Motion Picture Magazine (Feb-Jul 1919)

/TnMOTlON piCTURF UnCI I MAGAZINE . L 3 A PROFESSION WITHIN YOUR GRASP ! With the Dawn of Peace comes the rise of New Opportunities The World War was waged against Kaisers and all Autocrats who suppressed the People's Opportunities. Opportunity was relegated to a Favored Class. The Favored Class has been abolished and today you and I stand on the Rim of a New Age. One look into the Agonized Face of the Victors tells us that the Supremacy of the Sword lies buried in the Rums of the Old World which we have forever left behind. You and I — we are the People. And it is true that the People will rule henceforth. But whether or not it be You and I who shall rule is not left to Chance. For our fellows will permit none to rule who has not won his Crown! So a new war is upon us — the War of Peace, the War of the Pen. And the Pen is Mightier than the Sword ! For the Pen is Bloodless and every well-directed stroke means a new rivet in the Renaissance of Right. The Pen shall be the scepter of this New World that woke on Flanders Fields. The Pen shall bring the World's Men to the World's Market Places and leave to Unknown Failure the Merchant who does not Advertise. The Pen shall weigh and sway the Opinions of the People until they rock the sphere in the Cradle of the Press, and he who fails to read his Magazine or Newspaper will be blasted with Ignorance. The Pen will rouse the Sleeping Souls of Men to set Monumental Deeds over the graves of Dead Resolutions, and he who has not ears to hear the Voice of the People thru their Orators shall never see the Morning! The Pen shall skim the richness and sweetness of the World's Glories in History, it shall bring the Essence of Men's Lives to be relieved in the Library, it shall enchain the tragedies and laughter that storm and sun the Human Soul, in an exquisite hour on a curtained Stage, it shall last of all Sing the weary world to sleep by sweeping the strings of Poetic ■ Fancy ! • Hail to the Age .of the Pen! For the literary arts are the foundation of all the arts and sciences. Without them success in any undertaking is well nigh impossible. They are stepping-stones, as well as independent professions. So, the time is ripe for the New Education to rise— The AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LITERARY ARTS. This is the only institution in the World devoted solely to the Word and the Pen. It is consecrated to Opportunity and the People's Need. It puts a Profession within the grasp of the Man Who Has Ears to Hear. Why bury a talent in the grime of a backbreaking, soul-rasping, mind-crushing job? This, to the Man or Woman who HAS a talent! Men and Women of Talent, we salute you ! We greet you with the Key to the Door of Opportunity in our hand. We warn you, that the Door stands at the top of a high mountain which only diligent Study and honest Perseverance may hope to reach. We Keepers of the Gate, are trustees only. Treasures lie within that none but True Knights of the Pen may lay hands on. We are seeking Dreamers of Dreams, to be sure, but none shall pass out with the Seal of Approval until we are convinced that he IS a Doer of Deeds. Old Schools have passed away, we offer you one born Yesterday breathing the New Spirit of the Age. Here is a School in the very midst of the Turmoil of Life. Here the Man and the Woman meet Masters, mind to mind and heart to heart, who have solved Life's Problems in their Particular Profession. Here may study Students who never walked in Learned Halls, students who are gray with Age or grimed with Toil, students who commune with their Masters tho they dwell in Timbuctoo or Kokomo, students who are masters of all their time or who can garner a treasured hour a day. The A. C. L. A. plan fits the student's Mind and Ambition and ignores his or her physical, financial and social handicaps. If YOU think you belong to the Ruling Class, if you can Dream Dreams and Do Deeds, if you can follow Opportunity over the. rugged paths that lead to the Summit of Achievement, if you would like to peer into the Treasures the New Age holds for YOU, clip the Coupon below, and send it to us and we will send you a handsome Brochure of Inspiration called "The Open Door." AMERICAN COLLEGE OF LITERARY ARTS; 310 Washington Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. American College of Literary Arts, Sirs : I am interested in your announcement. Please send me your booklet "The Open Door" free, without any obligation on my part. Name Street , City and State (]\Date l.A££ STAGE PLAYS THAT ARE WORTH WHILE (Readers in distant towns will do well to preserve this list for reference when these speaking plays appear in their vicinity.) By "JUNIUS" Cohan & Harris. — "Three Faces East." Another Secret Service German spy drama, this one by Anthony Paul Kelly, one of our most successful photoplaywrights. The principal charm of this play is in trying to guess who are the German spies and who are the Allies, just as we were puzzled in "Cheating Cheaters" to know who were the burglars and who were not. Plymouth. — "Redemption." John Barrymore at his best in a remarkable piece of acting and a remarkable Tolstoi play. Sad, but big and great. Central — "Forever After." Alice Brady in a play of youthful love which endures despite many obstacles. Excellently acted thruout. It charms its audience into living once again the violent joys and heartaches of youth. Hippodrome. — The newest production, "Everything," lives up to its title. It is a maze of varied attractions, ranging from dainty Belle Storey to scores of remarkable roller skaters, from De Wolf Hopper to a stage full of tumbling Arabs. Eltinge. — "Under Orders," another war drama, and a good one, altho only two actors are necessary to tell the story — Eme Shannon and Shelly Hull, who are both fine. Plenty of weeps, with a sprinkle of mirth. Morosco. — "Remnant," according to Hoyle, and some of the learned (?) critics (notably those of Times, Sun and Post), this play will never, never do. Fortunately the public and the critics dont often agree. The repartee in this comedy sparkles like a Shaw or Wilde, in sentiment and romance it equals "The Cinderella Man" and "Daddy Longlegs," the humor in it rivals that of "Peg o' My Heart," it exceeds the joy spirit of "Pollyanna," and the cast is as strong as any of these. It may not be perfect in construction, and it may lack atmosphere, and maybe Florence Nash's mannerisms are not true to type, (she is wonderful, nevertheless), but this play will charm and delight practically everybody but the critics. Harris. — "The Riddle : Woman," with Bertha Kalich. Problem drama from the Danish. Ladies with "pasts," a he-vampire and much emotionalism. Kalich gives_ a picturesque if artificial performance, while Chrystal Heme and A. E. Anson make the most of their roles. Lyceum. — "Daddies." Appealing little drama of three bachelors who adopt Belgian war babies. Amusing complications occur when the children develop along unexpected lines. Jeanne Eagels is quaintly pleasing in the leading role. Lyric. — "The Unknown Purple." Interesting and well-sustained thriller. The story of a convict who discovers a way to make himself invisible, transforming into a purple ray, and who starts out to get . revenge. The invisible man steals necklaces, opens safes and passes thru doors. Richard Bennett gives a vigorous performance of the human ray. ON THE ROAD "The Copperhead." One _ of the big dramatic successes of last winter by Augustus Thomas. A drama that will live. "Keep Her Smiling." A typical Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew comedy and one of the best that New York has seen in many a moon. Mr. Drew does the cleverest bit of acting of his career, and alas ! alack ! the screen has probably lost forever one of its brightest stars. (Mrs. Drew is more charming and "younger" than ever before.) "Fiddlers Three," lively little operetta with considerable fun and much good music. Louise Groody scores as a captivating little ingenue and dancer, while the lanky Hal Skelley's humor is amusing. Altogether a likeable entertainment. "Head Over Heels," with the saucy Mitzi as a delectable little vaudeville acrobat. Entertaining, with tuneful Jerome Kern music and the highly amusing Robert Emmett Keane. "Going Up." A charming musical farce written around an aviator, with Frank Craven in an interesting role. The music is unusually bright and catchy. "A Tailor-Made Man." An altogether captivating comedy full of laughs, built around a young tailor who became great thru reading the book of an unsuccessful author and who then hires the latter to work for him. "The Passing Show of 1918." One of the best of the Winter Garden shows. Pretty girls and stunning costumes. Among the features are the amusing Howard Brothers; that lively dancing team, Fred and Adele Astaire; and the laughable Dooley Brothers. "Where Poppies Bloom." Melodramatic war play of a woman who discovers that her husband is a Hun spy. Action takes place on the Flanders battle line. Marjorie Rambeau is very emotional in the star role. "The Little Teacher. A charming play, full of human interest, and played by a company every one of which makes a hit. Mary Ryan is excellent, as usual, and her support is unusually good. "The Kiss Burglar." One of the most charming of musical-comedies. Pleasant music, distinction of book and considerable humor. Above all the fascinating personality of Fay Bainter. Very pretty chorus. "Oh, Lady! Lady!" Chic musical-comedy. Daintiness, wit, a well-balanced, allstar cast and catchy music are the outstanding charm of this offering intime. "Parlor, Bedroom and Bath." A roaring farce of the class of "Fair and Warmer," "Twin Beds" and "Up Stairs and Down," and about as funny and racy as any of them. "Maytime." A dainty, touching comedy with music. It has a real plot, following the life of a young couple from youth to old age, interspersed with tuneful music and some dancing. "Tiger Rose." An intense and very popular drama similar to "The Heart of Wetona," in which Lenore Ulric plays the part of an Indian maiden who loves and swears charmingly. . . LEADING PICTURE THEATERS Loew's N. Y. and Loew's American i?00/— Photoplays; first runs. Daily program. : \ Rivoli—De Luxe photoplays, with full symphony orchestra. Weekly program. Rialto— Photoplays supreme. Program changes every week. Strand — Select first-run photoplays. Program changes every week.