Moving Picture World (Jul-Sep 1912)

THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 53 tached reads : "White Roses for Hope." Realizing Loring has sent them, she bows her head in their sweet fragrance with a prayer of joy and thanksgiving in her heart. Mr. Bushman plays the role of the convict with the gripping sincerity and countless humanizing touches that characterize his portrayals always. Beverly Payne is charming as Mary, and her many tense scenes are beautifully rendered. The production boasts of no great stage settings, but is simple, effective and thoroughly satisfying from all standpoints. The photography is uniformly beautiful and of the highest quality. The film is booked for release July 4th. "UNDER TWO FLAGS" (Thanhouser). After many months of preparation, the feature department of Thanhouser Company have completed their two-reel presentation of "Under Two Flags," from the story by Ouida. It is released Sunday, July 7. Katherine Horn, Flo La Badie, William Garwood, William Russell and other well-known Thanhouserites appear. The Thanhouser version of the famous story shows on the film this way: Bertie Cecil, the elder son and heir of an English Viscount, fled from his regiment to shield his brother, who had committed forgery. He took the blame upon himself, and the search was soon dropped, for it was believed he had been killed in a railroad wreck. The fact was that he reached Algeria, where he enlisted in the French Foreign Legion. In that country, strange though it was to him, he won fame as a gallant soldier, but failed of promotion because his colonel, for personal reasons, hated him. After twelve years under an alien flag, he had only reached the grade of corporal, although his merit was unquestioned. Scene from "Under Two Flags" (Thanhouser). A beautiful young vivandiere, Cigarette, met Cecil and fell in love with him. Cigarette had been with the army all her young life, and her bravery and patriotism won all hearts. She saved the detachment to which Cecil was assigned from destruction by hostile Arabs, and to recompense her it was decreed that she be made a member of the Legion of Honor. When the presentation was made by a Marshal of France, a number of English people, guests of the Colonel, witnessed it. Cigarette, who watched Cecil jealously, saw that he recognized the stranger, although they did not notice him. A day or so later, the one Englishwoman in the party expectedly surprised Cecil, who was kissing a tiny purse. This woman was the sister of Cecil's dearest friend, Lord Rockingham, and years before, when she was a young girl, she had given it to Cecil, with all her pocket money, because she was sorry when he lost a horse race. He refused the money but made her very happy by asking for, and retaining, the purse. This link of the love of long ago betrayed Bertie's secret and he confessed his identity, but made the woman promise not to breathe a word of it to anyone. They met frequently, however, and one evening were surprised by the Colonel. He made a sneering remark and Cecil knocked him down. For this serious offence, Cecil was tried by courtmartial and sentenced to death. Cigarette, who by this time had realized that her hero was not for her, decided to save him. By a wonderful ride she reached the headquarters of the Marshal, sent in her Legion of Honor ensign as a credential, and by her arguments won a pardon for the brave soldier. Then she started back again in her race against death. On the way she encountered a sand storm, but fought her way through it. Her horse was exhausted, so she made her way to a camp of Arabs, knowing that they sought her life. She told them that she would consent to be their prisoner on condition that they speedily forward the pardon in time to save a brave soldier unjustly condemned. The Arabs, won by her heroism, set her at liberty, gave her a fresh horse, and she reached the camp, just as the firing squad raised their muskets. Rushing in front of the prisoner, she waved the pardon in the air and received in her own body the bullets that were fired at Cecil. She lived long enough to tell him that she knew he would be happy with the English girl, and died. Cecil, his honor restored by the tardy confession of his weak brother, returned to England to claim the fortune and title that was his. And, although his married life was happy, he often thought of the girl who gave up her life for him. There are two one-sheets, three-sheets, and heralds in quantities for the publicizing of this feature, which Thanhouser Company states far surpasses "Jess," a subject somewhat similar in nature. NEW SPOTLIGHT TRANSFORMER. The Fort Wayne Electric Works, of Fort Wayne, Ind., offers a new device to control theater spot and flood light arc lamps that should attract attention. "Transpotarc" is the name used to designate the new device, which is a transformer intended to replace the old iron wire and grid resistances with which the usual spot light is supplied. It is claimed for the "Transpotarc" that it will not heat, and that it occupies less space, also that it will affect a great saving in light bills. This apparatus, as herewith illustrated, is designed to serve as a base for the lamp support. The weight of it is nearly the same as that of the base and resistance commonly used on theater lamps. The size of the Transpotarc, as can be noted from comparison with the lamp proper, is such that it takes but little floor space, and, due to the fact that its weight is concentrated near the floor, it is quite hard to upset. The case is made from one piece of cast iron, and is strong and rigid. The transformer core and winding are protected against any possible injury from blows such as theater apparatus is likely to receive. Ventilating spaces in base and in top of the case allow currents of air to cool both core and coils of the transformer, so that the temperature rise of the apparatus under continuous service will not exceed 40 degrees Centigrade. Furthermore, the electrical construction is such that the apparatus automatically protects itself from a burn-out in case the lamp carbons have been carelessly left together. Further information regarding this device will be supplied to readers of The Moving Picture World upon request. "LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS" A REGULAR RELEASE. Attention is called to an error in the advertisement of the Vitagraph Company in last week's World by which "Lincoln's Gettysburg Address" is announced to be released through the General Film Co. as a special feature. _ This should be ignored, for the picture will be released in the regular way. The subject in question is an excellent picture and will be a fine feature for any July 4th program. VITAGRAPH PICKS A POWER'S. With some pardonable pride, the Nicholas Power Company transmits this bit of news: "The Vitagraph Company of America, being old experienced machine, as well as film manufacturers, have just installed a Power's No. 6 machine in their studio."