Motography (Jul 1918)

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30 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XX, No. 1. Big Crowds to Hear Petrova in the South Star Visits Atlanta and Dallas Following Start of Her War Savings Stamp Tour in Boston ATLANTA and Dallas, Texas, are the next cities on the schedule of Madame Olga Petrova's transcontinental tour in behalf of War Savings Stamps. Following her successful appearance at Boston she was expected to appear in these southern cities and address big audiences, then go on to the Pacific Coast. The Polish star's appearance at Boston was a triumph. She was ably assisted by N. ,H. Gordon, franchise holder of the First National Exhibitors' Circuit (which distributes the Petrova product) and owner of the Scalley Square and Olympia Theatres. Mr. Gordon had heralded the arrival of the star by an attractive series of three-sheet posters. A special booth was erected on Boston Commons, from which Madame Petrova addressed an audience estimated at 43,000. The star was introduced by Charles F. Weed, chairman of the Massachusetts Campaign Commitee for War Savings Stamps. During the course of her speech she evoked enthusiastic applause by the following remarks: "I myself am not an American. But, really, it is not my fault — and if ever I am born again — Anyway, you will admit I did the next best thing — I married an American." As a result of her appeal, Petrova sold more than $21,000 worth of stamps. During the evening she appeared at Mr. Gordon's Scallay Square and Olympia Theatres, where she repeated her talk and also gave a diversified entertainment of songs and recitations. Following her performance, Mr. Gordon presented the star with an enormous basket of roses. After running out of photographs, which she autographed and sold to the audience for $100 worth of stamps each, she then auctioned off the individual flowers at $200 for each rose. One patriotic Boston citizen bought five for $1,000. After the roses had been disposed of a woman seated in one of the boxes purchased the basket for $300. First War Review June 24 The Official War Review will be issued beginning June 24 by the Committee on Public Information, through the Division of Films, of which Charles S. Hart is director. There will be one reel each week, containing the latest work of the camera men of the United States, British and Italian governments. The Division of Films will have exclusive control of all motion pictures of the great war made by these governments. In addition, there will also be included pictures taken by the French general staff. The Official War Review will be distributed by Pathe. Star to Film "Cheating Cheaters" With the acquisition of the screen rights to "Cheating Cheaters," Clara Kimball Young has added another to the list of notable stage successes to be presented by her upon the screen through Select. In the list which Miss Young has presented under this banner are "The House of Glass," "Shirley Kaye" and "Magda," all of which have achieved success of the first magnitude on the American stage, and "The Marionettes," which has enjoyed success on the Continent for many years. In the selection of "Cheating Cheaters," Miss Young has rounded out her list by the addition of a drama of the very latest school — one of the "surprise" type. "Cheating Cheaters" is one of those plays which, seeming to be a crook play of the usual kind at its beginning, quickly develops along novel and highly entertaining lines. The play was given its stage production by Al Woods, with a notable cast which included Marjorie Rambeau and other Broadway favorites. The play is scheduled for early production by Miss Young and details will be announced later. Following the same policy, as regards fiction, Miss Young has presented two Select photoplays based on novels, one being "The Reason Why," by Elinor Glyn, author of "Three Weeks," and the other, Miss Young's current production, "The Claw," a South African romance from the pen of Cynthia Stockley, the author of "Poppy." Another production based on a notable piece of fiction is that of "The Savage Woman," which Miss Young is now making. It is from the novel of Francois Curel, "La Fille Sauvage." Madam Olga Petrova personally greeting patrons at N. H. Gordon's Olympic Theatre,, at Boston, where she started her transcontinental tour in the interest of War Savings Stamps. Foresees Old Leading Men "One possible effect of the war may be the reappearance of the middle-aged leading man," said Thomas H. Ince, producer for Artcraft and Paramount, in a speech to exhibitors in Los Angeles recently. "If all of the dashing young heroes go to military training camps, scenarioists will have to revise their stories and add ten years, at least, to the ages of their male characters. "Several of the old-timers, in anticipation of this, are going into training — and through the process of rejuvenation. While there is life there is hope, you know." With many producing companies several pictures ahead of their releases, however, Mr. Ince said the change, if at all, would not be noticed for months.