The New York Clipper (June 1916)

June tO THE NEW YORK CLIPPER FEATURE FILM REPORTS* "PERILS OF DIVORCE" BTCEEESTm& AND EXCELLEHTLT *K0HBCED ERN PROBLEM PLAY~"1T HAPPENED IN BOHOUWV -FEATURED LACKS CLASS. CURRENT FILM CONVERSATION. "PERES OF DIVORCE." PRODUCED BY WORLD. FIVK KKX2LS. Released Juno tL By World. 8TO&Y—'Society melodrama. Modern problem play on divorce ev!'. Interesting etoiy nicely produced and well played. DIRBOTION—By Kttwln August. Very good. ACTION—Holding. SITUATIONS—Natural. Could happen mlife. ATMOSPHERE— Excellent. Chinatown actriea especially good. CONTlNUITx"—Well mahrtataed. SUSPENSE—Strong. DETAIL—Nothing overlooked. ACTING—Edna. Wallace Hopper shows to -advan- tage In congenial role. PHOTOGRAPHY—Very good. LIGHTING—Some pretty sight effects of lea Skat- log carnival stand out. EXTEBIi HOBS—Good. INTERIORS—Well built sets, adequately ruralsb- ed, lend a touch of realism to the action. BOX OFFICE VALUE!—If properly advertised and divorce evil point brought out. feature can bo made a headllner for any class of house REMARKS. "The Perils of Divorce" Is a good feature In sev- eral respects. The cast Is excellent, each Indi- vidual scoring personally and the ensemble effect i» satisfactory In every particular. A wealthy man's home for once, at least, resem- bles the real thing on the screen, and the story Is unfolded easily and naturally. The feature pos- sesses marked cumulative interest, and holds the at- tention from beginning to end. Then there are several little atmospheric troches which greatly enhance the general tone of the action. Director August. In the latter rotation, la entitled to a word of praise for the nun u rr ta which the Chinatown scenes are staged. Vlatj convince because they are not overdrawn. Likewise the night scenes of a skating carnival are excellent bits of direction and artistic photo- graphy. A rich. man. Is happily married. His wife la young, pretty and slightly Inclined to be frivolous. However, her frivolity takes no stronger form than a desire for social enjoyment and an occa- sional dance with ono of her husband'* acquaint, ances. There la a rather designing and quite wi cke d female, who cornea to visit ona day. and then tho trouble starts. This woman has cherished a secret affection for the husband and noting an Inclination on the Krt of the latter to magnify trifles and a vrMl- tlon toward the green monster. Jealousy, on Ms part, proceed* to concoct a ptan to separate the pair. A forged) letter nad adbseauent nHsniideTStanil* tag results tn the husband casting b» wife oat. Of course the wicked lady did it all, and a divorce follows. Wicked lady marries hnaband. Cast off wire turns to professional d an c in g for livelihood. Years pass.- Wife forced to take engagements whore aha can gat them ta working in a Chinatown resort. . Dm filter visits resort with sweetheart, Kecog- Xdfces mother. Wicked noimm asserts father at this Juncture leaving note explaining all. Piuaaaiabtj hajbnad and wife re marry, as we mad happy family reunion at finish, Acs. Francis, Frank Sheridan, Ruby Hoffman id Macey Harlan all contribute excellent per- WoU, to wmttnue. the tain**, aw ma, pa ana (titled aoitor sH -go to Hawaii -an before Tenrted. Incidentally they all lived In Chicago. . Maybe It was a case of anything to get away from the stockyards, but the visible reason was to break •op the incipient love affair. UTennwMBe. Sjhe young lover weta Into trottfte, tMltesr? "Wh«. .simple, -my btjy. *o typical imrrib fashion be Is fatseJp-aeeusedttt -staffing momy tr m u Ills 'dad's concern 'by -a crooked "bookkeeper. A detective 1*0863 hhn all the -way to 9ondru.ru, where he "follows <the heiress* .party , "rncianftans. this 'Sleuth Is some detective! His actions are realty Tunny, and It la a long thne even In Universal Jx-atnren tthax a 4taamrlc role has been made so tmcousuloutty •hmnoroua by be gnat tag, The plcl everything -explained. This la about the mawat the Baa FfSther has turned out lu aame ttlmt picture ends with the lovers united, and PRODUCED BY AMERICATf-Stmn.. KEELS. Released June S. Jty Mutual. STOHY—Adapted from Frank Spearman's railroad novel. DIRECTION—Ry J. P. McQowan. ACTION—Rapid. SITUATIONS—Melodramatic. ATMOSPHERE—«mL continuity— arma. BT3SPKNSE—<Jr»at, DETAIL—Fine. ACTING—Helen MolmoB featured. Givaa fine-per- forma nee. TO&TOGRA'PHY—Slanaard. LJGTHTSG—Goad. BTXTHRIORS—3}oodi scenic : local tan a. INTBRIORS—Con vincin g. BOX OWICE VJjETJB—'Helen Bohnes la a inmt class card. "-Whispering ;Bnrlrh" reatta Iter pe- culiar talents jxntfectly. Art van lee ithe (thdlK. RBMttSKS. "Whispering Smith." as proeaeee lbjJ.JP. Is son rrroOr c-ow Jt before, Bill taafu *a* ■flult the "Universal .and is hard at wcuat dhrecflng ttae -humorous talents of Sams- Fox la <4ke forth- coming serial "the mnatoal named v atarar/flllbe seen In shortly. The International Film Service will distribute the .picture. tlaac JEasmBs, Metro f a -nshrora sjaneaal ine xivi of productions, is -a vtoiinlat, «nd a «oa* «ae. Good enough, in fact, to havo held a regular .Job In the Metropolitan ••'perm Bsase Ornbestsa 9at several years. # *B. A. Rot.fe, tiro blr Alof dT tho TWttp .pWrfrrm. la -a .band lander of nn»e (no Joke inaaaoach. and can play the cornet In * fashion «alcBMtad to bring a demonstrative isamiimn Trom -a xnaxMa statue. 8 lfrtB A -Musroai. hunch Sf> sat As aietaa* Tor there's Jack Noble, the director, aaho nan -eona the sweetest atralna Imaginable bom * "Victor -phowo- graph, and Ed. Carewe, .who can play Anything from the occarlna to the .Gun Sao iCtrcott, •Which he hasn't played for a long thno now. CotjbTBNat Footk anttEixiorr Derm, Two ex- cellent actors, have signed .uj> to -amwir .on the oceeen tor a jwur, under the Moroseo banner, tbalr initial Bjjpearanne "will he tn en-adaptation ot"*n International Marriage." and Pats «exmun. -the Tall Tale Teller, says It's the greatest -aw. at matt he, Tor who could flouht twe trothTul Vster ? Oowan, 'offars « dandy Tefal WcSot^*. rxbe tlrrtlla .are .not 'So aammmns -as -in Tormer p*r- tnres this .daring yoona; may -has BJspsBJSaff ao, bat there Is one -big amaalNap of twelve "* ■ahlch la a roal-rhrllluror the most-cot— The story da cnteEtatBtns, una on The wjxiole the fastuxe ihaa xa appattl -which asawld mnt fall to ".Tmxa arm «aBjasy platnres are A nakta Quotation from headline 4n Auburn, a. T, MBJBJBj •Often -hea-ril rtbem railed oflrer thlnfa, am a -nuisance Sqnprae "Utica jMure hsnsss stUl now carry a sign In view of Jisdat'sj barring Sunday shows In that town : xdtt flo .Vulsance.*' "get over." Xon. TOT ncoixOB lUif or "New Orleans hn*e orsan- -nn axKtiiceoaot'Batp fasaocSxttoo, wtm fcsod- gjdssvJssB 'in "The ^V. L. V. TB. tsbssssss^Si 4 A » Wasiu s M aoir -BSWrasroB Is ewitntlwg •* .Plan to bean 'Congress -declare -Charlie -Chaptta'B birth- *»y a national holiday. Ha 'is -sefiona -Sbodt Tt, too. Twjwouu! x?AtSBSnwji lis Ono tn 'Alfl's hi Xoak Tram Loss Angates thta waak. Oha auanobstic susssb Dnvsnll* 'Win jom John isss n e n at ttao TrUngie'B^N. r. xtnMvm and toss Off a stoxtt otTwo tar Da .dims before he ratxiiUM ho the -Coast. * " TJcbvin FaatcWb naxt Pallaa vshVde will Jw a (Patar JB. -Kyno retory which sppaarad In vhv Saturday Btwhimg Post, entHled "Ihe Parson <OT Pan a taint" (not .Paramount). At? ax aH wiy ptuastug feutute, ffflli^i cssmot fall to entertahr. ink. "IT HAPPENED IN HONOLDIU/' PRODUCED BY RED FEATHER. FIVE mmiA ; Released JTume ML By VutnandL STORY—Comedy drama. Badly constructed ana: lacking in cumulative interest. DIRECTION—Passable. ACTION—Tl resome. SITUATIONS—Commonplace ATMOSPHERE—Hawaiian atmosphere good. CONTINUITY—Uneven. SUSPENSE—Lacking. DETAIL—Poor. ACTING—Typical movie stuff. PHOTOGRAPHY—Fair. LIGHTING—Ordinary. F.XTERIOHS—Will do. INTERIORS—Will do. BOX OFFICE VALUE D oubtful. Might get by In very small house at a price. REMARKS "It Happened to Honolulu" ta not good Screen entertainment by any means. The story Is trite, the plot mechanical, and the expedients nsed of the most obvious and stereotyped nature. There is somethig about a rich man's son who wants to marry on heiress, but the Rlrl'9 mother says nix. Mother is strong for a title in the family, and ar- ranges to take daughter away to Honotata, to order to further her plana whereby daughter can be married off to BTnglirth nobleman. Having seen several English noblemen at their very worst the character as impersonated by Bar- tram GrasSby, is a little hard on the spedea. Mr. Grassby's Idea of a nobleman seems to be a mono- cle, a vacant stare, and. In general, a wooden ex- pression, which makes pan appear to be acting all the time "BUI i" wcisdriMJci iiouJaQeFo*, Dramatto Editor oi tb» New Y«xEk warn «o the Publlcfvy*3aTts=tOT«rt ttw Patri ot fOm Corpor ation, a low -w i wr mir ajtB ago, aftor thai parTcrrmance art the X.YE3ETJHI THEATRE: "'Ban H*ve ratm BfboufMB different plavsthia Winter, trut, Try all that's goofl^ndlioly i not-one ol tftana ao fasetVMvt mo or^roaTnottasfimotional tiirlil tiiat toiaalld I" Mr. TfdFfta had Jmt *»*m tint Wandarful 'sVtTTtira P lclur e t^bbsoti To JVrnarrtca, tbo Omelal British Films, made under direction oT Chftfles TJiTram,Tru» xntty civilian allowed to take photographs'on Admiral Mcwfe Great Horn Sn fleet MoUon Matere*, -whloh are the Talk til T?ew York, and from wlilch iituitlreda are -Iwk&g tumod away at every presratatlon. HOW BRITAIN PBEPfflED POWERFT33L jaSSTRXTCU'I V J& gJfTfTR, A I.T^IHG- Oraphie story o^amwrSJBOO.ODD volunteer civilian s were tr ansro rnred ttt to ean etricieTit fighting machine In 18 month»^md «rr»'GRO\T NORTH S F-ATXT 3ST, Which has 1«at«DoouittoiBd the Germans, ON GUARD AND IN ACTION. Endorsed and eulogized by the Nation's best-known pubUc man. be*rn- nlne with Seatstarn of War Baker, Chief Justice'wliite, Aasistant Oenretaxy of the Navy T*ftBse*rel£» Col.T?obert M. Thompson, Preardent oi the Navy Leasue and seventy others, Senators, Congressmen and eminent eirici^ls. XTNXTED STATES RIGHTS CONTROLLED BY THE PATRIOT FILM CORPOSATIOM 788 «EVC«JTH AVENUE, MEW YORK AX. uchtman, Ganeral His ringer Correspondence from first iclass Theatres is invitad