Motography (Jul - Dec 1915)

November 6, 1915. MOTOGRAPHY 971 The prince attacks the young photographer, but he is dealt a blow from behind by the hunchback keeper of the elephants who aids Roscoe Harding to escape through the window. Roscoe manages to rescue Joan and later the two are followed by Tarus and together they mount an elephant and start on a wild journey through the jungle. Prince Chan and his followers on three or four elephants follow the escaping party and are nearly up with them when Tarus by a clever ruse manages to get Joan and Harding into a boat and they escape while he waits and after killing Prince Chan he sacrifices his life for the English girl. Joan tells Harding of how Prince Chan had abducted her and brought her a prisoner to his palace and as we last see them they are floating down the jungle river. Ethel and Leslie are married. Comprising a capable cast are J. Frank Glendon as Howard; Leslie Austin as Leslie; Walter Hitchcock as Stanley Grant; Jeanette Horton as Beatrice Ford and H. Cooper Cliffe as her father. Edgar L. Davenport is John Sherbrooke. The lighting and photography are the work of a skillful camera man. "Her Reckoning, or Tables Turned" Reviewed by Thomas C. Kennedy TELLING a story such as is greatly liked by screen patrons, "Her Reckoning, or Tables Turned," produced by Rolfe Photoplays, Inc., and for release by Metro November 1, is a beautiful and elaborate offering. The interior settings in this picture are particularly tasteful. This is so with all the scenes, there is not an artistic one here and a mediocre one there. The cafe or cabaret scene is especially fine. Producers in general usually fail to obtain the proper atmosphere in cafe scenes, which makes the realness of this one remarkable. With a quick moving plot and spirited action the story which is that of an ignoble young man who goes through what he believes is a sham marriage with an unsophisticated little girl because his father wishes him to marry an heiress, ges Ethel to join the party. is at all times interesting and has several good dramatic moments. A situation of some strength, and it is effectively presented, is where Ethel learns, by the unexpected arrival of a letter, that her husband intends deserting her. Emmy Wehlen, an efficient actress of beauty and exceeding charm, lives up to the opportunities of her part and is an appealing Ethel Stratton, who is loved by Howard Sherbrooke and Dick Leslie, companions at college. She engages herself to Howard and he, too selfish to give her up or lacking the courage to cross his father, who plans an ambitious marriage for him, asks Leslie to arrange a sham service. Finding that Ethel is greatly in love with Howard, Leslie agrees. But he engages a real minister who performs the ceremony. For several months they live happily, until Howard learns that his father has made all arrangements for his marriage to the daughter of a multi-millionaire. He deserts Ethel, telling her that she is not his wife, and giving her the circumstances. She writes a reproachful letter to Leslie, who upon receiving it hurries to New York and accompanied by the minister arrives on the day of Howard's wedding to Beatrice Ford. They hurry to the Ford home and expose Howard. The bride's father threatens to have Howard arrested for bigamy. Horrified at the prospect of disgrace, and happily for Ethel and Leslie, Howard takes his own life. Some months later V "The Whirl of Life" Reviewed by John C. Garrett ERNON and Irene Castle, the world's most famous exponents of modern dancing, are appearing in a refreshing comedy which contains plenty of action and is replete with good clean humor. The Cort Film Corporation recently released the six-reel production, "The Whirl of Life," in which the life of these "children of Terpsichore" is shown. The Castles do not dance their way through this production. No, indeed! Vernon has a desperate villain, who also loved the fair Irene, to overcome. This villain, in fact, goes to the desperate means of having Vernon's wife abducted. Here it is that the famous dancer proves that he is not only a "wonderful dancer," but also is capable of putting up a good "The Whirl of Life" was written by Vernon Castle — oh, yes, he is also an author — arid adapted by Catherine Carr. Some people are very apt to take some of the more ridiculous parts of this picture seriously, but it really is all a burlesque. There are doubtless many of us who have seen Vernon glide his way through the more intricate steps of the modern dancing, and admired his dancing, but could you imagine yourself being attracted to Vernon, for the first time, in a bathing suit? Well, that is the predicament that Irene first saw him in, and regardless of the fact that she was supposed to be in love with a broker, she saw Vernon and immediately the little god, Cupid, began his work. Shortly after their first meeting at the beach they are married and then leave for Paris. Here they live in an illfurnished room for some time. However, just when they are in the depths of despair they get a chance to dance in a cafe, and from then on their fame is assured. They return to America and here they immediately become idols. But their life is not to go on smoothly. Irene's former lover, hearing of their success, hires a gang of ruffians, who, after his mistress has lured Irene to the river side, carry her off to a roadhouse. The broker then, properly intoxicated, attacks the famous dancer, but at the crucial moment Vernon appears upon the scene and after a desperate struggle he and his wife escape. They arrive at Long Beach in time to open Castles-by-the-Sea, while Crosby, the broker, and his chief gangster fall over a cliff into everlasting perdition. Essanay's "The Destroyer" Reviewed by John C. Garrett WITH an interesting and well developed story to work upon and a well balanced cast to work with Lawrence Windon has made a success of the Essanay three-reel production "The Destroyer" to be released on October 25._ The plot of the story deals with a tragedy caused by a physician s assistant in testing the blood of a young man, who is about to be married and who through fear of physical unfitness submits himself to a eugenic test. Frances Burnham, a handsome young society woman, who is wooed by two lovers and finally accepts one of them much to the dismay of the other, is portrayed in a very satisfactory manner by Nell Craig. Edmund F. Cobb makes a dramatic Kenneth Randall, the young man who gains the girl's love and John A. Lorenz is admirably cast as Dr. Gordon Rockwell, the young physician, whose love for Frances causes him to betray his friendship for Randall and overcome his better self. Gordon Rockwell, a physician, and Kenneth Randall share bachelor apartments together and both are in love with Frances Burnham. Randal! proposes to the girl and she accepts him and the same night just after he has left Dr. Rockwell comes to see her and also proposes marriage, but she tells him of her engagement to Randall. Rockwell is much taken aback, but holds no grudge against his friend and in all sincerity wishes them happiness. _ Before marrying Randall requests Rockwell to give him a physical examination and Rockwell tells him it is not necessary but as the other is insistent he decides to do so. In making the blood test Rockwell's assistant accidentally