Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Sep 1918)

EXHIBITORS HERALD AND MOTOGRAPHY BESSIE LOVE NOW A VITAGRAPH STAR CANADIAN BRIEFS F. A. O. Johnston, Toronto's theatrical printer, and W. M. Gladish, the Exhibitors Herald and Motography correspondent, motored to New York City last week on business. They state they broke all records before they reached the lights of Gotham by covering the distance between the two cities — 530 miles — in less than twenty-four hours actual running time. They covered 326 miles during the first fifteen hours without hesitating in spite of cut up roads due to army truck traffic through New York state. Two hot weather successes in Canada have been Gerard's story, "My Four Years in Germany," and Fox's "Cleopatra". Both pictures have played to big business wherever they have been presented. Sheriff Lemieux, of Montreal, chairman of the Quebec Board of Censors, has received a special picture from the Government of France entitled, "Women of France." He has turned the feature over to the Specialty Film Import, Limited, Canadian Pathe distributors. English sub-titles have been substituted for the French titles. Jack Dunlop, chief accountant of the Caj-iadian Universal Film Company, Ltd., Toronto, has resigned. He recently IteSok over the Peter Pan Theatre, Toronto, and has gone to Port Stanley, ^Ontario, presumably to look into a theatre proposition there. Geo. Kleine Sponsors Project to Increase Writing to Soldiers "Soldiers Letter League" is an enterprise being sponsored by George Kleine in an endeavor to get folks over here to write to the boys over there missives inculcating good humor and cheery feeling. In this endeavor Mr. Kleine is asking the cooperation of every exhibitor in the United States. He has prepared a slide which the manager may run between each performance explaining the reason for the league and urging patrons to write these letters. A change of slides may be obtained from the nearest Kleine exchange eacji week. Charles Hutchinson Back on the Job Again The recovery of Charles Hutchinson from his recent accident while filming the coming Leah Baird serial, was an occasion of a rousing recepion for him at the Crystal Studio, New York, "Hutch" is a favorite with every one of his co-workers, and during his sojourn in the hospital they kept his bedside surrounded with flowers. Mr. Hutchinson as an actor, athlete, "dare-devil" and all around screen performer is popular and widely known. Featured by Harry Raver in his series of Alma Hanlon productions, he rapidly became popular and no doubt will be followed interestedly through the Leah Baird serial by hundreds of fans. THE WINSOME LITTLE CALIFORNIA GIRL WILL APPEAR IN A SERIES OF BLUE RIBBON FEATURES, ESPECIALLY SUITED TO HER TALENTS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF DAVID SMITH Fox Secures Rights to Justus Miles Forman Book for Screen Play The Fox Film Corporation announced last week that Mr. Fox has bought the screen rights to "Buchanan's Wife," the last novel from the pen of Justus Miles Forman, who lost his life on the Lusitania. This is in line with Mr. Fox's announcement that he wants the best stories from tl/e most widely read authors, and in pursuing this policy Mr. Fox recently has /purchased the screen rights to "The / Strange Woman," "The Last of the Duanes," and "The Lone Star Ranger," by Zane Grey, and "The Two-Gun Man," and "The Coming of the Law," by Charles Alden Seltzer. A Fox official has given it as his judgment that "Buchanan's Wife" will prove, mi the screen, one of the strongest stories the silver sheet has seen. No announcement has been made as to naming a star for the feature, but as Mr. Fox wants to yet to work filming the Forman story, the name of the star will lie forthcoming shortly. Work will he begun shortly at the Hollywood studios by Gladys Brockwell, who is starring in Mr, Hurlbut's drama, "The Strange Woman." Jewel Carmen, having completed "The Fallen Angel" and "Lawless Love," now is at work on the coast on another typically Carmenesque romantic 66 drama. William Farnum now is at work on "The Rainbow Trail," and shortly starts work on another Zane Grey story. Tom Mix has completed "Fame and Fortune," and turns to another Seltzer story. Other Notable Stories With the announcement of the purchase of "Buchanan's Wife," the Fox Film Corporation points with pride to its achievement in screening some of the most powerful stories ever written. The list includes "Les Miserables," "Tale of Two Cities," "Salome," "Cleopatra," "Camille," "The Two Orphans," "The Bondman," "The Clemenceau Case," "Du Barry," "The Heart of a Lion," "When a Man Sees Red" and "Treasure Island." "We shall continue to take over the screen rights to the best stories," Mr. Fox said. "Patrons of my pictures are accustomed to the best, and I shall see to it that nothing is left undone by me to afford them continued pleasure along these lines. A policy of this kind is an exhibitor's strongest asset." Mid-West Features Gets "Stolen Orders" J. W. Burke, president of the M'idWest Greater Features company of Denver, has signed a contract with William A. Brady, whereby he has secured the latter's spy picture, "Stolen Orders," for Colorado, Utah, Nevada and New Mexico. Mr. Burke plans to begin immediately an extensive campaign of exploitation.