Evening journal., 1915-06-09
.LASEY TO RELEASE
MANY FINE FILMS
VIII Increase Number Dur
ing June, July and
August Season
PROGRAM FOR THE
NEXT TWO MONTHS

The Lasky Feature Play Company
announces that It has made arrange
ments to increase rather than dimin-
ssh the number of its releases
through the warm weather OF June,
July and August. In fact, the Lasky
Company has determined to release
no less than eight Of its strongest
subjects on the Paramount program
between the middle of June and the
middle of August, giving in this man
ner the most impressive guarantee
possible of its decision to aid the
Paramount exhibitor in every man
ner. The fact that the LaslSy Com
pany determined to release the
Farrar photodramas on the Para
mount program only was sufficient
evidence of the companys good will
and interest in the success of ex-
hibitors. The final. revised list OF
summer releases is still further evil
dence that Paramount exhibitors may
always put implicit faith in their pro-
gram.
On June ii the Lasky Feature Play
Company will release Edgar Selwyn
IN the remarkably spectacular pic
turization of his own play, "The
Arab" which Is the most elaborate
and costly photodrama yet done by
the Lasly Company and released by
the Paramount Pictures Corporation.
on July s will come the fourth
picture I'm which Blanche Sweet has
appeared under Lasky management
1.-THE Clue" by Margaret Turnbull,
a remarkably intricate and fascinat-
ing mystery and detective story.
Prior TO this on June 2S, Victor
Moore. who scored such a notable
laughing success in "Snohs," will
make his second photodrama appear
ance in a screamingly funny pic
turization of that Irish classic,
"Chimmie Fadden." the taking of
which has just been completed at the
LaslSy studios in Hollywood Cal
The next offering. on July 10. will be
the initial photodramatic stellar en-
gagement of Charlotte Walker, who
will play the star role in a remark
able picture version Of the world
renowned American problem drama,
"KindlinE" offered by the Lasky
Company through an arrangement
with 70. J. Bowes.
On July ~ Laura Hope Crews,
famous for her legitimate dramatic
successes IN Belasco and Frohman
Broadway dramatic hits. will make
her initial photoplay appearance in
the Lasky-Belasco perturbation OF
Belasco's famous production, THE
Fighting Hone" "rhe Puppct
Crown" picturization OF Harold
McGrath's novel of the same name.
to be released on July 20, will be
notable both as the second Ina Claire
picture and as the first Lasky produc-
tion in which Carlyle Blackwell the
latest male star added to the Lasky
forces, will be seen.
The two productions scheduled
definitely for August up to the pres
ent moment are Blanche Sweet in
'The Secret Orchard" on August g.
and Fanny Ward in "The Marriage
of Kitty" on August IS. Miss Ward
is to leave New York for the Lasky
studios within a few days Practieal-
" all other productions in this list
are already well under way.
A moment of analysis will reveal
the fact that this list makes prac.
tically weekly release for the
Lasky Feature Play Company for 9
period Of two months. Though Tho
Lasky Company has heretofore on oc
rasions released productions In rapid
succession. It has never before sup
piled any such list OF offerings for I
long-continued period of time.
The Lasky Company takes pride il
pointing out to exhibitors the man
ner in which II continues always 4
make more artistic and more popu
lar attractions. SURPRISING even tn
past achievements which have heel