New York Clipper (Jun 1915)

Jane 12 THE NEW YORK LADY MACEEN; C I p p E K HUNT PICTORES SHOWN AT LYCEUM. wan im SORBS 1%; LmdT. Mackenzie Hunt pictures, photo- grapfaed In nSast Airl'ca by the expedition^ wblcli ■vie'hiaAtd'hs the oImvc menXlonQd llltr<nild buntreas. w«r« clidwn for tba first tlpc In Now York at the Ljc^iAd Theatre. Monday ereDiDg. To ear that some ol the wild animal lite acencs obtatned are esolting would be putting It mildly, ' biit etiJOce to state tliat seldom hits a flr^t night andlence In a New York theuire been startled ana pleaisantly tbrlllcd to such «n extent as when the plcturea of a ferocious lion charging directly at ' Lad}' Mackenzlo were dashrd oh the screen. i Thla ecehe nlono Is vorth the price of admjs- tloh; however, there are other views, to be sure, hot quite 'eo halr-ralMng, but st|ll keenly Interest- ,iug. Giraffe, rhinoceros, olopliant, jackal, monkey, zebra and' eeveral epcclos of the antelope family are'shown In native habitat, while the Af- rican native ia depleted in every phase of his pnmewhit primitive existence. ' Owing to certain climatic conditions encountered lo Africa, an^ dtllfr <]t«3ti^cle^ incidental to pftpt"- fraphlng the unusual scenes oi the kind secured y 1^9 Mackenzie expedition, some'of the less Im- portant views'are sflgbtly marred by static and poor light. "Hils Is a coadltlon, of course, to be expected, qnd, m the whole, 'tlie caqieraman lias dono exceedingly ^oil. t'rekn an equratlonal as well an a^uEsmenc standpoint Vb,i Mackenzie bvnt pictures are filled with novel and X'S**^ Ititerestfng material, and are'a welcome addlUoD to current <film literature. 17 « cartaln vty. paititL« a onoa cent stamp on them a(i4 sending them out. The esblUtOM sar this Is an e^c^^t advcrtUomcnt, aa eafl)i |t<««)<I, after IN AFRICA CKEATE EXCELLERT FIRST ars^S* "^"^^^ [T TnroDCeCTAID **«wa the public with buslncBB getting Ideaa Oq* late one Vas a tag. with a finger ring wired to It. wftlclt was sent through the malls for one cent apiece. Vivian 'Uartln. In the World Film release, •'The Wishing Ring." was the picture advertised, and the ring did It to perfectfon. 'fhc Smpress was filled. TAKSH t9*ivwm ot tlta Bmpress. amoos tna op-to-tbe-mlnute CBASGIRG UON FU]l^HE$ GENUINE IWBJIL The first night presentation was amnfed In .1 'Who staged manni'r that rettwtts credit on tlie abowmaoahlp ahlHtlcs of Fhllh> K. lundel. who sused the As tbc audience entered each man and woman were Indlvldoally preeented with a carnaUon and an American beauty rose. This little detail constituted a most delightful and rJeasing Innovation. ThA stage presented a picturesque und appro- priate appearance. Surrouniling the screen a set was bdlt representing an African Jungle. This, or course, helped to heighten the Illusion and created atmosphere for the film entertainment that fol- lowed. Putlog the short Intermissions a harpist snJ violinist rendered a few iseleetloos In a rather f-ubdued manner. A lecturer explained the 'Why and wherefore ol the films as they were run off, inolcfentally giving a' comprehensive accoMot ot tbe expcaltlon from 'start to finliih. Lady U^dicn^le was pretcnt In person, occupy- ing a StagQ bTKi with '3llr. Shelly, one of her chief liuntcrs. The "Itoderi Plana," as she liaa been termed, receive^ a desefved ovatln* In recognition of he." daring acjilevements. This applause »be acknowl- edged by lK»vHig modestly and refraining from first njiht orat9i7, ije^plta t^e usdoi caUa for « speech. Tha La4y ^aokepale hunt ntctufea abcnl4 <lraw we4l. They <)re distinctly unvsital. FAMOUS fUmS SECURE 'WLY WOni'D FI1.1I 1VOTB9. . a Tamansen. manager of thc'Taakton Thea- RtAKE^IH^BVEl'AS BIARGUBHITE M^\%"it?oa?af\'rh^Sje%°n'»e'r?.*DT CLARE VEHiaEl The Famous Players FUm Ca. have secured the motion picture ^rights of the faipous a^ wilque novel, "Molly Mflie-B^T'fTe?' t>y' ETeanor WT Ab- bott, for fprOlcoinlng productlom In which Ma^- guerlt9' Cl^flt '>'U( b« -presented In the tllulivr role. Tills dainty and ;tovel cjiqedy-raannpce itosscsses ttie fiiact qu^litle'^ adapted to tlie fascinating tal- ents of the popular and diminutive star^ Ttie play tells the unusual story of Carl ata^ton ^^°T'S a jouog, well-to^to chap, who Is' Sitddenly Ibid lin Kith ^ pslnfuV case of rbcumatlam, 'while hia C. T. - , jy. Hp Is oue of the Boutb Dakota exhibitors who is applying modern business methods fo galq the ^ood will of his patrons^ and he finds payment In the large bap'py crowda 'that puel^ pasftle ticket wlndo^fat every show. Samuel ahannan, salesman for the ^atft^ern 9t. T/)ul9 territory of the World Film Corporation, retarnea irom a three weeks' trip through Ar- kansas. Ha secured contracts In towns wbere the World Film Corporation' have never been repre- flfticee, Con^ella^^e^rtle^ily goes South, Handing ht^ a clrctUiir of a' "Herlal Leltci: Co.'" and n'dvU: log t>im lo'take iadrant^ge: ^f It, If he becomes too JoSes'cdD^e. £tahtcli becomes Interested la the clTCU- lav. and' <leclde!i to try the p'itia as a cure for' his Lciea^m. T^a Serial Letter Co. advertises that'U will ecnd real letters from make-believe people ^ hivallds,'BhMt-Ins, travelers, and all lonely nnople. iSiaiitoh subscribes at oilce^ Tcquestlng love letters. In reply, lie receives the most ddl^'Tous missives, dainty presents, hot-wateyp bottles, blanket robes, iaq4 «ven. tt)e' loan ot a. la.'t-tcrrler, whose name, t\\% ]i0$tcrlous writer tells Mm, Is the same as her owji^ast on^ flta^ton calls the dog all sorts naifhcs^ from tbe back of tbo dictionary, and tt flsnl^' responds to the i^ame of Meredlta. On>« uolino^ correspondent^ fl^aUf, sends'hm. a canple lnd~l>as red ^alr. of pretty liats. asking him vhtch she sball choose, and aiding his advice b; ^'^ ' ^ luformlPB h'.m that e^ic J4 -little, and has red hair, stan^toiu as bo ipi-. Tiraves. gcovts fonder and fottder of the little tin- known, whose fiind of Imuglnatlon, tenderness, delicacy and vividness of fancy appeal more ancl ugre to his patiire^ which now ree^W 9i3X t^QUI^t^ of the cold Cornelia. One day tbe little author ot the fascinating epistles colls, decked nut in Or'riital splendor and a tuack wig.' She nnvcils, being Taiicb made up, and says she -trould Uke to /beg off th>.> last week, which he lias already paid for. as sfbe has a chance to go to her hoine In Vermont, and thought, perhaps, he would take a visit In person In Ifeu of the last week's letters. •He Is more charmed tb.in ever, but frlghteDS her with bis ardor, and she rv^s off after pulling off her wig, and demonstrating a wealth of red nalr. Stanto'i recovers end ims to Cornelia, who gladly re- leases him. With the aid of a sbarp detective, h*? shadows Molly to her 'Vermont home, surprises her there, and at last -finds taipnlnesa and the right girl in "MtJlIy MaSe-Bclleve.'^ The enchanting apprdprlateness of this qoalnt story for the original methods of Miss Clark nre Bt ooce apiurcqt, nnd '^Motly Makc-Belleve" Should result In substantially mofe than a "make-lwlieve" CHARLOTTE IVES TQ SUPPORT JOHN BARI^YMORE IN «<tHE DICTATOR." Charltltte Ives, one ofttlte most poimlar ingenues of tba Aracrleau stage, aiMl who will be remembered by exhibitors and the photoplay public through her natural Impesrsonutlon of tbe featured role In "Clothes." one of the earlv productions of the Fa- mous Players Flhn Co.. has oeen re.«ngaged by that ccimT.aiiy and will appear In the support of John Barrjmoi-e. la "Tha Dictator," the Paramount release of June 21. Miss Ives portrays the r^le of the young Amer- ican girl who gees to South America as a mission- ary. asd who. Instead, reforms Brooke Travere. the wild and Imretuoos adventurer, Impersonatfd by John Qarrymore. The romance that devoiops be- tween the two eventually becomes the d(imtll>ant fisrt of the story; aiit( e'*en bvcrsBadnw* th? tl\riu» og sitoatlons that occur conatanUr thiooghoat the production. Sears, lUlpols salesman of the 'World Film Corporation, reports that he has his territory un^cr'hla control aqd knowv the bondltlona In every town. In towns'where tlie World Film are not represented he kipows the exact cause, and Is follovlng up these piac<«. In prlntlnK the heralds for the World Film Corporation releases the -printers hove arranged it so the heralds can .^e mailed by folding thorn Harty Weiss, of Cblcaga asslslant division man- ager for the World Film Corporation, stopped oft la Omaha, NebL, his tour of WCHtern exohaoee centres, and visited Manager Goldstonc, .of toe Omatia branch. The Omaha mapjgcr gave a (llnner at the Hotel Rome, in his honor, at which all the employees at the Omaha branch warp preseQt. Mr. Wodss was pleased with the showing of the Omaha branch, and said business coodltlms are Improv- ing Is, the Middle West, ila left foj Chlfago. where he attended a meeting of the exeoutfvb heads of the corporation. sQvivns iNT^iaesTiNG. Heioert Drenon. who In the past has made big successes of real heavy drama, like "The Clemeo- ceau Case," "Tbe Krentter Sonata." "Tbo Heorf of Maryland" and "The Two Qrphens." has turned his hand to something wolrd. strange aqd secret. It la known that the produrtlon Is to ibe a careful portrayal of the life for which.Broadway Is famous liie scenario, from Mr. Sreonn'-o own pea, will be called "The Soul of .Broadway." Thai daring .md original favorite o( the fSav White Wav, Vaieska Suratt, has been chosen ay the at^r around whjch the big imusual effecta are Jo he grouped, and for one at the thrills Miss Suratt made a seo.^atlnoal naroplane trip across the Boardwalk and wild'wavw nt Wtlantlc City, drop- ping red roses tto tbe i-rowrts below- The forthcoming episodes In (his unusuql fea- ture of Mr. Drenon's will bring the principals tn Broadway Itself. They will be even more nolaue. eccentric and spectacular than the Atlantic City sensation. JA8BO H.is HIS Tnnvn^t. Jack Noble thlnljiB he is a Joaah. Th« bard luck >inz has followed Jack sinco he started put- ting on "Fighting Bob" out In Los Aoqlea. Out there It Just -rained, and ruined, and rained, put the allver lining showa saiae very fine and Intensely realUtlc oattla scenes, taken during tbe downpour. When he returned to New York and begun work-' ing on "The BIglit of Way,'" a screen -rerslob nt Sir 'Qltbert Parker's novel, the Jlpk was there, ton. In the ttig sailpon set, where a knrfe duel was being stsged. wllllnm Faversham. the star, wa» staboeS In the hand, laid up, and the production had te be delayed until thi star was well ass Id. Now that Mr. Faveraqam la hack la the fold. Jack la l^ard at work, a^» has hones ot pres«ntlng eoie of (he blggegt (Urns'of nlo career. for e WEDnisQ BELLS are reported soon ta rlnt fo two of tjic American favorites. ?:» aecrats iia* been given ont aa yet. EX I mmn mmm AT THE STUE3EBAKEES Is tiie Sxact Numbe? of 250. and 506. PAID ADP'liSSIONS FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS of the First Travel Feature ever offered comnumdlng the attention ot tbe entire Sebool System of Cbieago from Superintendent to PupU. NOW iSEAPY FOR BOOE^ei^G E|d4Utors In lUlnoia, Indiana, Iowa, &31cb- igan and Wisconsin, wire or write FULL line of S color Poaters, Heralds, I'botos, Cut*. Press aia«ter. etc, eto. Otber Territory Open. For Terms, etc., write or wire at once. In< dependent Es- changes and Boolsing Managers can make profitable arrange- ments. UNITEI W^«9UR WVNAWT, ?TesldW^ B2CSODTZVB OFFICE: SO Booth Ia Sallo St» CHICAGO