Moving Picture World (Jun 1919)

June 21, 1919 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1793 WHAT THE EDUCATIONAL SCREEN SHOWS Subjects Varying in Latitude from Florida to Labrador Garry Much Interesting Information CURRENT educational releases cover a variety of subjects, some of which have shown on the screen before, photographed by different people at different angles, and others which are new to the average spectator. The following group will be found interesting and informative. "Piking After Pizarro." The town of Cajamarca, Peru, occupies the opening scenes in the OutingChester picture "Piking After Pizarro." Here we are reminded of the sad story of an Inca brave who lost his life in the square of Capamarca. Scenes in the streets of the town are interesting, including the weaving of the poncha, which seems to be a "national institution" in Peru. From here we go to the gold mines, and after a brief stay continue to the silver country where primitive methods are still in vogue in some sections/ Interesting Indian types are seen in the picture. "Where the Screen Tree Grows." The Outing-Chester picture "Where the Screen Tree Grows" was photographed off the south coast of Florida, and treats the spectator to a delightful series of views in which the sea fowl figures. Different kinds of wild birds with their eggs and young lead up to some of the most remarkable pictures of heron roosting in trees. These graceful birds silhouetted against the sky form an unusually beautiful sight. The picture exhibited at the Strand Theatre, New York City, has been much admired. "Flying Cannon." The Bray Pictograph No. 6120 contains a series of animated technical drawings which serve as an example of what Uncle Sam was getting ready for the Germans when they decided to quit. The film shows an animated cross section of a relay shell, which explodes twice instead of once. As the fire travels the fuse, it comes first to a primary explosive which discharges a series of smaller contact shells. These contact shells demolish the battery shields and other enemy protection so that when the fuse fire works down to the main explosive, which distributes the shrapnel balls, the shrapnel spread works free havoc in all directions. The picture shows the flight of the shells in the air, the two explosions in sequence, and just how the shell operates. It is a surprising revelation of what our inventors were devising, and is extremely interesting to persons of mechanical inclinations. "Beans." Activities on a 150,000-acre .bean farm in California is one of the interesting subjects of the Bray Pictograph No. 6120. The planting, and harvesting of the beans as shown in the picture points to the ingenuity and inventive genius necessary in solving the problem of the world's largest bean farm. "Interior Decoration." In the Bray Pictograph No. 6119, Marjory Wickware, an interior decorator, demonstrates the work of getting rea"dy to embellish a New York house which she has been engaged to decorate. First she consults the plan of the house and makes drawings of the rooms when furnished, allowing her imagination and good taste to guide her. She then watercolors her drawings and completes the decorations on paper, after which she gives out contracts for woodwork and paint, selects fabrics for decorations, designs the furniture, and, most important of all, takes care of proper lighting — the selection of lamps being an art in itself. This is a subject worth while seeing. "Pure Havana." One of the Ford-Goldwyn educational weeklies of current release gives a series of views in and about Havana, Cuba. The picture has been carefully taken, and little that is of interest about the city has been forgotten. Old Morro Castle, panoramic views of the city from If This Be Rowdyism We're Not for the Little Lord Fauntleroy Etiquette. In fact, we're unanimous in our opposition. This is a scene from "Rowdy Ann,' the Christie special, with Fay Tincher, which is just as classic as the dance above depicted. the waterfront, the spot where the battleship "Maine" was sunk, and the Senate house are among the more interesting features. The National Opera House, an edifice of architectural beauty, is also seen, as well as the Prada and the famous Colon market. "The Only Way." An excellent "safety first" film appearing among the Ford-Goldwyn weeklies is "The Only Way." Almost every form of street accident is covered, from that caused by the careless throwing off refuse, such as banana peelings, on the street, to that caused by carelessness both of drivers and pedestrians in the midst of traffic. Pathe Review No. 11. The eleventh issue of the Pathe Review contains some interesting pictures of wild horses, photographed by Raymond L. Ditmars. These include the zebra, and the wild horse of Thibet. African natives making pottery forms an entertaining educational subject; some surprisingly good views of native women at work, with their children on their backs, are included. A slow camera analysis of ice skating, and various other features are shown. "Wild Wedding Belles." One of the most interesting of current travel pictures is "Wild Wedding Belles," a comedy version of the Zulu marriage customs. The picture is an Outing-Chestor released by the First National, and has been entertainingly titled by Katherine Hilliker. The picture, played by real Zulus, tells the story of one Horace, whose "fancy lightly turned to thoughts of love." A rival appears on the scene in the shape of the son of the headman of the tribe, and by sheer force takes possession of the lady in the case, and marries her. In revenge Horace poisons the headman, who allowed his son to usurp the bride elect of another, and so the story ends in tragedy. This is an unusually entertaining film. "Men Met in the Mountains." From among the many scenes photographed in the western mountains, Robert Bruce has chosen a series of scenes taken in the Cascades and in the Shasta region for his picture, "Men Met in the Mountains." This picture, while it contains many lovely scenes in which men, dogs and horses, trees of wonderful growth and circumference, and glacial slopes, figure entertainingly, does not back up its title sufficiently. Half breed Joe is the one particular example pointed out in the picture as true and tr'ed in the class who can remain companionable in spite of slush, snow 'and poor horse feed. As shown at the Rialto Theatre, New York, during the week of June 1, the picture was rather brief, but delightful in photographic and scenic quality. "Labrador and Newfoundland." The Post Film Company has several hundred feet of film taken in a land of which the ordinary irfdividual knows little. In view of the fact that Newfoundland has gained considerable publicity through being made a stopping place in the aeroplane flight across the Atlantic, this picture formed a wisely chosen number of a recent Rialto program. The town of St. John's is included in the scenes of the picture, and types of Newfoundlanders and natives