Variety (October 1918)

St. : J 46 BUY BONDS *■.•** - ■» -. . - »^>- ■ ■«-■ ■ ■ ■ • • . . ..'•. w*. -■ ..--■■ .. ■* , . ■TN. ■ , .,./: NEWS OF THE FILM WORLD. William' Fox - will release during October novon hlg pictures. — "Vrlvato Peat," a new propaganda picture, will be released by Famous Players, Oct. 13. David J. Lustlg ha? been appointed manager of the Empire (pictures), Bridgeport, Conn. v ■ I Raymond Hatton has been engaged by Doug- las Fairbanks to appear In "Arizona." He will tako the part of "Tony." • In "Thirty Days," tacr forthcoming Metro production, May Allison has the role of a speoderctte. She drives many types of motors. Louis Sberwln, formerly dramatic critic of the New York Globe, has been appointed spe- cial press-representative for Goldwyn. The release date of "A Perfect 86," Mabel Normand's Goldwyn comedy, has been changed from Oct. 21 to Oct. 28. • Bob Alexander has accepted the manage- ment of tbe Sunshine Comedy Studio, with headquarters In Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - Oct 20 has been selected by Famous Players for the release of the Caruso picture, "My Cousin." An auxiliary studio has been built at Fort Lee by Goldwyn for the exclusive use of Ger- aldlne Farrar and her director, Reginald Barker. Montagu Love and June Elvldge are being co-starred In "Tbe Quickening Flame"; Trav- ers Vale Is directing. It will not be released until January. Thomas Bedding has written a film feature, "Suspicion/' which has been produced by M. H. Hoffman, with Wilmuth Merkyl, Grace Davidson and Warren Cook In the cast. Kredcrlp Melville has been engaged by Car- roll & Plunkctt to impersonate American Am- bassador Walter Hlnes Page In the feature film, "The Woman the Germans Shot," In which Julia Arthur Ib to be starred. Simultaneously witb the release of Petrova's Ofth feature by the First National Exhibitors' Circuit, entitled "The Panther Woman," the International Press News Service will syndi- cate the story of. the star's life, Florence Reed, scheduled to return to the spoken drama In "Threads of Destiny," will soon complete her first picture as .a United Picture Theatres star. John M. Btahl will be her director.. Alma Hanlon was married to Louis W. Myll Sept 20. Both Lave been married before and divorced. Mrs. Myll was formerly the wife of Walter J. Klngsley. • They were divorced Oct. 8, 1017. She Is a member of the Hanlon family of "Superba" fame. During Henry Walthall's engagement at the Criterion, where he Is appearing in "Tbe Awakening," he will answer thea uit brought against him by Anthony Paul-Kelly for $5,000, alleging a breach on an option for Walthall's film services. Tbe Norma Talmadge organization, com- prising the star, her director, Sidney Frank- lin, Thomas Melghan, Gladden James, A. E. Warren and others, have gone to Los Angales to make the exteriors for Miss Talmadge's next photoplay, "Tbe Heart of Wetona." They will be gone about four weeks. Through the Windmill Film Corp., the Edu- cational Films Corp. has sold prints of "Sccnica Beautiful," Dltmar'a "Living Book of Nature" and "Mexico Today" to 12 foreign elude Great Britain, France, Holland, Nor- way, Sweden, Denmark, Spain. Portugal, Italy, Japan, South Africa, Australia and Brazil. Booking arrangements were made last week by the U. B. O. for the Florence Reed feature, "Wives of Men," now bandied by the Pioneer Film Corp., and "The Talk of the Town" (Dorothy Phillips) to play the pop houses of the United, with tbe first bookings this week in Jersey City for the Phillips film, while tbe Reed subject will have Its start Oct. 28. The next Chaplin comic film will play all the big time vaudeville houses. Joe Daly, of the United Booking Oil superintended tbe taking of a special film* plctlng the recent dedicatory exercises ar- ranged for the Victory Roll of Honor of the St. John's Parish, Lsrchmont, the tablet con-' talnlng 140 names, with three golden stars adorning the roll. Rev. Richard Cobden, of the Parish, boB .two boyB In service, one be- ing on Ensign Vincent Aster's boat. The pic- ture wan about 850. feet, and was shown at the Parish last Friday night . The Rajah theatre, which was until laat.yesr ' thfl Toftf"Acado'my"T6f' : MTisIcr' and"Jras srnce "Keen bought by the local Shrlners and remodeled, Oct. 7. D. W. OrinUh's motion picture spectacle "Hearts of the World" will form treu spoctlclo" Hearts of the World" will form the first attraction on the hoards. Many good oV.rtn.-a la ,-ii.nn-i Icorl /lnrlnc- fho wlfltap Inrlllri. RULING PASSIONS. Eveline Roland ...Julia Dean Louise Palmer... Claire Whitney John Walton....> Edwin Arden Lew,,the Butler, Doan Borrup The Sehomer Photo-Play Co. presented "Rul- ing Passions" at -a private showing. The picture was written and directed by Abraham S. Sehomer. It- tells a commonplace story with various - out-backs which slows up the Plot JValton, a wealthy broker and real estate owner, is in need of the services, of a nurse, but .the nurses- do not understand that his ailment Is more mental than physical. He has saved a friend of his youth (Vernon) from the police whom they have arrested as he was about to commit suicide. Ho makes Vernon his partner. Walton is also iinjove with a rural school teacher who baa a brotber guilty of forging a note for $6,000. Walton pays for the forgery .without asking for a receipt. He wins the school teacher and invites her and her parent* to New York, where abo meets his partner' who has become a social lion. The girl and Vernon start a" flirtation, find out they love each other and marry. Meantime Walton has the partnership dis- solved and promises to get even. The telling of this part of tbe story Ib by a butler who Informs the new nurse (Julia Dean) of what has transpired. - Walton is now a crusty person and wants to witness the eviction of tenants from his various properties. The nurse goes along and persuades him to temper bis action with mercy. He Is on the point of financially .-' crushing Vernon and his wife, who has be- come a mother, when the nurse Invites them ' to Walton's house where they are forgiven 1: and receive assistance. At.the start of the picture an attempt is made at an allegory, ae "Hate," "Revenge," "Mercy" and "Love." Here tbe titles are too ' long and numerous. The tinting and pho- tography are well done, while the acting and directing are in excellent hands. Tbe consistency and continuity are strained at'times while the padding could be eliminated. The action is slow with a great deal of pathos. Just two laughs in the picture, which, how- ever, holds interest *:■ *- . . ' jr. i •'.''■•■ • ' : • . - •• '• ■ *■'?'■ •... • V v* ■ :■" ■■- '■■* i. :".» -' •'- . . : . : -.. ■ . - > ■ • •---.- • ; V ' •'- -. • :' : ■• v-.y , : Vv ■ . h -": - - "• ' - •' ■•'. : . .,;/■ .. . ■■■ • -."•.- .'■ -. • :.". J:-:±- ■ ... . ^ ... ■ ' ■■' ' "'V ' -v .- ■■_■ ;■ *'.'■-•" - *? ■ i-' •» ~ MAURICE TOURNEUR ' • •' • : -. "The legitimate occupation of man's mind is woman" GEORGE MOORE. •.."> MAURICE TOURNEUR PRODUCTIONS v - ANNOUNCES ITS SECOND PRODUCTION Written by Charles Whittaker V - . . - Directed by Maurice Tourneur *' --. , ' V . • - - .- . - .a "WOMAN" will be exhibited in v a Broadway theatre in October ■ Rights to "SPORTING LIFE" in the following countries are trtill available: South America. Panama, South Africa, India, China, Japan, Dutch East Indies, Italy, Spain and Russia. MAURICE TOURNEUR PRODUCTIONS *.-, STUDIOS—FORT LEE, N. J. SELLING AGENTS, HILLER & WILK LONGACRE BLDG, 42ND & BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY ,-• ■ ei. -. . v /•» - ' 3 1 ..'--,>