THE MICHIGAN DAILY . ? P ECADE EATRE r Dollars and the Starring Ethel Clayton and Tom Moore oman Next [rn June really wonderful production. Every critic declares it is the greatest five-part feature ever produced. Wid Gunning, the best known and most independent screen critic in the world, lauds this feature in extravagant terms. Be sure to read it. From an audience appeal viewpoint, this is without question the greatest straight dramatic production that I have seen in many months, and I cannot re- call anything in the way of straight drama which is better whenrviewedsfrom that angle. That is a pretty strong statement because I have seen every- thing for the past year and a half, but I want to go on record regarding this production as saying that it is a truly great film. Most of the credit for this is due to Joseph Kaufman, the director, al- though we must not forget Miss Ethel Clayton and Tom Moore, who gave us exceptionally human characterizations. This production is so good that you do not stop to analyze the fact that it has no wonderful lighting effects or ex- ceptionally artistic bits. It registers through every scene of the six parts because it is human. The story is elementary in that the actual incidents might have been en- acted in one or two reels of film and had the same material been in less cap- able hands, we might have had a very ordinary production. This offering is made great by the humanness of the playing and by the little touches which have been carefully worked out and properly placed to build these characters and make them appeal. This film is decidedly different and odd in one way, inasmuch as the sym- pathy is held with every character. There is not a wicked "willun" in the piece. Considering the fact that at this time the better exhibitorstoverethe entire country are heeding the cries of their patrons for films which do not show the harrowing details of a "vampire's" perfidy, I know that everywhere in this country this production will be received with open arms and will be able to play return dates to bigger business than is ,enjoyed at the first showing.. It is not very often that I stand on my hind legs and yell out loud about a picture, but on the same lines, it is not very often that I will sit in a projection room without an audience about to help make scenes impressive and without any music, and find myself wiping tears from my eyes several times during the production. This film got me, not once, but sev- eral times, and in order to be sure about it, I looked at it a second time another day and I am ready to insist that this is one of the most human offerings we have had in the film busi- ness. I am essentially a small-town man and it so happens that at least eighty per cent of the film pa*ons of this country are small-town people. By that I mean they are community folk. Even in the larger cities, away from New York City, the theatre center marks the division of coummiunities. In these communities peo- ple live and know one another much as they do in the small towns. This story of the struggles of a young married couple is going to register as a tremendous success everywhere. The film is great because we find these young people doing human things. We get in the early reels the careful building of characters which makes you understand every thought passing in the minds of these artists. Toward the end we have some dramatic moments which are peculiarly gripping, because they are the result of human mistakes and mis- understandings, the sort of misunder- standings which occur a million times a day in this land of one hundred mil- lion people. Mr. Kaufman has given us in this production one of the best presentations of lifedas it really is that has ever been offered. Miss Clayton does some mar- velously sincere work and the work of Tom Moore is wonderful because it is so supremely natural. Crauford Kent, as the friend of the family, handled a difficult part with just the proper balance through every scene. The supporting cast were beautifully chosen as to type and the film was kept distinctively human all the way. The cast included Bartley McCullum, Herbert Fortier and others. Don't Forget! This comes ne MONDAY JUNE 12 Today! June 1 The Photoplay Magazine for June has this to say: "The best photoplay of the month is a story of unspiced folks whose lives, I dare say, are much like yours and mine. It is 'Dollars and the Wo- man' dramatized from Albert Payson Terhune's novel, 'Dollars and Cents.'" Charlie Chapli : from "Dollars and the Woman" "A Night At The Sha W" I ,I ;l CARROLLAWRDE .I FORSCHOLARSHIP ize of W. J. Bryan Foundation en for Essays on Good Government I, to accumulate, until now the total sum of $1200 has been reached. At its April meeting, the Board of Regents, with the consent of Mr. Bry- an, changed the character of the prize, so' that in the future it will be awarded annually by the political science de- partment in the form of books bought with the income. I Terhune's novel, 'Dollars and Cents.'" Show" I HKR OBJECTS TO EXCLUSION OF HINDUS Writes Wilson in Effort to Defeat Pro- isioni in Burnett Immii- gration Bill ber M. Carroll, '16, has been award- the set of books given as a prize proficiency in political science for year 1916. This is the first time prize has been awarded. The ks received by Carroll are a set Hart's "American Nation Series," .prising 27 volumes. he books, on some phase of gov- nent, which will hereafter be given, in annual prize to the undergrad- showing the highest proficiency in study of political science while in university, are bought with the in- st accruing on the sum of $1200 to the university by the Good Gov- nent club, which is no longer in tence. 1899 William Jennings Bryan ured in Ann Arbor, and he gave his amounting to $500, to the Good ernment club of the university, the stipulation that interest from sum was to be awarded as a prize the best essay on some theme nected with the subject of good rnment."' The interest, however, never awarded, but was allowed COMMERCE CLUB WANTS SEPA- RATE COMMERE DEPARTMENT Resolutions for a separate depart- ment of commerce at the university and an appreciation of the services conferred on the club by the work of Prof. David Friday, and election of officers for the following year was the principal business. conducted by the Commerce club at its meeting Thurs- day night. The club elected the following offi- cers for the year of '16-'17: President, M. D. Warner, '17; vice-president, E. A. Ward, '17; treasurer, C. N. Sporley, '17; secretary, B. W. Talein, '17. The following men were taken into the club: H. M. Petrie ,'17, Harold M. Johnstor,, '17, C. T. Darnton, '17, Wal- ter Perschpacker, '17, L. C. Whitney, '17, C. K. Andrus, '18, Hugo Maas, '17,. Marsh B. Woodruff, '17. Dr. N. S. Hardikar, assistant to Dean V. H. Vaughan, has as president of the Hindustan Asociation of Amer- ica, addressed a communication to President Wilson, the object of which is to defeat a provision in the Burnett immigration bill which excludes In- dians from the United States. A number of men prominent here are understood to have written similar letters to members of the senate. The letter, which is being circulated throughout the country follows in part:' "To His Excellency Woodrow Wilson, the President, United States of America, Washington, D. C. "Your Excellency, "We, the undersigned, most humbly request your atttntion to the follow- ing few facts: "The Burnett Immigration bill, which was passed in the house, is now I before the senate. It excludes the people of India as a whole from entry into the United States. We feel that such action on the part of this coun- try would certainly be opposed to the traditions of the American people. It seems an unjust act to exclude a na- tion in toto. M "If it is considered to be- a racial question, we bring to the notice of the citizens of this country that the Hin- dus belong to the Caucasian race; they come from the same Aryan stock as do the majority of the people of the United States, which fact has been proved by the European and Ameri- can scholars of the day. Most of the present languages of India are or- iginated from Sanskrit, which in turn belongs to the Indo-European branch of languages. "If it is an economical and social problem arising by the influx of the East Indian laborers, who can not maintain an American standard of living in this country, we believe that an examination will show that the other provisions of the bill perfectly safeguard the interests of America and the American public by excluding the various undesirable classes. "Since the year 1820 to the year 1916, just 6,669 immigrants from In- dia have entered the United States. This number is 0.02 percent of the total immigration since that date. "Particularly we wish to call Your Excellency's attention to that provi- sion of the bill which requires the execution of bonds by all alien stu- dents and ask you to confirm it with the Ordinance of the United States of 1787, in which is was declared that "Religion, morality and knowledge be- ing necessary to good government and happiness of mankind, schools and means of education shall forever be encouraged. "We suggest that in behalf of all the Hindus residing in the United States, we have deputed Lala Lajpat Raj, an attorney and political leader of India, who is now in this country, as our representative at Washington to discuss the bill with the honorable senators.,' BOOKS WORTH READINI THE AFTERMATH OF BATTLE-] Edward. D. Toland. (Macmillan). 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