Moving Picture World (Apr 1916)

April 22, 1916 THE MOVING PICTURE WCRLD 635 A Big Mutual Week The Program for Week of April 17 Has Many Interesting Features and Single Reels. MUTUAL releases for the week of April 17 present a wide variety of themes. Comprised of two five act Mutual Masterpictures, De Luxe Edition, two three and three two-act subjects, seven single reel comedies, the Mutual Weekly and the split reel, "See America First," and Harry Palmer's cartoon comics, offer variety enough to satisfy even the most critical of picture fans to be found. Masterpictures, De Luxe Edition, for the week are "Feathertop" and "Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player," the first from the Gaumont studios and the second a Thanhouser production. "Feathertop," founded partially on Nathaniel Hawthorne's immortal story of the same title, presents Marguerite Courtot as the featured star, in a dual role, supported by Sydney Mason, John Reinhard, Mathilda Baring, James Levering, Gerald Griffin, Charles Graham and others of equal note, several of whom were especially engaged by Director Henry Vernot, director of this production. "Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player," the second Masterpicture, De Luxe, of the same week, is a timely subject in view of the Shakespearean tercentenary which is now absorbing the nation's dramatic and literary interests. Miss Florence La Badie is featured in this production, supported by an exceptional company of players, headed by Lawrence Swinburne, who gives an interesting portrayal of the Bard of Avon. "Master Shakespeare, Strolling Player," is not a costume play as the title might imply. A large part of it is of today, with considerable of the story centered in and about a military post along the Mexican border. The production deals with a young married couple — the wife, a student of Shakespeare and having her own views on the ShakespeareBacon controversy, and her husband, a young army officer, more interested in his profession than the question of whether Shakespeare or Bacon deserved the credit for the literary masterpieces generally attributed to the former's remarkable brain. The play, or that part of it referring to the Elizabethan rule, has been worked out with Thanhouser fidelity in costuming and locations. The three-act feature releases for the week include "A Man's Sin," a stirring Thanhouser production featuring Grace De Carlton and Daniel Leighton and a timely drama from the Mustang studios entitled "Realization," with Vivian Rich and Alfred Vosburgh. Among the two-part offerings are "His Masterpiece," an American, with Edward Coxen and his new leading lady. Lizette Thorne, in the principal roles. "The Girl from Chicago," a detective play from the Thanhouser studios, featuring Gladys Hulette, the diminutive star, and George Mario. The laugh-makers for release the week of the 17th include "The Sailor's Smiling Spirit," featuring Walter (Fatty) Hiers, and "Simple Simon's Schooling," with Claude Coopei and Gladys Leslie, released under the Falstaff brand; "Counterfeit Love," featuring Rube Miller, who also directed the piece, and Madge Kirby. and "Slipping It Over on Father," with Rena Rogers, the "little blonde lady of the cinema," and Arthur Moon, a newcomer, both from the Vogue studios; "Number, Please?" starring Carol Halloway and John Sheehan, and "The Bookworm's Blessed Blunders," with Oral Humphrey, "Beauty" comedies, and the Cub comedy entitled "The Conquering Hero," with that funny man, George Ovey. Mutual Weekly, No. 67, contains a number of interesting pictures of timely topics photographed in all sections of the country along with the several interesting events from the Mexican border, "See America First," includes views of the Continental Divide and Cripple Creek, Colorado's famous mining centre. SELIG'S GENERAL FILM RELEASES. Systematically observing the policy instituted by William N. Selig that no thought, care nor expense shall be sacrificed in the production of shorter length films, the Selig Company announces two unusually noteworthy productions for release through General Film service. On Monday, April 24, "The Woman Who Did Not Care," a multiple reel feature drama, will be presented. This drama features Eugenie Besserer, Edith Johnson and Harry Mestayer. The story is an unusual one, having to do with the remorse that comes to a woman who, under a nom de plume conducts a spicy column of society gossip in a newspaper. "The Woman Who Did Not Care" is replete with exciting and unusual situations, beauti ful scenic effects and strong action. On Saturday, April 29, "Badgered" will be released through General Film service. Harry Mestayer takes the leading role and is ably supported by Edith Johnson, Al W. Filson and James Bradbury. A year ago William N. Selig stated in an authorized interview: "There will always be a market for picture plays in one, two and three reels." Since that time the policy of the Selig Company has been to make every production better than the previous one. This policy has succeeded, for Selig business in shorter length films has tripled during the past few months. The demand for worthy picture-plays of shorter length cannot be supplied at this time. H. J. Aldous HJ. ALDOUS, who for three years has been secretary and treasurer of the Industrial Moving Picture • Company, was recently elected secretary and treasurer of the Rothacker Film Manufacturing Company, of Chicago. Mr. Aldous will continue to perform his executive duties in the Industrial Moving Picture Company, which is now operated in . direct combination with the Rothacker Film Manufacturing Company, and the commercial and auditing departments of the latter company will be under his personal supervision. Mr. Aldous has won an enviable reputation in financial circles and he is an acknowledged authority on credit and factory systems. His early business training with the Merchants Bank of Canada, supplemented by years of active participation in the conduct of big American enterprises, has been strengthened by a close and analytical study of moving picture conditions. He is already an important factor in the industry and is going strong. Mr. Aldous is a member of the Motion Picture Board of Trade of America, and is prominent in circles connected with national business organizations. H. J. Aldous. EMMA K. OSWALD, PICTURE MAKER. One would think that Miss Oswald would be the last person in the world to produce a picture on tuberculosis; there is nothing about her to suggest any interest in such a topic. If ever there was a picture of perfect plump and rosy health it is this same young successful business woman and artist all in one. She is one of those Los Angeles artists and has a studio on the Pacific Coast, but is at present in New York with her latest picture, "The Invisible Enemy," a five reel offering presenting in story form a lesson to the people on tuberculosis and the cure of it. She has opened an office, E-K-O Film Co., at 729 Seventh avenue, New York City. The picture has been reviewed for this paper. It was made with the help and suggestions of Miss Tate, secretary of the Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. In a letter to Miss Oswald, assistant national secretary, Philip P. Jacobs, Ph.D., says: "I enjoyed the exhibit of your picture, 'The Invisible Enemy,' and wish to congratulate you upon its present general appearance. With the few minor changes that I have suggested and which you are putting into effect, this picture will be of great service in the educational campaign against tuberculosis." Miss Oswald furnishes another example of what a young woman can accomplish by pluck and perseverance. She has worked up a business of her own and has just turned out a creditable five-reel picture dealing faithfully with a subject that in itself was no small undertaking.