The billboard (Feb 1911)

111 MOTION PICTURE REVIEWS Wlule tfaaae c ri t idMn a of films as they are released are intended primarily for the information and-guid- anoe Of ediilitton» they ire ako €ffy iwtgiri mwil iiMg to BnmifMtim liy dmwing attention to the salient points of merit as well as the deficiencies in the output of their competitors. Producing directors and managers of scenario departments find their counsel welcome and their substance of never-failing interest. Imp. prod n od SALES CO. iX UtAOnrAXT SLOPEICEirT. tij. Feb. 2. 500 feet. Tlw eomleslltr ot thU ftlm la tt* cootlBiMitloo ot tt* «»eetl«B — ^ ttnofta ■ wtadoir. Tbe adBbcr oC tb* cock h tbe one wbo does th» •Jcetiag tad h» mtr tlx rigtatfnl owner of tbo home for a lo^er who baa bacn vujlat hia wife Of coonc at Om last mlnota all la I np. The fllm U tmt cood. __f be JiMt a little too m ^ Ike window bat l»eTCTtbel< MS with ezcelkat Itala. Bm !■ • ■dtaB iqrlnc bia haad. «t.flM W M lWi Ml ■MMIWi. Then Id ■ H: ■: iMi TBS was. Id tbla dlB y^te^ dU^weedJlUi. _ Dnma. Feb. 3. la a B »aat atoiT «Mtk a <blU cOMti ■> flU aiBdmotber*! rctvn to (to hoate ot ber patcata tftcr tbe yoons wife baa ctwed the old Iidr'i n- aoral to tbe old Udj'a tom«- Patboe has be«n la- bctnl Into tbla ftlm la Itrte quaatltlee, and the ebararter of tbe child la iocb tbat la boond to ap- ■aal. Tha lltUe actreM iiiii III! special menttoo tha nadt Ikat an a^ bappOr. Tbe wmmn ti tbat of tkeir aaw itndlo h Murtand Mt la tfl t* tha caad. Tka tim la boaad to Ian. SO. This la another tood fllm with aome qnlek eoaaadr work oa tbo part ot tbo robber, who labaa Ik* •lac* ad ■ d—iiig la IMat •( • FILM NEWS TNS nOMON STUDiO, Studio, located at Badfbcd Paik. JIMr Tatk City, Im a laise holldlas. two aldas aad tbo toot of wbleb are ot daaa. with a atagc space araUable ot apptudmately 100 tc«t aquirr. With this latfe spaea It Is not at all oncommoa to bare three or mora aata ' at a Betbod of adTertlalav. Pram e made wltbln five or ten mln- leCBCBt allde said to bo ot greater taellltr and of leas east ta tha theatre maaacer. atore. eradlar the paHc*. eaeaplac tbeieb> trmporarllr. Bat he Is packed op Id a bo* with a Domber of "««■«'"■" which are seat to a Blner baby cooccaeloo la a park, aad seta daddadlr tbe wont of It antn he Inmps oal tt Vm ivik ud frlBhtena tbe pabona lata (Scenes at jkE fpfsou JiA^ffKn//&vif Q:^ MB irr MX. Bcie la a boUr stoty •1th Tery earetnllr select- ad IntCTlor accaety and res- tfar Powera pbetosrapby. It la the aiaty of al^ iOR'8 LVB CbmedT. Eclair, •a. Has feet. Here li a coed Eclair Cb wltb eajoyable con* ady. It la tbe story of a bmffrj Emperor wbo smdia the iroma emitttns from aaep boUiug la a aobor- dhate'i qoarter oa a floor Mow. Die Emperor aeada It aik the aobordlnite for jWae ta order to utiafy bla btmser and tbe MMr comBlleo prorlded the Emperor dine him Ste^tte' aoboidlaato*^Jf" *°°*S'*dl»* *al^Smam Vt» part'sc'lba tbH* attSdants •nrtat him fraa (cttlac a Uts to eat. The Cr ofllcer la forced to boy a meal after TbK the table of the Bmperor. Tbie ple- tee 1* full of tbod comedy aad tboald there- •■e prora a good one. A won OF OLD OLOBT. I>rama. Tankec. laa. ST. 'Bate la a plot that baa been ae«a la oathee on preTlooa nr.realeaa bat arferl It la ao worked op aa to boM I ^waL It la a atory of ta ma ward of a merceiury P taa conSn^ of tbe Ratem. . etaa brr as hia wife after •conntpr with the aorth ' He la Immediately followed aad aa a telesrapb pole only to be eleetrocnted aaa «ap to the earth .In parte. Hta followers. «C cawMi, leare blm pteaomibly St only for' borlal, bnt accordlns to tbe Eclair knack tb« varlooa porttona of bla body reaaaemble and the whole man walks oS trlumphtiitly. Thla- ■• a rood film of eDtertklDlas qoalltlea and not a word of complaint can be ralaeil asalnat the* photography. uwue son. laa. Si. a*t aatn tha rerr end aa ptags aaty aaa mklMt. Ibe ezpoaltfoD ta tear hat wbaa the cUaaz .eanca It crowda aeaae. coal (aa lata It. It la a tip for the bachelei ^ aa ba a a mmt terrible tine* trytnc to aew hIa orereoat. He knocka orer tbe lama aad aews bla robe to the* caipet ud In fact aukaa BStedway at all. Be If lacenlona enoogb to adrar- tlae for a partner wbo can* sew ind all tbe iplosteM of tha tews make It a polar ta demaaatrato their skOr at the aacdle la order to wla a batter half. How er^ Itaarias learea thaa* ' la the tea attar Us aeady TK.'^ »ai» beta aeeaai pliahed. Tbe plot Is aood- and fnn of ton aad the- pbotosraphy np to tbar Otett Northern ataadard Enoagb aald. BACK TO weoM at «aaMa be tmpeaSLs la aar atndlOb Aa a eaaa la point may be I the lialllaSlId aeene In Tbe Price of VIctecy. which b ta be leleaaed Febraary 21. Tbla aat which cooatctfMta nature ao closely aa to de- celTe tbe ordlaaiT eye. took np almoot the entire width of tbe Stndio In order to set tbe^ repaired depth. A great many dead toldlais are ahown on tbe troond, aitd aa Napoleoo and bis ataff enter the pletnre from tbe tear. It will be apparent that they ride qntte a distance before ttacHas tts troot. (Coatlaoed on page tT.) AN IMPORTANT INVENTION. ■AID OR 895 feet. OoQodF* ^Tbls fllm la another proof of good Imp com* •dy. Sod aod father attend a priae flgbt; they jre chawNi by the police Into their own home, one policeman followa eren Into tbe hooae. gje iwn, bowerer. diagolaea aa a aerraat and »TOi!ti iiiii ocilDg and flirtation, tbe remoTal of :-ciiian from the hooae la tafely sccom- liuti I. as the ofltcer la fonnd to be moat •BIBernblo to the charma of the aoppooed kttrh- • ■aid. PbotnitTaphy and acting O. K. BEST FRIEin>. 27. Drama. Here la a fllm that deserres special mention w l«o reaaon*. Flrat, tbe reallam of the ••at acene. aa the ware-motion la well depleted, emadiy. the ezcelleBt acting of tbe canine. TUa foi.terrler, a weader for the apontanelty N hla work. p iiil My aecompllshed the moat Wjer work ever acej Kl ad oa tha aereea. la tM« ES:i,jr*t J'"' » akaeHy aew bat la well """rd. being that ot a y«ai« ■aglMbmaa who lU most marry an A^^^-^-^-=^ «•"• orer wltb hIa dog, * aa ncran liner tk. i«4IM. being tbTt a Jr wlU most marry an «•"• orer wltb hIa d< • aa aeean liner. Tb. laea nf imperannatlng tbe coosla after baring iS?'; rightfol celatlre. bat bla erfl plana gr. ffyttatx br tbe ilatacaaaa of the dqc. caaahu lie la a thug Tbe latter oaaeelTca the rax. BSDAI. XSAIL. Draaaa. Master. VM. .^T*" P'nt of this story, whll* « cannot be t"»«;rd of COBTentlonallty. yet la not dlallnct- J?""™* angles are woren Bridgeport. Conn.. Jan. SS.—It has remained two bright yoong men of thla city, once tbe ) of the gn-ateat of ahowmeo, P. T. Bar- to aolTe the qneatlon of preaeotlng elec- morlng plctnrea In alt commnnltles which aot bare an electric light plant; and leanlts «r tbat tbe Parwrll Bcothera hare the ma- chine, Itkewlao a fortnne In their grasp. In aoWIng the qnestloo of dealgnlng a port- able deetrle Boring pletnre derlce, ther bare (Coallaned on page IT.) BRIGHT-LIGHT PICTURES. After iditeen year* experimenting, nua. Hcrbst, reeldlog near Raaleton. Pa., baa In- rented what l!i knoim as Briitht-Ugbt Plcttire*, a process by which motion plctort's can be pro- tectrd In a fnlly Illnmlnated theatre. Wltb Irigbt-Ugbt PktaCM •aatoalBia tba «t to eansed. aar daaa tba pMaaa Issa any: ag Ha cleameaa. . ^ Rir msny yesra th<T« has been a oaaar far an JnTcatton of this sort to abate tba eo af asloa that reanlted from a dark theatre. la the theatres where the Inrentlon has been tried It has had the spproral of all aadlences. The Pat Casey Agency, which Is Interested In the Inrentlon. la Inataltlng tbe aystem In many Taaderllle and motkm pletnre theattva. •PUmN« HAIRS. Bncotlaa baa beca takes ta the asa ot tb- -ord "aodleacc'f la coaaeetlon with pabUelt)' glrea tbe moTtog picture, daloilng that s andlence la a body of beareca, or Uateocr* True enOQKb. Mr. lyrist, but reference to tbe Standard Dictionary shows tbat the word b- often been flgorttlTely oaed to deacrtbe tesd- ers of bboks. Howerer. let tbla notice be a warning to all ye motion picture synapsis writ- era, critics, pea ptiahen and aerlbee that I' yea wonld avoid tbe contumely of aforeaal*! petsoD la wrttlajc of atortag plenura patnms. N- ta daaigaata " ST. .UNIIS THEATRE MANAaSRS OiaSOLVE PARTNERSHIP. our This la a otoiT at a yoatk cast float bone bv » ataca father. He triea bb- iial bat la aaable to ta . caaa employment wbsie opea he drlfU Into erlr company Jnat as be ha> about decided to end hi- misery. Be la unwillingly forced to become an sc complice to a band of tblerea bnt bla honor orer eomee him Jnat aa one ot tbe plimderera la aboot ta atah a maa whoaa boose . tbay haia aatercd. Tba at* gets tba Jab ia Ut TYPO-PAD FOR ANNOUNCE- MENTS. - The T>po-Pad, from which may be made de- algna (or idrertlslng diapltyt, annooncemrnta. etc.. Is an Innoratlon Introdncod Into tbe world of motion Pictures by the American Typo-Pad Company, of Raleigh. N. C. The Typo-Pad, to oc'lk^aaaMB(iHitat*ia& bMaoia'aC IM 'mS^- St. Loala. Ian. 31 (Special to Tbe Billboard >. —Mcaara. O. T. Crawford and Frank Jtklbot. ownera and manaicers of tbe l^rcsata bare ulasolTcd partnership. Sti; — lag disposed of bla Interetti. Tbe lyceam waa opened nearly dra years ago and waa tbe ftret large picture theatre. n<^ only In St. Lonia, bnt In America, and baa paid tome htndtome dlrldemla aince tbe day I' opened. Mr. Crawford's reason for dlspoalBg of bis Interest la tbat he la glrlng np tbe axclnslTe picture business, and la going Into the rande- Tllle game. During the past year bo baa con- stmcted flre flrst-dsaa flre-proof theatree In St. Louis. Wltb seating cspacltles of 1.250 to l.BOO and coating from 143.000 to $90,000. Aside from tba Bra aow la operation, be la aagsjlatlaa tar tea otaer loeatlaas In toe dty aad baW.ea them aa fsat aa they ace actitdred. Plaaa are now betag drawn for a theatre and bonding to ha erected near Sixth and Pine arccea te coat two btndred thonssad dbllan' wMk a acatlag eapeetty ot S.COO. plettd Oils wm be tbe bcgcet Tsndenile hooae la the couut r y . Tbe oSce building will be either eight er ten atorlea and an entire floor will hooae tbe O. T. Crawford Interests of which there are many. Aside from operallng these tbeatrea. be has bla own booking office from which bla beasea sre anpplled as well ss iereral others In the dty and twenty-eight ont of town bonsaa. Mr. Crawford Is alM> Interested la tbe Osy- ety Theatre here, which Is the borne of the Columbia Amnaement Compan.T'a attractloaa and Is one e( the best psying thestree plsy«4 by tte aatbia Wbeal. •f the-' Ma !• tared, «b» caies fir itatal la te« ~ _ tara aad raeoaelMatloa la tba patcraal bold. Good photocrapby aod acting tbroagb out. TEE TAXIOAB XTBTEBT. Jan. SOl Draiaa. Taakee Here Is a eorktag dctectire storx. A l ew il e i la robbed by a wUy Italian who gate blm lata a tazlcab oa the pretenae ot belag a pi o apa c tlTe cnatomer. Aa Italian detecttre la engaged to hunt down the thief and bla ezperlencea li accomplMdng his end are rety tbrllllag. Need leaa to aay. lore entera In the atory and aa tha of hIa well directed labara tha detec the excrilcat . a girl wha bm rolea aad -wlB' _ hlmaetf and tbe two form a good team. TB atocy of tbla pletnre allowa much tan. romping, tiimMing and upruarhina comedy. Of roorae. Foolsbead and his constn partner are able to come out nnscathed. because ot tbclr seeming limocence. alttioagb tbey are tbe caae* . all the exdtenent. This la a good dim aad i- TOBV lOUOV. Itals. Thla p bo t egc a pble tale ot the WES dstoty. Is dMtaeai part of tbe Htat ta* mnsl patraa of not _ edoeattaiaL It aatboc*a I'fe imt , the nickelodeon. He tg aaatMp aaaoclatad wBb llteratnrc only, and (tw ban arcr learned tkt poet In bis political eoanectloBa. The fllm tresis of bla loyalty to tbe old Commoawealth aad bla refnaal to mitigate towards tbe Stnarta. Tha acenery and coatamlng Is faltbfal to the times Tbe photography la abore reproach. jnOOED BY A BISHZB POWZB. Champtoa Drama. fUtoair 1- SOO ftet. Tbla u a atoay ot a theft taaplred by Jaalettn and the dire penalty ot bUndoeta InfllcteA to a higher power tat the olaie. It daala wttk, alstcr diaaenaloa orer oac maa, Jirfatly totad Iv the two. the meaaneas to which oaa atoeaa ta employ to get tbe other, aad the anltelag wblcfe abe nlllmately la forced to eadaia. T ' la Tcry commendable. 1^ acting ta , the photography Is up to the Cham^cM-i tCoatlnacd ea page 4t.>.