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From Hollywood 195 rer two days' demands alike, never to- rrow's problems the same as today's, every day bringing the same lavish fciditure of energy in the effort to do : thing as well as it may be done. Ml this that in the end you and I y have two hours' entertainment, er which it is our privilege to say, "I ed it," or "I did not like it." Production Notes THE Pied Piper of Hamlin" is be- ing produced at the Irving Wil- studio in Culver City. The poem is ng adhered to closely in the produc- I which is in the hands of Miss ances Ellington. The studio building elf, of quaint and curious architecture, d somewhat reminiscent of fairy tales, being used as part of the background. i^X LIVER Twist," the new Jackie \J Coogan picture, is finished and in process of being cut and titled. It is directed by Frank Lloyd who made "The Tale of Two Cities" some years ago. REX Ingram plans to film Victor Hu- go's "Toilers of the Sea" on the coast of Maine. EDUCATIONAL films are being pro- duced in Los Angeles by Cinal Films. One picture already finished, on Civics, presents the subject interestingly with children as the principal actors. TWO-REEL pictures on scientific subjects are being made by Richard Thomas Productions. They are in story form, but so arranged that the story part may be omitted if the film is to be used by schools or colleges, and only the technical matter shown. Three pictures have been made, showing the extraction of free nitrogen from the air by electrical processes, the history of photography from Egyptian times to the present, and the workings of the solar system. The Unspeakable Photo-Play (Concluded from page 175) mericanization of our foreign pop- ation. These are but a few of the great m to which the screen can be put, d on which not only its prosperity I its title to esteem as an institution m rest. But before that can be Tected it will be essential for the esent manufacturers to learn some- iing. In the mass they are not cal- llated to justify much hope; they -e mostly speculators, get-rich-quick mdidates, opportunists and all-round jnoramuses. Many of them started when the industry was young and they have done little toward standardizing it. However, reckless and excessive competition, losses caused by failing patronage and changed conditions may have their effect and teach them a salutary lesson. If not, before long through force of circumstances they will have to give place to another and better class of men—men enlightened and discerning—who will know how to use the screen wisely and worthily and who will develop it along the ave- nues of public requirement.