Moving Picture World (Apr 1916)

April 29, 1916 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 629 "THE QUALITY OF FAITH" READY FOR SCREEN. A photodrama which combines a remarkable number of tense situations is offered by the Gaumont Company in "The Quality of Faith," a Mutual Masterplcture, to be released May 1. Alexander Gaden and Miss Gertrude Robinson appear together as stars in this production. In the course of the play, over 1,000 extra people have been used in filming the great mob scenes incident to a strike at a cotton mill. The direction of this big Scene from "The Quality of Faith" (Gaumont). feature has carefully preserved the atmosphere of the conflict between capital and labor. Mr. Gaden has the role of a young minister who is contented to preach on abstract subjects and marry the daughter of his wealthiest parishioner. Just before the wedding, however, he becomes interested in working among the down-trodden factory employees of his fiancee's father's mill. There he learns of the workers' wrongs, and braves his future father-in-law's wrath by taking up for them. He is jilted by the girl he loves and loses his church. Prominent in the support of Mr. Gaden and Miss Robinson are Miss Lucille Taft, Henry W. Pemberton, John Relnhard, Charles W. Travis, John Mackin and Alan Robinson. The cotton factory scenes were filmed at Anniston, Ga., and the great strike scenes were made in Jacksonville, Fla., with the city's mounted police playing an important part in the riot Incidents. IVAN ANNOUNCES TITLE OF MAY RELEASE. "Her Husband's Wife" is the name of Ivan Abramson's brain child which will be released in May. In the history of Filmland there is record of few photoplays with a theme treated in such a masterful manner as is the powerful drama now in course of production at the Ivan studios. The cast is by far the most illustrious ever assembled under the Ivan banner, and "Her Husband's Wife" will embody the artistic efforts of such stars as Sally Crute, Mignon Anderson, Augustus Phillips, William Bechtel, Bradley Barker, Guido Colucci and others. Director Abramson does not merely scratch the surface oi his subject and reserve the body as a nucleus for a half dozen plays to follow. He is famous for his thorough treatment of theme and in the scenario of "Her Husband's Wife" there is no "walking" and no saving of "effects" for future use. "Her Husband's Wife" will cause discussion in pulpit and press everywhere on the civilized globe, and it is safe to assume that it will get more genuine publicity than any photoplay yet produced. NEW ESSANAY FEATURE UNDER WAY. President George K. Spoor of Essanay has sent a troupe of players to Chattanooga, Tenn., to film a new feature play, "According to the Code," in the exact locality in which the author has laid his plot. The play, written by Charles Michelson, deals with a love story of the civil war and the meeting of the aged principals to-day — more than a half century afterward. Lewis S. Stone, the famous stage star, who recently finished "The Havoc" for Essanay, will take the lead with Marguerite Clayton. E. H. Calvert will direct the piece and take the heavy lead. Sydney Ainsworth will take the other principal part, also a heavy. The few interiors of the play will be taken in the Chicago studios upon the return of the players from the south. A dozen members of the stock company went to Tennessee from Chicago. Mr. Stone, who had been on a shooting trip in the Rocky Mountains following his work with Gladys Hanson and Bryant Washburn in "The Havoc," joined the party at Chattanooga. The play requires the use of cavalry, which will be obtained in the south. It also requires a close adherence to type and settings which Mr. Spoor believed could not be better obtained than in the natural locality of the subject. The same country in which Director Calvert filmed the famous "Tlsh" series of Mary Roberts Rinehart will provide the locations for "According to the Code." "According to the Code" Is only one of the several strong features which Essanay will shortly offer. "Sherlock Holmes" with William Gillette, in spv«" — ' "-eleased. man's desire tor revcnac u^«.. mc lainer ui a uainiy aamsel who is taking her first lessons in cookery. "PURPLE SHADOWS" (Universal). "Purple Shadows," the second of a series of underworld dramas being produced by Jacques Jaccard and featuring G. Raymond Nye, contains tights which should satisfy the most blase of thrill-seeking picture fans. The story proper deals with the Camorra, the powerful Italian Secret Society, and the producer claims that although the plot of the story is a myth, the details are facts. The cast in addition to Nye, includes Roberta Wilson, Hector V. Sarno and Guglielmo De Rosa, the last two named being well known Italian actors; and judging from their work in this picture, will soon become the same In this country. Full of action, characterization and realism, "Purple Shadows" has already created a strong impression among tnose who have been fortunate enough to see it prior to its release. "THE SNOWBIRD' WITH MABEL TALIAFERRO (Metro). "The Snowbird," a five-part production in 'which Mabel Taliaferro is starred, and Edward Carewe, the director, is featured, Scene from "The Snowbird" (Metro). now being produced by the Rolfo Photoplays, Inc., will be released on the Metro program May 8. The story of "The Snowbird" is laid in the picturesque Hudson Bay district. A strong characterization of the primit tive man is given by Edwin Carewe, who plays the part of Jean Corteau, and Miss Taliaferro has an exceptional role which gives her full opportunity to display her marvelous versatility. There is a strong supporting cast, including James Cruze, Warren Cook, Walter Hitchcock and Kitty Stevens.