Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

1056 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIX. No. 22 Next Ethel Clayton Feature June 1 7 Star Will Appear on World Program in "The Man Hunt," a Whimsical Play of the West ETHEL CLAYTON'S next appearance on the World program is announced on June 17, when "The Man Hunt" is scheduled for release. Rockcliffe Fellowes, who hitherto has been supportingKitty Gordon, is associated with Miss Clayton in the principal role and the remainder of the cast is composed of Jack Drumier, Harry Warwick, Herbert Barrington, Albert Hart, John Dungan and John Adrizonia. Travers Vale directed. Miss Clayton interprets the part of Betty Hammond, who was a product of the West and had known all the tribulations of the miner's life previous to her father's discovery of gold. Then came years abroad following her father's death, when she found herself an heiress. Numberless fortune hunters ardently courted her, but Betty had modern views of marriage and she resolved to marry only the man she selected, without waiting for a sympathetic response from the fortunate male. One day she happened across an old tintype of Jim Ogden, who was her playmate in the mining town before the gold flowed in. Jim had attained the position of superintendent of her mines and under the pretense that she was a stenographer sent by the eastern office, she started to work under him in California. Jim secretly recognized her, but refrained from informing her and treated her distantly. Betty at length broke out in rebellion and Jim discharged her, whereupon she disclosed her identity. But Jim told her that he recognized her at their first meeting. Then Betty coolly suggested to him that they marry and was met with a refusal. During Jim's enforced absence, Betty called in Ben, a trusted miner, and with a party of other miners they captured Jim and kept him prisoner in a cabin. Betty again asked him to marry her, but was again met with a refusal. Some days1 later some foreign noblemen who were suitors of Betty arrived, and Betty, in her endeavor to arouse the jealousy of Jim, suggested that they draw sticks for her hand. Jim arranged the contest, but the unfortunate men all drew sticks the identical size. Whereupon Jim promptly chased the three admirers out of the cabin. Ben, the miner, had displayed considerable interest in Betty and her disappearance on the following morning with him aroused the ire of Jim. Calling a posse he decided to pursue the abductor and his captive. A hot pursuit took place and Ben, finding that he was unable to make progress while hampered by his captive, abandoned Betty. Jim immediately picked her up and the other guards brought in Ben. Jim wished to inflict punishment upon Ben, but Betty intervened, explaining that she had ordered him to abduct her. Having so completely displayed his anxiety for the well-being of Betty, there was nothing left for Jim to do but consent to the marriage. Star Takes Role of Violinist A girl violinist is the heroine in Bessie Barriscale's forthcoming Paralta play, "Rose O' Paradise," which will be released by the W. W. Hodkinson Corporation this week. Untutored Jinny — the heroine — has no names for her tunes. They just come in her head. "I'll play about the fairies — the ones who live in the woods and hide away in the flowers and under the leaves," she tells the society people who have gathered to hear her play. Under the spell of her loveliness and music, imaginary elves steal from the solitude of the summer night. Jinny knows the mystery of the forest as a singer knows her song. She also knows that the world is full of happiness waiting for those who seek it. Such a girl is Jinny, played by Miss Barriscale. She lives with an old cobbler in a squatter's cabin on the shores of Lake Cayuga, where the principal occupation of the inhabitants is "short wood" gathering. Here she is established in the poorest surroundings, but she rises to eminence. More Snakeville Comedies Essanay's Snakeville comedies have proved so popular with the public that exhibitors all over the country have been asking for more. Essanay announces that it will' issue a second block of ten as soon as all of the first ten are released. The last release of the first set is May 25, and the first of the second ten will be issued June 1, the remainder following through June and July, one week apart. The General Film Company, which is releasing these comedies, announces that they are in such demand that they usually are taken by the entire block, the exhibitor fixing one night each week for the showing. The films feature the comedians, Slippery Slim, Sophie Clutts and Mustang Pete. They are western slap-stick comedies and full of life and action. The new set of ten is as follows: "Slippery Slim's Inheritance," "Sophie's Legacy," "Sophie Gets Stung," "Slippery Slim— Diplomat," "Slippery Slim and the Claim Agent," "Slippery Slim's Strategy," "A Hot Time in Snakeville," "Snakeville's New Sheriff," "A Snakeville Epidemic" and "Sophie's Birthday Party." World Plan a Success The success attendant upon the World Pictures plan to aid exhibitors during the duration of the war, was revealed this week. One of the high officials of World Pictures stated that over 1,700 theatres throughout America have availed themselves of the privilege extended to them under this plan of using the vast World library of pictures in much the same way that a public library is used. A scene from the Essanay comedy, "Slippery Slim and the Claim Agent."