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Show "BRONCHO "BILL Y FINDS (REDEMPTION IN A NEW ESS AN AY WESTERN PLAY John Barrymore Presented By Famous Players in Photoplay Production of Madeleine Lucette Ryley's Celebrated Comedy-Romance "An American Citizen" "The Redemption of Broncho Billy" (Essa nay). Broncho Billy loses his job and is forced to go West in search of employment. He lands in a small western west-ern town, where he takes up gold mining min-ing Stockdale, a westerner, also meeting meet-ing with bad luck, consults Broncho Billy, and the two determine to hold up the stage coach that day. Bronchos wife goes in search of him and is met by Stockdale, who informs her that her husband hus-band is in the next town and that the stage is leaving in a very few moments. StocUdale tells Broncho Billy that his wife is on the stage and not to hold it up. Broncho Billy meets his wife at the hotel, and there is a happy reunion. He determines to start life anew. Annie Edney, who is such a favorite in Essanay productions, some years ago applied for an engagement to a Loudon theatrical manager. She was told that in order to secure the job she would have to scream. She was given a brief synopsis of the play her husband was supposed to have dropped dead and she, seeing the figure of her loved one at her feet, gives an ungodly scream, that is supposed to send the chills up the audiences' spines. Miss Edney walked to the stage door and, as she returned to the first entrance, gave a horrible and uncanny shriek. In an instant the stagehands, orchestra and every one in the radius of a block, was on hand, asking if any one had been kidnapped or killed. So you see it sometimes pays to have good lungs, for Miss Edney by her remarkable 6cream, yelled herself into a job. "The Governor's Veto" (2 parts Eclair). We arc introduced in the first part of the story to a consumptive saloon keeper, John Carter, who has a wife and a little child that are seriously ill. When prohibition comes Carter's saloon is closed down, and he soon finds himself in a destitute condition. Later, he is prevailed upon to open a "blind tiger" in oue of the neighboring towns. This place is raided one night by tho police, but they fail to secure evidence necessary to. convict. Dean, a New York detective, is engaged by the prohibition pro-hibition committee to secure evidence. It is shortly after this that the Governor, Gover-nor, experiencing one of his overpowering desires for liquor, is led to visit the place. Meanwhile, Dean catches Carter Car-ter with the goods. WeltruaH, a political polit-ical rival, is at the time visiting in the place. Aware that he is trapped, Carter Car-ter smashes the lamp; there is a struggle strug-gle in the dark followed by a shot Dean is killed and Carter is arrested for the murder A locket belonging to Welt-nan Welt-nan is found by Carter's wife. Weltman calls on Governor Allen and demands that he sign a bill that will place thousands of dollars in the pockets of the grafters. Allen refuses, and Weltman Welt-man threatens to expose him, telling him that if he signs Carter's pardon it will ruin his political career. The Governor begs for one day to think It over. That night the locket belonging to Weltman fulls into the Governor's hands, and he is told of Carter's story. When Weltman threatens him on the next day he calmly displays the locket. Allen vetoes the bill, signs Carter's Ear don and forces Weltman, who Is the iistrict Attorney, to resign. With the money given them by the Governor's wife Carter and his wife leave for Arizona Ari-zona to commence life anew. Because of the recognized high standing stand-ing of the authors responsible for coming com-ing three and four-part motion picture dramas announced for early release on the Mutual program the great improvement improve-ment In the class of pictures now being produced by the different studios is brought forcibly to the attention. "A Man and His Mate" by H. R. Dura m , "Imar, the Servitor," "by Daniel Dan-iel Carson Goodman and "For His Master" Mas-ter" by George Pattullo, are a few of the high-class dramas soon to appear as multiple reel productions on the Mutual Mu-tual program. Even today, when so many legitimate legiti-mate stars of note have transferred their art to the motion picture screen, even discounting the impressive array of stars whom the Famous Players have already presented in film, the connection of Jack Barrymore, the distinguished dranintie favorite, with that concern i-; a matter of great importance in culoting the increasing prestige t the motion picture. The subject selected for him i the clebrnted eomedy-ro-niance, "An American Citizen," by Madeleine Lucette Ryley. It is an ex ,,iing drama of ndveutures and mis-adreatnrcs, mis-adreatnrcs, fortunes and misfortunes, with numerous comic complication!, whuh centre about a young American who, in the midst of bis defeats and victories, never forgets his patriotism, though, for a lime, due to a chivalrous impulse, he is forced to forego his American citizenship, which he even tually regains, together with love and fortune. John Barrymore, in the role of Beres-ford Beres-ford Cruger. the American hero of the story, who sacrifices his own nationality national-ity and affections for the sake of a woman, and meets all his reverses with a never-say-die fortitude, typically American, renders a peculiarly suitable impersonation, and adds another artistic artis-tic achievement to his list of stellar triumphs. tri-umphs. Mr. Barrymore is very enthusiastic about his work before the camera, and considers the production of motion pictures pic-tures a more graphic art than that of the stage. "The film," he says, "determines an actor's ability absolutely, conclusively. It is the surest test of an actor's qualities. qual-ities. Mental impressions can be conveyed con-veyed to the screen more quickly than vocally. None can say the moving picture pic-ture is a business it is an art!" "Tho Lifted Veil" (Crystal). Grim-shaw, Grim-shaw, a wealthy man, is cruel by nature. na-ture. He refuses to allow his girl to see or receive attentions from Harry, a young man of sterling character, but poor. Grimshhaw instructs his agent to secure the rent from his tenants on the first of the month, and when some of them visit him to beg leeway, he refuses. re-fuses. They leave, cursing him. He goes up to his daughter's room and finds her in tears Later, he returns downstairs down-stairs and falls asleep musing. He dreams that he is dead. He sees himself in his coffin. He dreams that his daughter dies and she, in spirit, takes him to her sweetheart and shows him the cold body of the boy that died by his own hand through grief. She takes her father to his tenements, and there amid the squalid surroundings he sees the struggle for existence. He then sees himself in his coffin and all the people he has abused point their fingers at him. He awakens with a start, glad to find that it was only a dream. However, the dream has made such an impression on him that he turns over a new leaf; he permits his daughter to marry the inan she loves and allows the tenants plenty of time to pay their rent, On the screen, even more than on the stage, personality counts. With the voice silenced the camera catches the very essence of the actor's individuality if it exists. Few photoplavers are as successful as Harry C. Myers in giving to the picture public their real selves. Away from the Lubln studio Mr. Myers is Exactly as be is known to his admirers admir-ers all over the world. He is a happy-go-lucky big boy who shoulders (but is never weigned down by) the responsibility responsibil-ity of directing every photoplay in which he plays the principal role. A bier acene employing two hundred extras does not disturb him. nor does an intricate bit of business which must be "got over" in fifteen feet of film. He is never too busy to call out a cheery greeting to a fellow player; neither is he too self-centered self-centered to play up to a member of his company. Florence Hackett, of the Lubln company, com-pany, playing uuder the direction of Arthur Ar-thur Johnson, communicates some entertaining enter-taining ideas regarding dress in an article arti-cle by Norbert Lusk, published in the "Motion Picture Story Magazine." |