Moving Picture World (Sep 1916)

September 16, 1916 l'HK MOVING PICfURE WOULD That Universal Program for the Week of September 1 1 Four Features and a Well Selected List of Comedies and Dramas Calculated to Make Business tor the Exhibitor. STARTING with the week of September 18, the Universal Program will be made up ol 19 regular program reels, including the Weekly. There will be a Red Feather and a serial in addition. In other words, the pro gram will be twent) six reel per week, including a Red Feather, a serial episode and the Animated Weekly. In addition to the twenty-six reels the Universal will use reissues of five reel-. >uie comedy and tour dramas, which will be considered in addition to the program and which can be ordered by the exchanges needing more than twenty bix reels per week. The second Universal Program of the fall season ol 1916 excels in interest the first program which will be released on Labor Day, September 4. Four features will be include. 1 on the pro-ram of September 11. The Red Feather release is entitled "The Whirlpool of Destiny." a live-reel spectacle drama in which Flora Parker De Haven will be featured. This \\v<\ Feather was produced under the direction of Otis Turner. Jack Mulhall and Bertram Grassby appear in -up port of Miss De Haven. The second feature of the week will be Carter De Haven in "Hired and Fired," a two-reel comedy episode of the "Timothj Dobbs That's Me" series. "Hired and Fired" was written bj Bess Meredvth and produced by Wallace Beery. Robert Mil.i-h. Yola Smith and Mina Cunard will appear in support of Mr 1 )e 1 laven. "The Caravan," an unusually line two reel Egyptian drama with a wealth of the odor of the period, will be released in the same week, with Claire MacDowell and Lena Baskette featured. The play was written and produced by Raymond Wells and Jay Belasco. C. G. Brides and Malcolm Blevins will appear in support of the principals. The feature of the week, however, will be the fifth tworeel episode of "Liberty." in which Marie Walcamp. Eddie Polo ami Jack Holt will be featured. Written and produced by Jacques Jaccard, "Liberty" features besides the principals, Bertram Grassby, G. Raymond Nye, Maude Kmory, Neal Hart and L. M. Wells. Episode four of "Liberty" will be entitled "Head or Alive." On September 11 Kddie Lyons, Lee Moran and Priscilla Dean will be featured in "Nobody Guilty," a Nestor comedy written by Ben Cohn and Harry Lyons and produced by I.. W. Chaudet. Wilkes Gamble also takes an important role in the picture. The following day Alice Howell is starred in "Tillie's Terrible Tumble." a three-reel L-Ko comedy. On the same day. September 12, Matt Moore and Jane Gail are featured in "Jane's Choice." a Victor comedy produced by Matt Moore. Frank Xorcross appears in support of the principals. Douglas Gerrard and Francelia Billington are featured on September 13 in the Laemmle drama, "The Price of Victory." which was scenarioized by Fred Myton from the story by Laura Oakley and produced by Douglas Gerrard. Alfred Allen appears in support of the principals. On the same day Mary Fuller will be seen in the Gold Seal two-reel society drama. "Love's Masquerade," which was scenarioized by Catherine Carr from the story by Campbell Hall and produced by Lucius Henderson. Harry Benham, Johnny Walker and Margaret McRae, appear in support of Miss Fuller. Universal Animated Weekly Xo. 37 will also be released on this day's program. On September 14 Harry Myers and Rosemary Theby play the principal roles in "Baby's Toofs," a Victor two-reel comedy of babyland and domestic life, wdiich was written and produced by Harry Myers. James Rosen plays the part of "Little Precious," the baby. "For Her Mother's Sake." a Big I" drama featuring G. Raymond Nye and Vola Smith, will also be released on this date. Written by Frank M. Wiltermood and produced by Clifford Elfelt, the play also includes in the cast Marc Robbins and Edwin Brown. Another Dr. Dorsey educational, the Powers release, "Hunting Whales in Japan." will be released on this date. The feature of September 15 will be Violet Mersercau in "The Angel of the Attic," a two-reel Imp heart interest drama written by Catherine Carr and directed by Francis J. Grandon. Harry Benham appears in the same play, playing the leading male role. On the same day Molly Malone and Jack Nelson play the principal parts in "The Timber Wolf," a Big L* drama scenarioized by Calder Johnstone from the story by Arthur Statter and produced by George Cochrane. Vestor Pegg, Rex De Roselli and Ann Dodge also playprominent roles in the picture. Just to add the comedy touch to the day' program, Harrj Dcpj Mitchell, i . . -i.ii in the Nestoi lib ticklci Old pi ...111, . .1 b\ I ' I I I.O I . ■ ill fl ..III I by P \ l (illon 0 I facl on and E i nie .sh' nish theii Bhare ..i the funmaking ( In Septembei l<> the Jokei i omi dy, "In Strength," featuring William Franc) and Gali Henry, will eleased. I In laugh makei was produced ij VHen ' tia from the scenario bj William Warren tilled, beside the piilliipals. I. lib. in 1'i.nnl.. I h.nh I < .Ilk liu and Milbuin Moranti. There will be in. releasi undei the Laemmle brand on tins date and the usual Bison I replaced with the Universal special two-reel feature, "The l ai a\ an." September 1" will see ti ol the Rex drama, "The Small Magnetic Hand." in which II. il < ool with Gertrude Selby. Charles E. Bartletl produced the picture from the story b\ Sylvia Gibson < lowland which scenarioized by Bess Meredyth ' leo Loring and Ed I appear in support ol the principals. <>n the same day Roy Clark is featured in the Big U comedy drama. "Brick 'Top," which was produced by John M i I hrinot t from the scenario written h\ himself. \ T. Witting, Mr-. V E. Witting. Lou Short and "Happy" kosselli appear in support of Mr. (lark. 'There will be no release under the L-Ko brand on this date. Death of Sam D. Drane WILLIAM X. SELIG received with sadness the n< sent to him recently from New York City which stated that Sam D. Drane had died of pneumonia at the German Hospital in New York on August 15. Mr. Drane was born forty-seven years ago in Dranesvillc, \'a. His remarkable likeness to Abraham Lincoln caused him to be chosen for the role of the Great Emancipator in the Selig production of Winston Churchill's novel. "The Crisis." "It is no secret now," said Mr. Selig, "to state that 'The Crisis' was not put in production for some time because we could find no acto'r who could undertake the role of Abraham Lincoln. The character of Lincoln predominates in Churchill's wonderful novel, and rather than have the character of Lincoln burlesqued, to be untrue to life, I concluded not to put the drama into production. "Then one d.ay Sam D. Diane was brought to my attention. I had carefully studied the capabilities of dozens of men willing to portray the historical character and had rejected them one by one. I confess that the Drane proposition did not appeal. However, I decided to meet Drane and wired him to come to Chicago. He came and his tests at the studio were marvelous. Xo other word will describe his make-up. I consider Drane's characterization of .Abraham Lincoln to be wonderful in every detail. He looks like Lincoln, acts like Lincoln and gives atmosphere to the story instead of detracting from the play as is so frequently the case in like instances. "I think reviewers and the pictureplay public will unanimously agree with me in my tribute to Sam D. Drane when they sec his Lincoln on the screen. It is with regret that I learn of his passing. He has never seen the production of 'The Crisis.' to the worth of which production he contributed so talentedly." Sam D. Drane. HAGER TO MANAGE UNIVERSAL SEATTLE OFFICE. Mr. Hager, former manager of the Universal office at Butte, Montana, has been transferred to Seattle, taking the place of Mr. Hammington. H. L. Thompson has been appointed manager at Butte.