Variety (June 1915)

18 VARIETY THE VENGEANCE OF THE WILDS. w * , 1 t * r V ran<1 Charles Wheelock PhylliH Iirown Lorraine Otto Thomas Browu Charles J. LeMoyne John Hayden Harry T. De Vere The Carl Hay lMctur« Co. has released a five-part feature under the title of "The Vengeance of the Wilds." It is about the poorest excuse for the waste of dim that has ever been shown. There Is really no story, the production Is bad, tho acting equally so, and as for the wild animal side of the pic- ture there have been scores of single reel wild animal pictures that have contained more thrills In one icel than there are In the entire five of this picture. The scene is evidently laid In South Africa. Thos. Brown and his daughter, a girl of about 19, live in the wilds. Their nearest neighbor Is John Hayden, who resides with his widowed mother. The two young folk are engaged. Then Walter Brand, a combination artist and big game hunter, who runs a ten-cent arlmal show somewhere in a big city, appears on the scene. While hunting he is attacked by a huge lion and is rescued by Brown and Hayden and taken to the former's house to recover. He falls in love with the girl and she returns his af- fection. One night she remains out In the Jungle until after ten and on her return her father takes her In hand and according to the title tells her that "things ain't the same since that city chap came into your life." This also gives father a chance to tell her the story of her mother who eloped with a stranger just after the little one was born only to be shot down in a raid of black sav- ages in which the man was also killed. In this manner the scenario writer accounts for his principals being in Africa. But the Inter- esting part of the feature comes In the last reels. The girl elopes with the big game hunter-dime museum man and they go to a "big city." Here a mock marriage Is per- formed. The dime museum man soon tires of his "girl" and begins to run around. The girl evidently tells him that he never takes her out. If the producer had ever put her in the picture with a gown on Instead of a klmona, after her arrival In the big city, why the lover might have had an excuse to take her out. Finally he does manage to get her Into some clothes and she Is taken to a com- bination gambling dive and dance hall. Here the producer tried to give the Impression of something else but It failed to get over. In this place the girl learns the truth and runs off to commit suicide but fails In her attempt. In the meantime the chap back in the Jungles who lost the girl is tracking Brand. He runs him down at his club but only looks him over. Then he goes Into the dime museum and there Is a tremendous struggle. Hayden finally getting the better of It and to escape Brand rushes Into a lions' cage, where the ani- mals finish the Job the infuriated lover started. Just as the latter Is turning to leave the place the girl comes In and falls Into his arms. The story runs by fits and starts with scenes breaking in that have not the least bearing on the picture. As a drama It Is a feature that will bring a laugh In the Jitney houses. Fred. NEOLA THE SIOUX. San Francisco, June 10. (Produced by Exposition Player's Corpora- tion and 101 Ranch. Directed by E. E. Blackwell.) Neola, the Sioux Neola May Red Deer Pedro Leon The White Man Duke Lee The Old Timer Chief Eagle Bye The Story Teller E. E. Blackwell The Other Woman Mabel Cllne This three-reeler through merit should hold its place on any program and prove to be a novelty particularly back east where good scenes of the Exposition are said to be scarce. The picture begins with the story-teller seated before a window overlooking the Ex- position. The view recalls to his mind the romantic events of the preceding day which he accidentally played a part In. The film follows the trend of his thoughts, as he walks up the "Zone" and at the entrance of 101 Ranch meets Eagle Eye whom he enters conversation with. As the ranch parade passes on its way into the grounds prepara- tory to giving a show, the Story-teller asks who Neola. one of the Indian girls, is. Then old Chief Eagle Eye tells the story which is thrown on the screen in picture form. Prior to the Exposition's opening a white man vis- ited the Indian reservation where he met Neola whom he compromises and is forced to marry to prevent being murdered by her Indian admirer. Red Deer. Neola's husband takes her to the city and eventually deserts her. He Jumps to 'Frisco. Red Deer leaves the reservation to go to college and study law; and the Sioux tribe Is hired by the 101 Ranch to go to the Exposition. One day while the show Is parading on Market street Red Deer, who in visiting 'Frisco, sees his boyhood friends in it and clambers on the Htage coach to go out to the snow. A little further up the street Neola. who is in 'Frisco searching for her husband, sees the parade and while It's passing, falls In a faint be- fore the stage coach Red Deer is in. The coach stops and Red Deer takes her out to the show where she rejoins her people and becomes a member of the 101 Ranch outfit. The white man later visits the Ex- position with the other woman and sees Ne- ola. He follows her to her room and a fight ensues. Later Red Deer swoops down the "Zone" on horse back and lifts the other woman out of the white man's automobile and carries her to his room where he Is about to have revenge when he hears Neola and the white man fighting in the adjoining room. He goes to Neola's aid and In a struggle scene kills the white man; escapes the consequences of his deed and in the final Bcene of the picture Neola and Red Deer stand watching the sun set behind, the Golden Gate. Tho plcturlzed story has" plenty of heart Interest, many excellent scenes of the Kxposition. Is well acted by a cast that fur- nlshes plenty of contrast in types and dors splendid acting hefore the camera. Scott. PALS IN BLUE. For a w«>sUrn drains with aetioa ass wall found*! story, this Bsllg three reeler is one of the bast released in some time. Two eow- boys are left strsnded In a town after the Wild West show with which they had been with, was attached by the sheriff. Their money la taken from them by two women and they are then put In Jail for not paying a booze bill. Out of Jail they decide to Join the army. They are aent to a western post. The commander of the post is, in love with the wife of one of his lieutenants, but ahe tries to keep away from him as she loves her husband. The commander In order to put the husband out of the way sends him and a small detachment to get the payroll and then Informs the Indians through a half breed that only a few soldiers are with the detachment and gets them to attack It with the hope that the lieutenant will be killed. The detachment fortify themselves In a barn when attacked and the two cowboy soldiers volunteer to go for help and manage to get through the Indians but are followed by a few of the red men who shoot one of the pals. The other Is wounded but manages to keep going falling off Just before getting to the post. His horse keeps on riderless to the stable and Is seen by the lieutenant's wife who rushes out and spreads the alarm. The cowboy soldier Is found and carried to the post and a detachment of soldiers sent to the rescue of their imperiled comrades. The cowardly captain thinks that he has a chance to get the lieutenant's wife and goes to her bouse. The captain enters the house snd the woman tries to keep him away from her and shrieks. This Is heard by the cowpuncher who Just manages to crawl to the place and seeing what Is going on, shoots the captain. The soldier without his pal who was shot lives the rest of his life In a greatly sad- dened condition. Every reel of this produc- tion proves interesting. Great riding through- out. The two cowboys are played by Tom Mix and Bob Anderson, both typical western characters. The director has secured some real scenes showing good battles and getting everything that Is wanted In a western pic- ture. A bang bang picture that holds from start to finish. LUSITANIA SINKING. The prise pippin of the bunk features has reached New York. It's labeled tho "Lusl- tanla Sunk" and covers a little over 2,000 feet to all appearances. Admitting that It was specially "enacted" there's considerable realism snd after looking- at this "catch 'em quick" feature It was a pity that the picture makers didn't have a nice lit*'" sea story to work upon and then used some of those water scenes for climaxes. There would have been longer returns In the end but the men turning out this film probably thought that Sulck sales and the probability of war being eclared between the United States snd Ger- many would make this the most demanded of "features" of modern times. There's no class to the film although at times the pic- ture takes on all the proportions of a really big sensstlonal feature. The photography for the most was dim with so many "faraways" that It was hard to keep track of the boat catastrophe. There was a repetition of cap- tions toward the end that didn't help the picture and a lack of explanations at the opening which also would nave been advan- tageous. In the neighborhoods where the "sensational films" always get a play this feature Is going to help the boxofflce, but in others it will drive people swsy irom the place. In fact no reference to the Lusltanla in m. p. Is pleasant in any sense and as this is a vivid reminder of that horrible sea ca- tastrophe it Is bound to stir up a certain amount of sentiment that was probably lying dormant heretofore. The picture la supposed to show the passengers boarding the boat, scenes at sea, the sighting of the submarine, the torpedoing of the big liner and the sub- sequent scenes with the boat finally disap- pearing from view. Some views were taken of one of the large ocean travelers while the boat that was sunk was bought for the occa- sion was a much smaller vessel than the Lusltanla by long odds. The direction of the confused passengers wasn't a bit bad while that scene of the stokers was qulto realistic As a feature this boy may stand up unusually well where there is a pronounced sentiment against the German viewpoint but in the more conservative sections tne film will not mako much of an impression. Of course it's bunk but P. T. Barnum once said something satirically true about the people of this great nation that they like to be humbugged. This film In a certain avenue district one day last week had the entire front covered with a big painting of a boat supposed to be the Lusl- tanla and two boys attired in sailor uniforms doing a ballyhoo. Mark. THE HAUNTING FEAR. One of those naughty girl pictures that does not leave an impression. Kalem made it In three reels. A country girl Is Influenced to come to the city to see the great white way by an adventuress who was sojourning for a spell in the small town. Tho country girl Is taken around to the gay resorts. A man about town, pays a little of attention and she believes lie is in love with her. She Is told differently and so when she gets her chance, decides to have her revenge, and stabs him. She runs away again and lands In a convent but the man is not dead and the haunting fear she has of killing him is erased when she sees him alive once more. She spends the rest of her life as a nun. These pictures with restaurant scenes have become tiresome to many audiences. This one Is no excep- tion. As for production there is but one set or maybe two worth mention. The one was the restaurant used Innumerable times. Each time this net was shown the same team of dancers were on the floor. Alice Holllster played the girl. She is a capable actress but for a raving beauty part, was not exactly ntted. The adventuress was played by Anna Nllsson. MASTER AND MAN. London, May 91; The Neptune Film Co. this morning gifts s private exhibition of the screen adaptation of George R. Sims and Henry Pettltt's celebrated drama of a decade or two ago, entitled "Mas- ter and Man," produced by Percy Nash. Com- pared with modern dramas It Is "ten, twenty and thirty," and would hardly be acceptable even In that branch of theatricals in America. But this screen presentation Is excellently told, well acteld and finely photographed. There is the owner of the iron works, who per- suades the wife of one of hla workmen to come under his protection; the deserted huB- band takes to drink; the heavy's assistant is a hunchback who does all his "dirty work;" the wife Is deserted and on her death-bed Is forgiven by her husband; the heavy also st- tempts to betray the wife of the hero, who Is a young employe and a friend of the man whose wife was stolen away; the villain is shot; the two heroes are sent to Jail and escape; the hero saves the hunchback when the mob at the works wanted to throw him into the furnace; the hunchback confesses everything and the hero and his wife are re- stored to each other's arms. Then the hero's wife, the rightful owner of the estate, comes into her own. During the progress of events the hero's little child Is stolen st the insti- gation of the villain and la taken by some circus people; and so on. But It makes a very good popular-priced, three-reel feature. Jolo. THE OATH OF A VIKING. London, June M. The Picture Playhouse Film Co. has turned out a three-reeler, the action of which is supposed to have taken place In the time of the Norsemen and all of the characters are in Viking costume. It tells a story of Eric, king of Norseland, who had a daughter whose hand Is sought by two rival suitors. The scenes are laid with a beautiful seacoast as a background. It Is a rather mythological subject and will serve as an Interesting dra- matic portion of a mixed program. Jolo. BILL8 NEXT WEEK. (Continued Vaacasrwar. B. C PANTAQB8 (a) Tom Linton Girls King Thornton Co Eddie Ross Msys * Addis Jue Qoque Tal LaToaka Victoria, B. C. PANTAGE8 (m) Geo H Primrose Co Arllne Rhoda ft Crampton Chatres ft Halllday The Bremens Esrly ft Lalght Waealagrtaa KEITH'S (ubo) Adeline Francis L Kent Co Llghtner * Jordan Morgan Dancers Kaufman Bros Flske O'Hara Chas Cass (Two to fill) Waferiaa, la. MAJESTIC (wvs) Bernivlcl Bros Blcknell * Qlbney Nlblos' Birds Grey ft Old Rose Norwood ft Norwood Wateraary. Caaa. POLI'S (ubo) Pike ft Calame LAM Hunting Sam Edwards Co Jsrrow Dorree's Belles (One to fill) 2d half Pollard Ruth ft Kitty Henry Three Bonnefla Colter EVers ft M from Page 14.) Ida Tarnar "Song Baotors" Watesfowa, 9. D. METROPOLITAN (wva) Wm Morrow ft Co Davis ft Walker 2d half Tuscano Bros Katharine MoConnell WUkes-Bam, Pa. POLI'S (ubo) Artame Tom ft Edith Almond Jones ft Jones Trovoto Picclannl Troupe (One to fill) 2d half Baldwin ft Carter Hal Stephens Co The Volunteers (Three to fill) Wlaali PANTAGBS (m) ' Msld in Canada" Karl Emmy Pets Joe Roberts Sullivan ft Mason Inness ft Ryan Lalla Selbinl Co STRAND (wva) Princess Kalamo La Petite Elva Earl ft Edwarda Ralph Carpos Co WarccatcT, 1 PLAZA (ubo) Richards ft Brandt Young ft Carson Harry Cutler (One to fill) 2d half Grace Leonard's Dogs Miller A Douglas Ratllff ft Anthony "MUIe a Minute" CORRESPONDENCE BwtBsL tBt ftBwWBM NBBftt lit tW BB1 ■^■^■r^ss^^Bss vjgH^av s» ^raa^sF 99/sjs^sBjt •* ^s^sB^a^P vssy ^bbs^p s> ^sv ^bbbbw rABWTVS :tOCAQB« OFFICE t CHICAGO Hare BUILBING Glen Burt left Chicago on Sunday for his vacation to be apent in Cincinnati. Billy Roder and Jack Arnold have split up. Roder has frsmed up a single act. Billy Halllgan Is leaving "Maid in America" Saturday. Bert Clark may also leave. Ben Deeley has formed a stock company and Is producing comedy films here. Violet Allen, formerly of vaudeville, has joined the stock company of the I. C. U. Film company of Chicago. Clarence Nordstrom and Maude Pooter left last week for Portland where they will ap- pear In musical stock. The "Serge de Dlaghllew Imperial Ballet Russe," which It Is claimed is valued at $500,- 000, Is to be seen In Chicago next season. The Metropolitan Opera Company of New Yore will have charge of the Chicago engagement. The management of the Palace claims that last week's receipts was the biggest ever taken by a Wlntergarden show in this city. The management puts the receipts at somewhere around $18,000. Gus Edwards' "Song Revue" Is being used as a tabloid In three towns. The act traveled this way from Texas and was placed to take up the entire running time of a show in Madison, South Bend and Rockford. "It Pays to Advertise" is slated to open at Cohan's G*rand Sept. 2. Margaret Anglln is at present playing at the Grand and doing fair business, but the show Is only expected to stay on a few more weeks. There will be no attraction at the Grand after Miss Anglln until "It Pays to Advertise." An idea can be had of the wretched busi- ness done at the sumer parks around here this summer when It Is known that one day last week "The Fall of Antwerp," Prof. Armond's attraction there, took in six dollars total. This, however, is the only twenty-flve cent at- traction on the grounds. picture. At one house last week out of 100 applications only 75 wanted to play star parts. CORT (U. J. Hermann, mgr.).—"Peg o' My Heart." with Peggy O'Neil, fifth week. Doing fairly. COHANS GRAND (Harry Ridings, mgr.). —"Beverly's Balance/' with Miss Anglln, third week. Doing fairly well. CROWN (A. J. Kaufman, mgr.).—Pictures. GARRICK (John J. Garrlty, mgr.).—"All Over Town," with Joseph Santley, third week. Feeling musical show opposition but doing nicely. ILLINOIS (Augustus Pltou, mgr.).—"Birth of a Nation." Capacity business since open- ing; 2d week. LA SALLE (Joseph Bransky, mgr.).— Musical stock. NATIONAL (John Barrett, mgr.).—Pic- tures. OLYMPIC (George L. Warren, mgr.).— "Along Came Ruth." Still doing well at $1 top price. 8th week. PALACE (Harry Singer, mgr.).—"Maid in America." Capacity since openfng. 3d week PRINCESS (Sam P. Gerson, mgr.).—"The ^rJL^JJff" „ 8ttl1 doln « weI1 - 4 *h week. VICTORIA (Howard Brolaskl, mgr.).—Pic- tures. MAJESTIC (Fred Eberts, mgr.; agt., Orpheum).—It was plainly shown on Monday evening what effect the car strike had on business. After a capacity matinee the night attendance at the Majestic was good, but a few rows in the rear of the main floor were unoccupied, an occurrence not likely to hap- pen under ordinary conditions, for the weather was ideal for theatres. Nailmova was held over a second week. The Russian actress again demonstrated her value as an act to vaudeville when she caused a big commotion at the finish of her sketch. "War Brides." At the conclusion of her act a woman mem- ber of the big peace organization made a "R?** w ™*ch was enthusiastically received. The show was opened by Ena Claron, who poses In the regulation posing suit Her poses are pretty and gained a large amount of ap- There have been several booking meetings at the Western Vaudeville Managers' Asso- ciation offices lately at which only written de- scriptions of acts are used. The agent places the name and description of the act in writing and hand it to the general booking manager, who in turn passes It on to the bookers. Much talk is saved this way. The price also Is In- cluded In the written documents. The film department of the Western Vaude- ville Managers' Association has started some- thing with some of the outside picture shows booking with them. In some neighborhoods the picture houses are inviting their patrons to become film actors. They give out slips upon which the patrons ar* told to write the part they would like to play in a dramatic Bertie forfl The Tangoist on the Wire Orpheum—United