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aH lpa I i I A Girl Reporter's Eventful Interview I A Gay Young Bachelor Saved from Ruin by a Volunteer Bride How Picture Baffled a Plotter' Well-Planned Scheme and Restored Wife to Home and Huiband A Tangled Tragedy in Death The Girl Reporter" (Cry stal Pearl hue, reporter, is ordered bj her news- paper to get an interview with the 1 mayor, Frank Brockly She visits his house just as the mayor leaves it in an fl automobile A valise belonging to the Wk mayor drops off and Pearl finds il She, enters the houc believing the mayor will return for it. The butler admit! her and bids her wait. She enters the parlor. Meanwhile. "Natty" Xixon.

a sneak fl thief, finds the door open and enters the fl house Pearl mistakes him for the mayor lie plays the part. Later, he locks her in the room and tries to escape, taking the vahsc Pearl found with him The butler sees him and chases him down the fi street, finally capturing him. Meanwhile fi the mayor returns and discovers Pearl fi He thinks she is a thief and she thinks LBLY 1 HI samc n'm cow" with a revolver and is about to phone the police when by a trick she Wrests the revolver from him She phones the police and I tso policemen arc sent to the mayor's mansion on the double-quick. They enter just as the butler returns with "Natty" and eventually all entangle- Hfl merits being straightened out. Pearl get; the interview and all ends well.

mm) 1 Jane Marries" (Imp; Jack 1 rather gay young bachelor, and it is only the fact that he is at the end of his BWj financial rope that causes him to con-BBS sider seriously a ridiculous will made BBB by his departed aunt, specifying that he BBfj must be married before his twenty-sixth BBS birthday or her fortune is to lc ucd BBV to establish a home for "indigent BBh plumbers." The day of the twenty -sixth BBV birthday arrives, and a curt note from BH his aunt's lawyer notifies him that he BBK must be a married man by 4 I'M or fll sacrifice a fortune to undeserving BBV; plumbers. BBV Jack puts it up to the lawyer to set BB him anyone that will leave him alter Bfiaj the ceremony. He goes into the park BA for a walk, where he rescues a girl from BBVi a pickpocket, and gets a serious knife BBbJ wound in the arm before the thug is BB overcome. Jack finds himself in the BBB' hospital and only two hours to find a BBl bride. The girl in gratitude hastens to BBb her father's office and shows him the BBJ card of her rescuer.

Her father is the fi lawyer and she learns that Jack must BBV have a wife in a few hours Jane, with Hp out telling her father, promptly decide BBV to save the fortune for the young man, BBa and with her maid procures a license. BBg ring and minister and veiling herself BBlj in an automobile veil, goes to the hospi- BBYI tali where Jack is married just in time. BBl! The lawyer comes to sympathise with Tack in his loss, and learns that his Bj daughter has lecomc a bride BBV Expostulations are too late, and Jane BBa swears her father into secrecy and re-1 turns to her home, leaving Jack in ig- Bl norance of his wife's identity. How- cv.er. he soon learns who his wife is.

BBal "Her Husband's Picture" (Lubin) BBT Bruce trrinton. an artist, is ordered south because of his weak lungs. He young southerner. It is not long before BBa! Prrinton becomes interested in Nell. BBa I- Dave's pretty young wife, and he takes BBa advantage of her inherent artistic talent BBw to persuade her to go north with him.

BBl He is confident that when he gets her BBii away from Dave he can win her. After BBf consistent pressing Nell agrees to go BBa north, but strictly to work at her art. BBJl Visiting Bruce's studio she comes across BBT a painting he has made from a sketch of BBs Dave. It brings back her love in I BBA stronger iorce than her desire to paint. 1 BBA A friend gives her the money to get BBV 'i home with, and prevents Bruce from BA following her.

Nell returns home and BBB Dave, finding truth and honesty in her BBB eyes, takes her to his heart again. BBB I BJ) "A Tale of Death alley" (American) BBk Lillian Pierce and Jim W'entworth love each other and with the consent of I BBA Lillian's parents become engaged. Jim BBA was employed on her father's ranch and BBS was a favorite of the father's Will BBA Mason was working on the samc ranch, BBj but less favored and his proposal was BL I met with the announcement of Lillian's BBH engagement to Jim Will concocts a plot with Julia Rivers, a dance hall fre- BBA quenter, who agrees to pose as Jim's BBA deserted wife. The plot works well, BBJl and Jim in disgrace leaves the scenes of BBJl what had been his paradise. ill presses BBJ his suit with a vengeance and still meet- BBJ ing with staunch refusal, he seeks aid BBJ from a band of desperadoes in Death BBJl Valley.

Tis mission is fruitless and he BBJ succumbs to exhaustion. Later Jim BBJl comes upon the bleached skeleton of Will Mason and the forged marriage BBJj certificate. The reunion of Jim and BA Lillian is a foregone conclusion. BBal BBJ At the latest regular Reliance meeting. BBJ- the following scenarios were accepted BBJ for enrlv production: "Rosita's Cross BBA of by J.

Montague. 'The So- BBA ctal Secretary," by Forrest Halsey "The BBA Doctor's Dilemma," by George Hen- BBAi nessy, and "Fairly Caught," E. R. BBB, Carpenter. The scenarios are still voted BBA' upon by the directors and scenario staff BBV without the name of the author being BBA known to the voters, and the well- BBB known authors continue to win on BL their merits, although every now and BBV then a story by some person not idcu- BBBB Mied with the magazine or novel world is found among the accepted scripts.

fl i BBB i CONVERTS HIS ROLE OF SIMULATED HEROISM INTO DARING REALITY Essanay Creates a Rcconstructor of Scenarios Feats as Diver and Swimmer of a Venus of the Films-Sherlock Holmes Greets His American Rival Everybody knows Minor Watson. He is the new recruit that plays lover parts with Essanay Eastern Stock Company at Chicago. atson was playing the hero in a tire photoplay and was supposed to rescue a dashing young blonde from the hery flames of a shirt waist factory. A temporary building was erected in the Essanay "yard" and the regular sulphur used in all fire productions was ready to be ignited All this trouble and expense was not necessary, as a fire broke out in the neighborhood and Watson in his fireman's uniform dashed into the burning building and rescued the fair heroine. It was not until after the scene had been taken that the lieutenant of the fire department discovered that Watson was an actor.

Bciig a hero in a photodrama is an easy proposition, but when it comes to the real "fire tuff" atson is an exception Omar Doud. for the past two years connected in various capacities with the American Film Manufacturing Company, severed connections with that company to asumc new duties as publicity manager for George Kleine. Mr. Doud is well known to the trade. While in the American's employ he had charge of publicity, was editor-in-chief of the scenario department and handled much other work.

He is an ex-ncvvspaptr man and brings a splendid reputation and experience to his new position. Edward T. Lowe, has been engaged by Essanay, his official title being Rcconstructor of Scenarios." Mr. Lowe is at the head of a new department of the Essanay organization, being eneaecd to nut oitrcha-cd dramas in per fect technical form for the director, so that the latter will be enabled to give his entire thought to the production without the revision work he has heretofore been required to do An important change of personnel has occurred in the Consolidated Film and Supply Company, one of the largest film exchange firms in the country, which covers nine Southern States handling the Universal program 11 J. Fit-jcr-l ell, the former president, has sold all Jus holdings and is no longer connected with the firm.

Carl Laemmlc, president of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, has been elected to succeed Mr 1 itzjarrrll. William Oldknow remains as vice-president and general manager. Beginning September 1 the New York Motion Picture Company, which now produces Kay -Bee, Broncho and Keystone films, will release F.mpirr films. This i a new brand which will be produced by the New York Motion Picture Company in accordance with its contract with the Mutual Film Corporation, made several weeks ago, by the terms of which the present output of reels is to be increased to twelve reels. Harrv Benham i gomg to be the El-tinge ol the rilms the Thanhouser ones He makes a striking brunette and has no superior in a female cut-up part.

Benham's latest Filings stunt may be found in "The Eye of Krishla' a Thanhouser comedv. Here he fools a great detective until the latter catches him smoking a hig, black cigar in a very unladvlike fashion. But by that time the sleuth has been outwitted, anyway, and Miss Benham doesn't care An alliance been formrd by Klaw Erlanger and the Biograph Company to produce in motion picture form and on a large scale plays to which Klaw Erlanger hold the rights. Nothing gives greater delight to Mabel Normand than to do the part of a diving girl in the Keystone productions. She is possessed of a figure which would cause Ycnus dc Milo and Annette Kcllcrman "to go some" and could give the latter young lady the J- 'IBjsil "The Fight at Grizzly Gulch" FAMOt'H TT.A VERS 1TTM CO VV' APtJt PRODUCTIONS ejAJlJRs! makp von "nr.K stakw ABSIM ZUKII DUtFl NWMM W.

HHftddock race of her lite in the water She has medals galore for swimming and high diving and has handily beaten many contenders, both male and female, for championship honors, and when the Keystone Company was producing at Coney Island last summer the fair Mabel was the cynosure of all eyes. Irving Cummings is being put to the severest test of his whole career as an I actor in "Hearts and a coming Reliance feature bv Marion Brooke. Starting as a youth of twenty in 1861, Mr. Cummings will be called upon to how an event taking place in every year of the life of the character up to 1913. This feat will call for acting such as never before attempted in the history of tnc drama.

In fact, the idea of the story which is being staged by Oscar C. Apfal is entirely different from anything ever attempted for stage or screen production The Thomas A. Edison Company is producing a scries of detective storic? with scenarios written by J. Searle Daw-' ley and featuring Laura Sawyer. The' first of the series is entitled "The Diamond Crown a When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the celebrated English author, visited the Kalem Company's London office to witness a private presentation of "Detective William J.

Eurns in the of the Land he found that Mr Burn? was there in person. The great American detective had been called abroad on several important cases and was introduced to the creator of Sherlock Holmes by the Kalem representative. Later Mr Burns spent several days at Sir Arthurs country home. George KJcine, proprietor and manager of the sensational photodrama success, Quo Vadis?" made by the fatnous Cincs Company of Italy, positively refuses to sell state rights or to lease his property to anyone. Mr.

Kleine will have fully fifteen companies touring the United Stales and Canada by September 1st. "Quo Vadis" as presented by Mr. Kleine is in eight reels, divided into three acts, and special mu-ic has been arranged and composed for the performance. The Lines production comprehends the entire Sienkiewicz story and is full ot wondcriul features Mary Fuller to be featured in another Edison Company "Mary" series, lginning July 26th and running for six months. Following the example of the Kaiser and King Alphonso King George has given orders for a picture theatre to he fitted un in Buckingham Palace.

It is not generally known that the King is particularly fond of seeing motion pictures. -The Screen Club" to Plow the Waves A Brave Rescuer ot Maidens in Distress Turns Manner A Heroine of the Screen Won to Baoeball Fandom "Keno, th- Boy Clown," Yield to the Lure That Lurk in the Scent of the Saw-duit. W. Haddock; known throughout filmland as "Brave BUI" Haddock, because of his rescues of maidens in distress in pictures and actual thrilling experiences as a plainsman years ago, is about to buy a motor boat of new design. He will name it the 'Screen Club." aitcr the famous New York organization photopfayeri Mr Haddock has been a leading man and director lot many big film companies and because of his ability and delightful personality numbers his friends and admirers by the hundreds.

Ros.i V. Koch, of the Eclair Cim-pany, is a new recruit to the ranks of the picture players from the speaking stage. Miss Koch possesses rare charm and a pretty face and the ability to express emotion without over accentuation. She is an enthusiastic baseball fan and every Saturday afternoon can be seen at Hand-ome Hopp Hadlcy's grounds in New York City rooting for the home team. In hoe with Manager Ritchey's interest in the "paper problem," the three-reel drama "Rosemary Theby," in "The Tangled Web," will carry a line of one-three and eight-sheet posters instead of one, three and six sheets.

The eicht-sheet is a more uniform sue poster than the six-sheet, and should be more valuable to the exhibitor as well being I more artistic. The Reliance is now iuc-cessfully putting out both one and three-sheet posters with each release. Ford Sterling was once known as Keno. the Boy Clown." and the smell of the sawdust and the noise of the band heading "the grand free outdoor pageant" down the mam street still retain their old charm for the will-known comic Recently a -mall "onc-ringcr" struck town and held forth for threr days on the local ground'. The Keystone force were working overtime at the Studios, finishing up a film in which Ford played the lc.id, but Ford was nowhere to be found search was started which finally ended on the circus lot, where the erstwhile boy clown v.

coat and hal off, striving to ich the whiteface comedian of the show omc of his old laugh-getters. The New York Motion Picture Corporation was well represented at the International Exposition held at Grand Central Palace durirp the week of July 7th, "Mutual Da was one of the good things planned and Kay-Bee, Broncho and Keystone will be names long remembered by those wh' took part in the event A AY FIVE-A-WEEK 1 SEE THEM AT YOUR THEATRE ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PHOTOPLAY FANS AND FIVE THOUSAND EXHIBITORS Attend New York Convention and Exposition and Honor Frank A. Tichcnor. Whose Foresight and Energy Carried the Project to Success One hundred thou3and photoplay fans and live thousand exhibitors have been holding high carnival the past week in New York at the Third Annual Convention and First International Exhibition of the Motion Picture Art It has been an event of importance to all interested in motion pictures whether patrons or producers Many questions affecting the welfare of the industry and means of increasing the attractiveness of pictures were under discussion. All the famous photoplay crs were there and the public had un opportunity to meet their screen favorites in the flesh and to be taken behind the scenes and shown hyvv motion pictures were made Beauty and (L Jj McHKA.

"'BlaaBn 7 1 aWM iSB ill Hi) fUnivertal) I HHHl J3gH Ruth Stonehoute (Enanay) EE Jh 'S 'ThT Witch" (Eclair) 1 I lhc success of the exhibition was due to the brilliant generalship of Frank A. T'chcnor, ChairnKtn of the Executive Committee, To paraphrase an expression of Carlylc's, he was a dynamo in breeches. Exhibitors who attended from every city in the country arc returning lie-inc with stories ot his originality and forceful peronalily. How he could scrap in a llash. tight for all that stands for the betterment of the art.

light for fun or light for principle. motion pictures have had to light their way to popular approval, all those connected with the industry admire the Yankee spirit of "get A writer for "News of Photoplay and Photoplay en" vv bo interviewed Mr Tichcnor at his office in the German Bank Building, New York, found it hard to believe that such a militant spirit lurked beneath such a pleasant exterior. Only a few years ago, after leaving coliege, where his athletic training developed the brawn of a magnificent physique, he came to I ev York, which received Him without trumpet or In fact, it put its heel in his face. But during these early vicissitudes so certain was the man of the future of motion pictures that he though fortune was merely tickling him on the chin and refused to acknowledge defeat. To-day he i consulted by manufacturers of pictures, of pure food products and other necessities, who have a message for the public as to how to reach the nj: sscs through the screens As Mr.

Tichcnor has cleverly phrased it. the newspapers arc the fourth estate, but motion pictures arc the fifth estate. M. Maurice Maeterlinck's Blue Bird" has been produced by a Continental lirm. with Mme.

Maeterlinck, formerly Mile Lehlanc. in the leading role It is'shortlv to he screened in I-ondon at one of the West End houses. Kincmacolor captured the German steamship Imperator on her arrival in New York harbor and the same evening showed motion pictures of the gigantic vessel in natural colors. This is pretty near a record in motion picture news reporting, and certainly the first Ro V. Koch Frank A.

Tichenoi Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Firit International Exposition of the Motion Piv.tu.re Art time that natural color photographs have been taken, developed, printed and exhibited with speed and satisfactory r- suits. The three Kalem companies which have been operating at Jacksonville, for several months, have returned to occupy the two new studios which have just been completed in picturesque locations near New York. Under the directum of Mr. Kcncan Buel the companies stopped at Winchester, where a novel two-part feature was produced. Several of the scenes depict a thrilling fox hunt.

A private exhibition of the polo pictures was given by the Thomas A. Edi-sn Company at their New York showrooms to some of the members of the Meadowbrook Club. Among those present were Mr and Mrs. H. L.

Herbert, Mr and Mrs I-rank Griswold, Mr Geo. Milburn, brother of Dcvercaux Milburn, the famous "back" of America's Polo Team, Mr. Y. Hazard, Secretary and Treasurer of the Polo Association, Mr. H.

H. Holmes, manager of the Polo Club. Mr. Hugh A. Andrews.

Pittsburgh, Mr. James Hare, the famous war correspondent of Collier's cekly Miss Cox, Miss Mcarcns and others. Everyone expressed themselves as highly pleased with the pictures and the remarkable clearness of the various plays, the ball lx-ing easily followed all through the action. A special theatre was built a( the International Mercantile Exposition, now being held in Ghent, Belgium, for the presentation of "Prom the Manger to the Cross." The Kalem masterpiece a powerful irmon has attracted worldwide attention and will be continued at Ghent until the end of the Exposition in the tall. Being a golf fiend and being unable to play during the daytime, as his serv-i are always in demand.

"Smiling Hill. has decided to form a club to be know i hereafter as "The Phosphorus Ball Club" "You see it's like this." said Billy "I never get an opportunity to play during the day-time, except on Sunday, when the links are so crowded th iu can't move, so I have decided that a ball smeared or rublied in phosphorus could he used and plavcd with Rt incln. and could Ik seen as well, if not better than the ordinary jjolf ball, in the A Mnall course was ma by the golf fiends at the Essanay studio, in the back yard, and already thi hive played several games with the phosphorus ball, which has proved to be a huge success Mis Ruth Stone-house, I ssanay's lending lady, beat "Smiling Billy at his own game last Fndy night DEMAND THAT I gijjP UNIVERSAL PROGRAM "A Fight to a Finish and the Girl Wins How a Childless Home Is ame( to Life il and Light Grimm' Tl of "Beauty nd the Beait" Becomes Living Reality ai Pictured on the Screen Mra. fl Bronson Howard See "Shenn doah" a a Picture Play. "A Eight to a I inish Kalem) Johnson, the owner of fertile Western acres, secures exclusive control of the water supply by constructing a large dam and refuscj to allow his neighbors irrigation prr ilege.

'fhc owners of adjoining lands make vehement prolett, but to no avail, and Johnson becomes known at "the Water Hog." Grace Lewis purchases the ranch next to Johnson's land, and arriving on the scene, she finds that the arid tract is practically valueless because of the Water fi Hog's high-handed control. She, too, makes a protest, but can accomplish nothing. The spirited girl determines to show that he has gone too far Un- Wm dcr the cover of darkness, she directs a party of men who destroy the dam They hide on a hill nearby and, heavily armed, prepare to thwart the efforts of Johnson's men to reconstruct the dam, which ha.s caused all of the trouble. 9 But Johnson i. not to be dealt with so easily.

lie declares he will figbt to a finish, and, securing arms for his men, be endeavors to drive Grace's party from the hill. When things are going against Grace, Ralph, Johnson son. who has recently returned from college, climbs up the hill In to ovcrpo.vci his father's enemy To his amazement he linds a girl with whom he has already fallen in love, and he hears Grace's idc of the Itorj As a result, he prepares a paper for his father to sign, which forces Johnson to discontinue his interference with the neighbors. Johnson is not inclined to give up the light, but Ralph's statement that he will tell the whole ranch how one girl held oft the Johnson party, enables tha young man to carry hu point. 'The House of Pretense" (Reliance) Mr.

and Mrs Deacon live together ia pi a beautitul mansion. N'o childish voice IS ever heard in the big empty halls. In his office. Hcjcii makes a pal of his scrubwoman's little boy and they have great game together. Beatrice, op-pressed by the loneliness of her home, visits an orphan asylum dailv where she has fallen in love with little Anna, whom he would love- to adopt, but dares not for fear her husband would object.

Th little boy's mother dies and the child fi comes to his friend Deacon, who assures the little fellow that "you'll he my boy now." The same day Beatrice brings home Anna. Deacon slips in with Dick and nxes him up so as to make a more favorable impression in Beatrice's eyes His wife, fussing over Anna, hears a knock. As he enters he sees the child close in her arms and slowly thev understand each other. He brings forth. II Dick and they clasp hands, and into their hearts conies a real feeling for each' III other for the first time in main- davs.

fi Later a happy wife and a straight limbed son watch a bovish lather and i L. wee- daughter play a rather uneven game of ball on the big lawn. 1 "Beauty and the Bea it" (Universal)-It is due to the enterprise of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company and the interest that this concern takes in the entertainment of children that this Korgcous fairy talc will tind a place in the motion picture theatres There are I few studios in the world that arc capable of presenting the Grimm Brothers' story as gorgeously and convincingly, and in this case, the resources of the Hollywood studios of the Universal 1 1 est Coast Organization were taxed to their fullness to present the spectacle in an adequate manner. The making of the special costumes, and the building of the necessary scenery and furniture cost more than three average features. while the entire expenditure, including the hiring of hundreds of extra people for the court and to-n scenes, far exceeded the S15.0U0 mark.

Beautiful blsie Albert plays the part of Beauty and Hampton Del Ruth enacts the role of 'S Prince Charming, who is turned by the witch's hateful spell into a beast, 'from which he is redeemed by the pure love of the sweet and sympathetic girl. The story closely follows the tale as known to the hundreds of thousands of juvenile and mature readers of the Grimm i fairy A private exhibition of "Shenandoah was recently given at the Kalem Com- pany New York offices for Mrs. Bronson Howard, widow of the famous play-trright, lroni whose wartime classic a. three-part photoplay has been made "It is a great pleasure to have 'Shenandoah presented in so attractive a form, said" Mrs Howard, particularly to the yoimger generation of thc.itrcgocrs who are deriving so much of educational as well as amusement benefit from the motion pictures of our day. Knowing Shenandoah so thoroughly, I have ha4 Striking demonstration of the possibilities of the photoplay.

The Kalem Company has done well to faithfully preserve the various incidents which have thrilled hundreds of audiences and the pu lure portrays many stirrinf scenes which can onlv be referred to the stage version I wjsh to cxnress my great satisfaction and admiration of the manner in which the ply ha been produced." aaaaaTaTsTsTsl.