Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1917 - Jun 1918)

I SYNOPSES OF CURRENT PUBLICATIONS' rxopsis— 'fODERX MUSKETEER." fje reel comedy-drama. .aturing DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. . oduced by Artcraft. .rector, Alan Divan. STORY: In the Grand Canyon Ned lacker meets Elsie Dodge and becomes ::atuated with her. He finds Vandeteer ying Elsie court. It arouses his anger ;d when Vandeteer takes her riding in the • nyon, he follows. The Indian guide and indeteer each plan to force their unwelme attentions upon Elsie, but Ned ares in time to rescue the young lady, for lich he receives his just reward. (Fully reviewed in this issue.) OSE OF THE WORLD." hie reel drama. aturing ELSIE FERGUSON. . oduced by Artcraft. ithor, Agnes and Edgerson Castle, .rector, Maurice Tourneur. STORY: After her husband's reported ath Rosamond marries again, but as time sses she finds her love for her first husnd surmounts her love for her living husnd. The strain proves too much and she saks down crying for Harry. Harry, who d only been wounded, has been acting as rretary to Rosamond's husband and when learns the truth he throws off his disise and he and Rosamond are happily reited. (Fully reviewed in this issue.) 'ROADWAY LOVE." ve reel drama. aturing DOROTHY PHILLIPS, 'oduced by Bluebird, ithor, IV. Carey IV onderly. rector, Ida May Park. STORY: When Henry Rockwell meets idge O'Hara, a chorus girl, he believes her be the same as the other girls, but he on finds out Midge is of a different type d his respect for her leads to love. And ter all the misunderstandings have been :ared up, the future looks bright. (Fully reviewed in this issue.) For Your Program Synopses of the following plays are given in this week's issue: Beautiful Mrs. Reynolds, The Beauty and the Rogue Broadway Love By Right of Purchase Dodging A Million Evidence Flames of Chance, The Fugitives Gates of Gladness Hell's Crater Home Run Ambrose Hidden Hands A Heart's Revenge Jules of the Strong Heart Men Who Have Made Love to Me Maimed in the Hospital Meatless Days and Sleepless Nights Modern Musketeer Next Rose of the World Their Little Kid Wild Strain, The Winding Trail, The Synopses appearing last week: Barber, The Burglars Convict 993 Daybreak Face Value Fields of Honor For Liberty I Love You Impostor, The Kingdom of Love. The Law's Outlaw, The Seven Swans. The Strong Way, The Wolf and His Mate. The "A HEART'S REVENGE." Five reel drama. Featuring SOX I A MARKOV A. Produced by Fox. Director, O. A. C. Lund. STORY: Unable to win the hand of Vera Sabouroff, Baron Eugene Drako administers a liquid to his successful rival, Jim Harding, which destroys his initiative and he is put aboard a schooner. By a clever ruse Vera learns from the baron the whereabouts of Jim and overtakes the schooner to find Jim swimming to shore. He does not recognize his friends and fights to get away from them. He receives a severe blow on the head which restores him to normal. "THE WINDING TRAIL." Five reel drama. Featuring VIOLA DANA. Produced by Rolfe-Metro. Director, John H. Collins. STORY: Audrey Graham goes to Alaska to wreak vengeance on Dan Steele, responsible for the death of her sister. She meets Jim Wando, who, too, is anxious for vengeance on Dan and asks Audrey to bring Dan to him. Audrey does and Jim tells her of his love, but she asks him to return to the wife, whom he had come to hate, because of Dan. And Jim does. (Fully reviewed in this issue.) ■ BEAUTY AND THE ROGUE." Five reel comedy-drama. Featuring MARY MILES MINTER. Produced by American-Mutual. Author, Arthur Berthelet. Director, Henry King. STORY: Roberta Lee goes visiting on a ranch and while there dons overalls and works in the field. Dick Van Stone, general manager for her father, sees her and at first believing she is a boy, sets her at digging worms. When he discovers his mistake he becomes interested. He presents her with a brooch, which happens to be her own which was stolen, and believing him the thief she has Dick arrested. She sends her father a wire to that effect and then sends another wire telling him that she and Dick are engaged. She learns that her father's former gardner is the real thief. •THEIR LITTLE KID." One reel comedy. Featuring BILLY RHODES. Produced by Strand-Mutual. STORY: Billie and Jack, anxious to please their uncle who has money, endeavor to find a baby when they believe their uncle expects they have one. They mistake a book agent for the uncle and produce a borrowed baby, who is demanded by its irate parents. Uncle appears on the scene and explains that he meant Billie when he spoke of the '"kid." /£Ar WHO HAVE MADE LOVE TO ME." iven reel drama, maturing MARY Mac LANE, 'oduced by Essanay. uthor, Mary Mac Lam. irector, Arthur Berthelet. \STORY: Mary is first loved by a calw youth, but he bores her and she becomes igaged to a literary man, who dominates It every whim. Through a misunderBnding the engagement is broken. The prt lover is the younger son of a baronet ho soon gives place to a prize fighter. A [rmer sweetheart of the prize fighter luses Mary to give him up and she turns I a bank clerk, who breaks the engagement pen he learns that Mary smokes. A mar ed man is the sixth to pay her court. it she soon rids herself of him. (Fully reviewed in this issue.) ' DODGING A MILLION." Six reel comedy. Featuring MABEL NORM AND. Produced by Goldivyn. Authors, Edgar Seluyn and A. M. Kennedy. Director, George Loam Tucker. STORY: When Arabella Flynn learns that she has been left a large fortune, she moves to fashionable quarters and purchases many beautiful gowns and diamonds. Then the rumor spreads that there was a mistake and the tradespeople, who have been eager to extend credit, demand their money. But Arabella has none and Jack Forsythe, her lover, is forced to look upon her as an impostor. Things are righted, however, when it is learned that the only mistake was in not announcing how large the fortune was. ■JULES OF THE STRONG HEART." Featuring GEORGE BEBAN. Five reel comedy-drama. Produced by Paramount. Author, William Merriam Rouse. Director, Donald Crisp. STORY: Jules LeMaire comes to the logging camp of the Nemo Lumber Company and because of his devotion to an infant which he brought with him, he wins the admirationn of Joy, daughter of the foreman. Joy hears misleading stories about Jules and his baby, but when she learns that he took the baby in order to save it from the factor of another camp, and when the baby's father comes for it, she lets Jules know she loves him. (Fully reviewed in this issue.) 35