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EyENIKG LEDfrER-PffiEADEBfrHIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 10, 1917
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i,. .re lota of things In the world
? in don't know anything about, and
. them 1 that wncnever jem mumi
1 .. ih.-ura there is a stage manager
.l-7 .ihf around the proscenium
Lr stop-watch on ou and trying
.? your share In the performance,
time your rocord but
. i. incidental and one of his pleasures
r he may boast of to other stage
t lwr n' "',i huslness Is to seo
fmu'ch or how little you can play the
. think that a laugh Is a laugh
irt-M It. a mere volatile and fugl-
.bullltlon without form or substance,
IT' ?" 1 much addicted to your own
fr niiiit
l ?-!-. A laugh to the stage man-
"" . lust as integral nu dUu,
5-r.J" f. Mfk of meal. It comes to
Cover the footlights In a lump sum. and
w. tin seconds long, or twelve, or thirty.
I '!.:?..: -o. He measures for length.
3th and" thickness -lie Has .prosaic
0t.t indUn Head, because from where
B"2.n your laugh, combined with your
ter.:.yis lust the roar of a muffled
;TJt. "stags manager of "Fair and
TIe "? ....!! Vnnws nil about
rlW w .avsthcy come over tho footlights
Fk5knorous big footballs. "Fair and
ffin-S? win be frisking along, as written
lw S HoCood, and biff I Into the middle
W?h :IT.,1 ;ound roar which halts the
I!'.?, evaporates, and makes way for Mr.
i Hoowood again.
Trail Interruption Is all very well for pur-
. of a. Pleasant time, but tho off-agaln,
'.tn schedule It makes for Mr. Hop.
,M.aln scneuu, ft
', careful guidance from the stage man
, rr careiui i ? , ,nrv i Ono perform-
ilttt II "" . . Z. ,o. c-l
t" II " ."'... ,;. .v nrosv chro-
?SS.U?Mourc.f.-freom.rrln,.nt
fl Af.rc.at rehearsal is an amazing thing
r ht houea-to-Do iuiiuj .1.. .- - --
TwrnEtv theatre, echo answers, and he
f r" . -,c..dii. Tho largest memDcr or. mo
:";rfh. audience Is absent. There are
Illations hero and there. where a Mr-
'ffiy euro-fire line prophesies the lnterrup
?2 ef laugh, but. all told, .it's a pretty
i.?.1 .?, ' M-h,, mme the first night.
W audience and tho stage manager with
w watch.
" .li. -.M.htv Miinds like a huge to-do
IWt nothing to ou who think a laugh
UmtTfto Interrupts. You tninK a. laito
Kaits way till the laugh comes, then wans
rial It is over, aim "; to-....
i. - . on evprv lauch that enters a
E'juce Is .staged as carefully as any line In
. -i... Tha stage manager of "Fair and
r Winner" has what he proudly claims is
Mbit record long laugh of the world you saw
Site waiting for not long since. It comes on
1ST Innocent line: "She said she would do
tit ud aha did." And It lasts just forty-three
Seconds, night In and night out. This latter
Ifict Is one of tho great mysteries to tho
Ptfut manager, who has no glib references
fto-mob psychology to fall back on. i-wcry
(icdlence laughs true 10 io.ni uu ui ....
Jv Forty-three seconds Is a ery long time
lhn It commands Inaction in tho midst of
$.' tumultuous rcene. Kery memoer 01 me
Bmpany who Is on the stage ai mui iut"
.. lh.ro nrR f. O Of tllClTI has tO be
Etbeirsed in forty-three seconds' worth of
nobtrusle pantomime. Tho first hint of
It continuation of the action would break
Eth laugh, and disgrace nil the actors. The
Urst hint ot meir ooioui maLuuu uuiu
Pkin brak It. Hrf" little scenes havo to be
Itoented which Ho something and seem not
to. and the length of them rtepe-.ius on mt
ItUce manager's chronometer
Thr U a nolnt at which the nicest care
Eh necessary.' It Is vhere the laugh Is about
K'.. i. .... .1. l.n. 1 Din nintnmlm.
U ilC Ul IIIO Bll'Jnfc, ik ntw .k.i..........u
'lut a little too long, and the audience
Jquits laughing entirely, no moital power
caa pick It up again ami sneep 11 inio
gtnother'gale.
k'l Th runner-up to "Fair and Warmer's"
rtcoro, accoraing to me uouiiui oei jus,
rWM secured through a line of Jtay Coxs In
l!Tiln Beds." When Miss Cox said "There Is
'something about a man sleeping in his om
itd that makes him too darned Independ
ent," William Phinney, .Mlsa Cox and Mies
Kennedy all had to pantomime for thirty-
lint teconds. Mr. Phinney never dared rial:
IKore.
Turther back, when Georgle O'Uamey, In
."Seven Davs." Raid, readint? from n. rnnk-
Itook recipe for scrambling eggs, "Take
pwo eggs and separate them," there was
Knottier well-staged laugh of twenty-seven
jjeconds. Then the stage manager of "Seven
y had It all his own way, because his
i the record laugh. In "It l'avs to Ad-
tlst" there were lauehn tn Runimnnna
tblch totaled alarmlncrlv. lint rirr,Al n.ll-
Mtry classification because Mr. Meoriie's
Pwn lines Intervened and built things up.
ITntre was one line, however about tho ad
Wrtljlng hen that went over thirty sec
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I just can't make these seeds behave," said Anna
Held as she munched a watermelon in the far-off
movieland of California. She finds
acting in "Follow Me," at tho Lyric,
a much more decorous business.
TALKING MOVIES
THAT FLOURISHED
IN 1709
It Is a pleasant May evening In London
In 1 703 during tho reign of Queen Anno.
"Well, wife," says John Smith, dyer, "I
think I shall go to the coffee house for n
little refreshing drink and conversation."
"Now, John," his better half reproves
him, "you promised to take Uttlo Sus e and
me to the movies tonight. I'm sick ol
Shakespeare ! So there I"
And the result of the wifely ultimatum
that cenlrg was that the Smith family
went to the mov.es, and talking movies, at
that.
Movies In 1709, you say? It's true. Stu
art Holmes, the Fox player, who comes to
the Vlctoila next week In "The Scarlet Let
ter," has received from an English admirer
within the last week a pago of the London
Dally Courant's Issue for May 9 of the year
In point uhlch contains a telltalo advertise
ment as curious as it Is Interesting. Tha
sheet had evidently been preserved with tha
greatest care, for It arrived In admirable
condition for a 200-year old. Paradoxically,
It was a trine yellow, but still "In the pink
of condition."
Tho advertisement Is for a moving pic
ture then being exhibited In England by
the popular comedian I'lnkethnm and char
acterizes the invention as "A Most-Famous
Artificial and Wonderful Thing." This Is
how the newspaper notice reads:
"Part of this fine P.cturo represents a
Landsklp, anl the other part the Water
or Pea: In tin Landsklp you see a Town,
out of the Oatcs of which cometh a Coach
riding over iv Sridge throupli the Country,
behind, before and bctwy.-i tho Trees till
out of s ght; coming on lli lirldgo a Gen
tleman, sitting en tho Coac'1, civilly salutes
tho Spectatlng Company, the turning of the
Wheels nnd notions of the Horses are
plainly been as Natural rind Alive.
"There coineih also from the Town Gate
a Hunter on Horseback, with h's Doggs be
hind him, -in-l Ills Horn at his side; coming
to the Url.lR,! iie taketh up his Horn and
blou.H It that It 13 distinctly heard by nil
tho Spectators. Another hunter painted as
irsleeplng. mil by the said blowing of the
horn awaking, rlseth up his Head, looks
about, and then lays dovv.i his Head to
sleep, to the pleat Amazement and Dlvcr
s on of the Company,
"There are also represented and painted,
Country Men and Women, Travelers, Cows
and Pack; Horses going nlong tho Itoad till
out of sight. And at n seeming distance on
the Hills nre several windmills continually
turning and working. Kiom a Itlver or
Sen-port, you see several Boris of Ships and
Vessels putting out to Sea, whlch'Shlps by
degieea lessen to the sight as they seem
to sail further off. Many more varieties
too long to bo Inserted here are represented
In thlH pictuie to tho greatest Admiration,
Diversion nnd Satisfaction of all Ingenious
Spectators,"
It Is stnted that tho nrtlst master of this
piece had spent five jears In contriving
und pei feeling it. Originally designed for
a present "to a Great Prlnno In Germany,
to be put In his chlefest Cabinet of greatest
P.ar.tles." the death of that pcrsonago put
It back Into the hands of tho maker, "who
now presents It to the View and Diversion
of all Ingenious Pel sons."
"Helgh-ho," says Mr. Farnum, "even the
movies nro ancient history."
PRODUCTION
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H man of tno Knickerbocker The- raljllMSiF' iSa(efe- JBfc v"'
V atre Players, takes to a robe and RgjllPJitMt
a pipe. mWmmmmmm
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yfSjSIEmWmWmWfl, i xv rector, discusses the making of
jHwaSmmmmmwKi--ir. t t a bluebird production with her
( mimK''i " i W star Mary MacLaren, and her
Eg :v(ij?M SS5BaSateftst. " II - W assistant, Arthur Ford.
If you go to tho Arcadia next week, you may expect to assume
the mental attitude of Reginald Barker, Ince director, for ho is
said, by the Trianglo press agent, to be enjoying Frank Kcenan.
Whether Keenan's new picture, "The Crab," was inspired by
tho deep sea trip recorded above, deponent saith not.
"Pearl of the Army"
By GUY W. McCONNELL
Scenario by
GEORGE BRACKETT SEITZ
Author ot "The Iron Claw. "Tha Shielding- Bhadow,"
PRODUCED BY PATHE
EPISODE XI "A Million Volunteer"
CoysrloM, I51. o Ouu 11. McConncll.
(Not to render The story of 'Tcarl or thj
Army" will Le elven In scenario form In 'MS
newspaper every week A new scenario will M
published each Saturday. Head tho story here
then see how tho director, has carried out the
Instructions and developed the niotlon-p cturn
drama from fho scenario at the motion-picture
house shonine "Pearl of tho Army, )
CAST
T O Adams Ralph Kellard
ilB -I i)Rrn ., ,. .Pearl white
'ntnnl i)-irfl W T. Carleton
ki-jnr ' iKS ::::::::::::::.. Theodore Kr.ebu
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Tha a'll'en't Menace. . .. , . '
Detcctlvei. eucsts, butler, servants, valet, etc.
Subtitle rearl Dare, havlnir recovered the
chemical wafers that will render legible the
Government's canaU defense plan., has found
herself fate to face with the bllent Menace.
Scene 1 (Location In woods or brush as per
last scene ot previous episode.) Open on fore
ground ot Pearl with wafers In hand and Silent
Menace beside her. same us endlnB .last episode.
Silent Monaco takes wafers from her by force,
flees Pull set Silent Menace disappears be,
l.lnd bushes. Pearl following him to bushes
Foreground of Pearl. Looks behind bushes and
around Iteeisters that she has lost sight ot
Silent Menace la a bit weak, gives up chase,
turns sadly away. Close dlaphraem.
Subtitle Twenty minutes later. Pearl tells
her father Ills secretary Is a sp.
Scene .' (Daro library.) open on loresxouna
of Colonel Dare. Brent and Secretary uf War In
?onference. Register they hear Pearl coming.
rise aa aha enters
She apeaki excitedly. Close
ii'Tl i,B-,in. inM hr Mtnrv. ts standing to one
...ini nf iirnT. iinrp. nt-urritiiy
side. Dare takes emelope from Secretary or
War and starts toward study, rearl happens
to look out of foreground, sloes her father and
tensely points to wall. Show foreground of wall
nearby. Shadow of a man projected through
the window by the sunshine outside, is seen to
ATmear on wall. Full set Shadow stlllon wall.
MP register fnerest and excitement. lrent tells
them to watch where they are and quietly but
hasltly exits.
Rf-ens a (Lawn outsiae winaow. aian in
picture by window,
hts back to audience, and
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Oh, You Corot!
The much-heralded screen version of the
psychological drama, "The Witching Hour."
by Augustus Thomas, will have Its Initial
showing at tho Stanley all next week.
Of the many successes written by Augustus
Thomas, "The Witching Hour" has had the
longest run on Broadway. When William
L. Sherrlll, the president of the Frohman
Amusement Corporation, secured the screen
rights to this masterpiece, he determined
to secure the best talent that the s age rmd
screen could afford, and he finally nego
tiated by cablo with C. Aubrey Smith for
the role of Jack llrooknelcl. tho gentleman
gambler, of Louisville. Ky. Ills choice
ot Mr. Smith was not the result of his own
Judgment, but was made after consulting
Mr. Thomas, the author, as to what was
the character of the man he had In mind
when he wrote tho play. The Judgment
of Mr ShcrriU and Mr. Thomas Is borne
out by the work of Mr. Smith In the screen
play. "The Witching Hour" Is In seven
parts, with 2B67 scenes, and Is Btaged with
pretentiousness and refinement. As anex
ample of the technical detail employed In
this production, there are, used eight paint
?? P.i7,.d in e-xcess of $16,000. One
i V Corot. which Play tvpart In the pro
ineiien. unon which a valuation rf t000
hi bn nlaced. .It was loaned to the
nas oeen !-. ; " ,T.. v-T. .'
yroaft'Aueeta.ly. -1
to Brent, who comes into picture approaching
him. Show foreground of ja.in'M ImiK. If rum
sneaks up behind him and seizes ht shoulder.
Mart turns hastily It U Adams, llrent ees
him suspiciously. (Juesitons htm, then takes
htm Into the house a prisoner. They exit toward
house,
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Who will put tho "fair" into "Fair
nnd Warmer," at the Garrick Mon-
day.
OYEZ! OYEZ! LIST TO THE MOVIE PRESS
Always AH Dressed Up
Valeska Suratt's gowns numbeicd 920 at
the last count. They are now Increasing at
the rate of 100 a film. Miss Suratt's plen
tiful wardrobe, when she began to act for
the films, won her the tltlo ot the best
dressed woman In the world. Her title Is
now responsible for the astounding' Increase
In the number of her gowns. Lest her audi
ences think her supremacy as the empress
of fashion Is, on the wane, the William Fox
star never we"ars a gown in a film If she
has appeared on tho screen in It before.
While acting In "The New York Peacock."
which will be the attraction all next week
at the Palace, Miss Suratt appeared In a
beautiful black silk creation, JuBt before
the camera began to click she recalled that
she had worn this dress before. On consult
Ing her record she found her memory was
right. She changed her gown. Another sim
ilar situation arose while the tame picture
was being produced. After appearing in
three short scenes In the same gown, the
star refused to wear It tn the fourth. "It
will look as though I didn't have another
dress to my name If I keep on acting In
this," was the actress's explanation as she
walked out of the set to make a change.
"Warm friends. You can't live
on them. -Try it nntt see now cool
thty'H grow.' From ''Little Worn'
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Scene 4 (Dare I.lbrar ) Hrent comes In
vvlth Aduns, Ite stop and silutre l'ore
Bround Pearl. Adams and others Pearl remains
silent, Uien questions Adams,
, Subtitle Orderly Adami tells of his escape
from the fjlliiiK aeroplane, tull i Ad ims
nnsMering Peail, is telltng story. Dissolve
Into:
Sene 11 (Cliff ) Show forecround of Adams
caught In a trie or bush on BtO of cliff ll.s
clnthea are torn and very dlsarraved l raw Is
off out of foleiwround Dissolve Into:
Rcene 6 (Dare library ) Foreground of
Adams, larl and others When AUanis li
nnlshod l'eurl gazes at him In Heme, then
speaks.
Spoken title "After sucn an escape. ou are
remarkably spick and span, Orderl Ailam".
Continuing previous foreground Adams answers
Spoken title "1 I stopped at quirters and
changed, Miss " Show tloso foreground tit l'ean
garlng at Adams, her ee naliow, registering
her suspicion of his storj. Pull set Daro
allows Adims to leave The party breaks up
All exit vilth tho txieptlon of Dare, vwiu goes
Into study. Pade out
Subtitle 1 ho foreign Allium.
Scene T (llotil room ) Porelgn Alliance
scHed. Silent Menace enters, back to audience.
Pioiiuces wafers ho tool: from Pearl Speaks
Spoken title "I'he canal defense plans anil
tho wafers nro ours, In live days tne attack
will be made I have but one moro mission
tho securing of tho mobilization plans now in
tho hands nf Colonel Dare " Tull set SI ent
Menacw finishes spenklng out tho ulane V."'"
cum or two other directions, then exits. 1'aUe
out
Subtitle That afternoon. . ,
Scene 8 IDnre library ) Foreground of Pearl
and llrent llrent makes love to Pearl Pearl
listens, remains sllont for a moment, then
speaks ,. ,
Spoken title "t'ntll tho Silent Menace la
captured I can havo nothing to do with loe. l
have a suspicion who It Is Come to mo tho
day he is laken, and then perhaps I
l'arl finishes speaklni out tho above llrent
rises. Kisses her hand nnd exits out of fore
ground Pull set llrent exits. Pearl follows
him to door, lie exits Foreground of Pearl
She looks touard study, registers dlscocry and
moves out of foreground Full set Pearl goes
to doorway to study and Jeiks baek portieres.
Adams it discovered she dennnda to know
what he Is doing there. He heBltates.
Spoken title 'I I was In the study nnd
couldn't help hearing Do not marry that man
He docs not love ou and Is only after our
money. I know 1 .' Foreground, of
tho two. At Adams's words rearl s furious
Derates him Adams Is uncomfortable, but In
sistent. Close diaphragm
Subtitle To prove Tils statements the des
perate orderly visits Ilertha llonn, the girl who
has been ruined by Major llrent.
Scone 0 IThe boudoir of llertha Bonn's apart
ments ) Open diaphragm of Adams and llertha
In picture Adams pacing up and down. Plead
ing vvlth Bertha to go with him to Pearl and
tell what she knows. Bertha speaks hopelessly
Spoken title But the lockot vvlth his signed
photograph, tno only hold upon lilin, has been
stolen by the Silent Menace Show foreground
of the two. llertha finishes speaking out above
Adams answers vehemently
Spoken title "Hut ou must tell her your
story She likes htm and It this Silent Menace
Is ever captured, she will surely marry him
and I love her as sou love him " continuing
previous foreground Bertha hesitates Then
lomes to decision, indicates that she will do as
Adams sas, llertha hastily takes up wraps
from nearby and tho two exit
Subtitle Major Brent makes a strange dla.
CSkene 10 (Location In Dare garden. A sum
mer house In picture. Moonlight effect ) Show
foreground of llrent hastily stepping Into hid;
ng nearby Show foreground of doorway of
summer house. Silent Menace comes out nnsked.
Stands in doorway, gazing about. He exits out
of picture, Show foreground of Brent. He half
steps out of hiding Place und gazes after the
Silent Menace Tnlnks and whispers to himself
Spoken title "Come to mo tho day ho is taken
and then perhaps I " Continuing
previous foreground" llrent draws his revo ver
and determinedly follows out utter tho bllent
MScen 11 (Terrace In Daro garden. Moon
light effect ) Bertha and Adams arrive. Adams
tells llertha to wait where she Is and then
exits to rcconnolter house to see it Brent Is
thscene PJ (Second garden location. Moonlight
effect) Silent Menace stealthily moves through
Picture. As soon as he goes out. Brent with
drawn revolver, follows after him.
Scene 13 (Terrace location as per scene It )
Show foreground of llertha registering wonder
and Interest She exits In direction of previous
CSce'ne H (Third garden location) Fore
ground of Silent Menace coming Into picture and
gazing civer hedge, Ai he does so. Brent's hand
hom?ng revolver" comes in and touches his back.
Then Brent appears, Silent Menace turns, and
at"S2lUther side of hedge" of bush )
Bertha peeks in. stops
Adams's
state-
ment thaT It the lient Menace; Is captured.
vXIri will marry Brent Back to scene. She
i.'.tV. ? ihVust her hand through bu.n. Show
mimiue nrrum , .... - -
foreground of Brent's hand on revolver,
iiertha's hand comes through bush and grain
Irenta wrist. Silent Menace leaps ,r?r ".",?
I If Sim reviilVef out ot Brent's hand, holds It by
barrel and strikes him on the head with It.
knocking him out. Brent falls unconscious.
SVpp.V,h0ln.enrlVn'rce-gVz,bUat"hn,dr
Contfrnttnif pwlou. "foreground Bertha eagerly
"'spoken title "Tou will return my locketT"
silent Menace slowly nod.. Pado out.
Scene H)--(Terrac9 location.) Adams comes
Continued on Pace Eight, Column Two
AGENTS!
The Sadness ot" Spanking
Frank Keenan had one of the hardest
tasks ever allotted to him during the mak
ing of the picture play, "Tho Crab," In
which he Is co-starred with Thelma Salter
on the Triangle program, at tho Arcadia
the first half of next week. The play waB
made at the Thomas II. Ince studios nnd
directed by Walter Edwards. In tho pic
ture there Is a scene where Keenan, ns the
narsn oiu guareuau ui me uniu, iiaa io au
minister a whipping, ner punisnmenr ror
having made a paper-doll out ot a pjioto
grttph of his dead wife. Even such a
hard old customer aB Keenan represents
could not be expected to give ery much of
a whipping to little Thelma, who believes
that If the old gentleman wants to whip her
It must be all right for rum to do so.
It was finally decided by Director Ed
wards and Author Sullivan that a switch
ing on Thelma's upturned palm would be
all that the old man could be expected to
administer. So Thelma got a switch from
a tree, as the story calls for her to do, and
gave It to Keenan, after which she held up
her hand to him. Keenan refused to bring
the switch down with any force upon Thel
ma's hand: Director EdVards called out,
"HardefT Harder I That doesn't look like a
whipping." Keenan looked at Edwards, at
Thelma and then at the switch. "It cofti't
be done," he replied. But Thelma chimed
In -"Oh, go ahead. Mr. Keenan," she urged,
"It doesn't really hurt hardly at all." Which
, being the oao Keenaja, laid on a lltte
'. harder.. t - , ,iw 4fe-.A-,.
Tho only golden lingerie In cap
tivity. They are one of tho novel
departures in fashion shown in
"Very Good Eddie," at tho Adclphl.
SHE'S A BLOSSOM
ON THE RAGTIME
BUSH
Thn creation of raKtlme, nceordlnc tn
learned doctors who havo upent a lot of
(rood time traclni: Byncopated melody back
to Ita hlrth, occured many ears heforo the
present generation of muslo lovers, but
only In recent ear.i li.ia It bicomo popular,
lllossom Seeley, widely Known ns n vaude
ville star and noted for her ability to sing
ragtime, claims the distinction of bclnir ths
llrf,t syncopated slnper of sufficient nrtlstlo
mcilt to blend harmoniously with tho sur
roundings of a tvvo-dollar show. She has
continued among tho stars of tho thcatro
ever since.
Jllss Seeley can bo quoted as being com
pletely wedded to sncopated music She
prefers It to tho highest grade of classical
music, although sho had a good musical
education und studied long and hard to ac
complish her end before sho entered vaude
ville as u ragtime vocalist.
In private llfo she Is thn wife of "Itube"
Murqiiard, tho star left-hand pitcher of tho
Hrooltljn team, champions of the Na
tional League, For mbro than two seasons
Miss Seeley and her husband teamed In
vaudeville, tho fact that he was called "tho
$11,000 bentity of baseball" being an asset
which Induced her to try to make an actor
out of the diamond star. They both learned,
however, that baseball and tho stago did
not mix to advantage and when "Itubo" was
sold to Hrooklyn by McfJraw, he decided to
give his entire attention to baseball and
permit his wife to hold up tho family name
on the stage.
The "Todolo Girl." ns Miss Seeley Is
known on tho stage, lias always been
Identified ns a "fclngle singer" In the two-n-day,
but this season she has blossomed
(no pun) out as a producer and Is supported
by a, "company" made up of Bill llalley,
a pianist, und I.ynn Cowan, a banjolst,
Iloth are musicians, both are exponents of
ragtime, and" so are In harmony with Miss
Seeley. Their offering Is called "Seeloy's
Sjncopated Studio." It comes to Keith's
nett week.
THIS PLAYER'S
7-LEAGUE BOOTS
AREN'T A DREAM
Though still in the 'teens, Henrietta Mc
Dannel, who plays Beth In "Little Women,"
to be seen at tho Walnut Street Therje,
has had an un
usual amount of
oxperlcnco for
so joung nn
actress. She It
n graduate of
John Craig's
stock company
nt the C'astlo
Square Theatre,
Boston Her first
rolo there was
the boy In "The
Squaw Man "
She was then
cast for the tltlo
part In "Little
Lord Fauntlc
roy" ; but her
first real chance
came when Mr
Craig produced
tho Harvard prlzo play, "The End of the
Bridge." Miss McDannel, caBt for Peter,
really the lead.ng character In the play, had
some misgivings beeauso of her lack of ex
perience, but ns It turned out no better
choice could havo been made. The play
ran for nine weeks. '
When, sonio months later, Henry Miller
secured the rights of this play, he chose
San Francisco as the city for Its production.
After trying In vain to secure a competent
joung uctress on tho Pacific coast to play
Peter, he sent a telegram ncross the con
tlnent summoning Miss McDannel. and an
other to John Craig, asking him to release
her temporarily.
This was a chance for an nmblt'ous girl
not tn be looked nt twice, and nvvny Hew
Miss McDannel as fast as train could curry
her to the (Jojdcn Gate. "The Knd of the
Bridge" was booked only for a trial week
lr San Francisco, but that made no differ
ence to tho young actress, oven though she
had to spend a week going nnd another
coming back Just for tho sake vof a chance
to play for Mr. Miller,
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But Mabel Normand'a self-esttuKi'Kocsonly to.the point of iiui'.tinjr ,
on tne proper maice-up outfit wnen
"MWKcy iiw nrstuetuure aim; an
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Infant Celluloid NeecU,
Tender Care from
Its Keepers
By OSCAR A. MORGAN
Pulillclty Director. Pamous riayers Exchan.
Philadelphia.
Before saying anything nbout the care of
the film, let It be recorded In the most de
cided fashion thnt tho life ot the Aim In
dustry Is the life of the film. Jf the film
n not properly looked after by the ex
change. It deteriorates rapidly, therefore
tho number of rentals on that one print are
cut clown. Tho matter of tho care of the
film, therefore, is apparently the most Im
portant In this great industry.
The jiublla has nn Idea, ns have many
exhibitors, that a film Is shipped In nnd out
of an exchange a; fast ns It can be han
dled. They lose sight of the fact that It
musf be examined and oftentimes cleaned
after each exhibitor hai used It. One thin
tho public does know Is when a film Is In
bad condition, and In nlno cases out of ten
tho exhibitor Is told bo by his patrons. H
In turn sendi In hkjr'clalin to tho exchange.
It li sad, but too true, that nearly every
operator docs not yet realize that he nhould
handlo tho.f.lm from any exchange as he
would hancTk) so much brittle glass. Too
many of them pay little attention to the
manner In which they rewind It nnd put It
Into the film cases to return to the exchange.
A little scratch or break here and there Is
Just a mere, trifle. eThcss mere trifles are
far too tuanV nt this time and naturally
the poor condition of that film Is hastened,
Perhaps In this exchango we are more for
tunate, having always charged the exhibitor
for nny damaged film received. Many times
this leads to argument (friendly, ot course),
but when that exhibitor Is shown how we
examine our reels, In nearly every case he
Is willing to take tho blame.
Just tn give ono an Idea ai to how much
care Is taken of the film In an exchange
such as ours here In Philadelphia: Wo have
five Inspectors, the best that can be pro
cured, and an experienced chemist, who un
derstands tho cleaning of tho Aim. When a
feature or single reel picture Is received In
tho exchange from tho manufacturer it is
put through our projecting machine to Bee
If there Is anything the matter with It. Tak
ing for granted that such Is not the case,
tho dim Is placed In the fireproof vault, or
shipped out to the first run customer. When 0
It is received back in the exchange from this
exhibitor the film Is given to one of the In
spectors, who carefully examines each reel,
making a written report. This report goes
to the head Inspector, and If there Is any
damage thttt will haj to be attended to It
Is taken up with the manager. If the film
Is In a soiled condition It Is turned over to
the cleaner. This cleaner takes off all for
eign matter, but each reel of film has to be
put through as many as five to ten times,
according to tho condition it Is In, It Is a
steadfast rule that no film shall leave the
exchange until a written report has been
made. This effectively stops anyfllm from
leaving tho exchange In poor condition.
Going back to tho Inrpector's table again,
we stand at her side a few minutes and
watch how she works. Tho regular rewind
ing set Is used with handles on both re
winders, so that the film can be turned both
ways. The Inspector threads up the film
and turns slowly with the rjght hand, hold
ing the fingers of the left hand on both
edges of the film. In this manner' any
broken sprocket holes or bad patches are
noticed. Bad sprocket holes, provided they
are single, are "AJD" that Is, the sharp
edges are cut away. If there ore more than
one, the piece must bo taken out. The In
spector uses her scissors, taking out the bad
part, and placing the edges of the film to
g -ther In what Is known as a "patch plate,"
devjee that brings the sprocket holes per-4,-ctly
together when making a patch. This
srmo method must be used whenover bad
scratches or dam.ge of various kinds is
discovered. It can easily be seen that when
a length ot film Is taken out, sometimes
spoiling a very dramatic spot In tho film,
this must be replaced by the exchange, the
same being ordered from the manufacturer,
it Is generally known tliat the law In
sists Jhat the films be kept In fireproof
aults or cabinets, and that they'be carried
or Bhlpped In metal fireproof cases. Each
reel Is held tightly by a band, but In soma
cases, because of negligence on the part ot
the shipper In returning the film to the ex
change, these bands nre not fitted tightly,
vvlth the rpsult sometimes that several feet
ot film aro ruined, It must be replaced,
therefore, the exhibitor Is charged for It.
Prize Press Pearl of 1917--
MISS TIIEDA BARA, ttfe incom
. parable screen star, who will
soon be seen in her greatest vam
pire rolo in tho William Fox super
de luxo photodrama, "The Tiger
Woman," naively acknowledges that
she receives her most vampirish in
spirations while taking her daily
bath.
Miss Bara firmly believes that she.
is the reincarnation of the ancient
and historical Egypii'in enchantress
Cleopatra and that her portrayals of
the modern, twentieth century vam
pire is but a repetition of tho wiles
practiced by Nero's heroine, etc.
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