The New York Clipper (February 1913)

6 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER. Febbuaky 1 motion Picture news FILMS REVIEWED. "The Honmiace of I'rlnceaa Homn.no." (Kluemacolor). On two reel*. Princess Koroana, rattier than marry a prince of her father's choice, flees from her castle home and joins a gypsy band. The prlucc begs leave of Uie girl's father to capture the runaway princess himself, Ho traces her to th? gypsy camp, takes the lender of the band into hli confidence, also Joins the squattera, and win* the love of i'rlnceaa Romans. The king's soldiers come i port the couple and arrest them. Back at the castle, the princess la dumbfounded when lier "gypsy" lover proves to be the prince she bad run away from, and the king's wish is granted, A splendidly produced drama, with a con- sistent story. Klneinucolor brings out the tesuty of tho many landscape views. The characters are all well acted. Tod. "The Uoouc That .lack Built" (Rfne- macolor). On .'two reel*. A fair comedy, the Interest of which cen- tres upon the falling apart of the house. Jack neks for MUly's hand In morrineo but is refused until, declaring be loves the girl enough to bul'd a home for her single hand- ed, the parents agree, and though Jack Is taunted and laughed at while doing a work he knows nothing about, he completes the homo and brings his wife to it. Then pro- ceeds successive disasters. One after the other the tnantlopiece and the window fall out, the door drops from Its hinges, the rail- ing of the porch falls away, and, worst of all, when a heavy rata falls the roof of the house that Jack built acts like a sieve. Drenched to the skin, Hilly fleet to her parents, who enjoy the Joke, and father orders the house rebuilt while Jack swears ".Never Again." Itather new material for this company. It Is good in Kinemocolor. Tod. "A Matrimonial Deltairc" (Sells). Released Jan. 21. When Mandy Dawson's cousin, Sophie, comes to vslt her oa the Western ranch, Mandy sends for Dan Clark, her sweetheart, to come over to the bouae for tea. Dan hap- pens to be the possessor of too much Intoxi- cating fluid wben he goes to keep the en- gagement, and he Is the recipient of a pail of water handled by Mandy upon his at- | tempt to kiss her cousin. Later Dan advertises for a wife, assuring his expected applicants through the "ad." that he Is on the waterwagon for all time. The cowboys get wise, and when Dan ab- sents himself they each answer one of the replies to the advertisement. Dan, having made np his mind on one fair one whoso photo he admires, writes the applicant that he will leave a horse at the depot for her use on the day she is told to come. In tbo mean time Mandy reads the adver- tisement, disguises herself as an old maid, and in the next scene we see the cowboys arrive at the depot, each with an extra horse. Mandy appropriates one along with • the dozen other applicants, and in the hard ride for Dan's house she Is left behind the others. Dan sees the crowd of females, flees into the house and escapes by a back window, on bis head. The other boys acknowledge to the fair npollrnnts that tbey were to blame for the stampede, and each succeeds In cap- turing a wife. Mandy comes up In timo to see Dan do his headlong dive from the win- dow, raptures blm, and when she removes her wig and blue glasses he Is, of course, satisfied. A corking good comedy, with Wm, Duncan in the role of the wife Bceker. Myrtle 8ted- raan and Florence Dave played the sweet- heart and cousin roles In usual good manner. rod. "One on Willie" (Kalexn). Relensed Jan, 24. Nearsighted old man Dolllver, father of Helene, cannot .inderatand why hlB daughter does not favor the weulthy "boob," Willie Perkins, George, a youne cowboy, Is the real cause, however, and when she confesses her love for tbo latter she Is shipped, accom- panied by Willie and her father, to the sea- shore to forget George. Here Helen receives ward from her sweet- heart to hsve Perkins summon a minister at once and runrrv ber. Willie starts off in search of the "clergy," Is captured by George, who baa followed the trio, and after appro- priating the clothes of his victim Is married to Helene at the hotel. Just na old man Dol- llver Is put wise to his being deceived with the arrival of Willie—but too late. On the same reel with "The Posnnm Hunt." Uncle Mose decldoB upon a possum dinner for bis family and, together with the boys and dogs, goes hunting; for the anticipated meal, it Is Biglitod. captured and cooked, and a final view shows the fnmllv reody to dispose of the tasty results of Aunty ainiidy's cooking abilities. Two fairly good comedies that were well received, Tod. . "The Farmer's! Dnnsrlitcr" (Ess-miny), Helcaaed Jan. US. Reginald Hoops Jr., the son of a wealthy financier, and Alice De Tuystet IfeB St. John, , were enraged, but when Reggie Met With an auto accident, was carried to the home of 9 farmer and Is nursed back to health by Nellie. Farmer Allen's fair daughter, lie eloped with the girl and goes to the city to get hlB father's consent to many lief, In the mean time Alice, informing tho older Hoops that the would not marry his soli had he been poor, is ushered from the Hoops home, and the engagement called off. ■toggle Is successful, wires the Aliens to come on. and ft quiet wedding takes place. A well acted and excellently produced drama that will be liked a heap. rod. "The Power of Sleep" (Ejaiaon). Released Jan. 312. A good comedy and well ncted. The story Is built about the personngc of one who Is all of the title the cast glvea him. Lasv Bill. Smoking and outing and rending Is' Bill's long suit until one flay ho falls asleep and dreams he is arrested and Islled for com- mitting a terrible crime. His services are hired out. His wife hlroB him for a period. and an armed guard makes him saw wood, carry coal, etc., until (still dreaming) he dis- covers that ho possesses remarkable strength, whereby he lmmedlntclv refuses to do any more laboring. Bill with ease snaps the chains that shackle him. Then he proceeds' to smnsh everything In the house, throws tho guard out the window, runs wildly through the town, and on bin wnv stops long enough tr> pull tho "arm" from the village bully. He Is captured nnd put In the Jail, but bends the bars In hia cell-door nnd the outside win- dow, escapes, and tenrs nn and falls over a precipice. Here Lazv Bill awakens, and startles all hands at home by his willingness to work. Frank A. Lyons, as Uty Bill, got every ounce of comedy from theminy opportunities the production offers. The occurfcnrcS dur- ing THll-s Mem, especially the. yahkWg off of the lmll,\nrm, art Sure laugh getters It was written by James Oppcnhe lm. Tod. In answering ads. pleats mentfoit Cum*. THE HOUSE OP SELIG OFFERS ■ THE • COWBOY MILLIONAIRE IN TWO REELS. SELIO'S GBEATEST WESTERS MASTERPIECE And you know what a Bcilg masterpiece means I RELEASED A9 A SPECIAL, FEB. 3. 1913. Book it to-daj, sure; then send for tbe Cowboy Millionaire Envelope, deabrlbing tho elaborate atsott- fj ment of publicity aids designed for your beneflt. A wire, a letter or a 'phone call will bring it. SELIG FIVE-A-WEEK—BOOK THEM ALL FEB. 10. PIERRE OF THE NORTH A Btrong, stirring story of life In the primitive, telling of the rivalry of two French Canadian trap- pers on the blared trail of Le Bon Uleu. About loop feet. FEB. li. "DONT LET MOTHER KNOW" ~ A gripping drama that points oat the bliss of Ignorance. A wayward lad's staunch friend makes a noble sacrifice In order to bless the declining; years of an aged mother. About 1000 feet. FEB. 19. HER ONLY SON An old story told In a new way. A country boy In a great city falls into evil habits. He performs a heroic deed and is thus restored to the confidence of the community and the anas of his mother Excellent drama. About 1000 feet. FEB. 13. BILL'S BIRTHDAY PRESENT A laughable, true to-UXe Western comedy In which a pair of cowboy's boots are exchanged for a pair of dainty Eastern slippers with complicating results. William Duncan, Myrtle ftTiffmnn and LeWr Cnnto furnish the fan. About 1000 feet. feb. i«. A LITTLE HERO Thethrllimgtaleof two tiny Western children and a dariag rescue, flaby unian Wade In one or her best roles. On same reel with ____.___. BUDDHA A wonderful educational film showing the colossal wort of art made from bronze by the Japanese In 126J A. D. ALONE IN THE JUNGLE" IS COMING 15he Selig Polyscope Co. SO EAST RANDOLPH ST., CHICAGO, ILL. OHIO CENSOR BOARD BILL. Section 1. —It is hereby declared unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to exhibit or show any motion picture 'within the State of Ohio unlesB It shall nave been passed, ap- proved and stamped by the Ohio State Censor Board or the National Congress of Censors, as hereinafter provided. Section &—Thee la hereby created a board lnowti as the Ohio State Censor Board, con- si stlrg of three members, to be appointed by the Governor for terma of two. three ana four years. Section i. —It shall be the duty of such hoard to examine aDd censor all motion pic- ture Alms to be exhibited and displayed In the State of Ohio, which shall be submitted to them, upon the payment to said board of one dollar for each film to bo censored. Section {.—All and only such Alms as are. In tbo Judgment and discretion of said board, of a mural, amusing or educational character, and not of an Indecent subject, nor representing lust, shall be passed and approved by such board, and shall be stamped or designated in an appropriate manner and consecutively numbered, that the same may bo projected upon the screen preceding the picture. Section 5 —A majority of the members of anld board shall constitute a quorum, and in regular session may exercise all of the powers and duties of the board. During the absence or Incapacitation of any member of said board the governor may appoint a member to All such temporary or permanent vacancy. SeoHon a.—By a majority vote of the State Censor Board hereby created, they may work In conjunction with Censor Boards of other States as a National Censor Congress, and the action of said congress in approving or rejecting films shall be considered as the action of said board, nnd so designated, and have the same force nnd effect as If approved by the board hereby created |u separate cession. » Section 7. —When dims have been passed and approved by the Ohio State Censor Board or tho National Censor Congress, and stamped nnd numbered by the board hereby created, ns provided for herein, they may be shown nnd exhibited within the State of Ohio with- out restriction or Interference, any ordinances of any municipality or requirements of any municipal, county or State officers to the) contrary notwithstanding. Section 8.—'Such Censor Board shall, he- fore tho tenth day of each month, make a complete - feooft of the amount of money re- ceived by them for censoring picture Alms, and shall flay ell money so received Into the general revenue fund of the Ohio State treaSUrr. SE LIG NEW S, "COWBOY MILLIONAIRE" TRUE TO LIFE. The old saying is that "All the world loves a lover," tut the esteem of the picture loving public Is almost as universal for that fast vanishing type, the American cowboy. "The Cowboy Millionaire," recently repro- duced by the Sellg Polyscope Co., in two reels, on a much more elaborate scale than its one reel forerunner, to be released Feb. 3, shows the Western cowboy at home, amid tbe true to life, atmospheric surroundings of the cattle country. Later we see him trans- planted to the hurly-burly din and glare of a nig city This wonderful picture, which abounds in Intense situations and amusing comedy features, deplete tbe cowboy in his highest estate of manliness, In feats of skill and daring. In his periods of relaxation and amid the so-called sights of a great city. Antoni who thinks that the beasts held in captivity at the Scllg wild animal farm in Los Angeles, are of the domesticated barn- yard variety, and therefore easy for the actors to work with, would have changed their minds if they had been watching one of the companies engaged in staging a scene from a wild np.lmu' play at the farm one day last week. "Toddles," one of the Selig ele- phants, wbo had been working beautifully in a remarkable East Indian picture. In which he plays the principal part, suddenly seised Al. Fllson, one of the players, around the neck with his sinuous trunk and hurled him twenty feet through the air nnd into the farm lake. That he managed to escape without serious injury was due to his falling in the water. •'Toddles" Was severely pun- ished for his "break'" and, although sullen, proceeded with his Dirt. « GEORGE KLEINE'S CINES and ECLIPSE FILMS THREE SPLENDID CURRENT RELEASES! ECLIPSE-Jin. 29, 1913— THE BULGARIAN ARMY IN THE BALKANS CKES-Ju. 21, 1913- A LESSON FROM THE PAST ONES-Feb. I, 1913- THE DOCTOR'S LOVE AFFAIR Send us your nametobe placed upon onr mailing list for ad- vance advertising matter. GEORGE KLEINERS nT SONG SLIDES FOR SALE $2.oo per set, complete from title to chorus -S to I sheets music with each set. Send for complete lis" of 1,000 different songs and seta to select from. Renting of Illustrated Songs our specialty. Write for rates. Chicago Song Slide Exchange, Dept.C, 37 South Wabash Ave. Section S.-^Kacb teeflitjef ot said Board of rtftatnlttPrs Shall receive an Annual Biliary of fifteen rulttdrcd dollars, except the elmlr- hiflti, wtio sliall twelve an annual salary of two thousand dollars. The secretary ot such bosrd shall twelve) an annual Salary of twelte hundred ilollnrr. All salaries here- under and nil expenses necessary to main- tain such hoard and carrying Into effect the purposes thereof shall be paid out of the general revenue fund of the State of Ohio, which however, shall not exceed in any one year the revenue produced in censoring films. Section 10. —Any person violating any of the provisions of this net shall, upon the conviction thereof, be fined not less than fifty dollars,-nor more than five hundred dol- lars, or imprisoned not lees than thirty days or more than one year ot both, for each offense. M. P. BILL DECLAKED TOO DRASTIC. If the Stlllweli bill now before the lcgi» laturc at Albany. N. T., becomes a laW if i» claimed that New York, so far ns motion pic- tures are concerned, will be closed up. Motion picture film export. Films, the length of which. If strung to; ■ether, would reach nearly half way around th» earth, Is the extent of the exports In this commodity for 1012. or rdollonnlcru^^^ " = rfi the year kgff*gh.V - ^ According to The American Exporter, tho United StatM is the World's largest producer Of tttotlon Dlcrnrt ifllm, and the, quantity, el' torted during the year nggfeirhtoe mere than co.ouu.oon feet, approximately^ 11,000 tafia, «. chough to stretch frtwn New TOf* to EXHIBITORS MEET IN COLUMBUS Over three hundred members of the Motion ricture Exhibitors' League of America were present In Columbus, O., at the annual State convention of the association, Jan. 21, 22. It was tho largest meeting of the organiza- tion ever held. SL A. Neff, of Cincinnati, president of tbe national organisation, wss chosen chief executive of the Ohio associa- tion. Resolutions asking the Legislature of Ohio to appoint n State board of motion picture teMors and a State examination of machine operators, ware almost unanimously endorsed by the eibibltors, , The banquet at the Southern Hotel, which closed the convention, was one of the big natures of the meeting. Governor Cox was present, nnd was given e big ovation. He complimented the exhibitors for requesting the State to regulate their business to tho best interests of the community, and said it win tho first time In the history of the State ot Ohio that such n thing bad been done, He promised the exhibitors his hearty support In the Legislation to provide a practical, com- mon sense censor board to pass upon the wiiolesotdencss of all films shown In tho Buckeye State, A vote of thanks for their warm reception and pleasant entertainment was given the local committee nn arrangements by the vis- itors. The (jRiimont people did some "fast" work with their machines, and were able to surprise the convention with pictures of the delegates taken but a few hours after their advent into the c'.ty. A dosen vice presidents of the national association, representing ns many States, who were here discussed plans pertaining to the national convention In New Tork this Summer, t. A, Mnddox and Max St earn were chosen delegates to the national con- vention. » " ~ i FllAHK A. TICHBNG1 WEDS. „ On Wednesday evening, Ian. 29, at the Church of the Ascension, Frank. A, Tichenor vM married to tdlltan Helen Btott, bv the "Very Hey, Cusack. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left on a hohcytnooh trip. Mr, Tichcnof la well known in Ota circles the chairman of the committee In charge * ■ ■ U ■ JiM—— {if TtlB Film AttiisnvsntT Co. has been formed by Mat Boksti Ida Bekar and Joseph Joffe. , taw OiBfitTonB' ftm poRfohAficm tuts teen formed by ChM, R. Henry, Alfred I* Ifoagett nnd ti. L. Drifts. . Tit* Mcwinx Picturr Apparatus Co. hat been incorporated, by W, 1. MeQIll, Henry ll. Noetrand and Jas, 13, Collins. "SATAN; OR, THE DRAM OF HOHAHITY/' At the Hippodrome on Sunday, Jan, 26, the attraction for tbe matinee and evening shows was the Ambroslo production of "Satan," e fonr reel feature that Is a feature in the true sense of the word. On Sunday evening the huge Hippodrome was fairly well filled, aud nobody left until tbe last flicker. An orator of no mean ability explained the pictures, and an accompanist on a piano also helped to make the evening enjoyable. The pictures are divided into four parts, each picturing Baton's evil workings against God nnd humanity. The part of Satan Is played by an actor of ability. He does not dress with horns, etc. but dressed in tbe garb suitable to the period In history the pictures arc portraying. The first part snows satan's evil workings in the Biblical characters of the Old Testa- ment. When Satan is defeated in his attempt to role Heaven, he takes an oath of vengeance and slang right in en Adam and Rve. Not satisfied be brings about the murder of Abel by Cain, the murder of Cain by Nlmrod, and the sacrificing of Abel's" daugh- ter to a strange god. Tho first part 1* brought to a close by the fall of tho Tower of linbel. This is an Impressive scene. The Mi part shows his wtrks in tbe time of Christ's stay upon earth, These scenes, are nof pleasant to witness, but no doubt have tbelr educational value, Satan la shown in various attempts to over- power Christ, finally coming to the tlmo when he persuades Judas to betray the Saviour. Christ Is seen In the court where rllot lets tho mob decide who shall be cru- cified, Christ or the robber, Barabas. Christ is crucified and burled In the tomb, later nrlBlng from the sepulchre, leaving Satan burled under the door of tbe tomb. The third scene shows his masterful works of evil among the monks of the Middle Ages. Aided hy nuns and a wanton woman, he creatcc a lot of disturbances. The last reel pictures the sntdn of to-day. It Is doubtful If those pictures will make a hit with the clergy, etc. , Satan In these pic- tures brings about tbe ruin of u pretty flower girl who. although loved by a man la her own station of life, Is easily persuaded to become the mistress of a rich man. To the writer's mind the latter part of this reel spoils the entire production. It takes the aspect of a cheap melodrama. A strike starts In the rich man's mills, The girl's old lover, persuaded by Satan, shoots the man who has ruined her. Then comc«t an automobile chase. The murderer reaches the old house and holds the officers, nt bay with a gun. As a great Idea the woman is brought to be- tray her old lover. She nearly succeeds, but at the last minute tho murderer gets "wise" 5SS (JirwV" 0 ,? i nt 1 |,»«rrel of powder, 85?-. tne « lal,t ,FW fcct of alm » h ow the uiun defer, the woman .ind toe police all killed by the explosion, and Batan in full evening "85? *™pl«»B7 .wickedly over the rains 8 hii»A mSmS ^ P ^ a throughout are well TrSL ,u, «iJHl!J hoto » n V n J r & excellent. di,-£f*f BimP opened at the Broadway Weeks. ' * ' , ' D " 27 ' for *™ Thk Superior Photoplay Co. has been In- corporated by Emll Fry, Miriam llrown- berger and Oustave J. Goldberg. WASHINGTON. Fine weather and excellent attractions malt- ed in good business last week. AcADSMX (J. W. Lyons, mgr.)—'Tie Trav* Inf Salesman" pleased large undleiuei >•«'» w Jan. 20. "Sis Hopkins" week of 27, "One Dsy follows. Bilasco (L. Stoddard Taylor, mgr.)— Hani Laoder neli full sway Monday matinee tml oWM. 20, to capacity, and pleased. Primrose k Dock- sudor's Minstrels filled la the rest of the »«*. to good returns. Mrs. Leslie Carte;-, lu "£»« and "The Second Mrs. Tanqueray," week of 'i: Gertrude Hoffmann "Broadway to Paris follows. Columbia (Kred G. Berjer, msr.)—CUuuctr Oleott and bis new play, "The IsUj o' Drvims, did big business week of 20. Julio SantM** in "The Sunshine dlrl" (first tune >a Amtrieai. 27; Julian Eltlnge, in "The Foscuwtlrs U'.low follows. Newman's travel talks, "Swlt«iT.anJ. Sunday, 26, to good audience. Joiin Miterauci afternoon of 81. Madame Julia Chun, In concert, matinee of Feb. •■ i-..: r.ew l.y •■That r, liinbli IV 0* Tkf 1.1 to. nuiiuii nw. by Prosy,'' follows, OisiNo (A, Julian Brylawskl, m»r.)—M gB Of 27: Maria Lee and the Five Seminary uws. "Tbe Strolling Players," Daltwule an<i ci'iuiw, Belwa Watsrs, Zell and Hunt. Eleanor Marina, and photoplays. „„.. _,_ OuasWs (Mils n. -ft'lnnlfred De Witt, nwrt- lllll week of 27: Percy Hnaweil ami "■>*£ Frank Forsrty, Obas, Mack and eparauy. * Jangnann Troupe, Al. and Fannie »!«"f'n;..£ tlatjis.tell Ttlo, "The Husband's Story," I" h'nf trscolor. , nn CoeMoa (A. Julian Brylawskl, wet- - "B week of 37s "The Walts Dream," gf>« Sf Zelsler. Walter Weems, Hickman tml l» son and Thurston, Three Singing Olrh. pictures. Sunday cciKwrts, with anisic orchestra," to capacity. Oatbtt (George Peck, mgr.)—The Hurlejqoefs had good Week Jan. 20. le^e Girls week of 27, Rose Sy.lell foil""*.,, a, Ltobttm (A. 0. Mayer, mgr.)—The l £%m Pnrls Girls did eood business week of -"• 'JT Miner's Bohemian Burlesqaers weelc <" ^.f Queens of the FoUes Bcrgere follow-' Country Store is one lmemnse bit eterr night „,, „.-,* at Pou's (James Thatcker. ""Pr-)—, 1 '!,.' 8* 27: "The Love TW»l" (B. A.. ** **}• S Smith, tbe Five Martens. Fltspatridt """..„',, den, Johnson and WentVortb, J*F*L3b Rich and Lanore, and t new PoM ■AJBI Toll's Popolsr Players. Feb. X In "The Man "•» Home" FllTM. ■■■■1W JAM*, one Of the **£*J&% of tbe CWnmbla Players, was a vHtf- city last week. . . . . -,-ret! Many patrons of Poll's have refUteri.1 ". at tbe closing of the Poll standard IJWJ |e wtile others are delighted at the rat am « Poll 8tock Co. . j •* Alf Ha*- OitAjn.wi FxonUiH, accompanMiiy "'•„„,.. tt.an, W. Somerset Maugham. Obas. n. ' ft ham, J. A. E. Malone and others, »Tre ■ ..^ city 87, to witness the D«wt perforoanca « „ Sunshine M," with Julia Sanderson ar.i star cast, at Columbia Theatre. ren-l" - * Tn« Pou Pofdlas Pwvsaa wm v warm welcome on their return Feb. ■*; — DOHT OVEBLOOK "JOB HEPr." . 1 ! J I