Motography (Apr-Dec 1911)

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260 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. VI, No. 6. Cinderella Departs for the King's Ball in Her Fairy Equipage. that this sweet-voiced, dancing-eyed, ambitious little player has — and for the past three years she has searched high and low for a production of Cinderella. Many have been submitted to her, but she had never found any that would prove practical for her purposes. When the Selig people first approached Miss Taliaferro with a proposition to feature her in one of their productions she flatly and indignantly refused to consider it, not being familiar with the high position which the silent drama holds in its relation to the stage today. The conference, however, served to arouse her interest in the silent drama, as it had been aroused in Madam Bernhard, Duse and Rejane, and from then on she held a deep admiration and respect for the men who were doing so much to give to the "masses" of this and future generations the art of the stages' greatest stars. This interest deepened after her first visit of inspection to the studios of the Selig Company at the invitation of Mr. W. N. Selig, and when he outlined to her, in the course of their conversation, his idea of producing Cinderella on a scale so elaborate that it would far surpass every former achievement and would probably rival, if not excel, in its grandeur the greatest productions of the legitimate stage, Miss Taliaferro realized that at last she had found the object of her many years' search. Arrangements were entered into for her services and the production was started. As the work progressed she became enthusiastic over the posibilities of the motion picture. She enjoyed every minute of her new occupation with the keenest zest, watching and absorbing with eager interest the many various details of producing a picture of this magnitude. Upon the completion of her engagement at the Selig studio, which extended over a period of eight weeks, she stated that "she had learned more about acting and production during this short time than she had in as many years elsewhere." Her satisfaction and enthusiasm over this production of Cinderella caused her to start making arrangements at once for a dramatic version of the story. Just when she intends to produce it is not stated, but it is practically assured that Broadway will see it some time within the next year and a half. In the meantime her host of admirers the world over will flock to see her, as the little girl in tatters that married the wonderful Prince Charming, in Selig's three reel holiday masterpiece, "Cinderella." It would be easy to go on for page after page extolling the wonderful acting of Miss Taliaferro. The extraordinary charm and beauty of her personality, and the marvel of her ability to transfer that charm to the picture screen. Of course those who know Miss Taliaferro on the stage have grown accustomed to the acting and the personal charm. But this thing of projecting subtle bits of temperament over rays of light is a matter for the psychologists to explain if they can. Very seldom does the more or less blase observer of hundreds of motion picture films find it necessary to force himself, as the last bit of picture slips off the screen, back to earth and the rather cold world around him. That effect is an old trick of the best type of legitimate drama ; but Mr. Selig — or Miss Taliaferro — has caught it and put it on a screen. It is really a new sensation for picture fans.