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When they saw "Fruits of Faith " they prophesied it would steal the show from any but the strongest feature. It did !
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Fruits of Faith
Three parts
The prophesy
" 'fruits of Faith' is so strong that unless the feature to follow is 'sure fire' the short subject is bound to be the best part of the program. It is a clever blend of comedy and drama, ably directed, artistically
The fulfillment
1 . From the James Theatre, Columbus O. "Last week we played the Will Rogers' comedy, 'Fruits of Faith.' We consider it one of the most amusing, most entertaining and at the snme time one of the cleanest comedies we have ever played in the James Theatre. The newspaper reviews and a great many of our patrons enjoyed the comedy far better than our feature and our feature had as its star one of the most popular screen fai'oriies. More power to Will Rogers. We hope he will make many more comedies of the same high quality. I assure you we will always have room for them in our theatres."
2. "The program at the Rialto is dominated by a three reel comedy in which Will Rogers does the best acting of his screen career. .. .This picture, 'Fruits of Faith' is a little masterpiece, so skillfully does it blend humor and pathos. A jfilm at which every one will laugh, weep over and remember. . . .Compared to the sincerity of this short subject the feature picture seems a manufactured thing." — N. Y. Telegraph.
photographed, splendidly played and well assembled. . . .There is something supremely genuine and appealing about this little comedy, with sufficient pathos to make it a 'comedy-drama,' and it is one of the best of its kind." — Motion Picture News.
3. "Although '
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is the feature picture, 'Fruits of Faith' at the Rialto is better. Will Rogers scores in this with a mingling of pathos and humor."— N. Y. Evening Mail.
4. The New York Times, perhaps the most conservative of critics, devoted two 1/iirds of a column to a review of 'Fruits of Faith' at the Rialto, and a short paragraph to the feature. It said, in part,
" 'The ' cannot arouse the
echo of smiles, laughter and applause called forth by 'Fruits of Faith.' It is the real feature of the bill. There is more genuine entertainment in any hundred feet of it than in all the celluloid mile of agony and adventure that prolongs the heavy hour of the photoplay."
The New York correspondent of the Christian Science Monitor devoted nearly a column to the review of this little feature. "Fruits of Faith," and a short paragraph to the feature at the Rialto. This paper is one of the most famous in the country. It speaks of the Rogers picture as a model.
What more proof do you want that when you book "Fruits of Faith" you can forget the feature for that show?
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