The Moving Picture Weekly (1916-1917)

-THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLY 15 FLASHES FROM THE NEWS WEEKLIES Jack Cohn, editor of the Animated, greeting Christy Mathewson in a "Red" uniform. Christy was the star of two Universal Features. GREETING THEIR BASEBALL HERO. j^UMBER Thirty-one of the Universal Animated Weekly shows Christy Mathewson, for sixteen years the star pitcher of the New York Giants, being welcomed by his old pals. "Matty," or "Big Six" as he is familiarly called, was recently traded to the Cincinnati Reds as a manager in exchange for Herzog, who will fill a weak spot in the Giant's infield at third base. Besides being the finest pitcher that baseball has ever known, "Matty" is without doubt the most popular man in the game today. He is the idol of the baseball fans not only in New York, but all over the country as well. "Matty" is shown receiving a big bouquet of flowers that his ardent admirers sent him. Herzog, who was traded for "Matty," is also shown as well as Hal Chase, formerly manager and first baseman on the "Yanks," who is still considered one of the finest initial sackers in the game. Slim Sallee, another new member of the Giant squad, is also introduced to the fans by the editor of the Animated. Those who have followed the great Universal program for the last year or two will remember that Christy Mathewson numbers among his many talents a very convincing style of acting. He played in two baseball dramas put on by the Universal. ALASKA ALSO PREPARES. ALL HANDS SAVED. •pHE Animated Weekly for this week shows what is left of the excursion steamer, Keyport, which was sunk recently in New York harbor. It is very fortunate that there were no lives lost, as there were some three hundred women and children on board when the accident occurred. Divers are shown putting hawsers around the bottom of the boat to hoist it. ENJOYING LIFE IN JAIL. ^EW YORK'S convicts are not far behind their brethren at Sing Sing when it comes to having a good time in prison. Recently they celebrated the first anniversary of the installation of J. J. Murtha as warden, and there were some big doings for the boys in prison. Number thirty-one of the Universal Animated Weekly shows Commissioner Lewis and Parole Commissioner Kate Davis addressing the boys. Then follow sports of different sorts and a ball game between the Murtha Stars and the nine from the Battleship Oklahoma. BUILDING A CITY OF TENTS. ^N army is forced to carry its own shelter with it, and one of the most interesting sights about a camp is to see the way the tents are put up in a jiffy when the army makes camp. Number thirty-one of the Universal Animated Weekly shows the soldiers on the border erecting one of their magic cities. Of course, the kind of tents that are shown in the picture are permanent and are erected only when the army intends to stay in the vicinity for some time. When on the march little dog or shelter tents are used. Other views of the soldier boys are shown. The country down on the border is not exactly ideal for walking, but that does not stop the men from taking long and strenuous hikes in the broiling sun. Machine guns practise is also shown. These guns are not of the moving picture variety and the little puffs that are seen spell death for any lusty man who would be so foolish as to get in the way. A LASKA refuses to be outdone by any of the states when it comes to patriotism or national spirit. So when all the cities in the states began to have their preparedness parades Juneau refused to be outdone. Number thirty-one of the Universal Animated Weekly shows the great event as it happened up in the wilds of Alaska. Perhaps "Wilds" is not exactly the right term to use, as Juneau is a real city and the parade was a real parade with over fifteen hundred people marching in it. The war veterans were there from both the Civil and SpanishAmerican wars. Next came the Trail Blazers, the pioneers who helped to build up this wonderland. Nearly all the ofganizations were there and the parade was brightened by many floats. It was quite the biggest event of its kind that has ever been staged in Juneau. CUP DEFENDER NOW USED AS FREIGHTER THE yacht Defiance, built as a cup defender for the famous America Cup, which was donated by Sir Thomas Lipton of international fame, is being cut down for use as a freighter between Norfolk and North Carolina points. Built in 1914 for the challenge race for the famous international trophy, the Defiance never even sailed a race as the European war made the contest impossible. What is left of the once majestic sailmg craft is shown in the thirty-first number of the Universal Animated Weekly. ANIMATED FILMS GREAT CATASTROPHE AT JERSEY CITY DY quick work on Sunday morning the Universal Animated Weekly cameramen obtained wonderful vie\vs of the great catastrophe which laid Jersey City low and bombarded all the surrounding cities with shrapnel bullets, 4-inch shells, causing a loss of life and property damage which can only be estimated at this writing. The two explosions, a little after two o'clock Sunday morning, woke every one within twenty-five miles of the Jersey City Railroad terminal freight yards at Black Tom Island where they occurred, and were the signal for the Animated Weekly cameramen to get on the job as soon as it was light. Bv dint of influential connections the camera men got excellent views of the terrible devastation which the (Contimced on page 45.)