Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1918)

2056 Motion Picture News Group of Exhibitors Visiting the Rothacker Plant in Chicago During the Recent Convention Harry Rapf to Release Propaganda Picture HARRY RAPF has practically completed a seven-reel feature depicting woman's rise in the affairs of the nation and most particularly the part that they are playing in the prosecution of the war. The picture is said to have the official sanction and backing of many women's organizations throughout the country. Mr. Rapf states that the story was compiled by three of the foremost women writers in this country today, all active in the affairs of women's organizations and fully conversant with the work that is being carried on at present. J Rapf has made arrangements for a showing of the picture at one of the big Broadway houses and during its run the entire staff of the theatre will be composed of women, including women police, women firemen, etc. The ushers of the theatre will be garbed to represent the different industrial branches, which include ammunition workers, farmerettes, etc. Instrumentalizes and Vocalizes "Mickey" FOR what is said to be the first time in the history of the phonograph business, the Columbia Graphophone Company has been prevailed upon to depart from the usual rule of that company, putting instrumental and vocal selections on the same record. The incentive for this change is " Mickey." In addition to this double-face record the Columbia Graphophone Company will release on September 20 a dance record of " Mickey " as played by the Earle Fuller Jazz Band. This record, in connection with the motion picture, will be given broadcast advertising in the Columbia Graphophone Company's monthly national newspaper campaigns. It will, no doubt, also be of interest to the trade that the Aeolian Company are releasing their piano roll this coming month, and are putting out approximately one-half million pieces of literature on this subject. The Vocalian Company, the phonograph record branch of the Aeolian Company., has also in preparation a double-face " Mickey " record to be released soon. The Columbia Graphophone Company intend supplying over 20,000 dealers with a full window cut-out advertising both the picture and the record. Loew Books " Wives of Men " for Seventy Days Nathan Hirsh, president of the Pioneer Film Corporation, announces that " Wives of Men," starring Florence Reed, has been booked by Marcus Loew for all his theatres for a total of seventy days. The exploitation of this picture at the Casino theatre, Broadway, New York City, is expected to prove of great value to all state rights purchasers. The present tradepaper campaign is also a most extensive one. Mr. Hirsh further desires to announce that elaborate posters have been made in all sizes and exhibitor helps. " Fighting for Peace " Reaches Ohio " Fighting for Eternal Peace " is a sevenreel picture which is to be released in Ohio, beginning September 15, by the M. S. Stocky Company of Cleveland. " We have just purchased the negatives for the picture," Mr. Stocky said, " and as soon as we have made a few changes in the context, we shall put it on the market." " Fighting for Eternal Peace " was made out West about two years ago, but it has never had a single print made. Betty Hart, one of the Universal stars, is featured in the picture. Metro May Release " Over the Rhine " " Over the Rhine," the new picture play in which Julian Eltinge has the leading role, will in all probability find its way to the exhibitor on the Metro program. At least this is the inference drawn from a hurried visit this week by Richard A. Rowland, president of Metro, with Fred J. Balshofer of the " Over the Rhine " company. The session was secret, but it is believed by those in close touch with Mr. Balshofer and Mr. Rowland that the conference related to the final .release of the super production. Mr. Eltinge is given an ambitious role in the picture. He takes the part of Jack Perry, a young American college man who was caught in Germany at the outbreak of the war. The story, it is said, gives an intimate expose of certain things which recently occurred in diplomatic circles and are now historical facts. To do this picture Mr. Eltinge postponed a number of vaudeville engagements. His well known ability to impersonate feminine roles puts over a situation in the story, where he disguises as a woman, outwits the German secret service and finally secures entrance to the Kaiser's court. Perret's Second Called " Stars of Glory " The second of a series of Perret patriotic productions, which is now being produced by Leonce Perret, has been named " Stars of Glory " and will be the successor to " Lafayette, We Come ! " (Pershing, '17), now being released by the Affiliated Distributors Corporation. E. K. Lincoln and Dolores Cassinelli will be costarred. The story will depict the heroic conduct of our forces at sea, and will be replete with exciting patriotic punches, yet withal will blend beautifully into a throbbing love story. Mr. Perret has secured the cooperation of the Committee on Public Information, as well as various other governmental departments. Montagu Love, Star in Features Produced by World Pictures