ST WEEK: '"CEPTION SHOALS," ADELPHI; "20,000 LEAGUES UNtER THE SEA," AT FORKS
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"I'D LIKE IT DONE THIS WAY"
Cnlifornia Producer Is Acrobat,
Skilled Manager and Various
Other Things
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photodrama, at tho Forrest next Monday, fears no dizzy nltitude. Jlore we see
take a "long-shot" In California with as much calm as ho displays beneath
the Jules Verne romance.
SEA GIVES UP ITS STRANGE SIGHTS
BEFORE THE CAMERAS PIERCING EY'E
Battle With Oceanic Monsters and Other Remarkable Feats That Were Accomplished
in -Filming Jules Verne's Story by Williamson
Brothers
Slashing at a gigantic octopus with an
sue, severing a slimy tentaclo at every
stroke, Captain Nemo s'.ow the monster and
saved a pearl dler, who had been seized
by the giant devilfish at the bottom of the
troplo ocean.
Through a submerged window In tho bub
marine Nautilus a terrified group ot spec
tators breathlessly observed the llfo-and-death
combat. They watched Captain Nemo
release the unconscious victim from the
maimed and quivering, tentacles of the
octopus and rise with him to tho surface.
Then he descended to tho depths and re
traced his steps to tho submarine, lie
entered the sea door In his craft, removed
his under-sea suit of nrmor anJ rejoined
his affrighted guests In the observation
cabin, none tho worse for his adventure.
What Is all this about, you ask? It Is
one of the many thrilling under-the-ocean
scenes In the Universal's production of
Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the
Sea," at the Forrest next week.
Little mention of this startling project
was made during the nearly two years that
a motion-picture studio was being operated
on the bottom of the sea. No one heard
of the new half-mllllon-dollar production
nor of the many hair-breadth and halr
ralslng escapes of tho actors who played
their parts among the man-eating sharks.
For the first time In history a drama
with the floor ot the ocean as the stage
has been photographed.
A submarine descends to mysterious
depths and human being emerge, exaptly as
' Jules Verne wrote. You follow tho actors
JUVENILE OF "JOAN"
NO LONGER SINGLE
Wallace Reid Sends All His 'JMash
Notes" to His Wife, Dorothy
Davenport
It Is' too bad to shatter love's young
dream, but the truth must bo told Wal
lace nM l mirrin. For years, says tho
press agent, he has
been "the Idol of
the screen" and ho
is "Just ns fasci
nating" today In
"Joan the Womnn,"
as ho was In the
gulso of a black
smith in "Tho Birth
of a Nation" or In
any other picture
with which his
fame Is associated.
So It seems a little
absurd for so many
admiring "young
things" to send him
endearing letters
from almost every
town ami uaiiilct in tho U, S. A., and this
Is especially fo, because It Is his his practise
to turn over his dally mail, neatly tied with
white string, to his wife, Dorothy Daven
port, If Dorothy were not a motion picture
actress she would probably be Jealous, but
she understands susceptible womankind and
she doesn't in the least mind the tender mis
sives that arrive at Hollywood, Cal , for
"Wally."
The Held home Is an attractive place. It
stands on Selma nvenuo In Hollywood, a
suburb ot Los Angeles. Thero Is a pretty
lawn and a garden and the Relds are never
so happy aa when they are trimming their
roso bushes or planting onions. .Sunday
mornings are usually devoted to looking
after the pets. That is when the Itelds
wash their dog. But It Is not really a dif
ficult Job, for the dog is such a mild fellow
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In their perilous adventures. You Fee them
on a hunting trip through subaqueous for
ests, where they battle with charging
sharks Unnamed monsters dart by at
every step They explore sleeping coral
reefs, where myriads of fish play among
the rlbii of sunken ships, wrecked n half
costury ago
Jules Verne's hero, Captain Nemo, the
chief actor In theso events, requires no life
lines nor air pipes to connect him with the
upper world, Carrying his own supply of
oxygen In a condensed nlr tank he strides
tho deep, free as King Neptuno himself.
Tho submarine drama tells the story of
this man of mystery, whose wealth would
pay off a national debt Millions of per
sons from fifty years ago to the present day
have been thrilled by reading the narrative
of his life Ho as the wizard of the sea.
His lnentlons mado him master of tho un
conquered ocean.
How It was possible to produco this
drama under tho sea Is a story to fill pages.
All the submarine pictures were directed
by tho Williamson Brothers, whose Inven
tions have made ocean photography a sur
prising and wonderful creation. It was
tholr dream to demonstrate tho plausibility
of Jules Vcrne'a prophetic story, and It was
tho ambition of President Lacmmle, of tho
Universal, to execute this almost unbe
lievable undertaking.
That which the French author predicted
fifty years ago has only recently come true.
Submarines have now terrorized the sea
exactly as he foretold, and all tho thrilling
details are pictured to tho minute in the
that ho never even shakes himself until
his ablutions are completed. There Is also
a family of cats on tho place.
A characteristic of Wallace Held is his
punctuality Absolute dependence may be
placed upon him at the studio and he Is
always there promptly at 8.33 In the morn
ing. That means his leaving his home at
8.31. Fortunately ho has a fast machine
Onco upon a time Hal Held, Wallace's
father, was a famous melodtama star. Wal
lace took naturally to the stage, but before
ho left his home In St. Louis, following a
course of study at the New Jersey Military
Academy, he wasn't quite nure Just what
occupation to follow. But thero was an op
portunity for him to work on a ranch nnd
he lost no time In going West. Later he ran
a hotel and ho also occupied himself for
a. while on tho Government survey of the
Shoshone Dam.
PHILOPATRIANS WILL
GIVE PLAY IN JUNE
Philadelphia theatre-goers will be glad to
learn that. In splto of tho war, tho Phllo
patrlan Tlayers will present their twenty
fifth annual play in June.
Tho work of these nmateurs is always
welcome, coming as It does after tho close
of tho professional season, though It Is
hardly fair to call them amateurs, either,,
as their main right to that title lies In the
fact that they receive no salaries As far as
ability goes, tho Phllopatrlan cast always
compares with professional talent.
James J. Skelly, tho Phllopatrlan actor
manager, announces that this year's vehicle
has not been selected, but thut a number of
recent Broadway hits aro viler consider
ation nnd that u choice will ) i made In the
near future. Mr. Skelly nee' no Introduc
tion to Phlladelphlans cither as a manager
or as actor.
As usual, the entire proceeds of the play,
which will have a seven nights' run in June
at tho Broad Street Theatre, will go to the
House of tho Good Shepherd, Germantown.
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Universal's picture filmed at the bottom of
the ocean
In addition to the scenic beauties of tho
production there Is a btory unfolded, which
has tho daring of chivalrous men, the ro
mance of love and tho excitement of tho
battlo fields. In making the picture Uni
versal used careful Judgment In selecting
the players. It was necessary, In many
instances, to engage those who had homo
aquatic prowess and no limit of fearless
ness, for taking scenes on tho bottom of
tho ocean required nerve and skill Tho
cast Is headed by Allan Holubar, In the rolo
of Captain Nemo, tho wlzaid of tho Bea,
with Jane Gall playing tho character of a
child of nature. Dan Hanlon Is seen In the
role of Professor Aronnax, a distinguished
French scientist; Hdna Pendleton, as his
daughter; Curtis Benton, as Ned Land,
prlnco of harpooners ; Matt Moore, as Lieu
tenant Bond, United States army; Howard
Crompton, Wallace Clark, Martin Murphy
and Leviticus Jones, as members of Lieu
tenant Bond's party; William Welch, as
Charles Denver, an English adventurer;
Allan Holubar, as Prince Daaker, an Kast
Indian prince; Jane Gall, as Princess Daa
ker, his wife, and Lois Alexander, his
daughter, a child of eight. There aro also
officers, sailors, soldiers. Cast Indian na
tives, divers, shark hunters, villagers, mule
teers and a cast of more than 2000 persons,
A distinguished audience will attend the
performance on Monday night. Mayor Smith,
heads of the city departments, municipal
and national officers haing signified their
intention of being present.
IBSEN, NAZIMOVA
AND HENRY MILLER
Tho Triple Combination That Popu
larized Actress With U. S.
Audiences
Alia Nazlmova came to this country as
tho leading woman of a Russian company
and her striking personality riveted the at
tention even of
critics Vho could
not understand
tho language she
spoke. One of the
number who vis
ited tho little the
tro In which he
nppcared was
Henry Miller, ac
tor, producer nnd
manager. His as
tuteness visual
ized a remarkable
future for the Rusblan players on tho
Hngulsh-speaklng stage. Ho sought an In
terview with her, found her In a receptive
mood and. soon arranged to hae her taught
the language of her adopted country. Sho
spent the next summer at the country placo
of u magazine editor and rapidly acquired
n working knowledge oT l.'ngllsh. 'During
tho following season Henry Miller presented
her In a repertory of Ibsen plays given at
a series of special matlneo performances at
tho old Princess Theatre In Now York.
It was Miller's theory that his so-called
"discovery" would become a fad In New
Tork If he could stimulate gossip nbout her
over aftotnoon teacups. He worked out his
plans with that consummation in view and
his belief was vindicated. It soon became
"the thing" to see Nazlmova In a matinee
performance of Ibsen. Her Hedda In
"Hedda Gabler" and Nora in "A Doll's
House" became the talk of tho town and
were discussed in great detail by fair young
critics, who raved about symbolism, uni
versality and dramatic influence with a
fluency that drove less erudite patrons of
"at 'homes" to the verge of frenzy.
The producer's motives may have been
mercenary and It Is certain he traded on
the foibles of the idle classes, but the fact
remains that Nazlmova's Impersonations at
the Princess did more to popularize a very
great playwright In this country than did
Richard Mansfield's ambitious production of
".Peer Gynt" or the brilliant acting of "Ros
merBholm" by Mrs. Fiske, George Arllss,
Bruce McRae, Fuller, Melllsh and Albert
Brunlng.
It Is safe to say that Nazlmova has puz
zled American reviewers more than atjy
other player on the stage. Her Interpre
tation of Ibsen lacks the Intellectual quali
ties of a reading by Mrs, Flake and fre
quently exaggerates certain picturesque de
tails at the expense of possible Illuminating
exposition ot puzzling dialogue. Her stage
methods tend to the bizarre and seemingly
are designed for the esoteric few. i:ither
through preference or In deference to the
judgment of her managers; she has hereto
fore selected neurotic ' types for her most
ambitious stage' portraits. This policy, of
course, Is In keeplnr with the fad scheme
that first made her a celebrity, but there
are critics who contend that a grave in
justice has been done. They argue that the
art' of the aotraea has. been seriously handl-
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About tho lobbies, tho green rooms nnd
the box offices of tho pln houses of New
York one hears nlluslons to "tho man who
can do everything." Inquiry brings forth
a prompt answer, "Why, Ollxcr Morocco,
of courso."
It Is because he Is "tho handiest man
about a thoatrc In America" that Mr
Morosco In termed tho man who can do
everything. Ho begnn his career ns nn
acrobat with the will-known family of tho
Fnmo name When ho ceased being nn
acrobat ho becamo treasurer nnd press
agent of his father's big theatre of melo
drama, the Grand, In San Francisco. Ho
wore a very black suit which matched tho
(.loom of the big theatre In Its empty mo
ments, nnd his expression was serious. With I
years of responsibility has eomo a lighter
nature At that time ho was wont to climb '
on the paint frame and help tho scenic i
nrtlst paint scenery. His nuthful energy
wns also lint to tho aid of the property
man When ho hnd been graduated by clr. '
cumMnnrcs from tho position of n bnlarlcil '
man to tho proprietorship of a theatre. Ills
Janitors went on a strike. Mr. Morosco !
removed his coat and cleaned the theatre, '
nnd cleaned It well. The lanltors. hiilnir .
Kbeen mollified, i Hurried to work. Mr. i
Morosco was by no means allowed to tit
back nnd rest. The blllpostcr.s struck
Hiring a hinall boy to help him, tho young
man who wouldn't bo licked jumped on tho
blllpostlnr wagon and for two weeks posted
his own bills. Ho got 'em on straight, too,
and In good places
But In the midst of his. tribulations ho
did not forget how to play the plnno. Ho
ImpioNlses -nnd has written successful sal
able songs. He dances fo well that when
ho directs a chorus It does not turn up Its
collective noses at him nnd Fny rude things
behind Its hands. For ho knows stago
dances nnd can do them, nnd show others
the steps. Ho Is a playwright, haWng writ
ten original plays and collaborated on many
others. "G!o me tho Idea, that Is nil I
ask; I can do the lest," ho says as easily
as he says, "May I escort you to your car?"
Ho is in most productions his own stage di
rector. Ho has written scenarios for his
motion-picture company nnd directed five
reel features for them in Cnlifornia. He Is
co-author of "So Long Letty." the successful
musical farce now at the Lyric, as well as
"Canary Cottage," another musical play
which ho used to open his New York thea
tre. Resides these musical plays he has
produced this season "Up Stairs nnd
Down," "Mllo-a-Mlnute Kendall," "The
Hrat" and "Tho Fugitive." Tho latter two
nre at present among tho successes In tho
metropolis. Ho Is now preparing to return
to Los Angeles, where he will make fivo
new productions during the summer. The
first one w 111 bo a musical version of "Sadie
Love." to bo called "What Next," In which
he will star Blanche Ring and her husband,
Charles Wlnnlnger.
It was during the preparation of "Canary
Cottage" for Now York that Mr. Morosco
demonstrated that the title given him was
right. It was during a rehearsal that his
assistants confessed that their pride In
their own resourcefulness had taken flight.
A bit ashamed they wcro because tho ob
stacle, or rather the obstacles, beforo
which they capitulated were small They
were In fact midgets. Tho Krgottl midgets,
two tiny men acrobats, wcro engaged for
"Canary Cottage," but when they reported
for rehearsal nobody knew what to do
with them, for they know no Hngllsh word.
Mr. Morosco looked, smiled, thought and, as
Is his habit, acted. He beckoned to the
pair of llttlo men nnd hurrying from tho
stago signaled a taxi. As ho expected, the
wee men were nt his heels. Tho universal
language of pantomime had Informed them
thnt he was tho man In authority. Ho
opened the cab door, smiled and tho midgets
Jumped In.
"To the city Athletic Club," he ordered.
Arrived there, ho again preceded the human
mites, who willingly followed him into tho
gym. They watched him approvingly whllo
ho slipped Into tights, then he faltered. Had
ho forgotten the nrt? Ho had feared that
his legs had lost their cunning. But nt the
sight of tho midgets nil of his forgotten
Fklll returned. Ho quite forgot his mission
while ho turned forward and backward
romersaults, strolled on one hand nnd waved
defiance with one foot nt the sky; ho won
tho undying esteem of tho midgets. Finally,
he showed them exactly what he wanted
them to do.
EVENING
WEEK OF MAY
7 to MAY 12
MONDAY
ALHAMBRA
Theodore Roberta. In
Tho Cost of Hatred
APOLLO
Oltra rptroa. In
Tho Waiting Soul
ARCADIA
Tho airl at
Pallia, Last
Ifibel Taliaferro, In
A M.igualone of the Hills
BELMONT
BLUEBIRD
Vivian Martin, In
The tiplrlt of Romance
CEDAR
Tho Social Leper
Tho. Uroat Hscret. No.
COLISEUM
Dorothy rhllllps. In
Hell Morean's Ulrl
FAIRMOUNT
Mae Murray,
On ltecora
56TH STREET
Scsiiua Hnjakawa. In
Tho IlotU Imp
FRANKFORD
Tho Fortunes of Fin
The Secret .Kingdom
GREAT NORTH.
Tho Derelict
Past One ut Kooney's
IMPERIAL
Norma Talmadce, In
The Uw ot Compensation
JEFFERSON
Mary IMckford.
Toor
Utile Well
LEADER
The Trlson Without Walls
The Uutcher'a Uoy
LIBERTY
Earle Williams.
The Hawk
Sarah Ilernhardt, In
The Mothers of France
LOCUST
MARKET ST.
OVERBROOK
Violet Mesereau. In'
Little Miss Nobody
Theda llara.
Her Oreatest
PALACE
Sleeplnr Fires
The Marionettes
Marie Doro. In
Castles for Two
PARK
PRINCESS.
REGENT
Dorothy Dalton.
The bark
William Farnum. In
American Methods
RIALTO
The Poor Little
Friends at Han
RIDGE,
AVE.
Clsra Kimball Younar, In
The Price She Paid
RUBY
William Farnum. In
American Methods
SAVOY
Lois Weber, tn
Idle Wives
STANLEY
Mary Flckford. lrt
Romance of the Redwoods
STRAND
Murl.l pstrlche. In
Moral Courses
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1'ickford and Elliott Dexter how to put across a scene in "A Romance of tho Redwoods." Tho Stanley will
displny this Artcraft film next week, with the wife of Owen Mooro nnd the husband of Mario Doro in leading
roles.
GARDEN TO ERECT
"CINEMA MARY"
FOR FRENCH FANS
Opera Singer Plans Great Photo
play House in Capital
of Country
Mary Garden, opera singer, who Is soon
to mako her photographic debut as a star
In Goldwyn Pictures' presentation ot
"Thais," has taken tho first step toward be
coming a movlo magnato In France.
Miss Garden tool: title to a valuable site
in Paris and has begun work with her
nrchltccts In tho designing of a 4000-seat
motion picture theatro In which will be
exhibited film productions avallablo from nil
of tho producing nations.
This thentro Is to bo named "The Cinema
Mary," which will forever Identify It In tho
minds of the Parisian populace. Miss Gar
den Is a favorite of the French people and
she alms to mako her screen theatro one of
tho most distinctive places of amusement In
France.
Writing from Paris, sho expresses the,
hope that she will bo able to open "The
Cinema Mary" with tho Initial presentation
In Europo of her own Goldwyn production
of "Thais" because, as sho points out:
"It Is tho work of France's master, novel
ist, Anatolo Franco; was done Into opera
by Mnssenct, a musical genius whose voguo
has become world-wide, and because It gave
ogue to tho modern French opera of tho
world's muslcnl capitals."
Modesty kept her from stating that It was
Mary Garden who created tho title role of
"Thais" both In Franco and In America,
and that her creation of tho character gavo
French opera Its greatest stimulus In the
Western World.
On one previous occasion Paris possessed
a cinema house bearing the name of a favo
rite star "The Cinema Max," a theatre
owned by Mr. Llnder, tho comedian. With
tho outbreak of tho war this was closed and
has never been reopened.
Tho slto purchased for "The Cinema
Mary" Is located at one of the roost fre
quented points In Paris In a neighbor
hood whero fjif-hlon and the masses con
verge nnd this popular location promises
her the greatest permanent audience ever
attained by a Parisian theatre.
"I could not think of building and own
ing an intimate llttlo houso"that would
play to eight or ten thousand persons a
week, I cannot conceive of the motion pic
LEDGER PHOTOPLAY CALENDAR
EVERY SATURDAY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Theodore Roberts. In
'the Cost of Hatred
Theodore
The Cost
Fannie Ward. In
Winning- of Sally Temple
Sweetheart of tho Doomed
The OSeat Secret
Hpma
dtaode
The Qlrl at Home
rutria, Last Episode
The Qlrl at Homo
Patrla, I,ast Episode
Mabel Taliaferro. In
A MaKdalene ot the liills
Alice Brady. In
Darkest Russia
Harold Lockwood. In
'i'hu Hidden Children
RocllRo
Where
Mario Doro. In
Castles for Two
Daughter of MacQregor
Railroad .Raiders, No. B
The Qlrl In the
Checkered Coat
The Greater Woman
Mrs. V. Cmtlo, In Patrla
In
Clara Kimball Younc, In
'lno Price She Paid
aypsy Hart, In
The Flower ot Doom
Sessue Hayakawa. In
Tne Uolllo Imp
The Poor
Mrs. V.
The Fortunes ot Fin
Uhe Secret Kingdom
Myrtle
Happiness
. The Derelict
Past One at llooney's
The Tides
Patra.
Norma Talmadge, In
The Law ot Compensation
The Captain ot the
Gray Horse Troop
In
Pearl White, In
May Ulossom
Stuart
The
Qlrl
The Prison Without Walls
The butcher's Uoy
Marie
Castles
Dorothy dish. In
Her omual Fathers
Robert Warwick, In
The Argyle Case
Sarah Bernhardt, In
Tho Mothers of Franc
Forset-Mo-Not
The lyncher's Boy
Viola Dana, In
God's-Law and Man's
".vobr' Harron. In
Old-Fsshloned Young Man
In
Love
Mary Lawson's Secret
.Patrla, No, 4
Gladys
Her
Sleeping Fires
The Marionettes
Sleeping Fires
The Marionettes
Ann Murdock,
Envy
The Qlrl In the
Checkered Coat
In
The Waiting Soul
Great Secret
Sessue
The
lload
William Farnum, In
American Methods
Viola Dana. In
God's Law and Man's
Itlch Qlrl
Hoaario
Theodore Roberts, In
The American Consul
Oeorge
High
The Derelict
As Man
Government War Pictures
Is Marriage
, The Captain of the
I (iray Horse Troop
Qeorge
The
Violet Meraereau. tn
House Peters, In
A Men Love
Mine
Miss Nobody
Mary Plckford, In
Romance of,-the Redwoods
Mary
Romance
. Muriel Ostrich. In
Moral Courage
Maffiac
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ture as a selected amusement. I want to
play to five million persons a year In my
theatro and this accounts for tho large
seating capacity. I feel euro that Paris
will welcome the addition of this theatro
to Its already abundant amusement re
sources," tho writes.
PHILADELPHIA GIRL
IS NOW ON HER OWN
Phlladelphlans who havo watched tho
career of the Mlllershlp Sisters will be Inter
ested In tho debut of Florrle Mlllershlp In
a single offering In
vaudeville. "Little
Miss Dainty," as
this llttlo Quaker
ess has come to be
known on, tho stage
will mako her first
appearance In
vaudeville as n
"single" nt Keith's
next week.
It was only a
few years ago that
the Mlllershlp Sis
ters wero playing
about this city at
small entertain
ments, offering
songs and dances as their specialty. Later
they entered tho professional ranks and
wero not long In making a name for them
selves. They formed a partnership with
Harry Fox, tho comedian, and tho trio
quickly forged to tho front as one of the
most successful acts of the kind on tho
stage. An engagement with a big Broad
way rcvuo followed, and was only termi
nated when one of the girls married a Chi
cago hotel man.
Cohan and the Critics
HE. DOUNCE, who tells the
readers' of the Syracuse
Herald what they ought to know
about plays and players, sends under'
heavy seal the following irreverence
and confession to Alexander Wool
cott, who does the same to the read
ers of tho New York Times:
"Dramatic critics in this country
are divided into two classes, those
who know Georgo M. Cohan is tho
greatest American dramatist and
those who know he isn't, but say he
is. Which kind are you? I am
both."
THURSDAY ?RIDAY SATURDAY :'
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Ti2IriSne B.wie,"' ln . JJ15U":hB Sweet. In Blanche Sweet. In . ',
The Tides of Harnegat The Tides of Barnegat The Tides of Uarneftt
' . -K
R5i5ifItWaVni?lc' ln Ma9 Murray. In Dorothy Qlsh. In 'i
The Argyle Caso On Record Her Official Fathers V-
n-t,Tin!Snawi a Th0 Snarl The Snarl , :
Tho Larger Birds The Larger Birds The Larger Birds
vw?.''ai?y' !n Douglas Fairbanks. In Douglas Fairbanks, la
Darkest Russia The Habit ot Happiness The Habit of Happiness t
TiTU'oJ.PiiEf 'r Li- ' .Theda Barn. In Wallace Reld. In, .,
Her Greatest Lovo Her Oreattst Loe The Prison Without Wats'
ThThnnSM.at!'vXumv!J Jllanch,0..Sweet' hi Loulso Lovely, in
The Double Cross. No. B Thoao Without Bin The Olft Girl J
' rSmw.hrSfer iVl r D.?rk.,t Russia , Darkest Russia '
fho Web ut Life Double Cross Mstery The Butcher's Boy J
AJrh sJKSv ln a J.,.aHl Taliaferro. In Blanche Sweet, la ,
Tho becret A Magdalene of tha Hills Those Without Bla .'
The Poor Little Rich Olrl As Men I-ovo As Men Loe fl
Mrs. V. Castle. In Patrla Locked Out Locked Out
i
.. MJT"e Stedman. In Blanche Sweet ln Ttlanrhn Sweet In ' '
Happfness ot Three Women ThoSe Without 8lS ThoSe Without BlS J,
.'rne.7'''5" ot Barnegat The Cost of Hatred The Cost of Hatred
Mrs. V. Castle. In Patrla Her Circus' Knight Her Circus Knight h
Gladys Brockwell, ln Her Oreatest. Love Her Greatest Lev '
Her Temptation Maggie's First False Step Maggie's First FUs tg
rra" The ciSkra' ln Robert Warwick. In The Waiting Soul J
The Clock ( The Family Honor Secret Kingdom. Last t
A'sYl'.'. or'Tw,o B"TUh. SSffiftlS ' S"ThS M'lm'p "J,
Sweet'rVo0,'?-doomed Thwert".'. gh ftgSef ' J
Th.FB'uVcBoy ' nnlmW MuMd" jj
RWawn iCTiVe.1" ' "JSBSBtfJ,
Cnecge'rredlnCoa? IrtAJT'&." Tn.ca? "j
BuffiSSaSft, Stanr'ure. ' ' BuSSSrSSl
Valc,kaBg8,ratt- ln Kf'hlyn Williams. In Beatrlc Mlch.lena, I?!
222 ut of thB Wreck .The Woman Who Darsl
M"J"T'henD?brU- '" W'',hR".',ry' ' .IgSS Ortg-.jhj
q.dyj0LwD'an'd- Man's T&"V!&!SP&9. , rSSS!S-&
"yt?dd.nren'n Mrs. Ca'.V,.. Yatrl. rh.r lch
Mrsv'lCrepatrta Clvlll.atton, ClvHlsathm
x.jsssfrsna. TR.?a-c& sssvhau ' 1
TSSS&Wb Th.NLrCmo'mn.'a"t,on A ffijfifflOT. H.J
rUSc? oPI.dPood. RonffgcT c?'?tVdlBood. RomcT ff?Mf.
J3Pg.,3aV' .'urttft., ?"gterRna1d-BI0fa.
Roberts. In
ot Hatred
Fellows. In
Loe Leads
Little Rich Qlrl
Castle. In Patrla
Stedman, In
of Three Women
of Barnegat
No. IS 7
Holmes. In
Derelict
Doro, In
for Two
Brockwell. In
Temptation
Hayakawa, In
Bottle Imp
Walsh, la
Finance
Made Her
Sacred Series
Beban, In
Bond Between
Plckford. In.
of lnRedtoda
Ostrich. In
vourase?
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PERTINENT HINTS
FOR THE CAMERA
AND ITS PLAYERS
How Photoplay Actresses Can
Improve Their Work and ,
Make It Vital
By BESSIE BARRISCALE
At tho Arcadia Next Week
It Is no wonder that there has ten
considerable discussion of late as to
whether beauty and brains can be combted
In sufficient quantities to be profltablt In
tho film business. I will not discuss aeton,
but I feel qualified to talk about tin
women of tho screen because I am one raj.
self, nnd I know our weaknesses. We Jo
'not thjnk enough nor Btudy enough. Mitrj
actresses who have beauty and ability tn
doomed to failure for this one reason. ThU
Is what I always tell girls who wrlti to
ask how they may become motlon-Dlcton
actresses. You cannot imagine how-reiny
such letters thero are. I tell them It
no trouble to become an' actress; the tjmt
uimcuiiy is Deing wormy or your JOB.
Of course, It Is the glitter and the "(an.
cled romunco of the profession that attract
the girls. They think it would bo "perfectly
wonderful" to bo made lovo to by hanJ-y
somo leaning men ana wear pretty clothei
and pose In front of a camera. But. ul
to ,say, that Is where they stop thlnkli
They know nbthlne of thn hitter dlun.
polntments, the unceasing grind of hint'
worK and the mnny other unpleaitnt
features of studio llfo. How many times..
navo 1 watched a beautiful , and perhir
talented beginner go through her sratll
parts, utterly oblivious of the opportuni
ties to study and improve her work. Till
class Is in the majority, and Its representa
tives are apt to be self-satisfied, sure that
they cannot make mistakes and greatly of-,'i
rended when they fall. A
But the beginners are not the only ones
In this class. Thero are plenty of present
day stars whq sparkle brightly for a tiro
and then fade. It Is no fault of the ew-
ducer nor tho public; tho reason theyirW,
una within themselves. Plenty of girls fet
their chance, but a llttlo success snolls then..
They do not try to Improve. They thlat)"
that tho industry centers in their Important
selves, and the first thing they know aa 111
wind blows down tholr house of cards asi
they blame everybody but themselves. TherS
simply were not big enough for tneir jo
mm.iiv.