The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-07
FAMOUS PLAYERS FOR I
LIBERTY LOAN FILMS

Stars of the opera, the theatrical
world and the movies themselves are
hard at work on patriotic Lays to be
used in motion picture houses of the
country in connection with the Fight
ing Fourth Liberty Loan campaign
Under the Craftsmanship of Adolph
luxor 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 over
there"
Nine ALA NaZimova. Enrico Caruso,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Elsie Fer
guson, Marguerite Clark, John Barry
more. Billie Burke, Clara kimbal
Young. George M. Cohan. and host
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 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=
I tion 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 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
%, 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 it's prosecution OF
| the war. +,s. .-.
Douglas Fairbanks, William S
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 a column edi
! torial commencing the plans Of the
| 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 Fl. Ince in
which the director will give his idea
| 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 ant
wrote that they would be glad to make
picture but owing to the fact thai
they are not now connected with any
producing organization had no studio
! to work in. The Famous Players
Lasky Corporation offered the use Of
either of it's eastern studios and the
Drews have promised to have THEN
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.