Variety (June 1916)

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24 LA VIE DE BOHEME. Mlml Alice Brady Rudolphe Paul Capellanl Durandln Leslie Stowe Madame de RouTre June El ridge Maroel Chester Harnett Musette Zena Keefe "La Vie De Bobemo," adapted from Henri Murger's novel, has been screened by tbe Paragon company under the direction of Albert Capellanl, with Alice Brady aa the ■tar, and will be released on the World pro- fjram. The altogether tragic life story of the Ittle French foundling is admirably set forth In the film version of the story and the picture la practically one of the best that has been turned out by the World Corp. In some time. This is true of the star of the support* ing cast, the production, lighting, photography and the direction. Albert Capellanl directed the production with a master hand, bis brother Paul played the role of Rudolphe with a fine artistic touch, and the sets, portraying as they do an Intimate knowledge of the life in the Bohemian quarter of Paris, are tbe best that have been seen in many a day. It Is In the lighting effect that the picture stands out the most, and this feature alone will go a long way to landing "success" for the pro* ductlon. The story Is well told and holds the Interest from the first. As a feature for the usual run of program "La Vie De Boheme" will loom as a big winner. Fred. AN innocenTmagdalene. Dorothy Raleigh Lillian GIsh Colonel Raleigh Spottlswoode Aitken Forbes Stewart Sam de Oraase Tbe Woman Mary Alden The Preacher Seymour Hastings Mammy Jennie Lee Old Joe Wm. de Vaull This Fine Arts (Triangle) feature, story by Granville Warwick, scenario by Roy Somer* vllle, is very much above the general run of film tales, the ethics of which would seem to be a trifle "over the heads" of the average picture patron. An old Southern gentleman, "an un- reconstructed Kentucklan," resides In Norwalk with his daughter, purse-poor but proud of his ancestry. The girl is not permitted to associate with the "white trash" of the village. Her father tells her "all things touched by evil must die." A youthful gambler comes to town, hav- ing left New York to avoid prosecution. Girl meets him secretly, he asks her to marry him, she accepts and brings him to her father, who refuses saying her ancestors were kingly men. The young folks run away and marry. Father records her "death" In the family bible. Gambler to his wife: "I have been a gambler and an idler, but I am done with all this be- cause I foufld you." Husband arrested as a gambler and sentenced to prison for one year, wife about to become a mother. Enter "other FILM R woman" who says she Is his wife. Olrl goes to her father, but Is ordered out. Negro mammy <old servant) takes her to a negro cabin, where her child la born. It Is constantly on girl's mind, the thought her father dinned Into her that "all things evil must die." Husband serves his time and seeks her out Just as she Is about to make way with herself, which she hasn't the courage to do, and everything comes out right In the end. Jolo. WHISPERING SMITH Marlon Sinclair Helen Holmea Sinclair's Friend Belle Hutchinson Whispering Smith J. P. McGowan Murray Sinclair Paul C. Hurst Du Sang Leo D. Maloney Karg F. M. Van Norman Rebstock Samuel Appel Williams Walter Rodgers Ed. Banks, Sheriff Thomas O. Llngham The Mutual has an Interesting feature In this five reel Signal brand production which Is a dramatization of the novel of the same name by Frank H. Spearman. The story, which Is of a railroad nature, has as Its star Helen Holmes, long identified with pictures of this order. In this production the work of the star Is not as hazardous as some she has done In former productions. J. P. McGowan directed the fea- ture and has done some good work. A strong- willed man, In order to see the girl he loves, al- though she Is married to another man, lead a life of happiness sacrifices himself and It Is well told. There Is an abundance of action which will appeal to the masses with the story all that can be asked for. As good a Mutual Masterplcture aa has been produced In a long time. THE SNOWBIRD. Lois Wheeler Mabel Taliaferro Jean Corteau Edwin Carewe Bruce Mitchell James Cruse John Wheeler Warren Cook Pierre Arthur Evera Michael Flynn.... Walter Hitchcock Zoe Kitty 8tevens Magistrate Le Blanc John Melody Rolfe (Metro) six part "wonderplay," written by Mary Rider, directed by Edwin Carewe, star- ring Mabel Taliaferro. One of the best Rolfe pictures ever released, full of vim, vigor and Class. John Wheeler becomes financially In- volved and to tide himself over, sells his half Interest In a tract of lumber land In Canada to a young man who wants to marry his daughter. The girl rejects the young man, who comes to her father for title to the property. Mean- time father's partner had died, his copy of the agreement to title to the land has been burned, and the son of his late partner decides to claim It all as there Is no proof to the contrary. When the young man asks for the paper from the girl's father, he Is told of the state of things E, VIEWS BRADY-MADE WORLD PICTURES WILLIAM A. BRADY IN ASSOCIATION WITH BRADY-MADE WORLD FILM CORPORATION PRESENTS THE STAR OF STARS ALICE BRADY TM "LA VIE DE BOHEME " SURPASSINGLY MAGNIFICENT, GORGEOUSLY PIC TURESQUE, AND AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL DIRECTED BY PRODUCED BY ALBERT CAPELLANI PARAGON FILMS, INC. Released June 19th RELEASED THROUGH World Film Corporation EXECUTIVE OFFICES: 130 West 46th Street New York BRANCHES IN ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES and offered his money back. He declines and threatens unless the deed Is forthcoming he will prosecute father for obtaining money under false pretences. However, If father will fix It for him to marry daughter, why then, ate, Daughter overhears and rushes off to Canada to adjust matters, followed by father and the aspiring yo' \h. There she sees the man who Is holding in* property, attires herself as a boy, pretends she is lost in the woods In a snowstorm and baa him carry her to bis hut, apparently unconscious. Ha believes it is a boy until he deema It necessary to whin the "boy" for not working about the place. The Canadian hut dweller had been educated In Paris and was only "rough" on the surface through having been deceived by a Parisian cocotte. When he finds she is a lady be gives her his mother's wedding dress and when she tells him the story of how essential it is she must have the paper or marry a man ahe doesn't love, he gives it to her. Enter the other man who makes slurring allusions to them living together, a big fight and an ultimate happy conclusion. There are two minor Inconsistencies. One Is that a man could not lift a woman out of a snowbank and carry her Into a cabin without discovering her sex, nor could they live in a hut for days with- out' her taking off her cap so he could see her long hair. Again no "hero" haa a right to up- braid a heroine for alleged theft when he him- self bad wantonly annexed title to a tract of land that belonged to someone else. But this Is more than counterbalanced by the excellent acting of Miss Taliaferro and Mr. Carewe in the principal roles. jolo. m DIVIDEND. John Steele William H. Thompson Prank Steele Charles Ray Betty Price Ethel Ullman Malsle Margaret Thompson Ince (Triangle) feature by C. Gardner Sul- livan. A composite of capital vs. labor and greed of accumulation vs. heart story, brilliantly acted by the two principals. William H. Thompson and Charles Ray. John Steele (Thompson), is head of a large realty corpor- ation, squeezes his poor tenants, cuts wages in his factory, etc. He is a widower with an only son, but Is too busy to even attend his boy's graduation from college. The boy comes borne and asks his father for an opportunity to go to work. Patker scoffs and offers him $3.00 a week to sweep out the office. Boy is serious-minded and argues that with his educa- tion he Is entitled to a better opportunity. Father hands him a check and laughingly tells him to go out and play, but not to bother him. While out doing the towa one night he visits on opium Joint and becomes addicted to the habit Father finds It out and orders him out of the house. "If you had been a real father to me I wouldn't have become a dope fiend. Did you ever give me any encouragement?" etc. Meantime father continues to accumulate wealth and la obsessed with his business. Eventually ha yearns for his son, which la timed with the son being brought boms) after a street brawl, a hopeless wreck. Kay's per- formance of the boy is far superior to his great acting in "The Coward," which la equivalent to stamping It aa the highest kind of screen art. The scene between father and son aa the boy regains consciousness and finds himself in his father's arms will bring the lump Into the throat of a mummy. "The Dividend" is some picture. Jolo. SHOES. Eva Meyer Mary MacLaren Her Father Harry Griffith Her Mother Mrs. Witting Lil Jessie Arnold Tough William Mong This Bluebird feature is based on a story that appeared In Collier's, written by Stella Wynne Herron, and waa plcturlzed by Lois Weber. The idea Is understood to have come originally from a paragraph in a book by Jane Addams, in which she relates that a working girl, after months of resistance, "sold out for a pair of shoes." That la the story in a nutshell—a working girl, the main support of a family, with a worthless father, and earning but five dollars a week, la unable to retain from her wages enough to buy herself a pair of shoes for her tired feet. When, after weeks of hoping, she cannot secure them, ahe deliberately sells her- self for enough to secure a new pair and returns home. The concluding reel Is mainly taken up with pictures showing to what perfection ahe might have matured in better soil. There are no "big" or "sensational" scenes, merely a vision of life as it actually is, and devoid of all theatricalism. It Is the tragedy of poverty, with the course taken by the girl the only one left for her. Mary MacLaren, as "the girl," gave an exceptionally good portrayal of the hopeless creature. "Shoes" is far above the average of Bluebird releases. Jolo. CHAPLIN'S FIREMAN. The latest Mutual Chaplin comedy In two reels. Tbe picture relies upon a burlesque fire company for Its comedy, Chaplin playing the role of engine driver with the other mem- bers of the company, especially the captain, acting as his foils. There Is an abundance of the rough comedy which secures laughs. The best laughs are when the prop engine falls apart. The rescue of the girl from the top story is a good hit, also the general busi- ness around the fire house. "The Vagabond" will he the next Chaplin. m araaBBEressH UNITY SALES CORPORATION ANNOUNCES Mr. Nat C. Goodwin IN The Sensational Photoplay of Modern Society 'The Marriage Bond" Mr. Goodwin's Novel besed upon hia Marital Experiences Received 10,000 Feet (column width) of Newspaper Publicity. This Means to You When You Book This Remarkable Picture That You Are Playing the Beat Advertised Actor in the World. SAYS MR. GOODWIN: My First Wife Was An Angel My Second A Silly Woman My Third A Roman Senator My Fourth A Pretty Little Thing My Fifth—All Women My Whole (Desire) Was By Repetition To Prove That Hope Can Conquer Experience f ■ EXCLUSIVELY DISTRIBUTED BY "THE CONCERN WITH A CONSCIENCE" ■") 7 \\) MWYORK