Motography (Jul-Dec 1917)

October 20, llH7 MOTOGRAPHY 811 Below is a sit-up-and-taki i i . > .■ in Triangle's "Firefly o] ! 'ligh I nek," with Alma Reuben. Texas Cuinan. « idy \iin now with Triangle, laughs from llie circle. Ilelnw is Margery Wilson in "Wild Sumac," i> new Triangle drama. Stars in Triangle's October 1 4 Releases A^rams AaKnd Schulbf gf inf ^est *-> Hiram Ahrams. nresident ot .rara Margery Wilson Featured in "Wild Sumac," Picture of Canadian Northwest, and Roy Stewart in "One Shot Ross" THE triumph of justice over lawless brigandry, and romance among the great woods of the Canadian Northwest are motifs which promise a strong Triangle program for October 14, when "One Shot Ross" and "Wild Sumac" are released. Surrounded by the genuine article in cowboys, Roy Stewart undertakes to clean up a western settlement infamous for its wild disregard of law and order. His direct methods of dealing with offenders earn him the title of "One Shot," and as the vigilante of the community, he comes in for a deal of admiration and necessary bloodshed. But when his unerring aim of authority brings sorrow to a little child, he decides to pull stakes for a camp where eternal vigilance is not the price of safety. The hold-up of the outward-bound stage brings him under the shelter of the Sheridan roof, and sows the seed of a prettv romance in which the famous gunman uses his skill to avenge a father's murder and rid the earth of a rival. Supporting Stewart in this new western drama are Josie Sedgwick, as Mary Sheridan, and Jack Richardson, whose "bad men" characterization gives the familiar "gambler of the screen" an opportunity to desert his faro table for a time. In the second release of the week, "Wild Sumac," Margery Wilson has an unusual opportunity to adapt her personality to the character of a fair young gypsy of the big woods, untamed and unguided, who is charged with a murder of which she is innocent. The long arm of th : royal northwest mounted police figures prominently in this story as the half-breed bootlegger is brought to justice and the girl Sumac's true identity revealed. Her thrilling rescue from a burning pyre and a realistic man-battle rivalling in its intensity of emotion the famous fight scene in "The Flame of the Yukon," are hio-h points in the wistful love story. Jack Cunningham prepared the scenario from the story by Elaine Sterne. On the Triangle Komedy program for this week are "Their Love Lesson" and "A Prairie Heiress," both one-reelers. The Keystone feature, "Pearls and Perils," concerns a maze of trouble started over a string of pearls. Big Army Cantonments Provide Amusement Field The film men and legitimate theater men of the country are now reckoning with the fact that the war with Germany has created twenty-eight new cities in the United States, with an average population of 40,000 each. These cities contain a total of about one and a half million young men, all of whom have healthy appetites for amusement and have the money to spend for it. At most of the cantonments either the government or the Y. M. C. A. is providing pictures for the men. However, in some cases exhibitors have established theaters nearby and have made money. Some of the eastern theatrical magnates are planning vaudeville circuits also. Hiram Abrams, president of Paramount Pictures Corporation, and B. P. Schulberg, general manager, have arrived in Los Angeles, thus completing the first leg of a trip whose itinerary includes visits to every city in the United States boasting more than 50,000 inhabitants. The two travelers were met at the depot in the City of Angels by Jesse L. Lasky, vice-president of Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, who has himself arrived in the Coast metropolis only a couple of weeks before; and Herman Wobber, Western representative of the company. "Among other important matters that I must take up while here," said Mr. Abrams, "is that of making additional productions in the West. I will take this up with Mr. Lasky at once. Weather conditions will render this course advisable for outdoor productions to a large extent." "Mothers of Men" Ready Willis Robards, who recently brought East the great Suffrage propaganda picture, "Mothers of Men," has been making some important changes in the arrangement and titling of the picture, and now has it practically ready for the market. The play has attracted much attention in women suffrage circles. General Has "War News Weekly" A N announcement of much interest is ** that General Film Company will act as exclusive distributor for the "American War News Weekly," one-reel subjects dealing with military and naval activities of the United States. This new arrangement began with the twentyfifth number of the "American War News Weekly," dated October 5. The "American War News Weekly" is edited from the work of some thirty cameraspondents in this country and Europe, who are doing highly creditable work in providing a high grade graphic weekly of patriotic and topical interest. The activities of the fighting forces, important events in the preparedness movement, patriotic demonstrations and many other events dealing with America's participation in the war are shown each week in these series. As the time approaches when the first overseas army will soon be in the trenches, this graphic weekly is beginning to attract even more attention, and the weekly releases are being followed keenly by the general public. Captain Robert E. Reynolds, well known in army circles, is the editing director of the "American War News Weekly." A series of new exhibitors' helps has been prepared by General Film. These include twenty slides for advertising purposes, two stock posters and a weekly one-sheet, printed in red, white and blue, in which the four leading subjects are headlined.