Reel Life (1916-1917)

NEW PICTURES AND COMMENT PICTURIZATION of Henrik Ibsen’s drama, “Hedda Gabler,” with Nance O’Neil play¬ ing the title role, is the Mutual schedule for May 7. This combina¬ tion of great author and famous ac¬ tress will make a splendid drawing card if properly advertised. The role of “Hedda Gabler” is one of the best known of Miss O’Neil’s charac¬ terizations on the speaking stage and she has played the part more than seven hundred times. Get a list of all the members of the various literary clubs of the town and send them a special invitation to see the film. Send a special notice to the teachers and high school pupils. It may be that you will be able to get the schools to co-operate with you on this picture. William Russell will also appear on the same day in “The Frame-Up.” In this picture the star appears as a chauffeur. The name of William Rus¬ sell will be enough to bring his host of admirers to the theatre. Mention the fact, also, that this is a little lighter and qontains more comedy than the plays in which Mr. Russell has been appearing recently. “A Woman’s Wit,” is the, title of the fifth chapter of “The Railroad Raiders,” the Mutual-Signal serial in which Helen Holmes furnishes most of the thrills, and which comes to the screen on May 7. In this chapter Helen Holmes in an inspection car chases two thieves on an engine, and most of the time has to drive the car crouched on the running board while dodging their bullets. An engine runs straight through a warehouse, wreck¬ ing it completely. A good lobby dis¬ play of stills from this chapter will have strong pulling power. On May 7, also will be released the first of a new brand of comedies — the LaSalle-Mutual. The first of these is entitled “The Prodigal Uncle” and features Carol Halloway. Make a special point of this two-reeler be¬ ing the first of a new brand of come¬ dies, as the people are always anxious to see what the new funmakers have to offer in the wav of good laughs. May 9 brings the Strand-Mutual comedy. “The Great American Game,” featuring Billie Rhodes and Jay Belasco. and the fun is built up around the American game of “bluff.” The Cub Comedy contribution on May 10 is “Jerry’s Picnic,” featuring George Ovev. A few notes on the Mutual’s releases of the week of May y TN line with its new policy of two -*• feature releases every week the Mutual Film Corporation announces the following list of star productions scheduled for the month of May: MAY 7, “THE FRAMEUP” William Russell Mr. Russell appears as a rich man's son looking for a job with a “kick” in it and finally signs as a taxidriver and gets all the excitement he craves. “HEDDA GABLER” Nance O’Neil This is a picturization of Ibsen’s famous play and brings to the screen Nance O’Neil’s well known por¬ trayal of the role of “Hedda Gabler,” which she has played over seven hundred times on the speak¬ ing stage. MAY 14, “ANNIE-FOR-SPITE” Mary Miles Minter In this picture Mary Miles Minter appears first as a homely girl, and later when adopted by a wealthy woman and showered with beauti¬ ful clothes, she develops into a beautiful girl. MAY 21, “THE MIRROR” Marjorie Rambeau This is a story of theatrical life and much of the action occurs on and about the bright lights of Broad¬ way. “THE CHECKMATE” Jackie Saunders Miss Saunders plays a dual role of twin sisters in this photodrama. As one girl she is a tomboy and as the other a very dignified young lady. MAY 28, “THE SERPENT’S TOOTH” Gail Kane This is the second photoplay in which Miss Kane has appeared for Mutual. The story was written especially for the star by Forrest Halsey. MAY 28, “REPUTATION” Edna Goodrich In this play by John Clymer, the noted playwright, Miss Goodrich will make her first appearance on the screen. “A Vanquished Flirt,” is the title of the Vogue Comedy ready May 12. Larry Bowes, Rena Rogers, Jessie Perry, Harry Huckins, Owen Evans and John Oaker appear in this mirthprovoker, the scenes of which are laid in a beauty parlor. “The Under Dog,” is the title of the eighth story of the “Jimmie Dale Alias the Grey Seal” series. In this story the Grey Seal comes to the rescue of an old miser who is being robbed. The “Mutual Tours Around the World,” scheduled for May 8, show Pompeii as it looks after nineteen cen¬ turies under ground ; Zurich, the lead¬ ing city of Switzerland, which is built on both banks of the RiVer Limmat where it issues from Lake Zurich, and Mourom, an old Russian village on the Oka river, which was built in the reign of Ivan the Terrible. The “Mutual Weekly” comes on May 9 and “Reel Life” appears on May 10. “Reel Life” shows “The Protegees of a Big City— How New York Cares for Its Feeble Minded,” “Lifting Locomotives,” “Sleeping Bags for Soldiers,” “A Submarine Oil Field,” and “Grape Juice.” * * * GL. WALKER, manager of the Lyceum Theatre, Grand * Junction, Colorado, says: “I wish to state that the picture which I am using today, William Russell in ‘The Twinkler,’ is the finest picture I have ever run.” * * * LOUIS DIEHM, manager of the City Theatre, West Hoboken, N. J., rather, likes Charlie Chap¬ lin : “Just a few words to let you know that Charlie Chaplin in ‘Easy Street’ was the best ‘Chaplin Special’ we ever ran. Our receipts for that day were larger than any day since we started in business.” * * * THE Helen Holmes company this week completed the ninth chap¬ ter of the Mutual-Signal serial, “The Railroad Raiders,” entitled “The Knotted Cord.” The ninth chapter is the most tense of any of the episodes so far com¬ pleted. There is a ferry robbery, fol¬ lowed by a clever international in¬ trigue, a bomb plot, a leap by auto from a dock to the deck of a barge, a number of unusual water feats and the destruction of the barge by ex¬ plosion. a REEL LIFE— Page Ten