Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

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734 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIX, No. 16. Metro Cameraman to Colors The Yorke-Metro Company, which produces the Harold Lockwood features for the Metro, contributed another member of its staff to the service of Uncle Sam, when Benjamin Pietropaoli, assistant to Cameraman Antonio Gaudio, left Los Angeles, April 6, for a camp on Lake Ontario to join the Photographic Division of the Signal Corps. Pietropaoli was scheduled to leave Los Angeles March 29 with a number of other recruits for Camp Lewis and had said good-bye to all of his associates, only to re-appear several days later with the information that his trip to Camp Lewis had been called off and that he had been instructed to report this week to be ready to join the Photographic Division of the Signal Corps, in accordance with orders received by his draft board from Washington. Pietropaoli is the eleventh member of the Yorke-Metro Company to enter some branch of military service since the United States entered the war. Views of the new Central Park theatre, Central Park avenue and Twelfth street, Chicago, owned by Balaban and Katz. At the top, left, view of the stage and proscenium from the balcony; right, view of the seating arrangement from orchestra pit, showing main floor, boxes, balcony and gallery. At the bottom, view of the lobby leading to the main floor and balcony. "The Busy Inn" Heads Pathe Program One-Reel War Educational, Sixth Episode of "The House of Hate" and Comedy Also on Bill MA ADAME NADYA LESIENKO in The Busy Inn," a Russian Art drama, "The Whispering Wires of War," the sixth episode of "The House of Hate" and another rousing Harold Lloyd comedy head Pathe's program for April 14. "The Busy Inn" is a strong Russian play of middle-class life adapted for the screen from the celebrated drama by Alexander Ostrovsky, Russia's greatest playwright. The cast includes the well known stars N. I. Panhoff and Madame Orlova. The play is odd for a Russian production in that it has a happy ending. Questions of vital interest concerning the maneuvers of vast armies are vividly answered in "The Whispering Wires of War," which is a one-reel feature showing the spectacular work of the telephone and wireless divisions of the United States signal corps in France. "A Live Target" is the title of the sixth episode of "The House of Hate." This episode opens with the Hooded Terror overpowering Pearl Waldon, played by Pearl White, in the apartment of Harvey Gresham, played by Antonio Moreno. Gresham enters the apartment just as Pearl screams for help. The Hooded Terror releases her and flees out the window. He ascends the fire escape by gorilla-like leaps, plunges through a closed window amid a shower of broken glass and escapes to the roof. Harvey and Pearl pursue the Terror, but he closes the trap door leading to the roof and bars their progress. As Harvey chops through the door with a fire axe the Terror seizes a halyard, attached to the flagpole and by a spectacular leap clears the distance to the next building. He crashes through a skylight and escapes. The Terror is located the next day by the police through an automobile which he stole. At the same time Gresham, from a field laboratory, is directing the test of a liquid fire gun for the Allies. The Terror eludes the police, who have been joined by Pearl, and speeding to the field where the test is in progress, turns the gun on the field laboratory. As Pearl and two policemen hurry to the testing ground, the field laboratory bursts into flames. Harvey is seen staggering amid exploding chemicals as the episode ends. "Pipe the Whiskers" is the name of Harold Lloyd's new one reel comedy, produced by Rolin and released by Pathe. It is a masterpiece of fun and action. Two interesting split-reel Pathe colors for the week are "The Valley of the Dordogne" and "The Horse in Action." Hearst-Pathe News Nos. 32 and 33 complete the program. World Official on Tour Ricord Gradwell, vice-president and general manager of World Pictures, is on a tour of the Middle West.