The New York Clipper (Jan 1913)

January 18 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. song Boosts the singers singers Boost the song! lad Hit of the ■t-sp u y;,hed bv LEOTEIST SS^NEW TORI. rffi^CHIGAfiO Sffi£8fflS gunnels Atratns, Theo. Greenwald, Abo Itioua?, fl. B. Strouse, Max L. Kahn, Charles gaoyer, Samuel Deutsch, Jay Mastbaum, L. Effron,' The cup will ornament the executive room ti tho LutlQ Manufacturing Co. ■ FILMS REVIEWS). •The Gnn-FlKhter'a Son" (Sella). Released Jan. 7. The ability to shoot quick and accurately wis Inherited by Jeff Scott. His father left • record behind him as a gun-fighter, but the son had succeeded In avoiding the use ol lie gun In arguments when possible. Sam Grey, a bully on the ranch of BUI Chase's, where Jeff was employed, was the cause of all tie trouble, when he found Jeff working the grindstone for Sue Chase, the ranch owner's sauihter. After a near quarrel. In which Jeff got the drop on his enemy, the trouble wis forgotten by Jeff, but Sam shot him In He back as he passed through the cattle fen, and was jailed for a lone term. The passing years picture Jeff and Sue mar- ried, and with a child. Sam escapes from the Elson gang and steals the baby. The faun- I dog of Jeff's la given the scent of the " and leads Jeff and a posse after the cd convict, and they find the child de- l and at the mercy of the wolves. Again. Jeff Is his father's son. He over- takes his man making away through the near- ly brush, but Instead of using a gun, he seeks tore satisfying vengeance with his hands, but relinquishes bis strangle bold on Sam's throat, irlngs him back to consciousness with a •fallow of whiskey, and turns blm over to fie prison squad to do further time, while be and his little family return to their home. A picture that will become po&ular, not «ly because William Duncan, Myrtle Sted- ■in and Lester Cuneo are In the principal soles, but the experthess that the producer siow6 In these Sefig Westerns, of choosing pic- turesque and fitting backgrounds for each •object. There la a well balancing of sweet, li well as thrilling and tragic scenes. In this good dramatic story of the West Tod. the old man binds the horse's front lee so that It will go lame. The couple get away, after a fake marriage ceremony performed by a friend of Herbert's, who poses as a clergyman: are pursued by Tom and old Pratt, and the daughter saved from the false lover. The plctu.-e ends with the father and bis two children praying for- giveness In the old village church, while tho vision of the dead mother and wife smites down upon them. Too poorly acted to arouse one's senti- ment. Tad. "A Sawmill Hnmard" (Kalem). Released Jan. 11. This production Is so melodramatic that it is laughable. The son and only chili of a wid)w leaves home when his mother niarrlec un unscrupulous character. The lad secures work at a sawmill where, to complete, the sto.-y, he falls In love with the mill owner's daugh- ter and takes his mother to live with him. But the "villain" stepfather still pursues him (curses), and after knocking the lad uncon- scious (with a twelve .toot pole) be places him upon the moving log that Is due to be "Interrupted WeddlnK Bells" (Edison). Released Jan. 8. In order to marry Miss Brown, John Smith Jromises to stop smoking. Poor John is imptcd again and again by his friends, but tach time avoids breaking his vow. On the jay of his wedding he receives some "April fool" cigars from "one of the boys," with an sccompanying note which Informs htm that liter smoking same, one's desires fir tobacco leases. John desires losing the yearning Tithin him, and the exploding of the weed Jesuits In his losing an eyebrow and half of •Is muBtache. He Is obliged to visit a barber and have we remaining half of his mustache removed. Jasea the barber, closely resembles Smith. Smith's non-appearance at the Browns' house nuses much excitement. When Jones, on his jwy to keep an appointment, passes the house, J> Is mistaken for Smith, seized and rushed J) to join the bride-to-be, who also mistakes •Ira for her John. The fact la that Jones has a wife and Jjree children already, but he cannot con- Juice the Browns of his true Identity until •'Phones to his house, and his family bur- Jjeaiy make for tri Brown residence, where ■J appearance ot Smith clears up every- °Hng and all ends well. wiod people get every ounce of comedy irom this production, and It Is a continual f"*™ of laughs from the time Smith (Will- am Wadsworth) swears off smoking, until Im i J, * Ed ward O'Conner) proves he Is not JJWble to marry Miss Brown (Bliss Mll- f0 'd). Tot. £ p tBnr and the Old Scout" (Pnthc). Released Jan. 8. .v?' 1 ' Bill Fody, an express messenger In go wilds of the West, is entrusted with a « gold and leaves for Broken Trail. A -oreed learns of the valuable errand the scout Is on and, with a band of Indians, >*b him. «i3?. c . scout decides to moke his bed for the , *?' ln the open Held and hldeB the gold In p.*°[ e In the ground nearby, and leaves {vggy, his faithful horBe, to guard blm. He S^P'ure* by the tend of redskins, but ™W rosI 5ts their efforts to make her a hn?.. w al, ° anD . when the tribe leave, the ;«•• secures the gold and re-hides It. The nit a ",' '1 ^und to a fee. Here the anl- Svti.. A* her °i«»ter and, with her teeth, His ,!i r ? pes that hold Old BUI a captive. Isiwrt. M 8 discovered, and while the scout rehmJ ne ..H? e todlans a merry chase. Peggy urn ... •? 8onie cowboys from the ranch curl™ <-i? r v^I 10 * Dack the redmen and se- Josrney■ h,adei1 ba * they continue on their ttls\ n , n,1 ? 8 i> Intelligence Is tte success of ""* «ir picture story. Tod. "The Village Blacksmith" (Lubln). Th« • •_ R « ,e ""«o J*n. T. PratrV > »i5 re "P 6 " 8 with the death of Dexter •aiS»iH,& ana ,ea ™ the ▼Hinge black- a daughter Caro °* a * oa • Tom ' anA AnB,ei t^£f t S*^i" flna s Annie In lore with h M t'J? 6 Jpdge'8 son. who plans to betray THE HOUSE OF SELIG SaiG'S FIVE-A-WEEK THE INVINCIBLE PROGRAM NEW ATTRACTIONS FOR THE NEW TEAR Jan. 37. THE MINER'S JUSTICE A striking drama of the virile Western mining camps. An old prospector strikes It rich, but refuses to sell to gratify the greed of bis young partner, young man tries dynamiting. About 1000 feet. The Jan. as. A CANINE MATCHMAKER A picturesque playlet In wlilch s bashful and hesitant man Is helped out of his courtship predicament by his clever dog. A story not only aetonshlng but amusing as well. About 1000 feet. Jan.au. THE EMPTY STUDIO The dramatic romance of a painter and his beautiful model. Entered in a big orlzo contest and, unable to complete Ills picture because of asudden accident, ilie artist sees his masterpiece completed and watches It wlu through the aid of the model. About looo feet. Jan. 30. THE LESSON One of those rare human Interest dramas of present day tragedy. A misun- derstanding arises between a department store clerk and her fUuce over tho at- tentions of a kind floorwalker. About looo feet. . Jam. 31. THE ALTAR OF THE AZTECS A romance dealing with the vivid and strange adventures of a young mining engineer lu the mountains of old Mexico. Ho wins out witn a lot of experience an-1 iisweetheart. About 1000 feet. Be sure and book the picture that all Americans will want to see "THE COWBOY MIXLIONAIBE" la two reels. Sellg's grea test Western m asterpiece. Released soon. a_J - — rorset "TI1K UfMH CUP," Introducing Sir Thomas A "?pton° »SSL4 fssrifsUt on Jan'. »0. Be •nr.'Ud book It. THE SELIG 20 East Randolph St. •O- POLYSCOPE CO. CHICAGO, ILL. SONG SLIDES FOR SALE 12.00 per set, complete from title to chorus—3 to 5 sheets music with each set. Send for complete list of 1,000 different songs and sets to select from. Renting of Illustrated Songs our specialty. Write for rates Chicago Song Slide Exchange, Dept. C, 37 South Wabash Ave. E"XIji2ME and SOCTCft S>UEXJME30 A Big Reduction In Film. 100 reels atl cent a ft.; some at $5 arcel; have Western and Indian reels. No worn out mm. 500 Sets at* Hong slides, |l and (1.60 a set; Power's No. 5 Machine, »90: Edison Ex- hibition Machine, $80; Model''B"« alclum Machine, $20. I also bay Film, 81ldes and Mirhln.i, " t°od. G. F. OAIXOT. 70 Chrletophar Street. W. Y. City. OEOROE KLEXNKS CINES AND ECLIPSE FILMS A STRONG PROGRAM FOR WBXT WEEK ONES-Jao. 14. I9li- A FISHER MAIDEN'S HEART-(D«ma) THE VELINO RIVER AND FALLS-(Sttole) ECUTSE-Jm. 15, M3-TWO MEN AND A GIRL-(Comcor Drama) ONES-Im. 18, 1913- TAMING THE SPOOKS-(Comeuy) AN ABSENT-MINDED LOVER-(Comtdy) sendusyourcameto be placed ACADAC If I CINC 166 N. STATE STREET, upon our mailing list for ad- bfcUNtlC MsElslC CHICAGO, ILL vinee advertising matter. !____ ni^--*' j««»o o buu, wuo pians 10 oei , ?™. Annie's brother, suspects his •brter'n i^~."5 u i OB "roiner. suspecis nis *»tch i,r,3i ?.* "alseness, and keeps a close »ad r»»> na .'*' llen an elopement Is planned,- " a< >a. as a rose to ran sway with Annie, - &hm '•nadiograpliy In Practice" (C. C. P. C.) Released Jan. 10. A verv Interesting scientific subject that ana fingers, the ankle, and views of workings S the"Interior organs of a guloesi plB and a s»saf&tMff* S« as On the same reel Is "The Wfe or Ants." That these Industrious Insects arc really Hirlftr and systematic little workers Is S^iST rS this Instructive Bnd Intfrestlnr narToffhe film. The building of »he nes! SSd the bringing of food to their home are doseh"pictured. Other views show the birth of the ant" how, after one of the Insects nreais the cocoon the occupant .works Itself intothe world and Immedlotely oms be thousands of others ln being a heb to the KhaDltants of the anthill. One view pic- tures an ant° drawing . mjtcb. which, com. nared to a man, shows It to be many times itroVreV than a'human being. It is a good, solid educating subject. Toa. severed by the Rwlftly revolving saw, but Martha, daughter of the mill's foreman and lover of Roland, her sweetheart, appearing on tho spur of the moment, saves her brlde- groom'to-bc. The villainous stepfather In captpred, and the couple live happily ever after. Very brutal entertainment for youthful eyes to look upon. There Is nothing good about the entire story. Tod. "The Blald of Honor" (Edison). Released Jan. 11. A powerful and well presented story of a secreted love that lived between a girl and the man whom her friend married. The picture opens at a bazaar, where George Lee outbids bis fellow friends at the kissing booth for a kl» from June Fairfax. The couple hardly enter the adjoining- room when an alarm of fire clears the place of Its occupants, and when the couple re-enter their escape is cat off by the smoke and flames. T.ee carries the girl to the Are es- cape and, thinking both cannot possibly be saved, they embrace In a farewell kiss. A year or so later preparations aro being made at the home of Grace Pendleton for her marriage to George Lee, and when the ■bride-to-be's chosen maid of bonor proves to lie no other than Jane Fairfax, the meeting between June and George rc-llghts the lovo that flared up upon that night at tho bazaar. During the wedding rehearsal Graco be- comes ill and retires. George nnd .Time's lovo for each other leuds to their agreeing to lleo from the house, when suddenly Umco ap- Eears, walking in her sleep, and goes through or part of tho niurrlnge ceremony. Juno rcullzvx how her friend's mind Is set upon hor wedding day, and Lee Is also convinced that the girl's life must not bo blighted, so they come to an understanding to beep their love secret from the world. Tho dual scene shows tbe weddlug cere- mony, with June truly a muld of honor, but with a bleeding heart, a sacrificed lovo for the sake of her chum's future happlueBH. A beautiful st)iy, expertly produced, and the three prlnclpul characters of the muld of honor, the bride, and the man charmingly portrnyed by Mabel Trunnelle, Bessie I-carn and Marc MncDcrmott. It. is modern and convincingly real. Tod. CINES AND ECLIPSE NEWS, Thheb first class releases are to he mar- keted by Georgo Klclnc for tho week ending Jan. Id. The program Indicates quality as well as variety, for It consists of two splen- did dramas and a split reel, made up of two "side splitting" comedies. Foil tbe Tuesday Clncs, "A Fisher Maiden's Heart," Is a drama of intense heart interest, describing the wooing and winning of Stella, the belle of a little llshor village near the sea.. She Is ono of those girls who appears Im- pervious to tho calls of love, and laughs hor way through life, cureless of the lovemaklng of the young swains. It Is IntcrcHtlnp to follow tho change of heart which, is brought about slowly but surely when she meets tho right man. He Is forced to arouse her Jealousy by pretending to inako lore to an- other ln order to finally win her, but he Is clever enough to allow matters to proceed only so far before taking a<lvuntago of the situation and gaining her consent to marry him. Tho reel is completed by a bcnutl- ful travelogue subject, entitled "The Vellno River and Falls," which are situated hi cen- tral Italy. Tho film shows us many pic- turesque views of tho river as It wends Its way betwen Its grassy banks and llnally plunges over the beautiful falls. "Two Men and a Giri." Is billed for tho Wednesday Eclipse. It describes a curious adventure ln tho lives of three young people. It all starts with two young men falling vio- lently ln love with n charming actress, and ono becoming extremely Jealous of tho other during the struggle for her fnvor. Tho series of mistakes which take place upon tbe ulght of tho dinner party are quite startling, but ore extremely plausible and form a fascinat- ing story. The film will do credit to nny program. _ _.. Fob the Saturday Clncs, "Taming tho Spooks" describes tho adventures of two bogus professors of spiritualism, who, with the assistance of a confederate, give a public ccanee. The two rogues are extremely clever and manage to make a success of their en- tertalnmsnt until they attempt the trick of having a table move mysteriously out of the room, propelled by a string tied to one of the legs and pulled by the confederate out In the hallwav. Everything goes well until the confederate gets Into an altercation with n stranger on the stairway and is preeliiitatcil into the street, followed by the table and the astonished company. The quick action nnd clever acting In the dim will provoke the heartiest laughter among the audience. "Tim Aiisbnt-Minohu Lovp.li" Is the other comedy on the reel, and Is also a "Bide- splitter." The story dculs wllh n young fellow who Is very susceptible to Ihc charms of the fair sex and Is Involved In a great w.any lovo offalrs at the same time. He un- fortunately Is extremely absent-minded and mixes up a number of his letters to tho various ladles of Ills affection, which causes a great deal of trouble nnd calls ".own upon blm the wrath of everyone. Exhibitors should not fall to book this capital comedy reel. ■ i • SPECIAL EXAMINER APPOINTED. In the United Btates District Court, sitting In Philadelphia last week, Edward Hacker was appointed a special examiner to tako testimony ln the government suit for the dis- solution of the so-called moving iilrtnre trust. The hearings will begin in New York en Jan. 15. Testimony will also be taken Iti Chicago and Pblladelphla. The taking of testimony, it is expected, will require several jnontlis. Edwin P. Orosvcnor. special assistant to tho attorney general, will represent the Govern- ment in the pro secution. B. H. CocHBANi, lately bead of ths Coch- rane Advetlstng Ageacy,of Chicago, hao been added to the staff of the TJnfvenal IPilta Mnnufactulng Co. CINCINNA TI PICTU RE NEWS, A NEW STUDIO AND SLTMUCTS PROMISED IN TUB tlUICIsN CITY. Tub Cincinnati Motion Picture Co. Is a new Ohio organization for the manufacture ot pic- ture lllms. Business will begin Feb, 1. Clar- ence. Iluney, of outdoor advertising fame, will be ln charge of the studio. Already twenty- three pictures aro announced under way, in- cluding "Tho Honor of tho Gam?." a base- ball photoplay by Charles II. Zufior; "Ttio Start and Finish of a Caso of Consumption," by Dr. J. II. Landls, Cincinnati's Health officer! "Hrlghtcat Cincinnati," "Lenora's Dream," by Dr. H. P. Wlthrow, of tho Cin- cinnati Anti-Tuberculosis Society; "Hal of tho Hills," by tho John Lawrenco Players; "Cincinnati Parks and HoulovnrdB," "Crown- ing tho Queen at Chester l'nrk Carnival," "Coney Island Harvest Home," "The Lagoon Outing," "Tho Bluo Grass Con ltry," "Ken- tucky Elks," Ucd Cross Society." "Fort Thomas, U. 8. AV' "Tho Intcr-Urbnn Itall- way System," "The County Fair," "Ohio Launch Ilnces," "A Cincinnati Sport," "I.a- tonla Derby Day," "Tho Model Dairy Farm," "Dayton Auto Show," "Ohio Kxhlbltors" League,'' "Cincinnati's Weekly of Current Events," and "Ohio Sham llottlo by Boys ln nine." Cincinnati now has eighty-three motion picture playhouses, nnd building pormlts hnvo Just been Issued for the erection of seven more. Tho ones now under construction are on McMlckcn Avenue, near Vino, fiats BOO; »30 East McMillan, <100 scats; Fifth nnd John, Third nnd Lawrence, Woodward The- atre, Main and Webster, nnd the Ifydo Park Theatre. These nro In Cincinnati nlune, nnd those in tho suburbs and Kent'nky cluster, across tho river, bring tho total away over ono hundred. . Madamh Clifford, mind reader, was an added attraction at the Victoria. i s MOTION PICTURE THEATRES WIN POINT. For a number of years tlicro has been A good dcnl of agitation concerning standees at places of amusement. This has been par- ticularly true ln moving picture shows. Tho Fire Department of the City of New York has for Borne time past been endeavoring to tnko very Btrlngcnt measures concerning thoso shows Section 702, of the New York Clinrtor, pro- hlblted standees of nny kind, but the section provided that tho City of New York cpuld have homo rule ln tbo matter of standees, and empowered tho Hoard, of Aldermen to repeal that section of the charter relating to otandces and substitute therefor Its own ordi- nance. A violation of the section of the charter was punishable by a heavy flno and a long Jail term. Last year tho Board of Aldermen passed a substitute ordinance, and that ordinance provided that a violation ot tho ordinandi should bo punishable iby tho pen- alties thorctoforo prescribed for tlio violation of tho old charter regarding standees. Tho nuthorltles construed that to mean thnt that constituted a misdemeanor and was punish- able by a flno and Jail sentence. Counsellor Toblns A. Kcpplcr was retained by Alderman Max Lovlne, wlio Is the at- torney for a proprietor of a moving picture show on Forsytlm Street, who was charged with a violation of tho ordinance. After a very lengthy argument between Mr. Kepiiler and Assistant Corporation Counsel McNiilty, who went exhaustively into the law, the Court of Special Sessions held that tho vlo- Inllon of tho ordinance was not fl crime. The-eupon tho Corporation Counsel then stated that tho defendant should bo tried for maintaining n nuisance nnd endangering the lives of tho Inmates of tho moving pic- ture show because he permitted the standees to crowd the aisles nnd passageways. Br efs are to be submitted on this proposition with- This Is the first effort made to prose^uta proprietors of places of amusement for maintaining a nuisance. If the law nolds It Is a nuisance, every person owning or managing any places of publ c assembly which the authorities may claim is over- crowded will bo liable to be prosecuted for s nuisance, which l» punishable hy a year In Jail or IBOO flr*, or boh. Mr. Keppler says thnt In his opinion tbe acts complained of do not constitute a nuisance as a matter of isw. s ■ Tns BltLTzra niton., of Philadelphia. Pa., have awarded a contract for « ono story moving picture house. 00 by 100 feet, at St. Charles Placo and the Boardwalk, Atlantic City. N. J. It will be ready by the beginning of the Bummer season, . , _, W. B, Waddill Is general manager of tno American Talking Picture Co., Inc.. exclusive distributors of Thot, A, Edlion'8 kinetophone. 4