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Universal Weekly
May 29, 1926
NIVERML PRESENTATION
Outside the
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Law
At the Colony Theatre
By PAUL LENI
NOTE: — This presentation was devised by Paul Leni, the famous continental artist whom Carl Laemmle has brought to America. He was assisted by Jack Savage, Universal presentation artist, Jerry De Rosa, Raymond Cavanagh and Dr. Edward Kilenyi. Mr. Cavanagh wrote the dialogue and Mr. De Rosa and Mr. Kilenyi are part of the famous Colony staff of creative artists. This prologue has received Universal praise.
—Editor.
(Directions: Right and left are from audience.)
SETTING
THE setting consists of a small table and chairs at extreme left, transparent drop or scrim, lantern drop, Chinatown sign (Chinatown can be lettered on lanterns as substitute for sign), two platforms about six feet high, one is full length of stage on which three steps are placed at left center, and the other is large enough to hold warden's desk and chairs. The short platform is on rollers and is struck during the action of the sketch. Electric chair is under long platform in center concealed by black scrim. Black covers on parallels and black drop complete the set.
COSTUMES Sergeant: Police sergeant uniform. Reporter: Plain clothes.
Prisoner; Striped or grey prison suit and manacles.
Girl: Plain white flowing gown.
ACTION
FOR the opening scene the curtains part about half way revealing (1) a manacled convict. A green dot light is shot on the figure from center of footlights. (Heavy voice off stage.) "You have been outside the law." — Blackout on convict as curtains part all the way. (2) Policeman and reporter seated at a table under a hanging light, in front of transparent drop.
Sergeant: That's what happens to all of 'em in the end. Lemme tell you a story. Four years ago we found a girl murdered. No clue to the murderer except this silver dollar clutched in her dead hand. Look at it. It's got three dents in it. The de(Continued on page 36)