Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1917 - Jun 1918)

SYNOPSES OF CURRENT PUBLICATIONS' "THE WINE GIRL" Five-reel drama. Featuring CARMEL MYERS. Produced by Bluebird. Author, Harvey Gates. Director, Stuart Payton. STORY: Bona works for her uncle who treats her cruelly. She meets Frank Harris and falls in love with him, but when she finds that he likes her cooking better than herself she is disappointed. She finds incriminating letters from a blackhand society and Harris on their trail captures them, for which he wins the respect of the young Italian girl. (Review in this issue.) "AM ERICAS' BUDS" Six-reel comedy drama. Featuring JANE and KATHERINE LEE. Produced by Fox. Director, Kenean Buel. STORY: Robert Duncan, an L'. S. Lieutenant, but secretly a German spy, endeavors to steal a formula which Captain Bob Dutton has just completed, but he is frustrated by little Jane, an orphan staying at Bob's home. Duncan is shot and before he dies he confesses that Jane and Katherine, who have been thrust upon Bob as belonging to him, really belong to Duncan.. It is also revealed that they are the grand children to Col. Harding. Bob's suerior. (Review in this issue.) •THE KID IS CLEVER" '•ive-reel comedy-drama. Featuring GEORGE WALSH. Produced by Fox. Author, Randolph Lewis. Director, Paul Powell. STORY: Kirk White, upon his graduation from college, persuades his father to grant him three months for adventure before he settles down. To make the adventure spirited Kirk's father arranges with a motion picture company to stage a Mexican revolution. Kirk hears of it and when real Mexicans attack Kirk handles it as a joke. However, he realizes the real danger in time and everything ends satisfactorily. "LOSE ON DRESS PARADE" Two-reel comedy-drama. Featuring PATSY DcFORREST. Produced by Broad-way Star. Autnor, 0. Henry. Director, Martin Justice. STORY: Once every so often Towers Chandler, who earns a small salary, dons evening clothes and frequents Broadway restaurants. On one of these occasions he assists a poorly but neatly dressed shop girl by buying her a meal. He leads her to believe that he is an idler, but when they again meet it is disclosed that he is a poor architect and she is a millionaire's daughter. "THE JAZBO SHERIFF" One-reel comedy. Produced by Essanay. STORY: Shootemup, Arizona, is unable to retain a sheriff for any length of time until Pete, thrown out by his wife, applies for the job. His fearlessness wins the day and order reigns in Shootemup. For Your Program Synopses of the following plays are given in this week's issue: American Buds Breakers Ahead A Daughter of Uncle Sam, No. 11 A Daughter of Uncle Sam, No. 12 Girl Who Wouldn't Quit, The Hillcrest Mystery, The Humdrum Brown Jazbo Sheriff, The Kid Is Clever, The Lose on Dress Parade Marriage Bubble, The Marrying Off Dad Moral Suicide Return of O'Garry, The Thief or Angel Unfaithful Vortex. The Way Out, The Wine Girl, The Whispering Chorus. The Synopses appearing last week: Bit of Jade, A Blue Bird, The Brace Up, The By Injunction Carmen of the Klondike Claim, The Daughter of France, A Daughter of Uncle Sam, A Desired Woman, The Innocent's Progress Legion of Death, The Lest We Forget Nancy Comes Home Naughty, Naughty Splendid Sinner Sea Panther, The Tad's Swimming Hole Thieves' Gold Up She Goes Wanted, A Mother Woman and the Law "MARRYING OFF DAD" Two-reel comedv-drama. Featuring RUTH HAMPTON. Produced by General. Author, Judge Brown. Director, King W. Vidor. STORY: When Tom Walker starts courting Ann Johnson, housekeeper for John Grant, Grant finds that he is in love with his housekeeper and a spirited rivalry ensues which ends when Grant's sons propose for their father and Ann accepts. "THE RETURN OF O'GARRY" Two-reel drama. Featuring NED FINLEY. Produced by General. Author, L. Case Russell. STORY: O'Garry is sent to the Snell ranch to discover how the stolen cattle is used by Snell and where it comes from. He wins the love of Ciel, Snell's stepdaughter, who rescues him from a trap Snell has set for O'Garry. O'Garry is successful in rounding up Snell and his gang. "THIEF OR ANGEL" Two-reel drama. Featuring RUTH HAMPTON. Produced by General. Author, Judge Brown. Director, King IV. I idor. STORY: When Antoinette learns that impure milk caused her baby's death and that mothers of the tenement district are unable to get pure milk for their babies, in the disguise of a boy she steals certified milk from the steps of wealthy homes and gives it to the mothers. When the truth of her act is discovered by the judge he condones her act. 37 "A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM." One-reel serial No. 11. Featuring JANE VANCE. Produced by Jaxon. STORY : Jessie and Captain Taylor are on the trail of Von Prague and his allies and learn the location of a mine from which material is taken which is used in a mysterious explosive. Taylor and Jessie are detected and a trap set for them. After a terrific struggle they escape victorious. "A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM." One-reel serial No. 12. Featuring JANE VANCE. Produced by Jaxon. STORY : Jessie and Captain Taylor are successful in capturing Von Prague, the German secret agent, but he commits suicide enroute. Their work finished in the U. S., Jessie becomes a red cross nurse and Taylor gets a commission in the army. Their wedding brings a happy close to the serial. "MORAL SUICIDE" Seven-reel drama. Featuring LEAH BAIRD. Produced by Graphic. Director Ivan Abramson. STORY: Richard Covington marries Fay, a notorious adventuress, against the wishes of his son and daughter. When Beatrice learns that Fay was a former' mistress of the man to whom she is engaged the engagement is broken. Beatrice is ordered from the house by her irate father and goes to New York. A little later, Covington comes to New York, deserted by Fay and bereft of family, friends and fortune. How he and his family are finally and happily reunited is dramatically told in the concluding chapters. "BREAKERS AHEAD" Five-reel drama. Featuring VIOLA DANA. Produced by Metro. Director, Charles Brabin. STORY: Ruth breaks her engagement with Eric when, through gossiping villagers, she believes her parents were never married. She is delighted later to learn that Jebediah Scudder, an old sea captain, is her father. With her identity established she happily becomes the wife of Eric (Review in this issue.) "HUMDRUM BROWN" Five-reel comedy-drama. Featuring HENRY WALTHAL. Produced by Paralta. Director, Rex Ingraham. STORY : The closing up of the bank in which Brown works means that he and Alicia cannot marry. Brown breaks the engagement and goes to another city. Alicia receives a legacy and with these funds the bank is again reopened. Brown is reinstated and the possibility for a realization of their dreams seems inevitable. (Review in this issue.) ■ THE WHISPERING CHORUS." Five-reel drama. Featuring KATHLYN WILLIAMS. Produced by Paramount. Author, Perley Poore Shcchan. Director, Cecil B. DeMillc. STORY: John Trimble commits a defalcation and arranges things to bear out