The Film Renter and Moving Picture News (Apr-Jun 1922)

22 THE FILM RENTER & MOVING PICTURE NEWS. WHAT o 2 OR the presentation of the F great Thos. Ince production which Pathé’s screened at the New Oxford Theatre on Tuesday last a special prologue was prepared. This took the form of a beautiful woman clothed in white, with her wrists bound. To interpret the idea of the emancipation of womanhood, which is the theme of the film, the artist, after gazing thoughtfully at her bonds, suddenly threw her arms up, bursting the whole figure was encircled with a brilliant halo of light. The prologue then dissolved — slowly into the title of the picture. The whole of this production was staged in the Pathé studios in Wardour Street. Topical Film of Irish Battle. Danvers Yates, who happened to be close to Belleek during the course of its bombardiacnt and capture by British troops last week, sends an excellent kinematograph record of the event, which will be included in the latest issue of the Topical Budgct. The operations of the troops are clearly shown, together with the actual bombardment. After showing the capture of the town the pictures indicate the damage done by the bombardment and the gencral condition of the town. Scene From ‘‘ AN Inisn Barrie.’’ Digitized by Goc ) le 8 g apart her manacles, Simultaneously June 17, 1922. LONDON RE The Week’s Trade Imperial Film Company. Mr. Paul Kimberley, managing director of the Imperial Film Company, writes: ** The fact that the European Motion Picture Company, Limited, have taken over the lease of the premises at 167-9, Wardour Strect, does not mean that the Imperial Film Company, Ltd., have gone out of business. For some time past we have been engaged upon the distribution of Hepworth Picture Plays exclusively, and we have now removed to 2, Denman Street, so that Hepworth Picture Plays, Ltd., and Iinperial Film Company, Ltd., will be occupying the same building, and in future the business of head ‘office of the Imperial Cotnpany will be controlled from that address. Return of Joan Morgan. Next month will see the trade show of the new Progress production, ‘‘ The Lilae Sunbonnet,’’ and we are certain—to judge by the advance stills—that Sidney Morgan, the producer, has given a true rendering of S. R. Crockett’s story of the Scottish Highlands. Joan Morgan (who has now joined ‘* A to Z” at the Prince of Wales Theatre) takes the lead in this picture, and plays the part of a daughter of Scotland. Her admirers will welcome her reappearance on the screen. This picture will be released by Butcher's Film Service, Ltd., under the banner of the British National Program. “A Private Scandal.’’ May McAvoy, who will make her debut as a Realart star in “A Private Sceandal,’’ has been described by several of the American dramatic critics as ** The Wonder Girl ’’ on account of an exceptional combination of personality and emotional talent. ‘‘A Private Scandal ’’ is a domestic drama written by a well-known American author, Hector Turnbull, who himself supervised the production of it and took care to see that Miss McAvoy had plenty of opportunity to display her winsome personally and create plenty of pathos. It is to be trade shown by Gaumont’s at the New Gallery Kinema on Wednesday, June 28, Gaumont’s Byron Film, There is a lot of enthusiasm in Denman Street for the British Screencraft super, ‘* A Prince of Lovers,’’ and an urgent noite has been sent us from Gaumont’s drawing attention to the restricted accommodation at the New Gallery Kinema, where the film will be shown next Thursday (June 22), at 11 a.m. The film is on the British National Program, and Gaumont’s are taking all precautionary measures to avoid the discomfort of overcrowding, and part of these precautions involves the issue of invitation tickets, which will not, under any cireumstances, admit more than one person. The tickets are marked to this effect, and the rule will be rigidly adhered to. ‘* Pages of Life.” Adelqui Millar, formerly with Anglo-Hollandia Films, is hard at work producing ‘* Pages of Life ’’ for a new British producing company, Adelqui Millar Productions. The story was specially written for the screen, and deals with Bohemian life in Chelsea. It features Fvelyn Brent. Original from NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY