The Washington herald., 1913-11-17
PIRsr-TI,IE REELS SHOWN TODAY

"His wife's child"-EmpFess.
Tangled Threads Vitagaph)-Piekwick.
Escape Of Jim DolAn" tfeature1-Pickwick.
Getting a Patient (Edisoul-Palace.
His Wife's Child"-Empress
Against Desperate Odds tKaleml-Palaoe-
The Trail Of the Lost Chord (Americanl-CO-
lonial.
"Our Children' (Rey eystonel-ColoniaL
"Caprice' (Mary Pickfouil-Garden-
Mary Pickford, one OF the most popu-
lar of actresses with motion picture fans,
has seldom been granted a more fitting
role than that in which she Is seen in the
Famous Players feature, Caprice"
Miss Pickford is in her artistic element
in Mrs. Fiske's famous success. As the
simple, .untaught backwoods girl, who
falls in love with the society man and
marries him, with the inevitable result.
Mary gives an inimitable performance.
She gets all the humor and irony. all the
sentiment and pathos out OF the role,
which carries her from the backwoods to
the midst of society functions.
The Famous Players Company has
given Miss Pickford an excellent support
ing cast. This includes Owen Moore,
who plays the part of the husband (and
therefore renders a well rehearsed and
natural performance, and Ernest TIuax.
who played opposite to Mary as "A Good
Little Devil"
Sidney Ayres, the new leading man Of
the American Company, will make his
debut in "The Occult" which is sched-
uled for release November "A.
The United States Public Health Serv-
ice has entered the motion picture busi-
ness. Arrangements, have been made for
a long series of motion pictures of the
Health Department, its personnel, work.
and sanitary means employed to prevent
disease The films, which will be loaned
to motion picture theaters, are expected
to instruct people generally in sanita-
ton
Following considerable negotiations
with the Henry w. Sayage's Every Wo-
man Company by the Universal Film
Company. Katherine Kerrigap has been
secured to play opposite her brother,
Jack, in the forthcoming feature of
"Samson and Delilah" Miss Kerrigan.
widely known as one of the mCst popular
leading women on the road. appears in |
one of the lead roles in the play, Every |
Woman and il was only through the |
personal influence of her brother that |
she was induced to leave the company
long enough to appear in the film pro- |
duCtioa.
Samson and Delilah'' will be, per- ,
haps. the largest and most stupendous |
feature photoplay yet produced at the |
Universal Pacific Coast Studios. Miss |
Kerrigan will be cast as Delilah and her |
brother will play Samson. Many Of the |
scenes will employ hundreds OIL
extras, besides the dozen or so playing |
the leads
Miss Kerrigan's natural characteristics
and physical attainments will conform
beautifully to the demands that will be
made upon the part Of Delilah, the /
famous adventures OF Biblical history.
Tall, with mass of dark hair, she has
a face that Is exquisite in its classical 1
beauty. Her eyes are black and flashing,
her lips are full and there is perfect con-
tour of body. Mr. Kerrigan, Of course,
massive physique and finished technique
as an actor.
A kimono causes trouble galore TO
man afflicted with Jealous wife, in the
new Kalem farce comedy, The Good
Old Summer Time" Mason goes to the
beach. His wife and mother-in-law are
TO follow later. Mason finds a kimono
IN the room to which he is assigned The
man throws it on the bed. He goes for
\ stroll and engages in a Irritation with
two pretty girls. Mason sees his wife
and mother-in-law approaching and
makes a dash for his room They find
he kimono, however. and believing him
guilty of love affair, the women make
things hot for Mason. A maid enters
with a telegram. The message Is from
he former occupant of the room, and
requests that the garment be forwarded.
Mason heaves a sigh of relief as the Ia
lies fall upon his neck and beg to be
orgiven.
Arrangements have been completed for
he installation OF motion picture appa-
,atus aboard the ocean liners of the
Line. A. H. Woods.
he theatrical manager, Is arranging for
he installation Of the machines and the /.
supplying Of the service. The enter
will be given In the concert
ooms of the liners and will be free,
Edna Wallace Hopper Is expected to
ppear soon in motion pictures. Miss
Hopper, whose forte has heretofore been G
musical comedy, is looking on the field I
Fith anything but repellence, and should
uch things as money, &C., be settled
satisfactorily, will probably lend us her
eauty for the screen.
Film exchanges are vieing with each