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SEPTEMBER 18, 1811. X li e B 1 l lbL'o^a rp d 56 The best results obtainable in producing Motion Pictures and Spot are effected with the RECOGNIZED STANDARD UMI NEW YORK MS Giwawieli St Just one trial will convince you CHARLES L. KIEWERT CO. 114-116 Huron Sl. HILWAUKEE XND ALL LIVE FILM EXCHANGES SAN FRANCISCO 19 Sutter St W/ien he used a Heostaz »1» Which Would YOU Rather Pay? lUib naa « ea • 220 ireh eiiaik and atliii laamBg piduM Umip edf m|inR* 35/ !Qlte at Ae we. lie foroefly OMilailieotbit lomdiiee liia vabm. la.Anvnijf be p«J (of about 3 Iubm m madi "jmce" M he actMlly necdeJ . io5«» V FORT WAYNE COBAPENSARC / ^ :.N<wr fcegetf deewfy <rfiter, mow fateMe u nlKcfaf iBgBl^ "Jj ^ l&babanaalydbaat 1/3 wbatdN^wmbeloie. HiemM&Bia liMlbww i^mlmwilt anil ibe CBcnk can not Iiieafc lac erca an ■MlaatiftpaainffraaooeloaaGdier. No deUyi. no bothn. tB, ao danga, no bob b (dbioB Imryaa €■■ aMa .1 FORT WAYNE ELECTRIC WORKS, ^ ^'""'^ '^'"^'^ HOI Broadway, Ft. Wmyne* Xhd. t Company t EXPERIENCE OF IMP. CO. Mr. Ray ward Mack tells this one: Daring tbe coarse of tbe stay lo HaTsna an Italian grand opera company failed to find satBclent favor among the natlTea to bring proceeds ap to ex- penses, and they were left atranded at the ho- tel, while the Payret Theatre closed untn the sert company was dne. Tb« .day after the list performance the Imps were on their way to a place oottide the city, where some scenes were to be taken Tbey were already made np for tbe pictures* and some ifomen on tbe street ar took them for the stranded opera troope. One of the women In the crowd, sunnlalng that the Impa could not speak Easllsb. was Jesting QDlte freely aboat Oie sad appearance of the •lasers, and Unally saggested that a collection w taken np for their beneflt. The remarks the Imps had heaid bad tickled them almoKt to the Dwatlng point, and the suggestion of the collec- tion for their beneflt was more than ihey could aland. At thia remark, Mr. Ince, director of the company, arose, and pnlUnr a wad of money nam Us pocket of such slae as to forbid pas- axe of It tliroagb tbe epiglottis of aox eqiun«, aetrly a tboonud dollars wblcb be bad to •pend on this pndnctlon. showed It to the crowd and thanked them Tery kindly for their offer Jnst as the car reached Its destination and the eompaoy were ready to alight. Mr. Mack declares he will never forget tbe expression on me women's faces as tbey gased from tbe car madows at the company strnttlng oft In the dls- nnce. with Mr. Ince's pocket balglng out on the side where he carried the greenbacks. ♦ Mr. Wcsfon. the allronsd man of the com piny, had many strsnge and exciting experi- ences with tbe people to whom moving pictures ttemselvos were strange, and the taking of them neyonil their comprehension, but the following eiperlcnce he likes the best: It" was decided to take a mllltsry picture, and as a Dutch ship w«s In port, a Dutch setting was determined npon Mr. Wntan was detailed to secure Ideas on nuti-h mllltsry costumes from the officers ">» fliln. Mr. Weston-asked to sec the cap- jam. , Tlils xeiitreman'^as very mncli Inclined }?,,J''"P Weston overbaard rather than converse ■w i. l>"tct» «n»t<>mB. Mr. Weeton was •ilalilo. (ivon subservient. The captain would Hit,' Weston told him of the pride with jimrii till- Americans looked on the Dntcb mill- l!.r» «.*«'<!>n- The captain ensw Interrsted. Mr. Wraton asked to see some of the military cos- ranes ne was shown them. He admired. Prtlsed, even that he envied the Dutchmen. ?5F ;"«>!'»ln grew warmer. Finally Mr. Weston ' "* ™lght borrow some of the costtnnes. !{?'"''■' "hat he wanted' to hold. tSem np anij pn.olocnmt, them. The captain was hesitating. iSL. "greed to the garments hclng pro- "«r«i;i,.,| since It wa, for "edacatlonsi pnr- .IS Weston hart put It. After the gar- ments were secured the male members of the S, '""'""ny proceeded to take pictures of |»illltBr> life. and. In fact army tactica In Hoi In?, '•'"""nny proceeded to take pictures of Tun! ,„''.•..■'•*.• '» army tactica In Hoi- ii, ' '"i.,.'''e aid of «ho anita. TMa was not T.n.. . ™" dajr the <nd captain was pre- »hi''.""o° to BiTC « naral demonatratlan. In If «m. Vrf* «l>.!l2wal-l«>naied dollara* worth «nS.2 .."Wha.aaya the Botch at« not «roii!c ,i„ education.;' saye. 3tt. Weston. doTr"<>»'"? pictures In public often re- ai "cnisf on the part of «« Jltvrint la j ^ Uw ptcturo In- terfered with, and also to get such people who are not In the companv and who<u> plcttires at« deilred to act properly. Mr. Miles was di- recting the taking of -, a picture outside the Florida Hotel, on .Obispo Street, the main street of the town. It was during the carnival, which Is leld during Lent, and which turns the town practically over to the amusement-seeking ele- ment. Mr. Miles became so interested in the picture that be failed to notice that in lioldlng op trafflc he bad blocked the street for five or six blocks on both sides of the scene of opera- tion. Wben tbe taking of the picture, wfaicb lasted about fifteen minutes, was over, Mr. Miles noticed the crowd snd two huge copjters simultaneously. The cops sought a reason for blockading Havana's Broadway for fifteen min- utes In tbe middle of tbe day during the car- nival season. Mr. MHes at first could think .of no reason especially why ■■he should Iw allowed thia privilege, but lie knew that many odd thinzs got by the police in carnival -time, so explained, that it was part of the carnival. The officers wanted to know tbe nature of their stunt, so Mr. Miles Jnst toM them the name of the pictnte.' Where Tliere'a Ufe There's Hope. Tbis soonded faky enoogh to he in connection with tke car- nival, and as tlie Idoekade waa beginning to loosen about this time, the officers were satlg- Oed. and Mr. Miles was not apprehended. Joe O'DonnvII, electrician, declates that tf lie ever gets to Spain be Is going to square witb some one of tbe nobility there for one of his experiences on the Island. Joe and the scenery painter, Kline, were meandering about Havana one Sunday afternoon, when they noticed a Spaniard eyeing them curiously. He followed them for several blocks and finally approached them. He explained that be was a cbanffenr for a Spanish prince sojourning in Ctiba, and also Inquired ■ It they would like to see a -bull fight. He explained that one had been tipped off to him. and tliat for the small admission fee of one dollar paid to blm tbe bull fight > could be seen. This proposition struck Joe and Kllae as being about what they were looking for. and they hauled forth the dollars.. The Spaniard then conducted them to a private residence on the outskirts. of the town, where be showed them hanging on the wall a rather cheap oil painting of the hnll In the battle scene. £llne la somewhat at a painter blmself, and baa a full appreciation of tbe art. but • he sort of feels, he says, that if ever the Spanlsb prince Journeys to West GSth Street In bis macblD^. tlirre will be a dead .Spaniard before tbey make tbclr exit. • Iluby. the property <man. will never again Jonmcy in foreign lands without first gaining at least a smattering of the lanKuage spoken there. He started out one day to have some of Hie costumes pressed, and through a misunder- standing was directed the wrong wa.v and landed at the suburban end of one of the trolley lines. As be disembarked from the car he was seixed by two olBcers of the law. neither of whom could speak Sngllsh. and accused of stealing the garments he had with Mm. Ruby creased some of ttae trousers with bis fingers, and tried In every way to explain what bis mission was. but to no avail. His association with the moy-^ Ing picture actors had taught him much about pantomime, but In this case It failed to work. Ruby refused -to be arrested, and the argomeni lasted for seme time. He was Just about beginning to think that ha would "bare la ex- plain to the llentenant." wtien a Cuban liappened Igr. and noticing the conversation, casually w- X H A. IV H O LJ WO-A.-WEEK. s e: R RELEASED TUESPAY.^SElT. 12. ItEl^SED FRIOAY, SEPT. 18. The Buddhist Priestess IN THE CHORUS • Weinl—^Enthralling—Unusual A I^ook on fbe &inde — NOW FOR THE-BIGGEST— ; , ; In a few weeks w« wiU release "THE EARLY .LIFE OF DAVID COPPERFIELD." first of a series from tlie novd by Charles Dickens. It is a complete stoiy. We realise as -well as you that it must be so. "DA-VID COFFERFIELD" has been divided intor tiiree periods, each a completa I novel in itself. Wateli forit. OREATER THAN "Romao and Jullat." THF f HINHflllVR UVM^ "I'^e Exhibitor's Guide," contwiing the llianhoaaer inc IIUUinuilAEH ncna Lobby-Decorator, sent FREE OF CHARGE to aU who can show connection with the Moving Picture Businetss. ■ ADDRESS, SHOW DEPT., THANHOUSER CO. NEW ROCHELLE; N. Y Balea Company Agenta foi V. 8. aad Qsnsda, marked: "What Is It?" Ruby says these three words were tbe most consoUng ones be has ever beard spoken. An Interpreter was now on baiid wbo could explain. After some conversation. Ruby was released, and found out tbe next day. that the fine for carrying a gun was six years* Imprisonment, and be bad a forty-eight In eacb of his hip pockets all the -time, and was ;Bar^ to have been searched at the police station bad not tbe Interpreter happened along just at the Dtoment he did. A Moving Picture arrested—^Mr. Jack Read Jr.'s espcrlence: A scene was belntr taken out- side the Mlramer Hotel, showing a quarrel and fight between some men at a table. In the mid- dle of the scene a bantam-weight Cuban police- mail comes aronnd tbe comer, and seeing tbe Qgbt, draws bis sword, or ',*macbete (nearly' as big as himself), and with a shout came daabliig on to the scene, waving bis machete In one hand and trying to draw big revolver with tbe otber.^ The director, pbotographer and bystanders shouted a warning, but no use—^the little blue- coat Jumped into tbe picture^ -and dashing in- amoog ae would-be combatants, ordeilng Bielt immediate snbmis^n to the law. • - This, of course, broke up the picture, while tbe director drew oat a sneclal permission, signed and •ealed by the Mayor of Havana, and showed it to the officer. When the little copper saw the ofllrlal docnment his e.ves bnlged and bis de- meanor <|ulckly changed from anger to respect, and seeing tbe locAs of annoyance on the faces of tbe director and actors, quickly said witb suave Spanish diplomacy: "Caballeros, yon sbonid not be angry at what T have done, as it only serves to show how good and bow reallsUe your 'artlstas' perform: It fooled even me. an officer of tbe law." And thus.. of course, we had to pat him on the l>aek and caU It sqnaie. (Vo be continued next week.) ADVERTISERS MOVIRS PICTURE SERVICE CO. ' Dislfiin, Muifiehrirt lad Exhibitors if Adrariiilflf. Iidatlrial tnd Edueatioaal FUait. NEW YORK. LONDON. PARIS. Homa Offlea—VIcitorIa Building. S-T LOUIS. ATTENTION Anyone wIm Is In possession of a film that Js scratched. Slckety or poor photography, send it to' the oaxKo ziuc CO.. 40 Eaat Utk Street. Hew York. To be redeveloped, cleaned and softened, and-see tbe- Improvement that can be done by the HOCHSTETTER ORTRO PROCESS.^ BABOAWS—Optlgraph M. P. Macblnes, Xc S, t2S: Xo. SH, with gas outfit, $38: VNo. 4. $39; Lubln. as new. SS9: others. 75 slides Mexico^ $6: St^reoptlcons with acetylene- outfits, $15. np: Films. SupnUes lists, stamp. Perfecto Gag Outfits, new. $35. F. I.. SMITH. Amsterdaau N. Y. . .. . - ■ ! .■■ t ^ , Kdvnro PICXURE shows located South- hnd West should get onr prices. Idugest line of machines and supplies Soath. - Onr Film Serr- lee. InelndlBft Western and Feature Beeln. at SH S"" mx sBBTiia, ^18 MaaoB BulldlDg, Boiatoa, Ttacaa.