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28 THE NEW YORK DRAMATIC MIRROR DECEMBER 23, 1916 (Continued from page 27) side of a motion picture house will send a The production belongs to the old type is called Satanas, to report at headquarter* The best method of advertising the film lot of people inside. The story, too, is well of hectic melodrama, which is still popular ar once. This incident starts the sixth would be by means of the old song, which, known, so a valuable way to advertise this with a certain type of audience. A. G. S. episode In an interesting manner. Only while it only bears indirectly on the plot, feature would be simply to say " Clara after a well-defined warning does Moreno, is so well known as to be a tine medium lor Kimball Young in " The Foolish Virgin.' " accompanied by Irma Vep, with whom he F. T. "THE AWAKENING OF HELENA RICHIE" has fallen in love, keep the appointment. exploitation. Copies migbt be given away Satanas orders the pair to rob a certain at a first performance as souvenirs. The Five-Part Drama by Margaret Deland, rich man witb the threat of death if tbey picture may be announced as a life drama Featuring Ethel Barrymore and Directed disobey. A novel swindle is developed by of love and* revenge and tinal restitution. •• TRUTHFUL. TULLIVER " by John YY. Noble. Produced by Quality the new Grand Vampire, who dispatches A. H. S. Five-Part Drama by J. G. Hawks, Featuring for Release by Metro Dec. 18. the couple to carry it out. By some unique William S. Hart. Supervised by Thomas Helena Richie Ethel Barrymore tricks Moreno and Irma Vep bag their game H. Ince and Produced by Triangle Fine- Lloyd Pryor Robert Cummings and secure a large sum of money from the •THE WEAKER SEX" Benjamin Wright Frank Montgomery man. Arts. Dr. Lavendar J. A. Furey Five-Part Drama by Alice C. Brown. Featur­ "Truthful" Tulllver W. S. Hart Little David Maury Steuart Philip Guard, a reporter on a daily paper, ing Dorothy Dal ton. Produced by Tri­ Grace Burton Alma Reubens Sam Wright Hassan Mussalli who has been trailing the Vampires, gets angle-Fine Arts Under the Direction of York Cantrell Norbert A. Mylea Deacon Wright William Wiliams on their track following the robbery, and Raymond B. West. Daisy Burton Nina Byron Frederick Richie Robert Whittier by a ruse he places Moreno and Irma Vep " Silver Lode " Thompson Walter Perry Dr. King Charles Goodrich in the hands of the police. Rath Ttlden Dorothy Dalton " Deacon *• Doyle Milton Ross Mrs. King Hattie Delaro F. T. Jack Harding Charles Ray Unlike most heroes of mining town Mrs. Wright Mary Asquith Annette Loti Louise Glaum dramas, " Truthful Tulliver" is not " one Probably no actress of the stage or screen Raout Bown Robert McKIm of the boys" but a traveling journalist "THE SECRET KINGDOM" John Hardin? Charles K. French possesses more of the charm of womanly Marjory Lawton Margaret Thompson who setles in " Glory Hole " and proceeds sweetness than Ethel Barrymore; hers is a Serial Written by Louis Joseph Vance. Edward Tllden J. Barney Sherry to give the evil little town a newspaper personality which leaves an ineffaceable im­ Produced by Vitagraph Under Direction Mary Wheeler Nona Thomas which is more celebrated for its frankness pression and even without her glorious than for its diplomacy. An insult to the of Theodore Marston and Charles Brabin. Under the ironic title of "The Weaker voice we find her a compelling figure as King Philip Charles Richman girl be loves makes him resolve to clean Helena Richie. Princess Julia Arline Pretty Sex " we are introduced to a very modern up the place, which he does with character­ One might wish that this picturization Madame Savats Dorothy Kelly Portia, a woman lawyer who beats the istic skill and sang-froid. He is beset by of Margaret Deland's novel were a bit less Juan William Dunn district attorney at bis own game and un­ the lawless element in the camp and the tedious in the beginning; action does not Prime Minister Joseph Kilgour ravels a criminal law case which has duel between the power of darkness and really speed up until past the middle of the Count Ramon De Jalma West baffled the entire court by the overwhelming light ends in a sensational climax through film and certainly any less delightful and Episode 4, " Honorable Mr. Oxenham."— circumstantial evidence. The personal note which the editor wins everlasting victory talented actress than Miss Barrymore The story continues witb a plentiful supply Is added by the fact that the district attor­ by lassoing the ringleaders of the dance would have found it extremely difficult to of the customary narrow escapes for the ney is her own husband who believes that hall gang and dragging them through the have kept the interest alive. It was even hero and heroine, who have by this time a married lawyer woman's place is the town on horseback. His triumph is spoiled difficult to sympathize greatly with the poet arrived in New York. An attempt is made hearth fire and who cannot understand her by a misunderstanding with his sweeheart, to murder Phillip, but he is only slightly preference for reading Blackstone instead which is cleared up again in another daring who killed himself for love of Helena. of Snappy Stories. The accused man whom Little David was excellent at times in wounded (why is it that screen villains exploit, and we leave the mining camp the small bands of Maury Steuart; Robert are invariably bad shots?), and while being she saves from the electric chair is her editor victorious with his erstwhile proof­ nursed back to health by Julia receives the young stepson who has learned to love the reader in his arms. Cummings made Lloyd Pryor a robust cabarets not wisely but too well and who figure, and Dr. Lavendar was adequately sealed packet, which has been stolen by has become fatally involved with an adven­ Will am Hart assumes the role of the done by J. A. Furey. Aside from the work Oxenham, a confederate of Madam Savatz. turess. Out of this domestic chaos, the editor and hero with his usual restrained of Miss Barrymore, the best acting was Another attempt to steal the papers Is young wife and lawyer restores order and energy and the laconic grin which makes that of Robert Whittier as Frederick. The frustrated by Julia, who is in turn rescued convinces her husband that a woman need him a cryptic but deadly enemy and an various others in the cast were satisfactory. by Phillip. not necessarily dispense with all her brains irresistible lover. Alma Reubens as bis The settings and costuming of the period Episode 5, "Carriage Call No. 101."— because she is joined in the holy state of girlish sweetheart but a world of significance were finely simulated and Old Chester Attempting to elope with Julia. Phillip Is into the rather slight role with her elo­ seemed very near and real. overpowered by the gang which is in pur­ matrimony. quent dark eyes. The mining camp types suit of him and left to die in a gas-filled Dorothy Dalton is most convincing as are realistic and not overdrawn and the The story is of Helena's misfortunes fol­ the lawyer and heroine and skillfully dis­ lowing her elopement with Pryor after her room. Julia is abducted and taken to a setting gives a perfect reproduction of the child has been killed by her husband while private asylum. Phillip is rescued, and pels the delusion that a woman cannot be local color in a crude and unruly mining starts out to get Julia away from the mad­ efficient and attractive at the same time. town. he is intoxicated. Pryor appears as her Charles Ray plays the part of the accused brother at Old Chester and she takes house by a daring ruse. The public will probably never tire of David, a small boy, to raise as part solace A. H. S. lad with bis usual ingenous charm which good Western drama with picturesque set­ makes him the natural prey of any vampire for her loss. Gossip in the narrow little ting and virile plot and the exhibitor can village becomes rife and the truth is that may be prowling about in the cast. rely on finding all of this in the Hart plays Louise Glaum is properly alluring as the learned. The husband dies in Paris, but "THE RINK" of which " Truthful Tulliver" is an excel­ Pryor refuses to marry Helena unless she Scarlet Woman, although one feels that the lent example. A. G. S. Two-Part Comedy Featuring Charlie Chap­ lad must have been infatuated indeed to will give up David. She declines and he lin. Released by Mutual. address a person of her substantial charms leaves. Later even the child is taken away, In " The Rink," Charlie Chaplin divides as " kittens." The setting and general di­ "MARRIAGE A LA CARTE" but in the end is restored to her as she his time between a fashionable restaurant rection was remarkably effective and artis- leaves the town by good Dr. Lavendar. where he is employed as a waiter and the tlc. Five-Part Comedy by Bertram Marbugh It is scarcely necessary to offer the ex­ skating rink which furnishes him and his There will undoubtedly be differences of and Washington Pezct, Under the Direc­ hibitor advice in the exploiting of this audience with an abundance of hilarious opinion on this most disputed theme which tion of James Young, Featuring Clara picture.

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