred Weiss, a vice-president of Goldwyn, had charge probably in July or August—in which every moving picture of the Central District meetings, which were attended by house in the city willing to co-operate will arrange some H. A. Bandy, manager of the Cleveland office; J. F. Flynn of novel feature for the benefit of the mothers. Detroit; C. C. McKibbin of Pittsburgh, and A. J. Pincus of The plan will be advertised widely in newspapers, street Cincinnati. cars and posters in the hope that many of the leading civic The Middle West convention, held in Chicago, had Har- organizations, such as the Chamber of Commerce and the old Bolster, another vice-president, and Aaron J. Jones and Rotary Club, will get behind it and give it the dignity of Nathan Ascher as its heads. It was attended by H. J. Bayley, official approval. manager of the Chicago branch; Richard C. Fox of Minneap- Each theatre would be expected to devise for itself the olis; Paul Bush of St. Louis and Richard Robertson of novelty that it wished to contribute for the week. For one Kansas City. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 13 N. A. M. P. I. Votes Against Exposition LEAGUE GOES AHEAD WITH PLANS NEVERTHELESS DESPITE the fact that the National was the consensus of opinion of the offi- L. Levine. Arthur S. Friend, Lee A. Ochs Association of the Motion Picture cials of the film companies who were in and J. E. Brulatour. Industry has decided not to have attendance that the exposition should be A report presented by Theodore any active part in the exposition to be abandoned and after a lengthy discussion Mitchell, secretary of the censorship held in connection with the annual con- a motion was adopted on a vote of 11 to committee, requesting support for Con- vention of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' 8 that the exposition should be aban- gressman Harrison of Mississippi, who is League at Boston, July 13 to 20, plans doned, in so far as the active participa- in the field as a candidate for United for the exposition are being carried for- tion and support of the National Associa- States Senator, was approved and instruc- ward to fulfillment and it is predicted tion of the Motion Picture Industry or tions given to have the distributors that it will be successful. the Motion Picture Exposition Company through their exchanges co-operate in Under the guidance of the league presi- is concerned. every way possible. Notice is also to dent, Lee A. Ochs, a readjustment to the be given to President E. M. Clarke of Date Set for Annual Meeting new arrangement is being effected and the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League It was announced that the executive every member of the industry is being of Mississippi, asking him to get the committee, at a meeting held during the urged to join hands in making the meet support of his organization also. preceding week, had decided to hold the an event of international importance. Al- Branches Pick Directors second annual meeting of the members ready reservations are coming in and the Two branches of the National Asso- of the National Association at the Copley league headquarters are humming with ciation have nominated directors who are Plaza Hotel in Boston on Friday, July renewed activity. to be elected at the annual meeting in 19, at 11 a. m. The board endorsed the The opening night of the exposition Boston. action of the executive committee with will be called Alice Brady night, accord- At a meeting of the distributors divi- the understanding that the convention ing to Mr. Ochs, the Select star having sion, presided over by Chairman Walter of the Exhibitors' League would be held made lavish space reservations, in which W. Irwin, the following nominations in Boston at that time. she has been seconded by her father, were made: Walter W. Irwin, Vita- Frank J. Marion, president of the who has taken up a block of room for graph; W. R. Sheehan, Kalem Company, who was recommended Fox; Arthur S. the William A. Brady Attractions. Other Friend, Famous Players-Lasky; R. A. by the National Association as the rep- space holders to date are William L. Rowland, Metro; P. A. Powers, Uni- resentative in France, Spain and Italy Sherry, World Pictures, the Western versal; Ricord Gradwell, World, and Paul for the Committee on Public Informa- Electric Company, the National Carbon Brunet, Pathe. tion, addressed the members of the board Company, the Simplex Company, the This board comprises the same names in regard to his activities and related United Theatres Equipment Corporation. as the present board with the exception many interesting experiences during the of Paul Brunet, who succeeds A. Berst. Stars to Be Present past few months in those countries. Mr. J. At a meeting of the supply Marion also gave suggestions and equip- Among the film luminaries to the pro- who already ment division, presided over by Chair- ducers and distributors in regard have signified their intention of attend- to the man J. E. Brulatour, the following nomi- showing of their pictures abroad ing in person are Doris and he Kenyon, Cather- nations were made: E. Brulatour. was given a rising vote of thanks for his J. ine Calvert and Sid Chaplin. It is hoped Eastman: Donald address. J. Bell, Bell & Howell; that Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin J. H. Hallberg, United Theatre Equip- also will be able to arrange their plans Pass of Legislative Co-operation ment Corporation; Walter J. Moore, H. for attendance. A memorandum of a conference held C. Minor Lithograph Company; W. C. The action of the National Associa- at the office of Adolph Zukor on June 17 Smith. Nicholas Power Company; E. M. tion was taken at a special meeting of was submitted, suggesting ways and Porter, Precision Machine Company, and the board of directors, the means for following legislative co-operation be- Joseph F. Coufal, Novelty Slide Com- members being in attendance: William tween the theatrical, burlesque and pany. A. Brady, presiding; Samuel Goldfish, vaudeville interests, but after considera- The other divisions will nominate this Lee A. Ochs, Alfred S. Black, H. tion it was unanimously it J. voted that was week, the producers" division, on a call O'Donnell, Louis not F. Blumenthal, Louis advisable at this time to co-operate. to be issued by Chairman Adolph Zukor, L. Levine, Donald Bell, The banquet J. J. E. Brulatour, which was scheduled to and the general division, of which John H. Hallberg, be held J. W. C. Smith, Joseph F, under the auspices of the Asso- C. Flynn is chairman. Confal, J. A. Berst, Walter W. Irwin, ciated Motion Picture Advertisers was P. A. Powers, Richard A. Rowland, W. brought up for discussion and a commit- Kellermann Play Finished R. Sheehan, Paul Gulick, George Irving, tee of three, consisting of Walter W. Annette Kellermann has completed the Joseph F. Lee, Thomas G. Wiley, Fred,. Irwin, P. A. Powers and Paul Gulick was filming of the Fox feature, "Queen of J. Beecroft, William A. Johnston and appointed to confer with the advertisers' the Sea," and the film is now in the Frederick H. Elliott. Others present body. hands of the film editor for titling and were D. Williams, J. David P. Howells, Political Committee Named arrangement. William Wright, Attorney Goldsmith The question of political endorsement Although no definite date has been and an- Frank J. Marion. was considered, resulting in the appoint- nounced for the release of this big ma- President Brady stated that the meet- ment of a political committee, without rine production, it is understood that it ing had been called for the purpose of power to act before reporting to the will be offered to exhibitors in the receiving fall a report from the Motion Pic- board of directors its suggestions or when other big productions, which the ture Exposition Company as to the ad- recommendations. The committee con- Fox forces are now engaged on, will be visability of holding the exposition. It sists of P. A. Powers, chairman; Louis reach". 14 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Horstmann Leads in Race for President ALL WATCH BOOM WITH CONVENTION NEAR an the Boston convention of In the course of buying films Mr. Horst- value of the motion picture both from WITH propaganda point of view. the Motion Picture Exhibitors' mann met Frank J. Howard, then recog- educational and is aimed to bring League about to be held, interest nized as the "Film King" of New England, "This convention not a number of motion picture actors in the race for president is centering upon who soon thereafter became identified with together purpose of obtaining the activity of Ernest H. Horstmann. the former in the operation of the Lynn merely for the the con- The Horstmann boom, inaugurated at the Theatre. At this time Nathan H. Gordon, publicity as some may infer. On the greatest recent meeting of the Boosters Booming interested in theatres in Chelsea and trary it will bring together Boston, has grown rapidly until Horst- Worcester, proffered a proposition that met aggregation of successful business men that in the past dec- mann now appears to be the most for- with general favor and this combination the country has produced It will assemble connected with midable candidate of all. opened Gordon's Olympia on Washington ade. men 'branch of this industry and the pub- Mr. Horstmann is well known in Boston Street in November, 1911. every lic will be afforded the novel opportunity and New England and is at present na- Builds Other Houses witnessing the marvelous growth tional treasurer of the league. He has won Then followed other houses, notably the of achieved since the birth of motion pictures." distinction as an organizer and is also one Scollay Square Olympia, the Olympia in Mr. Horstmann is past exalted ruler of of the pioneer showmen of the industry. New Haven and the Olympia in New Bed- the Salem Lodge of Elks, having held the Native of England ford. These theatres were combined into oper- office of exalted ruler for two consecutive He is a native of England, having been the Olympia Theatres Company and terms in 1916 and 1917. He has been born in Weston-Super-Mare on February ated under one management. In July, 1916. chosen as the delegate to the national con- 20, 1869, and received his early education Mr. Horstmann sold out a major portion of vention to be held at Atlantic City this in that country. He came to America in his interests and has devoted a great deal summer. 1890 and settled in New York, remaining of his time to the development of the ex- in the metropolis for nearly fifteen years, hibitors' league. He was organizer and during which time he was engaged in the president for several years of the state New York Cabarets Periled clock department of Tiffany's and with the •branch of this organization. He has also Two proposed New York City ordi- Electric Time Company. lent invaluable aid in the organization nances are of interest to exhibitors. One Mr. Horstmann's advent in the amuse- formed for Maine, Vermont, New Hamp- of them, if passed, will probably abolish ment field took place in Lynn in 1906, when shire and Connecticut. cabarets by taxing them a heavy license he became interested in penny arcades. "The motion picture industry today can fee. The other ordinance proposes to His success was so great that he lost no hardly be compared to what it was fifteen take those picture theatres now classed time opening other arcades in Revere. years ago," says Mr. Horstmann. "Less as common shows and place them under In the operation of these places Mr. than a dozen years ago it was considered the laws controlling motion pictures. Horstmann was associated with Arthur E. by a great many with disfavor. Today it When pictures first became prominent, Lord and A. Downing. It was this trio is looked up to with keen respect and ad- the city authorities adopted legislation that opened the Dreamland of Lynn at miration and is the third largest industry in subjecting all picture houses with a seat- about the same time that the now extinct the country—excelled only by agriculture ing capacity of less than 600 seats to a Comique Theatre, the Hub's pioneer mov- and railroads. yearly license of $100. By the same ing picture theatre, was opened. Not un- "The government looks upon it as a ruling, no standees were allowed in film like the latter the Dreamland was a store- more powerful agent for its news purposes houses. Later, when theatres were built room converted into a theatre and boasted and educational propaganda than even the seating more than 600 persons, they were a seating capacity of 46 seats. newspaper. The largest manufacturing classed as common shows, paying a Pioneer Operator Also concerns of the country today are using license of $25 and allowed to have stan- motion pictures to demonstrate their dees. proposed legislation is to Mr. Horstmann is also recorded as hav- The various processes, the pictures serving bet- equalize licenses regulations gov- ing been one of the first to operate a mo- the and ter than any salesman. tion picture machine. This experience took erning all film theatres. "Then there is the cost of producing the calls for place at Asbury Park, New Jersey, about Another proposed ordinance pictures, has eighteen years ago. The machine was then which jumped from $20 a reel the equipment of all projection machines called the Vitascope and the film shown in the early days to upwards of three with an approved automatic shutter be- quarters of mililon dollars. I was a colored one and did not exceed 20 a And yet, tween the condensers and the shutter, a honestly believe that the motion pictures feet in length. One of the peculiar inci- fire prevention measure. are still in their infancy. dents of this -experience was the necessity "Every motion picture made, before of employing twelve men to install a mas- be- Fox Offers Film Novelty ing in any of the theatres through- sive motor generator in order that the shown Two extravaganzas have been com- out the country, is passed upon by the street current might be used. pleted by Fox and it is understood they of Yielding to the tremendous popularity of National Board Review, which makes will be ready for release during Thanks- eliminations in motion pictures Mr. Horstmann and his such order that the public giving week. Although extravaganzas partners completed plans for the construc- may see a clean set of pictures. have been seen on the legitimate stage tion of the Lynn Olympia Theatre, which Predicts Great Convention for years they have not yet been shown was thrown open to the public on Jan. 25, "I feel confident to predict that the com- in the films. The motion picture, on the 1908, with a seating capacity of 1,240 seats. ing convention and exposition will prove other hand, with its greater resources for Since that time an additional 1,800 seats the higgest in years. We are striving spectacular effects, offers a good field for have been put into the theatre, making it hard to have with us fhe nation's chief this sort of work, and in the forthcoming the largest theatre in the show manufac- executive who, like a great many notable Fox productions, it is said, several novel turing city. men, has come to appreciate the great and striking effects will be seen. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 15 Brady Warns Against Increased Tax OUTLINES ATTITUDE OF TRADE AT WASHINGTON EXHIBITORS are anxious to do all it was disclosed that the admission tax mated that the present film tax brings they can to help win the war, but will have produced $28,000,000 in revenue the government $4,000,000 a year. assuming a higher tax on admis- between last November and June 30, and Mr. Powers complained against what sions would be almost, if not quite, dis- that on a 10 per cent basis it would prob- he termed a monopoly in the distribution astrous. ably produce $54,000,000 in revenue the of government pictures. Mr. Powers So William A. Brady, president of the next fiscal year. contended that by awarding the official National Association of the Motion Pic- A hearing was granted by the commit- pictures to the highest bidder, George ture Industry, told the ways and means tee to P. A. Powers of the LTniversal Creel, chairman of the committee on committee of the House of Representa- Film Company, who urged that the pres- Public Information, had prevented their tives at Washington the other day. ent tax of a quarter of a cent on each distribution through three other firms foot of unexposed film and of one and a equipped to handle them. He also com- Quotes President Wilson half cents on each foot of exposed film plained that his company could not take "President Wilson told me that the be abolished in favor of a more equitable war pictures without Mr. Creel's consent screens of the United States were the method of taxation. and that Mr. Creel has the right to vise greatest conveyers of public information Mr. Powers advocated the substitution all news reels in so far as they relate to to the masses," said Mr. Brady. "It took of a tax of 3 per cent on the rental of the government. the message of the United States to all films and argued that this would produce Mr. Brady and Arthur S. Friend of foreign countries and told the lesson that as much revenue to the government as New York, representing the Famous could not be preached by language to the the present film tax and be more satis- Players-Lasky Corporation, defended the people of Russia. In every town in factory to the industry. Mr. Powers esti- arrangement made by Mr. Creel. Arizona, in every town in North Caro- lina, you will find the screen. It helped put over the last Liberty Loan and has to See Official U. S. Picture done much patriotic work for the gov- Europe War ernment. Three Representatives of Division of Films "We don't want to do our bit, but Go "Over There" to Arrange for Distribution want to do our chunk. But we do not THREE representatives of the Divi- oral manager of Pathe, coming to his want to- be placed in a position of fight- sion of Films, Committee on Pub- present position from that company, ing for our rights. I would like to tell lie Information, have sailed for Europe Mr. Wheeler for fourteen years was in you what I think of the screens, and I to establish in Allied and neutral conn- ' the Secret Service, acting as personal at- have been in every kind of show busi- tries a distribution system for official tendant to Presidents Roosevelt, Taft ness. I think that the screens will be American war films. The representa- and Wilson. Three years ago he left the preachers of the country, the teach- tives are H. C. Hoagland, Lucien C. that post to become general manager of ers of the country, teaching history and Wheeler and Charles F. Van Arsdale. the Selig Polyscope Company and came travel to schools and colleges. We re- Headquarters will be established in from that office to the present appoint- sent being placed in the class of cranks. Paris under the direction of Mr. Hoag- ment. Telfs How Tax Hit Trade land and all European operations will be Mr. Van Arsdale for a number of years "The admission tax should not be directed from that point. A branch will was assistant sales manager of the H. B. raised. You tax admissions 10 per cent. be opened immediately in London, with Claflin Company. The man who goes to a high-price show Mr. Wheeler in charge. Branches will can afford that tax, perhaps more, but be opened as quickly as possible in "War Brides" Banned the average attendant at the 'movie' can- Spain, Portugal, Holland, Italy and The picture, "War Brides," a photo- not pay more than he is now. When Switzerland. play made before the United States en- this tax first went into effect the 'movies' Besides distributing the pictures, which tered the war, has been banned in Detroit lost heavily in attendance. It four took will show thue people of Europe what on the ground that it is entirely too mor- months for the business to recover in America is doing to help win the war, bid and would deter enlistment. Also it the large cities. the foreign representatives of the Divi- seems to advocate peace under cir- In smaller any cities it has never recov- sion of Films will co-ordinate the work cumstances, which is contrary to the ered. The business has fallen off 25 per of the United States Signal Corps abroad views held by President Wilson and the cent. If you increase that tax we think with the activities of the Division of people of the United States. are you going to put a dent in us and Films at home. General Pershing will The police authorities of Baltimore going to reduce the amount of the in- provide films from the front showing some time ago took a similar attitude come the government is getting now the people here what is transpiring from toward the picture and on their request this from source. day to day, in co-operation with the the owners consented to refrain ask that from "We you don't hurt us any Paris office. The films so obtained will displaying it in that city. more. If you decide it necessary to be shown throughout Europe also. class us as a non-essential industry, we The three foreign representatives of will accept it. But, in a time like this, the Division of Films are eminently Niblo to Be Advisor to Ince we don't want to hang a crepe on the qualified to fill the posts to which they Fred Niblo, noted Broadway actor, nation's amusements. I say that pic- have been appointed. who recently married Enid Bennett, tures are a real necessity." Mr. Hoagland for several years was Thomas H. Ince star in Paramount pic- Reveals Tax Revenue general manager of the Selig Polyscope tures, has been engaged by Mr. Ince to During the examination of Mr. Brady Company and later was assistant gen- serve in an advisory capacity. 16 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. F. P.-L. Announces Imposing Schedule 208 FEATURES AND 1 56 SHORT SUBJECTS FOR COMING YEAR 11 Mary Pickford pictures; 9 ANNOUNCING its plans for the guerite Clark, Pauline Frederick, Dustin Douglas year commencing- Sept. 1, the Fa- Farnum, Victor Moore, Geraldine Farrar, Fairbanks; 3 George M. Cohan; 7 Elsie mous Players-Lasky Corporation William Farnum, John Barrymore and Ferguson; 2 Geraldine Farrar; 7 William reveals what is believed to be the great- - Jack Pickford. Besides there will be a S. Hart; 3 Cecil B. DeMille and 1 D. W. est schedule of any producing company number of specials of particular popu- Griffith subject under the Artcraft ban- since the inception of the industry. larity. ner. There will be 208 feature productions In selecting the pictures to be released The Paramount pictures released dur- released during the year and 156 short in this series, the distributors have taken ing the past year and which will still be from their list of successes the most subjects. long • available will include 8 Marguerite The undertaking is tremendous and re- notable productions. Thus each of the Clarks, 7 Pauline Fredericks, 9 Jack Pick- quires a gigantic organization such as fifty-two subjects in this division are fords, 8 Sessue Hayakawas, 8 Vivian the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation photoplays presenting the best achieve- Martins, 3 George Bebans, 5 Billie has taken years to perfect. ments of the stars, as well as the pro- Burkes, 2 Ann Penningtons, 7 Wallace ducers responsible for the pictures. Reids. 3 Julian Eltinges, 2 Lina Cava- War Is a Factor In addition to the above productions lieris, 7 Charles Rays, 5 Enid Bennetts, In making its announcements for the there will be available all the Paramount 4 J. Stuart Blacktons, 7 Dorothy Daltons, coming year, the sponsors of Paramount and Artcraft pictures released during the 2 Petrovas, 1 Fannie Ward. 10 Arbuckle and Artcraft pictures bring out the fact past year—143 in all. This class includes comedies and 18 Sennett comedies. that the importance of the industry in keeping up the morale of the nation at this time of war has figured materially in the enlargement of its activities. In fur- ther accord with this undertaking, the organization has pledged itself to pro- duce and distribute only such pictures as will tend to attain this objective. The 208 feature productions, presenting some of the most popular stars of the screen, will be divided into three groups, namely, new Paramount pictures, new Artcraft pictures and the Success Series (re-issues). There will be 99 subjects un- der the first mentioned class, 48 under the second and 52 under the third, rep- resenting a weekly release of three new productions and one re-issue. There will also be nine new special Paramount and Artcraft productions. Short Reel Schedule The short reel schedule calls for 10 Paramount Arbuckle comedies, 26 Para- mount Mack Sennett comedies, 16 James Montgomery Flagg comedies, 52 Para- mount Bray Pictographs and 52 Para- mount Burton Holmes travel pictures. This will represent a weekly release of one comedy, one pictograph and one Bur- ton Holmes picture. The stars appearing in the new Para- mount pictures are Marguerite Clark, John Barrymore, Enid Bennett, Billie Burke, Lina Cavalieri, Ethel Clayton, Dorothy Dalton, Pauline Frederick, Dorothy Gish, Lila Lee, Vivian Martin, Shirley Mason, Charles Ray, Wallace Reid and Bryant Washburn. In the new Artcraft pictures will be found the work of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, William S. Hart, George M. Cohan, Elsie Ferguson, Fred Stone, D. W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille. Mary Miles Minter gives Director The stars of the Success Series (re- Henry King a scare. Between scenes in a new picture Mary decided to explore the ship. But she came down when the director said "Pretty issues) will include Mary Pickford, Mar- please." July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 17 ''Work or Fight" Interpretation Hazy MANY IN INDUSTRY AFFECTED, HOWEVER, IS BELIEF PROVOST MARSHAL GENERAL occupied in and in connection with Men affected by the "Work or Fight' CROWDER'S long expected and games, sports and amusements, except- order already have begun to get into eagerly awaited interpretation of ing actual performers in legitimate con- useful work, according to reports from his "Work or Fight" order having been certs, operas or theatrical performances, Washington. Several hundred thousand issued to draft boards all over the coun- are . engaged in nonproductive occupa- men are affected. try, the motion picture industry now is tions or employments." Board to Check Up in July prepared to shape itself so as to com- This probably will mean the replace- Local boards are 1 ply with the wishes of the war depart- ment of property men and studio aids to begin on July checking up the questionnaires of regis- ment in every respect. generally with older men or even women. trants to in non-use- How extensively the adjustment will While motion picture players are not so as identify men ful occupations and ascertain whether be no one can tell, for the interpretation specifically mentioned, it is presumed they have obtained or are proceeding to is general in scope and it probably will that "theatrical performances" includes be necessary for the national associa- them. obtain productive employment. "Local will tion to get a special ruling. Wdl Be Benefit in End boards consider cases of Exhibitors Believed Safe Eventually the "Work or Fight" order withdrawal of deferred classification with common sense," Crowder's instruc- One thing is certain, however. Those probably will be of great benefit to the Gen. tions say, and they name illness, vaca- theatres which have not already replaced industry, for it is indicated that after ushers, ticket sellers and doormen of the present baseball season league play- tion, the impossibility of securing pro- ductive without a change of draft age with older men or women will ers will be considered to be engaged in employment have to do so. In fact, every branch of non-useful occupations. If this ruling residence as reasonable grounds for waiving the general order. the exhibition end of the business prob- stands it is regarded as a certainty that ably will be affected except for owners, there will be no organized baseball next Local boards are asked to assist managers and operators of the projection year and with baseball suspended the registrants to obtain new employment machines. people naturally will turn to other things through the federal employment service Even in the latter case there is noth- for amusement. Motion pictures, offer- and are given power to postpone action ing definite. The action of the provost ing as they do the most for the money, while effort is being made to place men marshal general in calling for a com- naturally would benefit the most. in occupations held productive. mon sense interpretation by local boards, though, undoubtedly will exempt own- ers, managers and operators, in view of Baseball League Quits; Films to Benefit the essentiality of the business. Distribution End in Doubt Action of Southern Circuit Expected to Win As regards the distribution field, the Approval of Sunday Shows in Nashville interpretation leaves much to specula- a meeting of Southern League ized and the owners are under a heavy tion. Traveling salesmen generally are AT baseball officials on June 10, it was expense, the moral effect is expected to exempt, but there is nothing said that decided to close down the premier Dixie show the desire of Nashville for Sunday fixes the status of the local salesmen. organization on June 28. amusement and should prove of benefit Hut local film salesmen have little rea- in the end. son to be alarmed, in the belief of ob- This decision is expected to have an Sunday With Sunday baseball gone, the public servers, for it is made plain that the important bearing on the mov- in demand for pictures, it is believed, may regulation is not intended to drive men ing picture situation Tennessee and compel the mayor to change his attitude into the army—only to bring about the especially in Nashville, where an active yet. greatest possible efficiency in useful in- fight has been waged for the past sev- dustry—and no business, especially one eral months in an effort to give shows so vital to the national morale as the seven days a week. Nashville picture industry, will be injured or even The effect of the baseball closing will Theatres Hire Women seriously handicapped. be to take Sunday baseball away from The "Work or Fight" order will not There seems to be little doubt that Nashville. Memphis and Chattanooga, be felt by the theatres of Nashville so many men in the distribution end of the and thereby leave Sunday pictures as the much as the theatres of other cities, for business will be affected, employes of only entertainment on that day. Nashville managers have made the most shipping departments, for instance, but Chattanooga was awarded Sunday of their opportunity and have replaced all employes affected with women. so far as the welfare of the industry is pictures after a vigorous fight on demand concerned this problem can be met by of military authorities that a place of Many of the men compelled to seek the employment of other men, or in the recreation was needed for the various other jobs have gone to work in the last extremity, women. camps in and around the city. government powder plant in Nashville Production Also Hit In Memphis shows are also running, for more money. In the producing end of the business but the mayor refuses to permit the Manager Wassman of the Knicker- much the same condition will prevail, houses to charge admission or allow con- bocker Theatre anticipated such a con- it is thought. tributions to be made by the audience. dition of affairs several months ago and The interpretation says in regard to The Nashville theaters are contenting before the order was issued from Wash- amusements that "persons, including themselves with exacting the purchase of ington installed girl ushers, doorkeepers ushers and other attendants, engaged in. Thrift Stamps and while no profit is real- and ticket sellers. 18 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. has grown restless during her husband's Nazimova Starts to Work on L'Occident protracted absences in the Orient, and Plays the Part of an Arabian Girl Who is on the point of accepting consolation Becomes the Ward of a French Naval Officer from Paul La Croix, played by John Reinhard. before the camera manding officer of the battleship Fra- ACTUAL WORK To each person present the arrival of ternite, and to his home in southern has been begun "by Mme. Nazimova the battleship has a different significance France he brings rich trophies from the in her Screen Classics production of and the varying emotions comprise a Orient. Rolls of Persian script, curved Henri Kistemaecker's play, "L'Occident," powerful scene. under the direction of Albert Capellani. chairs of inlaid ivory, ancient bits of The opening scenes show the Russian Chinese pottery and glorious rugs of Boost United in New Way artist in the fanciful garb of the captured Oriental design decorate his dwelling. Reports of the formation of L^nited Arabian girl, Hassouna, as she appears These accord perfectly with the exotic Picture Theatre Luncheon Clubs are in a French circus in her native dances. charm of little Hassouna. coming in from big cities in all parts accordance the story, which The erection of this dwelling has been In with of the country. These organizations are for the screen Mr. a triumph in construction, for the eye of has been adapted by composed exclusively of exhibitor mem- Capellani Mathis, Nazi- the camera finds six different rooms and and June Mme. bers of the co-operative movement, first appears in "The Dance of the vistas. The entrance is a reception hall mova though other exhibitors who are re- Veils," which Hassouna has learned in of rare beauty, a tall Japanese vase in garded as desirable recruits often are • the desert, and then does the weird, the centre. From this a guest of the guests of honor. symbolic, haunting "Dance of the Sev- Cadieres enters the drawing-room, richly Dutch-treat prevails in spirit at these ered Head." Strictly speaking, this furnished in Oriental treasures. A "den" luncheons, if not in name, for in defer- dance is a series of picturesque postur- at the left is half hidden by Kurdistan ence to public opinion the adjustment ings, invented by Mme. Nazimova her- hangings, and up a few steps at the with the cashier is called a democratic self, as the seriousness of the moment back of the room is a cushioned hall- settlement and the individual shares his precludes the levity of actual steps. nook, topped by books in a curved built- minimum quota. These clubs have done in bookcase. Beyond is Hassouna's For these scenes, the star wears a their share in adding to the numerical Oriental boudoir, opening on a balcony costume designed by herself that is strength of United's membership. from whose parapet there is an unob- frankly fanciful rather than truly Arab- Enrollment of new members has be- structed view of the bay. ian. As she herself expresses it, it is come largely a matter of routine and the the circus idea of the desert costume. One of the most surprising effects rate of increase is such that the officers ever seen in a motion picture is A beautiful villa overlooking the Bay shown predict that the industry will be startled in "L'Occident." The searchlight of the of Marseilles is one of the effective when the totals are announced for the the circus battleship Fraternite entering the harbor scenes of "L'Occident." At sections and districts in which the cam- Hassouna arouses the sympathies of flashes across the drawing-room of the paign is well under way. Cadiere villa and its occupants, bringing Capt. Cadiere of the French navy Last week, Pittsburg again held the (played Charles Bryant), happiness to some and striking terror to by and he and center of the stage, the endorsement of his wife take her with and the hearts of others. home them the United States project by the eastern di- her. Capt. Cadiere is the Cariere (played Sally Crute) adopt com- Mme. by vision of the Exhibitors' League of Penn- sylvania having brought in numerous applications. Kansas City and other centers in the Middle West were also well represented in the week's enroll- ment, a variation of the routine pro- cedure occurring in the above-mentioned city when an exhibitor, pulling the cash- box containing his day's receipts from his box-office drawer, poured its contents into the derby-hat of the United repre- sentative in his eagerness to complete his enrollment. The opening of additional branch offices will be announced soon and plans for a big drive for membership during the Boston convention are being for- mulated. Serial Players Hurt Hedda Nova and Otto Lederer, star and heavy of Vitagraph's serial, "The Woman in the Web," sustained injuries during the past week in the filming of episode thirteen. Mr. Lederer's injury was the more serious. He broke his wrist. Miss Nova, getting out of the path of a runaway horse, fell and injured her knee. A limp brought her much Theda Bara and the company which produced "A Fool There Was," which Fox is now re- issuing. sympathy for several days. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 19 Vitagraph to Do Four Serials a Year ANTONIO MORENO AND DUNCAN COMPANIES TO ALTERNATE VITAGRAPH has definitely fixed its screen today, whether in feature or serial known as a girl of unlimited pluck and future serial policy and exhibitors attractions. William Duncan, by his daring, and is one of the most beautiful of the United States and Canada work as star and director of "The Fight- girls on the screen, as well as one of now are guaranteed four serials a year, ing Trail" and "Vengeance—and the its finest horsewomen. Her willingness with an episode for each week, with Woman," in both of which Miss Hollo- to take any risk resul.ted in her being so positive knowledge of the stars these way appeared with him, has established severely injured in the last episode of chapter plays will contain. himself as a star par excellence. "Vengeance—and the Woman" that she William Duncan, with Edith Johnson The same thing applies to Joe Ryan, has been unable to work for several and Joe Ryan, will head one company, who appeared with Duncan and Miss months. She is now fully recovered, while Antonio Moreno and Carol Hollo- Holloway in both of these serial plays, however, and ready to start work on the way will head the other. Beginning with and Edith Johnson, a Vassar girl who new serial. "A Fight for Millions," featuring William has won a strong following among William Duncan and his company are Duncan with Edith Johnson and Joe screen fans by her work in Lubin and nearing completion of "A Fight for Ryan, which is scheduled for release on Selig productions. In "A Fight for Millions," and another serial is ready for July 15th, these two companies will Millions" she takes as many risks as do him and Miss Johnson and Joe Ryan, so alternate, so that an exhibitor may count the men of the company and rides a that within a few weeks Vitagraph will on a Duncan-Johnson-Ryan serial, then horse like a champion cowboy. In one have two new serials under way a Moreno-Holloway serial, then a Dun- scene she makes a parachute jump from simultaneously. can serial again, and so on. a high cliff which, for a thrill, is one of The new serials for both the Duncan- the most exciting the screen has known. Johnson-Ryan company and the Moreno- Schedule for Next Year Holloway combination were written by The schedule for the coming year is as Moreno a Popular Player Albert E. Smith and Cyrus Townsend follows: Antonio Moreno is a proven quality Brady, authors of Vitagraph's other big July 15—William Duncan with Edith with exhibitors, he and Edith Storey hav- serial successes, but the titles have not Johnson and Joe Ryan. ing been one of the most popular teams yet been announced. 21 October —Antonio Moreno and on the Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature Holloway. Carol program. During the last few months 27, 1919 William Duncan January — Mr. Moreno has added to his popularity "Mutt and Jeff" Meet Theda with Edith Johnson and Joe Ryan. and has established himself with serial Probably for the first time in the his- May 5, 1919 Antonio Moreno and — audiences as well as those audiences tory of the films, a real life personage Carol Holloway. which confine their attention to feature and cartoon characters meet and act to- Thus Vitagraph not only is standing productions, because he has appeared in gether on the screen, in the Mutt and by its previously announced policy of both types of entertainment. Jeff cartoon, "Meeting Theda Bara," one "a serial episode for each week in the The return of Mr. Moreno to Vita- of the latest Bud Fisher creations. year," but also is affording exhibitors the graph's standard will be greeted with Jeff inherits a fortune and Mutt decides opportunity to book their serial attrac- enthusiasm by exhibitors and fans who that they are going to become inotion tions for fifty-two weeks in a single con- followed him as a Blue Ribbon star, and picture producers. Their aim is to secure tract, with the knowledge that their stars will be like a home-coming to the hand- the services of a vampire. This ambition and the merit of the serials are assured some young star, because it was with is inspired after Mutt and Jeff see Miss for that period. Vitagraph that he first scaled the ladder Bara in a picture. Jeff makes up his Lifts Burden from Exhibitors of screen fame, and it is as a Vitagraph mind that he will drop around and see This is one of the most important star that he is best known. Miss Bara, so he picks out the stage policy announcements which has come In Carol Holloway. Mr. Moreno will door of a moving picture theatre as the from any producing company in a long have a worthy co-star, because she is logical place to find the famous star. . time and means a great deal to the ex- hibitors of the country, especially in their booking plans, for if they can be assured that they are going to have a VITAGRAPH--WILLIAM D high class serial for each week in the year, with stars of known drawing power, they are at once relieved of a great burden and saved inestimable time and trouble. Albert E. Smith, president of the Vita- graph Company, announced the new serial policy and stated that Antonio Moreno already is on his way to the Pacific Coast studio of the company and that he and Miss Holloway will start work at once on their first serial under the direction of Paul Hurst. This gives Vitagraph two of the Reproduction of 24-sheet poster which will herald Vitagraph's new serial, "A Fight for strongest companies of stars on the Millions," on bill boards all over the country. 20 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. vision of Mr. Ince by Jerome Storm. Seven Paramount Features in July Miss Bennett "vamps" for patriotic pur- Stars Are Dorothy Dalton, Marguerite Clark, Enid poses and thereby accomplishes a Ger- Bennett, Jack Pickford, Ray, Hayakawa and Reid man spy's undoing. "Less Than Kin," released July 29, schedule of Paramount releases The same day marks the release of THE features Wallace Reid in a fascinating for July, as announced by Walter E. "Sandy," the film in which Jack Pick- romance of a Central American revolu- Greene, managing director of the Famous ford makes his last screen appearance, at tion, with the star playing the part of Players-Lasky Corporation, in charge of least for some time to come. Louise a ne'er-do-well. Marion Fairfax pre- distribution, consists of seven feature Huff is featured with the star. Edith M. pared the scenario from the novel by productions, one for each of the five Kennedy wrote the scenario from Alice Alice Duer Miller. Donald Crisp directed. weeks of the month with one additional Hegan Rice's story. George Melford for the weeks of the first and the directed. fifteenth. On July 8, Thomas H. Ince will Jean Paige Is Made a Star present Charles Ray in an interesting The featured stars, in the order of their By Vitagraph presentation, are Dorothy Dalton, Jack story of patriotism and spies bearing the Jean Paige, who was graduated from Pickford, Charles Ray, Sessue Haya- title, "The Claws of the Hun." Ella the O. Henry short reel subjects into kawa, Marguerite Clark, Enid Bennett Stuart Carson wrote the story and Vic- Vitagraph Blue Ribbon features recently, and Wallace Reid. tor L. Schertzinger directed under Mr. has placed contract Al- Ince's been under by the exception of Miss Clark's supervision from R. Cecil Smith's With bert E. Smith, scenario. according to a statement vehicle, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," which authorized by the Vitagraph president. was made in the east, all are West Coast "The City of Dim Faces," a story of Miss Paige is one of the youngest productions, three coming from the life in the Chinese quarter of San Fran- of Vitagraph's stars and affords another Thomas H. Ince studio and three from cisco by Frances Marion, is Sessue splendid good example of Mr. Smith's the Famous Players-Lasky studios. Hayakawa's vehicle, released July 15. ability as a judge of stellar material. George Melford directed) this picture Miss Dalton's picture, released July 1, But little more than eighteen months also. is "The Kaiser's Shadow," a story by ago Miss Paige was at her home in a The story of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," in Octavus Roy Cohen and J. U. Giesy little town in Illinois. Then she moved which Marguerite Clark makes her ap- which deals with the German spy propa- to New York to live with an aunt. She pearance in the double role of Little ganda in America and which is said to be obtained an introduction to the Vita- teeming with mystery and thrilling inci- Eva and Topsy, the same date, needs graph president and Mr. Smith started dents. Miss' role no recommendation or elaboration. Suf- Both Dalton's and that her in O. Henry pictures. It was not of her leading man, Thurston Hall, are ficient is it to say that the picture, which long before she gained recognition as essentially mystery roles, the former was directed by J. Searle Dawley, is one of Vitagraph's most talented play- entirely worthy as a picturization of Mrs. playing the part of a French Secret ers and requests came to have her ap- Stowe's immortal novel. Service agent, posing as a maid, and the pear in longer features. latter a U. S. Secret Service operative Enid Bennett will be presented by Then it was that Mr. Smith gave her poses as a German spy. The pro- Thomas H. Ince July 22 in "The Vamp," who a part in Blue Ribbon features, her first duction directed R. William Neill a story by C. Gardner Sullivan. The was by being in "The Desired Woman," in the supervision of Mr. Ince. picture was directed under the super- under which she played in the support of Harry Morey and Florence Deshon. She later appeared with Mr. Morey in "The Golden Goal," and with Alice Joyce in "Find the Woman." Her next picture will be "Tangled Lives," in which she plays a prominent role with Mr. Morey and Betty Blythe. It is scheduled for release on July 1. Press Reviews "Tempered Steel" A special screening of "Tempered Steel" for the benefit of the motion pic- ture trade press was given by the Petrova Picture Company last Thurs- day in New York. Following the show- ing luncheon was served. The affair was held under the direction of Bert Ennis, director of publicity for Petrova Pic- tures and McClure Pictures, Inc. "Tempered Steel" is the fourth special vehicle in which Madame Petrova has appeared and was written expressly to suit her talents by George Middleton, author of the Broadway success, "Polly With A Past." The picture will be released through Enid Bennett in her new Paramount picture, "A Desert Wooing. the First National Exhibitors' circuit. WITH TH E ASCREEN CLASSICS^mODUCHON Distributed by Meiro Pictures (2oYj>ora>tiorh WITH Ifritien by Juneyiathis'directed by George Irving a/XTH. astounding realism portraying the lustful, remorseless avalanche of iartarism with which the Hun has cursed the woxld- Showingwhat every 'American wants to see, the truth naked and undrafted* C!APTUBING the unspeakaMe » monster of the woxld, tlxe Kaiser,with a fleet of Ameri can Aeroplanes * ASCREEN CLASSICS1** PRODUCTION Distxibuted by Metro Pictures Corporation Maxwell Karger^Mer. qf!Broduction$* J-eaburlngLawrence Grant as tfie Kaiser with OUve £ell and a cast of'12, OOO ~ ^O/^^^fcw VEBY heart in America- will heat faster, Every hand in America will grip tighter, Eveiy mind in America will see clearly the supreme duty o£ the hour * OF all box office attractions ever offered this is the one tliat you know will Bring the greatest cash returns* Took it-Advertise It-Get back ofit! ASCREEN CLASSICS** PRODUCTION fv % wMbh ] Hi11 i 1 . ,;,^ I E^ * '*m r > Bv* M)%w%l m 1 H i 1 "^Htt* V- || .Oil^B : ^ I • WITH TO HELL THE KAISER o Gxklbliors THE Booiiags will be tremericious and we are tound by business rules to serve first those -who come first* Tick, yohtr best week in ()uLy avid speak now to yoitr nearest exchange *tN -c^t,. SCREEN3C CLASSICSINC * Distributed by Metro Pictures Corbora.tLoix. : — July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 21 Special Service Section ON "To Hell With the Kaiser" HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE SENSATION O HELL WITH THE KAISER" offers many oppor- man objects toward each country are kept in a separate receptacle tunities to the exhibitor for distinctive exploitation and each of these is guarded by an insidious poison, so that "T fail and presentation. No showman anywhere can any one tampering with them will meet instant death. to attract unusual attention to the picture if he uses little Here is the point that you can play. more than ordinary effort. "How Germany's plans for the world conquest were guarded "To Hell With the Kaiser," is a combination of incidents by poison and how they were revealed to the Kaiser when he founded on fact and a more or less imaginative picture of what assumed the throne." we would like to see happen to the Hun ruler and the rest of his After the Kaiser has examined the various ones of these Prussian tribe of pillagers. Remember this : You have not only plans he finds the chance to tell the public the realism that the film actually that the plan for the conquering of England is missing. shows, but you can go the limit in forecasting the result of the His mother is an English woman and he immediately orders arrest war and the punishment that will be meted out to the men her and recovers the missing plan. Here is another point that you can bring out how the Kaiser arrested his responsible for it—according to one imaginary idea. own mother in his greed for world domination. In the first place you have to know all about the picture in While he is alone with these plans the Devil to order to get the most out of it. Before we start talking about appears him methods of exploitation, read the story. There are a thousand and promises conquest of the world in exchange for the Kaiser's soul. and one angles that will appeal to you. The agreement is made and signed with blood from the Hun's withered arm. Made with an Idea of the Theatric Dramatic Incidents Worked In "To Hell With the Kaiser" is a picture that has con- Now we are shown a picture of the peaceful, happy Belgium fessedly been made with an idea to the theatric display. It has in the spring of 1914. Here Professor Monroe, an American, a punch every minute and there is an appeal to loyalty, coupled and his older daughter, Alice, are taking leave of the younger with the picturization of actual events, that will cause a world daughter, Ruth, who is being educated in a Belgian convent. of comment in your city immediately after it has been shown The picture is in contrast with those that are to be shown later for the first times. with the invasion of Belgium by the German hordes. Many of the incidents just before the war are shown. Some Professor Monroe is the inventor of a new wireless appa- of them follow history. Some of them are imaginary, but the ratus, by means of which messages may be transmitted without whole result is to thoroughly demonstrate the real Hun spirit being overheard by others. This is an invention that the Kaiser behind the war. Naturally, the story of the compact with the seeks, 'but which is refused him, Monroe declaring that only Devil, on which the theme is founded, is fiction to the extent of his own country shall have the secret. the personal appearance of His Eminence yet it agrees with the career the Hun has followed since the shot was fired at Sarejevo. Here is one of the first things to play in connection zvith the picture. Play strong that the picture shows the compact between 40 AIRSHIPS IN ONE PICTURE Hell the This is not and Hun. a picture on which to mince . A NOVELTY words. Come right out and say what you have to say. You have a chance to tell the public that this picture shows Good Point to Keep Before the Public in "To Hell not only the causes that led up to the war, not only pictures the With the Kaiser" brutalities of the Germans, but that it forecasts they way that it There have been so many war pictures that the public is to end. generally are tired of mere battle scenes, especially as Every effort put forward in advertising and presenting the several of the big war successes have already been shown in your city. But here you have something dis- picture should be based on the idea: "Here is the that film tinctly novel. shoivs zvhat you want to sec happen to the Kaiser and his brood." Forty airships are shown at the same time. There is nothing of the fake about this, though nothing can be What the Story Tells said about where the pictures were made. They repre- sent a battle between two great air fleets. is Here is the story There a thrill every moment that they are on the screen. This Wilhelm II is proclaimed Emperor of Germany at the death is something different and its proper exploitation ought of his father, Frederick III. We are shown pictures of the to bring business. new ruler with his withered arm and the degeneracy of the The airship also figures prominently in the plot for it is through one of them the ruler is pris- Crown Prince is also pictured. Before the dead ruler has been Hun made oner and taken before General Pershing. buried Bismarck shows the new Emperor the secrets of the country—the plans for the conquering of the world. The Gar- — . 22 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. TO TOWITHHELLTHE WITH THE RAISE CLASSICS'" 1 Production KAISER that A Classics chives Screen CLASSICS ,NC PRODl)CTIOM the Production A SCREEN world a where he belongs new thrill Directed by Story by thai puts him Directed ItyGeoraflrviug George Irving June Mathis Directed by George Irving Story by June Mathis- Sfaryb) lime Mafhis Metro Metro Pictures Corporation Metro Pictures Corporation Distributors Pictures Corporation Distributors Distributors ][ A two column newspaper advertisement on "To Hell With the Kaiser" (at left), then two of the three columns and finally a single which are supplied by the Metro exchanges. STORY BRIMFUL OF PUBLICITY POSSIBILITIES NOW the story is transferred back to Germany. "Der tag," With the Kaiser baffled the American demands his pass- the day that the Huns had so long boasted of, had ap- ports and with his daughter, Alice, starts through Belgium to peared. The Kaiser calls his counsellors before him and they get his second daughter, Ruth, but before their arrival she has all tell of what they have to offer. Here is a mighty clever fallen a victim to the licentiousness of the Crown Prince. We scene worked out in which the various promised war opera- are shown vividly the manner in which the Germans treated tions are shown in miniature. Zeppelin shows how his new the Belgians, how they killed and abused innocent men, women airship will wreak destruction of peaceful communities. Von and children; how priests and nuns were shot down. of various Hollweg shows his plans for political poisoning American Girl a Victim of the submarine countries. Von Tirpitz shows the secrets The Crown Prince and his army come to the convent where as maniature Zeppelins fly about the room we are shown and Ruth, the youngest daughter of the American inventor, is one of tiny submarine. Kaiser is in miniature the cruise of a The the pupils. The girls are herded before the Crown Prince and delighted he prepares to strike. and his staff. The Kaiser's son takes his first choice of the girls, Kaiser's "Double" Is Introduced announcing that each of the others shall have one of those that are left. Ruth is the girl that the Crown Prince selects. But in order to protect himself and provide a foil in case When the professor and his older daughter arrive the girl of trouble, he sends for Rupert Graubel, an actor in the Royal is dying. The professor himself encounters the murderer of his theatre, who has scored a success by his impersonation of the daughter, and, when he denounces him, the American is shot. Kaiser, and orders him to act as a double for him. This in- Alice returns to Berlin with vengeance sworn, and tells serts a dramatic point into the story and provides for numerous Dodge of the tragedy. He wants her to leave with him, but complications which arise. One of the first of these comes when she is determined to remain her plan in operation. To the degenerate Crown Prince takes the daughter of Professor and put reach the Kaiser, she plans to wind Graubel around her finger. Monroe in his arms and kisses her. Graubel, who is himself T ilhelm, consulting his war map, makes a partition of the in love with the girl, sees them from a window in the palace, W countries of the world, giving one to each of his council. goes out and knocks the Crown Prince down. The Crown member The United States has not been assigned, not having been Prince himself s fails to recognize the .impersonation and believes drawn into the war. ruthless submarine warfare is that his father has administered the chastisement. A more ordered. The "Lusitania" is sunk, and the Kaiser laughs at Here is another point that can be emphasized how the the protest of the United States. Finally, when Germany has Crown Prince was punished for an insult to an American girl. forfeited the world's respect, the United States declares war. The actor reveals his identity to the girl, who is also loved The Kaiser sneeringly remarks to Ambassador Gerard that by Winslow Dodge, an attache of the American embassy. In Americans will not fight, and Gerard not only assures him they the meantime the Kaiser is sure that he has all the means for will fight, but consigns him to the hot place. The Kaiser tells conquering the world except the wireless invention of Professor the Crown Prince the United States is to be his property. Monroe, and he orders the American to come to the palace and A year later the Americans are in the front line trenches. bring with him the invention. While the soldiers are in the Dodge is in the aviation corps. Alice's secret plan is approach- American's room the daughter, Alice, hands the father a pack- ing fulfillment. Graubel has introduced her to the Crown age containing what are apparently the plans. Prince, who admires her greatly. She follows him to Belgium. The inventor is taken before the Kaiser, who demands the A wireless contrivance, an adaptation of the Professor's inven- plans. One can imagine the effect upon him—and the effect tion, has been concealed in the woods. Alice notifies Dodge upon the audience seeing the picture—when the Kaiser tears to come with an aerial force when she gives him the signal. the package open and discovers an American flag. She returns to her lodgings to receive the Crown Prince. 1 July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 23 MANY CHANCES FOR UNIQUE EX PLOITATION THE Crown Prince tells Alice that he is to meet his father The men represent the various races that enter into our their loyalty country. at midnight in a certain spot, and after this revelation nationality, but who are united in to the undertakes to force his attentions on the girl. She kills him. The prisoners overcome their guards and heap upon Wilhelm insults and indignities which will delight the heart of every Points to be Brought Oat red-blooded American who sees the picture. Here is another point to feature in your exploitation. How As a welcome contrast to the scenes of batcie, "To Hell an American girl kills the Crown Prince. With the Kaiser" shows some beautiful pictures of a world The American aeroplanes come. Here is one of the other restored to peace when the monster of Europe has been cap- points to play strong—the greatest number of airships that tured and brought to justice. The babes of all nations are have ever been shown in one picture are here presented—some shown in an appealing scene that will go straight to the heart forty of them. of every spectator, with the wonderful child actress, Baby The Kaiser is captured by the American aviators— feature Ivy Ward, waving over the heads of the children the Stars this point. and Stripes, emblematic of the protection assured to the Then he is sent into banishment on a barren island, where world. his only associates are swine. Finally he goes mad and leaps You should play up that this picture gives the. inside secrets into the sea. of the war, that it pictures the emotions that moved the Hun Then he goes to hell to keep his compact and there Satan horde to their crimes, that it reveals the things that caused the himself abdicates, because the Kaiser has surpassed him in terrible events that have taken place. devising fiendish tortures. Tell the public that this is a frank indictment of the Kaiser, Feature: "Compact of Hell and the Hun" that though some of the actual events that are pictured may not You can imagine that thousands of people were used in have taken place, they have thousands of duplicates in events that making this production. There are many of the scenes in Berlin have shocked the civilised world. and on the battlefields of Belgium and France, and behind the Above everything else make it plain to the public that this American lines shown. picture shows what every true American wants to sec happen One of the most thrilling incidents that have ever been shown to the Kaiser and his gang. Tell the people that they will get in pictures is brought about with a battle between two immense satisfaction out of this film because it forecasts the awful doom air fleets. that awaits the man and his aides who have plunged the world Americans are- shown in front line trenches and there is a into the greatest suffering ever known. most dramatic scene introduced when the first American pris- You have a chance here for the most unique of all ex- oners are brought before the Kaiser at his field headquarters. ploitation campaigns along dozens of unusual lines. FACTS FOR EXHIBITORS TO USE IN PUBLICITY STORY.—"To Hell with the Kaiser" shows the way in which Wilhelm II. plunged the world into war. The fortunes of an American family are followed in the story, and in revenge for the ghastly fate of her little sister in a Belgian convent, Alice Monroe brings about the downfall and death of the Kaiser, with the aid of an American aviator. DIRECTOR.—George Irving directed "To Hell with the Kaiser." George Irving also directed Metro's patriotic production, "Her Boy," starring Effie Shannon and Niles Welch. He is prominent in the annals of the motion picture, having directed "The Witching Hour," "The Con- quest of Canaan," and others. He was associated with Charles Frohman for thirteen years. AUTHOR.—June Mathis supplied the scenario for this feature. In compiling her data, Miss Mathis consulted every available authority on modern Germany. She is one of the best known writers for the screen. She wrote Nazimova's feature, "Toys of Fate," and in collaboration with other writers has furnished the original stories of "Draft 258," "The Winding Trail," "God's Half Acre," and other features, as well as adaptations of famous books and plays for Metro stars. PHOTOGRAPHER.—George K. Hollister is a specialist in photographing war pictures. He was the first cameraman to go abroad for any American company. He took motion photographs of the Boer War, the Boxer Uprising and the Spanish-American war. He gave up being a war correspondent in favor of being a cameraman. LEADING PLAYERS.—The cast of "To Hell with the Kaiser" is composed of stars, but the greatest interest centers around Lawrence Grant as the Kaiser, and beautiful Olive Tell as the American heroine. Mr. Grant is noted for his impersonations of the monster of Europe, and on one occasion he amazed New Yorkers by walking down Broadway dressed as the Kaiser. Olive Tell has appeared in "The Silent Master," "The Girl and the Judge," "General Post," etc. SCENES.—The scenes in "To Hell with the Kaiser" beggar description. The Kaiser's council- chamber is shown, Belgian villages are burned and ravaged, there are "shots" of the trenches, and a fleet of aeroplanes is shown in battle with rival aircraft. In the realm of fancy, the Kaiser is shown going to his final destination, "the hot place." PLAYERS.—John Sunderland, who plays the aviator, is also an aviator in real life, having fought more than a hundred air battles at the beginning of the war around Liege, Namur and Ypres. Frank Currier, who plays Prof. Monroe, is a sterling actor who has appeared in countless Metro fea- tures. Betty Howe is a charming player who has been seen in "For France," "The Scarlet Runner," and other features. : 24 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. *«mM— me grasping mamfar of Hie world- SCREEN CLASSICS inc- PRESENTS TO H ELL WITH If^jf™ THE KAISER the kaiser i von A six sheet and two three sheets which have a real wallop. TITLE BIG HELP IN ADVERTISIN G PICTURE <,(. O HELL WITH THE KAISER" offers far more mate- so use that on every possible occasion, and certainly keep it the T rial for exploitation than most pictures. Each one of big thing in every form of advertising that you do. the seven reels is crammed with matter that can be put right "Teaser" campaigns are worn out so far as application to before the public. And the best thing about the whole thing is most pictures, but here is an ideal opportunity for that form of that the tell more you the public about this picture the greater exploitation—merely 'by using the title alone. At least a couple the interest will be. of weeks before you are to show this picture, start such a cam- In most cases the interest in a feature is lessened when you paign. Metro exchanges will furnish you with a cut bearing the tell the plot in advance, but here just the opposite is the case. title, but this has the word "coming" on it. We would advise The more you talk about various incidents that are shown that this be cut off so as to not even give the hint that "To Hell in the picture the more people you will have coming to the With the Kaiser" is a picture. This specific cut is four columns theatre to see just how the events are pictured. The exhibitor wide and about one and a half inches deep. You can have smaller will do well to make the most out of each incident and to ad- ones made, a single column in width and only a few lines deep, vertise definite events portrayed in the picture. so that the use of a number of them in a single issue of your You have a great advantage to start with in the title. It will newspaper will not be expensive. cause everyone to wonder what the picture is about. The title In case you do not want to go to this expense, simply have itself will "stop 'em in their tracks." You don't have to depend these words set up in eighteen point type, with a border around on paper that will startle with its designs or halftones in the them newspapers to attract attention. The title alone will get them. To Hell With the Kaiser HOW MANY DOUBLES HAS Now by all means you should arrange to use this in several THE KAISER? different issues of the newspapers. You are going to get direct benefits from each appearance of these five words before A Striking Point to Play Up in Exploiting This the public and the benefit cannot be directed any other place than Picture to your theatre. SOME of the most dramatic episodes in "To Hell With the Kaiser" result from the fact that Now here is a point to remember. If you have the first run the Hun ruler is shown as having called in an of this picture in your city, don't commence getting news stories actor to impersonate him when he so desired. about the picture into the newspaper. Rather try to keep them This provides a double role and results in a number out and keep the mystery idea dominant. With some exhibitors of complications that heightens the interest. Ke;p before the public a recently printed news story the desire is strong to have a lot of free matter appear in ex- which said that the kaiser had half a dozen "doubles" change for every cent spent. In this case forget this desire. Go who were employed to pose for him in various parts to the manager of your newspaper and outline your advertising of the country where there might be danger of assas- campaign and tell him exactly what you want to do. Say to sination while the real kaiser himself remained safe behind this cloak. You can arouse all sorts of curiosity him that you are going to run a campaign for two weeks or so with news stories along this line. in advance of the presentation and 'that for the first week you do not want any news mention, but that you are going to expect July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 25 How the Kaiser looks when lie finds the American flag instead of the wireless plans he expected, while denouncing America, and in conference with some of the members of his staff. him to make up for this when you are ready to start your in- practically as prepared for you for your initial advertisement in formative campaign. You can always get the greatest degree of the Sunday or Saturday papers. Now in addition to this there co-operation by friendly telling the newspaper what you are is a single column display. You can cut off part of this for use going to do and what you would like the paper to do for you. in daily talks during the week before the picture is shown. * * * Start Your Campaign Ea, ly As we say, we believe that the campaign should start at least BEGIN NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN two weeks in advance, if you are running the picture for the Use heavy type in this matter with such expressions as: first time in your city, and that the first week of this campaign "How poison guarded the German war secrets." should be devoted to "teaser" advertising. We believe that a "Kaiser arrests his own mother to hide his infernal schemes." two weeks' advance is sufficient for any picture, but this does "How many doubles has the Kaiser? How he used them to not mean that you must make the announcement one day and protect himself." then let it drop. You ought to go after this every day. "Crown Prince killed by an American girl whom he attacks." Now as soon as you book this picture, figure out your ad- "American aviator captures the Kaiser." vance advertising appropriation—and then double it. Here is a These are the only display lines that we suggest. We would production that has every promise of being good for unusual follow each one of these with some matter in smaller type, runs, if for no other reason than the exploitation possibilities saying that these are a few of the things that are shown. that it does offer. Use only one topic in each advertisement. Center your ad- So start these teaser advertisements two weeks before the vertising that day on selling the picturization of one incident to start of your picture. Run several of them through the Sunday the public. You will find it far more effective than trying to issues two weeks before you are to open. If you can do so run tell the public all about the picture in a single announcement one of these on each page of every issue. The space that is used and you will find that this will give you a cumulative effect. need not be large, but the main point is to keep hammering Keep up this same style of advertising during the run of the away with the title. After a week of such exploitation you picture. Don't let anything lead you into generalities or a mass are going to have everyone in the city wondering what it is of adjectives. You have too much good, definite material. all about. Then come out your second Sunday with the first The public has been told more or less the same thing about announcement of the picture. Metro has issued a number of the mass of war pictures. But you have here specific incidents striking advertisements, which are supplied in cut form. These to use, and the greatest of them all is that you have a picture can be obtained from your local exchange. that shows what everyone hopes will happen to the Hun ruler. First Announcement Striking Hit on this point from the start and keep on pounding it home. Make your first announcement large and striking. On the During the first week of this teaser campaign we would same day have the newspaper run your first news announce- keep the theatre clear of any announcement of the picture. ment about it. You can have your agent localize the story by- You have an opportunity to plaster your territory with cards bringing out that everyone in the city has 'been wondering for or posters simply carrying the title of the picture. You can mail a week what "To Hell With the Kaiser" was all about and you out cards with only these words on them. But after you have can pull all sorts of near fake stuff about the excitement. done this be sure to follow up at least a week before you start to Now follow this Sunday advertising with daily advertising, show the picture with a complete poster campaign. Don't over- telling the various things that are shown in the picture. look the fact that your teaser advertising in the newspapers First know your picture. Talk to the people about definite and on the billboards has been causing everyone to worry about things each day. Tell them something that they will see in the what "To Hell With the Kaiser" means. Follow up your production. Before you start to advertise this turn to page 21 cards with a folder or a letter of explanation. read story play. and the of the As a matter of fact you are Naturally, the teaser campaign cannot be worked if you are not going to be prepared to intelligently start to work until showing the picture after the first run in your city. In that case every line of this has been read. simply omit that campaign and go straight to the exploitation. Metro has prepared some attractive black and white adver- Metro exchanges are supplying a large amount of particu- tising. You can use one of the two or three column displays larly attractive paper with this picture. 26 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. The Kaiser is brought a prisoner before General Pershing and a scene showing how the Crown Prince shoots down a nun. DISTINCTIVE PAPER WILL BRING BUSINESS THERE are four one sheets. One of these shows the In our opinion the simpler and the more striking that you Kaiser captured by two American soldiers. A second one make this display the better. We would recommend the use of shows the daughter of the American inventor in the clutches only one set of the figures, or two at the most, and then striking of the Crown Prince. A third shows the Kaiser with an colors around the lobby. uplifted hand, making the declaration of "Divine right," and You may be told to fix up your theatre like the entrance the devil in the background. to hell, to garb your ushers and cashier and ticket sellers Probably the most striking of all the one sheets shows the as devils. We wouldn't do it. The minute you resort to this foot of Uncle Sam with just the tip of his red and white striped sort of a thing you make a burlesque out of the whole presenta- trousers kicking the Kaiser into Hell, with devils in the form tion. Simply use enough lobby display to attract attention of' pigs waiting for him. Still another one of the one sheets and then stop. shows Uncle Sam's fist smashing the Hun in the face. If you want to do stunts, there are plenty of them. You There are three of the three sheets. One of these shows the could have the Kaiser led around the streets by a devil or by Kaiser unwrapping what he supposed to be the plans for the American soldiers, but we doubt very much whether these cheap wireless and discovering there the American flag. Another shows and time-worn stunts are of any value. We believe that they him seated with the devil standing behind him. A third shows cheapen the production and that for every person the stunt an American aeroplane lassoing the Goth. brings in a dozen are kept away. There are two of the six sheets. One of these shows the American inventor at the bedside of his daughter after she has fallen a victim of the Crown Prince, and in the background the picture of a German soldier bayonetting a woman. The second and the most striking shows the Kaiser in the form of an octopus with his tentacles reaching out to take the whole world in his grasp. The twenty-four sheet is a vivid pictur- ization of the Kaiser making his compact with the devil. This paper should be used lavishly. There is an excellent herald prepared for exhibitors 'by Metro in the form of the Kaiser's face and a target. • There will be all sorts of lobby displays possible on this picture. By using the fig- ures of the Kaiser and the devil from one of the twenty-four sheets you can provide a cutout that will attract attention. If you wish to be unusually sensational you can drape your lobby in red, using red lights at night and making the figures of the Kaiser and the devil the dominant ones, and you can add devils around the top of the lobby. Two one sheets that will make every passer-by take another look. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 27 Scenes from Mary Pickford's new artcraft picture, "How Could You Jean?" of forces which exert a powerful influ- Three Big Artcraft Pictures in July ence in her rehabilitation. "We Can't Have Everything," "Shark Monroe" with Hart, and Numerous well-known screen players "The Danger Mark" with Elsie Ferguson Are the Offerings are seen in Miss Ferguson's support, among them being Mahlon Hamilton, big Artcraft features, repre- production are Thurston Hall, Raymond THREE Gertrude McCoy, Crauford Kent, Maud senting a wide diversity of subjects, Hatton, Tully Marshall, James Neill, Turner Gordon, Edward Burns and W. are announced by Walter E. Greene, Ernest Joy, Billy Elmer, Charles Ogle, T. Carleton. managing director of the Famous Play- and Sylvia Ashton. The story, which ers-Lasky Corporation, in charge of dis- was adapted by William C. DeMille from tribution, for release in July. They are the novel by Rupert Hughes, is said to Select Star Visits New York William S. Hart in "Shark Monroe" on have furnished an excellent subject for After a successful period of picture the July 8, "We Can't Have Everything," a skillful artistry of Cecil B. DeMille making in California, Constance Tal- Mille production, as a director. employ Mr. DeMille's Cecil B. de also July 8, To madge is back in New York for a va- and Elsie Ferguson in "The Danger own words, "It is full of comedy," view- cation. 29. ing the foibles of the wordly people of Mark" on July When the star went west last Novem- the p'resent day, their insatiable In "Shark Monroe," which Hart him- crav- ber she had made three of the produc- ings for something more or different, self directed under the supervision of tions in her star series of Select Pictures, a role with a cynical and philosophical eye. Thomas H. Ince, Mr. Hart enacts in which she is presented by Lewis J. Selz- which differs radically from any he has The story follows the adventures and nick, and only the first of these, "Scandal," previously appeared in. It is predicted marital difficulties of Charity Coe Chee- had been shown throughout the country. that those who have seen him so often ver, a former nurse, and Jim Dyckman, Miss Talmadge returns, however, after in his western portrayals will marvel at a multimillionaire and a member of Man- having completed her entire series of his new characterization, for as "Shark hattan's most exclusive families Charity, pictures, eight in all, seven of which al- beautiful and ' Monroe" he will be seen as the master cultured, has married a man " - - -• - ready have been shown. . of a sealing schooner. of great wealth who is morally of a type The pictures which Miss Talmadge more The story, which is the product of the common than otherwise. made in the west include "The Shuttle," genius of C. Gardner Sullivan, chronicles Dyckman, who has always loved her, "Up the Road with Sallie," "Good Night the adventures of a skipper of a sealing falls for the machinations of an adventur- Paul," her current picture, and "A Pair schooner in Alaskan waters who is wide- ous motion picture actress whom he has of Silk Stockings." ly known and feared for his cruelty. mistakenly rescued from a "villain" when In the year in which she has been be- In a waterfront saloon in Seattle he a picture was being filmed on a busy fore the public, Constance Talmadge has meets a girl from the East and her dissi- street. Divorce eventually points the attained a firm place as a star. pated brother and gives them passage to way out of their respective difficulties, Alaska on his boat. How the girl in- but not until countless opportunities for spires love in his savage breast, which brilliant satire are made the most of. Canada Stops Exhibitor Aids finally culminates in a happy marriage, "The Danger Mark" is the screen ver- Following the passage of an order-in- is said to constitute a thrilling as well sion of a Robert W. Chambers novel. council at Ottawa, Ontario (Canada), as a touching romance. Katherine Mc- Charles Maigne adapted the story and providing an embargo on the importa- Donald appears for the first time as Mr. Hugh Ford directed it. The subject mat- tion of photographic matter, the Cana- Hart's leading woman and others in the ter is heredity. The story reveals how a dian customs department refused to pass cast are Joe- Singleton, Bertholde Sprotte beautiful young woman who has in- posters, printed pictures and other adver- and George McDanicl. herited from a dissipated ancestor an tising matter accompanying films which "We Can't Have Everything," sched- irresistible desire to drink, casts off her were being imported from the United uled for the same week, is noteworthy chains and reclaims herself. States. for its cast, in which Kathlyn Williams, Under the influence of liquor she The Exchange Managers' Association Elliott Dexter, Wanda Hawley, Theo- promises to marry an unscrupulous man at Toronto immediately got busy, but dore Roberts and Sylvia Breamer are who seeks her fortune, but she is saved the government has failed to modify the featured players. Other artists in the at the crucial moment by a combination order yet. 28 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Real Mystery in New Paralta Picture Barriscale Picture Pleases The first print of Bessie Barriscale's "One Dollar Bid," Starring J. Warren Kerrigan, Unfolds forthcoming Paralta play, "Patriotism," Experiences of Literature One of the Strangest arrived in New York from the studios the Paralta production, "One Dollar and the beautiful ending of the love af- last week and was screened for the bene- IN fit of the Paralta executives immediatel}-. Bid," a screen version of the novel fair which has been the motive of the All proclaimed the picture not only one "Toby," by Credo Harris, which is now derelict's regeneration there is given the of the strongest screen interpretations in being filmed at the Brunton studios with answer to those three vexing questions. which the star has thus far appeared, but T. Warren Kerrigan in the stellar role, a triumph from an artistic standpoint. there is a dominant note of mystery The picture points out in a graphic throughout the entire unfolding of the First Outing-Chester June 30 manner the fact that the greatest battles story. Not a morbid mystery of plot, "Ex-Cannibal Carnival," the first of the are not fought in the trenches, but that but a continual question about the lead- series of Outing-Chester travel classics, all patriots have opportunities of serving ing character which lasts unanswered produced by C. L. Chester in collabora- their country in its hour of destiny. until end is From the —who Toby? tion with the editorial board of Outing The production is a war story, but whence does he come? And why is he Magazine, is released by Mutual, June 30. there? scenes of conflict do not enter into the The first release is an excellent exam- picture, the locale of which is a base Who is this man of the story who lives ple of the series. It is a journey through hospital where Allied soldiers are being in a deserted negro cabin in the little the Fiji Islands and shows the natives, nursed back to health. of Panther, Kentucky, who has no town who only a generation ago were canni- friends save the children and the birds; bals, holding high carnival. Levuka, the whose sole occupation is drinking the "Over the Top" Seen by Many ancient capital, is shown as a modern city, corn whiskey of the hills? Apparently "Over the Top," Vitagraph's war spe- with a strange mixture of the up-to-date a typical vagrant, a human derelict, yet cial with Sergeant Arthur Guy Empey and incongruous in the hybrid costumes he is the hero of the story and certain in the leading role, has now been played of the natives. A Fijian prince wearing of his. speeches and actions establish him in practically every city of importance a silk hat, a dress shirt and a glad smile, as a gentleman. Then, who is he? How, in the United States and Canada, ac- is one of the sights. and from where, did he come to the cording to announcement by Walter W. The second of the series, "Kaieteur," negro hovel in Panther? And why? Irwin, general manager of the Vitagraph will be released July 7. "Kaieteur" pic- distributing organization. The mystery of Toby's life and char- tures an interesting and exciting journey Washington and Baltimore were two acter is a background giving strong though the exotic wilderness of British the feature dramatic suspense to the whole fabric of the big cities which saw Guiana to the waterfall of this name, an of the story and those three questions last week and the picture received which is five times as high as Niagara. in both places. At the opening are ever in consciousness while the stir- ovation The Strand comedy of the week is ring external plot—moonshiners, small- in the capital, a large part of official titled "Miss Informed," and is released was in attendance, and the pox, suspected murder, two court trials, Washington July 2. picture, during a week's run at Tom and all manner of exciting events—hap- Screen Strand, played to enormous pen in the foreground. Telegram Nos. 36 and 37 are Moore's released July 3 and 7. business. This mystery is behind the charming atmosphere of the life of Kentucky, in that picturesque section which marks the intermingling of the Southern aristocrat with the mountaineer, and the rugged feet of the Cumbeiiands with the valley bluegrass. The mystery heightens the situation in the early part of the picture—where Toby passes through one of the strang- Wt'i m fl est experiences in American literature, that of a white man being sold from the * "4m r m T WWt ' M auction block. A white man. an Ameri- can, sold from the auction block into in- f \\\\^m\\\w * sm\W voluntary servitude—sold for the sum of one dollar! H •Mm There is always the n^stery, but there is no dwelling upon it; no morbidness, and no slowness of the action. Little H mw. comedy touches fall throughout, and all the charming painting of the Kentucky life and characters which Mr. Harris in- cluded in the novel are present in the photoplay. And finally, at the end. the mystery is solved; the solution springs out in a big, climatic scene, where it is mwm " learned all at once who Toby was, where he was from and why. r 1 With the solution of the minor themes, the closing of the stirring plot incidents Billie Rhodes in "Miss Informed," her latest Mutual-Strand comedy. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 29 "Cecilia" Goes Well in New York Houses Hayakawa Uses Jiu-jitsu During one scene in "His Birthright," Marcus Loew, Who Gave Picture Seventy Day Run, the first of the pictures made by Sessue Tells Selznick It Exceeded All His Expectations Hayakawa and his own company, the ARCUSARC LOEW has reported per- Brevoort, Brooklyn, two days; the Marcy star has a battle with half a dozen J to MV 1 son ally to President Lewis J. Selz- Theatre, Brooklyn, three days, and the rowdies who have been employed nick of the Select Pictures Corporation Park Theatre, Brooklyn, two days. "beat him up." that the showing of Marion Davies' pic- T. L. Tally has bought the picture for Director William Worthington asked ture, "Cecilia of the Pink Roses," in the a seven-day presentation at his Broad- George Stout, manager of the Hayakawa Loew chain of theatres in Greater New way Theatre in Los Angeles. The Mod- studio, to "get the toughest-looking York, attracted unusually good business. ern Theatre in Providence, Rhode Is- specimens of humanity you can lay your Mr. Loew expressed himself as well land, will also show "Cecilia" for an en- hands upon, as this is going to be a pleased with the results attained in the tire week; the Egypt, Fort Worth, strong rough-house scene and I want star's first production. As a box office Texas, for four days; the Empire, San these fellows to look like real scrap- attraction, the picture had exceeded all Antonio, three days; the Alhambra at pers." expectations, Mr. Loew said. El Paso, two days; Proctors', Schenec- Stout combed Los Angeles and ob- "Cecilia of the Pink Roses" was given tady, New York, three days; the White tained the men he thought would fill the a seventy-day run in Loew's houses Way, Mansfield, Ohio, three days; the bill. But they didn't, for Hajr akawa put throughout the greater city. The first Alhambra, Canton. Ohio, the Schade them all out of commission during the days of this run were coincident with the Theatre, Sandusky, Ohio, the Marion at first rehearsal, using his jiu-jitsu knowl- showing of the picture at the Rivoli Marion, Ohio, and the Temple at Lorain, edge with telling effect. When the men Theatre, but another week was con- Ohio, two days each. attacked him he scattered them right and realistic sumed before the playing of the picture As "Cecilia" is being released so soon left and the scene was as as was completed. Mr. Loew expressed the after its acquisition by Select, and first- could be desired. "Great," exclaimed belief that there had been no decrease in run theatres had not been notified by a the director, "now we'll take it." attendance at his houses on account of sales campaign of the picture's coming, "No, you won't, we're through," said the presentation of the same attraction many houses have been unable to find two of the combatants, as they picked at the big Broadway theatre. play-dates immediately and are arrang- themselves up and rubbed their shins "Cecilia of in, Although the Pink Roses" ing to show it within the next few and elbows, while the others chimed has just been released for general pre- weeks. "Count us out, too." sentation—the Loew and Rivoli runs be- It was not until several days later that ing especially arranged—many favorable ___.. the fight was filmed, Manager Stout get- t bookings have been obtained from Manager s Wife Does Kind Deed ting his men from one of the athletic Greater New York theatres for immedi- Mrs. W. P. Cullen, wife of the manager clubs and making them up to resemble ate showing. Among these houses are of the Garden Theatre of Kansas City, the "toughest-looking specimens" wanted the following: invited the children of the Spofford Home by the director. The Olympia, on upper Broadway, two in that city to view "Pershing's Cru- days; the Elscmerc, Bronx, two days; saders" as her guests, when the film was the Burland, Bronx, two days; the New shown at the Garden. Miss Frederick Starts Film Under the direction of Emile Chautard, Pauline Frederick has started work in New York on her next Paramount pic- ture to follow "A Daughter of the Old South." This subject is "The Shadow of the Rope," a story by E. W. Hornung which has been adapted for the screen by Eve Unsell. Miss Frederick plays the role of a young Australian bride, recently arrived in America, who is unjustly accused of the murder of her brutal husband. The big scene is laid in a court room where the web of circumstantial evidence all but succeeds in convicting her of the crime. The court room setting is said to be elaborate, even to the mural decora- tions, and is regarded by .all who have seen it as a masterpiece of stagecraft. Caruso Succumbs to Screen Enrico Caruso, considered the world's greatest tenor, is going into motion pic- tures. According to a report from New York he will appear in two productions, one of which will be a screen version of "Pagliacci," his most popular vehicle in opera. His remuneration, according to Jane and Katherine Lee as they appear in their new Fox picture, "We Should Worry.' the report, will be $100,000 a picture. 30 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Big Crowds to Hear Petrova in the South Star to Film "Cheating Cheaters" Star Visits Atlanta and Dallas Following Start With the acquisition of the screen of Her War Savings Stamp Tour in Boston rights to "Cheating Cheaters," Clara Kimball Young has added another to and Dallas, Texas, are the During the evening she appeared at ATLANTA the list of notable stage successes to be next cities on the schedule of Mr. Gordon's Scallay Square and presented by her upon the screen Madame Olga Petrova's transconti- Olympia Theatres, where she repeated through Select. nental tour in behalf of War Savings her talk and also gave a diversified en- In the list which Miss Young has pre- Stamps. tertainment of songs and recitations. sented under this banner are "The Following her successful appearance at Following her performance, Mr. Gordon House of Glass," "Shirley Kaye" and Boston she was expected to appear in presented the star with an enormous "Magda," all of which have achieved these southern cities and address big basket of roses. After running out of success of the first magnitude on the audiences, then go on to the Pacific photographs, which she autographed and American stage, and "The Marionettes," Coast. sold to the audience for $100 worth of which has enjoyed success on the Conti- The Polish star's appearance at Bos- stamps each, she then auctioned off the nent for many years. ton was a triumph. She was ably as- individual flowers at $200 for each rose. In the selection of "Cheating Cheat- sisted by N. ,H. Gordon, franchise holder One patriotic Boston citizen bought five ers," Miss Young has rounded out her of the First National Exhibitors' Circuit for $1,000. After the roses had been list by the addition of a drama of the (which distributes the Petrova product) disposed of a woman seated in one of the very latest school—one of the "surprise" and owner of the Scalley Square and boxes purchased the basket for $300. type. "Cheating Cheaters" is one of Olympia Theatres. Mr. Gordon had those plays which, seeming to be a crook heralded the arrival of the star by an at- play of the usual kind at its beginning, tractive series of three-sheet posters. First War Review June 24 quickly develops along novel and highly A special booth was erected on Bos- The Official War Review will be issued entertaining lines. ton Commons, from which Madame beginning June 24 by the Committee on The play was given its stage produc- Petrova addressed an audience estimated Public Information, through the Division tion by Al Woods, with a notable cast at 43,000. The star was introduced by of Films, of which Charles S. Hart is which included Marjorie Rambeau and Charles F. Weed, chairman of the director. other Broadway favorites. The play is Massachusetts Campaign Commitee for There will be one reel each week, con- scheduled for early production by Miss War Savings Stamps. During the course taining the latest work of the camera Young and details will be announced of her speech she evoked enthusiastic ap- men of the United States, British and later. plause by the following remarks: Italian governments. The Division of Following the same policy, as regards "I myself am not an American. But, Films will have exclusive control of all fiction, Miss Young has presented two really, it is not my fault—and if ever I motion pictures of the great war made Select photoplays based on novels, one am born again—Anyway, you will admit by these governments. In addition, there being "The Reason Why," by Elinor I did the next best thing— I married an will also be included pictures taken by Glyn, author of "Three Weeks," and the American." the French general staff. other, Miss Young's current production, As a result of her appeal, Petrova sold The Official War Review will be dis- "The Claw," a South African romance more than $21,000 worth of stamps. tributed by Pathe. from the pen of Cynthia Stockley, the author of "Poppy." Another production based on a notable piece of fiction is that of "The Savage Woman," which Miss Young is now making. It is from the novel of Francois Curel, "La Fille Sauvage." Foresees Old Leading Men "One possible effect of the war may be the reappearance of the middle-aged leading man," said Thomas H. Ince, pro- ducer for Artcraft and Paramount, in a speech to exhibitors in Los Angeles recently. "If all of the dashing young heroes go to military training camps, scenarioists will have to revise their stories and add ten years, at least, to the ages of their male characters. "Several of the old-timers, in anticipa- tion of this, are going into training—and through the process of rejuvenation. While there is life there is hope, you know." With many producing companies sev- eral pictures ahead of their releases, how- ever, Mr. Ince said the change, if at all, Madam Olga Petrova personally greeting patrons at N. H. Gordon's Olympic Theatre,, at Boston, where she started her transcontinental tour in the interest of War Savings Stamps. would not be noticed for months. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 31 Scenes from three productions on the Goldwyn schedule, "Smiling Bill" Parsons, in the Capitol Comedy, "Widow's Might," Mabel Normand in '"The Venus Model," and Madge Kennedy in "The Service Star." Goldwyn Announces Next Four Releases Alice Brady Loyal to Work Alice Brady puts pictures first. This Mabel Normand, Madge Kennedy and Two Mae is a fact which is well known to all the Marsh Features Will Year's Schedule Wind Up studio associates of the Select star, but GOLDWYN'S next four releases. Miss Normand has just returned to it was exemplified recently in a most which will complete the cycle of Fort Lee from an excursion into the emphatic manner when Miss Brady bal- twenty-six begun with "Polly of the Cir- Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where anced in the scales interest in her pic- cus" on Sept. 9 of last year, are declared many of the exterior scenes were filmed. ture and the desire to wear two fetching by the producers to constitute a power- Herbert Rawlinson, famous as a screen costumes. fully fitting climax for the organization's star in his own right, is Miss Normand's It was at Long Beach and Miss Brady first production anniversary. leading man. was accompanied by some very particu- Following "The Glorious Adventure," "Friend Husband," with Madge Ken- lar friends. Now it happens that in the Select picture is in which Mae Marsh is starred and which nedy, is a comedy drama. It is an amus- she working on there is is to be seen everywhere beginning July ing story of a girl who marries a man a bathing scene, and for it Miss Brady 14, the productions and dates of release she doesn't love, to gain an inheritance, had bought two handsome bathing cos- are: July 28, Mabel Normand in "Back and the things that happen later to make tumes, the price of which, be it whis- to the Woods"; August 11, Madge Ken- her wish she hadn't and glad she did. pered, ran into three figures. These nedy in "Friend Husband"; August 25, "Money Mad," Mae Marsh's last pro- costumes Miss Brady had just purchased Mae Marsh in "Money Mad." duction in Goldwyn's first releasing year, and had taken along with her in her car. "The Glorious Adventure," directed by is perhaps the most dramatic story Miss What would most girls do? The Hobart Henley and completed some time Marsh has appeared in in her entire answer would appear to be a simple one; since, was held up to make way for an- career—certainly as a Goldwyn star. As but not so in Miss Brady's case. She other Mae Marsh production, "All the heroine it develops upon her to track struggled—and Alice Brady, the star, Woman," which has been given unani- down the murderer of a man slain in her triumphed over Alice Brady, the friend. mous newspaper and trade press approval. own home. How she does it makes a Although her companions teased, Miss Goldwyn describes it as "the story of thrillingly melodramatic tale, filled with Brady stoutly refused to wear her new the girl who bought happiness for a action from beginning to end. bathing costumes before they had been dollar." Adapted from Edith Barnard filmed for the scene in her picture. Delano's story, "When Carey Came to Choking back her vanity, she astound- Town," it is a thrilling and interesting- Packs House with Children ed her friends by buying a very ordinary romance built around the adventures of a Children in the neighborhood of the suit. This she put on, and drably at- girl who invited herself to be a ward in Plymouth Theatre of Rochester, New tired, when she might have been gor- the home of a gruff young bachelor and York, arc film friends of Manager Jos- geously arrayed, enjoyed her dip in the who eventually made him a happy bene- eph Stoffel. surf. dict by marrying him. Wyndham Stand- For a week Manager Stoffel had a ing, distinguished leading man to many corps of photographers out scouring the News Reel Shows Eclipse feminine screen stars, heads an unusually neighborhood to catch the pictures of Remarkable pictures taken by astrono- capable cast. all the youngsters they could find. The mers at Denver of the recent total eclipse Mabel Normand is doing something next week Manager Stoffel announced of the sun are shown in Screen Telegram entirely new for her in "Back 'to the he would give a special showing on three No. 33, released by Mutual, June 23. The Woods," which is from an original story days of the pictures caught by his cam- mammoth machine used in taking these by J. Clarkson Miller and directed by eramen. There was a joyous response pictures measured more than twenty-two George Irving, a newcomer at the Gold- by the youngsters and the theatre was feet in length. wyn studios. In it the star is the pro- besieged by those who wanted to see if gressive daughter of a reactionary old they had been filmed. lumber millionaire who tests out her The idea proved an excellent advertis- Buys Second Theatre theory of life as teacher of the school ing novelty and gave Manager Stoffel The Orpheum Theatre, Fairfield, Iowa, in a lumber town. There are the comedy additional satisfaction of pleasing his has been sold to Hugh Bennett, proprie- opportunities, of course, but there is an young friends, with whom he is exceed- tor of the Fairfield Theatre. Mr. Bennett absorbing story to carry them along. ingly popular. will manage both houses. 32 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. "Cleopatra" Release Date Set Hayakawa Specials Available Sept. 1 In response to numerous inquiries the Initial Productions for Mutual Release Are Fox Film Corporation has announced "His Birthright" and "The Temple of Dusk" that August 5 is the general release date for "Cleopatra," the Theda Bara sup- WITH two productions announced, a the message he returns to the apart- production. large staff of salesmen in the field ments of the adventuress to recover it. "Cleopatra" will be a special release and studio operations in Los Angeles Surprised by German confederates, he is running at top notch, the making and being overpowered when Milton and the and will be sold as a separate production marketing of the Haworth Pictures Cor- police arrive. Yukio attempts to kill his from all other Fox attractions. father, but his strength fails him and he The run of the picture at the Lyric falls unconscious. Convalescing in the Theatre. New York City, still stands as admiral's house, Yukio gives up his one of the records of that house. "Cleo- thoughts of revenge and accepts his patra" also made a record at the Vic- father's country as his own. toria Theatre, Philadelphia, and at the Colonial, in Chicago, extended runs be- Marion Sais will be Hayakawa's lead- ing the order at both those houses. ing woman in this production. Miss Sais gave up a contract covering a period of eight months, during which she was to New Toronto House Named play the principal role in a serial produc- Announcement is made that the new tion, to become a member of the Haya- moving picture theatre which is being kawa company. Tsuru Aoki, wife of the built in Toronto by Jules and J. J. Allen star, Japanese has an important role. is to be known as Allen's Bloor Street Mary Anderson is the ingenue and plays Theatre. Building operations are pro- the-part of the admiral's daughter. How- gressing nicely and the new house will ard Davies has the role of the admiral. probably be opened early in the fall. William Worthington directed. The seating capacity will be 1,000. Mastercraft Completes First Picture Film Is "The One Woman," Screen Version of Novel by the Same Name From the Pen of Thomas Dixon, Jr. Scssuc Ha\akaiva. THE Mastercraft Photoplay Corpora- it a worthy production down to the most tion announces the completion of its minute details of screen technique. It poration series of special productions initial production at the Brunton Studios has a 'four-squared bigness' combined starring Sessue Hayakawa are well under in Los Angeles. According to F. Eugene with something which I think is seldom way. The distribution is to be handled Farnsworth, president of the concern, found in really big pictures— fine artistic by Mutual. the picture is distinctly in that class detail. The first two productions on the sched- known as "super-productions." It is a ule are "His Birthright" and "The Tem- screen adaptation of Thomas Dixon, Jr.'s ple of Dusk." They will be 'available for "The One Woman," which created a wide sensation in its novelized form. pre-release September 1. These produc- tions were selected by Hayakawa and his "In the first place," states Mr. Farns- directors, William Worthington and worth, "Dr. Dixon had a gigantic theme Tames Young, after a thorough consider- for the strong, virile story which he ation of the best available dramatic turned out. The author wrote of some- material, and contain dramatic elements thing which he felt strongly—the ques- that will appeal most strongly to the tion of socialism as it is generally under- public taste. stood and advocated in the United States. In "His Birthright" Hayakawa is cast "This he maintained to be against all in the role of Yukio, son of Saki San loyalty to country, to humanity and to and Lieutenant John Milton of the the very basic ideas of the home and United States Navy, born in Japan while social ethics. He sincerely felt a great a squadron to which Lieut. Milton is danger in the growth of such a doctrine attached is in Japanese waters. He be- among the American people and in his comes of age before he learns the real novel he voiced that feeling with a power story of his mother's life and comes to so convincing that it has stood unanswer- America determined to trace his father able when applied to socialism as that and avenge his mother's wrong. creed is generally understood in this In the United States he becomes en- country. tangled with a German adventuress who "So we have an exceptionally strong has befriended him, and who persuades basis as the theme of our first production him to steal an important message in —a novel which is both vital and timely, Milton's possession. Milton has become from an author whose books have already an admiral. The adventuress promises proven themselves admirably adapted for Yukio her love as a reward. screen interpretation. In offering this When Yukio learns the real nature of storv in its screen version we have given F. Eugene Farnswcrth. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 33 Big moments in the new Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature, "Tangled Lives," featuring Harry Morey and Betty Blythe. Vitagraph Starts Fall Production Drive Fox Plays in Time of Need An inspiring example of pluck in the Morey's Company Is First to Get Under Harry face of disaster is given by A. B. Huff, Way, While Alice Joyce Will Follow Shortly manager of the Broadway Theatre, High Point, Fall production drive is on at the cast, including Eulalie Jensen, Claude N. C, in a letter to C. F. Scnning, THE Fox Film Corporation branch Vitagraph studios, both East and Gillingwater, Bigelow Cooper, Charles manager at Washington, D. C. The Broadway West, and within a few days virtually Kent and others, is scheduled to start has just been burned out at a loss of every one of the Blue Ribbon feature work within a few days on "The Rebel." $5,000. companies will be engaged on produc- This is an original story by Douglas "The seats are ruined, as are the wall>: tions for the Autumn programs. Bronston and is held to be one of the two pianos are a smouldering mass of Advices from the office of Albert E. best Miss Leslie has had since she be- debris; ticket and operating machine and Smith, president of the Vitagraph Com- came a star. other expensive and valuable fixtures are pany, are to the effect that eleven com- Out in the West, at the Hollywood partially, if not wholly, damaged by panies arc now actively at work for the studio, Earlc Williams with Grace Dar- smoke and water," says Mr. Huff. regular program, seven of these being mond is reported to be making rapid "\\ e have made arrangements for feature companies, two serial companies progress with "The Man from Brod- opening temporarily in another and two comedy companies. ney's," a five-reel play made from the location. On a side street and with a limited Harry Morey's company, with Betty popular novel by George Barr Mc- seat- ing capacity, the new house is not nearly Blythe as leading woman, was the first Cutcheon of the same name. Jack Con- so desirable as the old site, but it is the of the Blue Ribbon feature companies way, former Triangle director, is direct- best we can do at present. to start on post-Summer production, ing the production, which is expected to "Being out of the business district, as working under the direction of Paul Scar- be finished within ten days. I am, I must have pictures that will draw c'.on. Mr. Scardon completed "Fiddler's Two new plays are ready for Mr. the people to me. If you can, send me Green" last week and after a few days Williams, but, according to advices from releases featuring Theda Bara, William test plunged immediately into the mak- Vitagraph, it has not been definitely de- Farnum and the others, with a Sunshine ing of "The Green God." termined which he will start first. One Comedy accompanying each." This play, which is from the novel of of them is "A Gentleman of Quality," by the same name by Frederick Arnold Frederick Van Rensaeller Day, and the Kummer, probably will be on the Sep-, other is "Out of the Dark," by Roma Funkhouser on Trial tember list. Raymond and Jane Dixon. Both these The trial of Major Funkhouser is on. Alice Joyce completed "To the highest stories are declared by Eugene Mullin, The opening of the hearing foreshadows Bidder," under the direction of Tom Ter- head of the Vitagraph scenario depart- many disclosures of Chicago political riss, a few days ago and soon will begin ment, to be good vehicles for the star scandal. The major's attorneys insisted work on another five-reel production, the and strong in dramatic possibilities. that the forty-one charges against him title of which is to be announced next arc too vague and indefinite and asked week. for further details. They also asked for Corinne Griffith is hearing completion Baker Hangs Up a Record the names of the witnesses which are to of "Love Watches," the Billie Burke George D. Baker, manager of produc- be produced by Acting Chief Alcock. stage success, and will start at once on tions at Metro's Wr est Coast studios, has This was denied them. "The Clutch of Circumstances," from the established a record for strenuous activity At the first hearing, Major Funkhouser well known book by Leighton Grace since his arrival in Hollywood from the was accused of neglecting his duty as Osmun. East three months ago. Mr. Baker has guardian of public morals. The charges Gladys Leslie, who is working under written three complete scenarios, assisted that have aroused the most surprise and the direction of Frederic Thomson in in the preparation of two others, directed interest are that Major Funkhouser had "Wild Primrose," with Richard Barthel- on production and had an operation for his detectives follow public or semi- mess as her leading man and an all-star appendicitis, all in ninety days. public officials to spy upon their actions. 34 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Fills House by Clever Scheme Essanay Hard at Work on "Young America" "Mabel Normand put 's picture Charles Frohman Everett, Who Played Leading Role in to sleep today." Stage Production, Takes Same Role in Screen Version That sentence in a telegram to Gold- wyn from H". C. Horater, manager of NEARLY the entire Essanay force is Other important characters are those the Temple and Alhambra Theatres- in working full speed on the next of Heuter, a small town constable, taken Toledo, Ohio, sums up the result of com- George K. Spoor feature, "Young Amer- by Wilson Reynolds, who is playing with bining alert, progressive, up-to-the-min- ica," the Cohan and Harris production Marie Cahill at the Cort Theatre, Chi- ute showmanship with an up-to-the- which made such a hit on the stage, both cago, in "Just Around the Corner"; Joe minute motion picture the picture in in New York and Chicago. the Grouch, the role taken by William — this case being "The Venus Model." The All three of Essanay's big studios were Wadsworth, also playing at the Cort; dashes in the quoted sentence repre- filled with sets at the start so that the Jack Doray, played by Howard I. Smith, sent the name of a famous opposition picture could be pushed through to com- who has been the juvenile lead with May Little Bit star. pletion rapidly. Everything was laid out Robson in "A Old Fashioned," When Mr. Horater and his co-man- beforehand, including the outdoor loca- playing at Powers Theatre, Chicago; ager, Edward A. Zorn, learned from tions. Nutty Bremer, played by Marlow Bowles; Mrs. McGuire, played by Florence Barr; Goldwyn what was coming in "The Director Berthelet started work upon Mary Blount, the sweetheart of the lead- Venus Model," their combined intellects the picture immediately upon returning ing player, played by Evelyn Ward; Mrs. saw a chance to "circus" the production. from New York, where he obtained the Gruch, played by Leona Ball, and Mrs. As a result, the patrons of Toledo Beach remaining members of the cast. Ward, played by Frances Raymond. were treated last Sunday to a sight of Charles Frohman Everett, a nephew of Other minor characters and those to a whole flock of Venus Models in the the late Charles Frohman, who played persons of twelve shapely women, fill in on the crowd scenes have been young the leading role in the stage production, engaged from the Chicago theatres. expert swimmers all, brought on from takes the leading part in the picturization The entire cast was picked especially New York for the purpose. of the play. He has trained his own dog the resort the to fit each part and not filled in from a Thousands at applauded for the animal part, which is one of the stock company. water stunts of the models and at the important roles. The dog is a cross be- same time had indelibly impressed on tween a coyote and a fox terrier. their minds the fact that Mr. Horater's The leading woman's part, that of Big Farnum Play August 1 2 theatre was playing Mabel Normand in Edith Doray, is taken by Madelyn Clare, Announcement from the Fox Film "The Venus Model," the story of a girl a well-known Broadway player. She also Corporation is that "Les Miserables," in who found a fortune in a bathing suit. has been with the Keith circuit and more which William Farnum scored a big suc- recently made a hit as Nancy Hanks in cess when the picture was shown in the Miss Clark Risks Death the Lincoln series produced for Para- Lyric Theatre, New York, will be re- For the sake of art Marguerite Clark, mount. She has also taken leading roles leased to exhibitors on August 12. It Paramount star, tumbled into the murky with several other motion picture con- will be a special release and will be sold waters of the Mississippi river for the cerns. to exhibitors on an independent basis. scene in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" in which Little Eva is rescued from death by Uncle Tom. Frank Losee plays the role of the old slave. As he brought the tiny star safely to the shore she gasped: "That's the nastiest tasting water I ever drank!" The scene was photographed at the mouth of the river opposite New Or- leans, a heavy tide adding to the swift- ness of the stream, and notwithstanding that Losee is an expert swimmer, Direc- tor J. Sarle Dawley had some anxious moments until Miss. Clark was safe on land again. Sing in Philadelphia Theatres Song services every Saturday after- noon throughout the summer have been arranged by the picture theatres of Phila- delphia, with the encouragement of Mayor Thomas B. Smith. A song sheet of favorite songs has been issued and the children's matinees in the theatres will include the singing by the children of the patriotic songs. In most cases the words of the songs will be thrown on the screen. In this way the theatres will continue the work of the public schools Marguerite Clark in the dual role of Little Eva and Topsy, in her new Paramount picture, "Uncle Tom's Cabin." throughout the vacation period. July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 35 Scenes from the new Fox production, "Other Men's Daughters," starring Peggy Hyland. Exhibitors Help Farrar Choose Picture Theatres Demand Support The Provincial Exhibitors' Association Star's Selection of First Goldwyn Production the of Manitoba (Canada) has issued a print- Result of Many Personal Interviews on Recent Tour ed appeal for the support of the public in order to maintain the standard of GERALDINE FARRAR walked be- is that you be fair to me. Don't ask me entertainment. fore the cameras in Goldwyn's Fort to act a picture that would be harmful to References are made to the increased Lee studios directly at the end of a tour my future. I am entitled to that, for, cost in operation of a theatre and it is which carried her through at least sixty like yourself, I am a professional and declared that unless the patronage of the per cent of the United States. On this earn my living by working. One kind of people increases, some theatres in Win- trip, accompanied by her mother, Mrs. picture you must not ask me to do—the nipeg will be compelled to play only part Sidney Farrar, the star adopted the novel vampire picture." time. It is pointed out that the public policy of going directly to the men who And it is interesting to record that no has been educated to expect the very best are to play her new pictures in quest of owner of a theatre in any of the towns and there can be little retrenchment. their advice. and cities Miss Farrar visited even ex- Mention is made of various new taxes Miss Farrar, besides being a great pressed a wish for the vampire type, thus which exhibitors have been called upon artist, is one of the ablest business indicating the waning interest in stories to pay. The tax subject had become a women of the theatre and screen. She of that sort. item and on this account has the keenest possible appreciation of formidable Thus invited into conference on their recent raise of five cents by popular opinion. She knows that the alone the own ground, in their own offices, with Winnipeg theatres was exhibitors have theatres .practically all who own and Miss Farrar seated beside them, the the- operate them for profit; that they are justified. took out their books on atre owners appeal concludes with the follow- not in business for art or for their health. The many occasions and showed the star their "There is no doubt as to Exhibitors in California, Arizona, ing statement: box-office receipts on virtually every star usefulness of the 'movies' in matters Arkansas, Illinois and in twenty-odd the and production ever played. and entertainment, espe- other states were agreeably surprised of education Finally, one of the greatest exhibitors such a time as the present, when recently to receive visits from the Farrar cially in in America took a manuscript from her an antidote to de- party. every person needs hands and said: pression." "Since you are going to play or be "Here is the picture you should do invited to play my Goldwyn pictures," first. It is a wonderful story, of tre- Miss Farrar said, "what could be fairer Liane Carrera in Fox Play- mendous commercial value. It has in it than my coming to you to ask your assist- To take her mind off the illness of her everything that a box-office viewpoint ance in helping Goldwyn and myself mother, Anna Held, who is fighting demands, plus beauty and good taste. determine the kind of stories we want. bravely with death, Liane Held Carrera It is a story that no one of your position I read a hundred stories last winter, most has gone into motion pictures, and is and importance has ever done. There is of which have been discarded as being now supporting Virginia Pearson in a just one change in it that I would sug- without appeal. Several I have kept and Fox production at the Blackton studio gest, if you have the daring and courage brought with me. Before doing any of in Brooklyn. This is Miss Carrera's first to make it." them I want to know what kind of pic- experience in films, although she is tures you and your audiences like; what And before Geraldine Farrar went to well known on the stage, and she is kind of pictures you could make the most her train that night she telegraphed Sam- doing the work on the advice of her money on. uel Goldfish, president of Goldwyn, say- physician, who warned her that she, too, "I am going to leave it to you and ing: might suffer a breakdown as she had re- about two hundred other exhibitors to "I have found the story." mained at her mother's bedside day and determine my picture future. All I ask It is this story that is now being made. night for weeks. Vol. XX, No. 1. 36 MOTOGRAPHY Works on First Picture Excellent Cast Stone Ethel Barrymore Gets Following his arrival in Los Angeles, Players of Prominence on Both Stage and Screen Chosen Fred Stone, noted comedian who to Support Metro Star in "Our Mrs. McChesney" achieved fame on the stage as a member of the team of Montgomery and Stone, of prominence on both A favorite Metro player, Ricca Allen, PLAYERS first picture for Henrietta has begun work on his stage and screen have been chosen will have the amusing role of Artcraft release. surround the celebrated star, Ethel Stitch. to received a surprise welcome has the part of Stone Barrymore, in her forthcoming Metro John Daley Murphy Fromkin when he got off the train. Douglas production, "Our Mrs. McChesney," Abel Fromkin, representing the Fairbanks with a band of cowboys was which has been adapted for her use by Form-Fitting Skirt Company, rival to the on hand and Stone alighted to a tune of Luther A. Reed from the Edna Ferber Featherloom. rope went around his Bert Lytell, pistol shots. A stories as dramatized by Miss Ferber Wilfred Lytell, brother of waist and he danced energetically as and George V. Hobart. At least two the Metro star, has been engaged for shots were aimed at his feet. members of the screen play also sup- the juvenile role of Jack McChesney, "Some reception, boys," he said as ported Miss Barrymore when she pre- Emma McChesney's son. Mr. Lytell is he was freed, and shook hands with sented the stage production at the Em- at present appearing in "Business Before Jesse L. Lasky, vice-president of the pire Theatre, New York. Pleasure," the Potash and Perlmutter Famous Players-Lasky Corporation in Huntley Gordon has been engaged for play at the Eltinge Theatre, New York, charge of productions, while Douglas the important part of T. A. Buck, Jr., and is obliged to arrange his stage and Fairbanks gave him a friendly slap on playing opposite the star. Emma Mc- screen work according to a schedule that the back. Chesney (Miss Barrymore) is the travel- will include both. Mr. Ince considers Mr. Stone and his family were driven ing saleswoman, and later the secretary him ideally fitted for the part of Jack. to a home that had been leased for them of the Featherbloom Petticoat Company, William H. St. James is the ;'Fat Ed that next door to Cecil B. DeMille. The and T. A. Buck, Jr., the junior member Myers" of the production, a part next day the comedian was hard at work of the firm, is later the owner. will be remembered by all who have seen on the preliminaries of his first picture. Lucille Lee Stewart, another promi- the stage play or read the stories. Mr. nent member of the cast, has the fem- St. James was the originator of the role in importance to that in Miss Barrymore's dramatic company. inine role second U. S. Starts Music Tax Quiz of the star—Vera, the "chorus lady." News comes from New York that the Miss Stewart has recently completed government has taken a hand in the work in the Advance production, "The Meighan Supports Miss Clark music tax situation. The Federal Trade Eleventh Commandment," in which she In Marguerite Clark's forthcoming Commission, it is reported, will hold a is featured. Miss Stewart in private life production for Paramount release, "Out hearing in Washington June 26. is the wife of Ralph W. Ince, who, by of a Clear Sky," which is now being Just who will be called is not known, arrangement with Herbert Lubin and completed at the Eastern studios of the as there are no details at hand. It is ex- Arthur H. Sawyer, is directing the pro- Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, the pected, however, that the witnesses will duction, assisted by his brother, John dainty star will have the support of be officials of the United Booking Office, Ince. Thomas Meighan. and the Vaudeville Managers' Protective Association, who will be asked to tell what they know of rumors that the Com- posers' Society, with their aid, purposes to compel every performer singing the songs of the organized authors to pay an individual tax. The Trade commission, it is said, has been investigating U. B. O. and V. M. P. A. for some time, and according to gossip, are now conducting an investiga- tion of the Composers' Society. Metro Stars Win in Contest Three Metro stars got first place in the Kings and Queens contest recently conducted by the Motion Picture Classic, and other Metro stars stood high in the list. Francis X. Bushman was voted King of Portrayal, his votes numbering 140,- 570, which gave him 25,000 votes more than his nearest competitor, William S. Hart. Mr. Bushman's co-star, Beverly Bayne, was voted Queen of Beauty by an overwhelming majority, her nearest rival, Lillian Walker, being 18,610 votes behind. Readers of the Classic to the Fred Stone being greeted on his arrival in Los Angeles. Jesse L. Lasky, vice-president number of 131,800 considered her the of^ the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, in charge of productions, is shaking hands with the noted comedian, while Douglas Fairbanks gives him a brotherly slap on the back. most beautiful woman in pictures. : Tuly 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 37 Typical scenes from "As the Sun Went Down," Edith Storey's new Metro picture. Creel acted with any authority from him, and we Creel Stops Universal War Film expect to exhibit this picture in Washington this tveek before Congress. (Continued from Page 3) When this statement was shown to Mr. Byoir he denied emphatically that the In taking this picture, the Universal Company and that the public of America have a right to had the aid and assistance of officials of the United know what is being done; first, about the expendi- Hearst influence had had anything to do States Signal Corps detailed at the factory, and ture of their Liberty Bond loan for the production our photographers and representatives had the of airplanes; secondly, that this money has been with the committee's action. When fullest co-operation of the company itself. This efficiently expended; thirdly, to disprove the slan- asked if the list of alleged former em- company has a contract with the War Department derous statements that the Liberty motors and the for the manufacture of an enormous number of airplanes of this country have been failures be- ployes of Mr. Hearst now with the Creel airplanes. The fact that we have had our men cause of mismanagement, and, lastly, because working on this picture for months was well Congress is now considering an enormous appro- committee was correct, he replied that known to officials of the War Department and the priation for the further manufacture of great all of Signal Corps. Our only mistake, apparently, was numbers of airplanes and battleplanes. he did not know the names and not to discuss the matter beforehand with Mr. Since no tangible technical reason for suppress- could not confirm or deny the list. As Creel, and it never occurred to us that a picture ing this picture can be advanced by Mr. Creel, we of this kind, taken at the request of the company must look for other reasons to explain his strange for himself, he said that he had not been manufacturing airplanes, could ever possibly need activity. The predominance of Hearst men on editor of Hearst's Magazine, his official approval or permission. his committee suggests one reason. The Hearst as stated by When the completed picture was shown in film company is the only one in existence that en- Mr. Cochrane, but that he had been cir- Washington last week, it received the highest joys special privileges from the Creel committee. praise from officials of the War Department and Only last week the Hearst film company showed culation manager of the Cosmopolitan of the Signal Corps. Mr. CreeJ sent a representa- the American tanks in action, while other com- Magazine, one of the publications con- tive to see it. That representative notified us that panies—our own included —were denied permis- the Committee on Public Information would not sion to photograph the tanks or exhibit any films trolled by the Hearst interests. pass the picture. We requested Mr. Creel to see of tanks. Many other instances can be cited where the picture and point out its defects, according the Hearst-Pathe Company secures exceptional Mr. Byoir said this was the situation to his judgment. favors. Then began our negotiations with Mr. Creel When our representatives discussed this matter "The Dayton-Wright Company, with un- ami his committee. He refused to view the pic- with Mr. Creel he stated that he would never official authority from Washington, em- it. rep- ture personally, and has never seen His approve of its presentation bv the Universal resentatives with him, and who acted who are Company, and his whole attitude suggested that ployed Universal to take pictures of air- responsible with him for suppressing the picture, he was opposed to the Universal as an institution, are the following: and not necessarily because of this particular pic- plane work and demonstrations at its Charles S. Hart, Director of the Division of ture, which, however, gave him an opportunity Films, formerly on the newspapers. plant, acquiring possession of the film Hearst to show his displeasure. In this connection, it is Carl Byoir, formerly an editor of Hearst's interesting to note that P. A. Powers, the treas- Magazine. and paying the Universal Company a urer of the Universal Company, testified before Mr. Sisson, formerly of Hearst's Cosmopolitan the Ways and Means Committee of the House certain rate per foot for making it. Magazine. ten days ago, and while called primarily to discuss Berst, first the subject of the public ex- J. A. formerly of the Hearst-Pathe questions of taxation, he was questioned at length At Weeklv. by Representative Treadwell regarding the activi- hibition of the film was not brought up H. C. Hoagland, of the Hearst-Pathe Weekly. ties of the Creel committee on the matter of E. B. Hatrick, International of Hearst's Film films, and his replies, while perfectly honest, were and the Creel committee knew nothing S'ervice. of a character which aroused Mr. Creel's dis- Mr. Hubbell, of the Hearst-Pathe Weekly. pleasure. about the taking of the picture or what Lew Simons, of the Hearst-Pathe Weekly. I firmly believe that Mr. Creel's opposition to R. L. Hall, formerly of the Hearst newspapers. was to be done with it. Later the Day- this picture is based upon two reasons, both pri- Mr. Donohue, of the Hearst-Pathe Weeklv. T vate and personal with him. First, he is peeved ton-W right Company decided to have C. F. Van Arsdale, of the Hearst-Pathe Weekly. at the LT niversaI Company for ignoring him, and G. A. Smith, of the Hearst-Pathe Weekly. also because of Mr. Powers' testimony. Sec- the film exhibited, and entered into an These gentlemen, all employes of William R. ondly, he is so completely under the Hearst con- agreement with the Universal Company Hearst, who conducts a film company of his own trol and so surrounded with Hearst influences that which seems to enjoy amazing privileges and close he will take advantage of his official position to to show it. The Universal then applied relations with the Creel Committee, all decided aid Hearst in every way possible in the exploita- that our picture should not be shown with their tion of pictures in any way dealing with Govern- to the Committee on Public Information approval. The technical reasons given by Mr. ment propaganda. In other words. Mr. Hearst for the permit necessary for the exhibi- Creel were that the picture had been taken with- practically controls the Creel committee so far as out his official permit, and that since he had films are concerned. tion of all war pictures unless the ex- already refused permission to another moving- If Mr. Hearst can secure control of the screen hibitor wants to take a chance of vio- oicture company to take airship pictures, it would in this way, he has created for himself the big- be unfair discrimination to nermit us to show our gest political weapon ever wielded by any one lating the law concerning giving infor- picture. He said he would not release the pic- man in the history of the United States. With ture unless all other companies had a chance to Hearst control of the screen through the Commit- mation to the enemy. bid for such rights and added, so I am reliably tee of Public Information, Mr. Hearst has more "The committee's military censor informed by one of our representatives in whom power than he would have if he controlled all of I have absolute confidence, "If I let the Universal the newspapers in the LTnited States. He would viewed the film and ordered several de- exhibit this picture. I would have Hearst at my have_ a bigger daily audience, no matter how many throat within twentv-four hours." of his newjsDapers were burned every dav in hun- letions made, saying that so far as he Answering Mr. Creel's objections that the pic- dreds of cities. He could elect his own President, ture discloses militarv secrets, we have the word he could elect his own governors, he could be his was concerned the film would be all right of officials of the Signal Corps that the picture own czar. for exhibition after they had been made. shows nothing not already known to Germany, We have wired Secretary Baker to see if Mr. 38 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. The Universal Company should have had been exhibited to the spectators as- New Fox Plays in Making made these deletions and resubmitted sembled in the theatre, James M. Sheen, No fewer than nine productions are in the film to the military censor, but this of Stanchfield & Levy, counsel for the work under the William Fox banner, has never been done. The question of Universal Company, appeared on the companies being busy both in the e"ast any military information contained in the stage and announced that "The Yanks and on the Pacific Coast. film passed out of consideration, how- not be shown, giv- Are Coming" would At Hollywood, J. Gordon Edwards ever, when Mr. Creel decided last Fri- ing as the reason a summary of Mr. is progressing rapidly on "The Message day that he would not issue a permit for Cochrane's statement, a copy of which he of the Lillies," which will be renamed. the exhibition of the film because he had held in his hand and from which he read William Farnum, also at Hollywood, is refused the requests of the Hearst-Pathe the list of alleged former Hearst em- busy at work on "The Rainbow Trail," Film Company and others In- when they ployes on the Committee on Public a sequel to "Riders of the Purple Trail." sought to take pictures at aviation plants formation. Continuing, Mr. Sheen said A new name, "The Fallen Angel," has and could not, therefore, issue a permit that a representative of the committee been chosen for "You Can't Get Away for the exhibition of a film which had had told the Dayton-Wright Company with It," the Gouveneur Morris story been made without its permission. tonight its con- "that if this film went on which Jewel Carmen is making at Holly- with the government would be "The Hearst-Pathe people and others tracts wood. Gladys Brockwell is working jeopardized" and that, as the Universal asked permission to take pictures in the on "Kultur," an expose of Germany's Company did not want to endanger the very plant where this picture was made secret diplomacy. Tom Mix has just contracts of the Dayton-Wright Com- and they were refused. The committee finished "Fame and Fortune." pany it had decided not to exhibit the could not, therefore, grant the Universal In the east the Fox forces are equally film. permission to exhibit the picture. We busy. Virginia Pearson, who had just told them that the only conditions under Earlier in the evening Mr. Cochrane completed "Her Price," has plunged into which the picture could be fairly ex- had said that as the Dayton-Wright Com- work on "The Alien Strain." Peggy Hy- held re- hibited were that it be thrown in the pany owned the film it would be land has just begun work on "Bonnie open market with an equal chance for sponsible for its exhibition, and that his Annie Laurie" under the direction of every interest." concern did hot want to do anything to Harry Millarde, and George Walsh has involve the airplane company with the completed a striking patriotic picture en- Mr. Byoir was asked what companies government. Efforts to learn exactly in titled "Yankee Doodle Dandy." other than the Hearst-Pathe had re- what way the committee was alleged to quested permission to take airplane pic- have threatened to interfere with the tures, and he said that he could not recall company's government contracts failed Virginia Exhibitors Adjourn their names, but that there were others. to elicit any definite information. When Because of the small attendance at the He was then told that Mr. Cochrane had approached on this point Mr. Atkins de- final business session of the Motion Pic- said that the committee had ordered the clined to say anything, repeating his ture Exhibitors' League of Virginia, in exhibition of the film stopped. earlier statement that he did not wish to annual convention at Richmond, much "That is not true," he said. "The com- comment upon a.ny phase of the situation. important business was deferred and the mittee has no authority to say that the convention adjourned to resume its ses- The negotiations of the Committee on film shall not be exhibited. simply sions View, August 25. We Public Information were with Mr. At- at Ocean refused to issue a permit for its exhibi- Officers for the year were elected as kins as the representative of the owners tion. The exhibitors were perfectly free follows: Jake "Wells, president; Mrs. of the film, and the Universal Company to go ahead and show the picture at the A. E. Thorpe, vice president; Harry had most of its dealings with the same risk of violating the laws governing giv- Bernstein, secretary, all of Richmond; individual. ing information to the enemy and en- C. E. Geoghagan, Roanoke, treasurer. The spectators received the announce- countering the Department of Justice." Election of a board of directors and a ment made to them without comment or He denied that the committee had state censorship board of five members demonstration until the end, when the called in the Department of Justice, but was deferred until the August meeting. speaker said that every one's money when told that there were representa- The object of the creation of a board would be refunded, but that those who tives of the Department of Justice in the of censors is to forestall action by the cared to do so might remain as the theatre ready to seize the film if it should next general assembly of Virginia. An guests of the theatre and witness non- _be exhibited, he manifested no surprise, unsuccessful effort to impose censorship military pictures. This was received with and when asked if they ought to seize of the films on the exhibitors was made moderate applause. Most of them re- the film in the event it was shown, he at the last session of the legislature, mained for the entertainment. replied: when the censorship bill passed one branch of the legislature by a unani- "I should think they would if they did Secretary Baker Denies Knowledge their duty." When the attention of Secretary Baker mous vote and was only prevented from called to the of R. being enacted into a law by an eleventh- Mr. Byoir said further that the Uni- was statement H. Cochrane, and particularly to the hour fight over new prohibition laws. versal Film Company had known since asser- tion that Universal Film Saturday afternoon that the permit the Company had appealed to him, he said that he would be refused, but had continued to World Comedy Release Dates knew nothing about the controversy and advertise the exhibition and invite guests World announces the release dates of had never even heard it. as well as sell tickets. He said further of Further new comedies just completed or being questions brought from Mr". that the company had assured Mr. At- Baker that finished by Marie Dressier and Fay as he nothing of the kins that the film would not be exhibited knew matter he felt Tincher. On July 8, Miss Dressler's that he could not it. but kept on its plans for the exhibition. comment on "The Agonies of Agnes" will be avail- Mr. Cochrane's answer to this was that At the office of the Committee on Pub- able. "The Red Cross Nurse," another he hoped to receive authority to show lic Information it was said that nothing Marie Dressier production, is announced the film from Secretary Baker. was known there of the controversy. Mr. for August 5. On July 22, Fay Tincher After a number of non-military pictures Creel was out of town. will be seen in "Oh. Susie, Behave." 39 July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY Clever Methods of Advertising PUBLICITY THAT MAKES FOR PROF vice-president and general manager of Buffalo House Uses Many Big Settings the Doll-Van Film Corporation, owners Shea's Hippodrome Keeps Three Men Busy All of the picture. The team was also used the Time on Scenic Effects to Set Off Program at a number of the leading theatres throughout Illinois and Indiana. the campaigns THERE is a theatre in Buffalo that tings are used to boost is aiding greatly in instilling patriot- for the Liberty loan, War Savings Two New Triangles Started ism into the hearts of its patrons. The Stamps and the Red Cross. is ar : new pictures have been started house is Shea's Hippodrome, one of the At present Mr. Franklin busy Two Culver City studios this largest and finest motion picture theatres ranging for an entire new setting for the at the Triangle director, William Dowlan, in the country. stage which it is estimated will cost week, one new Frank Harold B. Franklin, who guides the $5,000. It will be ready in August. has been engaged and Director has completed his latest Olive policies of the Hippodrome, is a believer Borzage Thomas vehicle, "Toton," and is waiting in the power of music and stage settings Brings Alaska to Theatre of film presenta- for a new story. to break the monotony S. Barret McCormick, managing di- Director Dowlan has taken up the tions and every day produces with the rector of the Circle Theatre, Indianapolis, work on "Alias Mary Brown" where it aid of the house artist a different setting gave a novel presentation to that picture was left off by Director Henri D'Elba, for the big stage. Patriotism is usually of the frozen north, "Carmen of the who is no longer with Triangle. Work- the keynote. Mr. Franklin has found that Klondyke." ing with Dowlan in the featured roles patriotic subjects are the best for this The entire stage was built to resemble arc Casson Furgesson and Pauline purpose. the snow-capped mountain peaks of Alas- Starke. Before joining Triangle, Dow- Intermissions are old fashioned in ka. Nestling close to the foot of one ol lan directed Mary Miles Minter in sev- photoplay houses, Mr. Franklin firmly the peaks was a typical Alaskan village. eral pictures. believes, and these stage settings, accom- When the curtain went up the scene Cliff Smith, who directs the cowboy panied by selections by a 26-piece was bathed in the soft glow of a northern star, Roy Stewart, has started work on orchestra, are proving an excellent way twilight, with the cheery lamp-lights a new picture, temporarily titled "The in which to interest audiences between from -the windows of the village to be Fighting Gringo." The story was writ- the showing of the features, news seen in the distance. ten by Stewart himself and George El- weeklies and comedies. The music is As the curtain went up the snow be- wood Jenks is responsible for the con- synchronized to fit the subjects and most ?an to fall, heavily and more heavily un- until tinuity. of the settings are never unveiled til at the height of the storm with a the climax of the selection is reached, jingle of bells, Gerald Gardner, the well- thus intensifying the effect. known basso, in Alaskan costume, drove Big Canadian Film Tax So well pleased are patrons that the onto the stage a team of genuine Alaskan In collecting the tax of IS cents per management declares the settings well husky dogs brought down from the north reel for every day that a picture is pre- repay the expense involved. Mr. Frank- especially for this occasion, sented in a theatre in Montreal, Quebec, lin has three men working in the theatre Two songs were sung, "The Long, which levy has just been arranged by the studio all the time. Settings are worked Long Trail," and "Just A-Wearyin' for federal government of Canada, the Mont- out weeks ahead of time. You," and as the last notes of the song real office of the inland revenue depart- Special events and holidays always died away the team was driven off the ment is expected to collect more than bring forth settings' appropriate to the stage, the snow ceased and over the $30,000 per year, according to estimates occasion. On Washington's birthday, peaks could be seen the northern lights, compiled by government officials. In there was a reproduction of the famous growing and receding in an effect which Montreal and vicinity at the present time painting of Washington Crossing the resembled the wonders of the Klondike. there are sixty-four moving picture the- Delaware; Lincoln's birthday brought The dog-team used was brought down atres in actual operation. There are forth a setting representing the Emanci- by special permission of the Canadian others which have recently closed their pator freeing the slaves. Special set- government, by D. M. Vandawalker, Jr., doors. Samples of the stage settings used at Shea's Hippodrome, Buffalo. 40 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Activities in the Independent Field INCLUDING STATE AND FOREIGN RIGHTS Lockwood-Allison Films to Be Reissued Rifkin Gets New Specials Continuing his policy of adding big Arrow Has Four Five-Reel Subjects in Labora- special productions at frequent intervals tory, Which Are Destined for Early Release to the list of features offered New Eng- QUIET CAMPAIGN to ascertain and releasing organizations. This was land exhibitors by the Eastern Feature A the general demand for re-issues occasioned largely by reason of re-issu- Film Company, Herman Rifkin has com- of productions with stars of the ance being a haphazard assembling of re- pleted arrangements with the Atlantic present day popularity has been conduct- jected negative into the semblance of a Distributing Corporation for the han- ed by W. E. Shallenberger, president of story, but in the case of the re-issues of dling of "Nine-Tenths of the Law" and the Arrow Film Corporatipn, for the the Lockwood-Allison and Kerrigan sub- "The Devil's Playground." past four weeks. jects, the productions retain all of the Both of these productions have at- As a result of the information gathered original negative with a re-assembling tracted unusual attention because of and the lively interest expressed on the and re-cutting so as to make the story their special nature and their exceptional part of independent exchanges, Arrow more modern and up to the present high advertising possibilities. Mitchell Lewis, announces the re-issuance of four five- standards of feature releases. All will star of "The Barrier," "The Bar Sinis- reel Lockwood-Allison releases. This have new titles. ter" and "The Sign Invisible," is seen follows immediately on the announce- The pictures will be disposed of under at his best in "Nine-Tenths of the Law," contract, ment of the re-issuance of one and two one the first production to be while "The Devil's Playground" is a reel Kerrigan productions. released the middle of July. spectacular production of Broadway The Lockwood-Allison pictures were cabaret life, in which beautiful Vera heretofore entitled "The Buzzard's Sells Rights to Baird Serial Michelena appears as the central figure. of Garrett, Shadow," "The End the Road," "The Sidney president of J. Frank The fact that the Loew, Moss, Fox, Other Side of the "Life's Brockliss, Inc., Door," and announces that the new U. B. O. and other large circuits have Blind sixteen serial, in Alley." episode which Leah already booked these pictures speaks These productions are being entirely Baird is starred, has been sold to four well for their box office value and justi- re-edited at the laboratories of the Amer- foreign territories, to be released weekly fies Mr. Rifkin in taking them over for ican Film Company, under the super- until the entire serial has been com- his territory. vision of Mr. Shellenberger and a com- pleted. plete new and original line of advertising The fact that not even the title of this matter being prepared. serial has been announced proves the Military Film Sent Abroad The question of reissues has of late confidence that foreign buyers have in "Who Leads the National Army?" pro- caused some debate between producers the products handled by Brockliss. duced by the Military Training Camps Association and depicting the activities at Officers' Training Camps throughout the United States, is to be presented in France and Italy. Both the French and Italian governments have expressed the interest of their people in what America is doing. The pictures will explain better than words the American method of training in its speed and thoroughness. The Military Training Camps Associa- tion has presented Count Bolognesi, Italian consul at Chicago, with one copy for his government, and' two copies have been presented to the French govern- ment. Sherry Plans to Expand Announcement is made by William L. Sherry that the William L. Sherry Service, his new distributing organiza- tion, will be fully equipped with ex- changes to cover the entire country by the time he is ready to release his first picture on June 30. The initial releases will be "A Romance of the Underworld," produced by the Frank A. Keeney Pic- tures Corporation, and "The Street of Anna Q. Nilsson tells fortunes. Franklin Farnum is having his turn. Farnum is playing Seven Stars," produced by De Luxe Pic- opposite Miss Nilsson in "Judgment." Looking on are Spottiswoode Aitken, Lydia Knott, Harry Standing and Kathryn Griffith. tures, Inc. July 6, 1918. M O T O G R A P H Y 41 American films have pushed the German Fox Man Talks of Conditions in Britain pictures into the discard and it will be Declares Increasing Popularity of Pictures There a big satisfaction to American producers Is Due to Excellence of Product He Distributes to know that it is the superior entertain- ment value of their films over any other increasing popularity of the mo- raising the estate of the motion picture, THE make which has done this. tion picture in Great Britain is due says Mr. Shea, has been the high stand- "South Americans like our films—in ard of Fox pictures, which he declares to the general excellence and high fact, I may say that they are crazy about dominate the British field. standard of Fox films, according to J. them. This delight in American films Another and even bigger work which Frank Shea, European representative of is doing far more than any diplomacy the Fox productions are doing, he re- could possibly do in cementing the the Corporation, who arrived Fox Film ports, is the opening of British eyes to friendship of the United States and South home last week for a visit. the lives and customs of Americans as America. In England, says Mr. Shea, the motion they really live. More than all the books "In this connection," Mr. Moore con- written, and better than all the diplomat- picture had not been looked on with cludes, "you will be interested in know- ists this country has the favor by all classes, the wealthier and that sent to ing that World Pictures are represented Court of St. James, the motion picture more cultured people professing to be- in all the picture theatres I have so far has revealed to the British the true man- lieve that the films were unworthy of attended here in South America." their patronage. The war, however, has ners and customs of our people, so that today the Britisher is getting a clearer changed this. Most of the popular Fisher Comedy from France actors of the stage are now in service, idea of what sort of people we are. The first picture from Bud Fisher, cre- so that the spoken drama's attraction has The year just ended, Mr. Shea report- ator of Mutt and Jeff, since his arrival at dwindled. The result is that the people ed, has been the most successful on rec-* the front in France, where he is a captain have had to go to the films. Once inside ord, despite the war, air raids and high in the British Army is "The 75-Mile the motion picture theatre, many persons prices. The year to come, he believes, Gun," which relates the capture in a Mutt who scoffed have become converted and will be even more prosperous. and Jeff Animated Cartoon of the Ger- are now confirmed patrons of the The ship on which Mr. Shea returned man super-cannon which has been shell- cinema. sank one U-boat, fired at another and ing Paris. The picture will be released The most potent factor, however, in picked up reports of eighteen. shortly. Arriving in Paris, Mutt and Jeff feel U. S. Films Foil Enemy in South America the force of the big-gun and decide that ic should be put out of business. Their Rout German Propaganda Pictures by Sheer Merit veil tun: brings them in contact with the and Help Greatly to Win Friendship for America German Crown Prince, whom they put out of commission with a barrage of INSIDIOUS MANNER in travelers, who while ostensibly not con- THE right fists. They capture the super- which Germany sought to push its nected with the German government, cannon and turn it on the German Im- propaganda in South America through plugged for the propaganda films in perial Headquarters. films made in Germany, re-titled in Spain town after town after completing their and sent to South America from that regular day's work. Naturally the Ger- country, and of the manner in which man films were widely distributed in this India in Talmadge Play American films have ousted the German manner. India, the land painted so romantically propaganda pictures and established a "Now, however, I am glad to say that in Kipling's stories, will be the scene much more cordial feeling toward the of much of the action of Norma Tal- United States, is interestingly told in a madge's Select picture, "The Safety Cur- letter received by World Pictures from tain." The story opens in England but John E. Moore, a New England busi- the scene soon shifts to India. The ness man. characters go to Bombay, then Simla, Mr. Moore penned the letter at Punta the city in which so many of Kipling's Arena, Chile, while held up in that city stories are laid. Peliti's Hotel, the fa- during the time that his vessel coaled mous ballroom mentioned in "The Plea before proceeding through the Straits of of the Simla Dancers," and the Simla Magellan. station are all reproduced for the story. "During this trip of mine through these This Select picture follows "De Luxe South American countries," wrote Mr. Annie" on Miss Talmadge's schedule. Moore, "I have made some interesting discoveries regarding the manner in World Gets Artist's Widow which Germany was able to distribute its Mrs. Philip Boileau, wife of the late propaganda films through South America artist whose beautiful magazine covers so thoroughly despite the fact that she and illustrations made him famous from was cut off from any direct intercourse. one end of the country to the other, has "The propaganda fijms were made in been signed by World Pictures to sup- Germany, then shipped to Spain, where port Louise Huff in "T'Other Dear they were re-titled in Spanish—the pre- Charmer." vailing language down here—and then Mrs. Boileau, who posed for her hus- shipped here from Spain. constantly and is known as band who : "Many of the films were given to the- of the most beautiful women in the placed one atres free of charge. Others were A recent picture of Gladys Brockwell, star world, screens perfectly. U with theatres by German commercial in William Fox pictures. 42 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Notes of the Industry In General BRIEF NEWS OF NEW YORK IN PARTICULAR ated on the eighth floor of the home office building role of the leading man's father as well. Norman and is spacious and attractively furnished. claims that such duplicity is really foreign to his 4 4 4 frank nature, and as a result there are moments New York Three World branch managers dropped in at when he finds himself suspecting himself. He will the home office last week and looked over new be glad when this Thomas picture is completed. pictures. The managers were Fred Salinger, 4 4 4 Pittsburgh ; R. B. Smeltzer, Washington, and C. William Russell has just completed the third of Cleveland. the William Russell productions. recent in- World has just unfurled its service flag. The A. Thompson, The to Russell's prevented his working flag contains seventy-seven stars, represented by 4 4 4 jury Mr. knee George Archainbaud, M. Armstrong, Fred Arnold, The Famous Players-Lasky Corporation has en- for two weeks, and he still finds a cane necessary. Norman Baker, Stanley W. Bayer, Maurice Bern- gaged H. H. Buxbaum to fill the important posi- He has just completed a strenuous week in Los tion of special representative to exchanges in con- Angeles doing "train-stuff" on special cars. stein, Leo Beyer, Eugene Birdsall, Theodore distribution in is of feature. Birdsall, Bert Braun, Irving Campbell, Ben Can- nection with the work of the depart- "Hobbs a Hurry" the name the Connell, ment. ady, J. F. Cayton, John Child, Walter 4 4 4 Paul Covey, George Cowl, John H. Curran, Kent 4 4 4 A white collie dog was shipped to Edna Earle The general offices of the First National Exhib- last from the oil fields of Oklahoma, where Daniells, Paul S. Denton, A. L. Ehrlich, Clarence week itors' Circuit have been moved to 6 and 8 West several months ago the dog, which belonged to Elmer, John M. Erickson, Joe J. Fabacher, Law- Forty-eighth street. The entire eighth floor of the Miss Earle, was taken by Indians. The collie rence Fisher, H. E. Flaherty, J. O. Ford, John E. Gaskill, Daniel Gray, William Hamilton, Benjamin building there has been occupied. wandered back to Miss Earle's Oklahoma home Honor, Eugene Hornbostle, Joseph Houlihan, 4 4 4 finally, and it arrived in Los Angeles last week Frank M. Huber, Bruno Jaeger, E. C. Jensen, Plans have been made to assemble the advisory via express. Harold Johnson, H. P. Johnson, William Kelly, board of the United Picture Theatres of America, 4 4 4 Inc., during the convention of the Motion Picture Ashton Dearholt, who thoroughly dislikes water William J. Kupper, George Landis, William Levy, Charles Lynes, Mosby McAden, James McDonald, Exhibitors' League of America in Boston. stuff, has left for the Santa Cruz Islands on loca- • Robert MacLeod, Philip Massi, John Murphy, 4. 4> 4. tion with Universal's "Brass Bullet" serial com- Benjamin Nedell, Michael Orenbach, Harry Os- J. Van Cleft Cooper has seen engaged as one pany, of which Mr. Dearholt is a principal. San of the organists at Rivoli, are locations borne, Will H. Parker, A. V. Philbin, Harry Pape, The replacing Uda Francisco and Sacramento two other Waldrop, who has been playing the intermediate for this company. M. G. Ramsey, William Rudin, Floyd D. Schadt, performances ever since the theatre opened. Gus J. Schaefer, D. W. Scott, W. B. Scott, Floyd 4 4 4 Sears, Roy Sedin, Harry Shapiro, Fred Sternberg, Nell Shipman, Vitagraph star, learned a few J. A. Trubee, Leo Troutman, John Turk, M. days ago that there is a namesake of hers in Wagener, C. N. Weatherly, Jr., Alfred Webb, J. Grace Kingsley's office up at the Los Angeles L. Webb, Frank R. Willey, "Soapy" Williams, Los Angeles Times. So Nell Shipman intends taking the first Martin Witzel, J. H. Wolf, Frank Young and W. opportunity of going up to the Times and meeting Zanzeisen. Nell Shipman. 4. 4. 4. 4 4 4 At a meeting at the Hotel Astor consisting of A. Dorris is now with Metro. Dorris was long Valuable films belonging to pictures under pro- committees from the National Association of the duction by the Diando Film Corporation were de- Motion Picture Industry and the Associated Mo- associated with Vitagraph and was a co-worker of George D. Baker, now Metro's production man- stroyed in a fire of unknown origin at the studios tion Picture Advertisers, it was agreed to postpone ager in the West, when Mr. Baker was directing last Saturday. W. A. S. Douglas, president of the annual dinner of the latter until July 22. The the loss the late Bunny. Dorris is assistant to Will the company, estimates at approximately decision came about as a result of the desire of the John. S. Davis, at present directing an all-star cast $10,000. National Association to co-operate with the Asso- headed by Anna Nilsson and Franklyn 4 4 4 ciated Motion Picture Advertisers in making this Q. Farnum in a big feature production. Headed Director Cliff Smith's fourteen Tri- an occasion of great national importance. Many "Judgment," by angle cowboys, more than a hundred well-known national celebrities, including various members of 4 4 4 punchers and cowgirls will appear in a huge rodeo the administration at Washington, have already Thomas C. Regan, formerly identified with the at Exposition Park on Saturday afternoon for the accepted invitations to be present. Among the directorial forces of Pathe, Universal and other benefit of the Hollywood Officers' Training guests will be Ex-Ambassador James W. Gerard, producing organizations, has been engaged as as- Edward N. Hurley, Charles M. Schwab, Senator sistant director by the Famous Players-Lasky Cor- school. poration and will act 4 4 4 J. Hamilton Lewis, George Creel, Frank Wtlson, as John Emerson's right- C. F. Foster and Morgan Shuster. hand man in the production of the forthcoming Tom Nash, associated with several of the larg- 4? 4? 4 series of Paramount picture featuring Ernest est moving picture organizations during the last The Bee-Hive Exchange, handling Billy West Truex and Shirley Mason. fifteen years, has become a member of Universal's King-Bee Comedies, last Friday gave a dinner to .444 producing organization. Mr. Nash will act as as- the two members of the staff who are now in serv- Norman Kerry is not only the leading man in sistant to Henry McRae, manager of production ice, Milton Schonberger and Leon Weisberg. The Olive Thomas' company, but he is assaying the at Universal City. guests included Milton Cohen, N. H. Spitzer, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Singer, Mr. and Mrs. J. Henlein, James Mendelson, George Ross, Sol Rovenger, Ed. Rosenbaum, Jr., Sam Hauser, Herman Silver- man, Al Bondy, Milton Schwartz, Irving Green. Arthur Dietz, Herbert Asiel, G. Toronto, Harold Lietz, Harold Gillespie, Harry Grossman, J. Har- rison, Marian Spitzer, Lillie Becker, Sylvia Schrei- ber, Lillian Frank, Mrs. Hush, Mrs. Kartar, Miss Horwitz, Miss Smith, Francis Casey, Miss Man- tel, Miss Childs, Miss Wilson, Miss Cane and Miss G. Eltins..,444 Supplementing the recent convention of district managers of the Famous Players-Lasky Corpora- tion held in New York, similar conventions have just been held for each of the districts, with the exception of the Southern, at which the district managers laid before the branch managers and salesmen the plans of the organization for the coming season of 1918-19. In every case these conventions have been well attended and have developed a wonderful amount of enthusiasm. 4, 4, 4, Julius Nassberg, who has the distinction of having been New York State's youngest city editor, has accepted a position in the publicity de- partment of World Pictures. Mr. Nassberg takes the position left vacant by the drafting of Stanley W. Bayer, who had been with World for more than a year. Mr. Nassberg was city editor of a paper in New Rochelle. 4* 4* 4> Mary Murillo has been engaged by the Norma Talmadge Film Corporation to write scenarios ex- clusively for that concern. She is engaged now on a new photoplay which will follow "The Safety Curtain." 4 4 4 Aubrey M. Kennedy now has his Symphony Theatre in full running order and reports capacity houses every night. The Symphony, which is on Broadway at 95th street, is one of the prettiest houses in New York. 4 4 4 The Famous Players-Lasky Corporation has Bert Lytell, Metro Star, posing with two celestials bits in his newest picture, opened a recreation room for the 150 women em- who do ployes of its New York offices. The room is situ- "No Man's Land." July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 43 William Wolbert, one of the pioneer directors, which John Mason, Leah Baird, Anne Luther and Manager George Moore is being complimented has been engaged by Bluebird to direct Monroe Alan Hale appear, had its premiere showing in by patrons and critics upon the newly installed Salisbury. The first of these releases will be a Chicago, Sunday, June 23, at three Loop houses, cooling system which makes the Orpheum The- French-Canadian story, "That Devil Bapteese," a most unusual occurrence. The Boston, Rose atre a pleasant refuge from the hot streets. written by Bess Meredyth. and Alcazar were the theatres which ran the pic- 4? 4* 4* 4? 4? 4? ture. This is the first time a picture has been The Star Theatre, Madison and Clark streets, Fritzi Brunette, whose work in several notable shown in three Loop houses on the same d2y. had its electric sign destroyed by fire last week, Selig productions has won her a considerable de- It will run for a week at the Rose. when two wires crossed. The flames were gree of popularity, has joined the Universal forces 4* 4" 4* quenched without the audience knowing of the and is to be featured in a sensational melodrama From overseas comes a word of Bob McKnight, trouble. entitled "Should a Woman Tell?" well known in Chicago film circles, first as critic 4 4, 4, 4* 4* 4" for the Examiner and then as publicity director L. William O'Connell of Chicago, a camera man Gloria Swanson, whose work in recent Triangle for the American Film Company. He writes that on the west coast, has been drafted into govern- releases has won her high praise, has just signed he is just learning to fly after six months' service ment service. He passed through the city last a two-year contract with Triangle and will be fea- in France. Bob was one of the first from the week on his way to a training school in the east. tured in many forthcoming productions. ranks of motion picture people to enter the service 4* 4* 4* 4* 4? 4* of Uncle Sam. Joe Schaffer, recent manager of Ascher's Frolic William Duncan and his Vitagraph serial com- 4> 4- 4" Theatre, Fifty-fifth street and Stony Island ave- from ten days at Balboa nue, is now acting as special representative and pany have returned C. C. Smith, manager of the Milwaukee L'ni- vouches for the fact that general publicity man for the firm. Beach. Mr. Duncan versal exchange, visited the Chicago headquarters good seamen. 4" 4" 4* cowboys do not make last week. Mr. Smith states that the Milwaukee jt Frank Zambreno has purchased the Illinois 4* 4? salesmen are quite as much in need of Ford cars has returned to Los Angeles rights to Francis Ford's aviation war feature, William Farnum to help them keep their engagements as the Chi- spending a vacation on Catalina Island with "Berlin via America," for his Unity Photoplay after cago men are. He is in favor of extending the Lloyd and Archie Bell. While exchange. his directors, Frank innovation to Milwaukee. island the party obtained a large catch of 4* 4" 4> on the 4* 4" 1 4 . E. W. Hammons, vice-president and general fish. Constance Talmadge, accompanied by her sister, manager of the Educational Films Corporation of Natalie, was a visitor in the city for a few hours America, established an exchange in Chicago last on her way to New York to spend last Thursday, week. her vacation with Norma. The little star arrived 4? 4- 4" in Chicago at the time of the convention of Select "Cleopatra," the Fox-Theda Bara feature, hav- salesmen and gave them a delightful surprise by- ing finished a long run at the Colonial Theatre, dropping into their midst to say "Howdy." played a week's engagement at the Boston The- 4" 4* 4* resigned the manager- atre. William Jenner, who Irving Mack, Universal publicity man, offers Kleine exchange several 4> 4" 4" ship of the Chicago the interesting statistical statement that four times manager of the William W. R. Van Courtland's recent transfer from the months ago to become the usual amount of advertising paper was re- been called back to the George Yitgraph office promoted him from assistant man- Fox offices, has quired for "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin." The general manager, suc- ager in Chicago to branch manager in Milwaukee. Kleine forces as assistant prompt destruction which the kaiser's picture Mr. Jenner had been with 4. 4 ceeding Harry Scott. usually received whenever posted accounts for the 4 years and feels that "Sandy," the latest Jack Pickford feature, is the Kleine forces for several demand. is large is going "back home." His new position a the week's attraction at Orchestra Hall. Miss he 41 4- 4- he will work with General Emma Chapelle is the soloist. decided promotion and "O'ur Navy." the six-reel patriotic feature done E. Smith in the executive offices. 4. 4. 4. Manager M. in Prizma natural color photography, has at- president of the company, has Milton Simon, formerly with Pathe and United George Kleine, tracted much attention at the Playhouse, where it for the coming year and Picture Theatres, is now Illinois traveling repre- many ambitious plans has been showing. The picture has to be pro- Jenner are there to help him sentative for Goldwyn. Mr: Smith and Mr. jected on special machines and will not be given out. The recent purchase of the 4. 4. 4 carry them at the outlying theatres. the Edison features will supply M. J. Weil, manager of the Castle Theatre, has world rights to 4- 4* 4- addition to other returned from a two weeks' vacation, spent in them with much material, in Sixty-ninth street The South Shore Theatre, New York. big pictures being purchased. and Stony Island avenue, which has been giving patriotic project, however, is Mr Kleine's most only week-end showings since early spring, has League, through which he will his Soldiers' Letter closed for the summer. The reopening is sched- picture patrons to keep soldiers supplied appeal to uled for about August 15. from home. Mr. Kleine will with cheerful news 4* 4" 4* Here and There not only of all exhibitors, have the co-operation Bert Alberts, booker in the Goldwyn exchange, priests, rabbis and educators. but of ministers, has been called to the colors and expects to leave 4* 4* 4r soon for a southern camp. Thomas Delaney, ci"y Selznick was in town last week, at- Lewis J. salesman for Goldwyn, will take Alberts' place in The Roll of Honor of Mutual employes who convention of Select branch managers, tending a tae office. have answered the call of their country now num- 19 and 20 at the Hotel Sher- which was held June 4* 4* 4> bers fifty-four. The complete list is as follows: manager of Select; , , man A. S. Kane, general The Lane Court Theatre recently showed, as Samuel Levine, Isador Wartikowsky, P. A. assistant general manager, and J J. Rotchford, an additional feature to its program, "Boys You Schmidt, F. A. Tomes, Richard O. Battles, Ellis field manager, were also at the J S Woody, Know," screen views of boys of the neighborhood Merkley, Roger McCullough, Herman Cislak, L. convention. The following branch managers at- A. Anger, Rudolph M. Freuler, E. H. Gilley, Mul- who have gone into the service, together with pic- tended- Sam E. Morris, Cleveland; A. M. Floyd H. Vogt, Herbert C. Luce, Jack Beam, Detroit; Fred C. tures of their mothers. ler, Cincinnati; James O. Kent, G. E. Beck, R. Sampson, Chester A. Olson, Omer Aiken, Chicago; B. W. Beadell, Chicago; J. C. W. Clark, R. Swain, W. E. Brennan, Will With- H. J. Ragland, St. Louis; C. W. Taylor, Omaha; A. rop, Joe Cowan, Jesse Jessen, Roy Malcolm, Jo- McLoughlin, Kansas City; H. A. Rathner, Min- seph E. Farrow, Maurice Rose, Harry Booth, Knappen, Dallas ; H. L. neapolis ; C. C. Ezell, Whitney Taylor, R. C. Lutes, H. F. Hastings, L. Denver; B. E. Loper, Los Angeles; H. H. Hicks, A. Cahill, Thomas Herbert, Jack L. Raper, George San Francisco, and H. B. Dobbs, Seattle. Line, Ben Oppenheim, Fred Blandes, John Briggs, At the close of the business activities Mr. S>e»z- E. F. Corruthers, Charles Wellnitz, C. C. Thomp- at a dinner at the nick entertained his guests son, David Unger, George J. Leibold, Jake Freed, College Inn. From there the party went to the Oscar Kirschner, H. A. Wolfgram, W. G. Parsons, of "Friendly Woods Theatre to a performance M. J. Seifert, Frank Glenburg, Bernard J. Payton, Enemies." J. L. Toner, Roy Wilcox, William Krueger, J. J. 4" 4* 4* O'Neil and John Dromey. Chicago zone Harold Bolster presided over a 4> 4 4> conference of Goldwyn managers and salesmen The annual convention of the Virginia exhibitors held last week at the Blackstone Hotel District closed in a blaze of glory. Many movie stars managers present were Paul Busch of St. Louis. were in Richmond to attend the ball given the Richard Robertson of Kansas City. R. C. Fox of last night at the Grays' Armory. Lillian Walker, Minneapolis and H. J. Bayley of Chicago. Two Marguerite Courtot, June Elvidge, Edith Storey, days were spent in going over the new policies little Madge Evans and King Baggot were among for the coming vear, in which Goldwyn will re- those present. The armory was decorated with lease fifty pictures. The ambitious plans outlined appropriate settings, and twenty-six booths were pub- by this energetic company, which have been on the floor to show different phases of the in- lished in detail in Motography, were greeted with dustry, placed there by producers. Edith Storey enthusiasm by the managers and their aids and wrote a scenario from which a picture was pro- a prosperous year foreseen. duced on the stage in one end of the hall by those 4* 4* 4* present. Forty pupils and teachers of the Bowen High The business sessions were held in the morning School were guests of the Rothacker Film Manu- and afternoon, so that the entire evening might be facturing Company last Saturday on a tour of in- given over to the exhibits. studio. party spection of the laboratory and The 4* .4* 4* was shown every detail of film manufacture, from Mike Rosenberg, president of the De Luxe Fea- the perforating of the raw stock to the screen ture Film Company of Seattle, who has bought inspection of the finished product, and listened "Hearts of Jhe World" for the Pacific Northwest, to an illustrated lecture on the educational and will put this big production on as a road show, advertising power of pictures. just as Griffith himself has handled his features 4* 4* 4* heretofore. A 30-piece orchestra will accompany Norman E. Field, who has managed the Co- the picture on its tour of the territory and there lonial Theatre for the past five years, is to be- will be fourteen men behind the screen for the come the manager of the Rialto, a Jones, Linick effects. It has been booked to Levy's Orpheum & Schaefer vaudeville house, succeeding Harry in Seattle for an indefinite engagement, beginning Earl, who leaves August 1 to enter government July 6. The admission charges will be $1.50, $1, work. Mr. Field is the oldest Jones, Linick & 75, 50 and 25 cents. Mr. Rosenberg has also Schaefer employe in point of service. He was obtained "The Grain of Dust" for the Pacific the first manager of Chicago's first motion picture Northwest. theatre, which opened Christmas eve, 1905. It William Jenner, who has been made assist- 4, 4. 4. near Adams. of Film was situated on State street, ant general manager of the George Kleine Representatives the Mutual Corporation 4* 4* 4" and V. H. Hoduop, Inc., who operated film ex- "Moral Suicide," the Ivan Abramson feature in organization. changes in the Keystone Theater building, In- 44 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. dianapolis, have notified Jacob H. Hilkene, director The Quaker City Feature Film Company, Inc., Affiliated Convention Busy of the new fire prevention bureau, which provides, of Philadelphia, has been chartered with a capital under a city ordinance recently noted in Motog- stock of $10,000. The incorporators are- F. R. The three days' business session of the raphy, that a film exchange shall not be operated Hansell of Philadelphia and J. Vernon Pimm and in a building where there is a public assembly S. C. Seymour of Camden, New Jersey, national board of directors of the Affili- room, that they will comply with the new ordi- rt* *** '*? ated Distributors' Corporation in New nance. These companies have leased new quarters Manager O. W. Powell of the Regina Theatre, at 111 West Maryland street. Regina, Canada, has taken unto himself a wife, York was an active and successful one. 4? -4? 4? the bride being Miss Hilda Howe, formerly an directors present at the meeting C. S. Jensen of the Northwest amusement firm employe on the staff of the Empire Theatre at The of Jensen & Von Herberg, and a director of the Saskatoon. The Regina Theatre is connected with were R. D. Carver and H. B. Varner, First National Exhibitors' Circuit, is back in the Groves-Walker Syndicate. Portland, Oregon, after three years' residence in 41 4- 4? Morris Spiers, Fred J. Herri'ngton, Syd- his Seattle and Butte, and will make Portland As the result of a fire which has destroyed the industry ney S. Cohen, John Manheimer, Ira home in the future. "The motion picture big propaganda film which Herbert Brenon is pro- in the Northwest is in the most flourishing condi- of Information, ducing for the British Ministry Moshier, Sam J. Bullock, John W. tion of its history," said Mr. Jensen on his arrival. hundreds of thousands of dollars have been lost. popular "Prosperous business conditions, more The work will all have to be done over again. Weinig, Frank J. Rembusch, Charles H. attractions improved methods of exploita- film and 4? 4? 4* tion and exhibition are responsible." Seaman, Louis Frank, Joseph Hopp, In spite of the first hot weather of the season 4? 4? 4? in Seattle, "Over the Top" drew big crowds to Louis B. Stephens, Byron Parks, Glenn "War's Women," the film featuring Frank Kee- Levy's Orpheum all last week. On the opening and A. S. Stallings. nan and Enid Markey, which was removed from Sunday the crowd gathered outside the box office Harper the Strand Theatre, Seattle, two years ago by twenty minutes before the doors were opened. first devoted to a con- last The day was Mayor H. C. Gill, was shown at the Strand 4- 4* 4" • week to very good business. When a new mayor William Hippler, city editor of the Buffalo Com- sideration of contracts and agreements entered on his term of office this spring Miss P. J. mercial, has succeeded Ray Meyers as press agent Donnelly, who owns the picture, took it to him between the different units. After that Theatre in Buffalo. Mr. Meyers ' for the Victoria and got it passed with no deletions ordered. has been appointed editor of one of the camp came the election of officers. Sydney S. 4? 4 4 papers in the South. <'Hit the Trail Holliday," the Artcraft feature Cohen was elected chairman of the Board 4? 4* 4? leading role, , in which George M. Cohan plays the N. I. Filkins, former manager of the Pathe of Directors; Sam J. Bullock of Cleve- - scored a decided hit at the Strand Theatre, Provi- branch and later head of the United Theatres ex- dence, Rhode Island, last week, capacity houses land, first vice-chairman; Glenn Harper witnessing every performance. Providence being change in Buffalo, has been named manager of of William L. Sherry. Mr. Cohan's native heath, he has a host of ad- the Buffalo office of Salt Lake City, second vice-chairman, 4" 4? 4: mirers there. of Indianapolis, 4, 4. 4. Isaac Beitman, proprietor of the Tacoma motion and Frank Rembusch Indianapolis, formerly presi- Dr. Landis, health officer of Cincinnati, has picture theater, and secretary. Indianapolis Exhibitors' Association, made the announcement that hereafter health in- dent of the illness of three months. pictures spectors will make the rounds of moving picture is dead after an A number of were viewed and 4* theaters once a week. This ruling is the result of 4? 4? plans made for the purchase of produc- a case of whooping cough having been discovered General Film Company announces the removal by a health inspector in a theatre last week. of its Boston exchange, which is managed by tions which will be handled by the Affili- D. Levine, from 28 Ferdinand street to 5 Isa- 4* 4* 4> J. exhibitors are enthusiastic Besides tendering his resignation as manager of bella street. ated. The the Cincinnati office of the Foursquare Picture 4> 4? 41 about the organization and expect to ac- Corporation, Edward Lux has sold his local inter- L. H. Thompson, until recently on the executive est in the company. Mr. Feibusch, who was for- staff of the Oliver theatre of Lincoln, Nebraska, complish big things in the coming year. merly connected with the New York office of has been appointed manager of the government's Foursquare, will succeed him. Liberty theatre at Camp Dodge, Des Moines. 4> 4? 4t 4> 4: 4? Two members of the Independent Film Supply Conn has purchased the half interest of Company, Montreal, have enlisted in the Canadian M. V. Ruppert in Film Business S. A. Fischer in the Lyric theatre, Sutton, Ne- army for service overseas. One is S. Stanfield, braska, and the firm of Fischer and Conn has A new company, the Film Clearing • who has joined the First Canadian Tank Bat- been dissolved. talion, and the other is H. Decker, who has joined House, has been incorporated under the siege battery. 4? 4? 4? 1 a 4? 4* 4? C. E. Cady, new owner of the Family theatre laws of New York, with Col. Jacob Rup- Earl L. Crabb, manager of the Strand Theatre, at Ionia, Michigan, has taken hold of the Ionia pert, brewer and owner of the York Buffalo, is on his way from New York City to theatre there also. B. H. Cushman is his assistant. New 4, 4. 4 Buffalo with a big camera car. Mr. Crabb has American League Baseball Club, as its recently installed a complete studio in the Strand, A. A. Spitz, Providence Rhode Island, has ob- where he can develop and print films in a very tained the rights for New England to D. W. Grif- president. short" time. fith's picture, "Hearts of the World." The plans of the new company, as out- lined; are to consolidate the shipping work of exchanges and to act as a forwarding service to the exhibitor with- out touching the sales end of the ex- change business. At no time does Colonel Ruppert intend to sell film, but merely to distribute it. Associated with Mr. Ruppert are Fred Dennett, vice-president and general man- ager; Asbel P. Fitch and William M. Sea- bury, directors. May Change St. Louis Law An amendment to the St. Louis film law is planned, providing that on the petition of fifteen citizens, who may dis- agree with the decision of a censor as to the character of a film, an appeal to the board of appeals can be made. The ver- dict of the board will be final. Alderman Flynn, who is in the film business, presented an additional section allowing appeal to the circuit court from the decision of either the censor or the board of appeals as to a picture, the showing of the picture to be stopped voluntarily pending the ruling of the court. Gladys Brockzvell in a sensational moment in her latest Fox picture, "The Scarlet Road.' — — 1 July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 45 Synopses for the Program PREPARED IN CONCISE FORM the complications growing out of this fib are Artcraft Mutual many. But Paul gets the fortune, anyway. How Could You, Jean?— (Five Reels) —June 23. Miss Informed— (One Reel) —July 2. —Starring 4. 4. 4. Starring Mary Pickford, supported by Casson Fer- Billie Rhodes. Irving's father refuses to allow guson, Herbert Standing, Spottiswoode Aitken, him to marry an actress. Billie offers to aid him Triangle Fanny Midgley, Larry Peyton, Zazu Pitts, Ma- by compromising father. But she flirts with the Closin' In— (Five Reels) —June 23.—Starring belle Harvey and Lucille Ward. Jean Mackaye wrong man and gets into a peck of trouble. William Desmond, supported by Maud Wayne, loses her fortune and decides to become a cook. Even her own sweetheart goes back on her. But George Pearce, Darrell Foss, Alberta Lee, Louis She goes to an employment agency, disguised by finally everything is explained and father's con- Durham, Bob Thompson and Graham Pette. Jack a Salvation Army costume and a Swedish accent. sent to the marirage won. Brandon shoulders the blame for a bank robbery She gets a position on a farm. Ted Burton, son 4. 4, 4. of which his sweetheart's father is guilty. He of a millionaire, sees and falls in love with her. goes away to Canada and becomes one of the To be near her, he becomes the "hired man" of Pathe Northwest Mounted Police. Barbara, the girl he the place. After many funny adventures, the real Kidder and K»— (Five Reels) —June 16.—Star- loved, and her brother find him there and tell the identity of both is disclosed and they are married ring Bryant Washburn, supported by Harry Dunk- authorities of his crime. After he has saved Bar- and resume their true places in society. inson, Gertrude Selby and Wadsworth Harris. bara's life, her father confesses his own crime and 4? 4r 4* Cuthbert Kidder is turned from home by his rich clears Jack of suspicion. father and told to show his ability for money- 4, 4. 4. Bluebird making. Cuthbert succeeds in balking a. rival's You Can't Believe Everything—-(Five Reels) — The City of Tears— (Five Reels) —June 29. scheme to injure his father's business. In doing June 23. —Starring Gloria Swanson, supported by Starring Carmel Myers, supported by Edwin Au- this, he makes enough money to win his father's Darrell Foss, Jack Richardson, Edward Peil, gust, Earl Rodney, Leatrice Joy and Lottie Kruse, respect and the love of a girl he wishes to marry. Grover Hernandez and Iris Ashton. Patria Rey- Rose Carillo, of the chorus of an opera company, 4. 4. 4. nolds is the belle of the town. Jim Wheeler, an loses her vacation money, at the end of the sea- The Voice of Destiny— (Five Reels) —June 23. invalid as the result of a fall, is in love with her. son, and takes a position in a delicatessen store. —Starring Baby Marie Osborne, supported by Kirby takes Patria for a motor ride and proposes She falls in love with the proprietor, hut believes Jack Connolly, Morris Foster, Ellen Cossiety and to her. She rejects him and flees, leaving her he is in love with a girl whose picture he carries. Howard Crompton. Marie is the favorite of her cloak in the car. Kirby then takes Amelia Powell- When by chance she meets this girl she brings blind uncle. She reads his letters to him and he son, a woman of questionable morals, to a road- her to Tony. Then she learns that the girl is answers by means of a dictaphone. Marie's father house, and disguises her beneath Patria's cloak, Tony's long lost sister and not his sweetheart. has a quarrel with her uncle and when the uncle thereby injuring the reputation of the innocent So her romance ends happily. is found murdered the father is accused of the girl. As Patria trudges down the road, on her 4* 4* 4* crime. By means of a dictaphone record, which way back to the hotel, she sees Jim Wheeler at- the little girl discovers, the uncle's last words are tempt suicide by jumping off a dock. Patria leaps Goldwyn heard, speaking to the butler. The butler con- into the water and saves him. She then persuades The Service Star— (Six Reels) —June 30. —Star- fesses to the crime. the disheartened Jim to make a brave fight for ring Madge Kennedy, supported by Clarence 4, 4. 4. his health, which he does, and shortly afterward Oliver, Maude Turner Gordon, Mabel Ballin, Vic- Patria becomes his bride. tory Bateman, Tammany Young, William Bechtel, Paramount 4. 4. 4. Jules Cowles and Zula Ellsworth. Marilyn March The Kaiser's Shadow— (Five Reels)—July 1 — envies the girls who have sweethearts at the front. Starring Dorothy Dalton, supported by Thurston Vitagraph Hall, Edward Cecil, Lorraine, Hoff- John Marshall is mentioned in the dispatches for Leota Otto Find the Woman— (Five Reels) —June 10.— bravery and Marilyn announces that she was se- man and Charles French. Clement Boyd, an Starring Alice Joyce, supported by Walter Mc- cretly married to him before he left. She goes to American inventor, perfects a gun, the plans of Grail, Arthur Donaldson, Jessie Stevens, Jean offers the government. Several peo- live with his mother in his home. There she which he to Paige, Henry Houry and Mary K. C'arr. Made- ple, them Paula his wife's maid, meets a young man who is supposed to be John's among Harris, line Renard, a French opera singer, is suspected cousin, engaged in science work for the govern- try to get the plans, and there is much excite- of the murder of Morin, a jeweler, who had made ment. Marilyn fears he is a spy. Then she ment until the end, when the supposed maid some stage jewels for her. The disappearance of proves to in the French secret service and learns that he is the real John Marshall, evading be the money he was supposed to have is a further the draft. In the end, the situation is explained brings to justice the others, who are German mystery. Maurice Dumars, a journalist, in love and John proved a hero. Then he and Marilyn spies. with Madeline, sets out to solve the mystery and 4. 4. 4. are really married. is successful, thus clearing away the suspicion 4, 4, 4, which rests on Madeline and winning her love. Fox Select Good Night, Paul— (Five Reels) —June 20. The Soap Girl— (Five Reels) —June 17.—Star- The Scarlet Road— (Five Reels) —June 23. Starring Constance Talmadge, supported by Nor- ring Gladys Leslie, supported by Frank Norcross, Starring Gladys Brockwell, supported by Betty man Kerry, Harrison Ford, John Steppling, Beat- Harold Foshay, Ed Burns, Julia Swayne Gordon Schade, L. C. Shumway, Charles Clary and Wil- rice Fan and Rosita Marstini. Paul tells his rich and Ed Favor. Marjorie's father is a rich soap liam Scott. Mabel Halloway is a struggling writer uncle that he has just been married, believing the manufacturer and Marjorie wants to break into who refuses to become part of the Bohemian life old man will then make him his heir. Instead, society. Gifts to charity help and then her father which surrounds her. She loves John Rand, an Uncle comes to visit the young couple. Paul tries advertising. He has her picture placed on editor, and accepts money from him to aid her lives in an apartment with his partner and the the wrapping of each cake of soap. This kills the brother. He is unhappily married. Then his latter's wife. He introduces this lady as his wife. girl socially until by a clever scheme she turns wife dies and he is free to marry Mabel. When' Uncle announces that he will stay a month, the tables on those, who have. laughed at her. 4. 4. 4, General Slippery Slim's Stratagem—-(One Reel) —Ess- anay—July 6. —With Victor Potel, Margaret Jos- lin and Harry Todd. Sophie Clutts. gives Slippery Slim, the postmaster, a postcard to mail. Slim reads :_ "Dear Mother : I will marry the boy who gives me a ring upon my birthday." Mustang Pete calls at the store and Slim sells him a ring. Slim then changes the postcard to read "Calf" in- stead of "Ring," which he places in Rawhide Bill's box. After Rawhide reads it and discovers it does not belong to him, he remails it. Slim then substitutes the word "Corset" for "Calf" and an- other cowpuncher gets it. Slim manages to get the ring from Mustang Pete and loads the box with gunpowder. Rawhide sees the exchange and tells Mustang about it. The box is then placed in Slim's pocket. That evening things begin to hum around Sophie's home, when she is presented with the various gifts—but the ring caps the cli- max, blowing both Sophie and the room to pieces. 4. 4. 4. Metro A Man's World— (Five Reels) —June 24. Starring Emily Stevens, supported by John Merkyl, Frederick Truesdell, Florence Short, Baby Ivy Ward, Walter Hiers, Sidney Bracy, Vera Royer, Lucille Dorrington and Vinney Binns. Frankie Ware, American novelist living in Paris, adopts the baby son of an American girl who had been wronged. Later, in America, Frankie's un- conventional ideas, set forth in her book, lead many to suspect that the child she provides for is her own. She and a publisher, Malcolm Gas- kell, fall in love. Lione Brune, a singer, formerly loved by Gaskell, sets about destroying Frankie's reputation. _ She succeeds in causing a quarrel and Frankie decides to marry another man. But before she does, the tangle is straightened out and the lovers reconciled. A shadow and a smile in the new Triangle production, "Closing In." . . 46 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Complete Record of Current Films BROUGHT UP TO DATE EACH WEEK Thii record is intended to give, for the convenient use of the exhibitor in booking films, all the information about each film that it it pos- sible to present in a space limited to one line. The classification is indicated by the letter at the left (D for drama, C for comedy, T for top- ical, S for scenic, £ for educational, etc). Next comes the date and the title, followed by the names of the stars in parentheses. At the extreme right hand end of the line is the distributor's booking number, preceded by the name of the producing company. The figure appearing just be- fore this name indicates the number of reels—the letter S meaning a split reel. ESSANAY COMEDIES General C Sophie's Legacy 1,000 Program C Sophie Gets Stung 1,000 Mutual Program C Slippery Slim—Diplomat 1,000 C Slippery Slim and the Claim Agent... 1,000 A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM SERIAI C Slippery Slim's S'tratagem 1,000 6-30 Screen Telegram 1,000 (Jane Vance and William Sorelle) C A Hot Time in Snakeville 1,000 6-30 Ex-Cannibal Carnival (Outing D 12 Episodes 1,000 C A Snakeville Epidemic 1,000 Chester Pictures) 1,000 C Snakeville's New Sheriff 1,000 7-2 Miss Informed (Billie Rhodes). 1,000 ADVENTURES OF STINGAREE SERIES C Sophie's Birthday Party 7-3 Screen Telegram 1,000 The of Stingaree 2,000 ... ; D Mark . D An Order of the Court 2,000 ESSANAY SCENICS the 2,000 D At the Sign of Kangaroo See. Universal Program A Romance of Rails and Power. . . 1,000 A DAUGHTER OF DARING SERIES Grand Canyon of Arizona and Canyon de Chelly D The Detective's Danger 1,000 1,000 D The Railroad Smugglers 1,000 4-22 The Scarlet Drop (Special At- D The Deserted Engine 1,000 EXPORT AND IMPORT FILM CO. (INC.) traction) (Harry Carey) 5,000 5-6 The Two-Soul Woman (Special D "Why—The Bolsheviki" 5,000 BLUE RIDGE DRAMAS (NED FINLEY) Attraction) (Priscilla Dean). 5,000 D The Return of O'Garry 2,000 GEORGE ADE FABLES 5-20 The Bride's Awakening (Mae D Mountain Law 2,000 Murray) 6,000 D The Raiders of Sunset Gap 2,000 C The Fable of the Toilsome Ascent and 6-3 The Model's Confession (Mary D O'Garry Rides Alone. 2,000 the Shining Table Land 2,000 MacLaren) (Special Attrac- D The Man from Nowhere... 2,000 C The Fable of the Back Trackers From tion) 6,000 the Hot Sidewalks 2,000 6-17 Smashing Through (Herbert BROADWAY STAR FEATURES Rawlinson) (Special Attrac- Lost on Dress Parade (O. Henry D tion) 5,000 Series) 2,000 GRANT, POLICE REPORTER SERIES 7-1 Hell Bent (Harry Carey) (Spe- D Nemesis and the Candy Man (O. D A Deal in Bonds 1,000 cial Attraction) 6,000 Henry Series) 2,000 D The Sign of the Scarf 1,000 D The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball (O. Henry Series) 2,000 HANOVER FILM CO. State D The Buyer from Cactus City (O. D The Marvelous Maciste 6,000 Rights Productions Henry Series) 2,000 D Camille 6,000 D The Purple Dress (O. Henry Series) 2,000 D Monster of Fate D The Enchanted Profile (O. Henry Come Through... Universal Film Co. 7,000 Series) 2,000 INTERSTATE FILM CO. Doing Their Bit The A. Kay Co. J.000 D Clients of Aaron Green (Wolfville Defense or Tribute (Defense of Trib- The Last Raid of Tales) 2,000 Zeppelin L-21 ute Film Co.) 5,000 D Cynthiana (Wolfville Tales) 2,000 Even as You and I D Tucson Jennie's Heart (Wolfville JAXON COMEDIES Universal Film Co. Tales) 2,000 C The Unofficial Maneuver 1,000 Fairy and the Waif D The Girl and the Graft (O. Henry C What Occurred on the Beach 1,000 Educational Film Co. 5,000 Series) 2,000 C An All Fools Day Affair 1,000 Five Nights Jacques Kopfstein Co. 6,000 D Faro Nell, Lookout (Wolfville Tales) 2,000 C Beating Him To It 1,000 Flora Finch Comedies D Sisters of the Golden Circle (O. Henry C Forced Into Matrimony 1,000 ....H. Grossman Distributing Corp. Series) 2,000 Garden of Knowledge. .Robt. T. Kane D Dismissal of Silver Phil (Wolfville JUDGE BROWN STORIES Girl Who Didn't Think • Creative Tales) 2,000 C-D Rebellion 2,000 Film Corp. (.000 Brief Flora Finch Comedies D Debut of Tildy (O. Henry Se- C-D A Boy-Built City 2,000 ries) H. Crossman Distributing 2,000 C-D Love of Bob 2,000 Co. of Nell Hand of Fate, The. Overland Film D Coming Faro (Wolfville Tales) 2,000 C-D Dog vs. Dog 2,000 Co. Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The CHAPLIN COMEDIES C-D The Case of Bennie 2,000 C-D The Three Fives Universal Film Co. C Work 2,000 2,000 C-D Kid Politics Hate Fairmont Film Co. C A Woman 2,000 2,000 Ivan the Terrible C The Tramp 2,000 Export and Import Film Co. 6,000 His PROGRESSIVE FILM C New Job 2,000 Her Condoned Sin Biograph Co. 6,000 C A Night Out 2,000 On a Fox Farm (Educational) 1,000 Girl Who Doesn't Know CLOVER COMEDIES Moss B. S. M. P. Corp. 5,000 PHYSICAL CULTURE PHOTO PLAY CO. Glory Unity Sales C Rip Roaring Rivals 1,000 Corp. 7,000 Edc. Physical Culture Screen God's Law Universal Film Corp. C He Couldn't Fool His Wife 1,000 Magazine issued monthly God's Man .. C By Heck I'll Save Her 1,000 1,000 C The Paper Hanger's Revenge Frohman Amusement Corp. 9,000 1,000 Golden-Spoon C From Caterpillar to Butterfly PIEDMONT PICTURES CORPORATION Mary.. The A. Kay Co. 8,000 :. 1,000 SELBURN Her Fighting Chance (Jane Grey)... C A Widow's Camouflage 1,000 COMEDIES • • Frank Hall C Love's Lucky Day 1,000 C His College Proxy (Neal Burns, Ger- : C O, the Women trude Selby) Civilization Harper 9,000 1,000 1,000 Intolerance C Wedding Bells and Lunatics 1,000 D. W. Griffith 9,000 CRYSTAL FILM COMPANY Joan, the Woman (Gerald in e Farrar) C Romeo and Juliet 2 000 RANCHO SERIES Cardinal 11,000 . C f What She Did to Her Husband ) ' Madame Sherry M. H. Hoffman i. 000n D In the' Shadow of the 1 Almost Lucky j Rockies 2,000 Mother O' Mine. Bluebird Photoplays 5,001 D Where the Sun Sets Red C What's in the Trunk? 1,000 2,000 Rustler's Frameup at Big Horn D Poverty Gulch 2,000 C Reuben's Romance 1 000 Ultra Film Co. C J The Lady Detective ) Seven Cardinal Virtues i' 000 DIAMOND FILMS I His Wedding Day j M. H. Hoffman 5,000 C Troubled Waters 1 000 C Way Up in Society 1,000 Slackers Heart, A C f Her Necklace ) . ... C His Fatal Fate 1,000 Emerald Motion Pictures ^O00 1 His Hoodoo Day J C Her Ambitious Ambition 1,000 Some Barrier, The A. Kay Co C His Matrimonial Moans 1,000 S. O. S. American Standard Motion DUPLEX FILMS, INC. Picture Co Shame D (Zena Keefe) 7,000 SPARKLE COMEDIES Span of Life Joseph F. Lee 5,000 Smashing Spoilers, The.. Sherman Elliott Corp 12,000 EBONY COMEDIES C the Plot , 1,000 C A Milk Fed Hero C After the Matinee Strife Jaxon Film Corp. 5,000 1,000 , 1,000 at C Busted Romance C Double Cross Tanks the Battle of the Ancre. . . 1,000 ,. .. 1,000 Pathe C Spooks 1000 C The Best of a Bad Bargain 1,000 Exchange Terry Human Interest Reel C The Bully 1,000 A. Co. C The Janitor 1,000 THREE C COMEDIES Kay Thirteenth Labor of Hercules C Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled 1,000 Boarding C A House Battle (Lou Cinema Distributing Co. 12.00C C A Reckless Rover 1,000 Marks, Pearl Shepard, Oom Paul). 1,000 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea C A Reckless Rover 1,000 Stealing C a Sweetheart (Lou Marks, A. Kay Co. C Are Working Girls Safe 1,000 Pearl Shepard, Oom Paul) 1,000 The Ne'er-Do-Well Selig Special 8,000 — . July 6, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 47 SPECIAL RELEASES MONTGOMERY FLAGG'S ONE-REEL COMEDIES Over There (Charles Richman, Anna Feature Program Q. Nilsson) 6,000 5-8 The Starter The Lone Wolf (Bert Lytell, Hazel 5-22 The Spoiled Girl Dawn) 7,000 6-5 The Lonsome Girl The Barrier.. Rex Beach Production 7,000 ARTCRAFT The Wild Girl (Eva Tangway) 5,000 The Public Be Dammed (Charles 6-16 Fellow (Douglas ESSANAY Say Young Richman, Mary Fuller) 6,000 Fairbanks) 5,000 5-10 Broncho Billy's Squareness . .-. . 6-16 Hit-the-Trail—Holliday (George 5-17 Broncho Billy's Secret M. Cohan) 5,000 5-24 Broncho Billy and the Greaser. TRIANGLE 6-23 How Could You, Jean? (Mary 5-31 Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke 6-2 The Man Who Woke u Pickford) 5,000 6-7 Broncho Billy's Grit (Pauline Starke and Wm. v° 6-14 Broncho Billy's True Love Mong) 5,000 BLUEBIRD 6-21 Broncho Billy and the Western 6-2 The Red-Haired Cupid (Roy Girls Stewart) 5,000 6-17 The Eagle (Monroe Salisbury). 5,000 •6-28 Broncho Billy Wins Out 6-2 The Poor Fish. Keystone Comedy 2,000 6-24 After the War (Grace Cunard) 5,000 7-5 Broncho Billy Trapped 6-9 Madame Sphinx (Alma Rubens) 5,000 7-1 The Empty Cab (Franklyn 6-9 The Last Rebel (Belle Ban- Farnum) ' 5,000 LINCOLN-PARKER WORLD TRAVELOGUE nett) 5,000 6-9 Flapjacks Keystone Comedy 2,000 3-22 Peru, the Land of Incas, No. 4. 6-16 His Enemy, The Law (Jack FOX 4-29 Puno and Scenes Around Lake Richardson) 5,000 6-16 Life Savers (Mutt and Jeff Titicaca, Bolivia 6-16 Station Content (Gloria Swan- Cartoons) 500 son) 5,000 6-16 Under the Yoke (Theda Bara) PARALTA 6-16 Isn't It Warm? Standard 5-13 The Snapdragon (Louise Keystone Comedy 2,000 6-16 The Caillaux Case (Standard).. Glaum) 5,000 6-23 You Can't Believe Everything 6-23 The Scarlet Road (Gladys 5-27 Rose O' Paradise (Bessie Bar- (Gloria Swanson) '5,000 Brockwell) 5,000 riscale) 5,000 6-23 Closing In (William Desmond). 5,000 6-30 The Kid Is Clever (George 5-27 Shackled (Louise Glaum) 6-23 Cupid and the Cop Walsh) 5,000 Keystone Comedy 2,000 PARAMOUNT 6-30 The Painted Lily (Alma Ru- bens) GOLDWYN 6-2 Love's Conquest (Lina Cava- 5,000 6-30 The Fly (Roy Iieri) 5,000 God Stewart)... 5,000 6-2 All Woman (Mae Marsh) 6,000 6-30 Pearls 6-9 Viviette (Vivian Martin) 5,000 Without Price 6-16 The Venus Model (Mabel Nor- Keystone Comedy 2,000 mand) 6,000 6-9 Her Final Reckoning (Pauline Frederick) 5,000 6-30 The Service Star (Madge Ken- VITAGRAPH-V. L. S. E. nedy) 6,000 6-16 The Bravest Way (Sessue Havakawa) 5,000 6-24 The Girl in His House (Earle GOLDWYN SPECIALS 6-23 The Firefly of France (Wallace Williams) 5,000 6-24 Heart of the Sunset 7,000 Reid) 5,000 Boodle and Bandits Blue Blood 6,000 6-23 A Desert Wooing (Enid Ben- Big V Comedy 1,000 6-24 Honor's Cross 6,000 nett) 5,000 The Woman in the Web, No. 12 Social Ambition 6,000 —Hurled to Destruction 2,000 The Manx-Man 7,000 PATHE 6-24 When Greek Meets Greek (Mr. and Mrs. Sydney For the Freedom of the World. 7,000 6-16 The House of Hate, No. 15— Drew) 1,000 6-3 A Game With Fate (Harry The False Signal 2,000 Morey) CAPITOL COMEDIES 6-16 Somewhere in Turkey (Comedy) 1,000 5,000 6-3 Sneakers and Snoozers 6-3- Birds of a Feather 2,000 6-16 Britain's Bulwarks, No. 6 617 Matching Billy 2,000 Destroyers Raid on Zee- Big V Comedy 1,000 6-3 The in the 9— 7-1 Widow's Might 2,000 brugge 1,000 Woman Web, No. The Fire Trap 6-16 St. Thomas (Educational) 1,000 2,000 6-3 Romantic 6-16 Hearst Pathe News, No. Reggie (Mr. and Mrs. FOURSQUARE PICTURES 50 1,000 Sydney Drew) 6-22 Hearst Pathe News, No. 51 1,000 1,000 Trip Through China 6-10 Find the Woman (Alice A 6-23 The Voice of Destiny (Baby Joyce) 5,000 The Silent Witness 6-10 Skids and Scalawags Marie Osborne) 5,000 The Fringe of Society Big V Comedy 1,000 6-23 The House of Hate, No. 16— The Bar Sinister 6-10 The Woman in the Web, No. 10 The Vial of Death 2,000 Her Fighting Chance Out of the Dungeon 2,000 6-23 Cleopatsy (Comedy) 2,000 — Whither Thou Goest 6-10 A Case of Eugenics (Mr. and 6-23 Are Crooks Dishonest? (Com- The Sin Woman Mrs. Sydney Drew) 1,000 edy) 1,000 Madam Sherry 6-17 The Soap Girl (Gladys Leslie). 5,000 The Submarine Eye 6-23 Britain's Bulwarks, No. 7 — 6-17 Lame Brains and Lunatics... Fighting the St. Should She Obey Hun at Big V Comedy 5,000 Quentin The Great White Trail 1,000 6-17 The Woman in the Web, No. 6-23 St. Croix (Educational) 1,000 One Hour 11 —In the Desert's Grip.... 2,000 6-26 The Cast Off Hearst Pathe News, No. 52... 1,000 6-17 When Two Play a Game (Mr. 6-29 Hearst Pathe Men News, No. 53... 1,000 and Mrs. Sydney Drew) 1,000 6-30 A Little Sister of Everybody 6-24 The Girl in His House (Earle (Bessie Love) 5,000 Williams) 5,000 JESTER COMEDIES 6-30 The House of Hate, No. 17— 6-24 Boodle and Bandits Apr. All "Fur" Her (Twede Dan) 2,000 The Death Switch 2,000 Big V Comedy 1,000 May The Wrong Flat (Twede Dan) 2,000 6-30 The Furniture Movers (Com- 6-24 The Woman in the Web. No. 12 edy) 1,000 —Hurled to Destruction 2,000 KING BEE COMEDIES 6-30 Britain's Bulwarks, No. 18 6-24 When Greek Meets Greek (Mr. Destruction Wrought by the and Mrs. 6-1 Bright and Early (Billy West). 2,000 Sydney Drew) 1,000 Hun at St. Ouentin 1,000 7-1 Tangled 6-15 Straight and Narrow (Billy Lives (Harry Morey) 5,000 6-30 Guadeloupe (Educational) 1,000 7-1 Bonds and Banners West) 2,000 7-3 Hearst Pathe News, No. 54... 1,000 Big V Comedy 1,000 7-6 Hearst Pathe News, No. 55... 1,000 7-1 The Woman. in the Web, No. 13 METRO —The Hidden Menace 2,000 6-17 The House of Gold (Emmy ERNEST SHIPMAN 7-1 Cupid's Column (Mr. and Mrs. Wehlen) 5,000 Sydney Drew) 1,000 6-24 A Man's World (Emily Stevens) 5,000 JOSH BINNEY COMEDIES 7-1 Opportunity (Viola Dana) 5,000 June Fabulous Fortune Fumblers 2,000 WORLD METRO SPECIALS W. H. CLIFFORD 5-13 Journey's End (Ethel Clay- ton) 5,000 May Denny from Ireland 5,000 Revelation (Nazimova) 7,000 5-20 Vengeance (Montague Love).. 6,000 June The Snail 5,000 The Slacker (Emily Stevens) 7,000 5-27 The Oldest Law (Tune Elvidge) 5,000 Draft 258 (Mabel Taliaferro) 7,000 FRANCIS FORD 6-3 The Interloper (Kitty Gordon). 5,000 My Own United States (Arnold 6-10 The Cabaret (Carlyle Blackwell) 5,000 Berlin via America 6,000 Daly) 8,000 6-17 Silver Linings (Ethel Clayton). 5,000 The Million Dollar Dollies (Dolly A Nugget in the Rough 5,000 Sisters) 5,000 The Curse of Eve 6,000 EDUCATIONAL FILMS Toys of Fate (Nazimova) 7,000 -The Coast Guard Patrol (Nell Ship- CORP. To Hell with the Kaiser 7,000 man) 7,000 SCENICS Troooer 44 5,000 5-1 "Tidbits of Travel" 1,000 MUTUAL The Tiger of the Sea (Nell Shipman) 7,000 5-8 "What the Ice Age Left" 1,000 STAR PRODUC- 5-15 "The Silent Wonderlands of the TIONS PETROVA West," No. 1 1,000 5-22 "Following the Course of the 6-10 6-4 Tempered Steel (Madame Pe- A Square Deal (Margarita Cayuse" 1,000 trova) 5,000 Fisher) 5,000 5-29 "The Silent Wonderlands of the 6-24 Patience Sparhawk 5,000 Up Romance Road (William West." 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When you sign your new contracts for paramount^Qriax^i" ^Pictures (Nationally Advertised) let everybody know the good news. The national ad- vertising campaign makes your people ask, "Where can we see them?" It's up to you to shout ^B "HERE!" ***** * **»* _ i FAMOUS PLAYERS -LASKY CORPORATION ADOLPH ZXXKORPres. JESSE LXASKXVnx Pres. CECIL B.DE M1IXE Director fcnerul '"NEW YORIO * J 15&HWWWW>M*>WWM& Entered as second class matter at the post office at Chicago, 111., under the Act of March 3, 1S79. CHICAGO Published weekly $2.00 per year July 13, 1918 APITOL - - - Think of having comedies for your patrons that are made on the same careful and lavish scale with which some producers make their big productions. Comedies with the fire and humors of life in them; comedies that are not thrown together in haste, but are built skilfully to appeal both to your sense of fun and your intelligence. The instant success both with large and small exhibitors of MILING 5 DILLit PARSONS' 771 CAPITOL COMEDIES 26 a Year Every Second Monday is due to the lively speed and humor of his stories; to the "finish" which makes them stand alone. Their latest metropolitan triumph is a booking at the Strand Theatre, New York; a solid booking at the Marcus Loew theatres, including the big Stillman Theatre, Cleveland; and in more than 2,000 other houses whose managers recognized a big hit the moment they saw it. Capitol Comedies are distributed exclusively through the offices of Goldwyn in nineteen American cities. Have YOU booked them? GOLDWYN DISTRIBUTING CORPORATION Samuel Goldfish. President 16 East 4-2 „ HI ANNOUNCEMENT of merger or Exhibitors Herald and MOTOGRAPHY nan FFECTIVE with the July twentieth issue, Motography will be merged with Exhib- itors Herald. The con- solidated publications will be issued under the name, "EXHIBITORS HERALD and MOTOGRAPHY" Eli k I am desirous of insuring the future of my business and if you can convince me that membership in your organization will bring about that result, as well as reducing my film rentals and improving the quality of the film I use, I shall take advantage of my opportunity to apply for membership. You may send me a copy of your new booklet and have a representative call on me as soon as possible. Instruct him to demonstrate to me how my investment will be safeguarded, how I shall have a voice in the management and control of United, and why the formation of that association of exhibitors was in fact the Exhibitors' Declaration of Independence. Sincerely yours. (Theatre) (City and State) Cut this out, sign it, and send it on, it can't do you any harm, it may do you a lot of good. UNITED PICTURE THEATRES OF AMERICA,. J.A.BER.ST PRESIDENT 1600 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY ST. ', COMMERCIAL AND 41 NEWYORK^ TRUST COMPAi^CjQF ISE^YORK , BROADWAY - —4- July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY C ECILI A of the PINK GROSES" is a nationally ad- vertised production, starring beautiful MARION NAVIES will win fo:r you, as it did for" Loew! Directed by JULIUS STEGER SELECTfMl) PICTURES jbu know what everyAnn would like to do to the Kai featuring lawrence Qrant as the Kaiser, with OLlve TeLL and a cast qfl2QOO' lyeLI, you see it done in the newest md biggest sensation of the day- A/ITH THE ''Written by ^vtrte 'Mathis directed by Qeorge tfrvivig* OPENS this weelc for runs - Broadway Jheatre, (l^ew76rk- Tlayhouse, Chicago -and all over the land - BOOK, this hox o££ice success today and make sure of the clean up-* Ttest paper, best advertisingpossibilities and best advertising andpublicity kelps everpreparedJbr a great attraction - Metro Pictures Corporation SoccLusive "Distributors Maorweil Karger, Mg'r. o£ Productions. via MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. HARRY A. SHERMAN presents THE LEADING EXPONENT OF DUSTINWESTERN DRAMA FARNUM IN A SUPERB PICTURIZATION THE LIGHT OF WESTERN STARS From the Novel by ZANE GREY A TRUE TALE OF The great Southwest, the land of cactus and torrid heat, of desert wastes and towering crags, where man reverts to the primitive and nature guards her- self and yields but grudgingly, only that which man is strong enough to take. SHERMAN PRODUCTIONS LOS ANGELES /^^> NEW YORK ' • ,& W&& *>,&<>*' *Sj&'' LUTING CHESTER^i !—..•'.' f* ;;' • ,v -: : •» »" "•.*•• ' !.' ' - f , . . 'i> 1 .-•.* - • -.' »' - ' K,' » ' * '- 1 j^r>* V. •">': ...>!•* 1 | i ' - -\ •' • ' « W ..t-Ci'"' <*» ~- ,;-''./ i' r Extraordinary one- xeel~ _ J' -' j <• .'<..- . -.- .• «•*»»»" ?*?•;..• ••: .,-' .-/<' .^oP*« / , ,-'' ! ':'',?' .-"•-• •*" gto-' V .; expeditions to-' -i' j j#* * <-,<" .'* .."! • *. 7 •:" -. ". 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Entered at Chicago Post Office as Second Class Mail Matter. This publication is free and independent of all business or house connections or control. No manufacturer or supply dealer, or their stockholders or representatives, have any financial interest in Motography or any voice in its management or policy. Volume XX CHICAGO, JULY 13, 1918 Number 2 CLEAN HOUSE OR QUIT! WHY IS the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry? What has it accomplished for the general good, which could not have been done vastly better without it? What useful purpose does it serve, as at present constituted? Is it an organization designed to promote the interests and welfare of the motion picture in- dustry or is it merely an eleemosynary institution? ALL these are questions which are being asked everywhere in the industry today and which are going to be asked at the coming annual Convention in Boston less than a fortnight hence, with increasing emphasis and vigor. MOTOGRAPHY has no desire to criticize or condemn. It has no wish or intention to dig among the dry bones of promises unperformed and pledges unfulfilled. But it fails to see the use or sense in sidestepping the facts. They are plain and self-evident to all in the industry. THE National Association has achieved practically nothing of importance in the way of results beneficial to the industry in the entire course of its existence. It has been LONG on ASSESSMENTS and SHORT on ATTAINMENTS. It has never been a leader in any movement representing the interests of the motion picture business, although it has invariably kicked up a lot of dust in climbing on the band wagon after the procession had started. IT is time that all this was changed. The industry has loyally and liberally supported the National Association from the beginning. Its leaders individually have given unself- ishly of their time and money and brains in an effort to obtain for the industry the considera- NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS tion to which it is rightfully entitled. having That they have been hampered instead of MOTOGRAPHY been merged with Exhibitors Herald, subscribers helped by the maundering policy, to call it no worse, of the National Association, cannot be to this publication will receive the con- publications, denied. solidated "Exhibitors Her- ald and Motography," during the term As already mentioned, MOTOGRAPHY of their subscriptions. In. event of non- has no wish to criticize or condemn any in- delivery of "Exhibitors Herald dividual. and Mo- tography" beginning with the twen- President Brady and Secretary Elliott have July tieth issue kindly notify probably done quite as well in their respective "Exhibitors Herald and Motography" positions, as anyone, knowing them both, could 4 1 7 S. Dearborn St., Chicago. reasonably expect. Yet their responsibility cannot be escaped. ! : 50 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. SO acute has the feeling in many quarters now become, that the advisability of forming another national organization, in certain eventualities, is being freely discussed. MOTOGRAPHY is not in accord with this idea. It does not regard it as a practical solution of the present problem. At best it is but an experiment and an expedient with no more prospect of achievement than the National Association now has. IT will be time enough to talk of a new organization when it is found impossible to remodel the old. And herein lies the crux of the whole situation. The National Association has but two alternatives. It must CLEAN HOUSE— Or QUIT! Patriotism or Profit ? THE English language can do man)' things but it direct competition with the news film which it sells to the cannot be stretched to cover all situations. For weeklies, why should there be any further subterfuge? the instance, it cannot make a man white and black Taxed out of our boots and competed with by Government direct is bad enough, but to be clouded over at the same time and have him a fine specimen of each. with dust raising conversation, misleading or stupid, or The case in point is the warning sounded to exhibitors both, this is indeed a burden. who run "Pershing's Crusaders," released by the Com- mittee on Public Information through the First National But further than this, is the neat threat contained Exhibitors' Circuit. in the final paragraph of the warning which reads In this warning there appears these words : "The Committee on Public Information has thou- "We have permission to use the Government's name sands of eyes which will be on the lookout for cases as producer in our advertising and publicity. We must where ill-advised or misleading publicity is used. Should see that this privilege is not abused by misleading state- we exhibitors prove unworthy the trust reposed in us we ments—either direct or indirect—which will give the may expect future Government features to reach the impression that the Government is responsible, or in any public in halls, churches or other publicly controlled way connected with the exhibition of the picture. meeting places." "The Division of Films has issued or approved com- So soon as the thousand eyes see ill-advised publicity, plete advertising and publicity campaign copy which will then all the halls and churches will turn into picture cover all requirements. It zvill be available at First houses National Exchanges. For any other matter issued in con- What is the United States Government after in nection with the exploitation of the film each exhibitor this matter? Is it a wide-spread showing of pictures it will have to accept full responsibility." wants the nation to see, or is it profits to keep the The "impression that the Government is responsible Creel Committee financed? or in any way connected with the exhibition of the Our industry is intensely patriotic. It stands ready picture" is impossible to escape. As a matter of fact the and has many times offered the fullest co-operation with- Government is making a profit out of it through the out profit, but despite its mistakes the motion picture Committee on Public Information and therefore the industry is not wholly blind to the bungling or the seem- Government, through those who rent the film, is directly ingly sinister efforts of the Creel Committee. connected with the actual exhibition of the picture. We don't need to be bullied and if we will get Now that the Government is in the film business in together impartially and patriotically we won't be bullied. No Brains—No Brains Petrova Uses Famous Slogan On the beautiful lawns of the Letts estate in Hollywood In a competition recently conducted by the Newspaper a garden party was in progress. Will S. Davis, Metro direc- Enterprise Association, which serves 300 newspapers through- tor, was rehearsing a scene in "Judgment." An "extra" out the country, a prize was offered for the best American dashed up, breathless and ten minutes late. He almost fell war slogan. Out of the hundreds submitted, one from Miss into the arms of Bert Dorris, the assistant director. — "I would have been here sooner," he gasped, "but I Marion I. Coop of San Diego, California "Freedom for All had to hunt all over town for these." Forever"—was judged the best. Secretary of War Baker He pointed down, and it was Dorris' turn to gasp. and Secretary Daniels of the Navy were so impressed that "Your bit in this scene is that of a young society idler they both endorsed the phrase and Congressman C. C. Van in white flannels, and here you show up with a Charlie Dyck has introduced a bill in Congress urging all patriotic Chaplin rig on," said Dorris. "What are you wearing those things for?" Dorris indicated a pair of tremendous brogans. Americans to use, to live up to and to fight for this slogan. "Why, I thought you said 'long feet,' " the super ex- And now to strengthen further its hold on the imagina- plained, "and these shoes are the longest I could get." tion and hearts of the people, Madame Olga Petrova is Then light dawned on Dorris. introducing the phrase as embodied in a patriotic song writ- "I said 'lawn fete'—not 'long feet,' " he declared, keeping ten by Lieutenant B. C. Hilliam of the Royal Canadian a straight face with an effort. "And the 'Q' is silent—as in forces in every city she visits on her coast to coast tour in " 'canary.' behalf of War Savings Stamps. 51 July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY War Film Quiz Demanded in Congress GEORGE CREEL AND HEARST FACE AIRING Brunet, vice- investigation of the manner in tion is granted by Congress, however, In this connection, Paul manager of Pathe ANwhich the Committee of Public the facts revealed may have the effect president and general Information, headed by George of obtaining the desired permission. Exchange, Inc., has issued a statement film resenting the intimation that Pathe and Creel, is conducting the nation's Sensational evidence is expected in the Hearst are in partnership. This state- business was demanded in the House of event of an inquiry, a center of which ment will be found on another page Representatives at Washington last week would be William Randolph Hearst. It (Page 78). by Representative Allen T. Tr'eadway was Hearst's influence, according to R. Hart Explains Position of Massachusetts. H. Cochrane of Universal, which caused Charles S. Hart, director of the Di- The demand is an outgrowth of the Creel to bar the Universal film, the in- vision of Films, has also issued a state- action of Mr. Creel in refusing to per- ference being that Creel favorit- showed ment, explaining the position of the mit the showing of the Universal patri- ism to Pathe, which has the contract for division as follows: otic special, "The Yanks Are Coming," the distribution of the Official War Re- Upon taking up the work of the Division of at the Broadway Theatre, New York, view and which, under the name "Hcarst- Films, I found that the British and Italian Official Films were in charge of Captain G. McL. of War and of the charge of P. A. Powers Pathe," distributes news photographs of Baynes, that the French films were being distrib- French Pictorial the Universal company before the Ways uted independently through the the International Film Service, a Hearst Division, while the United States official films of the House on were put out through the Red Cross, all of these and Means Committee organization that makes and sells both being supplied to and distributed by the several 18 that government war pictures June news and commercial photographs. (Continued on page 77.) are monopolized by one company. "Congress and the people," said Mr. Treadway, "should know and understand this whole question thoroughly. The What's What and Where to Find It secretary of war is asked in the resolu- tion for full information on the subject. Page before the Ways and Means Testimony WAR FILM QUIZ DEMANDED IN CONGRESS 51 Committee showed a monopoly in the FOX DECLARES WAR ON FIRST NATIONAL 58 hands of one company, and the recent ROOSEVELT'S BOOKS BE FILMED 59 prohibition of an exhibition in New York TO bears out this testimony. The resolution NEW FUEL ORDER CURBS THEATRE SIGNS 60 is introduced for the purpose of obtain- MISS YOUNG TO HAVE HER OWN STUDIO 60 entire matter." ing the facts about the OHIO TO SHUN BOSTON CONVENTION 61 Resolution for Inquiry CHICAGO CENSORSHIP PLAN WINS FRIENDS 62 What the Massachusetts congressman STARS FIGHT HEAVY INCOME TAXES 63 learn is set forth in the resolu- seeks to ALL N. A. M. P. I. DIRECTORS NOMINATED NOW 64 tion as follows: THEATRE HAS ITS AUDIENCES SING 65 Resolved, That the Secretary of War be re- quested to report to the House the following "SALOME" COMPLETED AFTER SIX MONTHS' WORK 66 information: How many persons in the Signal Corps have BIG THEATRE SHAKE-UP IN MONTREAL 67 been ordered to take still or moving pictures of the American Expeditionary Forces? SIX FEATURES ON METRO'S JULY PROGRAM 69 What disposition is made of such negatives and films when returned to this country? STRONG CAST FOR FIRST FARRAR-GOLDWYN 70 In what manner, under what terms and regula- tions, are the pictures distributed for public infor- THREE STARS IN "ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS" 71 mation? With whom and by whom are contracts made "TO HELL WITH THE KAISER" OPENS IN NEW YORK 72 for such exhibition purposes, and what are the conditions of the same? MANY AFFILIATED UNITS ELECT OFFICERS 73 members of the Signal What persons other than BIG DEMILLE SPECIAL RELEASE 74 Corps have been authorized to take still or moving READY FOR pictures of the American Expeditionary Forces, "HANDS UP" TO GET BIG PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN 75 and in what manner is control exercised over their exhibition? GAIL KANE TO PRODUCE FOR MUTUAL BILL 76 Corps ordered to Are members of the Signal IN YORK; TALKS OF FUTURE 77 take pictures of military preparations in this coun- LASKY BACK NEW try, including activities in the cantonments, ord- BRUNET TELLS STATUS OF PATHE AND HEARST 78 nance and airplane production and the production of articles used in the war, and what disposition is made of the same? Are pictures so taken exhibited in public places, DEPARTMENTS and, if so, by whose authority and under what terms? . . Have civilian photographers been authorized to EDITORIAL 49 American Expeditionary take pictures of the THE PICTURE DID ME 52 Forces, or of war preparations in this country? WHAT FOR If so, what disposition is made of the negatives, CURRENT AND COMING RELEASES—VIEWED FOR THE BOX under what terms are they exhibited, etc.? What revenue is derived from such contracts OFFICE k 55 disposition is made of the same? and what CLEVER METHODS OF ADVERTISING 79 Baker Backs Creel THRIFT STAMPS FOR ADMISSION, NEW IDEA 79 Meanwhile the Universal company has "AFTER SUPPER MATINEES" ARE PROPOSED 80 been seeking permission from Secretary ACTIVITIES IN THE INDEPENDENT FIELD 81 81 of War Baker to exhibit "The Yanks U. S. MODIFIES NEW EXPORT CENSORSHIP 82 Are Coming," but in vain. Secretary NOTES OF THE INDUSTRY IN GENERAL Baker announces he will stand by the SYNOPSES FOR THE PROGRAM 85 decision of Mr. Creel. If an investiga- . — ©CI.A5 "541 52 ^ MOTOGRAPHY Vol "What The Picture Did For Me" VERDICTS ON FILMS IN LANGUAGE OF EXHIBITOR Copyright 1918 by Electricity Magazine Corporation The criticisms contained in this department of Motography are truthful statements relative to the actual box office value of the pictures. If the picture you wish to know about is not included, write Motography and the information will be sent you promptly. If you need the information quickly, telegraph us. This department is open to all. Using the blank form below, write us your experience with the pictures you are showing. Address Motography, Department D, Monadnock Building, Chicago, III. Artcraft exhibitor can be proud to have this masterpiece A Dog's Life, with Charles Chaplin (First Na- grace his program. I have had two dates on this tional) —The best of the Chaplins so far produced. AMARILLY OF CLOTHES-LINE ALLEY, and have reviewed it six times. I could see it Business egual to the best of special productions ** with Mary Pickford (Artcraft)-^-A most again and be entertained. Use old tunes with this, at much higher prices. Weather clear and cold. pleasing picture, full of that sort of comedy that such as "Silver Threads Among the Gold. ""When Newspaper and lobby display advertising. Admis- pleases everyone. In some localities' the bar- You and I were Young, Maggie," and "Mother O' sions, 25 and 15 cents ground floor; 15 and 10 room stuff might offend but it is well-handled and Mine," and you will give your patrons an en- balcony.—Levi Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Alpena, kept within bounds.—Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, tertainment that will remain with them always. Mich.—Business district, middle class and transient Belle Fourche, S. D. The memory of it will be a welcome one. —Mrs. patronage. Nora M. Vincent, Bluebird Theatre, Girard, Hit-the-Trail Holliday, with George M. Cohan Kansas.—High class patronage. (Artcraft) —A splendid picture. This star is al- rox ways clever and well liked here. Patriotism should put this over big in any neighborhood. Get it and Woman and the Law, with Miriam Cooper bill it big. You cannot lose. —G. T. Porter, First National Exhibitors' (Fox) —Not a pleasing picture at the present time. Lyric Theatre, Blue Island, 111. Good photography. Too many long subtitles. Circuit Sylvia Grogg, Grogg's Theatre, Bakersfield, Cal. Say! Young Fellow, with Douglas Fairbanks Alimony— (First National) —A six-part produc- (Artcraft)—Pep from beginning to end. Get it tion dealing with the divorce question. An excel- and go to it. This should clean up for you. One lent feature which drew big business at advanced Goldwyn of the star's very best. Everyone was more than prices.—A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Joan of Plattsburg, with Mabel Normand (Gold- pleased.—G. T. Porter, Lyric ' Theatre, Blue Falls, Idaho. wyn) —A good program picture. It would not Island, 111. stand big boosting but will probably please the Tarzan of the Apes, with Elmo Lincoln (First majority. Mabel Normand does pleasing work M hss, with Mary Pickford (Artcraft) —One National) An extraordinary production, one you and her name draws good business.—A. R. Ander- more of her "best ones." Good business. — —Sylvia can boost to the limit at advanced prices and with son, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho. Grogg, Grogg's Theatre, Bakersfield, Cal. the assurance that everyone will be pleased. There is only one fault with this feature ; it ends very Nearly Married, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Bluebird abruptly with the rescue party still in the wilder- wyn)—This is the kind of picture which takes ness, searching for the girl. On that account the here. Pastime Theatre, Blue Mound, 111. Mother — O' Mine, with Rupert Julian (Bluebird) story seems incomplete to everyone who views it. —A screen classic. This will appeal to any man, —A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Nearly Married, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- woman, or child, to all classes, to all creeds. Any Idaho. wyn)—A high class comedy which went well here. What Is the Picture's Box Office Value? TS THE film you are running in your theatre today a money maker? Pass the word on! Does the pic- 1 ture draw the crowds? Tell the exhibitors in the other states. They want to book the same pictures. Tell them in Motography's "What the Picture Did for Me" Department. Your box office is the test of popularity. Fill in the blank NOW. Title Title Star'.'."...... Producer. Star Producer. : Weather Weather How Advertised How Advertised Competition Competition Admission Prices Admission Prices Remarks Remarks Name of Theatre City and State Transient or Neighborhood Patronage. Sent in by You may send me blanks for "What the Picture Did for Me," and Motography for one year at a special introductory price of $1.00, billing vie for same and I will remit. — — July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 53 Madge Kennedy is a big favorite. —Gem Theatre, Social Briars, with Mary Miles -Minter (Ameri- The Biggest Show on Earth, with Enid Bennett Corwith, la. can-Mutual) —Very good. Star draws well. —H. E. (Paramount) —One of those pictures that is not Eaigler. Mission Theatre, Seattle, Wash.—High great but leaves a pleasing feeling after you have Nearly Married, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- class downtown theatre. viewed it. Good for children. Contains plenty of wyn) —I thought this a bit drawn out but it circus atmosphere. Business good with this. pleased my patrons. Crowded houses for a two- Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre, 2844 Madison day run.—Savoy Theatre, Princeton, Ky. Paralta street, Chicago.—Middle class neighborhood. The Turn of a Card, with Warren Kerrigan The Splendid Sinner, with Mary Garden (Gold- Rich Man, Poor Man, with Marguerite Clark (Paralta) —A splendid production. A fine produc- crowded houses. (Paramount) better than the fairy stories wyn)—Drew The ending created tion of the comedy-drama type. Not a dull —Much much discussion. said they liked it. this star has in. patrons liked it. The Some others moment in the entire seven reels. The shooting worked My found fault. Visalia Theatre, Visalia, Calif. star has lost some of her following. Charles H. — of the oil well is the real thing. Photography is — beautiful. A number one feature. A. R. Ander- Ryan, Garfield Theatre, 2844 Madison street, Splendid Sinner, with — The Mary Garden (Gold- son, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho. Chicago. wyn)—Drew capacity .business at nearly every performance. Mary Garden was very well liked. The Fair Barbarian, with Vivian Martin (Para- A Man's Man, with J. Warren Kerrigan Theatre, Phoenix, Ariz. mount) very light which —Empress (Paralta) —Undoubtedly the best Kerrigan has —A good comedy drama pleased all. The usual light plot for this star, ever done. Just a suggestion here—he needs bet- Our Little Wife, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- which the public appreciate and enjoy. Not great ter feminine support. Peter B. Kyne's story is wyn) is a winner. is the but pleasing. Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle —Madge Kennedy This brimming over with human interest and action in — production Fourche, S. kind of my people will turn out to every foot of film. It bears out the pre-release D. see. Grand Theatre, Wallace, Idaho. Wild Youth (Blackton-Paramount) I can't say — advertising that "When it says the end, you will — for this in the matter of entertainment. It have had but half enough." I played this against much Little is hardly offering. are Our Wife, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Ince's Zeppelin's Last Raid, in a town of 3,000 an average program There Print this unusual photography and effects. wyn)— poor, but otherwise proved a and we kept the S. R. O. sign busy at advanced some —Leo Iris Belle first rate attraction and pleased most of our prices. Does not this alone speak well for the Peterson, Theatre, Fourche, S. D. patrons.—Dixie Theatre, Maysfield, Ky. picture, when we acknowledge the high standard Her Final Reckoning, with Pauline Frederick of Ince productions?—Mrs. Nora M. Vincent, Our Little Wife, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Bluebird Theatre, Girard, Kansas. (Paramount) —Patrons highly pleased. Star draws wyn) —A very pleasing picture. Good business fairly well for me. Business good. — G. T. Porter, despite rain. —Noble Theatre, Princeton, Ind. Lyric Theatre, Blue Island, 111. Paramount The Face in the Dark, with Mae Marsh (Gold- The Bravest Way, with Sessue Hayakawa wyn)—All Goldwyns pull well here and this is no Mile-a-Minute Kendall, with Jack Pickford (Paramount) — Fairly interesting. Pleased my pa- exception.—Princess Theatre, Evansville, Ind. (Paramount) —Speed is right. The best picture trons. This star does not draw here. -G. T. Pickford has put out so far. —George H. Done, Porter, Lyric Theatre, Blue Island, 111. The Face in the Dark, with Mae Marsh (Gold- Gayety Theatre, Payson, Utah. — Mixed classes of wyn) —Good crowds flocked to see this. Person- patronage. Let's Get a Divorce, with Billie Burke (Para- ally I thought some scenes were a bit overdrawn, mount) —Above the average.—G. L. Williams, but heard no complaints from any of my patrons. Resurrection, with Pauline Frederick (Para- Orpheum Theatre, Snohomish, Wash. —Superba Theatre, Alhambra, Cal. mount) —fiood but it didn't take. Not enough fine clothes for Pauline. — George H. Done, Gayety Eve's Daughter, with Billie Burke (Paramount) The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- Theatre. Payson, I'tah. — Far below the Paramount standard. Story wyn)— Big business with this. Many patrons com- mented on it as being one of the best pictures shown at the Arc in a long time. —Arc Theatre, Crawfordsville, Ind. The Danger Game, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- wyn)—This is great. Excellent business two days. Madge Kennedy pulls better with every picture. Auditorium Theatre, Philadelphia, Pa. The Fair Pretender, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- wyn) —A good picture but Madge Kennedy doesn't seem to take with the public here.— A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho. Kleine The Unbeliever, with Raymond McKee (Edison- Kleine) —Great? business. Audiences wildly en- thused. A truly great patriotic subject. It rings with sincerity.—Sylvia Grogg. Grogg's Theatre, Bakersfield, Cal. Metro The Landloper, with Harold Lockwood (Metro) —Personally I think this is one of Lockwood's best. It took well with our patrons. Somewhat melodramatic but not overlv so. —Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. The Landloper, with Harold Lockwood (Metro) —Star is always a drawing card. — L. L. Gold- smith, Class A Theatre, Seattle, Wash. The Landloper, with Harold Lockwood (Metro) —Very poor. Lockwood is a favorite here but such pictures detract from his popularity. — Sylvia Grogg, Grogg's Theatre, Bakersfield, Cal. Draft 258, with Mabel Taliaferro (Metro) —An average patriotic subject. Not as good as The Slacker. Film in poor condition. Rental too high. —Mrs. Nora M. Vincent. Bluebird Theatre, Girard, Kansas.—High class patronage. The Claim, with Edith Storey (Metro) —Fine. One of the best things Metro has given us. —Sylvia Grogg, Grogg's Theatre, Bakersfield, Cal. Lest We Forget, with Rita Jolivet (Metro) One of the best of its kind. — G. L. Williams, Orpheum Theatre, Snohomish, Wash. The Only Road, with Viola Dana (Metro) An average melodrama. Attendance fair in hot weather. —H. E. Daigler, Mission Theatre, Seattle, Wash.—High class downtown house. Mutual Molly Go Get 'Em, with Marguerite Fisher (American-Mutual) —A splendid comedy in five parts. It will go big with any discriminating audience. Miss Fisher does not need a lot of ad- vertising to put the picture over for everybody Being an actor in Fox-Lchnnan Sunshine comedies is not such an easy job as it sounds. likes her.—A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho. For instance, how would you like to play opposite this lion? — — —; 54 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. draggy and meaningless and the star's acting is can stories of American life, not pictures with a —Weather warm and clear. Advertised, news- deplorable.—Sylvia Grogg, Grogg's Theatre, foreign back-ground.—'Leo Peterson, Iris The- paper and lobby display. A typical Hart picture Bakersfield, Cal. atre, Belle Fourche, S. D. that has a fair following, but people as a whole are looking for a newer line of pictures than these Jules of the Strong Heart, with George Beban Magda, with Clara Kimball Young (Select) re-issues. Business below the ' average. — Bijou (Paramount) — Splendid out-door picture, whole- The star and her father, Edward Kimball, are Theatre, Alpena, Mich. some and pleasing. —Sylvia Grogg, Grogg's The- the salvafion of this feature. The supporting cast atre, Bakersfield, Cal. is not even average.—Mrs. Nora M. Vincent, Bluebird Theatre, Girard, Kansas. Serials and Series A Petticoat Pilot, with Vivian Martin (Para- The Son of Democracy, with Benjamin Chapin mount) —The star is youthful and appealing at all — times. Sylvia Grogg, Grogg's Theatre, Bakers- Triangle (Paramount) "Tender Memories." Excellent is — the field, Cal. Nancy Comes Home, with Myrtle Lind (Tri- word for these two-reel subjects. For high angle) —A picture somewhat different and enjoyed class entertainment and educational value as well The Clever Mrs. Carfax, with Julian Eltinge by the majority. Story and plot not strong but they can't be beaten.—A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, Idaho. (Paramount) —More than pleased those who were it contains a lesson and serves as entertainment. willing to take a chance on a star who was un- Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. The Son of Democracy, with Benjamin Chapin known to them. Weather, fair. Advertised quite — extensively. No competition. Prices, 10 and 20 Innocent's Progress, with Pauline Starke (Tri- (Paramount) "My Father." Excellent stories, : these of the life of Lincoln. They are human cents. —J. E. Wingreene, Bismarck Theatre, Bis- angle) —Here is a picture that we expected little and are excellent entertainment well marck, N. D. —Neighborhood house. of. The title had no drawing power, but the pic- as as being ture proved to be a most pleasing one, well handled educational.—A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Falls, Idaho. The Secret Game, with Sessue Hayakawa by director and cast.—Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Twin (Paramount) —Feature well liked although the Belle Fourche, S. D. The Eagle's star is not popular here. Weather fair. Ordinary Eye, with King Baggot and advertising. Admission prices, 10 and 20 cents. The Love Brokers, with Alma Rubens (Tri- Marguerite Snow (Four-Square) —Episode one played to capacity. Here is a series that is in a J. E. Wingreeme, Bismarck Theatre, Bismarck, angle) —Mixed opinions on this. Some liked it, class by itself. Every episode is a complete N. D.—Neighborhood house. while others did not. I would say that it is a story, written Chief Flynn the little above the average Triangle.—Leo Peterson, by of U. S. Secret Service. Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. They deal with German spies and plots. Select All our patrons are enthusiastic over the series. A. R. Anderson, Orpheum Theatre, Twin Falls, The Reason Why, with Clara Kimball Young Unfaithful, with Dorothy Dalton (Triangle)- Idaho. (Select) —A real show.—G. L. Williams, Orpheum A fair short subject but does this star no good.- Theatre, Snohomish, Wash. Leo Peterson, Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. State Rights and Specials The Lone Wolf, with Bert Lytell (Select)— The Lonely Woman, with Belle Bennett (Tri- Carmen of Brought good business in hot weather.—L. L. angle) —A very good picture. — L. L. Goldsmith, the Klondike, with Clara Williams Goldsmith, Class A Theatre, Seattle, Wash. Class A Theatre, Seattle, Wash. (State Rights) —Very good. A title like this is worth a thousand like Stella Maris. Big business. The Lesson, with Constance Talmadge (Select) For Valour, with Winifred Allen (Triangle)— —George H. Done, Gayety Theatre, Payson, Utah. —A picture so pleasing that it received honorable Just a program picture but it ranks right up with I Believe mention from the most hardened critics. Photog- some specials. Of patriotic trend, though it's (Tucker-State Rights) —As near noth- ing raphy excellent. Scenery and settings beautiful. Canadian.—Mrs. Nora M. Vincent, Bluebird The- as could be. Long drawn out story, which This star is coming fast. Sister Norma had better atre, Girard, Kansas. got nowhere and which might go all right at a have a care.— G. T. Porter, Lyric Theatre, Blue church picnic but will not please the usual pic- Island, 111. Little Red Decides, with Triangle Players ture fan who wants pleasure, not a half sermon. (Triangle) —Weather warm and clear. Advertised I am speaking from the point of view of my Scandal, with Constance Talmadge (Select) — newspaper and lobby display. Competition, Art- patrons and myself, not about the well meaning, educational The title implies much that you do not see. An craft, Bluebird. The admission, ground floor, qualities of the picture. —Leo Peterson, inoffensive picture. Photography and settings are 20 and 10 cents; balcony, IS and 5 cents. A Iris Theatre, Belle Fourche, S. D. excellent.—Mrs. Nora M. Vincent, Bluebird strictly no-star picture, with an extra good story Theatre, Girard, Kansas. —High class neighbor- and actors, patrons well pleased. Business above The Hell Hound of Alaska, with W. S. Hart hood. the average.—L. Stevens, Bijou Theatre, Alpena, (State Rights) —The star does not appear until Mich. the third reel and very little after that. This is The Secret of the Storm Country, with Norma an old Mutual formerly called "The Darkening Talmadge (Select) —Dramatically powerful subject. Shoes That Danced, with Pauline Stark (Tri- Trail." Photography is bad in many spots. Keep Miss Talmadge brings out every emotion de- angle) —Weather cold. Advertising, newspaper away from it if you do not want to have your manded by the various circumstances in which and lobby display. Competition, Paramount and patrons dislike this star. Elmer Clifton is the leading player in this picture, she is placed. —Mrs. Nora M. Vincent, Bluebird a tent show. Picture and story very good as it is rather than Hart. Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theatre, 2844 Madison Theatre, Girard, Kansas. well acted ; picture as a whole lacks humor. Business below the average.— L. Stevens, Bijou street, Chicago. —Middle class neighborhood. Magda, with Clara Kimball Young (Select) Theatre, Alpena, Mich. A good picture but I cannot say it pleased the Shame, with Zeena Keefe (State Rights) —Very majority. It seems that our people want Ameri- The Aryan, with W. S. Hart (Triangle Re-issue) good. Everyone spoke well of it. The star is new and did not draw very well. —George H. Done, Gayety Theatre, Payson, Utah. The Eyes of the World (Clune) —Very satisfy- ing production. We exhibited this for a full week and in spite of hot weather, we broke all receipt records.—Peter David, Liberty Theatre, Tacoma, Wash. Reports of National Board of Review Hari Kiri (California) —Seven reels. Enter- tainment value, good; dramatic interest of story, fair; coherence of narrative, fair; acting, fair; photography. fair; technical handling, fair; costuming, good ; scenic settings, fair. Moral ef- fect, doubtful. And the Children Pay (Cramer) —Entertainment value, fair ; educational value, doubtful; dramatic interest of story, fair; coherence of narrative, fair; acting, fair^ photography, fair; technical handling, fair; scenic setting, fair. Moral effect, doubtful. The Service Star, with Madge Kennedy (Gold- wynl— Entertainment value, excellent; dramatic interest of story, good ; coherence of narrative, zood ; acting, good ; photography, good ; technical handling, excellent ; scenic setting, good. Milady of the Beanstalk (Pathe) —Entertainment value, good. Dramatic interest of story, fair; coherence of narrative, fair; acting, fair; photog- raphy, good; technical handling, fair; scenic set- ting, fair. Moral effect, good. The Empty Cab (LTniversal) —Entertainment value, fair; dramatic interest of storv, fair; coherence of narrative, good; acting, fair; pho- tography, good: technical handling, fair; scenic setting, fair. Moral effect, good. T After the - War (L niversal) —Entertainment value, good. Dramatic interest of story, good coherence of narrative, clear; acting, good; pho- tography, excellent; technical handling, good; Lois Wilson, as she appears in support of J. Warren Kerrigan in the Paralta plav. "One costuming, good; scenic setting, good. Moral ef- Dollar Bid." fect, good. — July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 55 CURRENT AND COMING RELEASES Viewed for the Box Office WITH THE STORY OF THE PICTURE Arrow Metro THE FINGER OF JUSTICE— (Eight Reels)—Crane Wil- Opportunity — (Five Reels) — July 1 — Featuring Viola , bur the leading player, but not featured. A tenderloin Dana. Cleverest work Viola Dana has ever done. melodrama, with a sermon. Mary Willard, the adventure-loving daughter of the king of the liniment trust, steals her brother's clothes and goes to a prize fight. There Anthony This is a curious production. It has all the elements of an Ivan feature, Fry, a bug on the subject of opportunity, tells his friend, Johnson Bowler, l"i it is t sponsored by Rev. Paul Smith of San Francisco, who claims that whoever occupies the seat next to them he will offer the opportunity that it reveals the method by which the Barbary Coast of the California of a lifetime. Mary, in boy's clothes, gets the seat, and Anthony takes city was cleaned up. It tells the usual story of the girl lured to ruin, the her home with him. A bum detective lives next door and scents a mystery. political boss who gets graft from fallen women, and all the other familiar Further complications occur through the fact that Bowler has been phases of underworld life. A unique feature is the sermon worked into estranged from his wife, and she returns unexpectedly, going to Fry's the story, in which the hero, a preacher, tells respectable people of their apartment to find him, and there discovering Mary's hat, which her maid responsibility for conditions. In this way it circumvents a good deal of has brought meanwhile. The fun gets faster and more furious, with a adverse criticism that usually is attached to this sort of picture. fine romantic finish. Director—Louis Chaudet. Cameraman—Lenwood Ab- Director—John H. Collins. Cameraman—John Arnold. bott. effect General —A story that wouldn't pass the censors General effect—This is the kind of work that has always except for its religious features. Star—Crane Wilbur has been made the little Dana's melodramas interesting, for she is a off the screen a long time, but this may get a lot of his fol- real, natural comedienne, and here is a whole feature-full lowers. Support Pretty — bad. .Production —Fair. Photog- of it. Support—Hale Hamilton is the goods, and with Edward raphy—Excellent. Abeles, Frank Currier and Sally Crute on the job as well, conditions this Local govern production entirely from this cast is hard to beat. Production—Good. Photography the box office viewpoint. Good. This production is good enough for the highest class house, and snappy enough for the cheapest ones. It will Artcraft create a demand for more Dana comedies. Shark Monroe (Five Reels) July 1 Featuring Will- — — — 4e + iam S. Hart. Full of fight on sea and land. To Hell With the Kaiser— (Seven Reels)—July—No "Shark" Monroe, notorious for his brutality, finds Marjorie Hilton and her dissipated brother in a Seattle joint. They have been trying to get player featured. Olive Tell the most prominent member of to Alaska, but the brother has squandered their money. Shark agrees to take them north if they will work their passage. On board ship he rescues the cast. Another smashing war feature. the brother from death at the risk of his own life and then beats him up Alice Monroe is the daughter of a'n inventor, living in Berlin. As the for neglect of duty. Marjorie strikes Shark with a rope and her spunk war breaks out, the Kaiser attempts to force Monroe to turn over the makes him love her. He rescues the girl from a trafficker in women and secret of a wireless invention to him. Monroe refuses. One of his after permitting her brother to beat him in a fight, proves that he is still daughters, in a convent in Belgium, is the victim of the viciousness of the the same husky as ever by killing the man who has been trying to ruin Crown Prince, and Monroe is shot for denouncing him. Alice finally gets the girl. They all live happily ever after. her revenge by killing the Crown Prince with her own hand, and betraying the whereabouts of the Kaiser to an American aviator, so that the monster Director Hart, supervised Ince. — by Cameraman—Joe is captured and the war brought to an end. The story is embellished with devil prompter of August. General effect—A livelier story than some of the numerous striking episodes and the himself as the the Kaiser's deeds is shown like Mephisto in Faust. In the end Satan abdicates recent Hart pictures, the clashes between the men being con- from the throne of hell in favor of his greater pupil. stant and ferocious. Star—Hart is putting a little more va- Director—George Irving. Cameraman—George Hollis- riety into his work lately and this picture should make more ter. General effect—As timely as ice cream in summer, the friends for him. Support—Katherine MacDonald as the girl, kind that there is no need talking about, for the title and the pretty and full of ginger. Production—Immense. Photog- plot tell the story. Players—Very fine, especially Lawrence raphy— Brilliant. Grant, who gives the best impersonation of Kaiser Bill the It's a great Hart picture and will go big anywhere that screen has yet had. Production—Remarkably thorough. this star is liked. Photography—Excellent. This looks like another as good as "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin," if not even better. Why waste words? Pathe Annexing Bill— (Five Reels) —July 1 —Featuring Gladys Hulette. A lively comedy melodrama, well played. Billy (in the usual manner he needs no surname because he's the hero) is a young lawyer with no money, in love with Enid Barwell, a young art student with still less, if possible. A ship is wrecked, Enid's aunt of whom she hardly knew, is drowned, ami Enid is worth a million. Billy then refuses to marry her because she has too much money. She then decides to have a friend lose the money in speculation, but just then the aunt turns up, not having been drowned after all. More trouble. Then the aunt who turned up proves to be a fake and there is still more trouble. Everybody is happy at last. Director—Albert Parker. General effect—A farce with a good vein of sentiment running through it, but not so hilarious as it ought to have been. Star—Miss Hulette is charming, but Creighton Hale is not a good support in comedy. Production—Average. Photography— Good. This speedy variety of comedy goes well to add variety to a program that has been top-heavy with melodrama. It won't drive anybody crazy with enthusiasm, but it will please William S. Hart in "Shark Monroe." most audiences. — , 56 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. afraid, as she is really acting for the French secret service, and has con- Bluebird cealed the designs of his gun. These plans disappear again, and after The City of Tears— (Five Reels) July 1 — Featuring everyone has passed through the direst of perils it is discovered that Hugo — is an American secret service agent and Kremlin is killed in a raid on Carmel Myers. Wop love, comedy and melodrama, flavored the place. Meanwhile a love affair has been developing between Hugo and Paula, though each thought the other a German spy. with beauty. Rosa Carillo, a chorus girl in a wop opera company, is robbed of her Director—R. William Neill. Cameraman, John Stumar. savings and cannot go on her vacation. An artist, Billy Leeds, makes an General effect fast-moving, mysterious and extremely improper proposal, but she knows how he acted with Maria, a model, and —A timely story, good enough to go over on its own merits if you have been having too much spy stuff, though that seems difficult to imagine just now. Star—Miss Dalton is much better in this sort of melodrama than the exotic society stuff she has done recently. Support—Very good. Production Ince quality, very luxurious and pleasing to the eye. Pho- tography—Excellent. This is the time to get the money on pictures with Kaiser in the title, and while this hardly looks like a picture for a run, it ought to pack them in almost anywhere except in a strongly German community. Petrova Tempered Steel— (Five Reels) —June 23—Featuring Mad- ame Petrova. Stage life melodrama in de luxe settings. Lucille Carruthers, a cultured young woman, has made a success as an actress through the coaching of fcerge Radikin, an actor, who wants to be paid by marriage. Lucille repels him. Another suitor is her manager, Edwin Archer. She, however, loves Dr. Slieldon. The night of the open- ing of her big play, Radikin comes to her apartment and tries to throw vitriol in her face. She fires a revolver at him and he falls dead. She pulls herself together and goes through a triumphant performance. Re- turning to her apartment she is about to give herself up, when Sheldon Carmel Myers in "The City of Tears." comes, and surprises her by explaining the real cause of the actor's death. They marry, it is hinted. Director — Ince. Cameraman — Harry Harris. turns him down. Rosa is in love with Tony Bonchi, a delicatessen dealer, Ralph but he, she believes, is in love with the Maria whom Leeds has mistreated. General effect—A carefully worked out story of life among Tony gets into trouble with the police, though innocent, and Leeds is able to get him out. Rosa promises to accept Leeds' proposition if he will theatrical people of the higher class. Star—Petrova is at her get Tony out of jail. But as Rosa is the leading woman in the picture, as of these stern, self-controlled women. Support of course she gets out of the scrape and everything ends as it should. best one Fair. Production So luxurious that it gives the production Director—Elsie Jane Wilson. General effect—This story — a lot of extra value. Photography—Excellent. is just a little off color here and there, but not enough to This is a production for the highest class houses, though hurt, and it is really very well done. Star-—Miss Myers is it should go well in the medium priced ones as well. It has going to be one of the biggest in the business one of these no cheap appeal and the action is logical rather than sen- days. Support—Very good. Production Fair. Photog- raphy—Fine. sational. This will go well in the cheaper houses. It needs better dressing up to belong in the more particular sections. Triangle The Fly God— (Five Reels)—July 1—Featuring Roy Stewart. Another "Red Saunders" story, full of Western Paramount adventure. Sandy— (Five Reels) —July 1 —Featuring Jack Pickford. Red Saunders discovers a consumptive named Allers and his wife stranded, having been of a stranger. He takes care of A fine romance of sea and Kentucky mountains in melodra- robbed $200 by them at his ranch, but Allers wants to move on because he doesn't want matic setting. to take charity. Red tricks him into taking $200, which he has received from the conscience-stricken thief. Allers later discovers the thief and Sandy Kilday, a quick-witted Scotch youth, stows away on a ship kills him in a fight, but the thief is the sheriff's brother and Allers is bound for America, to his fortune. the hoping make On voyage he is arrested. Red Saunders saves Allers from being lynched and gets him a discovered and a witness of his misfortune is Ruth Nelson. In America fair_trial. The jury. is. for conviction, all but one, and. this man. finally gets Sandy and a doubtful character. Ricks Wilson, eke out a precarious living, the others to agree that if a certain fly, buzzing on the ceiling, lights on finally arriving in Kentucky near Ruth's home. Ricks gets into trouble the top of the.window pane they will vote for acquittal and the fly obliges. and threatens to kill Ruth's father. He is sent to jail. Ruth's brother is about to make a lot of trouble by- eloping -with a coquette. Sandy inter- Director — Cliff Smith. Cameraman-— Steve Rounds. feres and takes the girl home. Ruth's father is killed, and Ricks, who has broken jail, is accused. Sandy discovers the truth, saves Ricks from a General effect—A good Western, but it will be difficult to mob, and convinces Ruth that he is man enough to deserve the love she seriously. Star know has really felt for him all along. make anyone take the jury scene —You Roy Stewart well enough by now and it's the regular Roy. Director — George Melford. Cameraman — Paul Perry. Support Good. Production—Average. Photography—Ex- General effect—A swiftly moving story, with lots of adven- — cellent. ture and a good deal of comedy. Star—A typical role for Anywhere that they like Westerns this ought to be a Pickford. Support—Unusually good, including Louise Huff, good bill, for it has an original plot, with all of the cus- James Neill, Raymond Hatton and Edythe Chapman. Pro- tomary stuff that makes a Western go. duction—Excellent. Photography—Great. 4» 4* 4* This picture ought to go well anywhere, especially as it The Painted Lily— (Five Reels) June 30—Featuring is the last of Jack Pickford that you will get until after the — Alma Rubens. Gambling house melodrama. war. A notice to this effect ought to bring in all the friends Mary Fanjoy is a poor girl and is dazzled by the flashy Cecil Grey. of the actor-sailor. He's in the navy now, you know. She marries him and discovers he is a gambler. Grey forces his wife to act as a decoy, under threat of casting her off, claiming that their marriage 4? 4* 4? was a fake. The daughter of a wealthy blind woman is shot and the forces Mary to pretend she is the girl, to get money from the The Kaiser's Shadow (Five Reels) June 30 Featur- gambler — — — woman. Mary falls in love with a young engineer who has been fleeced by ing Dorothy Dalton. A thrilling German spy plot story. Grey and who becomes the manager of the blind woman's farm. Grey takes pity on Mary and gets himself killed, first telling her that their On his wedding day, Clement Boyd, inventor of rifle, is a wonderful marriage was not a fake after, all. Then she marries the young engineer. abducted and taken to the house of Kremlin, a German spy, a heavilv veiled woman, Paula Harris, taking the place of his bride in their carriage. Director — Thomas *N. Heffron. Cameraman — C. H. Meanwhile Boyd's bride has been similarly abducted and taken to the Wales. General effect Just an ordinary "movie" of life as same place by Hugo Wagner. Paula soon tells Boyd, however, not to be — July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 57 it doesn't exist anywhere, redeemed by the powerful person- most important points being the thoroughly luxurious mount- ality of Alma Rubens. Support—Fair. Production— Good. ing, which fits it for any kind of house. Photography—Excellent. This is a Police Gazette type of picture, good only in Vitagraph low grade houses, an utter waste of the excellent talents of Tangled Lives— (Five Reels) —July 1 —Featuring Harry the star, who will draw in the better class houses, but will not Morey. A story so complicated that it needs a chart and please in this picture because the story is so bad. compass. John Howland is a successful architect. His wife becomes infatuated with Paul Westcott. Mrs. West, wife of a close friend of Howland's, is Universal in love with Howland. Mrs. West is seen by her husband forcing her attentions upon Howland, and West commits suicide. Howland rescues 30 The Mortgaged Wife— (Five Reels) —June —Featuring a girl from street assailants and gets a home for her. Howland sees his Dorothy Phillips. The pursuit of a married woman by her wife and Westcott in an embrace and attacks Westcott, for which, curiously, he is sent to jail. His wife gets a divorce. When he gets out of jail husband's employer. he learns that his wife is going to marry Westcott and the only place he can think of to find a weapon to kill Westcott is at the place where he Ralph Carter is an embezzler, Jeremiah Harris his employer. Harris found a home for the waif he rescued. The girl and her protector drug agrees to let Ralph go free if Mrs. Carter will come to live in his home. Howland to keep him out of trouble. A lightning bolt strikes Mrs. Ho\v- The wife agrees. Harries tries to gain the young woman's love, but she land and Westcott. Howland marries the waif. "Tangled Lives" is right. repels him, and finally he is overcome by her goodness and desists. He brother, their relations. Then Carter has a fight with her who questions Director—Paul Scardon. Cameraman—Robert Stuart. comes back and tries to blackmail his wife. Harris comes in and Carter is fatally shot. Then the widow realizes that she loved Harris all the time. General effect—A crazyquilt of a story, so hard to follow Director — Allan Hulabar. Cameraman — Fred Leroy that it becomes a regular puzzle. Star—Harry Morey is Granville. General effect—A pretty old story, yet told with a some actor, but not good enough to make this sort of thiflg lot of pep that saves it somewhat. Star—Miss Phillips is stand up. Support—Betty Blythe is coming ahead fast. pretty enough and a sufficiently good actress to save most Production—Good. Photography—Good. situations. Support— Fair. Production—Good. Photography This comes pretty close to being the worst picture of Good. the year; certainly it is the worst Vitagraph in a long time. This is just another "movie." It won't arouse either enthusiasm or adverse criticism. It just gets by and will do World • as well at one sort of house as another, for they've all had Tinsel— (Five Reels) —July 1 —Featuring Kitty Gordon. the story in a dozen different ways. Society melodrama built around the effort to ruin a girl. Princess Sylvia Carzoni is the divorced wife of Richard Carmichael. They have a daughter Ruth, just arriving at womanhood, and Sylvia wants Paralta to have her and show her life before she marries. Ruth is in love with Bobby Woodward, but goes on the visit to her mother, and is immediately One Dollar Bid— (Five Reels) July 1 Featuring J. — — subjected to the wiles of a roue, Jefferson Kane. Sylvia watches the affair Warren Kerrigan. Mystery melodrama, good suspense. develop, and just when Ruth is endangered by Kane's attentions, she inter- venes. She then hands her back to Bobby, saying she did not want her to Toby, is a poor white trash character, usually intoxicated, living in a marry until she knew what men of the other sort were like. This noble little hut near a southern town. The villagers, outraged by his shiftiess- sentiment reunites her with her own husband. ness, demand that the sheriff put him up for sale under an old law. Vir- ginia Dare, visiting the Poindexters, buys him for a dollar. Toby and Director—Oscar Apfel. Cameraman—Lutien Tainguy. Virginia, without speaking to each other of it, love each other at sight, and Toby determines to reform, but is constantly tempted by Ralph Pat- General effect—A somewhat new theme, but with about the terson, who scents rivalry in his suit for Virginia. A revenue officer is same old stuff; in other words, it is killed by a moonshiner with a knife once owned by Tobv, and Toby is "Enlighten Thy about to be sentenced to death when Virginia brings a confession from the Daughter" with the punch taken out. Star—Kitty Gordon real slayer. It is discovered that Toby, who has now completely reformed, is a lawyer, the son of a friend of the Poindexters, who has been disgraced has plenty of opportunity to wear her well known fine through liquor, and now that he has reformed he can and does marry Virginia. clothes. Support—Muriel Ostriche and Frank Mayo in lead- ing roles. Production Only fair. Photography Good. Director—Ernest C. Warde. Cameraman— Charles Stu- — — While this is not the sort of a picture calculated to make mar. General effect—A good punch picture, flavored with you proud you are in the motion picture business, it will go lots of atmosphere and some comedy. Star—Kerrigan is an over in a way with audiences that are not too critical. attractive figure, and is not seen on the screen nearly often enough, for he does some excellent character work in this feature. Support— Good. Production—Excellent. Photog- Wilfred Lytell with Metro raphy—Fine. Wilfred Lytell, as well as his brother, Bert, is now en- This is one of the best of the Paralta pictures, one of its rolled under the Metro banner. In spite of his youth, Lytell has had long experience on the speaking stage, and is now playing an important role in "Business Before Pleasure," at the Eltinge Theatre, New York, while he spends his days at the Metro studios, where he is a member of Ethel Barry- more's company in "Our Mrs. McChesney," now being filmed. Ralph Ince, the director, made special arrangements so that he may fill both engagements. Lytell is playing the part of Jack McChesney, the hero- ine's son, in the screen version of Edna Ferber's play. This is not his first screen appearance, however, for he worked a year before under the direction of Ralph Ince, taking part in such well known pictures as "The Ninety and Nine," "The Lily and the Rose," and "Peter God." Two Clever Triangle Plays A western play, "A Good Loser," the first release on the Triangle schedule for July 7, has Peggy Pearce, the former Keystone player, at the head of the cast, supported by Lee Hill. Joe King will support Gloria Swanson in "Every- woman's Husband," a psychological drama, scheduled for re- lease the latter part of the week. /. Warren Kerrigan in "Toby.' 58 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. has not only the first run but a two Fox Declares War on First National weeks' protection in all his territory Plans to Build or Lease Theatres in Every City after he has played the pictures. Where Exhibitor Organization Is Entrenched Those behind the formation of the new combination feel that with the as- WILLIAM FOX has fired the first are located in New York, New Jersey, sistance of a number of independents shot in a battle with the First Na- Massachusetts and Connecticut. The they will be able to line up at least 200 tional Exhibitors' Circuit. His first ac- Victoria, which will be renamed "The days in Greater New York. The inde- tion was the taking over of the Victoria William Fox Liberty Theatre;" will have pendents that are figured on are men Theatre, St. Louis, under a long lease. a high-class motion picture policy and that control in the neighborhood of from He intends to conduct this in opposition an orchestra of 35 pieces. There is a 10 to 12 days each by having three or to what he alleges is a pooling system seating capacity of 2,000. The theatre four houses. conducted by First National. is located at Delmar and Grand avenues, The method of distribution will be It is the Fox plan to enter all of the near the new Grand Central Theatre, through the medium of a booking office towns where the First National is be- operated by William Sievers. conducted much along the lines that the lieved to have effected an arrangement At the same time that Mr. Fox has en- United Booking Offices are now con- with the theatre owners and managers gaged in battle with the First National, ducted in regard to the booking of in regard to the pooling system and he is active in the outlining of a cam- vaudeville acts. This office will take the either lease or build theatres there. paign which is being planned by a num- picture for a certain number of days and The pooling system, according to a Fox ber of New York exhibitors against the then through the procedure of entering representative, is primarily for the cut- Loew booking system. booking slips, the houses will receive the ting of the price of features and the Fox A plan now under discussion may even- films in the order that the slips are people intend to fight it by creating ex- tuate in a booking alliance being formed registered. hibiting opposition. in Greater New York which will control There are two other towns in the mid- at least 200 days of booking. Besides The sales end, as to price, is to be Mr. Fox, Moss, Keith, Proctor and a governed the time of the run in a cer- west where the First ' National is en- by trenched where the Fox people are build- number of independents are interested. tain territory and according to the ca- ing theatres. The reason for forming the combina- pacity of the house which the picture Wherever the Fox interests haven't a tion is to combat the Loew interests plays. regular first run house that is well estab- which now have first run on many big lished they will operate their own thea- features because of the fact that they Funkhouser Trial Continues tres against those of the circuit. offer the distributor 65 days straight Acting Chief of Police Alcock has In a statement issued from the Fox away in their houses. There have been closed his case against Second Deputy office it is said that Fox has taken the instances where a picture playing the Superintendent of Police Funkhouser in Victoria under a ten-year lease. This Loew houses has managed to get as Chicago. Alcock, on the stand, has re- makes a total of 27 theatres under the high as 82 days. vealed conditions of Chicago's under- Fox management, the majority of which Because of this, it is said that Loew world, but the question of motion pic- ture censorship has not been brought up. Counsel for the major, it is reported, intends to move that the charges be dis- missed on the grounds that the evidence is insufficient. Unless the case is dis- missed, Major Funkhouser will be the first witness in his own defense. In the meantime the board of censors views every picture for which a permit is asked. It is keeping a close watch on the theatres and is also censoring the advertising, which in some parts of the city has been lurid. Gives All Profits to U. S. From Jewel's office at Portland, Ore- gon, comes the remarkable story of the patriotism displayed by Mrs. Alma An- derson, one of the pioneer exhibitors of Palouse, Washington. Mrs. Anderson wrote to Secretary Mc- Adoo recently and agreed to give the entire net profits cf the Bell Theatre, which she is managing, to the Govern- ment for the duration of the war. In reply, Secretary McAdoo sent Mrs. Anderson a letter complimenting her on her' patriotic offer and stating that the Bell is the only theatre in the United Victoria Theatre, St. Louis, which has been acquired by William Fox to use in fighting States that is doing this. The First National Exhibitors' Circuit. July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 59 Roosevelt's Books to Be Filmed COLONEL WILL DEVOTE PROFITS TO WAR CHARITIES exhibitor in the country will received by me during the war be able to EVERY may the plan, but when it occurred to be interested to know that a deal devoted to such charities as I may the Colonel that thousands of dollars for has been completed whereby some designate. the Red Cross and other war charities of the literary works of Colonel Theodore "Knowing very little about the film would be raised by the production of such Roosevelt will be produced for the business myself, I have placed my mo- a series of patriotic pictures at this time, screen. tion picture affairs in the hands of he began to see the matter in quite a The picturization of the Colonel's Frederick L. Collins, publisher of Mc- different light. books will be under the supervision of Clure's Magazine, who already has wide "The uppermost thought in Colonel L. Frederick Collins, president of Mc- interests in the motion picture field, and Roosevelt's mind today is to win the Clure Pictures, Inc., and the Petrova who is, I believe, in a position to pro- war, so he has very generously insisted Picture Company, and publisher of Mc- duce these pictures or to secure their that he should have the privilege of Clure's Magazine. production under his supervision in a designating certain war charities to Royalties that go to the Colonel will dignified and successful manner. which the royalties which would normally not be retained by him, but donated to "I shall be very glad to co-operate in go to him should be donated. With this charities the former presi- such war as every possible way with Mr. Collins and end in view he has promised his hearty designate. with this un- dent may Only his associates in the hope that a con- co-operation in making the films as suc- derstanding did Colonel Roosevelt con- siderable sum may be raised to help meet cessful as possible. sent to have his books adapted for the the war needs. The final success of the "My associates and I have not, as yet, screen. undertaking, of course, depends not decided whether we will produce all of Industry Is Honored upon me, but upon the consideration these pictures ourselves, or arrange for How important this announcement is and support of the great motion picture their production, under our supervision, will be understood when it is realized public. Exactly to the extent that the by other producers. Probably one film, that Colonel Roosevelt is one of the fore- motion picture public approves these pic- based on one article of Mr. Roosevelt's, most men of the nation and one of the tures it will help to provide additional will be produced by a different firm. In foremost men of the world. Even his means for backing the men at the front." fact we have not determined, finally, the foes admit his greatness. Thus the mo- order in which the pictures should ap- Statement By Collins tion picture industry receives a signal in- pear. Mr. Collins made the following state- dorsement. Autobiography May Be First ment: Looking at the announcement from a "Some of Colonel Roosevelt's more re- box office angle only, those who will "It is true that I have at last been for- cent patriotic writings of a non-political recall the receptions the Colonel has re- tunate enough to convince Colonel character, such as 'Fear God—and Take ceived upon his many tours of the coun- Roosevelt of the desirability of adapting Your Own Part,' 'Put the Flag on the try, the devotion of his thousands of fol- his books and writings to motion pic- Firing Line,' and 'The Hun Within Our lowers and the fact that he commands tures. When the matter was first Gates,' should certainly be among the universal attention, can readily imagine broached to him he was not at all favor- first films to be produced, although a pic- what a great appeal the Roosevelt pic- ture of a more general character, based tures will have. on 'Theodore Roosevelt—an Autobi- Viewed from the patriotic standpoint, ography,' may be the first production to the announcement is equally important, be released. for war charities stand to be enriched by "Every attempt will be made, in the thousands of dollars and countless hun- production and distribution of these pic- dreds of persons will gain renewed en- tures, to have every detail comport with thusiasm in their devotion to country " the dignity of the Colonel's position and and in their desire to help win the war. with a full realization £*£ ' of the opportunity Statement By Roosevelt for patriotic <*\ service which his generosity Colonel Roosevelt made the following has made possible." statement in regard to the deal: ^ * ** "Several of the more important pro- ducers of motion pictures have ap- Hodkinson Denies Rumor proached me with plans for films based "J. Warren Kerrigan will not go to on the books that I have written. I Paramount, as stated recently." have never considered any of these offers This is a statement issued by the home seriously until recently, when it occurred ] office of the W. W. Hodkinson Corpora- to me that large sums might be realized 'J tion. It is said that Mr. Kerrigan is for the American Red Cross or other war under contract and will continue to re- charities through the production and ex- lease his pictures through the Hodkin- hibition of such pictures. I have there- son corporation. fore consented to the production of a Mr. Kerrigan's latest production, "One limited number of pictures, to be pro- Margaret Shelby, sister of Mary Miles Min- Dollar Bid," is now available for book- duced and exhibited in accordance with ter, who will appear in all forthcoming ing and he is hard at work on "Burglar American productions in support of Miss a properly co-ordinated plan, on the for a Night." The usual strong cast Minter. Miss Shelby is studying for opera definite condition that all of the royalties and pians to make her debut soon. is employed, headed by Lois Wilson. 60 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. New Fuel Order Curbs Theatre Signs Katterjohn Joins F. P.-L. Monte M. Katterjohn, one of the best- Garfield Prepares Restrictions Because Volun- known of the younger scenario writers, tary Conservation Has Proved Impracticable has been permanently engaged by the [ELECTRIC signs are hit again in a large quantities on the production of Famous Players-Lasky Corporation as- a light for advertising, street and store il- member of the scenario staff at *-^ new order being prepared by Fuel the lumination and other similar purposes. West Coast studios. Administrator Garfield, according to re- The country needs now—and for the Mr. Katterjohn has already written ports from Washington. In the prepara- whole period of the war will need—more the continuity for "The Source" and tion of this order Dr. Garfield is con- coal than it can possibly produce and "Broken Threads," two forthcoming fronted by what he declares to be the transport." Paramount pictures starring Wallace immediate necessity for further con- Confronted with this condition, the Reid and is now at work on an original serving coal in the of used manufacture fuel administrator will order radical re- script for Lila Lee, the new and youthful electrical current and illuminating gas. ductions in the quantity of coal con- Paramount star recently arrived from This new order is to take the place sumed in the manufacture of electricity New York. of the so-called lightless night order of and illuminating gas for advertising pur- Mr. Katterjohn hails from Indiana, the November 13, which was suspended on poses. While the official order has not home of James Whitcomb Riley and May 1 by reason of the daylight saving yet been signed, it is expected that it other illustrious men of letters. He be- law and the fact that the general conser- will provide for closer restrictions in gan his career as a newspaper and maga- vation program of the administration the New England states, Pennsylvania, zine writer and also as a publisher, hav- was deemed sufficient notice to the coun- New Jersey, Delaware, District of Co- ing issued the first magazine for photo- try that coal and the power derived lumbia and Maryland than in the other playwrights. from coal must be conserved in every states where the transportation of coal In 1908 he began his screen career as possible way.* is not such a tremendous problem. a free lance and later went to Universal as scenario editor; thence to the New "It now appears," said Dr. Garfield, In any case, it is expected, the order York Motion Picture and later to Tri- "that in every city and village of the will provide that no theatre or other out- angle. He is the author of numerous country, from which reports have been side lights shall be turned on until the successful photoplays, including "The gathered, electricity is being wasted in street lights shall have been lighted. Clodhopper," "Madam Who?" and "Car- men of the Klondike." Miss Young to Have Her Own Studio Gains Permission to Build in Pasadena, Girl Is Film "Salesman" Heretofore Barred Territory for Film Concerns To Universal's Salt Lake office be- longs the distinction of introducing to HARRY GARSON, manager of Clara ward M. Kimball, purchased a home in the film trade located in the exceedingly Kimball Young, announcers that Los Angeles last week. difficult "mountain territory" controlled plans have been made whereby Miss Upon the completion of "The Savage by that branch, the first "salesman" be- Young will build her own studio in Pasa- Woman," which will be her next re- longing to the fair sex. This newest addi- dena and that the site for the studio is lease, Miss Young will go to New York tion to the "Big U" sales organization now practically determined. for the production of "Cheating Cheat- is Miss Donzella Cross. It is said that Mr. Garson's recent pro- ers," work upon which will be started The war has put women into all man- posal to the Pasadena Board of Trade early in July. Then she will return to ner of fields, but it was not the war, but to establish a large motion picture studio California- immediately. Miss Cross' cleverness and ability, and there met with much discussion, due to perhaps Manager Hager's quickness to the fact that heretofore all motion pic- grab new ideas and methods, that made ture companies have been barred from her appear as the first feminine "sales- the classic Los Angeles suburb. The man" in the motion picture game west proposition was given much public con- of the Rockies. sideration by many prominent business Miss Cross was connected with the men, who quickly realized the business executive organizations at Universal advantages to be gained from such an City for some time. Prior to that she enterprise, with the result that when the was associated with various other busi- proposal was put to a vote at a recent ness enterprises in which expert sales- citizens' meeting, 155 out of 175 votes manship was necessary. She is a Salt went for the erection of the studio. Lake girl, a graduate of Northwestern It is announced that Miss Young will University, Chicago, and also a gradu- spare no expense to make her studio site ate of University of California. one of the beauty spots of the city and that plans are already well under way for the laying out of the grounds. The Knoxville Theatre Robbed various studio buildings will be designed One of the boldest robberies in Ten- on the old mission style of architecture, nessee in some time was perpetrated and will include the instalment of a in Knoxville a few days ago, when a large pipe-organ. bandit held up an employe of the Miss Young will also build a perma- Bijou Theatre and took the theatre's nent home in the fall, probably in Pasa- money box containing $360. dena, so that she may supervise all de- The affair took place about ten Monte Ketterjohn, who has been signed by tails in connection with her studio. .Her o'clock at night in plain view of many the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation as a father mother, Mrs. people passing. and Mr. and Ed- member of its scenario staff at Hollywood. who were July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 61 Ohio to Shun Boston Convention EXHIBITORS VOTE NOT TO SEND DELEGATES THE convention of the Motion Pic- Upon the adoption of the resolution, olas Power Company, Precision Ma- ture Exhibitors' League of it was decided to send this telegram to chine Company, United Theatre Equip- America, to be held in Boston all members of the National Association ment Company, National Carbon Com- July 13 to 20, received another setback, who had not taken space: pany, Westinghouse Electric Manufac- following the decision of the National "Massachusetts and Rhode Island turing Company and the World Film Association of the Motion Picture In- branch of the Motion Picture Exhibi- Corporation. As the latter was the first dustry to have no active part in the ex- tors' League of America in meeting as- to sign a contract for space and as position, when the Motion Picture Ex- sembled voice their condemnation of Ricord Gradwell, the president of the hibitors' League of Ohio, meeting in your action in refusing to co-operate company, promised to have six stars Cleveland last week, decided not to send with the Boston motion picture exposi- attend, it was decided to make Wednes- delegates. tion. Will you not avail yourself of this day, July 17, World Film Day. Exactly what was back of the action single annual opportunity to do your President Lee A. Ochs said he had the was left largely to speculation, but it is part with us in furthering the interests promise of Billie Burke, Marie Doro, thought that the fight for Sunday shows of the industry? June Caprice, Doris Kenyon, Katherine has so engrossed the attention of Ohio "M. J. Lydon, President." Calvert and Charlie Chaplin to attend, men that they want to center all their This telegram, it was decided, would in addition to the World stars. activities in that direction. Following be sent to all those who have taken Efforts to have the American Exhibi- the Cleveland meeting a special session space: tors' Association abandon its convention was held at Columbus, where plans were "Massachusetts and Rhode Island to be held in Chicago in August continue formulated for a determined state-wide branch of the Exhibitors' League of to be made, but without success. fight for the seven-day week. America in meeting assembled tender you their sincere thanks for your action Ohio Situation Serious Wreck Scenes in News Reel in taking space at the coming exposition Prominent at the Columbus meeting Screen Telegram No. 35, released by in Boston and for your hearty co-opera- were Ernest Schwartz, Henry H. Lustig, Mutual June 30, contains graphic pic- tion already shown. W. J. Slimm, Sam Bullock and Fred tures of the disastrous wreck at Gary, "M. J. Lydon, President." Desberg, all of Cleveland, and all mem- Ind., when an empty troop train tele- bers of the committee on legislation. Those Who Now Have Space scoped the sleepers of the Wallace- The situation in Ohio is said to be It was announced that the following Hagenbeck circus, killing sixty-eight per- serious. Many small town theatres have had subscribed for space: Alice Brady, sons and injuring a hundred and forty- been compelled to close for a lack of William A. Brady, William L. Sherill, two. The Screen Telegram camera-man patronage and it is feared the larger president of the Frohman Amusement was one of the first on the scene and cities may be affected. Corporation; William L. Sherry. Nich- got some striking pictures. Meanwhile preparations for the con- vention in Boston are proceeding and the advance guard is expected early next week. Desperate efforts are being made to make the exposition a success, but hopes are not high now that the national association has withdrawn its support. National Association Condemned In this connection the Massachusetts and Rhode Island branch of the league severely scored ^the national association at a meeting in Boston Tuesday and Wednesday. June 25 and 26. The fol- lowing resolution was passed: "By unanimous vote we condemn as an exhibition of bad faith at this late date the action of the National Associa- tion of the Motion Picture Industry in withdrawing from the Boston exposi- tion, as it will tend to undo the construc- tive work of the past year. We heartily support the action of the Exhibitors' League of America in carrying on the Boston exposition as originally planned and shall earnestly solicit all individual manufacturers, accessory dealers and stars to actively participate in making said exposition an enormous success. "Massachusetts and Rhode Island Ex- hibitors' League of America." A scene from the new Fox picture, "Her Price," starring Virginia Pearson. i 62 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Bryant Washburn, Earle Williams, El- Chicago Censorship Plan Wins Friends liott Dexter, Edythe Chapman, Julia Reform Forces Willing to Support It If Changes Are Faye, "Edna Mae Cooper, Charley Mur- Made and Alderman Maypole Agrees to All Except One ray, Roscoe Arbuckle, Billy Mason, Rob- ert Harron, Alice Lake, Elmo Lincoln, Maypole censorship ordinance, adults only abolished. These now are THE Maym Kelso, Ruth Roland, Polly which was at first opposed by the termed "pink permits." Moran, Jerry Dean, Louise Fazenda and No permits issued while pictures are women's clubs and church societies of Mary Thurman. Chicago, now appears to have won their involved in court litigation. support, provided certain amendments With these amendments, the proposed Big Companies to are made. ordinance is approved by the Women's V Keep Busy This proposed ordinance has not been Church Federation and various Protes- There is to be no summer let-up in forgotten in the excitement of the trial tant ministers' associations. the. production of Big V Comedies, ac- of Major Funkhouser, as the council cording to Albert E. Smith, president judiciary committee last week listened . of the Vitagraph company. Two com- to recommendations by the various re- Raise $9,000 for Soldiers' Kin panies are steadily working at the com- form organizations. Approximately $9,000 was realized pany's studios in Hollywood and they Alderman Maypole accepted all of the from the recent carnival and dance held will continue there indefinitely, Mr. suggestions except one, which he said at the big Lasky studio at Hollywood Smith says. One of these companies is he wished to consider further. This for the benefit of the Folks at Home headed by Lawrence Semon, the other was an amendment giving to the second fund of the Famous Players-Lasky Cor- by Earle Montgomery and Joe Rock, deputy superintendent of police power poration West Coast studios. This sum and they alternate on the Vitagraph pro- to veto recommendations of the censor will be devoted to the care of the men of gram, a Semon comedy being presented board if the vote stood 6 to 5. The board the studios who are now in the service one week and a Montgomery-Rock prod- would be given power to override the of the United States and the dependents uction the other. veto of the second deputy if eight af- they have left behind. A statement from the Vitagraph offices firmative votes were recorded. Many stars were present at the affair is to the effect that the comedy busi- The ordinance, as amended, would and did something to aid, among them ness is on the increase and it is at- ! tributed provide: being Mary Pickford , Douglas Fair- to the general desire of the pub- The censor board to .be under con- banks, William S. Hart, Fred Stone, lic to see the brighter side of life, even trol of the chief of police. Clara Kimball Young, Dustin Farnum, if it is slapstick. Censors to submit their recommenda- Milton Sills, Doraldina, Charlie Chaplin, Exhibitors report that there has been tions in writing and the reports made a Constance Talmadge, Blanche Sweet, a steady improvement in the Big V's, public record. Mary Miles Minter, Louise Glaum, Lil- both in the matter of story and settings, Board to have power to recall and re- lian Gish, Mildred Harris, Carmel Myers, and each one seems to get better than voke permits. Bessie Love, Marjorie Daw, Pauline its predecessor. All censored pictures to bear Chicago Starke, Elsa Lopez, Molly Malone, label, such as shown on pictures passed Eleanor Fields, Colleen Moore, Clara "Work or Fight" Hits Operators by the national board of censorship. Kennedy, Edna Earle, Mary Charleson, Word has been received by Motog- Permits for pictures to be shown to Anna Walthall, Henry B. Walthall, raphy that a ruling has gone forth from Provost Marshal General Crowder's office in Washington that motion pic- ture operators of draft age are included in the "Work or Fight" order, unless they are in class 5. No 'class 5 men, it is understood, come within the pro- visions of the regulation. Colonel Warren of the provost mar- shal's office told Representative O'Shau- nessy of Providence, Rhode Island, that operators of draft age are positively in- cluded in the order, as "they are en- gaged in an amusement or entertainment business and anyway can readily be re- placed by men above the draft age and by women." Honor Original "Little Eva" Mrs. Cordelia Howard MacDonald of Cambridge, Massachusetts, who as Cor- delia Howard appeared in the role of Little Eva in the original production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," the first per- formance of which was given at Troy, New York, in 1852, has been invited by the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation to be the guest of honor at the initial View of the crowd at the dance and carnival given at the Lasky studios in Hollywood on screen presentation of the June 8 for the benefit of the "Folks at Home" fund. play in Boston. July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 63 Stars Fight Heavy Income Tax REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINS STAND AT WASHINGTON POINTING OUT that the high sal- "That a heavier tax be levied on un- the membership of social and country aries of stars are largely the reali- earned incomes than on earned incomes, clubs and upon private homes in excess zation of investments in long and no person to be allowed an unearned in- of the valuation of $40,000. poorly paid apprenticeships, Grant Car- come of more than $50,000 annually, but "That a direct tax of 1 per cent be penter of Los Angeles, on behalf of the below this and in excess of $5,000 the placed upon all accumulations of wealth Motion Picture War Service Associa- unearned income to bear a graduated in excess of $200,000 when earned by tion, appeared before the Ways and tax. the possessor, 2 per cent on similar ac- Means Committee of the House of Rep- "That income derived from occupa- cumulations which have been inherited, resentatives at Washington last week tions based on personal service and hav- 3 per cent on such inheritances in the and made a strong plea for the separa- ing no relation to the war be excluded second generations, and 4 per cent on tion of earned from unearned income in from the operations of the excess profits all inherited wealth belonging to persons the proposed revision of the war ex- tax. residing permanently abroad." cess profits tax. Urges English Plan The Motion Picture War Service The committee was told by Carpenter "That the excess profits provisions be Association, which Mr. Carpenter repre- that the life of a star was not more changed to conform to the English pro- sented, is the organization recently than five years, and while he or she cedure: That is, taking 80 per cent of formed by the Southern California film might earn a large income during the the actual war profits, with a special pro- colony at a rousing meeting in Clune's period of popularity that the time came vision that where such profits are derived Auditorium, Los Angeles. While or- always when the big income stopped. altogether from the manufacture of arti- ganized primarily for war service, it is The stories regarding the big incomes cles essential to the prosecution of the being utilized for solving all the prob- paid the stars, Carpenter said, were ex- war, all in excess of normal pre-war lems that affect those engaged in actual aggerated and while he knew of one star profits be taken by the government; and production. paid $500,000 a year and several who got in business that had no pre-war existence nearly that much, very few were mak- all profits above reasonable earnings on ing $200,000 and from that figure there the invested capital be taken. Loew Books Capitol Comedies was a big drop to the majority. "That a direct emergency tax at gradu- "Smiling Bill" Parsons of capitol come- Cites One Stars Case ated rates be imposed upon accumu- dies is shortly to project his beaming "I have in mind a woman who began lated wealth, inherited or unearned, in presence upon the gaze of audiences in only last year, after many years of any form whatsoever, in excess of a about thirty Loew theatres in Greater poorly paid apprenticeship, to earn large principal of $250,000, with provisions that New York. The Loew offices have just sums of money," he said. "Her intan- will prevent a shifting of the burden dur- contracted with Goldwyn, which dis- gible capital is the experience and the ing the war and for ten years thereafter. tributes the comedies, for 110 days' book- knowledge of her art she has accumu- "That a heavy direct tax be placed on ing. lated and upon which she has only be- gun to realize. The tax, as now ap- plied, takes almost half of her earnings. "In the nature of her business she cannot expect under the most favorable conditions to enjoy the popularity that brings her this income for more than a few years— five at the outside—and the hazards and risks of her employment, a brief illness or a scar on the face, may end her earning power at any moment for all time. During that period she may be taxed anywhere from 25 per cent to 50 per cent of her earnings of a lifetime, and in the end her capital is gone. Makes A Comparison "On the other hand, take a man with a similar income derived from dividends. This man's income would not be taxable at all under the excess profits law, nor would he pay the normal income tax; so that when the war is over and the tax removed this individual's capital would be unimpaired, and he would perhaps enjoy a larger income on the increased valuation of his property through no ef- fort of his own." Mr. Carpenter suggested the follow- ing changes: Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley in their new World feature, "The Golden Wall." — 64 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Striking scenes from Norma Talmadge's new Select picture, "The Safety Curtain." Eugene O'Brien appears as her leading man. Plan Hayakawa Campaign All N. A. M. P. I. Directors Nominated Now Selling plans for the series of Sessue General Division Last to Select Representatives Hayakawa specials, produced by the Board to Be Confirmed at Annual Meeting in Boston Haworth Pictures Corporation and to ALL four branches of the National elected members of the exporters' sec- be distributed through Mutual, have been Association of the Motion Picture tion and the following were elected as completed at a series of conferences with Industry have now nominated directors individual members. Haworth representatives in the office of James M. Sheldon, president of Mutual, for the National Association board, the George A. Strader, Herbert S. Clark. Chicago. general division holding its annual meet- A. M. Botsford, Patrick Kearney, Jerome The first of the Hayakawa specials will ing last week. The directorate as Beatty, R. C. George, R. E. Pritchard, be available for pre-release September 1. nominated by the four branches follows : P. H. Stilson, Frederick Gage, W. H. General division—Paul H. Cromelin, Jackson and Morris Wilcox. The exhibitor will be provided with John C. Flinn, James Hoff, Paul Gulick, one of the most complete arrays of ad- vertising ever supplied. Julian M. Solomon, Jr., Thomas G. Some novel ex- Wiley, Fred Beecroft. Actor Hurt; Too Much Realism periments have been made to fill the de- Producers' division—William A. Brady, More realism than was intended was mand for "something new." There will be two sets of one sheets sets D. W. Griffith, William L. Sherrill, Carl injected into one of the scenes of "Young and two of three sheets, Laemmle, Adolph Zukor, Samuel Gold- America," the George K. Spoor feature sixes, sixteens and twenty-four sheets, in addition to a fish, William Fox. now being produced at the Essanay quantity of other material. Distributors' division — Walter W. studios, with the result that one of the "His Birthright" and of Irwin, Richard A. Rowland, Paul Brunet, players, William Wadsworth, who also "The Temple Dusk" are to be the first of the Ha- W. R. Sheehan, Arthur S. Friend, P. A. is playing with Marie Cahill in "Just yakawa specials, of will Powers, Ricord Gradwell. Around the Corner" at the Cort Theatre, both which be completed well before the date of re- Supply and Equipment division—J. E. Chicago, is appearing on the stage with lease. The Hayakawa productions are Brulatour, J. H. Hallberg, W. C. Smith, his hand swathed in bandages. being directed alternately by William Donald J. Bell, Walter J. Moore, J. F. Wadsworth plays the part of "Joe the Worthington and Young. Coufal, E. M. Porter. Grouch" in "Young America." He at- James The nominations will be acted upon at tempts to strike Charles Frohman Ever- the annual meeting in Boston 19. July ett, the village bad boy, for throwing a Rename Goodrich Feature The annual meeting of the general powder ball at him. Jasper, the boy's "Her Husband's Honor" has been division was the largest of the year. Be- dog, takes his part and snaps at the selected as the title for the first Edna side the nomination of directors several grouch. Goodrich's new series of features for other matters were attended to. Jasper is half coyote and half fox Mutual, and August 5 set as the release committee consisting A of Thomas G. terrier and he was brought up by his date. The picture was produced under Wiley, Paul Gulick and James Hoff was young master from the day he opened the working title, "The Gadabout." appointed to arrange for a luncheon Wed- his eyes on the world. He carried out from a story by Maibelle Heikes Justice, nesday, July 24. his instructions' to attack the grouch, but under the direction of Burton King. A resolution was adopted recommend- went the director one better. He grabbed "Her Husband's Honor" was chosen ing to the executive committee of the Wadsworth by the hand and hung on as a vehicle for Miss Goodrich after a National Association that individual like a bulldog until pried loose. Wads- long search for a play which would ex- members of Class 5 who enter the serv- worth's hand was badly lacerated. actly suit the talents of the famous stage ice of the government should have their The dog has been thoroughly trained beauty. It was agreed between Miss dues remitted during the period of the to carry out its difficult role, but is over- Goodrich, James M. Sheldon, president war. zealous when protecting its master. It of Mutual, and Mr. King that the Mai- The Interocean Forwarding Company, is now being restrained rather than belle Heikes Justice story provided ex- Inc., and Reginald Ward., Inc., were urged in such scenes. actly the material required. July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 65 Theatre Has Its Audiences Sing NOVELTY PROVES HIGHLY POPULAR By Genevieve Harris is to get the people to sing. The thea- graphs show the attractive lobby, the THAT army of loyal workers, the tre is a big, beautiful house and very nursery, which is said to be the first of INmotion picture theatres, whose aid popular, so that its 2,000-seat capacity is any theatre in the country, and the beau- in winning the war has won acknowl- frequently taxed. He has a fine orches- tiful stage setting. Motography has al- edgment from President Wilson him- tra to help him, under the direction of ready published stories about the chil- self, there is one house which should Frederic Rowley. Pamphlets containing dren's parties which are given at this be granted special mention for distinc- the words of the songs are distributed theatre, the service booklets published, tive service. That theatre is the Al- throughout the audience and in addition and other unusual features. hambra in Milwaukee. the words are flashed on the screen. Section for Smoking The distinctive service which the Al- Patriotic Talk First The smoking section, in the rear of hambra gives to the community and Mr. Carberry begins by giving an in- the first balcony, furnished with com- through that to the entire country is formal patriotic talk. He is able to fortable leather chairs, with large fans simple and very enjoyable for all con- arouse the people and they respond on either side to prevent this smoke from cerned, but its value the future historian, quickly when he leads the singing. He entering the theatre proper, is a popular tracing the growth of true American leads them as a college "cheer-leader" section. The women's rest room is as patriotism in Milwaukee, with its large directs the enthusiasm of a mass-meet- attractive a place as any tired shopper will Teutonic population, do well not to ing, with all that vigor and joyousness. could desire for a little rest before the overlook. For the Theatre is Alhambra It is no half-hearted response. The en- picture. teaching its audiences, two thousand peo- tire audience sings, whole hearted, and The theatre itself, once a legitimate ple at a time, to sing American songs, no one, listening to "The Star Spangled house, is an inviting place. It is excel- and if the chap who said, "I care not Banner," "Yankee Doodle" or "On, Wis- lently ventilated and kept beautifully who writes my country's laws, if I may consin," as the Alhambra audiences sing fresh and clean. In summer all drapes, write her songs," had the correct idea, them, can help feeling the thrill and be- seat covers and window curtains are it's a pretty service the is big theatre lieving that each singer is a truer Ameri- of white linen. In the fall and winter doing, one effect will outlast whose war can at heart when the song is finished. these are replaced by old rose plush times. The program is by no means limited hangings and' the entire theatre is furn- Musician Directs Singing to patriotic or war songs. "Old Black ished in old rose. In spite of its size, the theatre has a cozy, comfortable We will get down at once to the Joe," "Love's Old Sweet Song" and ap- pearance. method in which this is done, for live other favorite American songs are in- and patriotic exhibitors will quickly see cluded and the majority of the people for Lockwood Aids Red Cross the value of this innovation and wish to the first time really learn the words of Harold Lockwood will hereafter help try it themselves. George Fischer, the the verses, instead of just the first line the Red Cross in this fashion. Instead manager of the Alhambra, which is of the chorus. of sending his photographs free to those owned by the Saxc Amusement Com- Popular with Patrons who request them, he will, beginning pany, is a man with a vision. He fore- The people like this "sing." Begun as June 25, reply to all correspondents by saw the possibilities of a "community an experiment, it is continued by re- post card, saying that he will gladly send sing" in his theatre, its value as an en- quest of the audiences. the sought photograph if the solicitor tertainment and as a patriotic feature. "It's the biggest thing we ever did," will for'ward twenty-five cents, which And in order that its full value might be says Mr. Fischer, and he admits that amount he will turn over to the Los brought out, he selected a capable man his audiences surprised him by their en- Angeles Chapter of the Red Cross. to direct it. In Frederick Carberry, a thusiasm. "I'm glad to pass along the Inasmuch as the requests for photo- Chicago musician, he found the leader. suggestion to other exhibitors." graphs number thousands in a month's A twenty-minute period before each But this "community sing" is not the time, Lockwood will be able to raise a of the two evening performances is de- only worth-while feature of the Al- tidy sum of money for that very worthy voted to singing. Mr. Carberry's task hambra. The accompanying photo- cause. Views of the beautiful Alhambra theatre, Milwaukee, and George Fischer, manager. On the left is the stage setting, in the center is the inner lobby in summer dress, and at the right is a view of the nursery. 66 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. "Salome" Completed After Six Months Work Chicago Loses Two Live Wires Sorry to see you go, boys—but "So Biggest Fox Production Ever Made Will Be long and good luck." Available for Presentation in September That is the attitude of the trade in AFTER six months of unremitting ac- modern significance is the reproduction Chicago toward Terry Ramsaye, direc- re- for the Mutual Film tivity at the Hollywood studios of of the Gate of Jaffa, through which tor of publicity William Fox, "Salome," with Theda cently marched the victorious Britons Corporation, and Colvin Brown, director of Allenby. of advertising, under Mr. Ramsaye, who Bara in the title role, has been com- under command General have packed up their tools of craft and pleted and is now in the hands of the Some idea of the fundamental expense personal and gone to cutting staff in the general offices in involved may be gained from these belongings New New York. This production, the big- items: Two hundred loads of sand were York in accordance with a decision of President M. Sheldon that the gest the Fox organization has ever made, hauled from the beaches to build the James publicity department logically belongs in will be seen on screens throughout the streets of Jerusalem. Twenty-five tons metropolis. country with the advent of September. of plaster and as many loads of cobble- that and Brown, both popular Samuel F. Kingston has been placed in stones were used. A hundred sculptors Ramsaye of the Chicago film world, have charge. of the booking and an unprece- and mural decorators were kept busy members made remarkable records and will be dented campaign heralding the produc- during the initial stages. Aside from missed greatly. Everyone hopes and ex- tion is already under way. Miss Bara's costumes, ten thousand cos- will achieve required to clothe the army pects, however, that they "Salome" is declared to mark a new tumes were even greater success in their new sur- development of the spectacle picture in of performers in the various scenes. roundings. that massiveness of effect will not Nothing has been overlooked by the Mr. Ramsaye came to Mutual several smother dramatic interest. Said an offi- technical staff. Camels to the number of years ago after considerable newspaper cial of the company, in this connection: fourteen, five hundred horses, donkeys, experience in Chicago and other cities. are responsible for elephants, goats, sheep, lambs, bullocks, "Two elements Mr. Brown also entered the publicity this failing. Theda oxen, dogs, cats, parrots, cockatoos, overcoming common field with newspaper experience. He be- there are, is and the elemental doves, pigeons and peacocks Bara's art one came Mr. Ramsaye's assistant early in the scene. of is the other. Add wherever they add realism to strength the story 1917. to this the superb investiture provided Arthur J. Pegler, who has been in the and it must be apparent that here is a Mutual publicity department almost production that can hardly fail to stir Fred Stone Hard at It since its beginning, also goes to New the spectators." arranges Fred Stone, the comedian, following York. Joseph Sullivan, who How big "Salome" is will be better preliminaries, started his career at the the music cues to accompany pictures, realized, according to this official, when Famous Players-Lasky West Coast will remain in Chicago and handle any it is pointed out that on 500 feet of film studio by sliding head-downward on a Chicago publicity necessary, arranging alone $50,000 was spent. Two thousand rope from the top of a church steeple to trade showings and so forth. players in all took part. the ground. Eight hundred artisans were employed Stone's initial picture is "Under the in building a reproduction of the city Await New Ebony Comedy Top." It was written by John Emerson of Jerusalem as it existed forty years be- Reports received by General Film in- fore the time of Christ, this being one and Anita Loos and the continuity is dicate that exhibitors are keenly inter- of several replicas on a grand scale. by Gardner Hunting. It is a circus story ested in the forthcoming production of Salome's bath of costly marble and the full of comedy, with stunts galore. "Good Luck in Old Clothes," an Ebony palace of King Herod are said to be Donald Crisp is directing. comedy which departs from the usual triumphant examples of Judean splendor. Stone will make at least three Art- broad comedy lines to feature a company The peacock fountain in Salome's craft pictures while "resting" from his of white and negro players in the E. K. boudoir also is shown, having been mod- unprecedented run in New York in the Means story of the same name which ap- elled after an old Biblical print. Of musical show, "Jack O'Lantern." peared in the All Story Magazine. The E. K. Means stories are described by literary critics as being the most de- lightful picturizations of negro life pub- lished since the days of Joel Chandler Harris. Wounded See Film on Ceiling "For the Freedom of the World," dis- tributed by Goldwyn, received an odd presentation last week, when, by means of portable projection machines, it was shown on the ceiling of the convalescent hospital at Camp Upton, Yaphank, Long Island. Several hundred wounded and disabled soldiers lay on their backs and watched the picture. Previously it had been shown in the amusement hall to 2,000 men. Goldwyn supplied the film Terry Ramsaye, publicity director, and Colvin Brown, advertising director, of the Mutual gratis. Film Corporation, who have left Chicago to set up shop in New York. July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 67 Big Theatre Shake-up in Montreal THIRTY HOUSES CLOSE, REOPEN OR CHANGE HANDS MONTREAL moving picture thea- tre after changing its name to the The exhibitors recently took up the tres have had a shaking up, the Victoirescope. The National Palace was subject of petitioning the government to equal of which has never been closed for three months. The house has have the exchanges collect the 15-cent seen before in that city. In fact, the been renovated. reel tax. Several directors of the asso- numerous changes probably establish a The Connaught Theatre has a new ciation were appointed to confer with record for any city. manager in the person of Thomas the Exchange Managers' Association Upwards of thirty local houses have Dobligan. with a view to obtaining an amendment been closed, changed hands or been re- Manager Charles Thorn is reopening from the government. opened after short periods of darkness the Circle Theatre on Main street. It is pointed out that the tax is im- during the past few weeks. All sizes of Joe Block and P. E. Neal are now the posed on pictures without consideration theatres have been affected. joint proprietors of the Canada Theatre. of the cuts made by the censors. One The Rialto Theatre, which was closed picture, for instance, was cut down from Many Reasons for Condition early in May, was reopened on June 22 nine to four reels, yet the theatre was It is declared that the numerous re- under new management. called upon to pay the tax for the whole strictions and taxes recently imposed by Exhibitors Swell Membership feature for the seven days that it was the Canadian government have had a screened. The membership of the Canadian Mo- disastrous effect upon the business. tion Picture Association, which is the or- These enactments have included an in- Pats Hardship on Theatres ganization for Montreal exhibitors, now crease of one cent per foot on imported boasts of forty. It is pointed out that This picture was "Panthea," which was films, a reel tax of fifteen cents per day these exhibitors represent the most ag- presented at Loew's Theatre. The tax and an embargo on advertising matter. gressive theatres in the city—those that collected by the government from Man- In addition, there is the provincial war do not close down during the summer ager Mills was $9.45. The government tax, a campaign by the Montreal authori- months. A campaign is under way to collected a tax on something for which ties against the admission of children to gain out-of-town members in order to value was not received. This is an ex- the theatres except when accompanied strengthen the hand of the film men of ceptional case, it is admitted, but there by parents or guardians and the censor- Quebec. are other instances where the elimina- worry. In few days, about fifteen ship a Albert H. Beaulne, who resigned from tions made by the censors amount to a exhibitors were arraigned for permitting the secretaryship of the Montreal asso- thousand or more feet. the admission of unaccompanied chil- ciation to accept a position with the The exhibitors appointed to take up dren, and fines ranging from $10 to $50 Specialty Film Import, Ltd., was invited this matter were Manager Nicholas of were imposed. Frequent military drafts to reconsider his decision. He did so, the Strand, Manager Rotsky of the New have also tended to make the situation with the result that he is once more the Grand, Sam Freed of the Tivoli and difficult. secretary and organizer. Howard Conover of the Imperial. Some of the Changes Here are a number of the recent changes: The Wonderland Theatre has been closed down permanently and dis- mantled. The St. Denis has been closed until fall. The Star has been closed for the sum- mer at least. The Comet has been closed for an in- definite period. The Windsor has been closed for good and has been partially dismantled. The Alcazar, owned by J. Perras, has been closed temporarily. Manager A. Desmarteau of the Arcade has closed the house for the summer months. Liberty Gets New Name The name of the Liberty has been changed to the "Allies Theatre" by Man- ager Thierren, who is now keeping his theatre open all week instead of on Sat- urdays and Sundays only. Mr. Astphan, formerly manager of the Star Theatre, Notre Dame street west, has reopened the National Palace Thea- Mae Marsh, Goldwyn, star, as she appears in her new picture, "The Glorious Adventure.' 68 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Important scenes from two important new Metro pictures, "Judgment," featuring Anna Q. Nilsson and Franklyn Farnum, and "A Pair of Cupids," starring Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne". The three scenes at the top and the oval in the center are from "Judgment,' while the three at the bottom and the two on either side of the oval in the center are from "A Pair of Cupids." July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 69 Six Features on Metros July Program Boy Star Has Good Record Charles Frohman Everett, who takes All-Star Series Is Five Are Pictures and Sixth Screen the leading part in the George K. Spoor Classics Kaiser." Super Production, "To Hell with the feature, "Young America," and whose photograph appears in an adjoining METRO is issuing five All-Star Series George D! Baker. Miss Storey plays the pictures and a special Screen role of the Princess Perdita, whose par- column with his dog "Jasper," is a the late Charles Frohman. Classics production during July. The ents are slain' by brigands, and who is nephew of Though only 15 years of age, he has latter is "To Hell with the Kaiser," brought up as the ward of a young which has been directed by George Irv- American, Jim Lassclls. had long experience on both the speak- ing stage and in pictures. ing from the scenario by June Mathis, "As the Sun Wert Down" is a screen He began his stage career on Broad- with Lawrence Grant as the hated mon- version of George >. Baker's successful arch, and beautiful Olive Tell as the play of the same name, adapted by him- way at the age of eight with William !•'.. Brady in "Things That Count," in which American girl, Alice Monroe. They are self and directed by Mason Hopper. supported by John Sunderland, himself Miss Storey has the role of "Colonel he took a prominent boy part. Latter In in an aviator, as the American birdman, Billy," a rough diamond of the mining played with Winthrop Ames Winslow Dodge, and other distinguished camps. -Child of Earth." In players. The final release of the month —July pictures he took the leading mascu- line role in White." also The five regular July releases arc, in ->, "A Pair of Cupids" — is from the pen "Snow He has the order named, "Opportunity," star- of Luther A. Reed, and was produced played in many other pictures from time to time, between whiles attending school ring Viola Dana, Bert Lytell in "No under tin- working title of "Both Mem- in New York, his home. He was with Man's Land," May Allison in "A Suc- bers." Charles J. Brabin directed it. a motion cessful Adventure," an Edith Stony fea- The picture teems with action and inci- picture company taking scenes in Texas for several ture, either "The Demon" or "As the dent, and contains many humorous situa- months. It was there he found his dog, a cross between Sun Went Down," and "A Pair of Mr. Bushman and Miss Bayne play, a coyote and a fox terrier, which plays Cupids," starring Francis X. Bushman respectively, Peter Warburton and Vir- with him in "Young America." and Beverly Bayne. ginia Parke, whose business interests arc His biggest hit was in the Cohan and "Opportunity," released July 1, with opposed to each other. If Peter suc- Harris >tage production of "Young Viola Dana in the role of Mary W'illard, ceeds, Virginia's bank roll will diminish, America." in which he played the leading is an adaptation by John H. Collins of and if Virginia's stocks go up, Peter can nile for two seasons. The play, written Edgar Franklyn's story in the All Story im >t corner tin pressed brick market. by Fred Ballard, now is being made into Weekly, directed by Mr. Collins. Miss They manage t" keep out of each other's a picture at the Essanay studios under Dana appears as a "tomboy girl" who is way until Uncle Henry Burgess plants a tin direction of Arthur Berthelet. determined to see a prize-fight. She trap tor their unwary feet. Two inno- sees it, too, though she has to wear some cent children are the cause of the amiis- of her brother's clothes. In so doing, iiKg and amazing incidents that follow. Goldwyn Film Honored she stumbles into "a peck of trouble." Significant endorsement of Goldwyn's July 8 lias been chosen as the release patriotic comedy-drama, "Joan of Platts- date of "No Man's Land." This picture burg," has come from the American De- was adapted by Air. Lytell and A. S. Lc fense Society through the women's na- Vino from the popular novel by Louis tional committee of that organization. It Joseph Vance and has been directed by has been listed with the select group of William S. Davis. patriotic films which are to be shown "No Man's Land" is not a war story throughout the United States in the next in the sense the title would seem to indi- few months under the auspices of the cate. An American warship and Ameri- committee. can bluejackets, a German raider and its Porter Emerson Browne, the author, crew and the wireless operations of a has characterized the picture as "propa- German spy are included in its thrilling ganda with a sugar coating." As such scenes, but there are no gruesome it teaches its lesson—that the bulwark of "shots" of trench warfare and the bar- a nation's strength is the faith and cour- ren region between the battlefields. age of its womanhood—without being "A Successful Adventure," to be re- tin some, as so many similar things are, leased July 15, was prepared by June and with an interest heightened through Mathis and directed by Harry L. Frank- the novel handling of a theme new to lin, assisted by P. Thad. Volkman. The the cinema. Mabel Normand is the star. picture presents Miss Allison in the role of Virginia Houston, a daughter of the Louise Play south, who undertakes to heal a feud of Glaum Finished long standing between her father and Louise- Glaum's third production as a her uncle, who had parted in anger be- Paralta star, "Wedlock," has been com- cause both loved the same girl. pleted at the Brunton studios in Los The release of July 22 will be the Angeles. . Wallace Worsley, who has Edith Storey feature. Whether "The been retained to direct all of Miss Demon" or "As the Sun Went Down," a Glaum's Paralta productions, has turned the lead- the picture over to good feature is declared certain. "The Charles Frohman Everett, who has the developers, cut- ing role in the George K. Spoor production, ter's and title department. Demon" is a screen version of the novel The making "Young America," now being screened at C. N. and A. M. of the titles will go on in consultation of the same name by the Essanay studios, and his dog, "Jasper," with Clift. Williamson, adapted and directed by who plays with him. the author, Dennison — 70 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Strong Cast for First Farrar-Goldwyn Actors Come to Blows Herbert Rawlinson to Be Star's Leading Man, with ALTHOUGH actors in times Violet Heming, Hassard Short and Others in Support gone by listed as "strollers /^OLDWYN'S emphasis upon produc- even about their own roles 'until the and other vagabonds" and forced ^* tion quality is made clear by an in- moment of the production's release in to have their ears pierced, today the early fall. they are highly valued members spection of the cast engaged to support of any community in which they Geraldine Farrar in her first Goldwyn Meanwhile all of the preliminary work may elect to live. picture, now in the course of making at has been completed for Miss Farrar's Therefore, consternation and the company's Fort Lee studios. second production. The supporting play- ers have been selected, the scenic sets amazement were registered Miss Farrar's leading man is Herbert are in readiness and the feminine play- throughout the Metro New York Rawlinson, for several years a popular ers have received their gown charts. studio the other day, when two star in his own right and possessing a This reduces delays between pictures to actors, each in the support of a definite following in every section of a minimum. prominent star, so far forgot them- the United States. selves as to allow a feud of long Miss Farrar has amazed her director Another person who has been starred standing, occasioned, no doubt, by and the Goldwyn organization by her separately is Violet Heming, who has some petty professional jealousy, tremendous eagerness for hard work. an important role. Miss Heming is a to get the better of them and come During the fortnight so far devoted to beautiful girl, known in most of to blows. her first picture she has been at the America's larger cities through, her stage One of the big moments in studios before 8 a. m. daily, and since successes, and recently was seen on the "L'Occident," Mme. Nazimova's it requires an hour to get from her New screen in "The Judgment House" and current Screen Classics production, York home her rising time each day can "The Danger Trail." was just being photographed when be guessed. On several occasions she Other well-known names to be found a piercing shriek, followed by has not only worked all day, but well in Miss Farrar's cast are Hassard frantic cries for help brought into the night. Short, famous in the support of many everyone running to the disgrace- stars of stage and screen, Percy Mar- ful scene. mont and Maude Turner Gordon. Pathe Buys Serial Story Thomas Agonistes and George Reginald Barker, Miss Farrar's direc- Pathe has purchased a strong serial Spelvin were in what, to the ap- palled onlookers, appeared to be a tor, is making good headway with the story by George B. Seitz and Bertram grapple. Players studio picture. There has been considerable Millhauser, the working title of which death and aids rushed in and finally separated speculation over the story because of the is "The Lightning Raider." them, and now George Spelvin atmosphere of secrecy and mystery that Mr. Seitz is remembered as the author who, by the way, is a parrot—is Goldwyn has thrown around the work. of "The Iron Claw" and the director of kept securely locked in his cage, - On the stage of the big Fort Lee "The Fatal Ring" and "The House of while Thomas Agonistes — who studios the Farrar company works care- Hate." Mr. Millhauser is the scenario happens to be a cat—has been rele- fully screened against intrusion or in- writer of "The Fatal Ring" and "The gated to the engine room. terruption. No outsiders have been per- House of Hate," each of which has mitted to come near and members of the proved in its turn the biggest Pearl [L; cast have been asked to maintain secrec> White serial success ever released. Get Close-Ups of Aeroplane Moving picture photographers will tell you that a moving aeroplane is one of the most difficult things in the world to photograph, but recently three Artcraft cameramen proved their versatility by making some remarkable close-ups of an aeroplane that was racing at a speed of fifty miles an hour over the Pacific ocean off the coast of southern Cali- fornia. The cameramen, headed by Alvin Wyckoff. climbed to the top of a high roller coaster platform and set up their machines. Then the aeroplane rose high in the air, went out to sea, and turned, heading straight for the cameramen and Director Cecil B. DeMille, who stood nearby. The machine came on, accord- ing to instructions, only tilting its nose upward and going over the photograph- ers at the last moment. The scenes will be used as part of Di- rector DeMille's Cecil B. DeMille and his staff of camera men on top of a roller coaster getting close-ups latest Artcraft picture, of an airplane for the new Artcraft special, "We Can't Have Everything." "We Can't Have Everything." July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 71 r 1 J 1 r -'* '» * ^^-- ' 1 i : X i Scene from Vitagraph's latest 0. Henry Blue Ribbon feature, "One Thousand Dollars." in which Edward Earle is featured with Florence Deshon and Agnes Ayres. Three Stars in "One Thousand Dollars" "Sandy" Has Good Cast What seems to be a really remarkable Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature Presents Edward Earle, cast is announced for "Sandy," the final Florence Deshon and Agnes Ayres in Charming O. Henry Tale Paramount offering starring Jack Pick- THERE is a good omen for exhibitors ly dismisses the disinherited youth. ford and Louise Huff. It includes, be- in "One Thousand Dollars," the Eddie awakens partly to a realization sides the principal stars, James Neill, C. Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature which of his own worthlessness and Margaret's H. Geldart, Julia Faye, Louise Hutchin- has been scheduled for release on July helplessness. He returns home to find son, George Beranger, Raymond Hatton 8, by Albert E. Smith, president of the her preparing to leave, and pressing the and Don Lykes. Vitagraph company. $1,000 in her hand, explains that his The picture is taken from Alice Hegan The story is another one of the O. uncle had "loosened up" and left her the Rice's popular story of the same name Henry gems in five reels and in addition same amount as he had received. He and the scenario is the work of Edith to its rather alluring title the production then leaves her and, penning a brief ac- Kennedy. George Mclford directed with will give to exhibitors three stars of counting in effect that he had expended his usual skill and Paul Perry did the recognized drawing power and a sup- his $1,000 on "the eternal happiness of photographic work. porting cast of exceptional strength. Ed- the best and dearest woman on earth," The roles enacted by Mr. Pickford ward Earle, Florence Deshon and Agnes he goes to his uncle's lawyer. and Miss Huff are those of a Scotch Ayres are featured in the production, The lawyer, without opening the note, lad and a dainty southern belle. The which was made under the direction of reads the codicil to the will in effect that odd train of circumstances that brings Kenneth Webb. if Eddie's accounting be prudent and un- them together is typical of the charm- According to the story, Eddie Gillian selfish, he receives $50,000 and a deed ing imaginative qualities of the author. (Edward Earle) is in love with Margaret to the will; if it prove otherwise, Mar- Hayden (Agnes Ayres) his uncle's ward, garet is to be the beneficiary. Eddie Eager for United Booklet and she loves him, but his open in- gets the import at once and, snatching The announcement recently made of terest in Lotta Laurieri (Florence away his note, tells the lawyer he has the publication of a new booklet con- Deshon), a musical comedy star, re- lost, as he spent the $1,000 on the races, taining a detailed exposition of the aims strains her from showing her affection. and departs, leaving Margaret free to and plans of United Picture Theatres of This is the condition when Eddie's claim the inheritance. America has brought requests for copies wealthy uncle dies and family and serv- Of course, the lawyer at once sum- from a large number of exhibitors. ants gather to hear the will read. To mons Margaret and starts to tell her of Several of these letters 1 stated that the the consternation of all, Eddie is be- her good fortune, but she twists every- writers had waited long and patiently for queathed only $1,000, because he has not thing by remarking she supposed the a representative of United to call upon behaved as he should, and stranger still, $1,000 was all she would receive. The them to explain the proposition in de- Margaret only gets $10 and an heirloom. executor then realizes that Eddie had tail. Exhibitors should bear in mind that It is stipulated that Eddie must give made "a prudent and unselfish" account- there are many thousands of picture to the executor a strict accounting of ing and had destroyed the explanation houses in the country and to cover any how he spends the $1,000. He goes to for the sake of the girl, and Margaret large percentage of them in a short time Margaret for consolation and advice, as strongly realizes that his sacrifice re- with representatives capable of going but she declines to see him, in her dis- flected a real love for her. into the United project would entail a tress at thus being thrown penniless on Eddie sincerely tries to go away and great overhead expense. the world, and Eddie repairs to the dress- try to forget, but wanders back for one Exhibitors who feel the necessity of ing room of the actress, whimsically of- last glimpse of the old home, and pos- some such co-operative movement as sibly of fering her a lavalierre to cost just his in- Margaret, and she, watching, United and who ar'e ready to join it may heritance. But Lotta recalls that she has finds him and takes him in and together communicate directly with the nearest many friends who do not place a they share in all the happiness the uncle branch office of United and a representa- $1,000 limit on gifts of jewels, and rude- doubtless had hopes would be theirs. tive will call within a few days. 72 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. 'To Hell With the Kaiser" Opens in Gotham Busy July for Pathe There will be no mid-summer lull with First Presentation at the Broadway Theatre, Where the House of Pathe. Four big features Fans Get Big Run for Their Money in Patriotic Thrills will be released during July. The most important will be "Annexing Bill," with ffTO HELL WITH THE KAISER," We Forget," a dramatization of the sink- Gladys Hulette and Creighton Hale, the Screen Classics super feature, ing of the Lusitania, with Rita Jolivet; out 7. This is "Toys of Fate," another Nazimova fea- July a swift-moving opened an engagement at the Broadway comedy with the romantic element ture, and "The Slacker," a patriotic pro- Theatre, York, 30, with strongly New June Law- duction starring Emily Stevens. emphasized. On July 17, "More Trouble," with rence Grant as the kaiser, Olive Tell as "To Hell with the Kaiser" is not only Frank Keenan, will released. Alice Monroe, the American heroine, and a powerful arraignment of Prussianism be The big hit registered by "More Trouble" a cast of twelve hundred people. John and the Hohenzollerns, but it also con- when it had an advance for .Sunderland, an aviator who has seen tains a brilliant story, effectively and showing a week at the Rivoli in York has service in Belgium, plays Winslow dramatically told, in which heart interest New created immense Dodge, an American air-fighter. and romance are cleverly combined with interest among exhibi- tors everywhere, branch managers re- The battle of two great air-armies on facts of international importance. port. the western front is included in the The scenario describes the fortunes of On July 21 a new Baby Marie Osborne many thrilling and powerful scenes. the Monroes, an American family so- picture, "Cupid by Proxy," is scheduled. The opposing forces are each represented journing in Germany, the father being On July 28 comes "The First Law," a by forty aeroplanes in combat, shown an exchange professor from Harvard. Gilson Willets play with Irene Castle at close view. It was necessary to use He has perfected a wireless invention and Antonio Moreno as co-stars. "The several cameras in order to obtain all which the kaiser covets, but which the First Law" is by all odds the best pic- angles of these remarkable scenes. The professor refuses to disclose to any but ture play in which Mrs. Castle has bombardment forms a superb spectacle- the United States government. ap- peared, according to Pathe. and one that has never been equaled on Alice Monroe has won the admiration Four good comedies are scheduled for the screen, it is claimed. of Rupert Graubel, an actor who is release in July—July 7, Harold Lloyd in "To Hell with the Kaiser" has been hired by the kaiser to impersonate him. "An Ozark Romance"; July 14, Toto in directed by George Irving and a staff of Belgium is violated, and little Ruth Mon- "Fire the Cook"; July 21, Harold Lloyd capable assistants from the scenario by roe, in a Belgian convent, falls a victim in "Kicking the Germ Out of Germany"; June Mathis, and produced under the to the bestiality of the crown prince. July 28, Toto in "Beach Nuts." personal supervision of Maxwell Karger. Alice, instead of seeking safe convey July will see the wind-up of Pathe's It is distributed by Metro. out of Germany, remains to carry out biggest serial success, "The House of This picture, which has been developed her plan of avenging her sister. Hate." Four Post Travel Series pic- in seven vital acts, is the fifth Screen "To Hell with the Kaiser" presents tures and the last four episodes of Classics production recently seen on graphically the plans of the mad war- "Britain's Bulwarks" will also go in the Broadway. Others have been "Revela- lord to partition the world among his July program. tion," starring Mme. Nazimova; "Lest sons and his favorites. Rothapfel Shows New Petrova The initial New York presentation of Madame Olga Petrova's fourth special production, "Tempered Steel," took place at the Rialto Theatre on Sunday, June 23. Arrangements for the showing were completed between Samuel L. Rothapfel, managing director of the Rialto and Rivoli theatres, and Frederick L. Collins, president of Petrova Pictures. All four of the Petrova specials now have the distinction of having been presented first at Mr. Rothapfel's Rialto. The initial Petrova special production was "Daughter of Destiny," which ap- peared at the Rialto last December, scoring a tremendous success. Follow- ing this Mr. Rothapfel booked "The Light Within," which topped "Daughter of De stiny" in box office # receipts. More recently "The Life Mask," third on the star's calendar of special releases, was presented and it is believed that the showing made by this production induced Mr. Rothapfel to book "Tempered Steel." Following a week's run of "Tempered Steel" the picture is being released via the exchanges of the First National Ex- Olive Tell, star in the Screen Classics feature, "To Hell With the Kaiser," as she appears hibitors' Circuit in an airplane scene with Aviator John Sunderland. Mr. Sunderland has had actual ex- throughout the United perience as a flier on the Belgian front. States and Canada. — July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 73 Fait, Jr., 'Utica; W. H. Linton, Little Many Affiliated Units Elect Officers Falls; Charles Hyman, Niagara Falls; Every Effort Being Made to Put Co-opera- William A. Callahan, Rochester. tive Booking Plan Into Effect Quickly Exhibitors' Booking Corporation of THAT the exhibitors' booking cor- tor, Samuel Bullock; manager, Michael Indiana and Western Kentucky—Presi- porations associated with the Affili- Schachtel; all of Cleveland. dent, Hugh O'Donnell, Washington; ated Distributors' Corporation are losing Exhibitors' Booking Corporation of vice-presidents. Charles Olson and A. C. no time to make the co-operative book- Southern Ohio and Eastern Kentucky Zearing, Indianapolis; C. R. Andrews, ing plan of the Affiliated operative was President, Charles Weigel; vice-presi- Muncie: treasurer, B. V. Barton, India- evidenced last week by the (lection of dent, Henry Hoefle; treasurer, Otto D. napolis: national director, Frank J. officers in several additional units. Dickman; secretary and national direc- Rembtisch, Shclbyville. Officers elected in each territory fol- tor, John Weinig; assistant secretary, Exhibitors' Booking Corporation of low: John Huelner; all of Cincinnati. the South Atlantic States— President, Exhibitors' Booking Corporation of Exhibitors' Booking Corporation of B. B. Varner, Lexington, North Caro- Michigan — President, \V. S. Butterfield, Illinois and Wisconsin — President, -Wil- lina; directors, R. D. Craver, Charlotte, Battle Ocek; first vice'-president, Paul liam Heaney; vice-president, William North Carolina: Harry Crandall, Wash- Schlosman, Muskegon; second vice-presi- Burford; secretary, H. (bundling; treas- ington, D. C: Percy M. Wells, Wilming- dent, Harry Trendal, Detroit; secretary, urer, M. A. Choynski; national directors, ti n. North Carolina; C. L. Welsh, King Perry, Detroit; treasurer, John P. L. H. Frank and Joseph Hopp; directors, George W. Pryor, Harry Bernstein, Vir- Church, Detroit; national director, C. H. Sam Gold. Abe Ostrofsky, Jacob Cooper, ginia; A. F. Sams, South Carolina. Seaman, Grand Rapids. George Mopkinson and Clyde Bates. Each booking corporation maintains Exhibitors' .Booking Corporation of Exhibitors' Booking Corporation of its own offices in charge of its own ex- Northern Ohio— President, Henry H. Upper Western New York State — Presi- ecutives, who direct and approve all Lustig; secretary, M. B. Horwitz; treas- dent, Ira Moshicr, Buffalo; directors, bookings, pi ices and classifications of the urer, William T. Slimm; national direc- Harold B. Franklin, Buffalo; William theatres in the terrilorv. Officers and Directors of the Affiliated Distributors' Corporation at their first meeting in New York. June 19 to 21. Reading from left to right (seated)—M. Spiers. Philadelphia; Louis Frank, Chicago; Fred J. Herrington, Pittsburgh; Henry S. Lustig, Cleve- attor- land; Sydney S. Cohen, New York, chairman of the board: Sam Bullock, Cleveland, first vice-chairman ; Ernest Schwartz, ney jor the Northern Ohio unit; John Manheiuu-r, New York, and Alfred Hyman. Buffalo. Standing, left to right—John W. Weinig, Cincinnati; Frank Renibuscli. Indianapolis, secretary; H. B. Vomer, Lexington . X orth Carolina; Charles C. Pcttijohn. gen- eral counsel; Joseph Hopp, Chicago; Charles 11. Seaman. Grand Rapids, Michigan; Henry A. Brink, president- William J. Clark, treasurer, and R. D. Craver. Charlotte, North Carolina. 74 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Mille Special When Marjorie and her brother fall Big De Ready for Release into the hands of "Big" Baxter, a dis- "We Can't Have Everything," Out July 8, Presents reputable trafficker in women, Monroe, All-Star Cast in Rupert Hughes' Satire on Divorce by an artifice, assumes the place of Bax- ter in a marriage ceremony and saves B. DeMILLE'S big special unhappy connubial relation through the CECIL her from the designing monster. Shark's production, "We Can't Have Every- avenue of divorce, which also points the devotion and sacrifice finally touch the thing," is scheduled for release under the way to Dyckman for release from the heart of Marjorie and she goes to him, Artcraft trademark July 8. Featuring an tie that binds him. There are countless avowing her love. The story is from the all-star cast which for general excellence opportunities for brilliant satire and Mr. pen of C. Gardner Sullivan. has seldom been equalled, this picturi.r DeMille is said to have seized them with Katherine MacDonald plays the part zation of Rupert Hughes' brilliant satire all the rare artistry for which he is noted. of the girl and Joe Singleton, Bertholde on divorce is said to be a worthy suc- In the entire cast there is hardly a Sprotte and George McDaniel are con- cessor to Mr. DeMille's former Artcraft person who would not be entitled to spicuous in the supporting cast. specials, "The Whispering Chorus" and stellar honors in a production less pre- Mr. Hart himself directed the picture "Old Wives for New." tentious, for in addition to the featured under Mr. Ince's supervision. Practically all of Rupert Hughes' players, Kathlyn Williams, Elliott Dex- stories are studies of contemporaneous ter, Wanda Hawley, Theodore Roberts life and his keen knowledge of men and and Sylvia Breamer, there are Thurston Pays Big Price for One-Reeler affairs, which is said to be manifested Hall, Raymond Hatton, Tully Marshall, Jewel has just acquired world' rights to the highest degree in "We Can't Have James Neil, Ernest Joy, Billy Elmer, to pen picture, "The Everything," has made them as authori- Charles Ogle and Sylvia Ashton. Windsor McCay's Sinking of the Lusitania," for what is tative and instructive as they are enter- The same date, July 8, marks the re- said to be the highest price ever paid for taining. lease of "Shark Monroe," in which Wil- a single reel subject. In dealing with the subjects of mar- liam S. Hart is presented by Thomas H. This announcement is notable for two riage and divorce the author in this story Ince. In this production Hart forsakes reasons because "The Sinking of the looks upon the foibles of modern society the western type of role, which has come — Lusitania" is the first serious animated with the eye of a cynic. The marital to be inseparably associated with him in cartoon and because Jewel considers that difficulties of Charity Coe Cheever, a the minds of picture fans, and is seen as it possesses sufficient feature quality to former nurse, and Jim Dyckman, multi- a "sea dog," the skipper of a sealing merit being listed with "The Kaiser" and millionaire and member of one of New schooner who is widely known for his "The Without a Country," other York's most exclusive families, furnish cruelty. Man releases of a patriotic nature. the theme. In a Seattle saloon he meets Marjorie Jewel Mr. McCay is authority for the state- Dyckman, who has always loved Hilton, a girl from the east, and her ment that to complete this thousand-foot Charity and considers himself immune dissipated brother, whose journey to film 25,000 separate drawings had to be from the wiles of any other woman, is Alaska has been halted by lack of money made and photographed one at a time. tricked into a marriage with Kedzie as a result of the brother's drunken ex- The draughting was done by a staff of Thropp, a motion picture actress whom travagance. The two agree to work their six men and required eight solid months he has rescued from a picture villain who passage on Shark's boat to Skagway and of labor. The work was particularly was pursuing her along a busy street on the way the girl succeeds in softening arduous because Mr. departed just ahead of a camera. the heart and inspiring the love of the McCay from the accepted method of drawing Charity is eventually relieved from her primitive shipmaster. upon paper and had every one of the 25,000 separate pictures drawn upon cel- luloid sheets. The release date for the feature has not yet been set. New Barriscale Play Dramatic "A Wife's Conscience" will probably be the title of Bessie Barriscale's latest Paralta production, now being filmed at the Brunton studios in Los Angeles. The plot centers about the woman's lit- tle daughter, a girl whose dark hair is a matter of surprise and comment with her blonde father and mother, and among their friends. The perfect faith of the husband and the love of his wife for him make the ensuing distrust and the entrance of another man upon the screen all the more poignant, and render the final, surprising solution the more happy. In this production, Bessie Barriscale is directed by her husband, Howard Hickman. The story was written by 1 Madge Kennedy in a scene from her new Goldwyn picture, "The Service Star. William Parker . July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 75 Pathos and comedy in Mary Miles Minter's new picture, "The Ghost of Rosy Taylor." an American production to be released through Mutual. to Big Publicity Miss Minter Heads Mutual Bill "Hands Up" Get Campaign Mary Miles Minter in "The Ghost of Pathe Will Post 24 Sheets on Billboards All Over the Rosy Taylor," a screen adaptation of the Country and "Fan" Magazines Will Cover Serial Well story of the same name by Josephine Daskam Bacon, published in the Satur- UTJANDS UP," Pathe's serial of ro- attention compelling poses and striking day Evening Post, is Mutual's feature for n mance and adventure in the great colors. This 24-sheet will be posted the week of July 8. west, produced by Astra with Ruth Ro- throughout the country in all important The director, Henry King, has suc- land, George Chesebro and a big cast, cities and, in addition to this, the 24- ceeded in translating to the screen the will be backed by a nation-wide bill- sheets will be given to exhibitors, who atmosphere of mystery and romance board display and publicity campaign. will post a certain number for a period carried by the story. The role of Rhoda "Hands Up" is a "thriller" of dramatic of one month. Eldridge is one that is said to appeal to situations characterized by sweeping the winsome little star, while the unusual panoramas of the western country—big Vitagraph Serial Plan Pleases plot affords the director opportunity to settings such as are new to serials. The remarkable demonstration of exhibi- present some striking situations. story was written by Gilson Willets and A Billie appears in a Strand com- tor faith in Vitagraph promises and Rhodes directed by James W. Home. Vitagraph product has been recorded edy, "Her Disengagement Ring," re- The novelization will be published in during the past week as the result of the leased July 9. the Motion Picture magazine, the "fan" The third release of the Outing- Septem- new continuous serial policy announced publication, beginning with the "Mountaineering by Albert E. Smith, president of the Chester scenic classics, ber issue, out August 1. The preceding Vitagraph company. Memory," is scheduled for July 14. of Motion Picture Classic will issue Screen Telegram Nos. 38 and 39 are carry an interview with Ruth Roland in Just one week ago, Mr. Smith, in let- released July 10 and 14. which the coming story is announced and ting it be known that Antonio Moreno the serial will be played up as one of the had resumed his place on the roster of biggest features the magazine has ever Vitagraph stars, gave out a statement F. P.-L. to Film "Silver King" obtained. It will be profusely illustrated in which he said that a permanent serial The Famous Players-Lasky Corpora- and as the Motion Picture magazine has policy had been decided upon by Vita- tion lias just purchased the screen rights a guaranteed circulation of 500,000, graph, whereby William Duncan, with to "The Silver King," one of the great- meaning at least two million readers, Edith Johnson and Joe Ryan, would est successes in the history of the stage. "Hands Up" will undoubtedly be brought lnad one serial company, and Moreno This old melodrama, first produced in home to a very large number of pros- and Carol Holloway another. The com- the early '80's, will be interpreted on the pective theatre patrons. pany will produce four serials a year, screen by an all-star cast and will be one each of these companies appearing in two Picture Play Magazine will carry an of the nine special productions during productions, it was said. the year, commencing Septem- article by Gilson Willets on how he coming 1, the Art- writes serials, and the other "fan" publi- Already a score of exhibitors in vari- ber under Paramount and cations, such as Photoplay Magazine, ous sections of the country have signed craft banners. Photoplay Journal and Photoplay World, in advance for the yearly serial service. "The Silver King," by Harry Arthur and Herman, had its will publish articles and photographs This is believed to be the first time in Jones Henry exhibi- premiere in 16, 1882, with regard to the picture. the history of the industry that London, November The billboard campaign has been very tors have been given the opportunity of when it was produced at the Princess carefully planned, to take advantage of arranging their serial bookings a year or Theatre under the direction of Wilson first that Barrett. The play was in five acts, with the fact that summer is the best time more in advance and the time sixteen scenes, cast of for outdoor advertising. contracts for such service have been and required a A 24-sheet has been designed' with made for that period of time. twenty-seven persons. — 76 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Gail Kane to Produce for Mutual Bill Do You? Star Will Have Own Company and Start First KETTERING, pub- Production at New York Within Ten Days RALPH licity director for Jones, Linick is appear in a the control of the GAIL KANE to series tends to give star a & Schaefer, is a champion of Chi- of feature productions which are to artistic aspects of the product to a de- cago. The city has, he declares, be produced by her own company. This gree comparable with the hold which the turned out more motion picture announcement is made by the star author or the painter has on his work. producers, managers and stars than simultaneously with an announcement "Miss Kane's previous pictures, a con- any other in the country. He is from James M. Sheldon, president of siderable number of which have been dis^ asking the Mutual Film Corporation, of a con- tributed by Mutual, have achieved an Do You Remember When tract for the distribution of the pictures. important success for exhibitors. Among Louise Glaum played Naturich The producing organization will be her particularly successful releases, I in "The Squawman"—in Chicago? known as "Gail Kane Productions." may mention 'Souls in Pawn,' 'The Howard Hickman married Bessie Upper Crust' Wife?' Miss Kane's first picture will be started and 'Whose Bawiscale—in Chicago? at New York studios within ten days. "It will be of interest also to scenario C. Milford Giffin was with the writers, authors and agents that there is The story chosen is under the working Dearborn Stock Company—in Chi- an attractive market for vehicles spe- title of "Love's Law." It is an original cago? cially require- scenario by Joseph Franklin Poland, a adapted to Miss Kane's Richard Stanton played in "Con- ments." picture author with a long list of im- science"—in Chicago? portant successes. Clara Kimball Young did "Jane Eyre" in Chicago? "Miss Kane's pictures will constitute Opera Glasses Aid Pictures — Elisha H. Calvert changed his an important addition to the schedules It has just been discovered that a mo- name from Billy Helm—in Chi- of the Mutual Film Corporation," said tion picture seen through a pair of ordi- cago? Mr. Sheldon. "The organization of 'Gail nary opera glasses takes on enough Oscar Apfel played juveniles Kane Productions' is also a significant added depth to give it the third dimen- with Hunt's Stock Company—in move in the present trend in producing sional effect familiarized by the stereo- Chicago? activity. More and more the tendency scope. Thurston Hall was the matinee is toward individual, specialized produc- Therefore Air. Rothapfel, of The Rivoli idol of the North Side—in Chi- tion, rather than quantity production, and The Rialto, is urging his patrons to cago? ' by large organizations handling a large bring their opera glasses with them when Herbert Brenon thought he was number of people. they attend his theatres, no matter in a better actor than director—in "This is of importance to the ex- what part of the house they expect to Chicago? hibitor in that the specialized one-star sit. He claims that the beauty and Roland West had a corner on company can be expected to support that realism of any picture taken out of doors vaudeville acts for Loew—in Chi- star to the utmost of her box office value. is particularly enhanced by the opera cago? Productions so made can also be ex- glass and with eyes focused on the Adolph Zukor was in the cloak pected to bear more of the individuality screen the spectator gets the impression business in Chicago? of the star than pictures made under the of being actually at the spot where the — Jesse Lasky produced "girl acts" usual conditions. The one-star company action is taking place. —in Chicago? William De Mille was better known than Cecil B.—in Chicago? Bryant' Washburn was a "rep" actor— in Chicago? Kathlyn Williams made "Kath- lyn" famous—in Chicago? Lafayette McKee liked to act in stock—in Chicago? Aaron J. Jones first thought he was busy—in Chicago? Nathan Ascher sold gloves—in Chicago? Madge Kennedy played "Over Night"—in Chicago? Taylor Holmes with Triangle Taylor Holmes, who won success on the screen in his Essanay pictures of the past year, has signed a three years' contract with Triangle. With him will go Lawrence Windom, director of the former Holmes successes. The Taylor Holmes-Triangle pictures will be made at the Western Triangle studios, just as soon as Mr. Holmes finishes his present Alma Rubens in the new Triangle picture, "The Painted Lily.' vaudeville contract. — July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 77 Striking scenes from William S. Hart's new Artcraft picture, "Shark Monroe," in which he takes the part of a sea captain. - War Film Quiz Demanded Lasky Back in York; of Future (Continued from page 51) New Talks news weeklies, namely: Pathe, Gaumont, Mutual Declares Activities in the West as Well as the and Universal. • Without going into the details here of the East Will Be Greater Than Ever This Summer advantages or disadvantages of possible competi- tion or duplication of distribution on the one hand, L. LASKY, vice-president of in a number of tests, not knowing that or inefficient distribution on the other, the situ- JESSE ation appealed to me as one that would be bene- the Famous Players-Lasky Corpora- she was the new Paramount star. fited by co-ordination. After becoming possessed of all the facts and tion in charge of productions, has just "Upon seeing the tests, Mr. DeMille's giving them due consideration, my conclusion was returned to New York from California, enthusiasm was considerably increased that all parties interested, and the public, would be best served by issuing these films through the where he has been supervising the work and he immediately telephoned me in my Division of Films, thereby consolidating and co- ordinating the work of the Allies and ourselves in of laying out plans for summer activities. office to come and see his new leading distributing the film propaganda, as our greater "Our studios in the west, as well as lady. Needless to he given a activities are co-ordinated in carrying on the War. say, was Our idea was to do this by creating a weekly those in the east," said Mr. Lasky, "will little surprise when I informed him of review in one reel of the combined war activities of the Allied Nations. witness the greatest production activities the fact that although I agreed with his Tn this manner not only would we have the during the coming months since the in- judgment, he would have to look else- information collectively in one place, but it would secure uniform distribution to the greatest number ception of our organization. Our decks where, for his 'discovery' happened to of people, as is the purpose of all the work of this division. have been cleared and already some of be our newest star. After taking the matter up with the various the new stars have started work on their commissioners of the Allied countries, we were "Ethel Clayton will also start on her promised co-operation for our propaganda in the first Paramount and Artcraft pictures. news weekly of their countries should we be able first picture as soon as Robert Vignola their pictures on a wide to secure distribution for "Fred Stone is on deck in real earnest returns. Mr. Vignola was on his way and thoroughly comprehensive scale. The next and has been climbing roofs, steeples, move was the consideration of the distributing east, in fact he had already reached Al- channels. sliding down ropes and otherwise emu- We called into consultation the four weekly bany, New York, when he received his companies and told them we would give them the lating a circus acrobat in his initial Par- Official War Review, comprising the exclusive 'sailing orders' to return. topical pictures of Great Britain, France and amount picture, 'Under the Top,' under stated that we Melford has almost finished Italy and the United States. We the direction of Donald Crisp. Mr. "George would give this same reel to each one of the four the Wallace Reid picture, 'The Source,' news weeklies for distribution. The representa- Stone works with a will, likes it and has tives of these four weeklies, however, stated that and he, with his company, arrived back this arrangement would place them in competition made a good impression by his demo- Requesting that they submit a the studios just before I left, from with each other. cratic manner and pleasant personality. at plan of their own, they stated that they wanted after a fortnight of us to give 500 feet of separate and distinct mate- Huntington Lake "Lila Lee, our new 'find,' has just ar- rial to each news weekly, making a total of 2,000 real work and vacation combined. Ann for the four. rived and will start work immediately. Although this to my mind was not as efficient Little accompanied the players and a method as the one suggested to them, we agreed An amusing incident took place shortly first fish in the lake. In their plan on a basis of $5,000 for the 2.000 caught her to after her arrival, when on one of her vis- feet of film to be divided between them. The fact the company brought back a host of cost was to be pro-rated among them in accord- its to the studios, Cecil B. DeMille, who ance with the number of feet each weekly might fish stories, presenting many new and use. This all four news weeklies agreed to do. has been seeking a young woman to After a week of consultation the contract em- startling ones. play the leading role in his next picture bracing these terms was drawn up and the only "Cecil B. DeMille has practically fin- one to sign it was Paul Brunet, vice-president oi and who had not met Miss Lee before, Pathe. The other three companies wrote saying ished cutting 'We Can't Have Every- they did not want to sign the contract and would saw her on the lot and asked her to pose do so only under protest. thing.' It was shown recently in the It is not the policy of this division to handle projection room and although not pre- matters "under protest," and I at once made a news weeklies with the same type of material as statement (under date of May 23) that our offer the United States Government is furnishing them. sented in finished form, was unanimously was withdrawn and that from June 3 all four In conclusion, I want to point out a glaring news weeklies could get the United States official inconsistency on the part of one concern which voted a success. It is full of laughs and war pictures at the office of the Division of Films controversially in the has interested itself rather scenes and presents a novel story. on the basis of one dollar per foot. If they want- activities of this division. P. A. Powers of this big ed the British, Italian or French pictures, it was concern testified before the Ways and Means up to them to pay what those governments de- Committee that the Division of Films was giving "Mr. De Mille is to start shortly on manded for their pictures. sole and exclusive rights to one company. a new photoplay, the story of which We then proceeded with our idea for the Offi- While Mr. Powers was giving this testimony cial War Review, following the plan of putting before the Ways and Means Committee his own was written by Jeanie Macpherson. It it out on a bid and giving it to the organization publicity organization was preparing a page which to Bryant which put in the best bid. We wanted to give appeared in the Moving Picture World under date is our plan have Washburn this which is headed it to the firm making the best "all around" bid of July 6, 1918. One page, work in this picture and thereafter be- that is. from the standpoint of percentage, distrib- "Nailing a Black Lie," they quote my letter of uting facilities and service; also from a guarantee May and go on to say that the Pathe Company come a Paramount star. Mr. Washburn of distribution to a definite number of houses, as does not have exclusive rights of the United States well as the number of prints they would put into Official Pictures, but that these films are also has been at the studios quite a lot since immediate circulation. being distributed by other news weekly companies. his engagement and has made a good On this basis, the distribution of the Official You and the other readers of Motography may War Review was awarded to Pathe. draw your own inference from the foregoing facts. impression. He has already proved his As you know, Captain Baynes has consistently for refused to sell British Official War Pictures to Developments in the situation are talent and great things are looked the news weeklies, but in the last week, at our eagerly awaited by all the trade. in his future productions." solicitation, they have consented to furnish the 78 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Brunet Tells Status of Pathe and Hearst Barrymore Picture Finished With the completion hi a number of Takes Exception to Recent Statements of yachting scenes, Director Chester R. H, Cochrane and P. A. Powers of Universal Withey last week wound up the produc- tion of "On the Quiet" at the Fort Lee TAKING exception to statements of the merits of the productions come up to the required standard. When we release a picture studios of the Famous Players-Lasky R. H. Cochran, vice president, produced by the Astra Film Corporation, Rolin Film Company and any others we put the name Corporation. This is the farce in which and P. A. Powers, secretary and treas- of "Astra" or "Rolin," etc., on the film; not John Barrymore makes his re-appear- urer, of the Universal' Film Company, necessarily because we want to do so, but because are under contract we to do so. By the same ance as a Paramount star. Paul Brunet, vice president and general token, we put the name of Hearst on pictures released under our contract with the Interna- The Barrymore picture done, Withey manager of Pathe Exchange, Inc., last tional Film Service, which photographs the news shown in the at once started work on a new picture week issued the following statement items weekly, because the terms of the contract specify that such weekly shall be for Paramount, "In Pursuit of Polly," concerning the relations of Pathe and known as Hearst-Pathe News. I fail to see why the name of William Randolph starring Billie Burke. William Randolph Hearst: Hearst is brought up in connection with the dis- tribution of the Allies Official War Review. Mr. Simultaneously with the starting of the The only reason I assign the can for state- Hearst has no connection, direct, indirect, remote ments as to the alleged partnership Billie Burke picture, John Emerson com- is that the or contingent with the distribution of the Official Universal Film Company is disappointed being at War Review awarded to Pathe Exchange, Inc., the production of Shirley Ma- unsuccessful in obtaining the menced release of the Allies under competitive bids. Other war pictures, _ Official War Review and is seeking publicity for official or unofficial, are distributed by any other son's first picture for Paramount from a its own News Weekly. film companies which care to obtain the privilege This is evidenced very strongly by certain re- story written especially for her and her of doing so ; and the only obligation imposed marks made by Mr. Powers of the Universal upon such film companies is to have such pic- co-star, Ernest Truex, by Mr. Emerson Film Company in his interview before the Ways tures first censored by the Committee on Public and Means Committee of the House of Repre- Information. and Anita Loos. "Come On In" is the sentatives on June 18. In that interview Mr. It is not my purpose to discuss the question Powers cleverly title and it is a patriotic comedy of the insinuated that his company had as to whether or not the Committee on Public endeavored to obtain the release of the Allies Information discharges its duties as they should training camps. Official War Review and had been prevented be discharged, although Mr. Cochrane has taken from doing so, not because his bid was higher upon himself to criticize severely certain mem- than other competitive bids, but because of some power bers of that committee. We can only assume or control exercised by the Hearst inter- that the Committee on Public Information has Films Get Another Stage Star ests and favoritism shown by the Committee on discharged its duties in accordance with the Public Information. Walter Percival is the newest motion powers delegated to it until it is shown to the He stated also that he represented about 96 contrary. per cent of picture recruit from the ranks of musi- the motion picture industry ; that he had been in the business for fifteen years and The Cochrane statement referred to cal comedy stars. In the role of Beauty knew it from every angle. Mr. Powers displays appeared in last week's issue of Motog- the most remarkable ignorance regarding an or- Blair in Metro's production of "Our Mrs. ganization which is one of the leading ones in raphy, as did the remarks of Mr. Powers McChesney," Ethel Barrymore's first the field. In the first place, in reply to Mr. Sloane's inquiry, before Mr. Powers stated 'Pathe is a the Ways and Means Committee screen vehicle of the season, Mr. Percival trench company.' With Mr. Powers' professed also. knowledge of the motion picture industry he is making his first appearance before the should know a fact which is known to the public generally "Finger of camera. —that the Pathe Exchange. Inc.. is an Show Justice" American organization and not a French one, An invitation showing of "The Finger Mr. Percival is well known to lovers and that practically the entire personnel of the organization is American. of Justice," Rev. Paul Smith's seven- of musical comedy, particularly in New Mr. Powers represented that he did not know reel production dealing with conditions York, for he holds the distinction of why the distribution of the Official War Review had been given to Pathe Exchange, Inc. As a of the underworld', was given at the having played eight years without a matter of fact the opportunity of jointly distribut- ing the Official War Review was offered to Lyric Theatre, New York, June 29. The break right on Broadway and during several of the leading film companies, among which picture began its first New York engage- that time at only three theatres, the was the Universal Film Company. It was only after Universal among other film companies ment at this theatre. Broadway, Knickerbocker and Casino. had failed to take advantage of the opportunity to release the Official War Review that the dis- tribution of the same was offered on competitive Mr. Towers stated that he does not know why his company s bid was not accepted. I can su es t seve ral reasons. First, ^ .. the Committee on .Public Information has no reason to question the loyalty, patriotism and Americanism of Pathe Exchange, Inc. : second, the fact that the labora- tories of the French Pathe companv have been placed at the disposal of the American govern- ment without charge; third, the, fact that Pathe Exchange, Inc., in making its bid did not seek to make any profit out of the release, but was willing to distribute the Official War Review an at actua loss for the benefit of government propaganda. I want to emphasize this fact, that the state- ments attributed to Mr. Powers and Mr Coch- rane to the effect that the Division of Films of the Committee on Public Information is com- posed largely of former Hearst-Pathe employes are deliberately and maliciously false. J. A. Berst was formerly vice-president and general manager of Pathe Exchange, Inc., and to my certain knowledge has never been connected directlv or indirectly with any Hearst organiza- tion. The same is true of H. C. Hoaeland. who was formerly head of the scenario department the Exchange, Inc. The same is also t ™ true Arsdale, who was also •*i. k connected with the scenario department of Pathe Exchange, Inc Lew Simons was formerly employed Pathe by Exchange, Inc., as a cameraman. H A Smith was formerly serial publicity manager Pathe Exchange, of Inc., and is now in Camn Sevier, Greenville, South Carolina. Mr. Hubbell has never been employed by Pathe Exchange Inc in any capacity. Mr. Donahue was employed as a cameraman for Pathe Exchange, Inc., but left us about fifteen months ago. Another thing I want to emphasize is 'hat there is no partnership of any kind or character between Pathe Exchange. Inc., and any Hearst of the interests, and that neither Mr. Hearst nor any of his own organization own or' control, hour on location with the American-Mary Miles Minter company. The star is directlv or Noon indirectly one single share of stock of indulging in her favorite pastime—taking snapshots. Director Lloyd Ingraham, Pathe Exchange, Inc. This company releases motion picture Periolat, Stockdale and Alan Forrest are willing victims. photoplays for any producer if George Carl July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 79 Clever Methods of Advertising PUBLICITY THAT MAKES FOR PROFITS Thrift Stamps for Admission, Idea Fine Oklahoma Theatre Opened New The new Majestic Theatre, Tulsa, Georgia Exhibitor to Devote Day's Receipts on Oklahoma, one of the most beautiful "For the Freedom of the World" to Uncle Sam playhouses in the Southwest, was form- ally opened last week with Mabel Nor- COINS will not be accepted for ad- to deny exhibitors the privilege of play- mand in her new Goldwyn picture, "The mission to the Bonita Theatre, Can- ing the picture until their competitors in Venus Afodel," as the first attraction. ton, Georgia, on July 8, when J. B. Stone, adjoining territories have been served. Due to the alert advertising and clever the proprietor, will show "For the Free- showmanship methods of B. F. Roth- dom of the World." Every person, man, stein, energetic manager of the theatre, woman or child, who enters the theatre Urges Persistent Advertising the first show brought out almost every on that date will have to leave a 25-cent C. A. Metzger, manager of the Port- "fan" in Tulsa, besides many from the Thrift Stamp with the ticket-taker. land branch of Universal, doesn't intend small towns adjoining. Mr. Stone hit upon this scheme as the to allow summer to interfere with busi- Weeks in advance of the opening date, only advertising device worthy of a pro- ness. A firm believer in the idea that Manager Rothstein had a large force of duction that he believes will be hailed bill posters at work plastering Tulsa and business will come to him who goes after by his patrons as one of the best. towns and villages within a radius of it hard enough. Metzger has been preach- "When I sat down to study out an ex- twenty-five miles with attractive 24- ing this gospel in a letter to exhibitors. ploitation plan for this production I "Old Sol plus the gentle breezes of sheets of "The Venus Model." found so many angles to be developed summer and good roads inviting every- And Mr. Rothstein was just as liberal that I almost despaired of choosing one For one who owns or can borrow a car to with the two newspapers in Tulsa. of dignity and strength sufficient to ten days preceding the opening, half- stay outside, is a combination that the match the story," Mr. Stone writes to theatre man views with annual alarm," page ads on the beauty of the new play- Goldwyn. "Then in a flash came the the letter says, "and usually the summer house and the excellence of the initial Thrift Stamp idea. Why not Thrift attraction were given prominent posi- 'dull season,' so called, is accompanied Stamps for the freedom of the world? by an outbreak of retrenchment. tions in both papers. As a result the That's the aim, isn't it? "Which may be well and good—but Majestic received very liberal publicity "The stunt means, of course, that I in a big percentage of the cases the re- on the play and the star. have promised' to devote what may be trenchment starts in on the advertising Manager Rothstein also made the his possibilities. the largest day's receipts of the sum- end of the budget, which is just where most of exploitation mer to Uncle Sam. But I'm glad to do the pruning hook should be applied last He engaged a beautiful girl to pose as it, because when I saw that picture in of all. "The Venus Model" on a float fitted up your Atlanta exchange I realized more "If you want 'em inside, you've gotta to represent a bathhouse at the beach. vividly than ever before why this coun- convince 'em you have something there The float was stationed in the public try is at war with the German kaiser. I that out-lures the sun and the wind and square and was viewed by thousands for wish I could run it a week and make the the call of the outdoors; and you can't two days before and all during the en- admission a $5 War Savings Stamp in- convince 'em by curtailing' your adver- gagement, which lasted four days. The stead of a two-bit Thrift Stamp." tising. lobby also was transformed into a scene Goldwyn reports that demands for re- "The summer dull season doesn't have of bathing beach splendor. peat dates on "For the Freedom of the to be so all-fired dull, unless the exhibi- World" are becoming so widespread that tor helps it along by lying down on his New Emmy Wehlen Film it has been necessary in many instances crowd-getting activities." "His Bonded Wife," a five-act ro- mance by Lois and Arthur Zellner, has been chosen by Maxwell Karger, Metro's manager of productions, as the next starring vehicle for Emmy Wehlen. Miss Wehlen recently completed "The House of Gold," by Katharine Kava- naugh. Charles J. Brabin will direct the new production, assisted by Alfred Ra- boch. June Mathis prepared the scen- ario. Miss Wehlen will play the part of a fashionable girl upon whom society has palled. She decides to go away some- where and just be herself. Accordingly she sets out for a beach resort where persons not overburdened with wealth are accustomed to find amusement and relaxation. She finds both—and also a Advertising novelty used by L. A. the Garden theatre at Baltimore to exploit DeHoff of young man who means a great deal t© "My Four Years in Germany." Mr. DeHoff reports that the stunt attracted large crowds future. and in spite of the extremely hot weather the picture smashed all house records. her 80 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. "After Supper Matinees" Gets Out House Organ Are Proposed Manager Charles H. Eastwood of the Vitagraph Campaign Book for New Serial Points Star Theatre, Kimberly, Idaho, has Out Way to Popularize Theatres with Mothers started to publish a four-page monthly house organ, called "Star News," which TN THE CAMPAIGN BOOK issued An additional advantage would be pro- contains advance information about the rainy 1 for exhibitors by Vitagraph in con- tection on nights, enabling airdome film offerings with interesting notes proprietors to continue their perfor- nection with its forthcoming serial, "A about the stars. Fight for Millions," there are numerous mance regardless of the weather. Mr. Eastwood uses the Paramount- worth-while suggestions for putting the Artcraft service and decorates his pro- serial over, but one in particular, which gram with the trade-mark cuts. A lib- "The Kaiser" Packs Houses will interest every exhibitor in the coun- eral advertising patronage more than In a recent story it was told how the try, is presented in the form of an ad- pays for the publication. vance press story under the heading of Crystal Theatre at La Salle, Colorado, "After Supper Matinees." played to a gross of $301 in a one-night Seek "Over the Top" for July 4 The idea is to have exhibitors start showing of "The Kaiser, the Beast of "Over the Top," Vitagraph's big pa- their evening show somewhere around Berlin," with a population of only three triotic special, featuring Sergeant Arthur 6:45, so that housewives who take their hundred from which to draw upon. At Guy Empey, has led to great competi- Jittle ones to the theatre with them may the time this was thought to be a record tion among exhibitors all over the coun- go to the show in daylight and through in point of box office dr'awing qualities. try who seek it for their Fourth of July the daylight saving plan, come out of it Two exhibitors have come forward attraction, according to a statement by in daylight or twilight at least, because to dispute the Crystal's right to this dis- Walter W. Irwin, general manager of during these long summer days 'it does tinction, however. The first is S. Le the Vitagraph distributing organization. not really get dark until after 9. Rouge of Battleground, Washington, To this endorsement of the picture as Being able to go to the show early, and the second H. L. Wright of Fort a patriotic subject, there has been added the children will be less likely to go to Lapwai, Idaho. In a letter written to that of the American Defense Society, sleep or to become restless in the Jewel Productions, Inc., by Le Rouge, which last week completed arrange- theatre. who owns the Wonder Theatre, is con- ments with Vitagraph for showing the tained the following: This plan, of course, is designed only picture for patriotic benefits throughout "I just got tired of reading about those for theatres and is not for airdomes. the United States. fellows in towns of 3,000 showing to only The latter will necessarily have to de- At the present time Chicago is one of 1,500 or 2,000. Getting right down to lay starting their shows until darkness the centers of "Over the Top" enthusi- cases, I think the record belongs to me. sets in, unless they can find a way to asm. A half-page combination advertise- darken their places, and the only way "Here we have a little town of only ment from the Chicago Daily Journal of that suggests itself now would be to use 250 population and showed to 750. recent date shows that "Over the Top" a black tent covering similar to the ar- Where did they come from? You know was booked in 47 Windy City theatres rangement Sarah Bernhardt used in a that they would come from all over the for a total of 81 days, to be played in a tour of this country several years ago. world if they knew they could see some period of 12 days. These bookings in^ The initial cost would be considerable, one smash the kaiser. If those fellows cluded the twelve houses in the Ascher but this cost probably could be wiped out would advertise right they would double Brothers circuit, the Vitagraph Theatre in a few weeks by the additional revenue their showing." and seven others in the Lubliner-Trinz which would accrue through early start- Mr. Wright, who owns the Liberty circuit, and virtually every other motion ing. The tent covering could be ar- Theatre, stated that while the popula- picture theatre of importance in the city. ranged in sections on rings as are the tion of Fort Lapwai is only five hun- light curtains in a photographer's gal- dred, "The Kaiser" drew seven hundred Parker Directs for Triangle lery and could be rolled back as darkness paid admissions. "Weather was all-fired A new director, Albert Parker, has in. hot, sets too," he wrote. been added to the force at the Triangle's big Culver City studios, making a total of eight. Parker makes the third new di- rector since President Harry E. Aitken took over active management of the Triangle plant, with O. L. Sellers as his assistant. The other new men are Christy Cabanne, who is filming the screen adaptation of Charles F. Stock- ing's novel, "The Mayor of Filbert," and William Dowlan, who until recently di- rected Mary Miles Minter. Dowlan is directing Pauline Starke and Casson Fergusson in "Alias Mary Brown," a crook story by E. Magnus Ingleton. Parker arrived at the Triangle's west- ern studio from New York this week. He is comparatively a newcomer in the film industry, having received his early education under Allan Dwan at the Tri- angle's Yonkers studio, and later direct- for Pathe in the east. Architect's drawing of the interior of the new Iowa Theatre, Des Moines. ing July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 81 Activities in the Independent Field INCLUDING STATE AND FOREIGN RIGHTS Company and himself and that the fourth U. S. Modifies New Export Censorship and fifth releases of the Shorty Hamil- Films for Canada to Go Through Unseen and Same ton series have been completed and their Concession May Be Granted for Other Countries Later release dates will be announced shortly. Mr. Shipman claims that these new A RESULT of representations toms Circular Letter No. 45 of- May 29, 1918, are hereby amended as follows: Shorty Hamilton pictures are exception- ASto the Treasury Department and (1) The War Trade Board having granted R.A.C. License No. 8 for moving picture films ally good and will prove an agreeable the War Trade Board at Wash- exported Canada, such films to need not be sub- surprise to all holding the franchise for ington by a committee representing the mitted' for censorship until further instructed. (2) The provisions of Circular Letter of May the popular series. exporters' division of the National Asso- 29, 1918, do not apply to films licensed by the War Trade Board and which were in transit on or Mr. Shipman is seriously considering ciation of the Motion Picture Industry, prior to June 8, 191S. confining his personal activities largely the government has granted concessions (3) When multiple copies of any given film are intended to be exported, only the original thereof to the offices he is opening in Los An- in its announced plan of censoring all will be censored, which, if approved, shall be sealed and retained in customs custody. After the geles, that he may be in closer touch films for export. original has been censored and approved, the with the independent producers, and vis- copies may then be submitted to the Collector of The most important concession is the Customs for comparison with the original. For iting his New York headquarters from fact that a general license will be issued purposes of comparison the Collector will not require each and every print of the same subject time to time as the occasion requires. for films shipped to Canada. It is to be projected, but only such number as he con- hinted that a general license may even siders necessary. If the representative copies so examined are found to be identical with the be granted to films exported to Great original, all of the copies will be approved and sealed and retained in customs custody pending Screen Novelty Appeals Britain and other Allied countries. exportation. L. S. ROWE. News of the government's action was Assistant Secretary. A decidedly original screen offering is The industry as a whole will welcome contained in a letter to Paul H. Cromelin called "Topics of the Day" and is a selec- the government's concessions and Mr. of the exporters' division committee tion of timely "punch" paragraphs, Cromelin and his associates deserve from F. M. Halstead, chief of the Di- selected from editorials of newspapers credit for their victory. are pre- vision of Customs. Following is the and magazines. These being letter: pared through the co-operation of the TREASURY DEPARTMENT Shipman Gets New Films staff of "The Literary Digest." The Office of the Secretary- Ernest Shipman reports to his New short paragraphs, witty and humorous, Washington York office considerable activity follow- are flashed the screen one after an- June 22, 1918. upon Mr. Paul H. Cromelin, ing his arrival in Los Angeles. Several other, and deal with timely topics of na- Chairman, Export Division, National Association Motion Picture Industry, new and important independent produc- tional interest. New York, N. Y. tions have been taken over by Mr. Ship- The Strand Theatre, New York, has Sir: for The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of the man exploitation on the state rights been using these for the past seven 11th instant, relative to the restrictions placed basis. upon the exportation of moving picture films by weeks and they have met with great suc- the department's recent film censorship regula- Mr. Shipman further reports that a new cess. Mr. Siegel, who is the creator of tions. In reply I am enclosing herewith copy of a arrangement has been entered into be- this novelty, is arranging for an interna- circular letter, dated June 13th, addressed to col- tween the W. H. Clifford Photoplay lectors of customs, amending the censorship regu- tional distribution of his latest venture. lations of May 29th, which, it is thought, will meet He has already disposed of the coast the principal objections raised by you so far as they relate to the censoring of films. territory to Sol L. Lesser of California As I explained to you personally the censorship of films for exportation to Great Britain, Australia, and the entire European rights to Rob- France, Italy and Japan is done at the request of ertson-Cole Company, 1600 Broadway, the War Trade Board, which Board has made the censorship of such films a condition precedent to New York. the licensing thereof. As will be noted in the attached circular letter, Mr. Siegel has his offices in the Times the War Trade Board has issued a general license Building, New York. for films exported to Canada, and that hereafter the customs authorities will not require them to be submitted for censorship. Should the War Trade Board see fit to issue a general license for films exported to Great Britain and the other Allied countries, like treatment of films (whether Celebrates First Anniversary positive or negative) exported to those countries, may be accorded by this department. On June 25, J. Frank Brockliss, Inc., As to your suggestion that films be censored for export by customs officials at the time they celebrated the first anniversary of its are passed upon for use in the United States by entry into the export and import indus- the National Board of Review, this is a matter which will require considerable thought and in- try. vestigation before the merits of such a plan could be determined upon, but the Department will give A few of the manufacturers that the the matter consideration. house of Brockliss has represented the Respectfullv, (Signed) F. M. HALSTEAD, past year include the Rex Beach Com- Chief, Division of Customs. pany, Films Corporation, Rita Enclosure. Arrow Jolivet Film Corporation, Selig Poly- Following are the new instructions to scope Company and the King-Bee Billy the various customs offices: TREASURY DEPARTMENT West Company. Washington, D. C, June 13. 191S. President Sidney Garrett is also ex- Division of Customs, clusive purchasing agent for the Mundus- Circular Letter No. 65. CENSORSHIP OF MOVING PICTURE Film Company of Paris, Clement Mason Frederick Truesdell, who makes his screen FILMS. of Australia and Frank Brockliss, Ltd., debut in Emily Stevens' new Metro pic- J. To Collectors of Customs and Others Concerned : ture, "A Man's World." of London. The instructions contained in Division of Cus- 82 M O T O G R A P H Y Vol. XX, No. 2. Notes of the Industry In General BRIEF NEWS OF NEW YORK IN PARTICULAR A cablegram received from Burton Holmes, the famous lecturer, photographer and creator of the Paramount-Burton Holmes Travelogues, an- nounces that he and his staff have arrived safely in London after a fourteen days' voyage across under American convoy. Mr. Holmes will remain at the Hotel Savoy, London, for a few days prior p EARL WHITE is away on a vacation, and she to going to France, where he will gather material MRS. GEORGE K. SPOOR, wife of the presi- * needs it. A few days ago she completed the for a series of travelogues behind the lines, which dent of the Essanay Film Company, presented twentieth and concluding episode of "The House promise to be of the highest value as a contribu- Unit 380, Illinois Volunteer Training Corps, of Hate," and when one figures the number of tion to contemporaneous history. with a large silk flag at a military ceremony at the thrills contained in the forty reels that comprise 4, 4, 4. Essanay studios on June 21. The flag was accept- Jhis Pathe serial, there is no need to wonder why ed for the company by Captain Richard W. Wood- Irene Castle has just completed "The Girl Pearl White is taking it easy. man. This unit is generally known as the Essanay From Bohemia," which will probably be her last "No gay board walk at Atlantic City for me unit, for George K. Spoor supplied the company screen appearance for some time. She has de- this year," she said before she left the city. with guns as well as a drill hall. There are now cided to give her services as an entertamer in the "Believe me, I am going to take the rest cure 118 members of the company and 43 stars in its Y. M. C. A. huts in France for the remainder of this summer. I am going up to a farm in New service flag. The object of the organization is to the year or longer, and expects to go "over York State and do nothing but just rest." train younger men for service and to form a there" in the near future. Since the tragic death "But what about plans for the future?" she was nucleus of older men for state duty in case of of her husband, Vernon Castle, in an accident asked. need. while training aviators, Castle has "Oh, I expect to be back to work in a month," he was Mrs. 4. 4. 4. Ihe star replied. "You know we have another big been more determined than ever to contribute her services part of "bit." Phil Solomon of the George Kleine sales force, *erial I figure that a as a her coming and month out with received a letter recently from his cousin, Aubrey the buttercups, the the chickens will 4, cows and 4 4, Simmons, who has been managing a string of mo- make me fit and keen again for the thrill stuff." Realizing the sales creating possibilities of a tion picture theatres behind the battle lines in 4 4 4. well-written letter, the Triangle Distributing Cor- France with the Australian troops. The theatres competition The home office of the Famous Players-Lasky poration established a letter writing and equipment were destroyed by the Germans in among its recently. result, narrowly Corporation is in receipt of a letter from Feature exchange men As a their recent offensive and Mr. Simmons E. R. Carr, sales at Washington, is the killed Films, Ltd., its branch in far-off Sydney, Austra- manager escaped with his life. His assistant was possessor of a beautiful gold watch, which was during a bombing raid. lia, to the effect that Sergeant W. J. Moore of awarded to him as the first prize. The second New York was not the first man connected with 4» 4* triangular pendant, 4? the big organization to win the Croix de Guerre. prize, a gold watch fob with a to Pratt, of the D. W. Griffith, while in Chicago last week, vis- W. St. Clair Anderson, publicity manager of the was awarded W. J. manager Bos- exchange. ited Orchestra Hall to view the novelty screen Sydney branch, who was formerly a flight com- ton 4. 4, 4. which W. L. Hill installed there when Famous mander in the Royal Flying Corps, not only beat Players-Lasky took over the theatre this summer. Sergeant Moore by a number of months, but was "Smiling Bill" Parsons, star of Capitol Com- The screen is curved so that the angle from the made a member of the Legion of Honor and at edies, and Billie Rhodes, who has completed her eye to the screen is a right angle, no matter where the hands of the British Government was awarded contract with another producer and become the one may be sitting. This does away with distor- the D. S. O. and the Military Cross. millionaire comedian's leading woman, arrived in tion. Mr. Griffith remarked that the projection 4. 4, 4, New York last Friday. Before returning to Holly- was the best he had ever seen. wood, the comedian will produce two or three 4, 4, 4, Promotions appointments in the sales and Pathe comedies in the East, possibly at the Goldwyn organization are announced as follows: F. B. Arthur Bates, for years one of Essanay's leading studios in Fort Lee. to Pickerel, one of the star salesmen at Kansas City, character players, was called last week join the 4, 4, 4, has been made manager at Oklahoma City. B. M. colors. He left for Camp Wheeler at Macon, Moran, who has been with Mutual, Vitagraph, Doris Kenyon, who has been appointed honor- Georgia. His best characterizations were old man Triangle and Kleine, has been made manager at ary sergeant of the 122nd Company, 70th Regi- parts in "The Man Trail,;' and "The Kill-Joy." Chaplin in his_ early Albany. F. B. Rogers is manager at Chicago, ment, U. S. Coast Defenses, was given a banquet He played comedy parts with later played leads in the James W. Hill, Jr., manager at Dallas, and E. D. recently at the general headquarters of the Coast Essanay comedies and Tate, manager at Los Angeles. Mr. Tate was Defenses at Fort Hamilton. Miss Kenyon expects Essanay comedies directed by Arthur Hotaling. manager of the Liberty Theatre, Seattle, before soon to give a private showing of her new picture, 4. 4. 4. joining Pathe. F. C. Quimby, general sales man- "The Street of Seven S'tars," for the members of The Lane Court Theatre, of which Bruce God- ager, is now making a tour of the exchanges. her company. shaw is manager, has started an interesting Thrift Stamp Club among its children patrons. When the club reached a membership of 200, each with a full Thrift Card, the youngsters were photographed in motion pictures, which will be shown later at the theatre. A picnic at Lincoln Park, followed by a bus ride, was an added feature of the day. 4. 4. 4. David Wark Griffith was in Chicago last week to help get "Hearts of the World" settled into its summer quarters—the Colonial Theatre. This theatre and Griffith pictures are well acquainted. It was in the Colonial Theatre that "The Birth of a Nation" had its record-breaking run. "Intoler- ance" had its Chicago premiere and a long run in the Colonial and now comes "Hearts of the World." 4, 4. 4, Madge Kennedy. Dorothy Gish and May Allison were visitors in Chicago sometime or other last week. Miss Kennedy was on a vacation. Miss Gish was on her way to the West Coast to begin her new series of pictures under the Paramount banner, and Miss Allison was en route to Los Angeles and the western Metro studios. 4> 4* 4* . 'The Birth of a Race' continues to have its troubles. A young woman lawver, representing an Alaskan miner who had put $8,000 into the com- pany, attached 32,000 feet of the negative and also served a similar writ of attachment on the offices of Giles P. Cory and Companv, fiscal agents. The negative is being held at the Rothacker plant. 4. 4, 4, "The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin," which ran seven weeks in the various Loop theatres and then was shown in nearly all the neighborhood houses, is back in a downtown house this week, a most unusual re-bonking under the circumstances. The Pastime, on Madison street, near Clark, is play- insr it. 4* 4* 4* William Tenner's successor as manager of the Chicaeo William Fox exchange is H. W. Willard. Mr. Willard has been assistant manager of the ("Tiicago exchange for the pa«t ten months. Be- fore that he was with the Fox offices in New York. Anita Stewart, Vitagraph star, is making a picture in Brooklyn near a naval training sta- 4. 4, 4, R. Grainger, special representative of the tion. That she has acquired many friends among the sailors would be the only conclusion J. New York William Fox offices, is again in Chi- that could be drawn from this picture. cago after a trip east. July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 83 With Orchestra Hall showing "The Claws of William Russell has begun the production of the one night during the past week. From all reports the Hun," the Ziegfeld Theatre running "The novel, "All the World to Nothing." Wyndham "The Lady in the Dug-out" plus "the Jennings Kaiser's Shadow," featuring Dorothy Dalton, and Martyn, editor of various magazines published by outlaws," Al and Frank, is a very good western. the Playhouse featuring "Our Navy," Michigan Warner Publications of New York, is the author 4, 4. 4. avenue is in a decidedly patriotic frame of mind of this book. While in the East last winter, Mr. L. C. Shumway has just finished playing the for the week of July Fourth. Russell made the acquaintance of Mr. Martyn and leading role opposite Jewel Carmen in her latest 4. 4. 4 immediately negotiated the picture rights. The William Fox release, "You Can't Get Away With Salesmen of the drait age at the local ex- story is a virile one and it was at first decided It," adapted from the famous novel by Governeur changes are feeling decidedly uncertain about their to make a seven-reel picture of it. Stephen Fox, Morris. Shumway is delighted with the way his standing under the "Work or Fight" ruling. So special writer for Mr. Russell, managed to put part turned out and believes the story is one of far no official ruling has been given and the the story into five reels, however, so the produc- the most entertaining he has seen on the screen managers and salesmen are patiently waiting to tion will be released as the fourth of the series of for some time. see what is to happen. William Russell Productions. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4. 4* 4? 4? 4. Ashton Dearholt, Universal juvenile lead, was T. W. Chatburne, Vitagraph manager, states Alfred Whitman, Vitagraph star, is not to play honored by his home town, Milwaukee, during the that the new Vitagraph serial, "A Fight for in the O. Henry story, "A Matter of Mean Ele- past week when a "Dearholt Night" was declared Millions," is the most thrilling one yet. Trade vation," after all. Al had purchased his wardrobe and three pictures in which Mr. Dearholt had showings of the first six episodes are being held for the part when the company received a wire leading-man honors, were run at the Princess The- at the Vitagraph projection room now. from New York to keep J. Frank Glendon and atre. "The Girl in the Dark." "The Two Souled 4. 4. 4. Hedda Nova together, whereas it. was intended Woman" and "The Bride's Awakening" were the Private Dempsey is giving a talk- on conditions that Miss Nova should be Whitman's leading three pictures. "over there" at each evening performance of the woman. Al has been given a vacation until the 4. 4. 4. Charles Ray-Paramount feature, "The Claws of scenario department turns out another script for Nell Shipman, plus one or more of the mala- at Orchestra Hall this the Hun," week. him and has taken advantage of the rest by hiking mute dogs which she used in the Vitagraph pic- 4* 4* 4* for Big Bear—and trout. ture, "Baree, Son of Kazan," will figure promi- •Little McAllister, the youthful picture 4. 4. Mary star, 4. nently among the lobby attractions at Quinn's played the leading part in "A Movie Travesty," Vitagraph improvements at the studio in Holly- Rialto Theatre early in July when the Rialto which was part of the program given at the ad- wood include the drilling of a 150-foot well on lobby will be transformed into a make-believe ice- vertising men's benefit for the Off-the-Street Club. the lot adjoining the negative department. This palace by way of advertising. ,4? 4* 4* will insure the department having cold running 4, 4. 4. "Berlin via America," the patriotic aviation pic- water throughout the year. An additional row of H. Tipton Steck, head of the newly-created starring Francis Ford, with ture, Edna Emerson dressing rooms for the men of the company also reconstruction department at Universal City, has has been purchased the opposite, by Unity Photo- has been completed. The next construction activ- equipped himself with a touring car, and has for Chicago distribution. plays Company ity will be the converting of one of the entire settled down in Hollywood as though to stay. 4. 4" 4> buildings into directors' rooms. Incidentally the reconstruction department is one general Harry Berman, manager of Jewel Pro- 4. 4. 4. of the busiest at 'that busy film plant known as ductions, has the sympathy of many friends in Owing to injuries received more than a year Universal City. Chicago over the recent death of his brother, 4. 4. ago, Dorcas Matthews, wife of Robert McKim, a 4. Sol Berman. Everybody's talking about the light between 4. 4. 4. well known member of the Thomas H. Ince play- ers, will be confined to her home for about two Mitchell Lewis and Thomas Santschi that took Julius Lamm, formerly manager of the Orpheum months. During the filming of a sea picture Miss place this week. Oh, it's no case for the police, Theatre of Elkhart, Indiana, is now managing Matthews was pitched into the ocean when a although there was considerable assault and bat- Schindler's Theatre, Huron street and Milwaukee terrific explosion, incident to the story, destroyed tery, because it was all staged before the camera avenue. the boat. She suffered injuries to her spine which by Bert Bracken. What a scrap it was ! You 4, 4. 4. only recently became somewhat serious. will be able to see for yourself shortly when the The De Luxe Theatre on Wilson avenue is 4. 4. 4. feature will be released. closed for the summer. The house will be re- 4. 4. 4. Margarita Fisher, American star, is the decorated and put in readiness for a big business now Blanche Sweet is the latest of film stars to have proud "mother" of the 14th Aviation Squadron at in the fall. their own producing company. The Blanche Sweet North Island, S'an Diego. Miss Fisher given 4. 4. 4. was Film Corporation is the name of the new con- a rousing reception her W. Sherwood, manager of the Grand Theatre, by "boys" when she vis- cern, which was formed by Harry Garson, man- J. ited them, and showed she appreciated the honor Madison, Wisconsin, was in Chicago last week ager of Clara Kimball Young. Miss Sweet leaves by distributing a goodly supply of cigarettes visiting the various exchanges. and for New York July 5 to complete the necessary cigars and also donated a gold medal to be given 4> 4* 4* arrangements and will start work upon her return Ben Weisenbach has been made Milwaukee man- the first aviator to get his boche. on "The Unpardonable Sin," by Rupert Hughes. ager for Jewel. 4-4-4- 4, 4, 4, 4. 4. 4. The Hydroplane "F-l," built by the Loughead Lloyd Hamilton is now on his fifth Sunshine C. W. Eckhardt, district manager for William Company at Santa Barbara and christened by comedy for William Fox, and is again appearing Fox, is making a tour of the exchanges in his Mary Miles Minter of the American Film Com- without his mustache. He liked playing without district. pany, had as passengers on its trial tests, Mrs. it much more than when he wore it after viewing S. S. Hutchinson and son of Chicago, Roland his last Sunshine Comedy, so decided that he .Carpenter and Mrs. Carpenter, Mrs. Charlotte would abandon it altogether. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Alois Heimerl and Miss 4. 4. 4. Margaret Shelby of the American Film Company. Earl Montgomery of the Vitagraph "Big V" Los Angeles 4. 4. 4. comedy team was attacked by hold-up men re- W. S. Van Dyke has completed the first Al cently and came out of the scuffle somewhat the Jennings picture entitled "The Lady in the Dug- worse for wear. It was something like the com- out." Mr. Van Dyke cut and titled the picture edy scenes he and Joe Rock stage, Montgomery HOWARD HICKMAN, who is making his debut in three days and invited a small number of friends said afterwards, except that Rock was not there as a motion picture director by handling Bes- to see a private showing of it at Tally's Theatre to come to the rescue. sie Barriscale's latest Paralta Play, has "arrived" in the profession; there is no doubt about that, for the other day he blossomed out in a silk shirt with radiant stripes, platinum gem-crusted cuff buttons, tie with soft collar and fancy collar link, and of course the regular brand of white trousers. In taking this step Mr. Hickman identified himself with the "silk-shirt" school of directors, as typi- fied by other prominent professionals. He came near joining the school of riding trousers, puttee wearing directors, but the weather turned his decision toward the more summery school. Now he has committed himself irrevocably. 4. 4. 4. Mme. Rosita Marstini, who has been engaged by the American Film Company, has the enviable distinction of being one of the few women to act as interpreter on the war front in Europe. Mme. Marstini is of French-Belgian extraction, and owing to her ability to speak seven languages, volunteered her services at the outbreak of the war. and served for nearly two years until her health became impaired. She came to the United States and was engaged to plav Mme. De Fargo in "The Tale of Two Cities" with William Farnum as the star. Since then she has rapidly >come to the front. 4. 4. 4. A banquet celebrating the completion of "The One Woman," Mastercraft's screen version of the Thomas Dixon novel, was given by Robert Brun- ton, head of the Brunton studios, where the big production was filmed, to F. Eugene Farnsworth, president of Mastercraft, and the leading mem- bers of the cast. It was held in the Los Angeles Athletic Club last week and was attended by thirty guest*. Howard Hickman presided. Be- sides Mr. Hickman, Mr. Brunton and Mr. Farns- worth, the notables present included Bessie Bar- riscale and Louise Glaum, Paralta stars; Clara Williams, Adda Gleason, W. Lawson Butt, Joseph J. Dowling and Herschell Mayall of "The One Woman" cast, and representatives of the various departments of the Brunton studios. Roy Stewart in the Triangle picture, "The Fly God." 84 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. Al Ray and Robert Harron met in the handball rented for the season and sub-rented to other courts at Los Angeles Athletic Club in a series of exhibitors. games the other day and Bobby won all of them. 4. 4. 4. Al has not been able to beat Griffith's "find" as of yet in any of their many games, and will probably Ackerman and Harris San Francisco, owners of the Hippodrome circuit, are visiting Spokane, admit, if it keeps up, that Bobby is a bit the better player. making final arrangements for the building of a 4 4 4 new theatre there. The new house is to cost MANAGER George Rotsky of the New Grand $165,000 and will be located at Lincoln and Theatre, Montreal, brought down a heap of Hedda Nova, upon the completion of the Vita- Sprague streets. trouble about his head when he advertised in the graph serial, "The Woman in the Web," in which 4 4 4 local newspapers for a "mother." The stunt was she and J. Frank Glendon are the featured stars, The first showing of the American war film en- intended to advertise the picture, "Wanted, A was presented with a Russian wolfhound by the titled, "America's Reply to the Huns," which is Mother," starring Madge Evans. Many wrote members of her company. The gift was a fitting intended to make known to the United States the to the theatre asking when they could see one, for Miss Nova herself is Russian. great work undertaken in France by this country, "Little Miss Evans" and others applied in person. was given in Paris last week before two thousand Mr. Rotsky withdrew the advertisement from the 4. 4 4, prominent Parisians, under the direction of James paper as soon as he noted the effect it was produc- No less a literary light than Jack Cunningham Kerney, director of the Franco- American com- ing, but he did a good business during the week himself is responsible for the following newsy mittee on public information. presentation. gem: of 4 4, 4 444 4. 4 4. J. J. Flynn, manager of Goldwyn's Detroit Several Ontario moving picture theatres have " 'Ted' Cunningham, than whom there is no branch, has been elected president of a newly- closed their doors for the summer. One is the more trusted and legal wife of Jack Cunningham, organized Board of Motion Picture Exchanges of Auditorium, a large theatre of Sarnia. The Prin- purveyor of the carbon-copied script, is sojourning the Detroit Board of Commerce. He has ap- cess, Stratford, has also been closed. The Patricia, in the New York and Brooklyn haunts of friends pointed a standing transportation committee, London, is to be closed for several weeks during and relatives. She will return ere snow flies." which will investigate and seek a remedy for the which time extensive alterations will be made. present unsatisfactory transportation facilities af- The Apollo, Brantford, has decided to close per- 4. 4, 4. fecting the city. manently. Leatrice Joy, who has just finished work in 444 444 Louise Glaum's latest Paralta feature, has moved Changes in the personnel of the staff of the Manager Sylvio of the Ouimetoscope Theatre, from her hotel in Los Angeles to a cute little General Film Company at Dallas are announced Montreal, is gaining a reputation as a dramatic bungalow in Hollywood in order to be nearer the by "Smiling Jim" Kelly, now in charge of that lecturer. He has been giving a series of talks at studio. office. Sol Davis will act as assistant manager his theatre and also at the Maisonneuve Theatre, 4 4* 4* of the sales department. C. M. Jagers will be in which is a considerable distance away. He makes charge of the special feature, booking and shipping the jump by automobile. Jack Gilbert, the popular ' juvenile, has been departments, and G. G. Giles will act as auditor. 4 4 4 receiving letters of congratulation from New York The salaries of the members of the Board of since his latest release, "More Trouble," in which 444 Censors for the Province of Quebec have been he appears as Frank Keenan's son, was shown at "The Unbeliever," produced in conjunction with raised from to per week. Almost the Rivoli Theatre. the United States Marine Corps, showed at the $40 $50 simultaneously with this raise, the board con- Knickerbocker Theatre, Nashville, during the week 4* 4? 4? demned "Panthea" outright, then they changed of June 4 to good crowds. Officers of the Nash- their minds and passed it. Norman Kerry will leave for New York imme- ville marine recruiting station were at the theatre diately upon the completion of the Olive Thomas to help the picture "go over big." Prices were 444 picture in which Mr. Kerry has leading honors. fixed at 30 cents for all performances, including Sydney Duncan, formerly an operator at the His eastern stay will be one of but three days. the war fax. King's Theatre, Sault S'te. Marie, Ontario, has opened the Victoria Theatre in the same city. 4- 4- 4- 444 The theatre is 400-seat house and is located C. H. Griffiths, accountant at Jewel's Denver new a Charles Gunn is in proximity the large steel mills. one of the over-worked juve- office, left for Liverpool recently, having joined to nile leads in the West Coast film colony. At the British army. Fred Clark, poster clerk, left 444 present he is doing leading-man honors with both at the same time to join the United States navy, A new moving picture theatre has been erected Louise Glaum and Bessie Barriscale. which makes five service stars in the Denver at Sudbury, an important center of Northern 444. office flag. Ontario. It is a modern house with a seating 444 capacity of 450. Three well known film player answered the call 4 4 4 to the colors this week. They were Kenneth Har- Following the close of the Orpheum in Nashville The cool of the lan of Universal, Hank Mann, Sennett comedian, at the end of its summer season, Manager and appearance Regent Theatre, Mrs. left Toronto, has been enhancjed by the adoption of the and Charles Stevenson of the Rolin studio. H. W. Moxon for New York and will spend a vacation there. use of Palm Beach suits for the members of 4 4 4 4 4 4 the large orchestra. Gloria Hope has qualified as an expert interior E. I. Wurman has opened a new theatre at 4 4 4, M. Lubin, a well-known film salesman of and exterior decorator, judging from the way she Lamont, Washington. Montreal and Toronto, has been drafted by the arranged the decorations for a friend, who resides next door. 444 United States Army. He joined the colors in C. A. Swanson has leased and will remodel New York. 4. 4. 4, the Everett Theatre, Everett, Washington. 4> 4* 4* George Holt, Vitagraph player, stepped on some 444, Dan Friedman, formerly branch manager of the variety of sea-serpent last week, and as a result A. G. Siebert has sold his theatre at Mt. Vernon, Regal Films, Limited, at Calgary, Alberta, has was unable to appear in pictures for a few days. Washington. joined the Canadian overseas army. 4. 4. 4. Harry Elwell, head of the property department of the Famous Players-Lasky studios, died June 9 after a protracted illness. Here and There THE De Luxe Feature Film Company of Seattle will handle Griffith's new production, "Hearts of the World," as a big road show, with an orches- tra of thirty pieces and fourteen men behind stage for effects. Mike Rosenberg, president of the com- pany, returned from California last week, where he arranged for the purchase of the feature for the Pacific Northwest. He had not been home two days until he booked it in Seattle and Tacoma at the highest rental ever paid there for a picture. It will go on in Seattle at Levy's Orpheum July 6 for an indefinite engagement. A trade showing was given this week at that theatre, which was attended by most of the exhibitors and film men of the city, as well as a number of out-of-town men. During his trio to California Mr. Rosenberg also bought "The Grain of Dust" for the North- west territory. This has also been booked bv Levy s Orpheum in Seattle. 4* 4 4* Captain A. E. Latrop, owner of a str-ing of theatres in southeastern Alaska, left Seattle last week with contracts all signed for the building and fitting of the finest theatre in Alaska. It is to be in Cordova. Captain Lathrop with W. H. Code of the Code theatre, Nome, also operates a film ex- change. The exchange was opened as a means of getting the best films for their own houses, the difficult transportation in Alaska making it impos- sible to book a film from a Seattle exchange for a Harold Lock-wood in a new role—that of director—which he assumed recently during the short length of time. Under the present plan a film is bought outright or, in the case of some, filming of "A King in Khaki," when Director Fred J. Balshofer became ill. — July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 85 Synopses for the Program PREPARED IN CONCISE FORM Guilford, Wally Clark, H. Van Busen and Joseph girl to rescue from kidnappers, a robbery to foil Artcraft Burke. and various other bits of excitement to be found Bella MONROE— (Five Reels)—July 8 — Cavallo played her part in the gambling by an alert young man. SHARK house of her step-father. She pretty and Starring W. S. Hart, supported by Katherine was gay MacDonald, Joe Singleton, Bertholde Sprotte, and and they never guessed how she hated it all. When 444 George McDaniel. she ran away, she wanted to forget the past. She married a man she loved, she did not tell "Shark" Monroe was the owner of a sealing and Vitagraph him of her early training. Bella schooner, the Gull. Marjorie Hilton and her Then one day learned the truth about in her 24. worthless brother, Webster, take passage on the a murder mystery The Girl in His Home— (Five Reels) —June father's house, and she did not stop to think of Starring Williams, supported Grace Gull to Alaska. Webster was not much protec- — Earle by her reputation when she had a chance to help an Lonsdale, tion to his sister in the many dangers of that Darmond, James Abrahams, Harry innocent man. Irene Rich and Margaret Allen. wild life. But Shark Monroe was there to see sure could love that no harm came to her, even when he had to 444 James Armitage was he never another girl. So when Betty married, he went risk his life to help her. Triangle away to forget. When he learned she was a ft 4 4. widow, he returned to his home, which he sup- The Fly God— (Five Reels)—June 30.—Featur- posed had been waiting for him. Instead, he found girl of mystery presiding over it. quite as Metro ing Roy Stewart, supported by Edward Peil, Claire a Anderson, Aaron Edwards, Percy Challenger and though she owned it. In fact she believed she did. And James found that she quite crowded Betty Opportunity— (Five Reels) —July 1. — Starring Walter Perry. Viola Dana, supported by Hale Hamilton, Frank The jury disagreed. Eleven of the men stood out of his thoughts. So he set about trying to learn she living in his Currier, Edward Alleles, Sally Crute, Joseph for a verdict of guilty, but Tom Cummings be- who she was and why was Burke, Frank Lyon and Elsie MacLeod. lieved Allers was not the chap to commit murder house. When a girl dresses in her brother's clothes in cold blood. Then they agreed to leave the 444 and creeps away to see a prize fight, she shouldn't decision to chance. A fly was buzzing about the Tangled Lives (Five Reels) July 1. —Starring be surprised if she runs full tilt into adventure. jury room. If it lit on the upper window pane — — Harry Morey, supported by Jean Paige, Betty And, of course, the philanthropic young man who they would free Allers. If on the lower, he must Blythe, Eulalie Jensen, George Majeroni and insisted on taking care of the neglected little die. They waited, tensely, for the decision the fly Albert Roccardi. "boy" never guessed that his good intentions would make. John Howland's wife cared little for him or his would get him into as much trouble as this picture T *r *Y ambitions. When he learned of her affair with 9hows. The Painted Lily— (Five June 30 — Paul Westcott he shot Westcott and wounded fr rfr *r Reels)— Featuring Alma Rubens, supported by William V. him. He was sent to jail, and when he came out Mong, Jack Richardson, Dorothy Hagar, Francis he was a bitter man, his only ambition revenge. Mutual McDonald, Alberta Lee and Gene Barr. Then a real love entered his life and undid all the Mary longed for the life of a big city, and her evil the other woman had brought about. The Ghost of Rosy Taylor— (Five Reels) — dreams were rosy when she married Cecil Grey, July 8. Starring Mary Miles Minter, supported — who said he was a broker. Adventure came to her by Alan Forrest, George Periolat, Helen Howard 444 rapidly, when she began life as his wife and and Emma Kluge. learned that he was a gambler. But the adventure Rhoda Eldridge S'ayles was a little American World was sad and when at last she was freed from him girl living in Paris. When her father died, leav- she was glad to accept the peaceful, happy life that Tinsel (Five Reels)—July 8. Starring Kittie ing her almost penniless, she returned to the — — Tom Barton offered her. Gordon, supported by Muriel Ostriche, Frank birth. Convent-trained, she was an land of her Mayo, Ralph Graves and Bradley Parker. excellent little housekeeper, and when by chance 444 How much of the world should a young girl note intended for Rosy Taylor, ordered some- a know? Princess Sylvia Carzoni decided that her Mrs. Vivier's big house in order, one to put Du daughter, Ruth, was too unsophisticated. She took the job. Mrs. Du Vivier was absent. Universal Specials Rhoda took the girl into her own world, and she intro- \\ In 11 she returned she was delighted with the Hell Bent—(Five Keels)—July 6. — Starring duced her to all types of men. The girl was of Rosy Taylor, until she learned that the work Harry Carey, supported by Duke Lee, Neva Ger- dazzled. The splendor made her forget the young Rosy Taylor had died several months before. real ber, Vesta Pegg and Joseph Harris. man she already ^oved. Then came the day when Then the mystery began. "Cheyenne' Harry was always in some sort of she had to choose between the gay, worldly life 4, 4. 4. a scrape. He was hiding in Rawhide till trouble her mother wished her to enter and the peaceful elsewhere blew over, when he found plenty of home career her father and her lover preferred adventure waiting for him there. There was a that she lead. Paralta One Dollar Bid— (Five Reels)—June 24.—Fea- Lois turing J. Warren Kerrigan, supported by Wilson, Joseph J. Dowfing, Leatrice Joy, Jess Herring, and Elvira Well. Who was Toby? He lived in a deserted shack in the small town of Panther, Kentucky. The villagers could not guess why he was biding him- self away from the world in this fashion, but they suspected evil. Then Virginia Dare fell in love with him. which proved that she was wiser than the villagers, when Toby's secret was at last revealed and they learned who he was. 4? 4? 4* Pathe A Little Sister of Everybody— (Five Reels) [une 30. —Starring Bessie Love, supported by ih J. Dowling, Hector Sarno and George Fish- trl (-sic- was the orphan grand-daughter of an old philosopher, and the little sister of everybody. And when she befriended Hugh Travers, a new- comer among the miners, she did so because she was sorry for him, not that she guessed who he really was, or to what lengths her friendship would go. jv<4R 4? 4? Annexing Bill— (Five Reels) —July 1. —Featur- ing Gladys Hulette andCreighton Hale, supported by Mark Smith and Margaret Greene. Bill wanted to marry Enid, a young artist, until he learned that her aunt had died and left her a million dollars. Enid preferred losing the million to losing Bill; so she entrusted the fortune to a reckless investor. Then the aunt came back. She wasn't dead at all. But where was the money? 4. 4. 4. Select iU w The Whirlpool— (Five Reels).—Starring Alice Brady, supported by H. L. Herbert, J. H. Gilmore, William Davidson. Robert Walker, Warren Cook, picture Alice Brady, Select star, posed with her dog "Toots: W. E. Williams, Louise Lee, Virginia Lee, Mabel A new of . « 86 MOTOGRAPHY Complete Record of Current Films BROUGHT UP TO DATE EACH WEEK This record is intended to give, for the convenient use of the exhibitor in booking films, all the information about each film that it it pos- sible to present in a space limited to one line. The classification is indicated by the letter at the left (D for drama, C for comedy, T for top- ical, S for scenic, E for educational, etc). Next comes the date and the title, followed by the names of the stars in parentheses. At the extreme right hand end of the line is the distributor's booking number, preceded by the name of the producing company. The figure appearing just be- fore this name indicates the number of reels—the letter S meaning a split reel. ESSANAY COMEDIES C Sophie's Legacy 1,000 General Program C Sophie Gets Stung 1,000 Mutual Program C Slippery Slim—Diplomat 1,000 C Slippery Slim and the Claim Agent... 1,000 A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM SERIAI C Slippery Slim's Stratagem 1,000 6-30 Screen Telegram 1,000 6-30 Ex-Cannibal Carnival (Outing (Jane Vance and William Sorelle) C A Hot Time in Snakeville 1,000 Chester Pictures) 1,000 D 12 Episodes 1,000 C A Snakeville Epidemic 1,000 C Snakeville's New Sheriff 1,000 7-2 Miss Informed (Billie Rhodes). 1,000 ADVENTURES OF STINGAREE SERIES C Sophie's Birthday Party 7-3 Screen Telegram 1,000 7-7 Screen Telegram 1,000 D The Mark of Stingaree 2,000 7-7 Kaieteur (Outing-Chester Pic- An Order of the Court 2,000 ESSANAY SCENICS D 1,000- D At the Sign of the Kangaroo 2,000 tures) See. A Romance of Rails and Power.... 1,000 7-9 Her Disengagement Ring (Bil- A DAUGHTER OF DARING SERIES Grand Canyon of Arizona and Canyon lie Rhodes) 1,000- de Chelly 1,000 7-10 Screen Telegram 1,000' D The Detective's Danger 1 ,000 The Railroad Smugglers 1,000 EXPORT AND IMPORT FILM CO. (INC.) I The Deserted Engine 1.000 BLUE RIDGE DRAMAS (NED FINLEY) D "Why—The Bolsheviki" 5,000 Universal Program D The Return of O'Garry 2,000 ADE D Mountain Law 2,000 GEORGE FABLES D The Raiders of Sunset Gap 2.000 C The Fable of the Toilsome Ascent and 4-22 The Scarlet Drop (Special At- D O'Garry Rides Alone. 2,000 ' the Shining Table Land 2,000 traction) (Harry Carey).... 5,000 D The Man from Nowhere. 2,000 C The Fable of the Back Trackers From 5-6 The Two-S'oul Woman (Special the Hot Sidewalks 2.000 Attraction) (Priscilla Dean). 5,000 BROADWAY STAR FEATURES 5-20 The Bride's Awakening (Mae D Nemesis and the Candy Man (O. GRANT, POLICE REPORTER SERIES Murray) 6,000' Henry Series) 2,000 D A Deal in Bonds 1,000 6-3 The Model's Confession (Mary D The Rubaiyat of a Scotch Highball D The Sign of the Scarf 1,000 MacLaren) (Special Attrac- (O. Henry Series) 2,000 tion) 6,000- Buyer from Cactus City (O. D The HANOVER FILM CO. 6-17 Smashing Through (Herbert Henry Series) 2,000 Rawlinson) (Special Attrac- The Marvelous Maciste D The Enchanted Profile (O. Henry D 6,000 tion) 5,000' D Camille Series) 2,000 6.000 7-1 Hell Bent (Harry Carey) (Spe- Monster of Fate D Clients of Aaron Green (Wolfville D cial Attraction) 6,000 Tales) 2,000 D Cynthiana (Wolfville Tales) 2,000 INTERSTATE FILM CO. D Tucson Jennie's Heart (Wolfville The Last Raid of Zeppelin L-21 Tales) 2,000 D The Girl and the Graft (O. Henry JAXON COMEDIES Series) 2,000 C The Unofficial Maneuver • 1,000 D Faro Nell, Lookout (Wolfville Tales) 2,000 Defense or Tribute (Defense of Trib- C What Occurred on the Beach 1,000 Sisters of the Golden Circle (O. Henry ute Film Co.) 5,000 D C An All Fools Day Affair 1,000 Series) 2,000 Even as You and I C Beating Him To It Phil (Wolfville 1,000 Universal Film Co. D Dismissal of Silver C Forced Into Matrimony Tales) 2,000 1,000 Fairy and the Waif Educational Film Co. D Brief Debut of Tildy (O. Henry Se- JUDGE BROWN STORIES 5,000 ries) 2,000 Five Nights D Coming of Faro Nell (Wolfville Tales) 2,000 C-D Rebellion 2,000 Classical Motion Picture Co. 6,000' D Mammon and the Archer (O. Henry C-D A Boy-Built City 2,000 Flora Finch Comedies Series) 2,000 C-D Love of Bob 2,000 . ...H. Grossman Distributing Corp. D Winning of the Mocking Bird (Wolf- C-D Dog vs. Dog 2,000 Garden of Knowledge. .Robt. T. Kane Flora Finch Comedies ville Tales) 2,000 C-D The Case of Bennie 2,000 _ C-D The Three Fives 2,000 H. Crossman Distributing Co. CHAPLIN COMEDIES C-D Kid Politics 2,000 Hand of Fate, The. Overland Film Co. C Work 2,000 Hand That Rocks the Cradle, The C A Woman 2,000 PROGRESSIVE FILM Universal Film Co. c The Tramp 2,000 Hate Fairmont Film Co. On a Fox Farm (Educational) 1,000 c His New Job 2,000 Her Condoned Sin Biograph Co. 6,000 Night Out 2,000 Girl Doesn't c A PHYSICAL CULTURE PHOTO PLAY CO. Who Know Moss B. S. M. P. Corp. 5,000 CLOVER COMEDIES Edc. Physical Culture Screen Magazine Glory Unity Sales Corp. 7,000 c Rip Roaring Rivals 1,000 issued monthly 1,000 God's Law Universal Film Corp. c He Couldn't Fool His Wife 1,000 God's Man c By Heck I'll Save Her 1,000 PIEDMONT PICTURES CORPORATION Frohman Amusement Corp. 9,000 Paper Hanger's c The Revenge 1,000 SELBURN COMEDIES Golden-Spoon Mary.. The A. Kay Co. 8,000' c From Caterpillar to Butterfly 1,000 C His College Proxy (Neal Burns, Ger- Her Fighting Chance (Jane Grey) . . A Widow's Camouflage 1,000 c trude Selby) 1,000 Frank Hall c Love's Lucky Day 1,000 C Wedding Bells and Lunatics 1,000 Civilization Harper 9,000 O, the 1,000 c Women Intolerance D. W. Griffith 9,000 CRYSTAL FILM COMPANY RANCHO SERIES Joan, the Woman (Gerald in e Farrar) Romeo and Juliet 2,000 D In the Shad6w of the Rockies Cardinal 11,000 2,000 Madame Sherry M. H. Hoffman C f What She Did to Her Husband ) D Where the Sun Sets Red 2,000 Almost Lucky 1,000 Rustler's Frameup at Big Horn I _ J D Poverty Gulch 2,000 What's in the Trunk?. 1,000 Ultra Film Co. Reuben's Romance 1,000 DIAMOND FILMS Seven Cardinal Virtues f The Lady Detective ) M. H. Hoffman 5,000' C C Way Up in Society His 1,000 1,000 Slackers Heart, A ( Wedding Day j C His Fatal Fate 1,000 - Troubled Waters 1,000 Emerald Motion Pictures C Her Ambitious Ambition.'. 1,000 Some Barrier, A. f Her Necklace ) The Kay Co 1,000 C His Matrimonial Moans 1,000 His Hoodoo Day ) S. O. S. American Standard Motion I Picture Co DUPLEX FILMS, INC. HIGHGiRADE FILM ENTERPRISES, Inc. Span of Life Joseph F. Lee 5,000 D Shame (Zena Keefe) 7,000 C Billie in Society 2,000 Spoilers, The.. Sherman Elliott Corp 12,000' EBONY COMEDIES C Bunco Billy 2,000 Strife Jaxon Film Corp. 5.000 C Billy in Harness 2,000 Tanks at the Battle of the Ancre.... C A Milk Fed Hero 1,000 Pathe Exchange Busted C Boarders and Bombs 2,000 C Romance 1,000 Terry Human Interest Reel Spooks , C 1,000 AUTHOR'S PHOTO-PLAYS A. Kay Co. c The Bully 1,000 Thirteenth Labor of Hercules D Her Moment 6,000 c The Janitor 1,000 Cinema Distributing Co. 12,000 c Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled.. 1,000 COSMOFOTOFILM 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea c A Reckless Rover 1,000 A. Kay Co c Are Working Girls Safe , 1,000 D Hypocrites 6,000 The Ne'er-Do- Well Selig Special 8,000 , — . July 13, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 87 SPECIAL MONTGOMERY FLAGG'S ONE-REEL RELEASES COMEDIES Over There (Charles Richman, Anna Q. Nilsson) 6,000 5-8 The Starter The Lone Wolf (Bert Lytell, Hazel 5-22 The Spoiled Girl Dawn) 7,000 6-5 Girl The Lonsome The Barrier.. Rex Beach Production 7,000 ARTCRAFT ESSANAY The Wild Girl (Eva Tangway) 5,000 The Public Be Dammed (Charles 6-16 Say Young Fellow (Douglas 5-24 Broncho Billy and the Greaser. Richman, Mary Fuller) 6,000 Fairbanks) 5,000 5-31 Broncho Billy's Fatal Joke.... 6-16 Hit-the-Trail—Holliday (George 6-7 Broncho Billy's Grit M. Cohan) 5.000 6-14 Broncho Billy's True Love TRIANGLE 6-23 6-16 How Could You, Jean? (Mary 6-21 Broncho Billy and the Western His Enemy, The Law (Jack Pickford) 5,000 Girls Richardson) 5,000 6-16 6-28 Broncho Billy Wins Out Station Content (Gloria Swan- BLUEBIRD 7-5 Broncho Billy Trapped son) 5,000 6-16 Isn't It Warm ? 6-24 7-12 Broncho Billy Rewarded After the War (Grace Cunard) 5,000 Keystone Comedy 2,000 7-1 The Empty Cab (Franklyn LINCOLN-PARKER WORLD TRAVELOGUE 6-23 You Can't Believe Everything Farnum) 5,000 3-22 Peru, the Land of Incas, No. 4. (Gloria Swanson) 5,000 7-8 After the War (Grace Cunard) . 5,000 4-29 Puno and Scenes Around Lake 6-23 Closing In (William Desmond). 5,000 Titicaca, Bolivia 6-23 Cupid and the Cop FOX Keystone Comedy 2,000 6-30 The Painted Lily (Alma Ru- 6-23 Scarlet PARALTA The Road (Gladys bens) 5,000 Brockwell) 5,000 5-13 Rose O' Paradise (Bessie Bar- 6-30 The Fly God (Roy Stewart)... 5,000 6-23 Meeting Theda Bara (Mutt and riscale) 5,000 6-30 Pearls Without Price Jeff Cartoons) 1,000 5-27 Shackled (Louise Glaum) Keystone Comedy 2,000 6-30 The Kid Is Clever (George 6-10 Patriotism (Bessie Barriscale). 5,000 7-7 A Good Loser (Peggy Pearce). Walsh) 5,000 5,000 6-24 One Dollar Bid (J. Warren Ker- 7-7 Every Woman's Husband (Glo- 6-30 The Seventy-Five Mile Gun rigan) 5,000 ria Swanson) 5,000 (Mutt and Jeff Cartoons)... 1,000 6-6 Wedlock (Louise Glaum) 5,000 7- Other Mens' Daughters (Peggy VITAGRAPH-V. L. S. E. Hyland) 5,000 PARAMOUNT 6-10 The Woman in the Web, No. 10 7- Her Price (Virginia Pearson). 5,000 6-9 Viviette (Vivia/i Martin)...... 5,000 —Out of the Dungeon 2,000 6-9 Her Final Reckoning (Pauline 6-10 A Case of Eugenics (Mr. and GOLDWYN Frederick) 5,000 Mrs. Sydney Drew) 1,000 6-16 (Sessue 6-17 Brains 6-16 The Venus Model (Mabel Nor- The Bravest Way Lame and Lunatics... 5,000 mand) 6,000 Havakawa) Big V Comedy 5,000 6-17 The 6-30 The Service Star (Madge Ken- 6-23 The Firefly of France (Wallace Woman in the Web, No. 11 In the nedy) 6,000 Reid) 5,000 — Desert's Grip.... 2,000 6-17 When Play 7-14 The Glorious Adventure (Mae 6-23 A Desert Wooing (Enid Ben- Two a Game (Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Marsh) 5,000 nett) 5,000 Drew) 1,000 6-24 The Girl in His House (Earle GOLDWYN SPECIALS PATHE Williams) 5,000 6-24 Boodle and Bandits Heart of the Sunset 7,000 6-23 The Voice of Destiny (Baby Big Blue Blood 6,000 Marie Osborne) 5,000 V Comedy 1,000 6-24 The Woman in the Web, Honor's Cross 6,000 6-23 The House of Hate, No. 16— No. 12 Hurled to Destruction Social Ambition 6,000 The Vial of Death 2,000 — 2,000 6-24 When Greek Meets Greek (Mr. The Manx-Man 7,000 6-23 Dishonest? Are Crooks (Com- and Mrs. Sydney Drew) For the Freedom of the World. 7,000 edy) 1,000 1,000 7-1 Tangled Lives (Harry Morey) 6-23 Britain's Bulwarks, No. 7 — 5,000 CAPITOL COMEDIES 7-1 Bonds and Banners Fighting the Hun at St. Big Comedv 617 Matching Billy 2,000 Quentin 1,000 V 1,000 7-1 The Woman in the Web, No. 13 7-1 Widow's Might 2,000 6-23 St. Croix (Educational) 1,000 —The Hidden Menace 2,000 6-26 Pathe News, No. 52... 1,000 Hearst 7-1 Cupid's Column (Mr. and Mrs. 6-29 Hearst Pathe News, No. 53... 1,000 FOURSQUARE PICTURES Sydney Drew) 1,000 6-30 A Little Sister of Everybody 7-8 One Thousand Dollars (Edward The Fringe of Society.. (Bessie Love) 5,000 Bade) 5,000 The Bar Sinister 6-30 17 The House of Hate, No. 7-8 Hindoos and Hazards— Big V Her Fighting Chance. . The Death Switch 2,000 Comedy 1,000 Whither Thou Goest... 6-30 Furniture Movers (Com- The 7-8 The Woman in the Web, No. 14 The Sin Woman edy) 1,000 —The Crash of Fate 2,000 Sherry 18 Madam 6-30 Britain's Bulwarks, No. 7-S Boobley's Baby (Mr. and Mrs. The Submarine Eye.... Destruction Wrought by the Sidney Drew) 1,000 Should She Obey Hun at St. Ouentin 1,000 The Great White Trail. 6-30 Guadeloupe (Educational) 1,000 One Hour 7-3 Hearst Pathe News, No. 54... 1,000 WORLD 5-27 The The Cast Off 7-6 Hearst Pathe News, No. 55... 1,000 Oldest Law (Tune Elvidge) 5,000 6-3 The Interloper Men 7-7 Annexing Bill (Creighton Hale) 5,000 (Kitty Gordon). 5,000 6-10 The Cabaret (Carlyle Blackwell) 7-7 The House of Hate, No. 18. 5,000 6-17 Silver At the Pistol's Point 2,000 Linings (Ethel Clayton). 5,000 JESTER COMEDIES 6-24 7-7 An Ozark Romance (Comedy). 1,000 A Woman of Redemption (June Apr. All "Fur" Her (Twede Dan) 2,000 7-7 Britain's Bulwarks, No. 9 Elvidge) 5,000 May The Wrong Flat (Twede Dan) 2,000 King George and Queen Mary 7-1 The Heart of a Girl (Barbara Castleton) Witness the Black Arts of 5,000 7-8 KING BEE COMEDIES War 1,000 Tinsel (Kitty Gordon) 5,000 7-7 Dominica (Educational) 1,000 6-1 Bright and Early (Billy West). 2,000 7-8 Allies Official War Review 1,000 EDUCATIONAL 6-15 Straight and Narrow (Billy 7-10 Hearst Pathe News, No. 56... 1,000 SCENICS 2,000 West) 7-13 Hearst Pathe News, No. 57... 1,000 5-27 What the Ice Age Left (Bruce) 1,000 6-3 Silent Wonderlands of the West, METRO ERNEST SHIPMAN No. 1 (Bruce) 1,000 6-24 A Man's World (Emily Stevens) 5,000 6-10 Following the Course of the A Nugget in the Rough 5,000 7-1 Opportunity (Viola Dana) 5,000 Cayuse (Bruce) 1,000 The Curse of Eve 6,000 7-8 No Man's Land (Bert Lytell). 5,000 6-17 Silent Wonderlands of the West, The Coast Guard Patrol (Nell Ship- No. 2 (Bruce) 1,000 METRO SPECIALS man) 7,000 6-24 The Heart of Mexico (Wright) 1,000 Trooper 44 5,000 Revelation (Nazimova) 7,000 6-1 Through the Nation's Parks The Tiger of the Sea (Nell Shipman) 7,000 The Slacker (Emily Stevens) 7,000 (Newman) 1,000 Draft 258 (Mabel Taliaferro) 7,000 JOSH BINNEY COMEDIES 6-8 Cruise of the Quickern'ell (Bruce) My Own United States (Arnold June Fabulous Fortune Fumblers 2,000 500 Niagara Falls ; 500 Daly) 8,000 W. H. CLIFFORD The Million Dollar Dollies (Dolly 6-15 Mount Lassen in Action (Ham- Sisters) 5,000 May Denny from Ireland .*... 5,000 mer) 1,000 6-22 Rainbow Toys of Fate (Nazimova) 7,000 June The Snail 5,000 The Bridge (Newman) 1,000 To Hell with the Kaiser 7,000 FRANCIS FORD DITMAR'S "LIVING BOOK OF NATURE" 6-5 War Times at the Zoo 500 Berlin via America 6,000 MUTUAL STAR PRODUC- 6-17 Life in Inland Waters 500 PETROVA INTERNATIONAL CARTOON COMEDIES TIONS 5-27 Fishermen's Luck (Katzenjam- 6-10 A Square Deal (Margarita 6-4 Tempered Steel (Madame Pe- raer) 500 Fisher) 5,000 trova) 5,000 6-3 Up in the Air (Katzenjammer) 50O 6-24 Up Romance Road (William Patience Sparhawk 5,000 5-10 Swat the Fly (Katzenjammer) 500 Russell) 5,000 6-17 Throwing the Bull (Hooligan). 500 7-8 The Ghost of Rosy Taylor SELECT 6-24 The Best Man Loses (Katzen- (Mary Miles Minter) 5,000 6-10 The Claw (Clara Kimball jammer) 500 Young) 5,000 7-1 Crabs Iss Crabs (Katzenjam- 6-15 Cecelia of the Pink Roses mer) 500 PERFECTION PICTURES (Marion Davies) 5,000 7-8 A Picnic for Two (Katzenjam- The Unchastened Woman 6-20 Good-Night Paul (Constance mer) 500 Rialto De Luxe 7,000 Talmadge) 5,000 7-15 A Heathen Benefit (Katzenjam- The Unbeliever Edison 7,000 6-30 The Whirlpool (Alice Brady).. 5,000 mer) 500 88 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 2. 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Smith and Directed by Iff Cyrus Townsend Brady William Duncan n HERE ARE THE FIFTEEN EPISODES A COLOSSAL BILLBOARD Can't you just visualize their thrill, CAMPAIGN "punch" and suspense from the titles? Following its tremen- dously successful bill- "The Share" board campaign on its "Flames of Peril" "The Secret Stockade" earlier serials, Vita- "The Precipice of Hor- graph is posting 24- ror" sheets all over the 5. "The Path of Thrills" country to tell picture- 6. "The Spell of Evil" 7. "The Gorge of Destruc- goers everywhere that tion" Duncan is here with 8. "In the Clutches" another whirlwind 9. "The Escape" serial. 10. "The Secret Tunnel" 11. "The Noose of Death" Book this super-serial 12. "The Tide of Disaster" now—and get the bene- 13. "The Engine of Terror" fit of this record-break- rJ 14. "The Decoy" 15. "The Sealed Envelope" ing campaign. 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