Pictures and the Picturegoer (October 1915 - March 1916)

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PICTURES AND THE PICTUREGOER 170 Picture News and Notes Film cartoon apropos of Hy. Meyer's <" 1 1 1 o cartoonist's) trip to the Grand Canyon and Universal City. IF all multiple reelers are "the greatest ever produced" (see bills), on what date may we expect something better? # # * * From a cinema programme : " Patsy Slogan Deseased" in two parts. Now is Patsy dead, or only troubled with a " growth " ? The italics are ours. tt # , ; * # Touchstone Comedies may feature Billy Boreham, but from all accounts they are made to cheer, not bore. They are British, and Davison, the British agent, is handling them. # # * * The title of a coming Vitagraph Blue Ribbon Feature is The Sins of the Mothers. Father will want to see this, and he is sure to be followed by Mother, even if she does not accompany him. # * # « Soldiers are said to have dug the foundations for a cinema site to be used by the Royal Engineers at Old Trafford, Manchester, during their recruiting campaign. Thus "pictures" provides practice in the manly art of trenchma kins'. Among some of the productions in which Bottomley toot part was Hamlet, says The Moving-Picture World. This does not refer to our one and only B y, says the Idealctter, although that gentleman is always playing one of tin' characters in the famous play. Need we mention it ? It is Horatio. # * -»" Not His First Clean Lip. WEEN Charlie Chaplin appears in The Perfect Lady his admirers will see him. of course minus that wonderful moustache. Many will doubtless think ii i-* hi- first appearance without it, but in point of fact Charlie appeared without a moustache iu Musqueraders,a Keystone issued iu March last. Charlie is good with or win Bo b-Jropping on the Screen. TO film an actual air-raid is surely the last word in realism? Yet Pathci are showing WaruitJu .///•on the film, which pictures a Russian hydroplane on a bomb-dropping expedition. In scenes taken at dangerous ran?'' from a steamer you may watch the machine raining down bombs on a Turkish coast town, and see the bursts of fire and s .nuke which mark the explosion of the bombs as they reach the earth. You can almost hear them. Too Many " Crooks." IT is only in the nature of things, rcrites Arthur Shirley (the well-known dramatist) iu the /-'.; s p . that a British audience should feel more sympathy for a story of British life, interpreted by British players amidst British scenery, than for a. tale of a foreign land, with tin' thoughts and habits of which he is unfamiliar. The exploits of American "crooks" arc iuteresti«>g enough in moderation, but British i aid be given a chance as well. Too i: " crook? spoil the film broth. World's O dest Dances. WE wonder if anybodj " filmed " the dances which Lave been taking place before the Emperor of Japan at his Coronation banquets, 1 three months live beautiful >■ peeresses of Japan were rehearsing the postures for these dances, some of which have figured at the Coronation of the Japanese Emperors from beyond recorded history. The Kagma wai dauce, or instance (one ^\' the Coronation dances), to solace the spirits of the Imperial ancestors, is probably the oldest dance left iu the world. Wkkk ending Nov. _■;, 1915 The Week After Next. 01 i; day is December 1th. ' date the big Double Chrisffl Number of Picttkes will appfi >ne offi is likely to grumble, the SB 1 the nfl ber will be worth. Many want several e the least hit resting f attire ul>oa(H ■ will be a superbly print lement of .M ■■:■; n-..\t weekM The Imitation and the keal. AN actress rushed from a th*atr audience in Madrid the other da went on the state, and attacfl her actress for imitating In audience, startled at first, thoiighfl was all in order, and applaudBut although the actn formauee was an imitation the fiflj enough, and blood t^^H 11 the players face when she tinall fell on the stage. If slie tal advice, this actress will have h-r ntfi " imitations " filmed, and thus '" scrafl herself from attack. A Mouse at ihe Mov?es. AT a London theatre recently a suddenly appeared in the o gaH Women screamed, and r down to the dress-circle and pit. girl-attendants were themselves strickei with fear, and nothing seemingl 3 be done to quell the tumult. Tm manager was out. The poor lady pianist, not knowing what could h the matter, and thinking it best I stick to her post, stood up and playw the National Anthem. Then the man* ger returned. And then— well, then there were more pictui Enough for the F.lep'iait. ONE hundred and fifty blnejo from Uncle Sam's warshij . ' t'tio. and U /«" Africa."' a big elephant in the Univerm / i, V bis feet in a tug-of-war held it the Big D town the other day Th» sailor-lads pitted their muscles agains the li'.t>oolh. of the pachyderm although the straggle was a sti finally carried " Africa " off liis f d him. The tug-of-war was oa$ in_r programm of entertainments arranged for six lion died sailors by the Traus-Atlautic. Films Free from Fire. R BCENTLY it was annonno the Fair.. n> 1" avers ha 1 to open a new studio on tract of ground purchased hy therai Fpper New York. Following thisst m meut came the fire which wiped whole of the old studio premises Si 1 cet. This is i-.i the natu . 'incidence, and while it of cou tails a severe loss, will hasten tli plefion ''( the new premises. \V1ip completed, the new studio to be built i Vpper New York will be the last word! studi ruction and ■ quipment. T give an example of the thoroughuel with which everything will be carrie out. the film-vaults will be hewn on of t lie solid rock which forms the ape of the hill oji which the studio will I) built 1 Fire will not in future jeopar.iU the works of our famous stars.