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STARS IN SCENES OF DESOLATION.
THE
UFA STUDIOS AT
NEWBABELSBERG.
EXTRAS AND THEIR PLENTEOUS WARDROBES.
IN THE HOLLYWOOD OF GERMANY.
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The giant-studio! Times Gave | glance not only at the finishi Even a number of trench-con- changed and keep on changing, but ed product, but also at the structions of the Uits great war- nowhere does this become more crucks and sober surroundings, film have bravely withstood all evident than in this giant four in the walle vase, divna, and watch weather influences, nome barbed one studio of the Ufa at Noubabels the star while she is giving her best wire entanglements still remain berg. Nowhere do world and under such trying circum standing. Mounted DA B large arise and fall as fast as here. stances. Here it becomes evident, wooden structure, the masts, cabins, that film work is hard work, always the Yacht of Seven Sins" appear Three weeks ago there
bridge and promenade-deck of moon-landscape in this section of derestimated but in reality most the studio; two weeks ago
disciplined work.
to be still waiting for crew and luxurious Frend restaurant; 'a Who knows what it means to į passengers. week ago & magnificent knight-repeat a scene half a dozen times,
Daylight to Order, chamber of a medieval custic,. To always the same thing over and An elastic lighting system ca day new life is already sprouting over again without the unlimited ables the producers to shift the forth from the ruins of this castle, possibilities of stimulating the entire electric current to any desir and while nothing remains from ctions, as the stage provides; ed spot on the huge area. Over the moon except a warning eigu: without the enthusiasm of the imi five thousand yards of narrow "Please do not touch the moon-mediately present audience, but gauge track provide ample oppor rocket," we see at this very spot an merely under the greatest handi-tunity for the speedy shifting of endurately upholstered spacious cape of blinding spots and the heat scenery, furniture and other acces divan covered with numerous Huffy of the searchlights! •
sary material from one place to au- silken pillows, swaying a dainty,
other. The interior activities are blonde and smiling star The Girl
carried on in some fifty buildings. from Monspainasse' (Good Bye
The tunnel-building of the Mascotte).
Metropolis" film is now being used as a trickfilm studio, while the huge csatle used for
Pietro
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City With Glass Centre, Every city has it historic heart, those few ruin-like houses in the centre of the city, the oldest duel- lings of the founders of the city or town. Piety and sightseeing the Corsair" is now chiefly used are the two motives which speak for circus-scenes. Besides for their existence. Therefore they are not torn down; they are allow Divan.ed to stand.
thre biological stations for educationals land. four small studios chiefly adapted for comedies and light screenplays, there is the giant studio: the largest and
door space, numerons tooms for modernly equipped studio Europe, having nearly 30,000 ft.
stars and extras, bathrooms, "show ers, barbershope, etc.
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Section of Wall.
Behind the divan arises a beauti- fully papered piece of wall as a hack ground and near the bead of the divan, a graceful Japanese TABE ол Д socket-that's all. wall, vase, appear like an island The same is true in Neubabels ir this huge scudio-oceantike, in here, the Ufa city, where an old only orderly things in an ocean of first German Asta-Nielsen-Films is ita vastness, they seem to be the glues-house built in 1919 for the
shown to sightseers as the historic beart and nucleus of the Ufa enterprise. Today, Ange house is surrounded by subs
Some four million feet of mega-; exclusively devoted to the productive stock pass the cameras here tion of films. All important land-anually. The enormous raw stock is stored in especially constructed scape and architectural motives are fire and weather-proof
disorderliness.
Around the divan, wall and vase, searchlights. spots, reflectors, and mercury lamps have been set in between cameras and all sorts of other apparatus. Then there are cables, wires, ropes, constantly endangering every step of the in most cases undesired spectator. All serts of strange decorations, for niture and paraphernalia.block the
way.
carefully maintained and preserved in some hundred oid buildings beneath the ground. scattered about the huge aren,
Yaults
pro.
Wading Through Mud. Old acquaintances can here be
Some time ago, a picture wis met again. Over yonder is the old produced at Nepbabelsberg in Behold! what a beautiful little castle from the "Chronicle of the which a person seeking refuge had Renaissance chair! Some one is Mansion House" the beergarden to waddle through a mass of mad.
from already shouting for it. It was to
"Waltz Dream," n street. The director summoned the be used in the scone but was for scene from "Madame Dubarry,"
perty man in charge and the latter gotten by some block-head of and a harbour street from The admitted with trembling knees that property man." Nevertheless the Water-rat,"
an English cottage the kind of mud needed was, nit pretty little star smile. She is with court and garden, a Parisimmediately available. Whereupon smiling to her non present lover. jesté frequented by Apaches.
two scientists, were engaged and From "Metropolis,”* *
they worked for weeks trying to find a mud-compound which would
Powers of Illusion-
".
On the other side we still find really resemble a cloggy, blistering, Her eyes turn seekingly towards some of the streets from "Metro-bubbling and foamy mud." the cold studio brick wall; she sees polis." the entrance to the million- The actor, who also played one wooden structures and iron rail-aire's city, the litle house of the of the more important parts in ings along the roof of the studio,
inventor Klein-Rogge squeezed in Fritz Long's "The Girl in the vet looking straight at her you get
between high walls, deteriorated Moon," had to wear a long beard the impression that she is ex-
in the course of time,
and unusually long hair on his periencing all of the thrill of
The railway-station from the head. He was engaged six months his" closness. Just wonderful Erich Pommer Production "Home before the picture was started and acting-that's all. The star has coming the typical metropolitan his sole task during these six nerves and what power of, illa-streets with their banks, shop-win-months was to let his hair grow sion!
dows, theatres and cafés are always disregarding all laws and prin- Some time or other, the audience seen again on the screen, but with ciples of fashion and civilization. should be given 1 chance to slight changes.
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Diary of Coming Events.
To say, (October 17.)
Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.
Dioner Dances: Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel, 8.30 jp.m. Queen's Theatre: "The Duke Steps Out."
Star Theatre: "The Cossacks," Airy Nothings, (Warwick Revue Company, 9.15 p.m.
World Theatre: "Anybody Here Seen Kelly 1"
Tides: High, 8.20 p.m. and 8.40 p.m.; Low, 8.15 am, and 2.49 p.m. European Mail: Ioward vid Negapatan (as Shantung).
Friday, (October 18.)
Star Theatre: "The "Cossack,” 9.15 p.m., N'Everything" (War- wick Revue Co.).
European Mail: Outward via Marseilles (Kamo Maru), 10.30
a.in.
Tides: High, 9.05 am, and 9.11 p.m.; Löw, 2.50 a.m., and 3.19 p.m. Saturday. (October 10.)
Golf: Bogey Pool.
Baseball: Japanese v. Filipinos. Football:-Div, I.: Kowloon .
Sunday, (October 20.)
Twenty-first Sunday Trinity.
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Golf:-Bogey Pool: Shek Country Club Championship, ・ -
Baseball Hong Kong B.C. vi Kisoras.
Queen's Theatre: *A Single Man
Star Theatre: "Black Jack," World Theatre: "Arizona Wild-
South China, K.OS.B. v. Recreio, cat" and "The Count of Ten." St. Joseph's v. Chinese, Police v. Somersete, Navy w. Club.
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Tides: High, 10.38 ári. and 10.03
Monday,
(October 21.) Trafalgan Day (1805),
Nelson Day Concert, Lee Theatre, p.m.
Cricket: Interport Trial, H.K.P.m.; Low, 4.23 a.m. and 4.18 p.m. C.C. ground; p.m. League Matches: 1st Division, Craigon. St. Luke's Day.
gower IR.C. 2nd Division, Christian Fellowship Meeting:L.R.C. . Craigengower, University Helene May Lnstitute, 10.30 a.. v. R.A.S.C. Friendlion: Civil, Ber- Kowloon Chess Club annual meet vice v. University, R.E. & S. v. ing, Central British School, 8.30 DBS, Police Civi Bervice,
Recreio . H.K.C.C.
Bowls: Aitkenhead Shield match, 10.C.0. ground.
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H.K. Boxing Association most- ing, J. & M. Board Room, 5.30 p.m.
Lecture: Dificulties in the Manuj facture and Trials of Diesel En- gines," by Bng. Capt. W. H. Michell, Institute of Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong Kong, 0p.m
Ten Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, p.
Dinner Dances: Peninsula Hotel and Hong Kong Hotel, 9 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Duko Steps Out."
World Theatre:"Anybody. Here Beca Kelly 1"
Tea Dances: Hong Kong Hotel, and Peninsula Hotel, 5 p.m.
Dinner Dances: Repulse Bay Hotel, Peninsula Hotel, 8.30 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: The Duże Stops Out."
Star Theatre: "The Cossacks," Warwick Revue Co., "N'Every- thing." 9.15 p.m.
World Theatre:.. "Anybody Here Seen Kelly t
Tides: High 9.50 a.m. and 9.35 p.m.; Low, 3.38 a.m. and 3.40 p.m.
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Queen's Theatre: Single Mian,"
Star Theatre: "Black Jack." World Theatre: “Arizona Wild- cat" and "The Count of Ten."
European Mails: Outward, vil USA. (President Clevoland), 5 p.m.; vid Siberia (President Cleve land), 6 pm
Tides: High, 11,38 a.m. and 10.39 p.m.; Low: 3.11 am, and 4.44 p.m.
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