The Washington herald., 1914-04-25


Mr.. Anderson. head OF the local once
OF the Warner Feature Corporation. an
nounced yesterday that Mr.. Sidney Lust
and Mr. N. Barach would leave Wash
lington this week to represent the War
ner Company, Mr.. Lust going to Balti-
more, and Mr.. Barach to establish an
agency in North Carolina
The Western branch OF the Eclair Film
Company, Inc, located at Tucson, Ariz.'
has been turning out some of the most
remarkable Western film productions OIL
the present year. and the masterpiece en-
titled THE Caballero's Way" from the
story by o. Henry, which the Western
organization recently produced has been
unanimously voted by the critics the
greatest Western made"
In line with the stated policy of film
! ing of well-known authors, the Arizona
aggregation of Eclair players are now
busy working on two productions from
the pen of Eugene ManIOve Rhodes. Per-
haps no Western writer. except Dan
Coolidge, has written more truly and
sincerely of that territory beyond the
Rockies and the Southwest than Mr.
Rhodes. He was brought UP in the
country of which he writes and is as
familiar with the atmosphere and we'll
known traditions of the West as the New
Yorker is with his own Broadway. Mr..
Rhodes father occupied the position OF
Indian agent of the Apache MescalerO
Indian Reservation near Tularosa for
long time. and after his son had acquired
an intimate knowledge of life and con-
ditions at that point he took up his abode
on a ranch in the San Andres Noun
tains.
Down in the section where the EcIair
players are making their Western pro-
ductions. Eugene Manlove Rhodes is
known and loved for his true delinea-
tion of the Western country. and the
people of Arizona and New Mexico look
forward eagerly TO the making of film
from one of his stories. The Eclair
Western Company recently finished
one-reel subject entitled The Bar Cross
Liar" from story by Mr.. Rhodes, and
this production will be released on Sun
day. May 81. In point of atmosphere.
wonderful acting and true realism The
Bar Cross Liar" is said to equal THE
Caballero's Way" They have started
work on another of Mr.. Rhodes famous
Western novels, The BIunderers Mark"
The EClair Company is to be highly com
plimented for its progressiveness and sin
cerity in endeavorinG to turn out West
ern stories away from the usual routine
and with the added prestige Of coming
famous as word delineators of the land
of the mountain and plain.
The Return of Cal CIanson'' is "A
wonderful two-reel release by the Re
lance Company. This film depicts in a
dramatic way a story of intense interest
-Return Of Cal CIauson.- 2-reeI ReII-
ance. Colonial today, 927 Pa. ave. NV.
ADV.
Some weeks ago a New York music /
house named a new waltz after J. War |
rem Kerrigan. Now they have followed !!
their first move for insured popularity ,
to their music by christening a new /
tempo product, The Warren Kerrigan /
Tango" Mr. Kerrigan is in receipt Of 1
letter from the Eastern concern. thank
ing him for permitting the use of his .
name and picture.
The mOtion-picture departments OF
many newspapers in the large cities Of .
the country have taken up the Cudgel in .
behalf OF the Mutual Film Corporation
in its fight against the Ohio State CEN
sorship law. Many of the newspapers /
have thought the fight with the Mutual .
is waging important enough TO warrant .
comment The Motion Picture
News. one of the most progressive of
the-trade papers. seems to realize that
the fight which the Mutual is making is
Dne which vitally concerns the whole mo-
tion-piCture industry. The News. devotes
six full pages to the decision recently
n the Ohio fight.
The News says. in part:
Every producer in this country owes
4 debt of gratitude to the Mutual for
he splendid fight 1t has made thus far
Every exhibitor owes the Mutual a debt
IF gratitude for making his interest its
1wn in this crisis.
And every manufacturer of motion
pictures should. in self-defense, rally to
he support of the Mutual. and combat
he censorship peril shoulder to shoulder
With them. Upon the defeat OF the CEN
'Orship movement depends the prosper
ty. the salvation of the motion-picture
industry.
AT the present moment the Mutual
'iim Company is waging the fight to pro-
eCt the industry against the plots Of
politicians, against the raids
# grafters, against the meddlesome and
'estilentiaI activities of prudes and So ,
allied 'reformers single-handed.
IF the battle is lost. it means that
where one. two. or half a dozen States
Ow have censorship laws. practically ,
very State in the Union will force the a..
PRODUCERS to run the ganlet OF regula-
ion and high license fees"
Lucille Love-The Girl of Mystery"
undoubtedly one of the greatest fea-
ures ever produCed-and the Universal
corporation deserves the splendid ap- t
which it has received so far I
he public is looking forward with in {
reasing interest for each section of the d
tory. Il
"LuciIIe Love" VIII BE shown at the /
'INIE today. Sth and II SITS. ne.-Ady. 8
taphael, 9th and o. 4reels daIiy.-Ady. Z
A lens built in France for a new go OOO- .
lighthouse in Hawaii is ex- Il