New York Clipper (May 1915)

MAY 1 THE 2STEW YORK CLIPPER. 13 TIMELY PICTURE TOPICS. BT LEW-.- nOSWOHTB WELL REPRESENTED ON D ° 5 "Bid white way." The past week offered a strong reprcaenta- tlnn on ■ New York's Important theatrical t luniiienfare for Boswortb, Inc., who, In Sw 'ailon with the Oliver Morosco Fhoto- ninu I'umpany, Is responsible for four big o ir utions in the principal picture houses Jio-iK the "White Way." At the Strand Theatre, the latest release fr.pn the noawortb, Inc., studios, presenting linn in Karnnni In "Captain Courtesy,". a thrilling Jrama of early California days, re- ceived due appreciation by capacity audiences. Frlizl Scbclr,,tbe famous star In opera, In a nimi (inlay version of her recent Broadway "Pretty Mrs. Smith," made her New York screcn"deDut"6f the Broadway Theatre, u-Ikiv big business' resulted In the presenta- tion of this Dim, the lultlal release of the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company. "ilvporritee," -which fa creating a sensa- tion all over'the country, has. been drawing capacity audiences at every performance at the Eighty-first Street Theatre, and last, but tv no means the least, Hlsle Janls, In "The Caprices of Kitty," a delightful comedy which Is receiving many, re-booklngs at the. present time, has been appearing with big su£«cs», at the Riverside Theatre, a William.Ko* Broad- way house. The fact that a Uosworth Mini liiis been showing in a house of a large pro- ducer like the Vox Film Co. Is In Itself proof that thCrelease? of the former company arc In big demand. • - ; YVE1IER AND FIELDS TO STAR IN SKHIES OF ONE R£EL COMEDIES. The World Comedy Stars Film Corporation has signed the two famous comedians, Joe ■ Weber and Lew Fields, to appear exclusively In fifty-two releases which will be exhibited at short Intervals for a, period- of two years. A great deal of credit le due Phil Olclchman, the president of the Comedy Stare Corpo na- tion for his-unfailing and exhaustive search for 'the best artists to properly complete bis Comedy-Scar Idea. The comedians have begun work and al- ready one picture, "Two of the Finest," has been finished. This Is a comedy by the well known playwright, Mark Swan, who has written many of the Comedy-Star's previous releases. The World -Film release date set for this picture Is May 3. Although this Is not the screen debut of Weber and Melds, It 19 said by many who have -witnessed the rough proof that. It will greatly excel any previous efforts on their part. Mr. Fields, It will be remembered, starred in the recent World 'Film production, "Old Dutch," In which he made Immediate nation- wide success as a screen artist, tic also has been plnylng during the season In "Too High Cost of Loving," a farce comedy that -mis warmly received In many cities. Mr. Weber has pot played with his partner for some time, having spent the Winter producing such successes as "Tbc Only Girl" and other plays. Exhibitors, all over the country have been clamoring for good comedies. In signing these famous comedlaqs, -Mr. Glolchman feels confident that he has. taken a vital step toward Oiling this demand. "ETERNAL CITY" ENTERS THIRD WEEK OF RUN AT THE ASTOR THEATRE. The elaborate - screen version of Hall Calae's Immortal novel and play, "The Eter- nal City," with Pauline Frederick, outers lis third, week at the Astor Theatre to-mor- row. The wide variety of Interest possessed by this elaborate photo-production, ranging from broad and tea'utlful vistas of the Im- perial City to dramatic climaxes of the most Intense kind,' Is ' commented upon by every audience that nltendB the Astor. Already retarded as one of the-most artistic achieve- ments of the screen, the photoplay- version of "The- EternaT City" "has "Been a remarka- ble surprise to many persons who hud never before attended picture performances, and who '.had formerly believed that screen pro- ductions were almost Invariably a cheap and sensational form- of near-drama. A large number of. these new converts to tbc scrceen have written the Famous I'iay- ers Film Co., the producing company re- kponslblo for "The Eterlnal City, 1 ' to the effect that they- had never supposed ihat photoplay activity bad advanced to such au extent as to make possible a production ns artistic and -dignified' as this photo-adapta- tion of Hall Calne's stirring romance. I'er- lines the moBt enthusiastic visitor to tho Astor Theatre so far during tbc run of tbls production, has" been Vloln Allen, who cre- ated the role of Donna Koma, the part por- trayed by Pauline Frederick on the Bcrcen, In the original stage productalon of the drama. She was so Impressed by the great scope of the screen production as contrasted with the limited scenic possibilities of the oral stage that she later told Daniel Frohman a view of "The Eternal City" on tho screen tonvlnred her how utterly Inadequate had been the original production for reflecting the oeauty and grandeur of modern Itomc. the keynote of the subject. The Interest of this Incident Is enbanccJ by the fact that Miss Allen herself'lir about to make her debut on the screen within a very short time. The dim production of "The Eternal City" mis Indicated in a-remarkable degree the fact that powerful dramatic emotion can be con- veyed from the screen, not only through the conflict of the characters moving upon It, but nlso through, the illimitable scenic powers of the camera. : SALISBURY'S "WILD LIFE" PICTURES STARTLING IN THEIR REALISM. These are rgreat days for boys and girls "t the Straxid Theatre, where Salisbury's "Wild Life" pictures' are being shown. Crowds of school children attend the performances and keenly enjoy these pictures. Having once seen them though, the klddlos required no urging, but themselves spread the tidings that quite aside from the high educational value of these moving pictures of -the llfo "nd adventures of the -furred, finned and feathered ■ creatures of the wild. ■ They arc ns full of thrills as a "Dick Dcadcyc" dime novel, and have more story bo the square foot than library shelves full of fiction. ThlB living and throbbing real romance, Oils thrilling, coll of the wild made visible. Is what Edwaid -A. Salisbury has caught with his camera, In a fashion apart from all "iher portrayals of wild life, because Salis- bury himself has lived for twenty years tho life which he displays. It Is not simply a ."HeMinc lesson that his pictures teach, al- though hdB work Is of great value to natural n-lenee. These-pictures arc quite unlike nil ■ ther nature pictures in that they are packed full of .action, -while showing the details • -f wild life. . . • The subjects are not for away from the ■■•I mora, but bang up to it. - ■ ■ . Rr. William T. Hornaday. director of tho Zoological Garden. (Bronx Park, when ho yaw -he pictures' shown at a private cxblbtlon, •t the Strand a few days ago. declared that "icy are the finest, most thrilling, rcallBUc nd wonderful animal pictures lie has ever "lowed. STARS JOIN LIST OF AUTOMODII.H USERS. The exterior of the World Film studio, with the-advent of Spring, has taken on the "•<pect of tlie automobile parking place of CUretotn* restaurant on hot Summer alghts.'i oJWohs; the cars which stand about CadiluS r fiL PU r 9 . tud !? R 18 416 brana ™" «Vr "cta»K, Wn^" Wor,d ™* MtUe'Sr Hfi'fhVK d I lT . e3 J Q B,,lcl <- This Si«- • . h black body and red run- "5,ff?El 19 1 ulte ,">e daintiest thing s"en ft £?JS} a ycar - In 'wt. It Is second only la daintiness to the little star herself. . - WORLD FILM NOTES. ^JiLi. 35 ?' Ml £ h - the Temple Theatre or- w?££ „V\2 how J5 ontr,z Mlcholcna. In "Mrs. iVt?l 8 th 0 n f t t . h ^^ b E ng0 . l ' at „ cb •' , ln conjunction ?oM H,u„V? P l8t ?, Unday 8c " 001 - The school J Cts . f . or tnc entertainment und re- ceived a certain percentage of the gros« sales. While the Now Garrlck Theatre, at Mlnne- nP Jfc vi S f h0 v W , 1 . nB ,nc World Pictures of the Vanderbllt cup race, two of the par- ticipant and their mechanicians were pres- fj? .i . Bce , h . ow , . l,cr narrowly escaped death in their spill during the contest. « n » "wfi!?* °[„P caa hjvestod thc quarters of one Will nm Winter Jefferson, at the World (-omcily-btnr studio, thc cause of which In- vasion might he accredited to the dog bIiow Which was held In the stndlo some days before. ■ Nevertheless the flcaB have been mighty busy dodging the missiles of the more or less Irate director, and large quantities of flea-killing mixtures are being transported to tbc studio. The American Kennels, New York, recently supplied u company of dog actors to thc World Comedy-Star to be used ln the forth- coming Jeff He Angells release, "Beware thc Dog." There were small dogs, tall dogs, fat (Jobs and thin dogs, and, according to thc m«n who escorted them to the studio, there were Biime very valuable dogs as well. One dog In particular, an' Kngllsh bull, Is said to hove been worth several thousand dollars, having captured thc blue ribbon at many dog shows throughout the country. "LILY OF POVERTY FLAT" FOUNDED ON DRET HARTE'S POEMS. "Thc Lily of Poverty Flat," featuring Dea- trlz Mlchclcna, thc light opera soprano, who has proved a genuine success as a screen star, Is thc California Motion Picture Cor- poration's April release. It Is a live reel ph. Charles Kcnjou. the pin- HERE AND THERE IN FILMLAND. pr niK. ■ * « ■ ■ ' r . WniTE PmiNS. N. Y„ Is all hct up Gosh., what oxcJtpnitjU..exists ln that thriv- ing little metropolis so scar yet no far from tbc lllg Burg. And all. becauso tbc members of thc Christian Endeavor Society, thc IIHjIo Class of thc BaptlBt Church, and tho Chat- tcrton Hill congregation have placed them selves on record against Sunday movie shows. Tbc situation becamo so acute dur- ing thc past week that thc various antls decided to blaokllst any motion picture thea- tre giving a Sunday performance to the ex- tent of staying away on week days. Howtljn •Ike to be a showman ln an urban center of culture like White Plains? "TUB DIAMOND KUOM THK SKY," the plct'irlzud novel, which will be released by thc North American Film Co. ln a series of "chapters," was Bhown to thc gentlemen of the press last week nt a private exhibition. The first three chapters made a decidedly favorable Impression, and If the ensuing reels live up to the promises of the Initial allow- ing, "The Diamond from thc Sky" will make all past efforts In thc line of "serials" look rntlicr tame Indeed. An offer of $10,000 for a sequel to the "Diamond" should arouse thc nnihltloo and satisfactorily excite thc cupidity of thc entire family of picture playwrights. CARLYLE BLACKWELL, erstwhile star of his own film producing company, lias given up the desperate battle for Individual honors after a gallant fight, and accepted an offer from thc J. I«. Lanky Feature I'luy Co. lie wilt appear ln a forthcoming Lasky feature, entitled "Thc I'unpct Crown," and now II. Whitman Dennett has one more real actor to send out little stories about com- mencing with the never falling "Samuel Goldfish announces." it Is a live reel photoplay, written by buries Kcnyou. the playwright, who wrote "Kludllng," tbe malcrM being gleaned from tbrec of Uret llarte's best known poems, dealing with tbc lov c of a struggling young &rospector In the Slcrran placers for. tho :11c and heiress of thc mining village. Thc film was made at Uouldcr Creek, In thc beautiful redwood region of Cullforulii, ■where, for Lhc sole purpose of Ibis one photo- play, an Inspl.-lng mining camp was con- structed, complete In ' every detail. Here, under Inspiring conditions, thc principal char- acters. Immortalized In Hrct Marie's works, ore seen living the picturesque life of tho early pioneer settlers of thc Golden State. Of special interest is thc lllni on uccuunt of Its almost total lack of titles, dramatic Incidents being woven Into a '-onsenillve picture story that moves with swiftness and cleurness to a thrilling conclusion. Following "Thc Lily," the California Mo- tion Picture Corporation will produce two other Uret Ilarte Bcrceu dramas—"A 1'hylllH of thc Sierras," and another feature lllni, based on the novel, "In thc L'arniilncz Woods." UNITED PHOTOPLAYS COMPANY CAP- TURES MANY PROMINENT STAGE AND FILM STARS FOR THEIR STOCK COMPANY. The United Photoplays Company, thc latest of the Chicago film concerns, and thc owner of the • Dorsey Expedition Motion Ilcturcs, has engaged a nunv-hcr of prominent stars of both the stage and thc Alms for tbe com- ?any that Is to turn out Its multiple reel ealurcs. Oerda Holmes, until recently lead- ing lady of tbc Essanay Co.. will be starred in thc productions of this concern, and will be supported by Itaplby Holmes and Itobcrt Holder from the Essanay Company. J. 'II. Gllmore, tbc prominent actor wlio Instructed thc dramatic class of thc Chicago Muslea'. 'College; Cecil Owen, late of thc "Our Chil- dren" company; IUcUard Carroll, a well known actor-producer; Marr Youlu, a pro- minent Chicago girl, and Marie Mitchell, a \ery clever cblla actress. Harry Multac-Webster, thc general director of thc United Photoplays Company, will have absolute supervision over the films produced, and will personally direct tbe first fenture of thc compnny, ."The Victory of Vlrture," which -will start ln tbc new Chicago studio, May ]. Tho nroduclng staff assisting Mr. Webster arc: Cyril Leonard, assistant direc- tor; ltlchard Carroll, consulting director, and Kendall Bvans, late of the World Film Cor- poration studios, chlof camcramun. "The Victory of Vdrturc." tho first dim of thc compnny, is from thc pen of'Mrs. Penelope Knapp,' a prominent newspaper-wo- man and a magazine writer of more thun ordinary ability. The Chicago studio, of the United Photo- plays Compiny. on the Northwest side of Chicago, is rapidly nearlng completion, and- tho first scenes of-"The Victory of Virtue will be taken about the first of May. Thc studio has a working floor of seventy- Dvc by two hundred feet. It Is equipped with several overhead rows of Cooper-Hewitt lights, and supplemented with flaming arcs and banks of Cooper-Hewitts. There will be twenty-live dressing rooms and a. large pro- jection room, as well as a complete develop- ing plant. A' restaurant and probably • o, tailor shop will complete thc plant. - There Is In addition a large Btudlo yard, suitable .for many of the cxjfc'rlor scenes. -The.studio when completed will compare favorably •with any of thc flim: studios' ln Chicago. rOthc.r Improvements *|ll.' bp added fje*, MB»r;W time until tbe plant will be the boat equipped In the city. ..,'•' i . • Several of the other features that arc being fircparcd for production arc "AshcB.vand Iobcs" and' "The- Mystery of tbo>-Bacred Dagger," both by Mrs.'Knapp. tv i jj--: WORLD FILM BUILDS OUTDOOR - •STAGE. ■ Tbe new outdoor stage connected with the World Film studios,'Is nearlng complctloil, but though It Is bb yet unllnlshed, H hat-al- ready become poplar with thc directors. 'The first director to use this stage -wbb-1 rank II Crone, who took a scene for "An Indian Diamond," Monday, April 10. No.sooner had his set been struck when AHiert Capel- lanl Immediately to'ok_ poBBCsslon and staged a big bcojio from "The Face In the Moon; " B Thc outdoor stage when completed will be 00 feet long and 30 feet w.de. It.will be Joined bolh to flic'studio and to the store- house by special runways, to facilitate the" quick shifting of -scenery. It Is expected that this stage will .become very popular In tbe hot Bummer! days, JOSEPH A/.CIO.LDEN COMPLETING "FIN>^FB*TI»ERS.'.' '• - The Ave pari: photoplay. "Fine Feathers," with Janet Boctjicr In til* Stellar role Is.near- Ina completion .under the guiding bald or Joseph A. Uoldi-n. ■ Work on "Tbe Price," bv George nrooohurst, with Helen Ware Bos been started. Atthur II. Jacobs, president of :the Cosmos Feature Film Corporation, will bo •ready to annousjccTRltute reteaicaVif. his cor-, porallon wltblnWifca aott.iortuiaitt.'.- IF THBItE IS ANY TRUTH In the say- ing. "Imitation is tbe slncercst form of flattery," tbc Famous Players Film (.'». lias ample cause for self congratulation In lhc fact that Vltn-Luhln-Sellg-Kssanay, cc of, hnvo nt last succumbed to the "fetnure" with it stacL- star and piny idea, and will endeavor to follow ns uenr ns possible, If one hut stop to rend between thc lines, the pioneer fea- ture makers policy. NOT TO nii LEFT AT THE POST, thc Universal Film Mfg. Co. also Is going Into Ihe slur play nud player thing. A recent missive cumulus the announcement that tin.' "U" will produce "Tho Earl of I'nivtucket" In five reels, with Lnwrcni-c D'Orsay In the central character. This will he followed by J ill In Deun In a multiple- reeler, mill several other "unuu-s" known to llroudwny. I,oukH us If someone hud observed those large throngx entering the Strand nt Inst. NO. JOHN, the single mid doulile-reeli-rs an- nut through by any imiins. Variety Is the *|ilcc—oh. well, ycm know the rest. Wish you could sec "Their Only Love." u two reel ThAii'iuuser, nnd then you would reiill/.n that i/ouil pictures arc not determined by leugtli, but quality. FOIl IOXAJM'l'LE, the one net vaudeville sketch has not crowded out the three act dramn. Inversely, too, tlie three act .drama has not eliminated the one net playlet and what's more never will. Comparatively speak- ing, the same thing obtains In a somewhat similar degree In Mluidom. There's plenty of room for good -pictures whether of ono or twelve reel lenghts. Hut remember wo said "good pictures." HII-XiMUND LUItIN Is down in Jackson- ville, Fla., looking over bis Southern studio. If "Pop" looks long and bard he may And a good "comedy" Idea around thc plant. Afraid though, he'll need the strongest specs he ever handled ln the optical shop. Judging by the past "comedy" output of thc Lublu plant. GIVEN PIlOl'KIt DHtECTION nnd rcnl comedy Btorlea the.Lubln concern hnn a co- median at that who ought to make them all step lively, In thc person of Ullllo Itecvcs. Must look up some of Illllle'n pictures. HILL nAWlY, the publicity director gen- eral of the Nlcbulos Power Co.. Is certainly turning out some original copy ln the way of advertising mutter for lhc big projection machine concern whose Intercuts he so ably represents, these bright Spring days. Ills sup- 1>ly of Ideas seems to he lnexhnustuhle. Not >elng sallslled with having set a difficult pace In the matter of "type" copy, Harry lins been "furrowing his Grecian brow of late, nnd the result has been a remarkable scries of Illustrated advertising arguments at once striking nnd dlgnllled In their appeal. JOE FAItNHAM, the three hundred pound press agcat, who used to tell us how great thc productions of the lamented - All Star concern were. Is over ln France taking scenes on thc battlefield. If tbc Germans ever plpe Joc ln Ms khaki uniform they'll Imagine tho Allies have been reinforced by an additional army corps. WONDER IP TIIAT VIRTUOUS, HUT VITRIOLIC FAN on "Who I**yB," printed in a New York dally last Sunday, bean) any reference to the fact that "the Pathe nds. are not conspicuous In the sheet's columns. I wonder, that'B all, - ■ . '•*» . . WM. COURTESY, who hos been delight-, Ing audiences all season as the' clever secret service detective In'"Under Covi-r/' ■ at - the 1 Ch£ Theatre,: New'-York, •haR ; "slgne.d with thq Vltagraph Co., to app.ear In features. • ' THAT QOOD'OLD CLASSIC. "The Two Orphans," will be screened by the Wm. Fox Film Corporation, under'thc name of "The Hunchback." Hcroert Brenon Is attending to producing matters. . HECTOR TURNBULL will shortly re- sign os, dramotlc critic for 7'hfl Sra Vork .Tribune to write scenarios for the Jess* 17. Lasky Company, at their Los Angeles, Cal., ,8tudlos. - THE DUDLKY MOTION PICTURE CO. has Incorporated for • $00,000, with M. II. Dudley as president, Leonard Coop, Hecretorv- trcasurer, and. Wlnfleld. Hpg'aboom, scenario director nnd writer.'- Tho,compnny Is estab- lished at National .City," a suburb of San are ably supported by Morgan Jonen, Ilriicc Wloman anil Henry l.conle. Tho story deuls with the love of Arlhnr von llauer, a young German musli-hiii. for his landlord's daughter. The young woman slugs in the siiiiu- cafe where lie pluyx, nnd when lhc proprietor Insults her he comes to the rescue, and they holh Wise their Jobs. Menu- while Iluiier lias hud Ills wonderful hoiik and opera, both called "The Song of Hie Heart." stolen hy a rngtlmc nrllst iinuicd Itli-lmr.lw. When Iluiier nsserts his claim lo Mm own music he is branded as it plnglnrlst I only ltli-hnrds' living confession nli'solvi* him. When he Is cleared he nnd- the girl he loves arc married. CHESTER HARNETT TO PLAY OPPOSITE VIVIAN MARTIN. -Chester llana-tt Is to piny the lend In Jiinirs Young's forthcoming picture, h-ised on thc Wllllnin A. Ilridy photoplay produc- tion "Lltlle MIhh llrown," In which Vlvhui Martin Is to be slurred. 'HiIh Is the third tlmo he Imh played omioMllo MI«h Martin under the World Film banner, the two i.lc- vloiis pictures being "Old Dutch" nnd "The Wishing Ring." Ho Is a grent fuvorlto among the picture fans, his work! Mug c-Mpreliilly eoniiiii-iiilnlde In "The Pit," In which ho supported Wilton Luekayi. CLARY IN UIISOI IU K.ri'l,. Charles Clary, of Ihe Reliance studios, Is forever Inventing dressing.room lIxlureH. 'IIlls time it Ih a miikc-up mirror. Home tele- phones arc placed on the socall-il "arm" (lint usually decorates the desk of >:omc bank president. . Clary In using the same system wllli Ills mirror. It Ih fastened on the wall, nud to get tlie proper Impression of make-up from various angles he adjusts it. Iln '-.Ml regulate It so thul It can be iiiuile stationary nt any desired distance. ■ ■ UEOHUE PROIIEHT. PAUL PA.V'/.l'Hl AMD AI,»IA MAHTIN IN PATHE FEATURES. Donald Mackenzie. Hie I'nthe producer, announces that he In milking a four reel Venture, called "The Fortunes of I'lerre." which lias all Ihe eai-niarkH of n nnlnlili! suc- cess. Mr. MncIOu/.le hos assembled n cast of well known players, most of whom have already achieved fame en the screen. George I'lubert, who won golden opinions ns (jssar Von (iuggen, In "Innocent," nnd the ciidet. In "The Lure." Iiiih the lend, nud HiIh picture marks his ili-hut before Hie cam- era. Mr. I'roliert confesses (lull Ills Hist two days of picture acting were 111 tit; less tlinn luxiure to him. The llrxt of tin- lens HtnrhiK at liliu nil the time was Infinitely more dreadful than tlie batteries of critical eyes on a big "opening night." I'sul Panzer, after weekH of successful vaudeville touring, returns to the sereen agnla In (his picture. Mr. Panzer, It will bo remembered, made himself Ihe best-hated "villain" In the country through his work as "Owen." la "The Perils of Pauline." Other merb-bcrs of the cast are Alma Mar- tin, a popular favorite In tin- "legitimate;" Hnin Ryan, who has been In many l'ntlio pic- tures, and Charles Ilurtncll, who wus with tbc Pathe Ht. Augustine company In the Winter of 101314. The picture requires - hundreds of supers, nnd Mr, MacKencle has mado arrangements for a troop of cavalry, regulars of tho United States Army, who will appear ln a numbor of stlrrlOg scenes. Uoorgc llruckett Hcltz wruto the Hcenarlo. T|IH KINOPLAHTICON, On Friday, April 2'J, Mr. Hembach, of tho Metropolitan Opera House, New York, und his wlfa visited the sludlo of the Klnoplas- (leap Co., npd when tho operator showed them Heinbadi's own singing pictures, Mrs. Hembach enthusiastically cried out: "Darling, that Is you to perfection, and I havo nover before heard you slhg so well." TUB C'AHTLER-ARB COMING. Mr. aod Mrs. Vernon Castle, who have heretofore devoted ajl uf tlielr professlonil time to tho. business of being exponents of the art'.of 'modern dunchig, excepting for —~ —' '— ' 1 -*■ ' — -'II A VALANCHES A OF rlDJECWES Never miido n poor Mm good. Tliuy just wasto your tiino reading thum nnd de- creuso your ruBpoct (or tho mun wlio hurls thorn at you. The THANH0U8EB and FALHTAFC brands of film production don't need adjec- tives—tlioy just noud your ln(|uiry ut uny Mutual Kx- c'lanye und niter that yon will noed tltenit (| Wo couldn't find a plnco big ciiuii(r|i to hold nil tho exhi- bitors in tho United Stutos, so wo showed our new prod- .net to your representatives —tho critics from lhc ontiro moving picture press. Just showed tliem the pictures, s Hindu by ICdwiu Thunhouflur, and told tliuni to (;o on und write what Ihuy thlnlc I C[ WATCH FOIl THE JUKT'H ^ YEUUICT! THAT'Hihowuy we wunt you to Judge the TIIANIIOUSKR und 1'AL. STAI-T brands. ' 'DMSIAH illLMSl THUNUOUSER FILM CORPOaATIOH Hew IttMt, •' Hew York of the sensations of tho Kail moving picture m.-nsoii. Work on tho fllui will bo started about tho first of June. Hie- an >W1 ■ iu-iul-ih utaun^fn, vaiv|fiii,k ivi • - -- . L r : . ... i<hort excursions toward -tho stage, will now Wlcgo, Cal., where a new town Is springing ^ gct . n )n p, 0V |ng pleturefl, , These two co- u.P- to.bc i .Mwnias,Dudlcyv!1|e. topdltlqrnj. .,u,c»-hav? Bljrp'cd contraots with John Cort botfi s^lc-and climatic, a re; Ideal, a«d Hm thereby thfty arc soon'to be seen In a tbrlll- 'Ihg IHrn. drama which la te be put on by 'the-KJort-film Corporation, a feature prodi-.r- '^ng' codceYri which lis*-Just finished the fllro- •IpV.of liwel.Z-inifvrill's "TJib Melting I'ot," wltK VValker-WhMeBlde, In .the lesdlng roln,. Thc slory which wllr be woven for thr screen around the eccentric-personalities of Mr. nnd Mm. Castle has been outlined to tlm extent that It Is known to ho taking shapn' as' o story of rtolltc society with enough of the comedy relief (nd.element of suspniBc'to make It very near to melodrama. Mr. (,'ort is already gcttfng together a notable cast ot .well known nhatojilay actor; who.wJH, be ^^ort^tJM .Castles, and toii^tfavtATSrtwm that It will be ono s'ese'le froilralty of the bay And mountains wero mportont items.considered by thc company In the stjectlon of location. As.(be btilldlng Is progressing rapidly, the taking of films will commence about May 1. A company has already been engaged,, which..will be aug- mented by local actors, of which there are a large number who claim Baa Diego as their home. "THE SONG OK THR IIKART." FORTII- -' COMING TIIANIIOUSHH RISLBACK. - Mlgnon Jfndcrson and Arthur Ashley art 'featured-In-the cast of -The'Bong of thc Heart," a two reel Thanhoqser .release. Jn the Mutual pNgtatn.. Tuoai two, popular stars. I'ICTIIRH I'l.AYIIOI/HR HVltOI'KAN IIAITMS P1LMH SHOWN IN WAHII. INUTON. The ICunipi-an war uletures, recently re- leased by the I'lcturo I'layhousn Klloi Com- littuy, Inc.. were shown at tho l'cno flarden / Theatre. Washington, p. C, tho week of Atirll 12. Among tfiu'-dUllrigulsbcd guests «f the theatre on tho. first day were: I'resl- dent Wilson, members of-hls.cabinet, the dip- lomatic corps, officials of tho army and- navy, 'and tho l'ress C'luh. . The Imprctslon created by tho war pic- tures was most profound, and for nearly two .'hours the Illustrious assemblage watch-d every scene with spellbound Interest. The I'enn flarden Theatro did a tremendous busi- ness with the war pictures. Whllo they were hclng shown thero Mw street was blocked for many squares with peoplo anx- ious to get In and sec thc naval and military battle i«Hgnea.