Moving Picture Weekly (1915-1920)

THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY With the News Film Cameramen Whipple Makes Daring Flight of 4000 feet to Obtain Remarkable Pictures. New York City Cheers the Presentation of the Flag Presented by Amsterdam, Holland. UNXIXG a weekly of pictorial events is as nearly like publishing a news])aper as anything else could be. It means that up-to-date "live" news must be filmed and developed and printed ready for exhibition very often the same day that a picture is taken. For this week's topical films a series of current pictures have been filmed whic hare fairly overflowing with interest. From Buffalo comes a picture of the Shriners at drill, taken at the national convention ; from San Francisco, a thrilling picture of the "Westward," the Lipton Cup Winner, winning the trophy in her first race at San Francisco Bay, California. The naval celebration at the Atlantic City carnival makes an elaborate feature while an interesting film showing a swarm of bees so tame they can be handled fearlessly by a child. This comes from Los Angeles. The much-talked-of .")00-mile race on the Chicaog Speedway, showing the noted drivers in thrilling race, and the world-famous aviator, Xiles. performing dangerous tactics in the clouds at Columbus, Ohio, are two 'Of the real animated thrillers. The cameraman taking the "battle of the hose," at Sapuipa. Okla., where rival firemen bombarded one another with harmless volleys at the State Tournament, had a hard time dodging the shots, but he took a crackerjack picture. The thousands cheering as the city's new official flag presented by Amsterdam, Holland, and unfurled at City Hall. New York City, is one of the most inspiring sights ever filmed, (iood "closeups" of A. Van de Saude BakhuyZen, Consul-General of the Netherlands, presenting the ffag to Mayor Mitchell, a swell as one of (Jovernor Whitman, are features of this week's Animated. With the Zeppelin balloon playing havoc over in England and the aeroplane being put forward as one of the real valuable engines of war, young U. K. Whipple, the Universalist cameraman, stands to be called to Washington for his remarkable nerve and daring, successful work in a plane while working on a picture at Fenton, Michigan, just a week ago. Going up with O. E. Williams in a plane that developed speed estimated at nearly one hundred miles an hour, which had dropped bombs on a plane two hundred feet below in which was Aviator Alfred Boshek, Williams descended on a glide at a speed of fully one hundred miles an hour and headed directly at the spectators, while Whipple was cleverly grinding his camera away, getting the most remarkable picture ever taken in the clouds. It was a mimic battle between two planes. The plane Whipple was in came with terrific force until within ten feet above the crowd, then it turned upward. There was a scattering of the spectators and .several women fainted. Whipple displayed great nerve by standing by his machine, although, after it was all ovre, he admitted he nearly deserted his post when Cnmeraman ('. uicturcs. K. Whipitle Preparing in an the plane seemed to be beyond control and certain to be crushed by contact with the earth. The exhibition was the first of its kind ever attempted. The Universal can well afford' to be proud of this great achievement by Mr. ^\^lipple, whose daring has attracted the authorities at Washington. What more thrilling sight can be imagined than the great Yale-Harvard regatta at New London, Conn. Yale's powerful crew winning the victory over Harvard at their annual fourmile contest on the Thames is seen so plainly that those unfortunates unable to attend the real race can enjoy it fully as well by witnessing the race on the film. One of the most timely subjects of this week is the daring air raid in Paris, France, of which the American newspapers have written so much. Powerful bombs, causing much damage in the streets of the French capital, are seen descending on their errand of destruction. Such pictures are the greatest advocates of universal peace. Scenes showing ovations given the ambassador in London by Italian enthusiasts upon ^^—^^^—.^^^-t news of their country's entrance "^9H|^HH| into the war are followed by / ^^^^n"™ inimitable cartoons by the / famous caricaturist, Hy Mayer, of Puck. These cartoons are aljH^JHH^ ways the most ddightful and I^BI^By ^fcf topical subjects, depicting cur ^'^^^ styles and showing the B^^HHv'vHI^Ih^ ^ horrors of Most of the film companies make it a point to secure only the best current news events for their Weekly, and employ cameramen in all parts of the V^JHB^^H^^^^MH world. Often films come all the feaj^^jjjjBWE^^^^H^B way from the four of ■^■A^^^^^^^^^^ESE the earth in one day, each one ^^BSI^^^^^P 1 ^""'^ interesting than the Mr ^D^^^^^K ] <>*^^^f l^he demand for these V n^^^^H^KJ (^^urrent events shown on the ' screen has been as great as for the stories, and are undoubtedly enjoyed as much. taking one of his most daring to ascend 4,000 feet aeroplane. Ada (ileason. former star of the spoken drama, and a well-known stock player in Chicago and the East, has left the Selig Company and hereafter will play in Murdock Madljuarrie's company at Universal City. All of which goes to prove that sooner or later the Universal gets 'em if they're good. Elsie Jane Wilson, who played the lead with the "Every woman" legitimate company and is well known on the Australian stage, has arrived in Universal City, where she will play leading roles, in the place of Pauline Bush, with Joseph De Gra'sse. The Universal companies have outgrown even the great newstage at Universal City and while some of the companies will temporarily use the old stages at Hollywood while another monster stage is being erected in Universal City, J. Warren Kerrigan and the other players of the Kerrigan-Victor company will leave for Lake Tahoe, near San Francisco, whereanother permanent Universal studio will be built for the filming of San Franci.sco .scenes.