Variety (September 1918)

. > ANTHONY PAUL KELLY'S SCREEN MASTER PIECE BASED ONTHE SHOOTING OF THE BRITISH RED CROSS NURSE EDITH CAVELL THEM0ST6RIPPIN6 INCIOENTOF THE WAR WB¥i4 JULIA ARTHUR S(/PPO/9T£D By CREIGHTON HALE i AA/DAN EyC£PT/OmL SCREEN CAST ' DIRECTED BY JOHN G.ADOLFI PRODUCED BY JOSX.PtUNKETTimDFEAr«J.CARROLL SUITE 908- aLaOWEST-^SLST- NEW YORK CITY LECTURERS AND FILMS. The fall and winter programs for the different traveling lecturers who use pictures as an important asset of their public appearances have been laid out E. M. Newman is now In Chicago ar- ranging for his annual appearance there in the Auditorium, opening in October. Newman was in France this summer, returning in August from the firing line where he obtained some "close ups” of conditions in Alsace Lorraine. Newman’s opening lecture vvill be on his war observations, show- ing pictures of France and Great Brit- ain as well as the Italian battlefront He has a series of six lectures for his tour this winter. All of his wartime subjects, England, France, London, Paris and Italy will be released through the Educational Co. next spring. Robert C. Bruce has finished "’Tis Tough to Be Tender,” in which Bruce makes Marion H. Kohn, president of the Consolidated Film Corporation, San Francisco, the protagonist of the story. It is now being released to the general public. Dwight L. Elmendorf is in New York, but has called off all lecture dates, owing to his voice having gone back on him. He will rest this winter. The pictures he took this summer will be released around the holidays. _ George D. Wright is in Mexico tak- ing some closeups of General Carranza. He has also been in the Tampico oil fields, where he obtained special scenes. Prof. Raymond L. Ditmars, who has taken many pictunes of wild animals, 18 now making a special feature of bugs, insects and reptiles, to be re- leased later in the season. PROFITABLE GOV’T FILM. Representatives of the Division of Films of the Committee on Public In- formation are seeking a theatre in the Times square district for the showing of their third feature in New York, commencing Nov. 4. It is entitled “Un- der Four Flags” and consists of 2,000 feet each from the American, English, French and Italian official government films. “Pershing’s Crusaders” has thus far cleaned up over a quarter of a million dollars. “America’s Answer” bids fair to eclipse that amount. The four road companies last week showed a net profit of $9,400. FIGURED DOWN TO MINUTES. The World Film’s expert accountant at its Fort Lee studio has compiled a table of production costs. His report reads: “The nominal time for the filming of a story is based on a four weeks’ schedule, allowing for delays growing out of weather conditions. “Each picture averages 300 scenes. With a working day of eight hours, this gives a daily quota of 12^ scenes on a 24-day basis. The average cost of a picture is $25,000, which makes the cost of each scene, including titles and sub-titles, $8.3,33. A day’s work repre- sents $1,040.66, which includes the studio overhead. Each minute repre- sents $2.17. Taking Pictures on Stage. At the National, Central Avenue and Bleecker street, the house has been advertising the taking of pictures on the stage for'eiic ftiir week;-1 rons being advised by the one-sheets to “earn $1,000” a week by learning how to act in the “movies." Just who was back of the quick scheme v/as not advertised, but it is reported that the usual “fall” was made. TRIANGLE’S SINGLE ENGAGEMENTS . Los Angeles, Sept. 25. Triangle has dismissed all of its stock players. Seventy-five were re- ported let out last week. In future, players will all be hired by the pic- ture. PROPAGANDA ONLY. "The Road to France,” strictly manufactured for American war propagandistic purposes, with Carlyle Blackwell and Evelyn Greeley, will be released by the World Oct. 14. . CAMERA SONG-CYCLE. .Hopp Hadley has arranged for a general release of what he terms the first cinema-song-cycle, “The Vow," to reach the screen via the private showing manner in the next ten days. The song cycle which “The Vow” illustrates was taken from Eliland. Raymond Ellis, baritone, will sing the solos for its initial presentation. Herbert G. Carleton did the camera work. ARTCRA^S "SPORTING LIFE.” The Maurice Tourneur Productions. Co. has turned over the distribution of “Sporting Life” to Artcraft, as a special release. The First National offered an ad- vance of $75,000, on a percentage ar- rangement. . The Tourneur company has secured the rights to another Drury Lane mel- odrama, “The White Heather,” written by Cecil Raleigh. j t