Motion Picture News (Apr-Jul 1915)

June 19, 1915. MOTION PICTURE NEWS 55 Looking Ahead With The Producers "Molly Make-Believe" Will Star Marguerite Clark The Famous Players Film company have secured the motion picture rights of "Molly Make-Believe," by Eleanor H. Abbott, for forthcoming production, in which Marguerite Clark will be presented in the titular role. The play tells the unusual story of Carl Stanton, a young, well-to-do chap who is suddenly laid up with a painful case of rheumatism, while his fiancee, Cornelia, heartlessly goes South, handing him a circular of a "Serial Letter Co.," and advising him to take advantage of it, if he becomes too lonesome. Stanton becomes interested in the circular, and decides to try the plan as a cure for his boredom. The Serial Letter Co. advertises that it will send real letters from make-believe people to invalids, shutins, travelers, and all lonely people. Stanton subscribes at once, requesting love letters. In reply, he receives the most delicious missives, dainty presents, hot-water bottles, blanket robes, and even the loan of a foxterrier, whose name, the mysterious writer tells him, is the same as her own last one. Stanton calls the dog all sorts of names, from the back of the dictionary, and it finally responds to the name of Meredith. The unknown correspondent finally sends him a couple of pretty hats, asking him which she shall choose, and aiding his advice by informing him that she is little, and has red hair. Stanton, as he improves, grows fonder and fonder of the little unknown, whose fund of imagination, tenderness, delicacy and vividness of fancy appeal more and more to his nature, which now repels all thoughts of the cold Cornelia. One day the little author of the fascinating epistles calls, decked out in Oriental splendor and a black wig. She unveils, being much made up, and says she would like to beg off the last week, which he has already paid for, as she has a chance to go to her home in Vermont, and thought perhaps he would take a visit in person in lieu of the last week's letters. He is more charmed than ever, but frightens her with his ardor, and she runs off after pulling off her wig, and demonstrating a wealth of red Basil King's "Wild Olive" Is Next Morosco Release SCENE FROM "THE WILD OLIVE" (Bosworth-Morosco — Paramount Feature) AS its next release, the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company announces "The Wild Olive." a picturization of Basil King's novel, with Myrtle Stedman and Forrest Stanley in the leading characters, supported by an exceptional cast. In presenting Myrtle Stedman and Forrest Stanley in the stellar roles of this release, the producers introduce a duo of noted screen and stage favorites whose splendid work together makes them an ideal team. Miss Stedman is one of the most widely known motion picture stars in this country, and her popularity among the "fans" has been repeatedly indicated by contests held in various publications, in which she has come out the winner. Only recently she received an unusual token of appreciation of her work from an admirer in New Zealand in the shape of a costly diamond ring of unique quality. Forrest Stanley, whom Oliver Morosco loaned for the photoplay company's production, is the leading man at Mr. Morosco's famous Burbank theatre stockcompany in Los Angeles. Supporting the leads are such capable artists as Mary Ruby, Herbert Standing, Charles Marriot and Edmund Lowe, among others. The release date of this production is June 24. hair. Stanton recovers, and goes to Cornelia, who gladly releases him. With the aid of a sharp detective, he shadows Molly to her Vermont home, surprises her there and at last finds happiness and the right girl in "Molly Make-Relieve." "HIS OBLIGATION" POINTS MORAL, SAYS MISS GREENWOOD That pictures of the right kind point strong moral lessons is the belief of Winifred Greenwood, a film favorite appearing in the "Flying A" releases of the American Film Manufacturing Company. WINIFRED GREENWOOD IN "HI3 OBLIGATION" (American) As an example of what she believes to be a picture of the right kind, Miss Greenwood designates "His Obligation," in which she herself is the star. "His Obligation," released June 14, deals with the woes of a girl who, through absolute ignorance of the ways of the world, allowed herself to be made a plaything by a certain male social parasite. BEAUTIFUL A DELE KLAER JOINS UNITED PROGRAM Adele Klaer has joined the United program. For several seasons she played with Mansfield. She has played in stock for several years. She is also an artist. Just to prove her versatility, Miss Klaer will appear in comedies, deviating for the first time from the purely dramatic. Miss Klaer played with Mansfield in "Houcaire." Later she appeared in "The Sign of the Cross."