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“Image Maker of Thebes” was seen here by H. P. Lovecraft who wrote a prize-winning essay on the movie. January 22, 1917 ad.
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GOOGLE: The theater offered a $25 cash prize for the best essay or review of the film. Providence resident H.P. Lovecraft, who won the prize, found the movie to be a “pitifully feeble & hackneyed” melodrama completely lacking in technical skill. Instead of writing a flattering piece to win favor, he submitted a brutal, four-page critique “roasting” the production. To his surprise, the management awarded him the first-place prize money anyway, commending the sheer quality of his writing.