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Making a Million Dollar Picture
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way of reaching it. He found it a wild, ruinous structure, the entire space within its crumbling, but still impressive, walls, overgrown with heavy vegetation from which rose a steaming miasma that fairly shouted fever. The prospect did not look encouraging, but as he looked about him, Brenon realized that he had found the ideal spot for one
of the most
impressive scenes of the picture.
"If Gorgas cleaned u p Panama, 1 guess I can make this place healthy," he said to one of his assistants. T h e m a n shook his head, but Brenon persisted.
That night, on his return to Kingston, he consulted with Doctor Scott, official bacteriologist of the island, who at first shook his head, but later waxed enthusiastic. The result was that the two men got together. Tons of disinfectant were sent for from New York, the old fort was cleaned up and drained by a complete tidal system of tiled drain pipes, and a field hospital set up, where, every day, each one of the workers was examined — no small task — by a corps of students from the Royal Kingston Medical School.
Fort Augusta, formerly Jamaica's
Herbert Brenon, the director general, under whose personal supervision the picture is being produced.
pesthole, has now been turned into a pleasure resort, where Kingstonians flock to enjoy the breezes from the blue Caribbean. When not actively engaged in work, you will find countless pretty girls of the Fox Company sporting in its waters in bright-hued one-piece bathing suits — for all the world like their sisters on the coast of California.
It was here, in an improvised auditorium, that the photo players gave a wonderful benefit performance for the Jamaica Aeroplane Fund. This fund, which has already purchased a n d sent one aeroplane t o fight for the British cause, had been laboring u n ceasingly after obtaining the first air fighter to raise funds to send m ore s k y ships. It was a welcome proposition, therefore, when Mr. Brenon offered the services of the Fox Company to appear in a grand benefit program of unique vaudeville acts and sketches.
Every act was staged under the personal supervision of Mr. Brenon. I was privileged to be present, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. As the photoplay company contains many noted names and brilliant stage performers, it