THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1923
THE FILMS
PROGRAMME FEA
FEATURES. TO-NIGHT.
Cranes Theat-Mary Pickford in "Through the Back Door."
Huwloon Theatre.-H. B. Warner When We Ware Twonly-One."
Women's Business."
PURPLE PYJAMAS,
f
DEATH OF WALLY REJD.
FLAPPERS' FICTURŠVIDOL.
THE CHINA MAIL.
lantern slite. He could not divulge Vignolt, the producer of the Par the findings of the report of the amount success When Knight- research sub-committee, but he bad hood was in Flower in the course permission to announce that the re- of an interview with a Free Press sults were highly favourable to the reporter shortly boloro the Canard cinema as an instrument of educa liner, Laconis," bore him and his tion."
world-touring fellow countrymen After referring to the clear value away to India. of films in illustrating expeditions,The story," he said " is found- tooth filled with gold (which, of Corporation, he has appeared in Kimmins said that. on other sub- Magic by F. Burton Austin, and geography, and nature study, Dr.ed upon a well-known, book, "Black course, doesn't show in screen such films as "The Dancin' Fool" fects the witnessen showed great takes in the Buddhist temple on the photographs), and that be wore an Don't Tell Everything," "Across diversity of opinion. The educa outskirts of Singapore (Balestier old gold ring on one of his full, the Continent, and Forever" tion film, bad been handicapped so Road). I had previously read of manly fingers.
After the office visit Mr. Roid was consic to darkly serious.
His characterisations vary from far by the necessity of making it this temple, and this morning we whisked away to his hotel. Iagain
Mr. Reid's widow, was, before really educational film had yet to be
also sarve other purposes, and the went out to see it and to take caught a fleeting glimpse of him as her marriage, Dorothy Davenport, produced. It certainly would be the production of the film. I was lot of photographs to guide us in he honed a theatre in Kansas City who had appeared on the screen of little use for popular audiences asked to produce the picture shout to talk at the opening performance, but who gave up her acting career There would appear to be great pos three years ago, but it is only since A new theatre it was, and the crowd to take care of her child and bome,sibilities in the cinema for the cul- left America and knew that I was
World Theatre.-Olive Tell in "A that surrounded it because of the There is one son, William Wallace tivation of mathetic appreciation. It coming to Singapore that I really! star's presente surged and swung Roid, jun., and on adopted daugh. there were further developments in resolved to do so. After what we until the last light flickered out that ter, Betty Mummert Reid. nicht. Hu wn-in his evening clothes, with his blond hair slicked tion that Mr. Reid was taken ill. found that reading an exciting booking to it a truer atmosphere of the It was in the midst of a produc- no limit to these facilities. He necessary to re-write the story, giv colour photography there should be have seen here to-day it will be to perfection, and I know positively Since his retirement in a valiant had much more effect upon dreame East. Mr. Vignola spoke with that, while he made a brave go of attempt to recover, it, he didn't at all enjoy appearing stories have become current as to relieved the strain of purely visual success "When Knighthood was in conflicting than seeing cinema films. Music pardonable pride about his latest before the crowd. I had already the nature of his illness. Official attention in the cinema, If the Flower." He dedared that, it cost scen enough of him to know that he information has it that a nervons suggestions in the report of experts one amt a half million dollars to was not sulike most men as possess-breakdown, coupled with an ailment to the London County Council were produce; znore than three thousand ing modesty and an aversion to of the eyes due to long work under fully carried out there should be no peop took part in it, the prepara- Wally Reid, idot of the flappet oceiving bouquets ruthlessly in strong lights in the studio, so weak-object to the cinema on the score of tion occupied two months and the
ened his condition that he was un-eye-atmain. public.
DISTINCTIVE NIGHT ATTIRE, able to withstand a subsequent
actual "shooting" of the scenes four It could not have been much attack of pneumonia...
months.
Jackie Coogan, the juvenile, film star whoʻmade Lis name when he more than two years ago that I met
If you an imagine how buoyant
MAY ALLISON"
CAPTULND
appeared with Charlie Chaplin in “The Kid” has been offered, $500,000 in Mr. Reid the second tins, Again and alive Mr. Reid was in actiality,
May Allison, the captivating film advanes to in the United Artists, of which Douglas Fairbanks and Mary · he was in Kansas City, and I went you can imagine how he hated to
star, who is also a member of the Pickford are the moving spirits. The child's huge indoma is held in træet for to the Hotel Muchlebach to see leave life. The screen loses one of
"Laconia" party, was "captured ''' him. Perhaps no one had met him its brightest luminaries at the age of any more intimately, for when 133 years.-Sydsicy Sun, rang up his he was still in
millions, beloved of all whose eyes fullow in griel or joy the moving row of magis shadow slopes, has heard the motion picture director shnit Camera!" for the last time The cable despatch carried more than the bows of his death; it sanded the knolle of a blighted This doubling of a tragedy the the quick stoppage of a brilliant career-bears a special significance for me, as I believe I am the only in Australia at present who
ambition.
STARS IN THE ASCENDANT,
Despite the bad times which have prevailed in British film-land dur-
It
era almost as soon as she set foot by a crowd of hor Singapons admir-him by his parents.
on the liner' on her return from the
smiling out of a life-yet young and bed. But he gave me a cheery wel- CINEMA AND EDUCATION. | mark during that time, and are now actress had accepted a large floral name of Heaven he was to get a
two
enough to stir the heart to you movie fans have bien gad about Mr. Reid-but when are At the colebrity, shaken his ku, talked with him-well, it
brings ongeler to the fact.
It that I met Mr. Reid
must have been about four
I was in the party that met him at
the "Star" there, when he arrived.
the railway depot: he was a star in
Padang Pictures then, as he was
escort consisted of men from the Kansas City branch of that or
press,
ONCE A JOURNALIST,
come, and as I entered he rose long enough to great me, then pulled back among the covers for the chat.
WAR,
F
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NEW FILM STAR.
MISS MAISIE FISHER.
Mary Queen of Boots, with Lady Stuart Blackton to play the role of English girl, was selected by Mr.
Miss Maisie Fisher, a-17-years old.
ing the past years several hitherto city, and her importunate besiegers uneasy. unknown artists have made their were not satisfied until the popular ting the canbola, Whore in the He had a bartl time get A SUGGESTIVE DISCUSSION. Cr.
established as leading British play-bouquet from them, In. common half dozen more he did not know. Oddly enough, my clearest re-
Amongst these are Victor with. her fellow tourists, she ex- A three weeks old Turkish baby; person and field in and out of the The Child and the Cinema" wae very first film, and has established experiences, regretting that they nothing of the litterflies. Sudden M'Laglen, who made a hit in bis pressed her delight at her Singapore that was another profilem to say Wilson Hicks. You know, it is was in his pyjamas, of course and ons, at University College, Lon- the films in which he has played are opinion were obtained in the course
different occasions, writes was of Mr. Reid's habilinent. He Conference of Educational Associa year's work. Prominent amongst Some interesting expassions of studio, he rushed.
sorthey were purple. Now, many men row when a celebrity jisses on-ull Dave fallen for purple pyjones, no dan, on New Year's Day, when Dr. Corinthian Jack" The Little of a conversation with her husband, smilingly remarked “ If I sent that his new film, "The Virgin Queen,”
dubt, and some men perhaps con
C. W. Kimmins, Chief Inspector of Brother of
Mr. Gasnier, looking after him Diaus Manners as Queen Elizabeth, in husdemn them with good Australian the Education Department of the Tramp," and "The Romany."
God," "A Sailor Mr. Robert Ellis Reel, himself a man for the moon he would get it." just completed. caths, but Wallace Reid was un-LoCounty Council, read a Valia is yet another artist whose after long experience with such well-known film producer, who afraid, and-this is positively true cal Society, the British Peychologi- reputation as & screen actress has combines as Selznick, Metro and
Mr. Blackton saw Mish Fisher dane- -still, a man's a man, despite biseal Society. Dr: Ballard presided. brought her well to the fore during Famous Players, intends upon hiz
"THROUGH THE BACK
ing at a school where his children are The Chairman said that what had 1922.
pupils, and was struck by bez rose- MARY PICKFORD'S LATEST. first part the little seamstrees in notturnal raiment.
After her appearance in return to America to form his own
DOOR."
blance to Misa Norma Talmadge ̋në fir time. I was in Kansas City-Reid gave me the information 1/cinema was that most of the pic-ed leading parts in. "The Little Mr. Ellis Reel stated that in undor-
the time he gave Miss Talmadge bat Missouri, on the editorial staff of wanted-which information, suffice tres dealt with pursuit and fugi-Brother of God," A Romance of taking this trip none of them were'|
to say, bore subjects of that day tives. If a boy did anything which Wastdale,"
film based on Dickens "A Tale of and the movies which have dinumed brought him within reach of the Hearts The Green Caravan." holiday
"A Gamble with actuated merely by the desire for a little Belgian girl when she came to He javited Miss Fisher to take up
Mary Pickford is seen first as a Two Cities." now into insignificance, Bút low the cause of his downfall was and Shifting Sands."
ease. They were taking the Coronet yesterday in her new film work, and a few days later tooks through both cluts. I noticed the often supposed by superior people engaged on a leading part in "The buildings, scenery and people in all
She is now numerous photographe of Oriental picture, Through the Back Door." at the time of his death, and the Tour of mind and physique that to be a visit to the cinema. He had Starit Garden," which is being the towns and cities they visited, foreign locale, this picture offers
screen test of her and found she show- Mr. Reit possessed, and I know if never seen anything parti- filmed in Italy.
A combination of American and ed an spfitade for the work. from a single look that be
cularly demoralizing at the cinenia, ganisation and of persons from the while u more, debonair than any though he had often found the stage, it was during 1922 that Fred dealing, with the East and matters greatest soreen actress in a child the role of Mary Stuart in "Th
Although well known on the value in the production of films ties, featuring as it does the world's Mr. Blackton decided to cast her for which would be of the greatest excellant entertainment possibili- followed, in which she did so well that A small part in "A Gipsy Cavaler" other man of his age and outlook, a spectacle tedious and melodramatic. Wight first became prominent as a Eastern. Mr. Ellis Reel was em part, the role in which Mary Fick Virgin Qason." Mr. Blackton expects hard worker arul a serious-minded Dr. Kinanins said that very im-film actor. Apart from his chamcphatic as to the shortcomings of the ford has no peer. TheJovie star, contre of every artist. The purple pyjamas were portant research relating to the sub-ter work in several of the Sherlock film profession in this direction
Juovie star, contre of the merely a part of the general scene, cet had been going on at University Holmes filius, he also appeared with Boldly ignoring the warning that 1903, then the gayest seashore re- star to meet the men in charge ovie star had to be difpleted, and a valuable report would ture," and has just finished also declared that the reason for Bodumers and her pleasure-loving return to America, but not ever
adopted for the manifest, reason College, and had now been com-success in
The story opens at Ostend in fim actress,
Miss Fisher to develop into a splendid The Glorious Adven comparisons are often odious, he sort in Belgium Little Jeanne there. I remember clearly stand ing in the editorial room, near the ferent,
be published. The idea-form of modern Captain Kettle city desk, talking to Mr. Reid about
Mr. Reid stood easily Oft., weighsorship of filing and the best way "Hornets Nest."
role in America's position in the forefront mother are summering at Ostend. Reeves riches bring happiness to journalism. He beamed under theed about 12 stone, while his luir of safeguarding the child from un-
of film producing was largely the where Madame Bodamiere cele the disconsolats mother. influence of rush and tumble that light brown and his eyes blue suitable material in cinema theatres
MADGE STUART.
result of the Europena War. For Elton Reaves a wealthy New accompanied the issue of an edi- melodramas, and his first appear he had no doubt that a satisfactory He was the son of Hal Reid, writer were very important matters, brat
five years, he said, England was Yorker. After a whirlwind couri-| Meanwhile, war breaks out is fion, the frantic calls to office boys
obliged to stand still, while America ship Reeves and Madame Bodanere safety, the nurse sends her to Already established as ance on the stage was at the age of solution would be found. During when 1929 commenced, Madge and gaining experience in the pro-to the care of her nurse, Marie, for Aerica with a note of explanation to deliver copy, the mad click of 14, when he played a role in Slave: the sittings of the Cinema Connie Stuart has been kept busy by Bri-duction of films. English acting one year, against the mother's to her mother. Circumstances o
& star was about to carry on, perfecting marry. Little Jeanne is consignet
Europe. Fearing for Jeanser typewriters. He had once been of Gold. in which both his parents son organized by the National tish producera during the last journalist; I remember him telling. te how he had worked on a news family removed to a small Newbers became more or less regular more "innocent bad girls" in that and in the actual production of film | husband insists.
were appearing. When 19 h Council of Public Morals the mehi: twelve months, and has played as every bit as good as American; wishes and only because the new spire to provent Jeanue from pre- per in Newark, N..and hadrey town, where he received cinema gocra, but one of the culitors of "Motor City hlasita along, ten they considered to be improper, the scope for her work as a dramatic numerous men connected with the married and has come to regard discloses a blackmailing conspiracy senting this note. She is forced to Moreover, when time than the majority of screen At the present time, he stated there Reeves returns for her little daugh does the story get its name. 'ffuked" on a five story-later to
England was making rapid strides. witnesses dealt with films which stars. Films which gave her ample are in the American film studios ter. The old purse, meanwhile has
Tive years paas before, Mravant through the back door. Thus enter her mother's fome as a ser- Magazine:*
ensored a military academy.
was his hobby. Later he went into stronged for these to be seen ata which she appeared for Quality English companies who are in the f little Jeanne as her own. She tells against her step-father, reveals her
Through his school years writing trade niqmbers of the Commission setrees were the sht films in
In the capacity of maid, Jese Reid wore a top-coat, bit under the vandeville, enacting a role in a small theatre. So the Commission Playa, The Crimson Circle States studying American toothods. the mother the child is dead. spell of the city desk he grew warm and enthusiastic. I do not doubt from the stage he went into the with what might be termed border her good opportunities, and she is sketeh his father had written, and became indoubtedly acquainted A Gamble with Hearts," also gave that he would have become a sue-
movies about the time they woreline productions. In some cases now proving her versatility by play cessful pressuan, natural love of the winning in their struggle against they found that the evidence of writing leading parts in "What the
FIFTEEN FLEABITTEN work was so strong in him, but the the roeptics, who would keep them nesses grossly over-estimated the Butler Saw and The Uninvited lure of the stage and the fact that toys instead of substantial enter injurious eleinents in the films. Guest." his father, Hal Reid, had been a prominent dramatist and nursedtainment mediums,
They saw improper film after im- stage ambitions for his son, made
As a screen humorist, perhaps A PROBLEM FOR "PROPS" proper filmlaughter) or rather Hugh E. Wright has made as big hint nedify his own inclinations. At first. Mr. Reid both acted and proper. It was a very Jurid experi octor.
films that were reported to be im-au impression as any other British Also, I remember sitting down directed pictures. He wrote scenu fence.
A clever property man is one of before a typewriter to pound out rias, he operated a camera. But he He made an investigation of the Betty Doyle are amongst the new-surrounds a director who is making Derek Glynne, Molly Wright, and of men composing the staff which the greatest adjuncts to that army my interview with the inan who then, as at his death, was the idol appearance and personality, to act est appeal to children of different have achieved much, for all three Upon the property, man falls the
was soon chosen, because of his type of film which made the great coners to the land of films, but they an of screen enthusiasts everywhere, and do nothing else. His riae was ages in selected schools in poor and have played leading parts and have responsibility of being able to get exceptional motion picture. But about the intorview I recall rapid and brilliant, and of late well-to-do districts. only that I mentioned he had a years, for the famous Players-Lasky 6,700 accounts of favourite films, a
He obtained made no small success in them.
Some of the old favourites cf to use in the making of his scenes,
anything that a director may wish large proportion of which were well British screen-land will have to be Of course, in making society and graphically described. The replaced sooner or later, and mean-plays the tank is comparatively aim- main groups yielded the following while new which of the ple to that of furnishing "props" resulte. Domestic and fairy stories, artists whode names have flashed on for period plays, Since the begin- 25 per cent.; adventure films, 16 the semen for the first time during ning of the production of Kiamat," camie films, 15; history films, 11; 1993 will be bated by the public as which was seen at the Coronet "crook" films, 5; and educational their now favourites.
It was cool tha day, and Mr.
Women Like "
REID'S RAPID RISE.
"Cave Men"
Bowald Beber Blasco, Theses, and 26-it appears in the late Georg Lány Tocker's last production, "Ladien Mart Live,” a Paramount, pletana - starring Betty Compson. The rough.""" Mietan: Le Tykm2 (Gibeon>Gow- land) tooks, the moraba seems to appeal posmatty Crimpaan) (init) and Marela Manop
films at the bottom of the list-2 per coat-(Laughter.). It appeared that no less than 92 per cent. of the children tested went to the cinema. In a poor district, out of more than 3,000 children only thirty-two boys and fifty girls had not visited the picture bonses..
ROMANTIC SINGAPORE
AMERICAN PRODUCER'S
FILMA
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DUGS,”
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Theatre the week Louis J. Gasnier, who is directing the production, bas day and night in order to get the hed his property men in hot water mony unusun things that pro, DO, quired.
A caravan of camels and ten donkeys were ordered ona sfick- noon. When Mr. Granier siziyed
There was so much difference That there was romance waiting on the net be looked the animals between experts as to the educa- round every corner in Singapore over and approved them. Then tional value of the cinema that was one of the declarations of Miss turning to the property man be took when the Commission issued its Beatrice Grimshaw, when the out a memorandum, and handed it report it was decided that on Educa, authoress was in Singapore a month to him with the instructions that tion Committee, of which he was, or two ago, and it was an assertion he wanted thong few little things appointed chairman, should con which most of us scoopted at them about a week. tinne the favestigation. Asub time with sceptician, says the Yes sir, you'll have them," re committee was formed to deal with Singapore Free Press Now one is plied Props before he looked at experiments relating to cinemato almost persuaded to believe that she the list. Then walking off by him graph appliances and its report was not altogether wrong, for one of self he fead: 15 lanky dogs cover would be published in the near America's leading cinema producersed with head; 21 more donkeys, 100 future. Another sub-committee has found sufficient romance here to goats and half a dozen more was appointed for psychological re decide to produce a seven part film, camels! So it started, TEN search, The investigation was now within the next few months, completed and the report in course which Singapore will play's promin-One three-wooks-old
Prop's eyou grew large, asVIDY of preparation. Among other im- ont part,pprin
urkish portant poinfo covered by ceston An American sea captain from one seven-foot negro, one ton pound baby and mother 16 preYOR. TUTS- wasthe educationally important San Francisco, a gharming bergine box of mazidanallows,ix large the length of the reten connected with a Buddhist temple butterflies and two small butterflise, by the child of the moving in Singapore's stolen jewel, and and an ancient. Türkish razor, i imsre, na the cin compared mysterious Buddhist priest figure in working condition . It ende
image, as in the the romantic story, said Mr. B. G.
No wond
rope looked a little
with the
Blaming her husband for the lost identity to her mother in a touching of her baby, Mrs. Reeves becomes household the lovebird which was scene and brings back to this fretiul and discontended. They about to fly away.
TOTON
atarina kaya baca Blmed, and are
porn shortly on the local screen.
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