THURSDAY, FEBRARY.. 1928;
THE FILMS
PROGRAMME FEATURES.
TO-NIGHT.
Coronet Theatre.-D. W. Griffith'e
"Dream Street."
Kowloos Theatre." The Heart of
Maryland."
World Theatre.-Wanda Hawley in "The House That Jazz Built.
FSYCHOLOGY
F.LUS
..
DORIS KEANE IN "ROMANCE.".
CORONET'S NEXT ATTRACTION.
NOTABLE BVENT IN JILMDOM,
THE CHINA MAIL.
(By Martyn Elliots.} *
Rita Cavallini, the celebrated Italian diva-the grst woman, the, soul of To-day I walked and talked with Cavallini Cavallini, the great singer! "Romance" and the spirit of self-sacrifice; the sweetheart of the young minister, and she lived-let mo see! My programms of Edward Sheldon's play seems to indicate a period in the Greenwich Village seation of New York AND THE to the 60s. Anyway, Cavallini's hoop-akitts (which seemed to keep her always at a distance, when we were chatting) wade me think that she really muet bave been singing and playing for ages and ages.
-HOW, MHCH OF A PICTURE DO YOU SEE?
How much of a motion picture the audience really sees is estimated: by producers 3 om forty to Boven-
y per cent. The mast liberal esti-, Date it has been made is eighty-
Ty
is condition is most commonly' Pxpressed by the number balaf rhat are settled in the lobby after a motion picture showing. Disputes have occurred, bets have been made, and the challengers come to the theatre to test their guiments. For. instance, a fifty dollar but was paid) in thus lobby of the Central Theatre vely by a well-known dramatist who had failed m seu something in Dream Sweet that the eyes
of his friend had grasped.
Every person, of course, contents hinsel the spew all ** of a picture. The Department of Psy- chology in John Hopkins University knows differently, hawever, anil weently wools to Mr. Grillith ask ing Dam Street night be
wad as the subject of a national ex- pariant in psychology:
The purpose of the investigation
is to determine
What-parcentage of a picture 14
even on the average?
What part of the audiens -ig affected by the comedy and to what degree?
What part of the alience "gets" the emotion scenes and what is the -reaction?
DORIS
KEANES
ing "BJOMÁNCES
for cameraman, and Miss Trabelle | Can only applaud such a policy, for Hill in istending to the research work, they are engaged upon a plan to and the "sets" are among the most us the films for Americanising attractive I have grou. They are America. There aro, we read with apropo, and adequate and beautiful,ave, 18,000 picture theatres in the The ecenes in which Miss Krane op United States. Every one of them pears yere photographed fint, in order is this week pledged to enhance to parnt her to return to England industry by proving what the screen
the prestige of the American film..
| and continue the stage play:
Misa Kosue and I were still chatting when the players were diemiared for the night, Basil came across the stage, to escort his wife to her dress ing room. As I said, Doris Keane is wonderful woman and a great actress, drunk
And I don't pretend to understand how Mis Koans can over stop play ing Cavallini, in 'Romance."!
This wonderful actress in her great story of love and romance will be the feature at the Coronet Theatre next
wook,
BRITISH FILMS:
FOR THE BRITISH,
TOO MANY FOREIGN PICTURES...
modium in furthering the purposes is capable of as an educational of the American Legion's Ameri- canism Commission. There are many ways in which the moving pictura can be used for education, and perhaps the least important is that which gives instruction in soine particular technical aparation. The uses of such films have indeed hoen proved in various department, from natural science to rowing. But the moving picture is probably nost potent when it appeals to the imagination. Suggestion and stimulus,, rather than definite in- atruction, seem to be the methods From which the greatest education! regults may be obtained. But those who plan and produce films must be artists as well as, er even inorg than, technicians if the cinema is to be something more than a means of killing time, They A very slight acquaintance with must be wise in selection, which is our cinend theatres suffices to dis- the first process of all art, and than cover that much of the entertain. Wo have no doubt they will find in ment they offer is exotic. Setting, the exploits of the British race, actors, spirit, the very language of yesterday and to-day, in scenes of the subtiles, whether good or bad, British life, in characters racy of are in many of the films strange to the British soil, ample material to the. British eye, says the London work upon. They must have thei Daily Telegraph. Sometimes, we courge of an artistic conviction, venture le believe, the life exhibited and not be content to copy what a must sedm strange to any civilised popular, for the copy has no vigour, eye. But with the eccentricities of even commercial. They must re- the film wo are not new concerned.cognise that their art of the movies, Every art has its blunderers, and like every other, has to work out the movies cannot be exempt"
its salvation with its own means. from the efforts of people whose and in so far as it relies on anything aim is to be startling. A more im-long run it is only the ability of the but itself is enfeebled. And in the portant question is the excessive makers of British films which can proportion of films from abroad in win for them the place in the the British theatres. So far as the theatres which, for the national wel- public a concerned this is not to fare, they ought to take. be considered on economic prin-
ciples. The British film producer
ANOTHER DUMAS NOVEL
FILMED.
may or may not be justified in can-TWENTY YEARS AFTER,' plaining of the competition of rivals abroad Mr. Alder Anderson has. just told us that "the film pro- ducers in various countries are virtually at war with one another," but the interest of the public is solely in improving the quality of the einens entertainment. This is plainly not to be done by protection Twenty Years After, and follow-
Saub Pollard supp-d'at an embarrassing, moment.
EVEREST FILMS.
Over the high Jelep pass the bleak. Tibetan plain is swept by a tegific unceasing wind and exasperating-
The success of the serial version ICE PINNACLES, CRAGS AND dust-storms. Here are the astonish-
of "The Three Musketeers" aroused keen anticipations of the sequel;
CLOUDS.
ing carved prayer-walls and the fortresses of Kampa Dzong. The Droogoon, or Governor of Shekar,
It may be said without fear of is interviewed and amused by. 2
in the economic sense. To exclude ing upon M. Diamant-Barger's ran Mme. Cavallini was sitting in her What a shock. A second shock into exclude foreign plays or foreign bidding went on in Paris for the Noel's film of the Mount Everest: a working party of men mending a foreign films would be as absurd as pletion of the picture, some spirited contradiction that Captain J. B. L. typewriter, and another scene showe little cavas dressing room on the stantly followed: great floor of the big stadio in Ma-Telegram for Misa Doris Keane." to have, no customs houses. A good Reginald C. Bromhead completed vatoly by the Royal Geographical ing continuously. The native types books. Att ras, or, rather, ought British rights. Eventually Mr. Expedition, which was shown pri- Bab roof, the while singing and dame maroneck, when we were introduced.
"A boy's voice at the lady's elbow American or French film has as the deal, and assured the distribu- Society recently at the Central are fully recordeds At Sheker, too "How very interesting--" And And Cavallini, with a smile and an much right to its turn on the screen on of the serial by the Gaumont Hall, is the finest travol film yet are extrordinary houses, with uni Cavallini's words seemed to end the apology, tore open the missat as-anything-which we could pro Co., Ltd.. How much of the action is re- chat, as she turned to her mirror leav So Cavalliai is Doris Keane! Or, tice at one. But it is not rular
produced, writes the Morning Post, que, architecture, which seem to mbered at the end of a Week; two ing me for an instant with the thought vios. VOTES |
Editing has been commenced", prejudice which makes us feel that and the first episodes will be ready Noel, said that cinematography was Tibetan horserace, the riders hav
General Bruce, introducing Capt. adhere to the bar cliff. Here is a weeks, a month, and six months?
that she was altogether too busy for Then it was explained to me that as things are we have too much of for trade show at the end of Janti-earned out under the most difficult ing to hit targete successively with How much of the detail of an in-further words. But although her back Mr. Scdary (who, I discovered on the work of other countries. If aary, In accordance with the wishes conditions in Sibat. Capt. Noel match-locka, which lack Like a tense-se-is-grasped-comparal-to-was-turned-slightly-abe-contioned close inspection, was attired in the large proportion of the plays which of exhibitors, the company will com-hud carried the cinema entera horse, and bow's and arrows.
eos in a slower building scone? speaking:
maanish costume of half a century are put on and the books which are mence Mr. Griffith has agreed to co- Yes, indeed, I have been playing, ago) is Mies Keane's leading man in offered at the libraries were of for September.
releasing the serial in many thousand feet higher than it The chief Lams of Rongbuk is a eperate with John Hopkins Univer in Romance' a very long time. You the picture (as on the stage), and is eign origin, and of no very great
had ver goue before,, and he bad most holy man, but nor above being ty in this investigation to the are quite correct, but indeed I am playing the role of Tom Armstrong: take measures for the encourage-nad according to all reports is aand had taken views at 25,000 feet beggars and musicians put out their
Twenty Years After" has al-actually spent four days photo-photogaphod. tent of arranging for the experi-naked the question very often, so I That tall man, sitting on that very ment of our own authors. The much more ambitious effort than
merit at that, it would be time to ready been trade shown in Paris, gropling at a height of 28,000 feet, dances are most elaborate, while The rites aad mentor: to attend showings don't mind at all. I rather like it; ancient divan over there is Norman moving picture, whether or not it "The Three Musketeers." Several road from Darjeeling into Tibet, Dream Street" in all parts of them prond, perhaps, Some very clever Travor, who eays the villain" role he, as a keen American critic bas inpiessive spectacular scenes are the strange monastic life at Rong itself are extremely fine also, parti-
The film is in three parts the tongues by way of salutation. country. The departments of statistician assures me that I bave (Van Toyl), in the photoplay-and an said, the Peter Pan of the arts," particularly referred to as excep. bak in Tibet, and the assault on the cularly those of the climbers taken Capt. Noel's scenes on the peak chology in other universities are to be raisted in this experiment. It played in "Romance"
more than altogether splendid foil" for Tom is certainly the youngest of them. fions; they inchile The Whitehall peak. will be the first scientific investigu- j
three thousand times, how much more Arme rong and a good fellow in every Other countries discovered, its pow-Scene of the Execution of Charles by mules, then by yaks and don tance of two miles. The ice pinna tion of the group effect of a picture. I can't guess. But come, let's walk." da life). The beautiful girl by his ers before so did, and have adapted I., the Battle of Lens, and the Hot keys, and finally by hand, looks like cles, hoetling beights, and clouds The baggage, carried first through a telephoto lens at a dis The ladings will be used as
So we walked about the studio. aide is Batty Ross Clarks, who in the it, not so much consciously as by a Scenes outside Notre Dame. Over an Army dump, material by both the public and the Over in one corner, very close to Cav-picture is his unice,
natural process of development, to 5,000 people appeared in soine of Here are two Nepalese porters driven by the blast, are subjects for Aweeping over the crags like smoke producers in arriving at conclu-allii's dressing room, Chet Withey When Chet Withey; summoned Mr. the "broadcasting" of their national the scenes, and altogether over who attained 25,800 feet carrying poems. sion regarding censorship.
Was directing the filming of Syda y to. stand in the brilliant tastes and standards and manner of 100,000 characters (including the 35 pounds apiece. The road winda Trained chservers of pictures, Romance," and I was introduced to lights, close up in front of the cam said Mr. Griffith, "have no eneep-Mr. Withey. He is a charming fellow em, Cavall-Miss Keane rather, de-
crowd characters; of course) take through a marvellous forest, cover- tion of how little of a picture is and smokes a pipe, and seems to knowcided it was a good opportunity to
part in the play, which cost overed with perpetual mist from the Without any animosity the Bri-4,000,000 francs. to make, and action of the sun and a rainfall of really seen by the average spectator. all that anybody knows about the add a little bit of powder to her tisher must feel that this has been which, in point of production, is said 18 inches. Insects arid forest who is 82, has sent the following Mr Thomas Hardy, the author. And the better the picture, the less details of the Sheldon play (if we make up and while the maid was overdone. We cannot wish that to be easily the equal of anything leeches make travel-antuous, while maxim for members of the Dorchester is seen. For where intense interest make the single exception of Cavallini holding the makeup tray,-we-con-age proportion of the ideas which recently produced in America, with the wonderful cane and fibre bridges at Sopity:"Have Božné is wou for the principal characters. herself).
our cinema sudiences receive should the possible exception of Robin banging over fearful gorges are maring to aud if you have you will. the eye follow these characters | "Just as soon as the picture is Doris Keane was born in Michigan, life is, after all, more valuable to
be imported. Our own national Hood." alone, and much of the action and completed," Cavallini said, "we and educated in a couvent in a sab
rela of bunman ingenuity.
dioover a method of saying it." settings presented in supplement to the action of the main characters innoticed.
tinned our "chat."
Life.
"
THE HOME PRODUCT.
return to England-my husband and urb of Paris France. She studied would be more wholesome than they and fill our contracte there, after acting under Franklin Sargeant, in are now if the ratio which the for- us than any other. The movies"?
As an experiment, I once allow. which we will go to Paris for a season, the American Academy of Dramatic Leign element bears to the British ed, in a situation of some suspense, and next year we will go on tour on the Arts. Her first part was "Bon," in were revuriod. We are glad to a figure to remain in the center of Continent, and I hope we can get to "Whitewashing Jalia," with Charles learn that the industry proposes to the scone, dressed in highly con-New York for four weeks Then we go Frohman's company, and later she take meames which may effect this trasting clothes, foreign to every to Canade, and all the English made a deep impression because of change. The British National Film integrity of the picture, and so far colonies, and perhaps by that time I her work in John Drew's De. Lengue, is appealing to the owners as I could learn, not e person ever shall be quite ready to select another Laccay." Misa Keane was cast for the of cinema theatres to reserve their saw him. I feel that the public did play from three that Mr. Sheldon has part of Rachael Neve in "The screens thigh a series of weeks in not see him because the fan is submitted to me. I love them all, so Hypocrites," when the Sir Henry the latter part of 1998 for films very quick. to write letters pointing the selection is very difficult," Arthur Jones play was given its world male in this country. We wish
received regarding this,
BEN HUR."
cut such flaws, and never was one-Cavallini's black velvet dress and premiere in New York. She played the appeal all success. It can do "I am not at all certain that and the immense loop-skirta attracted the the part with great success, and for nothing but good for film andiances ences improve in their comprehen- attention of everybody as we walked lowed this by playing many parts in there is in British life, British to discover what entertainment sion of pictures by long patronage. through-the stadio. A great string stod. She will be remembered in scenes. British stories, and British in what glitht investigating I do, of matched pearls, from which a pearl Gypsey The Other Girl," players Some of the cinema-goers I feel that the person seeing his cross hurg suspended (very near the Friends," A Social Highwaymen are, of course, familiar enough with nth nieture, sees about as much as floor, I thought) was worn by the The Middlemas," Peaceful Val other kinds of British art, but many the person seeing his thousandd, beautiful opera diva in a most beley Too Likes O Me" "His are those who find, and long havə coming fashion and she toyed with Wife's Family," "The Happy Mar- found, in the movies", their mily the pearls constantly.
riage, Arena Lupin "The means of artistic pleasure. The We played for three years and a Lights O 'London." The Warning," pictures appeal to thousands who ball in London during the height of "Making Good" and "The Affaus of bear, as yet at least, no other PUBLIC OPINION CONSULTED the war, and we had a very hard time Anatol, prinsipally" stook, and appeal. To them the noblest getting away. Everybody wanted use "short neacon" plays. "Romance" things in this world have been to stay, and to play right on. But I was produced at the Maxine Elliott crooks and cowboys, and vamps and Goldwyn Pictures Corporation in wanted the voyage so badly! We get Theatre, New York, February slap-stick drolle. Vo are not of perhaps one of the first producing need to the German ar raids, even 10.1913 Then followed a season in They have their rightful place in a those who meer at these diversions. campanie to make the opinion of the tually, and didn't seem to mind them Now York, a year and a ball in world which cherishes Punc picture gners in the casting of a at all. motion picture. Ben Har the Milady picked up her hoop skirts aloost four years in London! The children to grow up Obicago, a season in Boston and Judy. But ye do spectacular, catory which has been and stopped lightly over a garden set London, premiere wow Fad an Octo -translated in almost every language that Dorothy Giel was uning to her ber § 1915, at the Duke of York's but
of the ploba is to te produced by picture, Be
Theatre. Goldmen and they are prepared to L enjoyed a brief rest at Cornwall- We continue
pend three million dollars in They-on-the-Bes, before coming to America fascinating have invited the reblic to and in to I loys that part of England. AR (There can be. the Cisting Disectre of the Goldwry) Just then 'a' charming inng Eng
thurongbnessio Stadion at. Culver City. California, the fishmsa camn up, and Cavallini in had into →names of the actors whom they would froduced him to me :
like to sas portray --Ben Hur,"
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