Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

EXHIBITORS HERALD •STRUGGLE EVERLASTING" WITH FLORENCE REED BEING MADE BY RAPF FOR STATE RIGHTS -Vill be Star's Second Vehicle in Silent Drama Under Noted Producer; Story Adapted from Stage Play by Edwin Milton Royle . Harry Rapt, who has now entrenched limself in the front line of motion picture producers. announces Florence ieed in the second starring screen ve icle in which she has appeared under is management and direction. The title f the new film is ""The Struggle Everjsting." adapted from a stage success of he same name written by Edwin Milton ioyle. the noted playwright, who has .ritten many stage successes. "The truggle Everlasting" is being adapted [o the screen by Bennett Musson, a ell known script writer. J Miss Reed's association with the new lapf project will in no wise interfere ith her playing in the forthcoming Chu Chin Chow" stage play at Xew .'ork's Manhattan Opera House, in hich she will play a leading part. Miss Reed is "living" at the Biograph ,tudio. in the Bronx, where "The StrugSle Everlasting" is undergoing comple on for publication on the state right lan November 1. , Miss Reed and her company have just ^turned from two weeks of outdoor rting in Seal Harbor, Me. James Kirkood is the director and the cast of layers includes Milton Sills. Irving ummings. E. J. Radcliff. Edwin Hovt. lbert Hall. Wellington Plater, and thers of like repute. The role provided >r Miss Reed is strongly emotional in ature and runs the gamut of her ample ramatic powers. The part she plays is that of "Body." which is allegorical, the play dealing with the control of mind over body. "Today." served as Florence Reed's first vehicle under Mr. Rapf's management. He also produced "The \fad Lover" with Robert Warwick, and "One Hour." which served for Zena Keefe and Alan Hale. The production of "The Struggle Everlasting" will be given sumptuous mounting. To preserve the fine insight into the subtleties that he gave to the stage production of "The Struggle Everlasting," Edwin Milton Royle is in constant attendance at the studio. AMERICAN FILM CO. PROJECTOSCOPE IS ON SALE TO TRADE Excellent" business is reported on the American Projectoscope. which is controlled by the American Film Company. Chicago offices. It now is on sale to the trade. The first of the new model came out of the Chicago factory this week, and Earl Thompson, of the Educational Equipment Company. Xew York, who had ordered six machines for delivery as soon as they could be turned secured it. He was so well satisfied, it is said, that he doubled his order to twelve machines instead of six. "THE FIBBERS," WITH WASHBURN. TO BE ISSUED ON OCT. 15 Bryant Washburn's new comedydrama, "The Fibbers." will be published by Essanay October 15 on the Perfection Pictures program. Trade showings of the five-reel picture are now in progress at George Kleine's branch offices. "The Fibbers" is announced as another typical Washburn production, presenting the star in the same humorous type of characterization which made the Skinner pictures successful. Virginia Valli plays the feminine lead in "The Fibbers." The picture has a screen time of sixty-four minutes. FIRST FEATURE OF OGDEN CO. IS TITLED "THE BLOT" Ogden. Utah. — "The Blot," the first film production of the Ogden Feature Film Company, recently organized here, was given a private showing at the Alhambra theatre. All of the scenes were photographed in Ogden canyon and the company claims a record for the production on account of having completed tne live reels in three weeks. • CANDY KID" IS NEXT BILLY WEST FEATURE • The next King-Bee Films Corp. comedy for publication following "The Chief Cook." issued Oct. 1. will be Billy West in "The Candy Kid." In this picture President Burstein has his daughter Naomi playing an important part. L. LESSER GOES WEST TO REST ON DOCTOR'S ORDERS FLORENCE REED AND TAMES KIRKWOOD EXCHANGING VIEWS CONCERNING NEW RAPF FILM In pursuance with instructions from s physician to attend to no business hatsoever for at least the next month. dI L. Lesser has returned to his home San Francisco, having sufficiently revered from his recent attack of tyloid fever to take a trip to the coast. Since its introduction, Mr. Lesser's :t project, the national state rights orinization, has made rapid progress, pncrete announcements pertaining to it ill be made to the trade, and its busicss^ resumed, upon Mr. Lesser's return ! New York early in November. 0L0RADO M. P. CO. WILL MAKE FILMS NEAR PIKE'S PEAK iColorado Springs, Col. — Jean L. Deizon, of Chicago, announces the formai>n of the Colorado Motion Picture pmpany whose headquarters will be ;re. The new company expects to make taumber of films in the Pike's Peak repn, including pictures of Denver atkctions. JWork will be started about October 20 } a two-reel comedy-drama, the various fles of which will be enacted by Denver lent to be chosen bv Mr. DeFezon. MISS REED H\S STAR ROLE IX EDWIN" MILTOX ROYLE'S "THE STRUGGLE EVERLASTING " WHICH HAS BEEX ADAPTED TO THE SCREEN AFTER A BIG STAGE SUCCESS. (Harrv Rapf)