Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

56 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIX, No. 2. "A poor picture for a World. Fair business due to advertising World Pictures as always good." — L. Stevens, Bijou Theater, Alpena, Mich. The Good-for-Nothing, with Carlyle Blackwell (World) — "Not a great picture. Old story. Not up to World standard. A weak plot, but it will get over." — Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theater, Chicago. — In middle class neighborhood. The Tenth Case, with June Elvidge (World)— "Not for children. Drew well for us. The star is well liked in our locality. The picture shows that circumstantial evidence is right in nine cases out of ten but this is the tenth case, in which it was wrong." — Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theater, Chicago. — In middle class neighborhood. STATE RIGHTS AND SPECIALS The Spoilers, with William Farnum (Selig) — "Film in very poor condition." — George H. Done, Gayety Theater, Payson, Utah. The Spoilers, with William Farnum (Selig) — "Print in bad shape. Not much business. This is its third time here." — John B. Ashton, Columbia Theater, Provo, Utah. The Eyes of the World (Clune)— "We played this at seventy-five cents top price a year ago. This time it did fair business for one day at twenty-five cents." — John B. Ashton, Columbia Theater, Provo, Utah. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Universal)— "Picture has big drawing power and did big business but was not well liked." — Raymond Robbins, Orpheum Theater, Glasgow, Montana.' Even as You and I (Universal)— "Very good picture but a little too deep for the general public here." — Raymond Robbins, Orpheum Theater, Glasgow, Montana. The Bar Sinister, with Hedda Nova (Lewis) — "A great picture. Lots of action. The race problem handled very fairly. Capacity business and patrons well pleased." Raymond Robbins, Orpheum Theater, Glasgow, Montana. The Whip (Paragon) — "A great picture. Big business and patrons wanted a return date." — Raymond Robbins, Orpheum Theater, Glasgow, Montana. The Whip (Paragon) — "A special feature in eight reels. Plenty of thrills, train wreck, auto accident and an exciting horse race. A big attraction." — Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theater, Chicago. — In middle-class neighborhood. The Cold Deck, with W. S. Hart (Ince)— "The best Hart picture ever produced. Star does a little of everything. Big business." — Raymond Robbins, Orpheum Theater, Glasgow, Montana. Redemption, with Evelyn Nesbit (Steger) — "A very good picture but patrons get the wrong idea of what it is to be. However, the star, direction and photography put the picture over." — Raymond Robbins, Orpheum Theater, Glasgow, Montana. Neptune's Daughter, with Annette Kellermann (Universal) — "This was some picture for an old one. Film in good condition. Big business." — Frank Dietlein, Jr., Princess Theater, Opelousas, La. The Garden of Allah, with Helen Ware (Selig) — "A beautiful picture but one not for the average fan. Big business." — Frank Dietlein, Jr., Princess Theater, Opelousas, La. Who Leads the National Army? (Triangle) — "A good one-reeler that went over big." — A. K. Pay, Colonial Theater, Sioux Falls, S. D. The Deemster, with Derwent Hall Caine (Mirror) — "Played four days to average business in July. Repeated two days in December to increased business." — A. K. Pay, Colonial Theater, Sioux Falls, S. D. On Trial, with Sidney Ainsworth (Essanay-National Exhibitor's Circuit) — "One of the best pictures we have ever shown but it played to only average business." — F. R. Smith, Bijou Theater, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. SERIALS AND SERIES The Lost Express, with Helen Holmes (Mutual) — "Chapter five. This episode lacks punch and the action is not as fast as in other chapters. Business is good and improving." — L. Stevens, Bijou Theater, Alpena, Mich. The Fatal Ring, with Pearl White (Pathe)— "Draws good business. Pearl White is popular." — S. A. Campbell, Electric Theater, Bixby, Okla. The Ford Weekly (Ford Motor Co.)— "A pleasing single reel offering. Fits into a program nicely where you want variety. Is loaned free of charge. It keeps away from advertising the Ford cars much more than one would think a reel of this kind would do."— Charles H. Ryan, Garfield Theater, Chicago. — In middle-class neighborhood. Franklin Directs Jewell Carmen C. M. Franklin now is directing Miss Jewel Carmen in a new William Fox production. Work was begun this week at Hollywood, Cal. Miss Carmen's first production as a star, "The Kingdom of Love," released December 23, was made under the direction of Frank Lloyd, who directed the William Farnum de luxe production, "Les Miserables," now being shown at the Lyric Theater, New York. Mr. Franklin, with his brother, S. A. Franklin, has been confined since his association with Fox principally to the direction of the Francis Carpenter-Virginia Lee Corbin and the Georgie Stone-Gertrude Messinger companies, making such productions as "Jack and the Beanstalk," "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" and pictures based on the story of "The Mikado" and "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." Francis Carpenter and Gertrude Messinger are included in the cast of the new Carmen production. Comedian Sprains Ankle Arthur Bates, playing in one-reel Essanay comedies, sprained his ankle while performing some rapid action recently and is unable to work for a week or so.