Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

SYNOPSES OF CURRENT PUBLICATIONS MUTUAL "A Maid to Order" — November 20 (one-reel Strand comedy, with Billie Rhodes and Jay Belasco). — Billie, in search of a maid, finds Jay cleaning street lamps. Billie offers him a position as butler, but Jay, who is merely : being initiated into the Royal Good Fellows Lodge, refuses. After the job is finish a banquet is given and the boys go out for a good time. Tim, a sleepy policeman, becomes their victim and Jay falls into the hands of the irate man. He rushes to the back door of Billie's home and for protection she makes him do the butler's work. Billie's sister recognizes Jay; he drops his serving tray and runs into the kitchen, only to find Tim being entertained by the cook. A ireal maid and butler arrive in time to , restore peace. "Jerry's Victory" — November 22 (one■reel Horsley comedy, with George ■Ovey). — Jerry is a welcome visitor at the •home of his girl and things go along ■ nicely until she meets Flashy Joe. His Eautomobile impresses the girl and she ■casts Jerry aside. Jerry decides to get •.even and after being knocked out twice •by Joe succeeds in overcoming his vic■tim. The girl happening along and seeding what a hero Jerry is, Jerry is immediately restored to favor. the divorce is granted Harry begs Betty to elope with him, telling her it is all a mistake. They do so and then receive the divorce decree. They are about to be remarried, but a clause in the papers, inserted by Betty herself, stipulates that Harry shall never be permitted to marry. However, a loophole is found when they learn the clause holds good in only one state. When they plan to leave for another state fresh complications arise and make a thrilling finish. FOX "The Painted Madonna" — November 11 (five-reel Fox drama, with Sonia Markova). — Stella Dear, loves Milton Taylor, an artist, but she is loved by John Radon, and when he betrays her confidence she leaves her home and joins I a musical show in a distant city under the name of Claire Leone. Taylor comes to the city in search of a fitting .model to portray his Madonna, and he • selects Claire, but does not recognize her until the painting is done. Both Taylor and Claire have been leading a :fast life, but Claire repents and opens her home to girl refugees, and Taylor goes back to the little town to recuperate. Stella comes back to the little town and Taylor finds her worshipping in the church. Stella, coming out, sees Radon taking a girl into a cabin, as he had taken her vears before. She goes to the rescue of the girl, upbraids Radon, and falls fainting into the arms of the artist, who had followed her. GOLDWYN "Nearly Married" — November 18 (sixreel Goldwyn comedy-drama, with Madge Kennedy).— After Betty and Harry are married they have a quarrel because Betty insists that Dick, her brother, accompany them on their honeymoon. Dick, a young lawyer, looking for a case, urges Betty to get a divorce. Harry tells his friend, Tom, also a lawyer, about it, and Hattie King, a professional co-respondent, is hired to assist matters. Proceedings are instituted and before PARAMOUNT "Nutty Knitters" — November 19 (onereel Klever comedy, with Victor Moore). — Vic goes to the father of his sweetheart to ask for her hand, but the father tells him he must first knit fifty sweaters. On his way home Vic purchases the necessary knitting equipment. He is followed by a detective, hired by father, to see that Vic actually knits the sweaters. Vic's room catches fire and he rushes to the fire department for assistance, but the firemen are too busy knitting. At that moment a truck passes and a box falls off. On opening it Vic finds a bunch of sweaters. He rushes to the girl's house with the sweaters, followed by the truck driver, who has discovered his loss, and a policeman. Vic is arrested and as the picture closes he is busily knitting behind the bars. PATHE "Sylvia of the Secret Service" — November 25. — (five-reel Astra drama with Irene Castle) — Curtis Prescott is detailed to take the valuable Kimberly diamond to England. He is followed by the notorious Wade gang. Sylvia Carroll, a girl detective, is on the trail of the Wade gang, but when the gang makes way with the diamond Hemming, of Scotland Yard, has her put off the case. They return to America in search of the gang and the diamond. Upon the advice of Hemming, Caroll is again put off the case. However, she disguises herself and goes to a saloon where the gang hangs out and is able to round them up and bring them to the police station where Hemming is stationed with Fay, one of the women members. Hemming has arrested Prescott believing him the murderer of Van Brun and a member of the Wade gang. The confessions of Fay exonerate Prescott. Sylvia takes out her knitting, places it in her hands and tells Hemming that it is just a souvenir that knitting comes in handy, and that as far as the world will know she and Hemming worked on the Van Brun case together. out so fast no one was aware of just what he had done or said. He aspired to become an inventor and builds a machine that will propel itself from one end of a tunnel to the other without the assistance of man. With his gift of "gab" he succeeds in selling the patent rights to a large manufacturer and then it is discovered that the machine is no good and Tom is made a salesman, at which position he has some thrilling experiences. He meets Peggy, a sweetheart of his college days, at a hospital, where both are patients, and here they are married. PERFECTION TRIANGLE "Fuel of Life" — November 18 (fivereel Triangle drama, with Belle Bennet). — Angela De Haven finds her husband untrue to her and determines to make all men pay. She gains the reputation of being the shrewdest business woman in New York, and Wall street brokers are mere puppets in her hands. Bragdon Brant sends Angela west to purchase shares in the Bob-cat mine, held by Bob Spalding. Through the efforts of Durant,. Spalding's partner, she is successful. ' She returns to New York, to learn that her husband has been lost at sea. Shortly thereafter she attempts to ruin Brant, but Spalding intercedes and shows her the error of her ways. She finds her reward when the big Westerner takes her in his arms. "A Case at Law" — November 18 (fivereel Triangle drama, with Dick Rosson). — Mayme Saunders loves Jimmy Baggs, a newspaper man addicted to the liquor habit. Jimmy loses his position and Mayme persuades him to seek new surroundings in an effort to rid himself of the habit. They elope and go to a small town in Montana, where Jimmy secures a position. He falls into the habit of stopping at "Art's" place and before long ■the old habit is upon him. In desperation Mayme goes to Dr. Saunders, who in reality is her father, but who had left her in charge of an aunt that he might go fight the drink habit. He has succeeded and promises Mayme to help Jimmy. Art, the owner of the notorious place operating under his name, is an enemy to Saunders because he has become a prohibitionist and in order to get revenge Art invites Jimmy to his place and gets him drunk. This angers Saunders and he shoots Art, seriously wounding him. At the trial, however, Saunders is acquitted, Jimmy is brought to his senses and father and daughter are happily united. UNIVERSAL "Gift o' Gab" — November 26 (five-reel Essanay comedy-drama, with Jack Gardner). —Tom Bain was a great talker. He could convince people black was white and could talk himself into trouble and 35 "The Shame of the Bullcon"— (one reel Nestor comedy with William Franey and Gale Henry)— Nifty Nancy, owner of the "Emptv Poke" dance hall, becomes tired of her life until she meets homeless Herbert. She finds herself falling in love with the wild, bad man, and she begs him to lead a better life, and then in order to be worthy of her knight she de