The New York Clipper (February 1919)

34 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER February .19, 1919 FEATURE FILM REPORTS r "THE ECHO OF YOUTH" Graphic—Six Reds * Cut Charles Rlchman Peter Graham Leah- Bairtl Olive Martin Pearl Bhepard Anita Graham Marie Shottcctl lire. Peter Oraham Jack McLean Harold Martin Howard Halt Jon* Carlyle Pegn stumor Marian Ducet WBKmm Beehtel Thomae Donald Philip Van. Loan Marcel Duett S umy D ramatic. Written by Ivan Abram- son. Directed by Ivan Abramson. Featur- ing Charles Rlchman and Leah Balrd. The largest crowd of exhibitors that ever attended the formal showing of a feature aim packed their way Into the New York Theatre roof last week to witness the invita- tlon showing of "The Echo of Youth," the latest dramatic feature film written and di- rected by Ivan Abramson for the Graphic mm Corporation. And the picture wag well worth witnessing, for It tells an Intensely Interesting story in a coherent and quite per- fect film manner. The story centers around Peter Graham, a wealthy lawyer and social light, happily mar- ried and who has achieved his life's ambition by winning an election to the Supreme Court bench. ■ . Graham's daughter, Anita, falls in lore with Harold Martin, a rising young news- paper reporter who Is the son of Olive Mar- tin, with whom Graham bad been In lore twenty years before, la Chicago. OUve Martin Is a former Mew Orleans cabaret singer and met Graham in Chicago while the latter waa practicing law there. Graham acted as her attorney there, where she was accused of obtaining Jewels under false pre- tenses, A lore springs up between them, which later develops Into the intimacy which more than twenty years later Graham looks back noon as his "bitter past." For during that time be has been paying his former Inamorata $2,000 a year to support her child, Jack Martin. ^ However, on the day that Graham Is sworn in as a Judge, Olive Martin happens to be In Mew York and goes to bis chambers to tell trim that, unless be divorces bis present wife, to whom he Is happily married, and marries her to undo the wrong be committed years before sbe will reveal to the world his former relationship with her. The Judge agrees to divorce his wife and marry the adventuress. In the meantime. Jack Martin has been told that bis fiancee's father is also his own father, so he tells the Judge's daughter that, although he loves her, he can never marry ber. However, Tbomaa Donald, OUve Martin's brother-in-law, finally reveals to the Judge that he is in reality Jack's father, but that be permitted Olive Martin to foist his son upon the judge. This revelation naturally brings the young lovers together again and tends to further cement the love and respect that has existed between the <ndge and his wife. Lean Balrd as Olive Martin deserves stellar honors because of the subtle manner In which sbe played the role of the conniving adven- turess. Charles Rlchman played the role of Peter Graham in a capable and dlgnlifled manner, and Pearl Shepard, Marie Shotwell and Jack McLean proved themselves worthy of the roles tbey enacted. Howard Hall, Peggy Sbanor, William Beeh- tel and Philip Tan Loan acted tbe roles as- signed to them with creditable Intelligence. Box OSes Vain* Run. "HELL ROARIN' REFORM" Fox. FIvb Reel*. Cast Tim Regan Tom Mix Dorie Jenkins..... Kathleen Connors Jenkins, her father George Berrell MinUter B. M. Turner Baxter. Jack Curtis Bartender. Cupid Morgan Starr —Dramatic. Written by Joseph Roach. Scenario by Charles Kenyon. Directed by - Edward Le Saint. Featuring Tom Mix. "Hell Roarin' Reform" la the usual Western type of film, with a. villain that chews his cigars and the hero a wild devil who, for the sake of the glrL decides to reform. Tim Regan lands In Tarantula City with a big thirst, which he immediately sets about String rid of. The sheriff decides that the St way to get him out of the town is to give him the money raised for the Belgian Babies' Milk Fund and have him take It to a city ninety miles from there, which he does. Ob his way there he Is held np and loses the money. He then goes to get It back and, in doing so. stops the same band of thieves from holding up a stage-coach, stops the run- away of tbe coach, falls in love with a girl on the vehicle and gets the money hack. He then arranges for the delivery of the- money by a parson who has been run out of Tarantula City by the tough element which la in power. On his arrival in town he sets about re- forming tbe town and the manner In which be does so and finally saves the girl. from the villain's clutches, goes to make up an Interesting film that la well played and con- tains plenty of thrills. - ,, BnOmcaValoa One day. ■::.:'.-.■ : '..- .,: ■: ; ;:\- .-.:.;. v - "MADE IN AMERICA" HodUneon. Eight Reals. Cast " Ma a r ra y s Richard Turner Jimmy Erere Edward Burnt Mrs. Evert Lillian Lawrence A anew Erere Emily Marceau Joe Nelson Philip Banford lire. Xelson Florida Kinatley Mr. y el ton. .Brian Dawley Story—Educational. Written by tbe Divi- sion of Films, directed by Ashley Miller. To be released serially in eight episodes. "Made In America" will, undoubtedly, cause a sensation, despite the fact that It Is s trifle - lste. Although the war is over; people are still, curious to know bow it wss all done so quickly, and. "Made In America" is the answer. The film is without doubt the best of its kind yet seen and should hold interest from beginning to end. Tbe plot is worked around tbe draft, with a little romance for heart interest put in. Also, tbe romance is symbolic 'of the attitude the different people in tbe country took on the draft question. Thus, In two brothers, John and Jimmy Evers. are produced those who were willing to go and glad of a chance. In Joe Nelson is shown tbe character who went to war only because be wan compelled to go. In Nelson Is seen the chronic grouch who, slowly - but surely, because of his com- ing Into contact wtib the others, changed his attitude. The film shows the drawing of the lot- teries and tbe method in which the local boards worked. Every slightest detail that bad anything to do with the "»a""ir of the American army was reproduced in a manner that will make anyone take his hat off to the Government for efficiency. The film goes on to show wbat happened on tbe .arrival of tbe draftees at camp, the various exam- inations, physical and mental .and how tbe men were put to the work for which they were best suited. Some comedy was neatly Injected into tbe film and holds' interest. Scenes In France are shown and the ad- vanced training tbe soldiers received there is revealed. The picture is unusual for one of its kind, as it contains thrills snd laughter ani the romance Is nicely put In. Tbe titles of the various episodes are as follows: "Made In America," "Nine Millions An- swer," "The Rookie." "The Victory Army In the Making." "Building the Soldier," "The Hated K. P.," "Overseas to Victory," and "Forward, Ever Forward." Box Ofica Vafaa Full Run. "HARD BOILED" Paramount-Five Reals Cast Corinne MelrotC Dorothy Dalton Bitty Penrose C. w. Mason Deacon Simpson Billy Oourtwr i ght Aunt Tiny Colrin.. Gertrude Clair Hiram Short Walter Hiert Story—Comedy drama. Written by John Lynch, directed by Victor Scbertzlnger, supervised by Thomas II. Ince. featuring Dorothy Dalton. Remark* Although "Hard Boiled" is nothing out of the ordinary as films go, the play has an ap- pealing touch about it that Is sure to make good. The work la well done and la worthy of commendation. Corinne Melrose Is the leading lady of a musical comedy that has been left In the lurch by a crooked manager who absconded with the box office receipts of a "one horse" town without paying tbe salaries of the mem- bers of the company. She gives all her money to one of the members of the company who is broke and wants to get to her sick baby, and refuses aid from Billy Penrose, another member of the company who loves her. She is welcomed and stays temporarily with Aunt Tiny Colvln, a charitable, woman of the village who "don't even believe in Hell." The latter is worried about a note for <200 which she owes to the village sMnrllnt. Deacon Simpson. Penrose, in the meantime, has found out Corinne's predicament and again tries to convince Corinne to come with. nun. She refuses and he gets a Job in the village hotel to be near her. At a picnic Corinne goes with the Deacon and pretends to get drunk on bard cider in his house. While be is-out of the room she finds where he hides bis money and takes two hundred dollars from It, with which she pays him for the note. Billy later rescues her from the obnoxious attentions of the village bnmkln and tens her he has got booking for their show. Cor- inne, however, has come to love the simple life and does not want to leave the town. Billy has also come to that conclusion and they decide to marry and settle down In the village. ... Best Oatee Vahso One day. WANTS FILMS IN SCHOOLS GOSHEN, N. Y, F>b. 15.—After success- fully conducting experiments in teaching children in grammar schools with the art of. motion pictures, in Middletown, Orange County, James F. Tuthfll, the Superin- tendent of Schools, has gone on record as in favor' of films for schools. ABOUT YOU! AND YOU!! AND YOU!!! . (Continued from page 25) Bert. Lewis, now at Camp Grant, expects to receive his discharge this week. Jack - Stewart and Meraa Latteralle, who recently joined hands, are offering a new vaudeville act.' in "Eyes of Youth" at the Manhattan Opera House, starting a two weeks' en- gagement there in "Little Teacher" on February 24. ...... John Woodford is a member of Lorin J. Howard's "The Brat" company, which played the Victoria Theatre, Chicago, last week. Jack H. Hawkins, who- has been in an army camp in Arkansas for fifteen months, expects to receive his discharge shortly and will immediately return to vaudeville with a monologue written around army life. Grace Valentine will be starred in a new play, written, by Frederick and Fannie Hatton. Oliver, Morosco will produce the piece, which has not as vet been given a title. Mary Ryan follows Maljorie Rambeau James C Marlowe, Catherine Conegys, Jean: De: Briae, Brie Jewett, Olin Field, Audrey Baird, Ethelbert Hales, Charles Wingate, Mand Milton, Louis Morrison and Jessie rTagel are included in the cast of "Thirty Days." FLASHES FROM THE SCREEN Peggy Hyland Is now working on "Miss Adventure." Julius Steger has completed "Break the News, to ..Mother." Herbert Lubln has Joined A. H. Sawyer in Miami, Florida. Monroe Salisbury is now working on "The Great White Darkness." Edith Robert's latest Universal film has been.named "A Taste of Life." Robert Christian Anderson has signed with Universal for a period of two years. Eugene Strong has been signed by the VltagTaph to appear in a number of feature pictures. ■ Edmund Lawrence has signed with tbe Fox Films to direct Theda Bara's future productions. The first issue of the Universal New Screen Magazine will be released Friday, February 21st. "The' Girl Problem," with Corrine Grif- fith, will be the first March release of the Vitajgraph Company. Ralph Ince has returned to the Vitagraph Company, after a two years' absence aa an Independent director. B. Nichols, the managing director of tbe Motion Picture Sales Agency, of London, arrived here last week. William L. Sherril left for San Antonio last week to see the making of the two- reel Texas Gulnan picture there. Carl Laemrale, president of Universal, is on his way to Universal City, where he Intends to stay for a short time. The first "Ralph Ince Film Attraction" for the S-L Company Is called "Virtuous Men." E. K. Lincoln Is featured.. Slgmund Goldberg, of the Osceola Thea- tre. In the Bronx, was fined 125 for ad- mitting children Into the house last week. Mr. and Mrs. Carter de Haven have com- pleted their first comedy for the Robert- son-Cole people entitled, "What Could Be Sweeter."- Harry Levey, manager of the Universal Industrial department will address the Cleveland, O., "Ad" Club on "The Art of Industrial Pictures." Montgomery Flagg's satirical comedy "Beresford of the Baboons," has been added to this week's program at the Strand Theatre by Manager Joseph L. Plunkett. Kenneth E. Webb has been engaged by the Select Pictures Corporation to direct Alice Brady In her next picture for that company called "The World to Live In." The first four productions of Unlversal's new star attraction series will be: Monroe Salisbury In "The Light of Victory/' "The Scarlet Shadow," with Mae Murray; Harry Carey in "A. Fight for Love," and Priacilla Dean in "The Silk-Lined Burglar." VAUDEVILLE BILLS (Continued from page 27) Drcsdner—Colombia A Victor. (list Half)—Mel- roy Slaters—Newell A Most—Tennessee Ten—Die Bnrton-^LaFranc e Bros . SOUTH BEHD, IHD. Orphaom (First Half)—Clifford A Marsh—Keane A Walsh—Bdw. Bsmonde A Co,—Boy Gordon— 'Tollies of Today." (Last Half)—Dreon Girls— Walmaley A Kjera—Jack Alfred Trio. ST. LOOTS, HO. Grand Open. Haa ss J ohnny A Wise—LaMorrow Bros.—Stuart A Keeley—Hooper A Bar fchar t— Panama Trio—Van Broa.—Claire Hanson A Village Poor—Bawla A Von Kaufman—your Casters. Khun (First Half)—Parrlnea—Began ft Benard —"The Rainbow Berne"—Jarrls A Harrison. (Last Half) —Colli ns A Wlhno t—Ernest Hlatt. 'I'tfwav KAT/TJC TBD. Brand (First' Half)—Berberta A Beeaoo— Mltcbene A Mitch— "The Girl on the Magazine" Steve Jonas*—Three Ambler Bros.. WESTERN B. F. KEITH VAUD. EXCHANGE BATTLE HttKKrl, MICH. Bijou (First Half)—Delias A Imos—Patrick * otto—Beimel's Canary Opera—Sam A Ada Beverly. (Last Half)—Tbe Kerrtrjea—Brosini—McOormtek A Wallace—Wilson A wnson—Albertlna Ranch BaBat Co. I BAT CTTT, aflsaaj Bijou (First Half)—Tracy. Palmer * Trney— Lena Shaw A Co.—Fred Elliott—Aerial Booueya, (Last Half)—Joe Barton—Deane A De mo n -Old Soldier fiddlers—Fr ances Doughe rty, TLTST. JB1UH.' Palace (First Half)—Mlrpeh Selbinl Co.—Mack A~ Mabel!*—Mand Karl A Co.—Arthur De aiuu — Van* Bene, (last Half)—Tbe Altkens Triable A Thomas—Zelaya—Sullivan A Myen—"Ragtime Court." JACKSOH. MICH. Orpkatm (First Half)—Mmneal D*Witts—var/da —Marlon Munson A Co.—"Lerltaticn." (Last Half)—Deldaa A Imos— Patrick A Otto—Belmont"« Canary Opera—Sam A Ada Beverly. Bijou (First Half)—Tbe Altkeas—Irfnfcse A Thomas—Zelaya—Sullivan A Meyers— "Bagtiine Conrt." (Last Half)—Musical DeWltts—Var/da —Marton tasmson A Co.—"Leritation." ! BAGlsTAW, aCCH. Jeffera-Strand (First Half)—Joe Barton—Alt- boS Sisters—Byron A Langdon— Dean e A DaBrow —"Old Soldier Fiddlers"—Frances Dougherty. (Xast Half)—iiizpati Selbinl Co.—Mack A Mabelle —WIU J. Ward A Girls—Arthur Deacon—Van A Bene. INTERSTATE CIRCUIT DALLAS, TEX. Jfajnetie— "Birds of a Feather"—Scott A Bls- aett—Edith Clifford—Married via Wireless—Bare* Combs—"BnbeTUle." FORT WORTH, TEX. Majestic—Florenx Doo—Ryan A Ryan—John R. Gordon A Co.—Joseph L. Browning—"Mimic World"—Frlscoe. GALVESTOE, tttt O. 0. House (Feb. 23-24.)—Shirley Sisters- Fred Kornao—Brendel A Burt—An American Ac* —Lou Holts—Flyin g He nrys. H0UBT0S, SEX. Hnjeetio— (Jim A Myrtle Donedln—John Getgar —Fisher Hawley A Co.—Offlcer Vokes A Don- Stone A Kallrs A Co.—Creole Fashion Plate—Three O'Gorman Girls. KASHAS, CTTT, XO. Globe (First Half) TtfirTClntu de Oases) Pauline Haggard—Tabor A Green. (Last Half)— Doberty A ScaUa—Hlckey A Hart—Raymond Bond A Co.—Maybelle PhflUpe—KUla Nowlan Troupe. IBBI sanr a star MajseUe (First Half)—Mr. and Mrs. Gordon wude—Decorators ' D ale A Burch—Prosper A Morat. (Last Half)—Wyoming Trie—Amoros A Jsnerte—Ford A Urmi—Bosch A MeOsrdy. Oklahoma city, okla. Lyric (First Half)—Blcknen—Four Farmetettes —Qumore A Brown Co.—Geo. Everett—Freer Bag- got A Freer. (Last Half)—Keno A Wagner— Nadell A Pollette—"Somewhere in France"—Nick Hofford—College Quintette. BAB AVTOSnO. TEX. Majestic—Eddy Doe—Nora Kelly—Ezra Ms thews A Co.—Bart Eerie ft Girls—"Oh Charmed"—Milt Collins—Aua Mosksva. . ■ 8T. JOSEPH, MO. Crystal (First Half)—White Brothers—E. J. Moore—Viola Bapp A Co. (Last Half) flfsntl ons de Onsos—Pauline Haggard—Tabor A Green. TDTsVA, OKLA. (First Half)—Lambert]—Boothby ft Famu A Co.—aid Lewis—"Oh mat Melody." (Last Half)—BIcxneU—Four Farmerettes—GUmore Brown A Co.—Geo. Everett Raggett ft Freer.