Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

1718 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD September 9, 1916 "THE EVIL WOMEN DO" (Bluebird). There will be great advertising value in the Bluebird release for September 25 in that Emile Gaboriau's novel, "The Clique of Gold," upon which E. J. Clawson founded his scenario, has been widely read in years past and has been considered one of Gaboriau's best detective stories. The part Parisian police take in the story is only incidentally shown, the principal interest being confined to the progress an evil woman makes until meeting the inevitable fate of an adventuress. Rupert Julian directed the production and plays one of those Scene from "The Evil Women Do" (Bluebird). character roles which he has proven himself to be abundantly qualified to enact. Elsie Jane Wilson, who was seen to remarkable advantage in a low comedy role in "Bettina Loved a Soldier," a recent Bluebird, plays the courtesan role, and Francelia Billington, who screens so sweetly, has the part of the persecuted but finally triumphant heroine. Supporting the three leading characters, Hobart Henley will have a prominent role, and Sydney Dean, Douglas Gerrard, C. N. Hammond and Tom Lockhart will be among the others. Important scenes will embrace the gaities of the Latin Quarter of Paris, where a girl of the street, born to beg and steal, comes under the influence of a scheming artist who shows her the way to accumulate wealth by enticing men, by her great beauty, to do her bidding. ACROSS NIAGARA BY CABLE. The opening of the cable line over the Niagara Whirlpool, three miles below the Falls, has been signalized by filming the remarkable views obtained over the boiling water by a Gaumont cameraman for the Mutual Weekly. The pictures Scene rrom Gaumont Mutual WeeKly. arc now on the screen, having been incorporated in Number 87 of this mOtOgraphic news reel. Those have been obtained exclusively for the .Mutual Weekly, since the management desired the pictures shown by the news reel which stood unquestionably first. This new aerial scenic tramway is l.soo feet long and has been built exclusively for carrying passengers across the Whirlpool, It is the longest oC its kind In the world and was constructed by a Spanish company which had already built a smaller tramway of similar design at San Sebastian, Spain. Another remarkable series of pictures which make this issue of the Weekly notable is Gaumont views of the Battle of the Somme. The smoke of this great engagement still hung over the battlefield when the pictures were on their way to America. Particularly interesting are the pictures of the village of Curlu, or pictures of all that is left of it. War on this side of the water, of a mimic nature, is pictured in the big gun practice at Fort Totten. Other pictures show Candidate Hughes swinging around the circle; the collapse of a building in New York; Dario Resta winning an automobile race at Chicago, and the Italian liner "Stampalia" which was torpedoed in the Mediterranean. EDNA GOODRICH IN NEXT MOROSCO OFFERING. As its next release on the Paramount Program, the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company announces Edna Goodrich in "The House of Lies," a stirring dramatic subject by L. V. Jefferson, following her debut on the screen under the Morosco banner in "The Making of Maddalena." Miss Goodrich has' received many congratulatory communications from exhibitors as well as patrons, commending upon her artistic work in this subject. In her new Morosco vehicle the star is given particular opportunity not only to display her great talent, but her exceptional charm as well. As Edna Coleman, she appears in the role of unusual dramatic qualities for which she is well suited. Among the more elaborate sets used in "The House of Lies," is an outdoor theater which necessitated a tremendous outlay, particularly considering the fact that it was used only in one scene. This structure was built in the private gardens of a well known multimillionaire in Pasadena, under the personal supervision of William D. Taylor, who directed the subject. Another set that is expected to create considerable comment is a grand reception hall scene showing a conservatory adjoin Scene from "The House of Lies" (Morosco). ing the main room, and containing' an elaborate pipe-organ. In this production the Morosco company expects to exceed its own high standard for rich settings, and high class photography. Supporting the star is a typical Morosco cast including Juan de la Cruz. Kathleen Kirkham. Lucille Ward, Harold Holland, and that veteran actor Herbert Standing. The photography was entrusted to Homer Scott, who is responsible for many artistic displays in recent Morosco films. "THE COMMON LAW" COMPLETED. The Clara Kimball Young Film Corporation completed its first production this week, the long-heralded adaptation of Robert W. Chambers' widely-read novel. "The Common Law.' The final scenes were photographed by Director General Capellani in the Blache Studio at Fort Lee. X. J., and the picture is being CUt and assembled under his personal supervision. The first of the new Clara Kimball Young pictures promises to exceed the expectations of all concerned, both in the general breadth and power o( the story it unfolds and in the opportunities it furnishes Miss Young for superb emotional acting. Lewis .1. Selznick, president and founder of the new corporation headed by the popular film star, gave a number of his exchange managers a private showing of parts of the film at the studio last week, and all were highly enthusiastic in their congratulations to Miss Young and M. Capellani. "The Common Law'' will be released next month in six reels. Special editions of nine reels are to be prepared for showings in some of the larger theaters. Only a few of the Southern States remain uncovered by Selznick exchanges, and deals now under way will be concluded for that territory long before the release date. The rest of the country has been entirely taken care of by a system of exchanges headed by the biggest individual film men in each locality.