Motion Picture News (Nov-Dec 1917)

4170 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 16. No. 24 nmrnimiiis ^■llinMIIIIIMWHBIIrTlllUIUIIIIIIMIiajMlllllllllllllllWIIIIIHIIIIlllMWHIUlMII mmammmanmunmmmmmilamimiiiiLmmmuiimimmmmmm niiiiiiiMMiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiniimiiinip Ready Made Ad-Talks fiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiiii;]iiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'[miiin Mme. Petrova in Powerful Dramatic Story, " Daughter of Destiny " — Timely (Petrova Pictures Seven-Reel Production) Mme. Petrova, pronounced by the critics as the greatest of emotional actresses, will appear on the screen of the theatre on of week in her latest work before the camera, " Daughter of Destiny." Mme. Petrova is the author of this photoplay. It was directed by George Irving. In the supporting cast assisting her in the interpretation of this dramatic version of current world events are : Thomas Harding, who has the principal male role; Anders Randolf, Robert Broderick, one of the bestknown character actors on the screen; Henri Leone, Richard Garrick, Carl Dietz and Warren Cook. " Daughter of Destiny " carries action and punch in every scene. It presents one of the best tits of dramatic acting ever projected on the screen of any theatre. Its theme is timely — one in which we are all interested and one that in its revelation will hold from the announcement of the title to the last flash. Mme. Petrova has the role of Marion Ashley, daughter of the newly appointed minister to Belmark. She marries Franz Jorn, an artist, whose art is followed in order that he may more easily carry out his duties as spy for the imperial government. He urges Marion to disclose secrets which he knows her father to possess. Jorn arouses the suspicions of Morhange, of the French secret service. He searches Jorn's studio and finds evidence that points to Jorn as a spy. In a fight that follows Jorn kills Morhange, and Jorn, to destroy all evidence, places his ring on the finger of Morhange and burns the studio. Marion falls in love with Leopold, crown prince, and the events that follow tell of her adventures in attempting to make marriage with him possible. At the theatre week, Mme. Petrova in " Daughter of Destiny." I READY-MADE AD-TALKS PUBLISHED I IN LAST WEEK'S ISSUE Dec. 8, 1917. I FEATURES | TITLE OF PLAY PRODUCERS I = " The Painted Ma 1 I?""3,", Fox 5 reels 1 | The Judgment I House " Paramount 6 reels I § " The Awakening " World 5 reels ^ | " Tess of the Storm I I Country " Select 5 reels I ; " Who Goes There? " Vitagraph 5 reels i I " A Branded Soul " Fox 5 reels ^ I " The Small Town I Guy " Perfection S reels I | " The Hungry Heart " Paramount 5 reels I | " The Winged Mys | i tery " Bluebird j reels i i " Reaching for the Moon " Artcraft 5 reels 1 e " Over the Hill " Pathe 5 reels 1 = " A Woman Between [ Friends " Vitagraph 5 reels 1 = " The Dream Doll " Perfection 5 reels i = " The Stainless | Barrier " Triangle 5 reels I SERIAL | " Who Is Number I One " Paramount 4th Epi 1 sode 2 reels 1 Ethel Barrymore in Her Latest Screen Success " The Eternal Mother " — Gripping (Metro Five-Reel Production) Ethel Barrymore is seen in her latest Metro production, " The Eternal Mother," adapted from Sidney McCall's novel, " Red Horse Hill," by Mary Murillo, and produced under the direction of Frank Reicher, and personally supervised by Maxwell Karger, Miss Barrymore, who is known to millions for her work on the speaking stage and more recently for her work before the camera, is seen in the role of Maris, who marries against her father's wishes a man who turns out to be a worthless drunkard. Her little child, Felico, is the only bright spot in her miserable existence. Maris is forced to work and provide for her little daughter. She gets a position as stenographer in the office of Dwight Alden, a wealthy mill owner. She receives word that her husband and child have been killed in a railroad accident, and when Alden learns of this he asks her to become his wife. They are married and live happily, until a few years later, when her husband, whom she thought dead, returns with a woman named Kate. He is known as Winch, and he and the •woman depend upon the little Felice, who ob■tains work in the mill, for their support. Felice is injured at her work in the mill. From this -time on there is a fierce struggle by Maris to obtain the child of her own flesh and blood, care for her and at the same time conceal the fact -from her husband, who is cold and heartless, but loves her and she loves him. Winch threatens blackmail and tells Alden all. Maris leaves with Pelice and they live in a cottage together. She longs for Alden, and one day he comes to her and explains that he has changed and asks her back with her child. At the theatre on of week, Ethel Barrymore in " The Eternal Mother." Mary Anderson in " When Men Are Tempted" — Adapted from Adams' Work (Vitagraph Five-Reel Production) Mary Anderson is the featured player in " When Men Are Tempted," the latest Vitagraph feature to be shown at the theatre. Miss Anderson is supported in this picture by Alfred Whitman, who was seen to such good advantage in " The Flaming Omen." Others in the cast are: R. Bradbury, Otto Lederer and S. E. Jennings. " When Men Are Tempted " was adapted from the work of Frederick Upham Adams, entitled " John Burt," and was produced at Vitagraph's western studios under the direction of William Wolbert. Two college chums are in love with Jessie Gordon (Mary Anderson). John Burt and Arthur Morris are the best of friends, having attended college together, but they cannot agree upon the question of who shall have Jessie. Young Morris' father owns the town, as the expression goes. He induces her to go on a trip with him in his yacht. Burt rescues her from the hands of Morris and Morris is beaten in a fight that follows. Burt flees the town to escape prison for assaulting Morris and goes west. He discovers a rich mine about to be sold for taxes and also discovers that it is the property of Jessie. He wires Jessie to hold to the property and he lays claim to it until she and her father arrive and establish title. " When Men Are Tempted " is full of action and presents some beautiful exterior scenes of western country. Miss Anderson has a part that offers her every opportunity to appear at her best. She will be seen at the theatre week in "When Men Are Tempted," written by Frederick Upton Adams. William Russell in Corking Good Drama, " New York Luck " — Action {Mutual Five-Reel Production) " New York Luck " is the latest picture in which William Russell appears as the featured player, and it is a corker for real, live, actionable drama. It is seldom that Mr. Russell is seen in a picture that does not present real, live action. In his late picture he is supported by Francelia Billington, who has been seen opposite Mr. Russell in some of his best photoplays; Harvey Clark, Clarence Burton, Edward Peil, Alfred Ferguson, Frederick Vroom and Carl Stockdale. As Nick Fowler in " New York Luck," Mr. Russell presents one of the most fascinating roles of his career on the screen. " New York Luck " is not the best work Mr. Russell has done, but it is just as good. Nick is a telegraph operator at a small country station. As one of the few daily trains pass his station a girl drops a handbag from the window, containing her photograph, which Nick finds after the train has passed. The girl was accompanied by Jimmie Keen, a motion picture director. The girl's photograph appeals to Nick and he decides that if she is as nice as she is pretty she is worth looking up. Thereupon Nick leaves for New York to make his fortune and to win the girl. Fate is unkind to Nick, for he is prevented from seeing Jimmie Keen, the director, by an impertinent office boy. While Nick is in the office a stranger enters and accidentally drops a photograph with the same girl's likeness as the one he possessed. The stranger turned out to be the leader of a band of crooks. Nick is induced to join them, and he unconsciously leads the crooks to justice, wins the girl and his fortune because he writes the story, and sells it to Jimmie Keen. At the theatre on of week, William Russell in " New ' York Luck." Margarita Fischer in Timely Drama — " Miss Jackie of the Army " — Captures Spy (Mutual Five-Reel Production) Margarita Fischer is seen for the first time in ■nany months in " Miss Jackie of the Army." This is a comedy-drama and one of the best a motion picture audience has seen for many moons. The story was written by Beatrice Van and William Parker and adapted to the screen by Chester B. Clapp. The production was made for the American Film Company, releasing on the Mutual program, under the direction of Lloyd Ingraham. Miss Fischer is seen in the role of Jackie Kerwood, daughter of Colonel Kerwood. From childhood Jackie wanted to be a boy. She wished to be in the trenches and fight like other men and like her dad. Jackie was told to stay at home and knit by the women of the army post, but she indignantly refused. She tries to organize a brigade of girls, but her father did not think much of the idea and discouraged her in the attempt. She had decided to run away from home when she discovered evidence that led her to believe that a spy was working in the neighborhood. Here was her chance to be a detctive and like a man. She told them at the post, but the men would not pay much attention to her assertions. Lieutenant Adair is fond of Jackie and the lieutenant has his suspicions also. Sure enough, the one she suspected was a spy and was bringing information to a number of other spies, all of whom were arrested after Jackie had convinced her father and others that she was right. At the theatre on of week, Margarita Fischer in " Miss Jackie of the Army." Thrilling and timely story of interest to all. Beautiful Spectacle of National Red Cross Pageant — Georgeous in Presentment (Red Cross War Council Five-Reel Production.) The motion pictures of the National Red Cross Pageant made under the direction of William Christy Cabanne, present one of the most gorgeous spectacles representing dramatic tableaux ever projected on the screen. The pageant was staged, last October, on one of the beautiful estates at Huntington, L. I., for the benefit of the National Red Cross. Many of the brightest lights on the screen and stage are represented in this marvel of beauty and splendor. Among the famous stars of both screen and stage who are seen in these pictures are: Ethel Barrymore, John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore, Hazel Dawn, Ina Claire, who is now playing in " The Tiger Rose," one of the biggest successes of the season of speaking drama; Tyrone Power, famous character actor; Francis White, of the team of Rock and White, noted vaudeville artists and dancers; William Rock, of this team; Blanche Yurka, Gladys Hansen, Rita Jolivet, one of the few survivors of the Lusitania, and a noted French actress ; E. H. Sothern, famous for his characterizations of Shakespearean roles ; Lumsden Hare, Ernest Glendenning, Adrienne Morrison, Philip Tonge, Eve Le Gallienne, Marjorie Rambeau, Helen Ware, Mrs. H. P. Davidson, wife of the chairman of the National Red Cross Council; Mrs. Ben Ali Haggin, society woman, and others. In this production you will see one of the most beautiful pageants ever staged. Adolf Bohm's Russian dancers give an exhibition of the terpsichorean art which, in itself alone, is well worthy a place of the utmost prominence in the most worthy production for the screen. See this.' It's worth the time and money of any and all patrons of the motion picture. At the theatre on of week, the National Red Cross Pageant, the most gorgeous spectacle ever staged for the camera, with many of the well-known stage and screen stars in action. " The Babes in the Woods," with Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin (Fox Seven-Reel Production) Another of the Fox Kiddie Features, " The Babes in the Woods," with Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin, the two little people who enacted the leading roles in Mr. Fox's production of " Jack and the Bean Stalk." These two child actors have made a reputation for themselves which is held by few, if any, child actors. Their latest pictures, adapted from the story as suggested by the fairy tale, is one of the brighest, cleanest and most enjoyable bits of screen entertainment ever made possible by children. In the supporting cast are: Violet Radcliffe, the child " heavy " ; Carmen de Rue, Herschel Mayall, Rosita Marstini, Robert Lawler, Scotty McKee, and Teddy Billings. The adaptation was made by Bernard McConville and produced under the direction of C. M. and S. A. Franklin, the two' directors who created " Jack and the Bean Stalk." The scenes in this late production were taken in the Grand Canyon, Colorado ; in California, in the section where grow the famous redwood trees, and in Hawaii. All the charm as suggested by the original story of " Babes in the Wood " has been created on the screen. This production promises to meet witn the same high praise from the public that was accorded the last work of these two youngsters, " Jack and the Bean Stalk." It is for the grown-ups as well as the children and will furnish sound entertainment for all. The latest Fox Kiddie picture in which Francis Carpenter and Virginia Lee Corbin, stars of " Jack and the Bean Stalk," appear is " Babes in the'Woods." adapted from the fairy tale. It will be seen on the screen of the theatre on of week. Alice Brady in Her First Select Picture "Her Silent Sacrifice" — Strong Drama (Select Pitcures Five-Reel Production) Alice Brady is seen in her first picture for the Select Star Series, " Her Silent Sacrifice." a fivereel photodrama adapted from the famous play. " The Red Mouse." by Henry J. Dam. Eve Unsell. who has written the scenarios for hundreds of famous screen plays, made the adaptation. Ed