Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

September 2, 1916 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1603 Joan are left penniless, but they begin a new life together. PARAMOUNT. THE HONORABLE FKIK.N1> (Lasky— Five Parts— Aug. M).— TlM cast: Maklno (Sessue Hayakawa) ; Tokl-Ye (Tsurl Aokl) ; Kayosho (Raymond Hatton) ; Goto (U. Kino) ; liana t.M. Mataumato) ; Murphy (Utlly Elmer). Kayosho, a Japanese-American curio dealer, Is living In luxury made possible by his Illgotten wealth. He Is old and ugly, seltlsh and unscrupulous. In his employ Is Maklno, a young and honest Japanese, who has handled the flower nursery so profitably Kayosho asks him If there is aught he desires. Maklno can think of nothing unless it be a wife, and he has not the six hundred dollars necessary to bring a picture-bride from home. Goto, employed by Kayosho in his curio store, reoeives a picture of his niece, Tokl-ye. Goto's daughter, Hana, shows the picture to Maklno and Kayosho. The former views the picture with a sacred desire to possess the little Japanese beauty as his wife — while Kayosho's evil mind formulates a dishonorable scheme to bring her to America, and evade the laws of the country. Goto is roused to great indignation, as Kayosho has promised to marry his daughter, who is facing disgrace. Tokl-ye comes to America, is met by Maklno. The American marriage ceremony Is performed at the dock, and she is taken to Kayosho, who was unable to meet her himself on account of an accident. The old curio dealer tells Maklno he has brought Tokl-ye to this country for himself, and that she is not his (Makino's) wife until the Japanese ceremony is performed. There she must be treated as his guest. Toklye learns of tho deception — that Makino's photograph has been substituted for the ugly Kayosho's and is heartbroken, as she has learned to love Maklno. Kayosho is found murdered, his body having been thrown into a pool near his house. Toklye is suspected as she has sworn vengeance upon Kayosho for his deception, and when accused, fearing Makino has sought revenge for her, she says she did It. Makino, on the other hand, believing Tokl-ye committed the crime to preserve her honor, confesses to shield her, and is imprisoned. Murphy, the policeman to whom Makino appealed for assistance, traps Goto, and hears from his lips the confession that he killed Kayosho, "for Hana's sake." The two alien hearts are at last united, and their happiness Is firmly established In a little home Maklno has provided for his bride. THE VICTORY OF CONSCIENCE (Lasky— Five Parts— Aug. 28). — The cast: Louis, Count de Tavannes (Lou-Tellegen) ; Rosette Burgod (Cleo Ridgely) ; Prince Dimitri Karltzln (Elliott Dexter) ; Remy (Thomas Delmar) ; Mother Burgod (Laura Woods Cushlng) ; Father Burgod (John McKennon). Louis, Count de Tavannes, and his companion, Dimitri. lead a gay life in Paris. On the return trip of a motor tour, they stop at an inn and discover Rosette, the daughter of the innkeeper, who dances for the guests, not from choice, but necessity. Dimitri suggests they take her to Paris. The patrons of the inn, Jealous of the fashionably attired young men and the attention paid them, raise a riot. During the uproar Rosette is taken to the motor am to Paris, where she goes to a hotel with Louis, her favorite of the two young men. During their breakfast the next morning, she learns from Louis' lips that he will not marry her. Remy, the faithful servant of the Inn, has sought her out, grasps the situation, strikes Louis In the face and a fight ensues between the two men. Louis is discovered, bleeding and unconscious and taken to the home of a young priest. Through the influence of the good men whom he has thus accidentally met, he enters the priesthood. Rosette secures a position as dancer in a cafe of the underworld in Paris, patronized by the rough element, and occasionally by the wealthy class In search of excitement. Dimitri Is at this cafe, trying to induce Rosette to drink and dance, as Father Louis enters in search of a man whose wife Is 111. The recognition is mutual, and none is so surprised as Dimitri. The latter plans an elaborate supper for himself and Rosette, and Louis interrupts them. As Louis uses his good influence for the girl, Dimitri is exerting a conflicting power, and Rosette bids them fight it out, "for God and my soul — or the devil and my body." With only their hands for weapons, the men go to battle, Louis with a righteous determination to win — and he done. He takes the girl to a convent, where she realizes her great love for Louis and a desire to live a pure Hfe. Father Louis has won the love of the patrons of the cafe, and when the war is on and France calls for her men. he with his followers tries to defend the convent where Sister Rose Marie Is. Mortally wounded. Sister Rose Marie falls across the deady body of the man she loves, and they are united in spirit — although their lives have been sacrificed In an attempt to save other souls, endeared to them. Complete Equipments for Picture Theatres Hallberg Engines and Generators for Gasolene, Kerosene and Gas Fuel Send for Free Bu.leHn No. 2 Hallberg 20th Century Motor Generators, $217 Free Bulletin No. 1 and up HALLBERG'S Switch Boards for all Purposes $30 and Up. Arc -Controllers Feed Carbons Automatically, Free Circulars POWER'S 6B "SIMPLEX" I am distributor of all makes moving picture machines and furnish everything complete for the theatre, new and used apparatus. Send for Free Circulars and Catalogues, but for Hallberg's Big ISO-page Catalogue, send ZS Cents. I EQUIP THEATRES COMPLETELY AND CARRY "SPEER," "ELECTRA" AND "BIO" CARBONS AND SUPPLIES. Send $2.50 for latest Operator's Book "MOTION PICTURE ELECTRICITY" J.H.HALLBERGiiI 7th Ave. at 49th St. The House of Quality NEW YORK llll. l\USON OH" PANAMINT i l-allus— Five Bept. -1).— Tho (»' Philip lliaro (Dust in Fa mum) ! "Buckskin Ll»" (Winifred Kingston i ; "(.'Imckwulla 11111" ("Doc" ( Pomeroy) Cannon) ; "Bud" DemlnK (Howard Davlea) ; "Chappie" Kllcrton (Colin Chase); Absalom Rundall (Ogdcn Crane) ; Arabella Randall (Jane Keckley) ; "Crulmpple" Thompson (Tom Bate i Directed by William D. Taylor. Two wayfarers drifting across tho sandy wastes happen upon tho almost obliterated marks of the former mining town of I'anamlnt. Reminiscing, "Chuckwalla Bill" tells the fascinating story of the town that was and of the remarkable life of the Parson of I'anamlnt. A wave of reform has swept over the lawless town. "Chuckwalla" Is elected mayor and announces tho town's need of the signs of respectability— a church, a schoolhouse and a Jail. "Chuckwalla" finds his parson In Frisco In this unusual way. One day a panic-stricken workman Is pursued by, and Is about to be set upon by a mob when "Chuckwalla" sees an act that thrills his blood. As tho terrified runner nears the spot he Is brought down by a shower of rocks thrown by his pursuers, but before the pack can reach him a stalwart young sixfooter flashes on the scene and stands at bay over tho prostrate form. The ensuing brief but terrific combat was a spectacle "Chuckwalla" never forgot and his charging rescue lands him In the police station with the young fighter. On learning his comrade Is a preacher "Chuckwalla" explodes, "A minister ! The hell you are! You don't fight like one. "You're a fightin' bob-cat, young feller!" Panamint likes its young parson, for, "Somehow he manages to pull all the burrs often religion an' makes it as smooth as long sweetnin.' " But the straight-laced ones are scandalized when the parson wipes out "Bud" Deming's saloon-dance hall-gambling Joint by winning the entire establishment at roulette. Then when Demlng is stabbed and dies they refuse to let the funeral cortege enter the church, but "Chuckwalla" clears the way. The parson is dismissed and all summer has tho congregation that needs him in the place of their downfall — Deming's former saloon. WORLD FILM CORP. HUSBAND AND WIFE (Aug. 28— Five parts). The cast: Doris Baker (Ethel Clayton) ; Richard Baker (Holbrook Blinn) ; Bessie (Madge Evans) ; Patrick Alliston (Montagu Love) ; Ralph Knight (Emmett Corrigan) ; Porter Baker (Dion Titheradge) ; Mrs. Prescott (Gerda Holmes). Dick Baker, cashier of the National Bank, Is In financial difficulties through his wife's extravagance ; becoming desperate, he plays the stock market with "borrowed" securities. Schmidt, a social climber and director of the bank, goes in with Dick on some of his speculations and in return Doris, Dick's wife is expected to receive Mrs. Schmidt. Pat Alliston, a wealthy young man, is in love with Doris, but is playing "on the level." Doris refuses to receive Mrs. Schmidt one afternoon while Alliston is calling. This infuriates her and she confides in her husband, who then refuses to go in on a deal with Dick. Porter, Dick's younger brother, has learned something of Dick's difficulties, and blames Doris for her extravagance. Doris complains of Porter to Dick and they quarrel. The next day the stock Dick has invested in drops heavily and his margin is wiped out. He cannot cover it and is forced to let it go. Schmidt has become suspicious and sets detectives to watch Dick. That evening Dick learns that Doris is dining with Alliston again and asks her why she doesn't get a divorce and in anger she says, "Very well, I will !." Doris plans to go to Japan with Mrs. Prescott, a chum, Alliston and their daughter Bessie. She has planned to give Dick the impression that she is eloping with A'lliston so that he will get a divorce, but Doris confesses to Mrs. Prescott that if Dick should even hold out his hand to her, she would stay. Schmidt's suspicion is aeain aroused, and when Schreiber. the detective*, reports that Doris is planning this trip. Schmidt thinks Dick is planning to slip away with them and cautions Schreiber to guard against this. Schmidt has Knight, the bank examiner, go over things and when Dick learns of this and of Doris' Intended departure, feeling utterlv deserted and alone, he attempts suicide, but is prevented by the unconscious intervention of Bessie. Alliston calls for Doris and Bessie and they meet Mrs. Prescott at the railroad station. They are followed by the detective's assistant and brought hack, he mistaking Alliston for Dick. Doris denounces Dick for havlne, as she supposes, detectives trail her and Alliston, and when she learns the truth, falls unconscious to the floor. Dick carries her into the drawing room and they are reconciled. Knieht tells Schmidt that his suspicions of the bank's soundness were groundless and the latter leaves crestfallen. Alliston. alone In the hallway with Bessie, renllzes bis own part In this domestic tragedy. Knight asks him If he will help him to give Dick another chance, and he agrees. Knight writes a check and a note and sends It by Bessie to Dick.