Motion Picture News (Jan-Mar 1918)

March p, i p i 8 1437 plains, does some hair-raising stunts in winning the girl and cleaning up Bannack. Enid Markey, who, by the way, was born in Colorado, where the traditions of the pioneer still exist, appears as leading woman in the role of Susan Allenby. The part of Tom Slade, the sheriff, is well looked after by Sam De Grasse, and among the eight little brothers and sisters of Susan is Virginia Lee Corbin, who was the little star in " Jack and the Beanstalk " and " Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp." Tom Mix in " Six-Shooter Andy," with Enid Markey, at the theatre, on . " The Cast-off," Storj' of a Woman's Revenge, Starring Bessie Barriscale (Four Square — hice Production — Seven Reels) A big picture — one of the finest which that master of screencraft, Thomas H. Ince, ever produced— is " The Cast-off," which comes to the screen of the ■ theatre on . It tells an intensely dramatic story of a woman's revenge, and in the emotional role of Pansy May, the orphan girl, who grew up to be famous as Pancrimee Nethaway, an actress, Bessie Barriscale achieves another triumph in her notable career as a screen star. The production was directed by Paul West under the supervision of Mr. Ince. According to the story, Pansy May has come from an orphan asylum with all the lovableness of a fourteen-year-old child, who sees nothing but good in the world about her. She proves a willing little maid-of-all-work in the exclusive boarding house of Mrs. Hendon Ware and forms quite an attachment for Guy Henley, one of the boarders, only to excite the amusement and derision of the guests, including Henley and Miss Wilson, who is in love with him. Her first great heartache comes when, on the afternoon Henley has promised to take her to a matinee, she sees him going in company with Miss Wilson instead. But here Dame Fortune intervenes and leads the little cast-off in the way of her future career. The manager of the play, seeing the child hiding behind the half-sheet frame of the star she worships, recognizes in her the tj^pe he has been searching for. An engagement is the result, and in the course of years Pansy May achieves fame on the stage as Pancrimee Nethaway. Henley sees her in her triumph and forgetting his wife, the former Miss Wilson, and his baby, woos her ardently. Pancrimee allows him to go on — for revenge. Here is created a big dramatic situation. What Pancrimee does, the punishment meted out to the cad Henley and the extent to which Dr. Thorpe, her true lover, figures in the events provide a novel twist to the ending of the story. Jack Livingston does splendid work as Henley, and others in the capable cast are Dorcas Mathews, Howard Hickman and C. Gardner Sullivan. " The Cast-off," a Thomas H. Ince production, with Bessie Barriscale, at the > theatre on . " Morgan's Raiders " Presents Vivid Picture of South Before the War (Bluehird Five Reel Proctuetion) Violet Mersereau, the tomboy of the screen, whose friends are numbered in the millions among motion picture devotees all over the country, comes to the screen of the theatre on in " Morgan's Raiders," a Bluebird photoplay, based upon the exploits of " Morgan — Morgan the raider and Morgan's terrible men." Midsummer of '61 had passed when quiet Greensburg, Kentucky, finally awoke to the terrible actuality of war between the North and the South. When it did it became the secret rallying place of Morgan's famous raiders. Handsome Harry Dawley, disowned son of Greenburg's proudest family, was one of the first to volunteer for this intrepid band. Little Betsey, his daughter, was known as the Wild Cat. Betsey hated almost equally the North and the family of her father. Before the war she had met and attracted John Davidson, her proud cousin's fiance. Now he was back at Greenburg as captain of a Yankee company. Morgan needed a man to carry a message through Davidson's lines to the Dawley 'mansion. Handsome Harry volunteered, but a spy cut him down as he entered the house where he was born. To prevent his capture Betsey took his place, and clad in a trooper's uniform saluted her grandfather with " I'm one of Morgan's men." He was proud to acknowledge her as his granddaughter, and still more proud when several days later she saved her wounded father from John Davidson and his men, who had come to take him prisoner. " If you will stay outside I'll send him out," she promised sweetly. She did, but it was out the back door that he went. When Captain John saw the proud light in her eyes he could not find it in his heart to censure her. The victories of the South were not all won on the battlefield. " Morgan's Raiders " at the theatre on . " Daddy's Girl " Reveals Remarkable Talent of Baby Marie Osborne (Pathe Five Reel Production) Baby Marie Osborne, Pathe's charming, chubby youngster, brings her remarkable personality and talent to the screen of the theatre on , when she appears in " Daddy's Girl," TODAY'S BOOSTS And These Talks Are Useful for Tomorrow, Too RECENTLY we called attention to the co-operation that a certain theatre was getting through a couple of country weeklies in which it advertised. These two papers devote a certain amount of reading matter to motion pictures and the theatre utilizes the greater portion of this space by writing little paragraphs about the productions that are coming to that theatre in the future. These Ad Talks afford you an excellent source for such little items. There is not one of these that will fail to give you a new angle on the picture. a Pathe Gold Rooster play. The cast supporting the tiny star is an excellent one, including Marion Warner, Louis J. Cody, Katherine McLaren and Herbert Standing. The story of " Daddy's Girl " is based upon the life of a young married couple with one child. The father is a well educated young man who has not prospered in a business way. At the office where he is employed he is not in high favor owing to his laziness and continual tardiness. His little daughter, with her winning ways, is the favorite of the neighborhood. His father's uncle dies and leaves him considerable property, and at once the young man embarks upon a vastly different life. He goes in for high living, something he has never been able to do before. As his wife is home-loving and does not care for the " primrose path," he soon spends most of his time away from her, and eventually imagines himself in love with a widow of the sort known as " fast." By chance this woman becomes acquainted with the Baby and they become great friends, though she is ignorant as to who the child really is. Thus when the climax comes the Baby's influence over the widow is so great that the woman for her sake gives up the father and is the means of his becoming reconciled with his wife. In the course of the story the Baby makes friends with the little ebony-hued son of the family gardener and they hold a kid circus which is a scream. Baby Osborne in " Daddy's Girl ' at the on •-. " A Madison Square Arabian Night " Is One of O. Henry's Best Stories {General Film Two Reel Production) One of O. Henry's best short stories is " A Madison Square Arabian Night," which will be shown as a Broadway Star Feature on the screen of the theatre on . A splendid cast, including Duncan McRae, Patsy Deforrest, Miriam Miles and Joe Burke, interprets the story. According to the tale Carson Chalmers has received two parcels in the foreign mail. One contains the photograph of a woman ; the other is a letter from another woman, containing innuendoes concerning the one in the photo. Tearing the letter into bits, he orders his butler to go out and get a man from the bread line in Madison Square to dine with him. Seated at the table, the human wreck decides to discard all the conventional hard luck stories in his repertoire and tell the truth about himself, which was that he was Sherrard Plumer, once a noted portrait painter who, because of an uncontrollable trick of bringing out in the face of a portrait the hidden characteristics of the original, has come to be feared and shunned. Hence his downfall from " booze." As an experiment Chalmers sets him at work on a pastel sketch from the photograph he has received. After Plumer's departure Chalmers tries to look at the sketch but his courage fails. Finally he summons a young artist in the house, who pronounces it the work of a master and the face " one of God's own angels," whereupon Chalmers pounces upon the astonished young man, gripping his hand and shouting, " It's my wife. She's traveling in Europe. Take the sketch and paint the greatest picture of your life." " A Madison Square Arabian Night," an O. Henry picture, at the on . "Heiress for a Day" Presents Olive Thomas, Triangle Star {Triangle Five Reel Production) The pretty and dainty Triangle star, Olive Thomas, comes to the screen of the theatre on in " Heiress for a Day," a charming society drama. Miss Thomas is said to be prettier and daintier than ever in this, her latest production, in which she plays the role of a manicurist who suddenly inherits millions. The star is supported by an able cast, Joe King appearing in the leading male role of Jack Standring. Helen Thurston, manicurist at a fashionable hotel, is in love with her wealthy patron. Jack Standring, the most sought after popular bachelor in society, but realizes that her station in life precludes her winning him. While she is brooding over it all she suddenly hears that she is heir to millions left by her grandfather who has just died. Before learning the extent of the bequest she plunges into society, where she is welcomed as the city's richest heiress, but she fails to impress Standring. In the midst of her social preparations she discovers that her grandfather has left her only $1,000, the bulk of the fortune going to her cousin. Spindrift, under certain conditions. Recovering from her shock, she decides to use her $1,000 to be an heiress for a day. Society bows at her feet and her triumph seems complete except that Standring does not respond. Suddenly creditors clamor for the thousands due them and at a fashionable ball a detective threatens her with arrest. She is deserted by all except Standring, to. whom the fact that she is only a poor girl after all, and not a member of the useless society set, appeals. However, the conditions of the will have been violated by Spindrift and Helen wins not only the fortune but a husband as well. Olive Thomas, in " Heiress for a Day," at the on . " The Shoes That Danced " Portrays Life in New York's Underworld {Triangle Five Reel Production) Tirangle has transferred to the screen with rare faithfulness the atmosphere of New York's underworld in " The Shoes That Danced," which will be the attraction at the theatre on . In it 's theatre goers will have the opportunity of seeing Pauline Starke, Triangle's newest star, who seems destined to reach the very heights of prominence in the motion picture world. Her work in this production as a daughter of the East Side is most impressive and reveals that she has all the attributes of a truly great artist. The play abounds in types peculiar to the underworld and they are portrayed by a cast of capable actors. Wallace McDonald appears as a gang leader who is reformed through the love of a girl, and gives a splendid character delineation. Rhoda Regan, East Side girl, and her lover, the Harmony Lad, fiee from the Pepper Pot when " The Killer " shoots another gangster. Another gang follows, and Rhoda persuades the Harmony Lad to give up the life and go into vaudeville. But the Harmony Lad's pal. Stumpy, commits a murder, and the police seek the Lad in the hope that he will reveal Stumpy's hiding place. To outwit the police the Lad induces Rhoda to go to a masquerade while he is making his getaway, for he does not wish his vaudeville hopes wrecked. Rhoda goes to the ball, dances all night with Stumpy and decoys him to her home. There she kisses him and the police nab him, thinking he is the Harmony Lad. The latter has seen her kiss Stumpy and leaves in a jealous rage, only to return when he finds that Rhoda has been true to him after all. At the theatre on , " The Shoes That Danced." Constance Talmadge in "The Shuttle," Adapted from Frances Burnett's Novel Constance Talmadge's late appearance on the screen is in an adaptation from one of Frances Hodgson Burnett's most famous novels, " The Shuttle." The author's first big success was " Little Lord Fauntleroy," in which Wallace Eddinger made his stage debut. It has since been adapted to screen. Another of the author's successes is " Sarah Crewe," which was adapted to the screen under the title, " The little Princess," m which Mary Pickford was starred. The adaptation was made by Harvey Thew and Margaret Turnbull and produced by Select Pictures under the direction of RoUin Sturgeon. In the supporting cast are seen Edith Johnson, E. B. Tilton, Helen Dunbar, George McDaniel, Albert Roscoe, Thonas Perssem, Edward Peil and Sasson Ferguson. Miss Talmadge has the role of Bettina Vanderpoel, younger sister of Lady Nigel Anstruthers, whose life in England is made miserable by her titled husband. Sir Nigel had wasted his wife's fortune and adds insult to injury by treating her and her little son brutally, .Betty, is determined to ascertain why her sister does not write. Arriving at the Anstruthers estate she learns the truth. Betty makes it possible for her sister to go out in society, and with her own money repairs the estate which had been left to ruin by Sir Nigel. She meets Lord Mount Dunstan of the neighboring estate. Lourd Mount has no money and is impoverished because his father had squandered the Dunstan fortune. He tries to ayoid Betty's company because he does not want his friends to think that he is fortune hunting Events turn so that Betty's sister is freed from the dominance of her husband and Betty becomes the husband of Lord Mount. " The Shuttle," Constance Talmadge's late picture, will be shown at the theatre on of week.