Picture Play Magazine (Oct-Nov 1915)

PICTURE-PLAY WEEKLY 9 "Come, now," he was saying, "this is ~ O. D., you know!" je Molly swayed upon her feet. Face to ".. face with the supreme sacrifice, she , 'knew that she could not make it. Where .^strength had held her back before, .< .veakness now prevented her from imnolating herself to save the man she oved. She swayed toward Flynn, and y ,■ ie, thinking she was about to surrender, [0i xeached out his arms. Molly suddenly J matched at the papers, and clung to Mfiis wrist. Struggling desperately, she 4 .sought to force the papers from his hand, while Flynn, cursing and panting, reached for his revolver. In that moment he relaxed the tension of his fingers, and Molly sprang back, with the papers in her hand. Flynn leveled his revolver and fired. At the instant that Flynn threw up the gun, Roger burst open the door, just in time to see Walsh, who was entering by the fire escape, receive the bullet which was meant for Molly. Before Flynn could aim again, Roger sprang upon him, and, wresting the revolver from him, he kept the boss cov ered, while he backed to Molly and threw a protecting arm about her waist. "Now, Boss Flynn," he cried, "I've got you where I want you. Got you — and got vou good !" If any one wept for Skinny Walsh, it was not little Maggie, winning her way back to health under the care of an eminent specialist, nor Boss Flynn, looking out of the windows of his cell. Nor was it — we may well believe — the wife of the popular and justly respected district attorney, the girl who made good her protest. 'icTTHE movie actors at Boston recently I *■ gave a grand benefit ball, and Governor Walsh attended, leading the grand ti Inarch with Miss Pauline Mason, of ii Maiden. vt i The Famous Players releases as announced are : Hazel Dawn, in "The Masqueraders," November 4th ; Mary Pickford, in "Madame Butterfly," November 8th ; John Barrymore, in "The ^ed Widow," November nth; Mar :J jjuerite Clark, in "The Prince and the Pauper," November 15th ; Charles Cherry, in "The Mummy and the Hum|ning Bird," November 18th ; Pauline Frederick, in "Bella Donna," November :9th. W. F. Bossner, manager of the Park Theater, Boston, has added a touch >f interest to the Park Topical Review. First a witch crosses the sky, •iding on her broom. She strikes the jinoon, knocking it out of the sky. A notion from the witch brings on a big tar, followed by twos and threes by >ther stars, which unite and form one jiuge sparkler, reaching from the top » the bottom of the screen. Then the ittle stars disengage themselves and un in confusion all around the sky, ventually forming themselves into the vords, "Park Topical Review." Joseph Golden, a pioneer producer, is levoting his traditional knowledge to he efforts of the Equitable, and is feauring Hilda Spong in "Divorced." The Famous Players, in many of vhose recent productions he has appeared to advantage, has now secured Film Flams By Dean Bowman the permanent services of the popular leading man, Marshall Neilan. Not for three years, it seems, will the stage see the bounding form and hear the querulous voice of Douglas Fairbanks. David W. Griffith has the mercurial comedian bagged for movie productions for that length of time. Robert Edeson, after many adventures before the camera, has resumed the simple life of a stage star in a new play, called "Husband and Wife." "Carmen," in which Jesse L. Lasky will present Miss Geraldine Farrar, the famous grand-opera star, will have its premier New York presentation at the Strand Theater October 31st. Mary Miles Minter, the youngest star on the screen, recently signed by B. A. Rolfe exclusively for the Metro, made her great stage success as, the star of "The Little Rebel" in 191 1, when this play was presented by William and Dustin Farnum. Moving pictures with seats selling at three dollars each are an actuality in New York. The ultrafashionables can now choose between moving pictures and grand opera. The third annual ball of the Motionpicture Exhibitors' League of Massachusetts will be held on Wednesday evening, December 1st, at the Boston Arena. There is great rejoicing among the Triangle patrons. William S. Hart, that wonderful portrayer of Western types, is soon to be seen at the Knickerbocker, in a big feature directed by Tom Ince and himself. The picture will most likely be the "Disciple," in which Hart has a thrilling fight, or fights, as we should say. We know that William is some scrapper himself, and that his scrap in "On the Night Stage" was the greatest ever seen, not barring the famous fight in "The Spoilers." Hart's usefulness to the screen does not end with fighting, however, for he has one of the most expressive faces in filmdom, and ranks with Walthall when it comes to emotionalism. Charlie Ray, leading man with Tom Ince's company, has become so brown from being on the beach so much that his director has forbidden him to go in swimming for some time. He wants to use Charlie in some society dramas, but says that he looks too much like a savage. Selig and American are having a pretty time over "The House of a Thousand Candles" and "The House of a Thousand Scandals." Selig says that the American production is too much like their own. Lucius Henderson is hard at work on a three-reel production with delightful Mary Fuller. "The Heart of a Mermaid" is the title of this film, which the director declares will show Mary at her best. Every day the debate between the motion pictures and the legitimate stage is put to a vote. And the eyes have it. In the sex plays it is carried by the nose.