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The Ince Studios
plained his policy — he spends any amount that is required to make a good picture, whether it be a small amount or a large one. And he knows just about how much should be spent to make every production a paying proposition. It is this that makes him so valuable to the owners of the company.
As we neared the top of the hill, I again received a surprise. The white, shining walls and dome of what ap
There were other things on that hilltop, besides, which claimed our attention before we reached the silent capitol of the Mythical City. Back of it were the blackened embers of a fire — fifteen thousand dollars' worth of Western shacks which had served their usefulness had been burned to make a fire and a smudge for "Hell's Hinges," one of Mr. Hart's Western plays:
"We sent out scouts in every direc
Inceville photographed from the rear. The corrals are in the foreground, with the studio buildings, executive offices and dressing rooms in the rear.
peared to be a capitol building loomed up above us. I wondered how I could have ever missed it while I was sightseeing during the earlier part of the day, until I noted that it was so located that it could not be seen from the valley.
"This is one of the buildings to be used in a peace play we are putting on," Mr. Ince explained. "I'll tell you all about it when we get over to it."
tion for miles around the country to see that no marauding companies tried to telescope that exclusive smudge," explained Mr. Ince.
"Surely such things are not done," I exclaimed, horrified at the idea.
"But they are," replied the one who •knew. "We caught a company last week operating in our Scotch street."
"And drove them away?"
"No, sent up men and put blankets