Variety (May 1917)

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34 VARIBTY UTTLE MISS FORTUNL ■!• Marian IwaTB* Floaato LuclU Dorringtom Jim Hugh TboiDpaoB Nad Bradley Barker The struggle! of & youthful Inmate of an uiHstate poor (arm to bvcomo a etage etar la the theme of this Art DramaB-Ert>ograph releaae. The story Is draggy, padded and badly directed, but there U a certain amount ^»f appeal In the performance of Mlas Swayne that will make the picture fairly well liked ky tba less particular film followers, and it Is rrident that these must t>e legion, otherwise tke producing firms would not continue to turn out pictures of this calibre. The tale was written by Clarence J. Harris, formerly a pastor. The direction wss In the bands of Joseph Levering. Miss Bwayne enacts the role of the little orphan who Is ridiculed by the other town children at a Sunday school benefit because of the fact that sbe Is a "poor farm girl." and after the superin- tendent at the farm threatens to punish her ahe runs away to New York and Immediately <ets a kitchen Job In an actors' boarding ouaa. From that time it Is only a few weeks before she qualifles to become the leading lady In a blood and thunder melodrammer played before an audience that Is all In even- ing clothes and Jewels. If fewer authors and picture producers tried to turn out these sort of stories of immediate succt>ss on the stage there would be fewer hard luck stories to be beard along Broadway. This Is Just a tip to the so strongly heralded Rct. Clarence' J. Harris, who, the manufacturer's press sheet says, has deserted the |)ulpit to write screen dramas because be believed he coald resch more people through this medium than In the cburch. If his sermons weren't any better than this example of his writing. It Is small wonder that he suffered for a congregation. Jred. BURLESQUE ROUTES MAY 14 AND MAT 21. "Americana" 14 8Ur Brooklyn 21 Oayaty Brooklyn. "Bowery Burleaquera" 14 Bmpiro Newark 31 Empire Brooklyn^ "Hastlng's Big Show" 14 ColnmbU Chloa«o 21 Oayety Detroit "Irwin's Big Show" 14 Oayety Bnffalo. "Liberty Olrls" 14 Gayaty Waahlngton 21 Oky- ety Pittsburgh. "Majesties" 14 BUr Cleyeland 21 Oayaty Buffalo. "Maids of America" 14 Colnmbla Now Tork 21 Casino Brooklyn. "Mischief Makers" 14 Cadlltao Detroit ' "Record Breakers" 14 Oayoty Brooklyn 21 Star Brooklyn. "Sldman Bam Show" 14 Casino Boston. "Sightseers" 14-1« Cohen's Newbui^ 17-10 Cohen's Pongbkeepslo N T. "Social Pol Ilea" 14 Oayety Baltimore. "Some Show" 14 Star A Oarter Chlcaco. "Bpelgel Revue" 14 New HurtIg A Beamon's New Tork. "Stone A Plllard" 14 Casino Brooklyn 21 New HurtIg A Seamon's New Tork. "Watson Billy" 14 Oayety PItUbnrgh 21 BUr Cleveland. "Watson Wrothe" 14 Empire Brooklyn 21 Empire Newark. "Williams Mollis" 14 Oayety Detroit 21 L O. THE PICTURE OF THE HOUR * IN 5 PARTS T WKI IS Iff ABU FPOMTHEWOQJBI r N0TASIH61ESCCNE HAS BON' Fro* Ami NAZIMOVA WANTS MONEY. The services of Mmc. Nazimpva are being offered to a numhcr of picture producers. All that Alia wants is $50,000 a picture, with no takers at that figure. llll^F^ tis an aoqiiate.auttKitic aid oowpichMsWehi brtfdidCNvMt rbrMri or UeAdnl HelMsoriialnR^ Our Country^ PffENOERs Umamedtf Oidotsed 5^ iheCrltfos Richard Stanton Director of Features for William Fox Cominf Release: Dustin Fmmam in ''Durancl of the Bad Lands." Under Production: Dustin Famum in 'Hlie Scarlet PimpamaL'' PAST RELEASES— Tk« B«aat* The Love Thief "On* Touch •! Sim" "Hwr TamptatioB** and "Aloha-Oha,* fMtarinf Enid Markcy gyl^ r^ HMHIEIlfilHGOlk.. CMi Acw YORK crrY ruu, Unm OP /trrmmc-mm r/Mdr HAMPTON DEL RUTH EDITOR AND PRODUCTION MANAGER KEYSTONE STUDIOS ^^^iH BLUEBIRD PHOTOPLAYS (Inc.) " SOUTHERN JUSTICE " With MYRTLE GONZALEZ, GEORGE HERNANDEZ and FRED CHURCH Tli« Dramatic Foilinf of a Crookod Plot that was Within tha Law Directed by LYNN REYNOLDS Book throufh your local BLUEBIRD EiichaBf^ ar BLUEBIRD Photoplayi (Inc.) 1600 Broadway, New York