New York Clipper (Oct 1915)

TH-E^ NEW - YORK -CLIP-P^' ION PICTURES B&BiiT snnnsruonoir pictcbbiisioitojs. FiOiOUS FLAYEIS TO PICTURIZE ^WLOMACr^ CELEBRATED CHAS* FROHHAIl Sti€CESS VmX BE ELABORATELY SCREENED WITH Mrs doro as star. "-, Stiule Doro, who created a'iltottnct screen oen- ntlon In her first appearance In. isotlou pictures. In the Famous Playerj fHsl Company's prodncnon of "The Morals of Marcus," and who has re- Deated this triumph In that compiny's latest re- lease, '•The White Pearl," "wUl, Tipon her return from Los Augeles, where She .will remala for & ehort time, appear in nn elaborate photo prodactfon. of ths great dramatic success, "Diplomacy," by eardou. The presentation 'of tills celebrated play on the screen was this veelc arransed b? the Fanious Players Film Company through Its theatri- cal ftfflllatlon with the Charles Frohman Company, irhlch controls this dramatic property. "Diplomacy" Is the most valuable dramatic ac- Sulsltlon' to the screen since "Zaza" and "Bella lonna,'". which -were also secured by the Famous Players;- and added interest attaches to the plan to present Miss Doro In Its screen adaptation, because of the fact that In the oral version.of thl^. famous play—elie attained one of lier greatiest'Sfago-trl- im ptm- It -was only a year ago. that Ufsa,Doro co-starred with William UlUettc and Blanche Bates, In the revival of the great Sardoa.liiay af'tbo Empire Theatre. Xew York, undec 'Ftohman .•man- acement. This revival was balled aB one of the moat notable theatrical events of tlie: season, snd alias Doro scored a great personal anccesa in tne role which slie will now present on the screen, it •was also In "Diplomacy" that Mbs'Doro won ner greatest BQceess abraid. .... , , -■ At Oie time of the presentation of the revival the New- York critics -ncre practically nnnnlmgus In declarliie Miss Doro to be the most consplcnbns star bt the three, one of them even going; so *ar JM to Bay, "In truth there Is but one star oC:the .three. Ifhat Is Marie Doro, who plays the part ol Dora better than It has ever been played before. Bapeclal tribute was paid to the overwbelmlng "einotlonal powers of Mt.-ss Doro In the great cumnz Jn which tie husband of Dora, believing her to be a spy, nrges her to confess and seet safety mnis ' protection. Tcrrlfled. crlef stricken, and Anally -enraged by her husband's lack of faith in her, Dora storms and then Is dissolved into tears. Recognizing In the star's performance remark- . able dramatic maturity and strength, one critic declared that ^Ilss Doro bad {laasea from th" actress playing her quaint and agreeable Ingenue l>.-<rts to the actress who can, with equal justice, represent a "variety of mooda and passions. She ployed irlfhbut a-Ialse of -ftreet note, and. whereas, she showed charm and. gtace ln Bome epliiodes, she lufuscdr a pafslonate energy into. her bl.g scenes. She was declared to bo exquisite to look upon and stirring to the emotloas. The "scene.s of the renowned drama are laid at Monte Carlo and Paris, -where BaroU Stein alul Comtesse Zlcka. spies, attempt to steal Important BrltlHh State papers- from -Uie first secretary of the etnbiiss.v, the cnllt being cleverly Shifted to the secretarj-'a h'rlde. The plot la eo splefadldly -'constructed that It Is almost fascinating to watch the weaving of a 'web of suspicion abont Dora aiid -the revealing of her Innocence. It hasInter-, -national 'flavor and IilntA of war and diplomatic .complications, spyiug and official deception, mnk- Ing It a timely proiluctlon In these days of war- fare. Having alreody established a reputation as an International film favorite, a aupromc actrcns and ■a dazzling beauty b.v her former appearances on the screen. It Is a foregone conclusion that Ml«-s -Doro will more than' duplicate In this adaptation 'the unusual triumph which she won on the stage. "Diplomacy" will be he ninth Charles Probman 'production to be transferred to the screen by the Famous I'layer.s. -who hove already presented fca- •tiire adaptations of "The Conspiracy.** "The Morals •of MarCTB," "Dttvia'Hanim,•• '^Arc You a ItfatonT'* "The Pretty Sister of Jose,'' "The Dictator," 'The Fatal Card" and "Zaza." "Diplomacy" will be released on the next Para- mount quarter. "BttCAULEY EVOLVES NEW CAR- tOOir METHOD TORr SOOEEH* C U. Macauley. one of the foremost of Hying eartiidnlsts, whose reputation abroad Is as secure u.lt is In thia couotiy, and •who:ie cartoons have hteit''known for a Quarter ol a century In the great pnpers.of New Y'oili, has Invented nn Interesting method at reproducing bis -work In motion pictures. Within the nest ten days his art will be shown on the motion picture screens throughout the country. In what Mr. Macauley calls "Epic Cartoons." •Ibe problem the ca;tooDlst hud to solve ■was a method of visualizing cverv- Ktroke of the pen, with- out' the use of thousands of drawings, which took mcnthtf to make, asscinblc an-l photograph before the public saw tbem on the screen' as "animated eutoons." ' A patent recently granteJ and'others pending, bid fair to revolutionize this ever popular branch of motion picture art; for Mr. Macauley has solved his problem and can now -work at top speed, cs though making a rush cartoon for to-morrow's paper. Aside from the wonderfully lifelike motion or his cbaractcij and antmj's. the cartoonist has bridged the dlSii-uIty of having nis moving objects UiSt their shadows as they go, i thing heretofore uraccompllsbed. The drawing of the' fignres In combination with he employment of double ex- posures, provide startiiDc revelations In the w.'.y of "etfects'to'be- arcompMshed In motion pictur-.- photography, and open up a virgin and almost lim- itless Held. For the first reel of his Epic Cahtoons. -which >M to be Issued weekly , and wlU 4lea-L'-with the cnirrent events of the world.' Mr." Macanley: haq gft^t to the Immortal "Temple of Fame." The screen shows the stately and impreselTe ' edifice, with ItB pure Greek lln^s. on tte: top of .the'hill. ■'Up the ■'broad path ' ooces" Fame,'wnq'iranscs 03 ^ she climbs the majestic ste'pa'.nnd^'.'slowly taralng,. show^^the -wbndcrfal Greek prbtll6 of' Atlele' BJood. Mr. Macauley had great dlfflenlty'In-finding the wdinan to be screened as Fame. " She' must be beantlfnl of form and face, statuesque, 'with-grace and power in every gesture r fitted to wear tho long-nowlDg; graceful gown of the Greek women of. the time of Phidias, and must'possess a Grecian profile, such as we are accustomed to seeing upon the obverse side of onr good American dollars. Ail£i a search of weeks. In which he wofi as- slpted h} ftQlow artists, '^r. Macaaley foand all required qualities in Miss Blood, who is known for hcf work In the title role of "Everywoman-" As this la Mist'Blood's debut before the motion pic- tare cam^i-a, she did not have to forget many thhgs which -would have been detrimental to- the Epic Cartoons. Fame enters the temple^ and is seen walking - like a spirit down the Ions and stately Corridor of. Time. She turns to scrutinize the Mches of BiBtot?, fined -with the busts of the great'-de- parted, Barneses II,. Alexander, Attllla, Cqtsar, 'Hjmpey, Cyrus. Xerxes, Homer, 'Virgil, Demos- thenes, Beethoven, Uszt. Porlclea, Dante, Siake- ■ speore and other distinguished dead. - Fame ■ piwes before-n pedestal on. .which rests ft' block or.-'^rgin""mftrbIe. Out of nothing appear the Hands of Destiny, clutching the mBllet upon -which Is written the word "Liberty," and a chisel. These attack the marMe-and, as the ^marble chips 'fly, one sees the foce of Washington aBsum& -propor- tion under the steel, while Fame stands - by in contemplation. 'When 'the completed bust stands where was once a block of marble, the picture dlssolvea and reveals the scene of the Father of His Country In his .Immortal crossing of the Dela-ware. Feme, sie- nlfylng her approval, lifts the bunt and places Tt 111 an enduring niche of history. Again do the hands of IXstluy pick up the im-' plements of the sculptor this time to line the rugged face of 'Lincoln, which Is tenderly lifted to its ntehe In the Corridor of Time. The third bust-.sculptored by Destiny Is that of President Wilson. -When Destiny, wielding the mallet of "Humanity." has completed It, the bust - dissolves Into a plctnre ashowing the sinking of a ship at sea and 'the stmggllng of the passen- gers and the crew to escape. "Then Is shownaa de- serted battlefield, with Its tragic horror of war's fieace. Fame is then shown placing a wreath^ of aarel on the brow of Wilson, and -with her hands on the marble Image, looks to the audience with an expression of Inquiry, as though asking it Trhether the aculptored block of marble shajl be enshrined In a niche In the Immutable Corridor of Time. The novelty of Macauley's Idea In so strildngly treating the leading topic of current world events, and MTbs Blood's compelling, grace and t>eaaty 'On the screen promise maih for the -new field- chosen by the cartoonist. miss HAH.RTB luivtmitra .fon RtdniBLKT. Theodora Harris, one of the best .and-for^ost professional writers of photoplays, who has hsd many of her conceptions produced by the leading motion plctilre>^t$dDifA4tiuerB. -jias been engaged by David Horsley •to"Writc'«ftaTnre scenarios, and has Joined tbe-segnlar staff <o£ vMters at Mr.'Hors- .ley's etndlo In Cos Angeles. —Miss';Harris-has a splendid record of past performances which -may be taken as an-IndlcAtlon of what :may -be expected 'of her efforts In Mr. Horsley's productions. CtLiSB WnDTJIl, ACfOlUAUTHOR. Oct. 27, David Horaley will release, through the Mutual I^lm Corporation, the second 'of his throe reel Centaur-Star Features, under the title of "The Blood .of Our'Broihers," a -war drama, featutlug Crane Wilbur. 'According to reports from I/os Asgeles. where -the plctnre was .made, "The Blood of Onr Brothers" Is the most ambitious uodettaktitt' -ever . attempted in the production of a three reel sub- ject, for regular program service. In addition to this it Is claimed that the production will yery roadUy stood beside the -srehtest -and most In- Huentfal screen conceptiohs ever offered. Aside from the fact, that thousands of dollars Jtave been spent In making It, the-production Is notable prlhiarlly because of (he bigness of the subject. Founded on war, Itii horrors, and its -Is- Tnstatlng consequences. Ihe story. In Its -analysis. Is said'to be tbc-most powerful plea.for peace ever advanced through the mcdlom of -motion pictarrs. nie 'idea 'is treated In aOcJory, relieving the spectator of the weariness of a heavy sermon. The Hcrceful punch and the stTeScth of the lesson Is not alleviated,. however. On (3in contrary, by thli treatment, with its contrast of . oblors and of high 'llghta and shadows, the moral--of the drama Is, it anything, more directly brought horned It alf^> piovldcs a certain charm thac perforce conid not be obtained by any other means, adding a great djigre&.pf Interest to the keynote of the snbject. A splendid cast has been <:bOscn by Mr. Horsle.v, -with Crane Wilbur, -wbo Is the author of the storv ttaytDg the leading role.- Director Arthur M.<)ude has been commissioned -to spare no expense In mounting the story, nnd the lavish expenditure he has made is sure to be reflected In the finished pic- ture. jrOSB'. BACK . KHOai BABABIA8. Edward Jose, the Fathe producer, has Just re- turned , from a trip to the Bahamas -with his "Nedra" company, and a batch of Interesting etorles. <Wlth him-v'ere Mar/^aret Greene, George i'rohert, Fahla. MafUoff. Ctanfurd Kent and 1 swarm of "extras." Judging from Mr. Jose's BtortcS and the 'istills"' hehroUght With him, his Gold Rooster play is a colossal production. Headers of the book "Medro," which la by George ' BRrr McCutcheon, -will remember that the hero ehd heroine are wrecked on an island, where tlicy are made king and queen by the natives, who never before have seen a White man. There is ai5o a stirring battle between the friendly natives and hostile tribe. In 'which the good generalship of the white man decided the victory. ' Mr. Jose employed Id these battle scenes some two thousand of the native Babaman blacks, and found to Ills surprise that they did their parts -well. One Kccne. which Is - particularly effective, shows the defeated savages Jumping from a lofty cim loto the ocean below. The clllf used in the scene was Bomo one hundred and fifty feet high, but tlie colored actors plunged from It a» though It were their own doorstep. Only once did the dusky supers show fear. There Is obly one real forest on the island on which thny wore working, and ,whlle going tbroneti it fnc company ran across a large snake. The supers fled In all dlrectlrcs, and refused to go Into the woods again until the snake' was captnred. A white man was the only man who dared to go near the. reptile, and he soon killed it. 'Work then vmt on. As the huge tnob of colored people -went irom place to place to the different locations, titer formed Into military ranks and sang "Tlppemr.r.'* The rousing chorus from so many tlkroats attracted £rcat attention. It Is needless to saT.. and everyone i the-Islands soon knew Jose's players. A British warship -n-as lying m the harbor of Nassau, and the onicers of it extended many eour- tesles to the players In the way of permitting theni to tat(e pictures on shipboard and entertaining thcm.- . "MOVTE" MEN EXTRA HAZARDOUS. And now the Insurence companies have It In for . the moving picture people. Tom Terrlss discovered this last -week when he went to take out new life oud accident pcjlclee. To his dismay he ran afoul oil. the occupation query, finding that because of the "Perils of the MoyleB." directors and acton are to J>e listed henceforth along with the steeple Jacks in the class "extra-hazardouK" SOUNDS nEAaOKABUi. In one of the episodes In the "Aditoo Elrk" eedes -of pictures: which Ashtey Miller Is produc- ing for Arnold Dab°, the interior of a honseboat forms the fn<se en scene, and- Mr.' Miller has luod his own boat. "Arkady.'' for the model made for the picture. Fumlsbuigs and arrangement ere to be duplicated exactly., and the set for the pic- ture la .'being built upon a raft so tbnt the lut end 0way -of (he -water'wUl be tran^erted to the pictnrlzatlon. - 'WAB.<tnCK> eKTS 'OBOBttOIC' FAAT AT ■Pot tile flrst thne-ln hls' -ea^r-as a World Film .8t»r,'-Robert^^arwick--wlU -hppe'ar-ln the Wm..A. -Brady pfaotiHlraiibB, ■■The -Slns-of'-Soelety," as an ■.AttMlean miutary . Officer. Uecar'-Eafle la dlrMt- Ing the picture. In -which is showD, qjnons mnuy other startling Bwnes, 'the aaklng'-ot a soldier «r«wded transporcrby a snUnarUe, 'Mr. -'Warwick's last offering, "The Flash of Emerald," presented him In a despIcaTHy villainous part indeed; he ^vas a burglar, murderer, anil many other things that did not pleaee his admire s. But in "The Sins of Society" this fine, manly, end handsome artist has the fullest 'opportunities 01 "taking the stage" in- a taanner which -those most competent to Judge—the public—declare beet be- fits nlm. "The Sins of Society" 'will be released on Not. 29. ^ G. FonsBar Tatlob, the new star of tho Flying "A," specially chosen to poWmy Western types, dlstisifulshed hlmiself in tbe tltle role of Two Slot Joe, a dooblC-reM Banner feattue, released on the regular Mutual Program, Oct, 15. 'Hie sto.-y has -« Hret -Horf-flavor, trad ^owb ' the regenera- tion of a gambler-and< desperado through his love <or tho abandoned -wife of Ttom Carroll, a dlMO- lute claim Jumper. Anna Iilttle, tamons for her 'brunette beauty aird*her -wonderlkil 'work In wcist- «m pictures. Impersonates Jennie -CartOlL Jack Richardson and Louise- Lester, established Ameri- can favorite:^ make up the lialance «t-a strong cast.