The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-09-19
Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan
Facts and Figures
FAMOUS PLAYERS FOR
LIBERTY LOAN FILMS

stars OF the opera. the thea'F'oa.
world and the movies themselves
hard at work on patriotic bays " Se
used in motion picture houses y ~.
country IN connection with the flshe
ing Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
Under the chairmsnship OF Adoipn
Zukor OF the National Association u
the Motion Picture Industry the lneae
rical forces are being gathered W
gether for the solid support OF tne
United States and the boys over
there"
Nine Ala Nazimoya. Enrico Caruso'
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Elsie fer
guson. Marguerite Clark, John bafly
more. Billie Burke, Clara kimpaIl
YOUNG. George NJ. Gohan, and most
OF others have taken advantage OF the
privilege extended them OF giving
their services in the making OF PIC
lures which shall carry definite mes.
sage for this country in her time Vi
need
Peter J. Schaeffer, president oil the
Motion Picture Exhibitors League Oh
America. Sydney s Cohen, presiueh.
of the New York State Motion Picture
Exhibitors League, the Famous ray
ers.Iasky Corporation, Thomas n
luce. and other organizations ana pei.
aims connected with the production OF
distribution Of motion pictures nave
pledged their full cooperation for the
new loan
The title presentation Of all the PIC
lures will be uniform and will bear the
ofiicial imprint of the Treasury De
partment together with an inscrlp
ton to the effect that the picture was
made and distributed through the co
operation OF the National Association
| OF the Motion Picture Industry
The pictures will be booked to the
exhibitors free of charge. 1t is planned
to have each exhibitor run a dineren'
picture every day Of the drive. the
handling of the distribution is expect
ed TO be comparatively simple mat
ter as 5000 prints are to be In clrcuia
ton.
AS all of the negatives and one pos
tive print of each picture must be II
the hands of the committee by August
rs, the motion picture industry may Dt
said to be given over just now to the
production OF patriotic films, forming
a solid phalanx behind the boys in thu
trenches and upholding the hands o.
the government in its prosecution o
the war
Douglas Fairbanks, William 5
Hart, william Farnum, Dustin Far
mum and many others already have
completed their pictures. Upon re
quest of William l.. Sheriff., presiden
OF the Sherman Amusement Corpora
ton, that he write the story for thu
picture in which Jack Sheriff. is to b.
starred, Arthur Brisbane not onl.
wrote the story but also column edl
torial commenting the plans OF thu
Zukor committee.
In addition to separate pictures feat
uring Enid Bennett, Dorothy Daltol
and Charles Ray, there will be spe
cial picture by Thomas H. Ince il
which the director will give his idei
of the way to sell Liberty bonds
Participation in this work by Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Drew is especial.
uULt my Ahl III CIV Oob, ~ leaA
kin Drew, was the first member o
the motion picture industry to b,
killed In France in the service OF hi
country. Mr.. and Mrs. Drew are nov
appearing on the legitimate stage AM
wrote that they would be glad to maxi
picture but owing to the fact tina
they are not now connected with an.
producing organization had no studi'
to work in. The Famous Players
Lasky Corporation offered the use 0
either of its eastern studios and tn
Drews have promised to have thei
contributions ready on time. Willar'
Mack is making 1000 foot pictur
starring Pauline Frederick d. W
Griffith is personally directing the pic
ture in which Lillian Gish Is to al
pear