Motography (Apr-Jun 1916)

1124 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XV, No. 20. Eddie Polo. This episode is entitled "The Leopard's Mark," and opens with the arrival of the circus in town. The manager, Barnen, is anxious to learn if Flip is really the father of Peg o' the Ring, a beautiful aerial performer. Flip refuses to tell Barnen anything about Peg, so the manager instructs his henchman, Polo, to cause a distraction during Flip's act which will put Flip out of the way. He is fatally injured and determines to tell Pierre about Peg. Barnen listens to the conversation and hears Flip tell Durand the beginning of a long story. Flip was in love with La Belle, an animal trainer, who was the wife of Dr. Lund, owner of the show. La Belle was injured by the animals. The episode closes at this point, leaving one with the question, "Who is Peg?" Universal Animated Weekly No. 18 — Universal— May 3. — What water, work and paint did in "Clean-up Week," Pittsburgh, Pa. ; New Zealand Expeditionary Force, which captured "Samoa" for Great Britain, leaving for Wellington, Auckland, New Zealand; 163rd French Canadian battalion attend religious service on eve of starting for front, Montreal, Canada; movie men dare Mexican mobs to get up-to-date news, Chihuahua, Mexico ; setting up exercises in First Military Training School for girls, Cleveland, Ohio; Ruth Law shows abiltiy to repel aerial attack, Chicago, 111. ; U. S.Navy Publicity Bureau's Exhibit of devices used in the navy; cartoons by Hy. Mayer. replete with occasions for charming scenic effects which have been utilized by Director Cecil B. DeMille. Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Feature Programs Blue Bird The Gilded Spider — (Five Reels) — Bluebird — May 8. — Louise Lovely is featured in this production which tells the story of an Italian's revenge against the man who was the cause of his wife's death. Lon Chaney, Gilmore Hammond, Marjorie Ellison, Hayward Mack and Jay Belasco complete the cast and Joseph de Grasse directed the picture. Fox The Eternal Sapho — (Five Reels) — William Fox — May 8. — Theda Bara is starred in this story of the rise, of a girl from the slums to the studios and fashionable society, during which she wrecks the lives of many, including those who do the most for her. Frank Norcross, Warner Oland, George Macquarrie, Walter Lewis, Hattie Delaro, James Cooley, Einar Linden, Mary Martin and Kittens Reichert complete the cast. Metro Playing With Fire — (Five Parts) — Metro — April 17. — Featuring Mme. Petrova. This story was written by Aaron Hoffman and directed by Francis J. Grandon. It tells of how a wife who has "played with fire" keeps the man who has wronged her from marrying her stepdaughter and how she wins back the love of her husband, to whom she has had to confess her mistake of the past. Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Mutual Special The Quality of Faith — (Five Farts) — Gaumont — Mutual Masterpicture — May 1. — Featuring Gertrude Robinson and Alexander Gaden. This picture, directed by Richard Garrick, relates how a -brutal factory owner who long holds out against doing anything human, finally becomes the victim of his own conscience. Received elsewhere in this issue. Soul Mates — (Five Reels)— American — May 8. — William Russell and Charlotte Burton featured. Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Pathe Them Was the Happy Days! — Pathe-Rolin — April 26. — Lonesome Luke and all his friends, and near friends, are in this exceptionally good comedy seen as students in the little old school. All the conventional school room happenings are burlesqued and made the basis for continued comical action. Pathe News No. 34 — April 26. — The President and Mrs. Wilson attend the opening of the baseball season in Washington, D. C. ; Fire Commissioner Adamson gives a demonstration of the working of the Fire Alarm Box in a campaign to teach citizens how to turn in an alarm properly, New York, N. Y. ; fancy diving from a height of 150 feet marks the opening of the water sports season, Oakland, Cal. ; the Yale Varsity Crew matches its speed against the Schuylkill crack squad of the University of Pennsylvania on the historic Schuylkill course, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Australian troops wounded at Gallipoli are greeted by thousands of enthusiastic citizens on their return home, Sydney, Australia; moon-, shiners continue to earn a precarious livelihood with the brew of their secret stills notwithstanding the vigilance of Uncle Sam's revenue agents, Cumberland Mountains, Ky. ; Miss Anne Morgan and other prominent society women direct the rehearsal of the Business Girls for their Shakesperian Pageant in commemoration of the Tercentenary Anniversary of the death of the great poet, New York City, N. Y. How Birds Feed Their Young — (Split Reel) — Pathe — April 29. — An educational release in Pathecolor, the Chaffinch, the Wren and the Brown Linnent are shown in the nests of their own _ making and busily engaged with their domestic duties. On the same reel with: The Towns of Tunis — Pathe. — A trip through Northern Africa. The market place, views of the picturesque natives and characteristic architecture are interesting features of this interesting scenic. Pathe News No. 35 — Pathe — April 29. — Scenes from somewhere in Mexico; largest aerial battle cruiser in the country, seventy-two feet wide, with two propellers, makes a successful demonstration for the U. S. Aviation Corps, Sunnyvale, Cal. ; Pathe American fashions; Health Department begins an early campaign to rid the city of mosquito-breeding swamps, New York, N. Y. ; hundreds of little tots take advantage of Annual Open House Day to make merry on the White House lawns, Washington, D. C. ; President Wilson visits his home town to vote in the local primaries, Princeton, N. J. ; Red Cross ladies in Pont-aMousson, France, which is frequently shelled by the Germans, have supplied masks to school children to protect them from asphyxiating gas. Siberia, the Vast Unknown — (Split Reel) — Pathe— May 1. — The sixth installment of this exceptional educational series shows the Tunguses, natives of the interior, their manners and customs. Many of the Tunguses, a Mongolian people, have been converted to Christianity. This release is as interesting and instructive as its predecessors. On the same reel with: How Small Sea Creatures Breed — Pathe. — Microscopic salt water creatures are the subject of this short educational. Trouble Enough— Pathe-Starlight — May 1. — In this comedy Heinie and Louie, after rescuing Flossie Coughdrop from some rough characters and are honored guests in Flossie's home, find a stuffed porcpuine a valuable article of defense and of great aid in procuring laughs. It is of the usual very strenuous Heinie and Louie style and highly diverting. V. L. S. E. Inc. Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial No. 33 — April 25. — The James Whelan, giant ice crusher, opens Port Arthur, Ont., for the summer shipping on Lake Superior; little children, orphaned by the European war, are adopted by the Swiss Government and are given homes in this neutral country, Berne, Switzerlnad; Militiamen called to Hastings, N. Y., to quell the rioting incident to the strike of employees of a big munition plant; one entire street is roped off to provide a place for boys of the West Side Y. M. C. A. to roller skate, Chicago, 111. ; one of the beautiful Italian towers which stood 250 feet at the Panama Pacific Exposition is torn down by wreckers, San Francisco, Cal. ; Patriots' Day is observed in Lexington, Mass., in commemoration of battles of Concord and Lexington; President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson attend the opening ball game of the season at Washington, D. C. ; Princeton wins the first 1916 varsity shell race by six inches, Princeton, N. J. The Little Shepherd of Bargain Row — (Five Rel.s) — Essanay — April 24. — -Featuring Sallic Fisher. Nora Blake, who is called "the Little Shepherd of Bargain Row" by the toiling mothers of the tenement where she has been brought up, works herself up from the counters until she becomes the private secretary of Henry J. Hyman, owner of a jewelry store. Travers, the manager of the store, is jealous.of Nora's standing with the owner, who has often suggested that in case of his death he wished Nora to assume the management of the store, and on the night of the old man's death Travers sees to it that Nora cannot be found and also flashes letters from Hyman's deathbed to the effect that he is to be manager of the store. ' After the death of their father, Joseph and Dick Hymen go on_ an auto trip to forget their grief and Joseph, with whom Nora is in love, is badly injured and while visiting at his home she learns of Travers' duplicity and has him arrested. When Joseph regains his health he asks Nora if she will accept him and the management of the store and she does so. Richard C. Travers, John Junior, John Cossar, Betty Brown, Florence Oherle, Alice McChesney and Richardson Cotton complete the cast. Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial No. 34 — April 28. — New York's annual Easter parade is held on Fifth Avenue, in spite of drizzling rain, with some of the gorgeous plumage, New York, N. Y. ; five hundred motorcycle riders leave Boston on their annual ride to Worcester, Boston, Mass. ; National League season in Chicago is ooened by the Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, after imposing ceremonies. Chicago. 111. ; Pacific Coast Squadron anchors in the Harbor of San Diego, Cal.; an historic old house collapses while being moved and endangers adjoining propertv, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; President Wilson casts his vote in the presidential primaries at Princeton, X. J., and plants a tree beside Lincoln Highway, spading the ground with his own hand. Love's Toll— (Five Reels) — V. L. S. E.— May S. — A modern society drama written by Daniel Carson Goodman. Produced by Lubin under Jack Pratt's direction, this picture was enacted by a cast containing Rosetta Brice. Richard Buhler, Crauford Kent and Karva Poloskova. Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Paramount The Moment Before — (Five Reels) — Famous Players — April 27. — A picturization of Israel Zangwill's story which features Pauline Frederick, who does some splendid acting as the gypsy maid who becomes the wife of an English lord. Robert G. Vignola directed the production. Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. The Red Widow — (Five Reels) — Famous Players— May 4. — Featuring John Barrymorc in this screen version of the musical comedy of the same name. A full review appears on page 1058 of the May 6th issue. Maria Rosa — (Five Reels) — Lasky — May 8. — Graldine Farrar's third appearance on the screen is in this film adaptation of the play of the same name. The story is laid in Spain and in addition to affording the star line acting opportunities is Red Feather The Huntress of Men — (Five Reels) — Red Feather — May 8. — This picture tells the story of a woman who thought love was a game and who hunted men's hearts for sport; and of a strong man who taught her that love was a great privelege, to be won only through sacrifice. Mary Fuller, Jos. W. Girard and Sydney Braccy featured. Lucius Henderson directed the production. Triangle Program The Bugle Call— (Five Reels) — Triancle-Ince —April 30. — An appealingly human story combined with some very daring feats of horse-riding and an Indian attack on a Western army post. William Collier. Jr., is starred and the cast includes Anna Lehr, Wyndham Standing and Thomas Guise. Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. Susan Rocks the Boat— (Five Reels) — Triangle-Fine Arts — May 4. — A melodramatic comedy featuring Dorothy Gish and Owen Moore, Reviewed elsewhere in this issue. SOME NEW THEATERS California It is the plan of the J Street Improvement Club to erect a new and modern picture show house on J street, between Fifth and Sixth, Sacramento. The site is the Heilbron building and it will be remodeled in a most modern style, costing $40,000 to $50,000. C. W. Godard, manager of the Liberty theater, is to be the lessee. The Empress theater in Los Angeles, an old-time playhouse, has been opened by J. A. Quinn as a picture theater. The house has been completely renovated and is proving very popular. Electric theater, a moving picture house at 1932 Union street, San Francisco, was destroyed by fire. Defective electric wiring is thought to have been the cause. The Helio Photoplavs, Inc., Stockton, has been permitted by Commissioner Carnahan to issue 4,250 shares of its capital stock at the par value of $10 per share, to net the company not less than 80 per cent of the selling price.