Camera - April 14, 1923 to February 16, 1924 (April 1923-February 1924)

"The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry' The Burning Boughs Page Seven J pipes to himself alone, rhe child of Pan, where the woods are mel J lowing now ; i his echo, the thrush, is flown ; Knd the clouds of the sunset burn on the maple bough. A: stained with a golden tan, i.ike a smooth-skinned, sun-kissed pear, fie boy-god shines thro' the shadows. O little I god Pan, jV'hat song are you piping there? 'he wild grape purples the glen, ] : the lovers that followed the lilt of his pipes 'j are fled. kre they lost in the cities of men? J.-s he summon the Oread throng? l)r, leashed and lashed with the vine, I the panthers of Bacchus approach to the I I pulse of his song; Knd the white feet, splashed with wine? / sing of immortal joy," Tfc warbling pipes of the young god cried like 1 a bird, XThc laughter of girl and boy. mi all the kisses and zvhispers that once I A.heard; w the oak may darken and turn \lo a smoldering crimson pyre; M'the golden birch in her own bright tresses \may bum; tut 1 sing of the world's desire. [Though the wild grape shrivel and fall mer boughs that arc flaring like funeral I torches here. if V J°y shall outlive them all, A the bare bright seed that endures tilt the i\ youth of the year. 11/ sang when the world began, \\ shall sing when the zvorld grows old; B / am the fruit and the berry, the little I god Pan, the green leaf under the gold. am the lamp in the tomb; r little gold acorn alive in the drifts r/ fl decay; ihe heart in the crumbling bloom; * hope that abides when the petals arc I winnowed away. jt roses of life, at a breath. freak; and your memories wane; a I am the magic insurgent! Through dark I and death I shall lead you to April again." jhe sumach burns in the brake. I hills arc a furnace of color and mellowing t light where junipers flame and flake, ■id the blueberry dreams like a faint blue I smoke on the height. Tfc pine cones fall below |)n the sweet, red-needled earth : illy Joy, brother of Lcatrice Joy, Paraint star, who resigned a directorship at Uversal Studios to become associated with iglas Fairbanks during the filming of "The ei of Bagdad," is making preparations to c for New York with his sister to attend world premiere of DeMille's "Ten Comldments," in which Leatrice plays the leadleminine role. f>y left Universal Studios and went with rbanks for the purpose of taking advantage the experience to be gained with the noted From a minor position, Billy has worked self up to where he has had charge of the * pt on the set, and it is a well-known fact * notion picture circles that the handling of A script for Doug's latest picture was a 1 "plicated task. Billy expects to direct his P -r some day, and he is busy gathering up much experience as possible. BY ALFRED NOYES .But wilder and sweeter the pipes of the childgod blow In a song of the world's rebirth : Phoenix fires her nest rose-red feathers consume and "When the I sing as the change, And the rainbow plumes of her breast Kindle with beauty and shine transfigured and strange; And the zvorld and your heart's desire And the spice of a thousand springs Awake with the bird reborn from the heart of the fire, ■ And mount on her radiant wings!" It is all October now ; But he sings of a mellower harvest than any of ours. He laughs at the burning bough And pipes till the perishing leaves growbrighter than flowers. While the pomp of the world goes by, As age upon age it has gone, Though the sun-swarms perish like leaves on the boughs of the sky, The youth of the world sings on. Kenneth Gibson, whose excellent portrayal of Larry Valentine, the tame cat role in "Daytime Wives," called forth favorable comment from critics and public alike, is now playing a similar part, that of Bobby Lamhorn, in Hobart Henley's "The Turmoil," with George Hackathorne and Eleanor Boardman at Universal. Seldom does an actor have this opportunity of portraying roles so identical in general char acter, especially consecutively and while Kenneth's work in "Daytime Wives" was all that could be asked for and equal to that of many artists of far more years of training there is no doubt but that "The Turmoil" will show a still higher degree of artistry, gained through that never failing school, experience. C. Gardner Sullivan is at work on a dramatic feature which will be Thomas H. Ince's next sfcreen special. John Griffith Wray will direct the drama which has not yet been titled. Wray has just finished work on Ince's "Anna Christie" in which Blanche Sweet plays the title role. Bruce Mitchell is filming "The Street of Painted Women," at the luce studio. The cast includes James Kirkivood and Lila Lee. Metro Makes Too Much Noise The moral of this story is that if you decide to film a motion picture scene at night in the residential section of Pasadena, leave the portable motor generator at home or don't film the scene. Oscar Apfel, directing Viola Dana in "Angel Face Molly," her newest Metro starring picture, tried it and it didn't work at all. The customary procedure of securing a permit from the city officials had been observed and at about nine o'clock at night Mr. Apfel took temporary possession of the grounds of one of Pasadena's many mansions. Lights were put in place and in the street the huge motor generator, mounted on a specialy constructed truck, began to roar, generating electricity. The generator is rated the largest and most efficient of its kind. It is operated by a Liberty airplane motor and manufactures enough electricity to illuminate a town of 10,000 inhabitants. The only possible objectionable feature is the noise. It is reminiscent of all the bass voiced lions in Africa sounding mess call at once, and might be compared to a busy afternoon along the Marne a few summers ago. Some people have proven their ability to sleep in a boiler factory during working hours but the good people in the houses surrounding the generator were different. Mr. Apfel was filming the last scene when a motorcycle appeared in the grounds and its rider, a sturdy gentleman attired in a brown uniform, puttees and a police badge, introduced himself with the terse query : "Who's the boss here?" Mr. Apfel was pointed out. "You people can stay here as long as you want to," the officer declared, "but you'll have to muffle that thing or take it away." "For the good of all concerned," he added, drawing forth his watch, "it ought not to take more than three minutes." It didn't. Hobart Bosworth has appeared as the father of Jane, and Eva Novak in separate screen productions, but he appears as the father of them both in the same picture for the first time in "The Man Whom Life Passed By," a new Metro all-star special which Victor Schcrtzinger is directing. Ralph E. Bushman, handsome young son of the famous Francis X.. who is playing an important role in Metro's all-star production, "The Man Whom Life Passed By," started on his screen career at the age of eight, when he appeared as his father as a boy in an Essany picture, in which Francis X. Bushman was starred. Although Percy Marmont. who is portraying the leading role in Metro's production of "The Man Whom Life Passed By," was formerly a great stage favorite in England, his screen appearances have been confined to America.