New York Clipper (Oct 1915)

J8 THE NEW YORK CUPPER October 9 EHfiLABD USES ^'fJmUil Cm* HALL CAn^ CELEBRATED AUTHOR, PRAISES ^mm fucmy DUCnOHffiGHLY* £a(D« va,B. pei;1iaps. t^ie -.most Jntecested >r !n the toroDs tiivat .qtoi^#d .ttie :Ma,i1>le et7l«, irblcb, though toit .jnodUh, vould. at the Ba was gceatly shocked vLai, ftrrlrlng at tbe Academy, be found that the tanbaife was belns carted away to be dumped Into the river to make vi^ lot A nejr pl^e floor. Bu^-tator in me uiro]ig i,iuii. .qcow^^ .ipe :pi>^i,ui<: ^rcita ^aTiliop, In London, within -the :f4rtntg)tt, when the loine-heralded screen adaptation of :hls "Ijtenial City"' which was made by the Famous flayers FUw .Cosmpany, with Pauline jrrederlqjc 3S the stftT, -was presented to the llrltlsh public -Iv the flrat H f^f '^.t the close of .yie perfonnance. ■whlcji was wnnnly received Mr. Gal.^e .cablejl the Mature Rtoductrs, congraC-P.iatlD^ tjiem upon .their uQsurpas^Kd productlph. " •■■J'ereopaHy, I tblnt^ Jt Is ^ wopderjji! p.rpduc- tlon," declared Mr. Celur: to the London represen- totlves of the company. "Jt foUows my story wKh au exactness (hat Is remarkable. The pictures ot tbe "EteiTial Ottv" -convey Juat -tbe Mea and Intue juat the atmosphere that 1 strave to impact -to the book. I um delighted with the 'flbn. and I .osly hone ithat those who see it In -the ^lotuce theatnes wrti derive as much pleasure tfrom seeing It .00 the Kreen as i myseit did." "The Ec«mal City," which open«a at tile Aster Theatre, la New York, iaat April ior its aeaotr able run. was proclaimed at that hlme -to :t>e lOne of the foremost features ever produced In tbia country. Tbe British Pi^> .np<M> .the .ocRcwlpn of the' initial preaei^tatlon of the Ji;eat 4rapi^ V»i no lel^ enthusiastic Im Its lu-alse. 7lhe 4^tn«tiiato.- yrapb Lantern Wieefilu pajd In P»rt: " 'W« congratulate the JT^mpus i'Uj«r9 Flw C<mPI»! uiKVi tbe coq^plete anfl' slguai sitcce^s ,ef tbe^ «/- fort (E'lRflry way, for the j>codoc(109 jita^do x>ut as one of the best tbat has been aubniltted for public aproval. J.t Is a re^ii cla&<ri.c In picture pro- duction., «n4 words '^xe Infidequate -^o thoroegUy (express -oiir full and esi]>'i>atlc admirtetloji of ttae subject, -wJticb we are coDvlijced will meet w)th a? hearty a receptlun from the pubilc as aiiy pt«Tloiia atthjegt JtM m ic*jpyefl. ^ ^ _^ „_ . "xhe theatre wast crowded with a dlstlngnlQied audience, who with one accord, expressed their entire approval of this mammoth production, which 1:> of such magnetli: power tbat the end Is reached with a feeling of regret that there is no more.'" The Dioatoiic, anothor eminent British trade authority, has this to say concerning "The Eternal City": "That the Famous Flayers Company should have had tbe courage and enterprise to conceive and consummate so ambitious a scheme Is character- istic ot tboir well known iiollcy of sparing nelthor money nor eHort In perfecting their nlms — a policy which they laid down at the beginning ot their brllllcnt career, and which, unlike so many otherSi, tboy have aabervd to unwaveringly ever since. "Thanks to its makers. The Bternal City' is a prodnctlon planned and executed on a grand scale. In Mr. Calne's novel the producers bad .1 .story giving tbe utmost scope for spectacular dis- play and scenic ornamentation. They determined to maike the very best of their material, and tbe rf^iUt Is reody lor all the world to wonder at. 'M we were asked to describe The Eternal City' In Fwo words, we might be tempted to call It the 'super-scenic' film. Almost Inevitably, that is to say it Impresses one prinUrlly by the nnsur- passable grandeur and beauty of the backgrounds a^iRlnst which its story Is enacted. E. S. Porter and Hugh Ford, under whose direction the picture was created, have ransacked -Rome for their set- tings. All that is loveliest and most noble in the clt.v of tbe Seven Hills has been utilized by these gentlemen In tbe telling of tbelr talc. " 'The Eternal City' is not merely a monument of enterprise, however. After one has exhausted all its unique settings and Impressive spectacles, there still remaln» Hall Cainc's highly original and ilram.itlv story. - "Hall Calne Is an acknovledged m^ter In the delicate art of stlmula-ttog llie public's emotiq and the success of bis method^ U prijit.tp repea and oven Intensified op .the iHireMi. "In eon<-IU!<inn. we cannot do less than say tbnt Tbe Eternal City' is likely to enjoy something approaching an eternal run!" . »t«iftdfi«lnt. , _ ful rural retreat after the Famous Plajterjs FlllP Co.'6 'fire in .order to escape the deluge .01 InqtUt^ which followed the report that she had been tn- iured. Captivated by tbo place, she went location luntin^ pn her own Initiative, and when S!d Oi- cot't informed her- that he was .ready to bcgla worji on her next .prbdoction, she had a list -of "<Uscoveries'' ready for him. Mr. Otoott, ^fter iBspeetlng -the «i>ots which t>ls star had selected, officially sanctioned her artistic dIscretloB. Saiel fiwm 'was bein? photographed for of the big weekly maga^uies. The fa'mo(i$ ^Hiyere i^tpr wa? 're9ulred, -anving otfeer -things, 4o poee t>^<i>re one of the mllllcnmlEe's palaces op Flftfi Avenue, In the act of alighting from her Hmoueloe. As she did so, a formar musical comedy asso- ciate, who was riding '>y on the -too of a bus. ex- claimed : "Gee, look at ttazel Daivn. X knev th<^jce ■waa m-jney in acting for the movies, bat I 4iia'i think she was tnak.ltig enough to ll>»7 4 .tike that." tlary FIckfo7<k .Is eo epampted vf the Sapvavfi ^fiAma who have been assemMed to ewpprt jUer in the Famous Players li'itai <;o.'s adMiwtifm iif thie famous John Luther Lojig novel. "MAdaipe Butterfly," that she Is anxious to .0)>t«lH .tile .ser- vices of one of these dliQlnutlve damsels as her own 39^aid. Xbs mcfitness ot the daughters of ^ljpp<qi has appealed very stro.pgly to Little Vary, who de- dfTcea that she believes that they are unsurpassable i^ polot ^ persopol nefttnfsg. 'It Is common enough for peo^ tp eijijuj>7 Japanese men as butlers and chefs, but I do not asserts Miss Plckford. Hugh Ford, who has coIlebMiated with Edwin S. Porter In tbe production <pf fiWie of the greatest photoplays that have ever t«e» screened, among them "Tbt Eternal City" aAd "JSa^a," featuring PauUn* r^4^rlck, has fouod tUoe to keep up his Frjorh M V£ll as hts otib^ Ecailsg. So when a FtowdbiUji attempted to tf^ bim how to spell the Frepejtk vff^tor wood, tie pr9<>ee^e<} ^ tell tbe Native Son that lie was wrong. The-f^9><^man langhed In scorn at the Idea 'ol a mere American teUuig him how tp qieU ja vsjord: In his own language. The argument resolved itself into a. wager, and tiie director was proven eorreet, much to the dis- comfort of the Frenchjvaq. When the latter was finally convinced of his nrror, .iie remarked, "Well, I isre roD a dollar-" "Xes,'' countered Foxj^ "A dollar for the'Pet and a dollar for yoiar ^rst Frcpdti lessian. Beport to-jporrow at toi for tbe sccojtd Jesson." Asaucr grGABi.Y lost hi^ hohe. AahKy Jollier -iMtector for Afnold Daly, ixsii a sorrerw esoipe from, a big ^ash-up 00 bis hoiise- ^at, "Artady," early thb week. A broken anchor chain and a gale of -wind ^.s ,a -bad combination, for those .wlio Hve -on the watar as do M.r. Milter and hie wtfe> and tbiaga looked pretty se-rloiis for a while as the wind drove the "Arkady*" swiftly dovn tho llpe -ot vochts and motpr and Jiouseuoats at the Hpguen.ot Yacht CIvb'9 moorings' In New BocheHe. As soon as-tl>«7 found that they were adrift Mr. -Miller jumped Into thol-.- motor lannch and did .1 Tesija,r jpovijog oletMce -tsiei to the -cliib hoitse for api4hfir« and aa^tftoce. -Mrs. JUUler, Id tjbe to.eap- time, took upsHi lierseK tbo -more thaji mftn-^slBc jop -of fending tlie "Af kady" mtt tjom .any craft sue tiled to bump into- As Mrs. UlUer Is of sport-like proportions, this 'wielding of the bAat-hook was some task ; her pluck, however, being Gargantuan, aod h.er j^ll the .same, she jua^ ttofi to Wd the "AxkwJy" at bar uptll j(r. AJlller and his helpers arjlved and corralled the resnre residence. ST4jn:iBY>S AFBICAS TBIP MOVXBIZSO. Vxplo^ Stanley's blstprlcal trip to Africa in hetalf pf -7/ie New Turk MeraU, in saarcji of a hidden city, dieting which he met with many etr^PSe adWRtwcs. op sevaroj occasions na^f»wly misisf^ death, t^c 'hajsis of a stirring twp part {^tod^ama tor release la tbe regular Jfutual prauam. Sept. 30. ''Stanley'^ Search for a Hlddep City" la the title. In it Captain Jack Bonavlt^, fwpu3 tia^ner ot wild admals, and tbe celebrated collection of 4ab>ei ADistal peflotnners .onint >y Ss-vM :S<»»- ley, the producer, arc featured. The pbotodrama Is from tbe pen of Francis Dor- cester Dougbty, gifted scenario writer and author of 'The James Boys," 'The Young Sleuth," and over two hundred stories of a like nature, wbu has been engaged to write the scenarios In which Captain Bonavlta and the aggregation of animal performers are to l>e featured. "'Stanley's Search for a Hidden City" Is the first of the series of photoplays from Mr. Dongbty's pen. PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS mEGAADING F.VMOUS Vl.A-Y^Bb9. Hugh Ford, who collaborated Mtit^ 'Edi^p ^. Porter in the direction of Mane Doro's appear- ance In "The White Pearl" far the Pamous Players Film Company, bought a -fiBi^U s^tue «r :Bp(ldbf, (lone In Japanese bronie, -fcem wblcb ito mooiel 4M liiigc flgure tbat forms a striking part of tbe back- ground. For the small original, which Is about s'.z Inches In height, Mr. Ford spent a considerable siun. The feature completed, Mr. Ford placed It upon his desk as a memento. -Director SsBes -Dorklo, perching comfortably on Mr. Ford's work-box, spied the Buddha and coveted It for bis own. "How much do you want for it, Hugh?" Mr. Ford named a good rouiM -flgure. Durkln picked up the little Image, which, .to his suipiilse, was hollow. "What? That much for It? Why, It's bollp.w." Ford, who Is a profound a^pilter of art In alj Its manifestations, gasped °and then scornfully remarked: "Great Scott, Jim, do you buy art by the ton';" Ford stil! has the Image. Janes KIrkwood, the emlneit sartorial expert- whose total nhandonment of the Palm Beach suit has .still left Fifth Avenue .Sfl.W(ng, has agrlp qualified as the Beau Bruminel—early stage— the Famous Players Film Cq.'s dltcctodat staff- When Jim heard that the compaoy had leased the old Durland Riding .\cademy <or':9tndi9 puraoMS, he Instantly rushed to his tallor'-n and oriWrp4 a Bialf.dozep ildlng suits to be cut in a corservatlve