Connecticut western news., 1918-09-19
FAMOUS PLAYERS FOR
LIBERTY LOAN FILMS

Stars OF the opera, the Ineatrlcal
world and the movies themselves are
hard at work on patriotic I-ays to be
used In motion picture houses OF the
country in connection with the Fight
ing Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.
Under the chairmanship of Adolph
Zukor of the National Association of
the Motion Picture Industry the theat-
rical forces are being gathered to-
gether for the solid support OF the
United States and the boys lover
there.
Nine. ALA Nazimova, Enrico Caruso,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Elsie Fer
xuson, Marguerite Clark, John Barry
more, Billie Burke, Clara Kimball
Young, George M. Cohan, and q host
of others have taken advantage of the
privilege extended them of giving
their services in the making OF pic
lures which shall carry a definite mes
sage for this country in her time OF
need.
Peter J. Schaeffer, president of the
Motion Picture Exhibitors League of
America, Sydney S. Cohen, president
of the New York State Motion Picture
Exhibitors League, the Famous Play
ers-Lasky Corporation, Thomas II.
Ince, and other organizations and per
sons connected with the production or
distribution of motion pictures have
pledged their full cooperation for the
new loan.
The title presentation of all the pic
lures will be uniform and will bear the
official imprint of the Treasury De
partment together with an inscrip-
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 different
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 circula-
ton.
AS all of the negatives and one pos
tive print Of each picture must be in
the hands of the committee by August
25, the motion picture industry may be
said to be given over just now to the
production of patriotic films, forming
a solid phalanx behind the boys in the
trenches and unfolding the hands OF
the government In its prosecution OF
the war.
DOuSldS Wlll1dm .
Hart, William Farnum, Dustin Far
mum and many others already have
completed their pictures. Upon re
| quest of William L. Sheriff., president
of the Sherman Amusement Corpora
ton, that he write the story for the
| picture in which Jack Sheriff. is to be
starred, Arthur Brisbane not only
wrote the story but also column edi
fnriQ1 ending tha rlanC nf thc
| Zukor committee.
In addition to separate pictures feat
! uring Enid Bennett, Dorothy Dalton
and Charles Ray, there will be a spe
cial picture by Thomas H. Ince in
of the way to sell Liberty bonds.
Participation in this work by Mr.
and Mrs. Sidney Drew is especially
noteworthy as Mr.. Drew's son, S. Ran
kin Drew, was the first member OF
the motion picture industry to be
killed in France in the service of his
country. Mr.. and Mrs. Drew are now
appearing on the legitimate stage and
wrote that they would be glad to make
a picture but owing to the fact that
they are not now connected with any
producing organization had no studio
to work in. The Famous Players
Lasky Corporation offered the use oil
either of its eastern studios and the
Drews have promised to have theil
contributions ready on time Willard
Mack is making 1000 foot picture
starring Pauline Frederick. D. w
Griffith is personally directing the pic
ture in which Lillian Gish is to ap
pear.