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Life's Phases on the Film
DAY AND NIGHT IN MOVING PICTURE LAND
Tliedn Barn, recently returned to New
York nfter nn extended vacation in
Europe. It is expcctc'd that she will
go In to pictures again shortly.
Vivian Rich, whose llrst Fox picture
| Would You Forgive? released early
this month, was so well received by
Hoyfs patrons, is duo to return In
The World of Folly on Salurduy, No-
.vcmber 6.
1 Danish-Australian Chambor of
Commerce screened at the private pro-
' looting room of HoyL's Theatre yes-
: terday , an interesting film ileplct-
, Ing an Australian-Canadian trip on
sea and land (the "All Red" routol
I and Australian manufacturing indus-
: tries.
While neroplanlng from London to
Paris with four others, Owen Moore, tho
Selznick Btnr, was badly shaken
through tho machine crashing. It was
thought at llrst that Mr Moore had
been seriously injured, but this proved
to bo incorrect.
Those who have seen tho Metro photo
plays, in whicli Mme. Nazimuva has
previously been presented at Para
mount. Theatre, will note that her role
in The Brat, which is to bo screened on
Monday at that houde, is unlike any
character she has previously essayed
for the film. At tho outset it seems to
strike a harsh note, but as the plot de
velops, her artistry lifts tho rolo above
mere externals, and at onee tho atten
tion of the spectator is engaged. Tho
play from which Tho Brat was adapted 1
was evidently written to feature the j
one character, and the plot generally
has no apparent strength, yet wherever
the picture has been screened, people
have found it good entertainment and
commontod favorably upon it. A strong
dramatic motif such as was visualised
in Tho Red Lantern and in. 'Coption
Shoals is absent from this story of a
dance girl, but with Nazlmova to fill the
eyo few will have the inclination to be
critical. Charles Bryant figures as the
hero of the play, and Darretl Foss,
(Henry Kolker, and others appear. The
Goidwyn release for Monday will be
I The Little Shepherd »f Kingdom Come,
which suits .Tacit Pickford to a nicety.
The picture has ovidently been pro
duced with extreme care, and a con
vincing atmosphere has been secured.
Among the scenes which will attract
notice Is a night setting in a quaint
j Kentucky village. The period of the
play dates back to tho Civil War, but
as romance and adventure aro not the
particular perquisite of any time or
place, it is a matter of little moment
when Chad and Margaret lived in the
valley of Kingdom Come. Tho main
| thing is that the story of their mating
is marked by incidents that give zest to
tho. narrative
Written by Ernest Stacpoole, The Man
Who Lost Himself makes an entertain
ing subject for a film, comedy, and hns
been produced with commendable real
ism by Selznick Pictures. William
iFaversham. who may be recalled as the
featured player in tho film version of
Tho Silver King that was shown in Mel
bourne some timo ago, and two or three
other photoplays that ante-dated thatj
I production, is starred. Tho story is j
| that of a financially embarrassed young
i man who meets his double at an oven-,
'ing carouse,, and wakes up next morn
ing to find that he is no longer plain
Victor Jones, stranded in London, but
tho Earl of Rochester, with a past that
lie would he glad to get rid of. Tho
exchange of identities is brought about
! partly by a mistake of cer-
i tain of Rochester's retainers and
j partly by tile design of Rochester, who,
having found a satisfactory counterfeit,
| is glad to be able to efface himself. Car
ried along by tho force of circumstances
and impelled by his own energy, tho
spurious carl contrives to restore
(something liko order to the tangle af
fairs of tho estate of the family that
lias been wished on him. Moreover,
tho pretty countess, who had been com
pelled to withdraw her society from her
wastrel spouse, notes tho change in -Ms
demeanor and. returns to take hqr place
at the head of his household.' The situ
ation thus brought about "results in
somo amusing scenes that givo a new
interest io an ol/l story. Hedda Hooper
makes a charming "opposite" to Mr
Favcrsham. The Man Who Lost Him
self will be offered at Melba Theatre on
Monday and all next week.
Widespread regret lias been caused
In American moving picture cirolcs by
tho tragic death at Bellevue Hospital,
New York, on September 5, of Robert
Harron, 20, a popular screen leading
man. Harron was dressing in his room
at the Hotel Seymour, New- York, on
Soptembor 1, prior to attending tile
studio where one of tho Robert Harron
Productions was being filmed, and
while taking clothes out of a trunk In
jWhich was a loaded revolvor tho
iweapon exploded. The bullet entered
! I-Iarron's chest, and. he rang for assist
ance. While an ambulance was being
procured to convey him to Bellevue
Hospital, a policeman placed him under
arrest for being in possession of a re
volver without a permit. An examina
tion at the hospital revealed that the
injury was serious, and later Harron's
mother, who lives in California, was
sent for, but she did not" arrive In time
I to see him before jio died. -Robert
Harron came into screen prominence
as a protege of D. W. Griffith, in seve
ral of whose productions he was givin
important roles. He was a conscien
tious and painstaking actor, unassum
ing in manner, and steadily won to
great popularity. Recently (Metro Pic
tures Corporation contracted with him
|to head a special company to produce
.features for release under its brand,'
(and ho was working in scenes foe the
.Brass Bowl, under this contract, at
the time of Ills death.
An "American writer" recently discus-
I sing" tho social levelling up that hns
I taken place in the last few years in
| most democracies, particularly since
1 - the war, says of America: "There was
a time when people of wealth had only
i ; to do their, own breathing. That was
a few years p go, when If a sorvant did
i not -wear ills eye In the right place out
ilio would go and another would replace
| him. Thoso were the days when Mrs
Nowrich eoula go to an employment
agency and make a selection of domes-
tics from .a horde of eager applicants;
" now isho takes her turn in the line and
waits for bored butlers and maids to
I pass her under review before they will
deign to necopt the employment she so
eagerly offers." This domestic impasse
forms tho theme of The Sorvant Pro
blem, a Selznick picture that Is to be
screened nt Melba Theatre on Monday
week, November 1.
The Woman Gives, a First National
attraction to be presented at the Majes
tic Theatre tonight, is adapted from
tho. novel of tho same name by the
well-known author, Owen Johnson.
The principal part Is played by tho
emotional actress, Miss Norma Tal-
madge. It is a story of the famous
Bohemian colony, of New York. A
beautiful young girl becomes a model
so that she can earn, a living while
studying art. A successful and wealthy
artist helps her to gain her ambition,
and also helps a struggling artist who
is Iri' love with her. But the man who
loves her is always jealous of tho
genius. Tho man of genius finding
unhapplncss. in his home-life abandons
himself to dissipation, and gradually
sinks lower and lower. His former
model, remembering his goodness to
her,- finds him,, and by her loyalty and
devotion wins him back to his former
placo in tho world. Tho lover, unable
to bear the -sight of his future wife
devoting herself to the nian who had
befriended her, quarrels with her, and
the happiness of the two is threatened.
He, however, discovers in time that his
'jealousy was unfounded ' and recon
ciliation follows. Another important
picture to bo exhibited tonight at the
Majestic Is The Turn in the Road, fea
turing George Nichols, Helen Jerome
Eddy and Lloyd Hughes. The human
note is dominant throughout the story,
which includes many comedy lnoi-
j dents.
Beginning on Monday, The Sea
Wolf, which lias been presented as n
.Royalty masterpiece at tho'Auditorlum
throughout the week, will be shown
'at Empire Theatre, Bourko street, at
all sessions next week. By Golly! the
Mack SemicLl comedy, also goes- with
It. The Sea Wolf is a story of adven
ture on tlic high seas.
Tom Mix will bo seen at Hoyt's on
Saturday. October 20, in The Dare
Devil. Fox Film Corporation pro
mises a thrilling hour while this pub
lication Is being screened.
The early days of tho gold stam
pede In the Yukon, with the crowds of
adventurers who lloeked tiiere, are de
picted in Burning Daylight, which Is
to he shown next Saturday at the
Majestic Theatre. Jack London's
story is so familiar to the public gen
erally that unusual interest attaches
to tiio production. The cast includes
Mitchell Lewis, Helen Ferguson and
Gertrude Aster. The opening scenes
in tho Yukon form a striking contrast
to the developments In the latter part of
tllo film, where Burning Daylight lights
tlio gants of finance on their own
ground — the Stock Exchange.
For the first" time a movie stunt-
man will go over the Yosemite Falls
for the Sago Hen, starring Gladys
Brockwcll. The drop is 128 feet..
On Saturday, October 30, the of
ferings at tho auditorium will include
Away Goes Prudence (Billio Burke)
and Tho Dancin' Fool (Wallace Reld),
The World and His Wife, the next
Royalty masterpiece, is listed for re
lease at tho Auditorium on Saturday,
November 6.
Lloyd Ingraham, a leading Amorl-!
can photoplay director, is now "shoot-;
ing" "Lavender and Old Lace," tile
first of Myrtle Reed's novels to ho
produced as a photoplay. A company,
of film favorites, including Marguer
ite Snow, Secna Owen, James Corri-I
gnn, Lillian Elliott, Victor Potel.;
Zcll.a Ingraham and Louis Bcnnison,
is at work on tho production. |
Constance Talmadge is announced to1
appear shortly at the Majestic Theatre,
in Two Weeks, a sparkling comedy. 1
Other attractions to follow aro Eyes
of Youth (Clara Kimball Young),
Dollars and the Woman (Alice Joyeo)
and The Yellow Typhoon (Anita-
Stewart).
At Britannia Theatre on Monday the
principal picture will he Even as Eve, i
adapted from the popular story Tho
Shining Band, by Robert W. Cham
bers. Replete with thrilling incident,
the film conveys a powerful appeal.
"One might think from the beauty ot
some of the costumes that Nazlmova,
tho great Russian actress, wears in her
latest production The Brat." says a
writer in a trade Journal, "that her
taste in private life runs along luxuri
ous linos. On the contrary, while she
is always well dressed, this star pre
fers to gown herself with an eye
chiefly to simplicity and comfort. I
liko to' dress my parts as they should
.be dressed,' she declares. 'Off the stage
I do not care for them. I always wear
black, and the plainest, least expensive
things, I prefer to feel comfortable al
ways. I do not care for jewels, either.' "
Wil-l Rogers; the Goidwyn cowboy
netor, mndo such . a big hit in lii3
debate with the Rev. James Whitcomb
Brougher, well-known divine and
humorist, on the question: "Resolved,
I hat cowboys have done more for
civilisation than preachers" (wrote the
'Culver City (Cal.) correspondent of n
Chicago paper on September 14), tlmt
Dr. Brougher lias invited him to spenk
to his congregation at Temple Baptist
Church on "Humor in Religion." The
debate was given before GOO of Los
Angeles' business men at the Adver
tising Clifb. For thir.ty minutes the
.film star and tho, noted clergyman kept,
the men in a 'roar of laughter. Such!
cordial relations woro established be
tween the. ,-io.tor and ' tho preacher that
Dr. Brouchor.pt once invited Rogers to
speak:. beforehis corigregatidn. .
"'A -'typical ; 'Hart- picture.'; .a virile
story of- the -'.great'. West,", is what
American filnv reviewers say' regarding
-Sand; one of tonight's, "offerings at the
Auditorium. 'Moreover, there; is tho
verdict- of approval, passed' by. Presi
dent Wilson, after lie had viewed the
picture at tho private projection room
at White House, to: commend it. Al
though it is seldom that President Wil
son pays a visit to n' picture theatre,
it is well known that ho finds many a
spare hour from affairs ot State and
ceases to listen to "voices" to see cur
rent releases run through at the Pre
sidential headquarters. The original of
Sand is Russell Boggs" story. Dan
ICurrie's Innings, which is so like any
number of Western .spasms of melo-
dr%ma transcribed for the screen that
thero is no need to describe 'it in detail.
The appearance of -Mary Thurman; an-,
other graduate from the Mack Sennotl
slapstick comedy emporium/ as "Bill's"
sweetheart -is, however, worth record
ing. Tho Woman in the' Suitcase
(Enid. Bennett) presents the heroine us
doing many usual things'that specta
tors -will find it difficult to-, take' seri
ously. It is something to the credit, of
IMr Fred Niblo that he has given any
thing like cohesion to the continuity.
It is apparently one of the machine-
mado melodramas that .are turned out
while , the stage watts., . That it is no
more improbable than -many - otheif3
that havo preceded it as subjects for
filming is in part an assurance that
it will look better than It roads. UIss
Bennett is herself , a strong attrac
tion to many film followers.
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