Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1917 - Jun 1918)

SYNOPSES OF CURRENT PUBLICATIONS' 1MARILLY OF CLOTHES LIXE ALLEY." Yve-reel comcdx drama, maturing MARY PICKFORD. •■oduced by Art craft, uthor. Belle Kanaris Maniatcs. STORY: Amarilly becomes the friend Derry Phillips, an artist, much to the sgust of Derry's aristocratic aunt. When marilly sees how she and her family are ceived by the aunt she leaves in high ldgeon and establishes a fashionable bon>n shop, where she and her family soon se in the social scale. And when Derry ■mes around again pleading with Amarilly marrv him, she does. rHE ROUGH LOVER." •ve-recl comedy. aturing FRAXKLYX FARXUM . roduced by Bluebird, uthor, Joseph F. Poland, irector, Joseph Dc Grasse. STORY: To escape the undesirable esence of Countess Wintershin Richard aves his sweetheart Helen and retires to desert island. Here he meets Spike, his ;act duplicate. The likeness of the two en and the belief by his friends that ichard is dead, leads to many amusing implications. (Reviewed in this issue.) •V THE DARK." ne-recl comed\. eaturing BOBBY VERXON'. roduced by Christie. uthor, Ben Cohn. , STORY: The friends of Ethel and obby decide to put an end to their eversting quarrels, kidnap them and in a derted house a fake marriage is performed. ,*hen the couple steals off for a honeyoon the friends are alarmed. But Bobby "oduces a real marriage certificate and erything is all right. THE DEBT OF HOXOR." ive-reel drama, eaturing PEGGY HYLAXD. ■roduced by Fox. .uthor, Eve Unsell. irector, O. A. C. Lund. STORY: Honor, adopted from an or■lanage by Stanley Middleton, finds her ister mother has an affair with Frank chiller, who is forcing her to give out iluable information regarding American ■ ansports. Mrs. Middleton and Schiller :3th meet death, and Honor, happily maried to Chester Holbrook, adopts her fosr father. 4 MADISOX SQUARE ARABIAX X1GHT." ^•o-reel comedy-drama, eaturing DUNCAX McRAE. roduced by Vitagraph. 'uthor, O. Henry. STORY: Carson Chalmers receives a hotograph of his wife, traveling in Europe and a letter from another woman lied with poisonous words regarding halmers' wife. CI. aimers has a picture f his wife painted from the photograph v an artist whose peculiarity is in bringig out the soul characteristics. From the aiming he learns that his wife has the ice of an angel. For Your Program Synopses of the following plays are given in this week's issue: Amarilly of Clothes Line Alley An Heiress for a Day A Daughter of Uncle Sam The Debt of Honor The Family Skeleton The Floor Below In the Dark The Inner Voice Madison Square Arabian Night. A Naulahka, The Powers That Prey Revenge Rough Lover, The Shoes That Danced. The Sunshine Nan Turn of a Card, The Waltzing Around Wild Women Woman and the Doctor, The No. 6 No. 7 Synopses appearing last week: Blue Blazes Rawden Beaches and Peaches Check Your Hat, Sir? Daughter of Uncle Sam. A. Daughter of Uncle Sam, A, Eve's Daughter Flash of Fate. The Forbidden Path, The His Royal Highness Huck and Tom Midnight Trail, The Ruggles of Red Gap Schools and Schools Ship Oy, Oy Up In the Air Weaver of Dreams, A Wild Algy of Picadilly Wooing of Princess Pat, The -A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM." One-reel, serial Xo. 8. Featuring J AXE VAXCE. Produced by Jaxon-General. STORY : In the gypsy tent a spy comes to make love to Jessie, who fights him off. She is seen by a gypsv girl in love with spy and she tries to kill Jessie, although Jessie pleads with her to help her escape. Captain Taylor, missing Jessie, searches for her and arrives just in time to save Jessie from the attacks of the spy. •THE FLOOR BELOW. ' Six-reel comedy-drama. Featuring MABEL XORMAXD. Produced by Goldvuyn. Author, Elaine Sterne. Director, Clarence Badger. STORY: Patricia O'Rourke, copy girl, has never bothered about the problems of life until she is forced to look for a new position. She is given a chance to make good by the editor of the pa-er, if she will disguise herself as a derelict and go to live at the mission of Hunter Mason, where the editor believes someone is living who is responsible for the number of robberies recently committed. Patricia goes, makes good and wins the love of Hunter Mason. "THE WOMAX AXD THE DOCTOR." Five-reel drama. < Featuring MILDRED HARRIS. Produced by Jewel. Author, Mary Roberts Rinchart. Directors, Lois Weber & Phillips Smalley. STORY : Sidney Page becomes a nurse in a hospital and because Dr. Max Wilson pays her attention, Carlotta, another nurse, becomes jealous and by exchanging labels forces her rival to administer the wrong medicine. An operation is necessary and a mysterious man known only as "K" is called in to perform it. "K" loves Sidney and after an attempt has been made on Wilson's life and Carlotta confesses her treachery, it is learned that ,-K" is a noted surgeon and that Carlotta is responsible for his undoing. As a result Sidney appreciates the love of "K" and he is allowed to resume his practice. (Reviewed in this issue.) ■REUEXGE." Five-reel drama. Featuring EDITH STOREY. Produced by Metro. STORY: Alva Leigh, seeking revenge for the murder of her fiance, sends Dick Randall, the man she has come to care for greatly, into the desert vithout water, believing him guilty of the murder. When she finds he is innocent she goes after him in time to prevent him from going too far and to win his forgiveness. (Reviewed in this issue.) ■POJI ERS THAT PREY." Five-reel comedy-drama. Featuring MARY MILES MIXTER. Produced by American-Mutual. Director, Henry King. STORY: When her father is forced to escape the irony of Jarvis McYey, a grafter whom he has exposed. Sylvia Grant assumes charge of her father's newspaper and almost makes a wreck of it. However, she succeeds in preventing McVey's graft plans to go through, and forces him to leave town. She also wins a husband in Frank Summers, her father's city editor, (Reviewed in this issue.) "WALTZIXG AROUXD." One-reel comedy. Featuring BILLIE RHODES. Produced by Strand-Mutual. STORY: The fact that Billie endeavors to teach her friend's husband to dance, without the knowledge of friend wife, almost, results in the wreckage of the marital ship, but when wifie learns that her husband can dance, matters are set aright. ■THE TURX OF A CARD." Five-reel drama. Featuring J. WARREX KERRIGAN. Produced by Paralta STORY: Jimmy Montgomery Farrell, oil prospector, wins from Burdette his entire fortune and estate at Long Island. Farrell goes to Xew York to dispose of his oil properties and then takes a look at the home he has won. While fixing his automobile Cynthia Burdette arrives from France and takes Farrell for the chauffeur. Through a crook whom Farrall has crossed, Cynthia learns that Farrell is responsible for her father's death. The return of the father who injured had been taken in by a halfwit, ends everything in pleasing fashion. (Reviewed in this issue.) 33