Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

May 4, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 849 mosphere even before they joined in the singing. The dog had been eyeing the cat for some time, with a not too friendly gaze, and when she lifted her voice in song it was too much to expect any selfrespecting dog to stand, and a fight to a finish ensued. The congregation, not taking the time to penetrate the disguise, looked upon the dog as a wild animal of the forests and stampeded for the doors, windows and every other means of egress, climbing over benches, on the roof, and even to the steeple's top in their fright. The climax shows the kids hiding under a seat, the organist playing a stirring hymn and the captain exercising his parental authority in time with the music. Goldwyn Announces Two New Productions Madge Kennedy in "The Fair Pretender" Is One and Mae Marsh in "The Glorious Adventure" Is the Other "The Blindness of Divorce" Has Remarkably Good Cast "The Blindness of Divorce," a William Fox Standard Picture which has just been released and which Mr. Fox describes as "appealing to the hearts of all womankind," has a cast of such importance and prominence, says a statement from the Fox offices, that exhibitors should call special attention to it. "We gave Frank Lloyd, the director, carte blanche in selecting the players," Mr. Fox asserted, "and told him that if his needs could not be met within the confines of our own studios in the West to seek further." Mr. Lloyd did this, choosing for the chief role Bertha Mann, leading woman of the biggest stock company on the coast. Rhea Mitchell, well known for her stage and screen portrayals, was another woman Mr. Lloyd obtained outside of his own organization. Charles Clary, who has been in so many of the big Fox productions, as well as in a number of the Special Features, has the most important male role. Mr. Clary is seen as John Langdon, whose unjust suspicion and accusation results in the tragedy that forms the basis of the story. Notable in the list of films in which Clary has appeared are "A Tale of Two Cities," "The Price of Silence," "The Honor System," "The Spy," "The Conqueror," "The Rose of Blood," and "Du Barry." His most recent work was done as the English nobleman in "True Blue," starring William Farnum. Bertram Grassby, Fred Church, Willard Louis and Marc Robbins, who portray the other characters, are all veterans of picturedom with established reputations. Montreal Theatre Reopened The Circle Theatre, Craig and Main streets, Montreal, has been reopened after remaining dark for the past two years. The theatre is under the same management as the DeLuxe Palace. IN announcing two new productions — starring vehicles for Madge Kennedy and Mae Marsh — the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation is directing the attention of exhibitors to the unusual box office strength of its three latest pictures. Following "The Face in the Dark," written by Irvin S. Cobb and starring Mae Marsh, come the following: May 5 — Mabel Normand in "Joan of Plattsbur g," by Porter Emerson Browne. May 19— Madge Kennedy in "The Fair Pretender," by Florence C. Bolles. June 2 — Mae Marsh in "The Glorious Adventure," by Edith Barnard Delano. Goldwyn predicts without hesitation that "Joan of Plattsburg," the screen's first patriotic comedy-drama, will sweep all before it. Never before, those who have seen the production say, has there been a screen drama so skilfully blending a timely appeal to patriotism with a plot of lively and sustained interest which, while it has an atmosphere of thrilling martial display, is distinctly not a war story. There are in "Joan of Plattsburg" none of the doubtfully thrilling "battle" scenes popular in contemporary screen fare. George Loane Tucker made over "Joan of Plattsburg," which was ready for release several months ago, when the government stepped in and asked that certain of the scenes showing de tails of the military training methods in vogue at the great Plattsburg training camp for officers be eliminated There is no doubt that Mr. Tucker has made the new production an offering even more appealing and powerful than the original. In "Joan of Plattsburg," as it is at present constituted, the star finds herself in a role more pretentious than any she has yet attempted. It is superfluous to say that she has taken every advantage of her opportunities. "The Fair Pretender" affords Madge Kennedy a part delightfully different from those she has essayed since her entry into motion pictures six! short months ago. Famous as a luckless bride in "Baby Mine," "Nearly Married" and "Our Little Wife," this charming star became a society crook in the serio-comic, "The Danger Game." Now she is a widow — a beautiful young girl bereaved by her own fancy. She never had a husband, but to meet the exigencies of the occasion she rids herself of one by way of the cemetery. The unsought trouble this brings about when she ventures into society is the hub about which the story revolves. Charles Miller is directing. Hobart Henley, who directed Mae Marsh's highly praised vehicle, "The Face in the Dark," is in charge of her newest production, "The Glorious Adventure." A thrill in the new Rex Beach production, "Heart of the Sunset," which is released through Goldwyn.