Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

30 EXHIBITORS HERALD RITA JOLIVET TO APPEAR IN FILM ON LUSITANIA SINKING WHICH WILL BE ISSUED BY LOUIS J. SELZNICK the apprehension of a clever thief and the return of jfi diamond necklace is said to be a clever study in tfl sripnrr nf rlcrlllrtinn Under the Selznick-Picture banner, Rita Jolivet will begin work this week upon a unique production. Miss Jolivet, it will be recalled, was the young woman to whom Charles Frohman spoke his immortal last words — "Why Fear Death? It is the great adventure." For a long time after the Lusit a n i a disaster, which proved to be the first step in a series of atrocities which brought on the war with Germany, Miss Jolivet was unable to talk about it. Now, however, she has come to t h e conclusion that the events immediately concerned with the sinking of the -great ship are of such vast moment that they should be recorded in permanent form. RITA JOLIVET ( Selznick Pictures) Obviously the limitations of the spoken drama are too narrow to make it possible to stage such a story as this, and so Miss Jolivet has made a contract with Lewis J. Selznick to produce the ideas in a picture. It will not be mere history — there will be a story in it as well. As Miss Jolivet is one of the few persons available who can subscribe in a practical manner the scenes on the Lusitania, the scenario will be worked out largely from her instructions. Miss Jalivet is much better known for her stage work than for her motion picture appearances. In New York, London and Paris, she has appeared in a great variety of roles. She has had the leading feminine roles in "Kismet," "What It Means to a Woman," "The Wedding of Mrs. Bliss," "A Thousand Years Ago," "Mrs. Boltay's Daughters" and other plays. Her debut was in London as Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing." She has played a number of other Shakespearian roles as well. In Paris, she has appeared at the Comedie Francaise, in comedies with Galipaux and in other notable productions. Her most important moving picture experience has been in Italy, with the famous Ambroisio. TWO NEW SELIG FILMS ANNOUNCED "A Daughter of the Southland" is the title of a tworeel Selig production which contains a romance of the Southland during the days of the Civil War, to be published on General program July 16. Tt is said that the drama carries a number of spectacular scenes of battle, not the least of which is the battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. "The L. X. Clew" is the title of the Selig one-reel drama to be issued by General on Saturday, July 21. ll is a detective story. How the chalk mark L. X. on the sole of a boot proved the clew that ultimately led to WALLACE REID AND ANITA KING CO-STAR IN "THE SQUAW MAN'S SON" ON PARAMOUNT PROGRAM JULY 26 Wallace Reid and Anita King are the co-stars in "The Squaw Man's Son," an adaptation of the sequel to Edwin Milton Royle's "The Squaw Man," scheduled for publication by Paramount July 26. The cast includes such well known players as Dorothy Davenport, Donald Bowles, C. H. Geldert, Frank Lanning, Ernest Joy, Lucien Littlcficld, Mabel Van Buren and Raymond Hatton. "The Squaw Man," which proved a big success both on the stage and screen, it will be remembered told the story of an Englishman of high birth who left England to protect a brother in trouble, took up a ranch on the western plains and married an American Indian woman. "The Squaw Man's Son" relates the history of the son, Hal. He returns to England, marries an English woman, who becomes addicted to the use of drugs, and he later comes to America to investigate his father's estate. He exposes David Ladd, an Indian agent, who is planning to steal property from the Indians, and later befriends WahXa-Gi, a Carlisle graduate who has lost her position as school teacher through Ladd. Hal places the Indian girl in the care of a local preacher and returns to Engla where his wife is reported seriously ill. In love with Indian maiden, he tells her before he goes of his wifel England. Hal is called to America to testify in the \% case and participates in an exposure of a crime that takes place while a Christmas festival, prepared for Wah-Xa-Gi, is in progress. A messenger brings news of the death of Hal's wife and he goes in search of the heart-broker Indian girl and finds her at the tombstone of his mother A DANGEROUS EAGLE HUNT AND MANY SUBJECTS OF 'TRAVEL IN HISTORIC CITIES IN GAUMONT REELS JULY 2 The first Gaumont film for the week of July 22 througi Mutual is the entertaining single-reel "Tours Around th World," No. 38. It reaches the screen July 24. Fraguil Bohemia, is the leading section of this reel. The city one of the quaintest in Europe and spectators >hoiil enjoy the views of churches, public buildings and bridg The bridge over the Moldau was built in 1375. Kail wan, the sacred city of Tunisia, is another intercstir| place shown on this reel. In a mosque here are thn hairs of Mahomet buried in the tomb of one of the Prphet's companions. The reel is completed with pictur I of The Dauphine, France, that section of southeaster Europe which runs into the Alps. The second film of the week is the Mutual Wcekl| No. 134. This contains news of the world which can IJ secured in pictures. Because of its world wide Gaumo! connections pictures are secured for publication in Arm ica at the earliest possible date. It often happens tl:j \ the pictures of the opening of a great offensive on tfl western front are issued by Gaumont before the drifl has come to a halt. Mutual W'eekly, No. 134, is issu July 25. On July 26 "Reel Life," No. 65, will reach the scre<ji It shows the new National Sylvan Theater at Washingt^ D. C, the first government-owned theater in America fe. dangerous eagle hunt is next pictured; then follow vie I of the poultry farm of Mine. Schumann-Heink, and tfujflj in turn are succeeded by pictures of children at work i a polytechnic school. There are the customary "Lea s from 'Life'" also. • 3 till