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Pictures that Made Stars
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stands out alone, as the one which caused his name to be passed around, and every one to sit up and take notice, and that was a four-reel Biograph, "Judith of Bethulia," the one which also made Blanche Sweet, now a noted Lasky star. It was a master production, and has been rated by many experts as even better than "Cabiria," although not half as long as the latter. Some of the scenes in "Cabiria" were copied after the Griffith production, such as the fights at the gates of the city, and camping scenes. The Biograph Company reissued this picture by public request, and was praised as much the second time it appeared as the first by the papers, which is quite an achievement when you consider the fact that motion pictures have improved quite a good deal. "Judith of Bethulia" made David Wark Griffith. Right after
runs. It ran seven hundred and twenty-five times at the Liberty Theater in New York, at regular theater prices. This beats by fifty-five performances any run of a show.
Now we have Charlie Chaplin, of the Essanay Company, that much-imitated, hilarious comedian, whose feet are his fortune. There are about fifty different versions as to the picture which really made Charlie Chaplin the recognized champion of laugh creators, for with each release for the past year and a half he has gained new followers. The first picture that brought Charlie into the golden limelight was a two-reel Keystone farce comedy entitled "Caught in a Cabaret." After this picture, he was put in two-reel pictures, whenever possible, and then he was cast opposite Marie Dressier in "Tillie's Punctured Romance," that six-part
Charles Chaplin and Mack Sennett can look back to ''Tillie's Punctured Romance" as the comedy which really established them in the fans' minds.
this feature, Mutual signed Griffith up. comedy that received the largest bookHe is now supervising productions for ings of any comedy picture ever prothe Triangle. His "Birth of a Nation" duced, and which made the name of has broken all records for consecutive Mack Sennett a password of the lovers ^2A