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THE MAN THAT
LINCOLN PARDONED
Historic Background for Inci
dent in "The Birth of
a Nation"
Tiffany film Corporation
302 Hed ' erg Building
Iroidvty it 42nd Street
tin York. Cllv
April Bth,
X 9 15
Itr. Georgo il. Cohan,
Aotor Theatre.
B'way & 45th Street, 1
l"ev7 York City.
Dear Ur. Cohan:
j ,,. Enclosed you will find chook for two dollars
and fifty cente royalty in full to date for the use of
the .American flag in our notion picture - THB HEAF7 ot?
UAITCLAHD" with Kro. Leslie Carter.
We eincerely hope that you will consider thla
amount auff lcient for the flag i. only used in a fiaah in
the final ecene and really does not play a very inportant
role in the production. Although a native born American
I wan unaware of what use the flag was put to until I
attended a performance of Xlttle Johnny Jonee. and if you
will refresh your neaory you will recall that the flag wa
uoed there and it seeaed to cake ouch a tresendoua hit that
whon we doaired to produce "THE HEART OF ItARYLAinj 0
thought it would be a good thing to uae the flag at the
f inieh for we knew the oroheotra would play the Star Spangled
Banner, and flaohing the flag helped it along, as it were.
Sir Herbert Tree
on the Photoplay
Tlio incident of the joung Confederate's
release by President Lincoln'3 order
which sets a rountl of enthusiastic hand-
.fnnn.n. .. V. .- , 1.. rft - !l!h
ciuiipm mien iJrct:iiieu in iiiu itnn
U 1 of .1 Nation" at the Carnck Theatre, was
verified as an actual hlaforieal event by
one of the spectators. G. (.. Mordecal.
of 171 West Sfith street, New York, is the
man to v.hom it happened. After he had
een the production at the Liberty The
itre he visited D. V. Grillith's ofllces
.nd told this remarkable 3tory
"Mj rath, r, a wealthy trader of
Charleston. S. C. was engaged in exten
sive blockade-running in the Confederata
army, but had been honorably discharged
on account of sickness. My father then
u anted me to g as his agent to Nassau.
The only channel of intercourse was
closed, however, when the Federals enp-
..,,,..,,. ?-f" lZ dollr d fty cents represents one
y ""-- " "" i1" -oni 01 mo revenue or the picture
during lt3 first run. ffe will forward you your rovaltv
regular intervals.
you your royalty at
. .v.. Sincerely thanking you for calling our attention
to the flag and with best wishes, wo are
I Pictures mil never cold-shoulder the
drama out of existence Like vaudeville.
the cinema is rcailj only a branch of ttlre(, 'Fort Flsnert so tMwT sul;Kested
the legitimate theatre, which must in- ' ti,.. t ,.,.i.i t... . .11. ih...,.i, ..
evitably and alvvajs hold the leading po- N-oru.rn imes and thence take steamer
1 sition it now occupies. These newcomers, , from , York.
.. .c .., worami can oniv snarpen , clvi,jan (lre,4 r manaKea to .iU(j8
h. t peoples appetite for , tIle rriion pickets in Virginia, crossed tho
t 7 S Ca? "eVtr u,"urp """ pU"" Potomac, took stage for Washington, but
of the legitimate .so long as people , thc Iatt(.r pIatfe t tta, arrestea and
are susceptible to the personal magnet- ! ,hro into prlson ag a confederate
ism of the actor and can tind pleasure In 1 enemy It was feared that I would be
the sense of Dersonal Intprrnmmnnieiifinn . ...... . - - . ..
, then the drama will remain supreme heM prisoner until the close of the war.
-Moving pictures will .stav as the hors My nancee's father. Alderman Samuel
, doeuvre to the main feast Lewis, of N-.w York. later acting Maor.
! ..tk" 7,. .'J"'!; "'? art' aml Breat art- came to Washington and worked in my
...- uirill Ul a .Naunn anU U Annun- h..h-ilf Vnlullhl.lmHn? Swrptnrv Sinn.
ton's opposition, he succeeded In convinc
ing President Lincoln that I was not a
spy 'I will release the joung man.
said Mr. Lincoln, 'on one condition, that
he takes oath not to return to the South
ern States during the war.
"I gladly took this oath and was re
leased. Before leaving for the North
for my marriage and residence in Alder
man Lewis" family. I desired to thank
President Lincoln. I remember he shook
me by the hand and -said: "I am happy
f know tnat t have been able to servo
an enemy ' f have never forgotten the
great President's generosity and kind
heartedness to a foe and when I Saw
the picture that early experience was
vivldb unearthed"
1 zios tablria" are triumphs of artistic
I creation Posterity will treasure theso
I records of present-day genius, although
from the actor's viewpoint the preserva
l tion has the drawback of affording op
portunity for posthumous criticism from
j which he has hitherto been Immune. But
th.. relation of moving pictures to the
drama is one of perspective No picture
I extant will ever keep audiences from a
I really good play. They may kilt an in
ferior, but the best theatres wilt prosper
more than ever
, I
' lVr.mallr. I think that the public
I want Him tars in preference to utaee
I -tart. I. force Klrlne.
Aboc is a letter, ami the check which went with it, civinc Georpre
31. Cohan his royalties for the use of the American flag in "The Heart
of Maryland."
MIRIAM'S CODE OF HONOR
The sentimental progress oj Miriam,
the girl of the slice's, plnunl by Kteic
l'erguson, in 'Outcast." is here told
111 speeches out uf hci oiru i.utifi
She fiives Advice
You've been Iiard hit about something
or other, bo joti thought vou'd take to
drugs, I suppose, and whisky to make
you forget Don't jou do it: It's a
shame to see a joung fellow like jou
beginning such habits as those a gentle
man, too, with ever thing just as it
should bo our nice tl.it and friends and
all. Break awa from it now, old man,
before it gets a hold on jou. You won't
be able to slop it bj and by You'll go
down and down till vou get like thc
drunken brutes who come after me. You
mustn't be one of the no-goods. It's the
respectable folks who mike the world
go round. I beg our pardon for talking
like lint to jou. You must think I've
got a nerve I don't suppose jou want
advice from anjone especiallj not from
me. (Act I.)
The IJeason for Her Life
M- man quit me to marry a rich old
woman. I and my baby were left to
starve. When jou're starving for food
jou haven't much time to think about
being in love. Love doesn't kill, but
hunger does, and hunger killed my babj-.
(Act I )
Miriam's Philosophy of Happiness
The onl way to be happj", it seems to
rat, is just now to expect anj thing from
an j body. Then, when somebodj does j-ou
a kindness, like you've done me. It comes
as a lovely surprise But jou don't set
down to that kind of hnppiness till jou've
had all the pride kicked out of jou and
lost most all jour tine feelings. (Act I.)
She Plays Fair
It's so simple for me to slip awaj- and
leave no trace. No relatives to think of!
No letters to be sent on! Then I thought
pcrlnps It wouldn't be quite fair to you,
to leave jou that waj. without giving vou
the choice, if I reallj have, as jou saj I
have, been of some use in helping ou (
pull jotirsrlf together But I guess jou
can get along without me now, so let It be I
1 whatever In best for jou and jou needn't I
worry about me. 1 shall be all right.
(Act. -.
The Injustice of Society
She's a ladj', she Is, and I'm not a
lady, so it don't matter if she walks out
as soon as I come In and passes me by
as if I were dirt. You don't defend me
only her. I've seen It before this free
masonrj- that there is among ladies and
gentlemen to stand bj each other and
protect themselves. I'm not in on that.
lAct
Don't Kill Her First Faith
Geoffrej-, I liave no claims, no richts.
but I am a woman in love Have pity' !
You're the onlj' man who's ever treated 1
me fair and now jou're turning out like
all the rest. Don't lay it on jour con
science that jou raised me up and mad
me better and then went and threw me
down. Don't send me back to the old
life! (Act:.)
Miriam's Definition of Marriage
Did jou ever read the marriage serv
ice' I never did till the other daj It
was after the last time I saw jou. ope
afternoon, I was wandering along and I
passed a church. I heard singing, so I
stood and listened. Then I thought it
could do us no harm If I prayed for us
both, so I went inside. That was how I
happened to come across the marriage
service. It seemed as if It opened my 1
ejes. It made mc see that whether j'ott 1
think marriage la somethins religious, or (
onlj human. It's a solemn business. It's j
for the protection of good women. It a 1
their reward. I'll cleave to you. Geoffrey, ,
as long as jou wish, but I won't marry
jou. (Act '
We do not sell advertising, nor have we
any stock to sell. Our policy is to make the
best pictures possible for your entertain
ment. The following program for next
week can be seen at your local theatre. Ask
the manager.
Monday, Dec. 6
The Other Sister
One-Act Drama
Tuesday, Dec. 7
D. L. Don Comedy
Playing the Same
Game
One Act
Wed., Dec. 8
Two-Act Drama
The Web of Hate
Thursday, Dec. 9 Friday, Dec. 10
The Ogre and the Girl The Stool Pigeon
Three-Act Drama One-Act Drama
Sat., Dec. 11
Billie Reeves Comedy
Bashful Billie
One Act
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