1923-05-03 — Page 9

THURSDAY MAY 3, 1923

THE

PROGRAMME FEATURES.

TO-NIGHT.

hidden Woman,"

CINEMA CHATTER:

Horrors of Hollywood.

of roses.

FILMS

corps.

THI CHINA MAIL..

MARY PICKFORD'S NEXT.

AN ORIGINAL STORY

FILM WEATHER. HOW STORMS ARE MADE.

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In California, which has been a Mary Pickford announces that happy hunting ground for the she now, is ready to start work on charlatans who undertake to break new photoplay production. She droughts for the benefit of gullible is going to produce two pictures at agriculturists, a new kind of wen- once, neither of which will bother making is now in vogue. It is hardships before their tanes were Fate" for the Gaunông Co., Ind., Faust, as stated some time ago. applied to smaller areas but is vast- emblazoned in electric lights. Jin Cairo, and was persilded to do "My first new play is to be any more certain in ita results than A girl carefully matured in a special danes for the picture.original story, stid Miss Pickford; the hocus-pocus of burning chemis select environment has her momonis Madaine Paylova gave her dance at entitled 'Rosita, but before comicala and cloud bombardments that of fancy. Perhaps she has taken the Heliopolis Palace Hotel before pleting is I expect to start work as acquired so much newspaper part in some amateur performance, a large audience of Egyptian not on Dorothy Vernon of Haddou notoriety. Moreover, its range of Her friends juve come forward and abilities and European celebrities Hall, the manuscript for which operation is not limited to rain mak- fing. Nestly every brand of weather Coronet Theatre-Intolerance."

told her she should be on the stage. wintering in Egypt. The great already has been prepared." World Theatre.-Mollie King She thinks, she has arrived. sen dancer's appearance was quite a

Asked why she had decided, not known to the meteorologist can be and Creighton Hale in when she takes up profess sensation. Among other celebrities to fila Faust, Miss Pickford produced by the latter-day sorcerer, "Her Majesty.". duties there cores the sorros/ful that Mr. Terriss has succeeded in declared: "As a matter of fact, I the fruits of whose undertakinga are Star Theatre, Clara Kobal awakening-that gaining an omin persuading to appear in a small part have decided inerely to postpone exhibited on motion-picture screens

How weather effecla Young in The For-cut position on the stage has not in the film is an Egyptian Prince, a Faust. After a careful analysis all over the world.

been achieved by walking on a bed member of the family of Prince it seems best to me not to step

Omar Tussoun.

After visiting suddenly out of the type of story the achieved in the California movie Gestures to Gramophones! Memphis the company has now left public has been accustomed to stulins is told by Wynonah Jeluson in the Photodramatist (Los Angeles). For the first time in her screen for the desert, attended by a camel associating me with.

Rosita," as the new story is only The normal climate of movieland is career Flor de Breton is now utilix- ing tausie as an aid to her lilm act-

Much Married Stars!

temporarily named, anal for which characterised by an abundance of the final title will be decided upan sunshine, nearly rainless summers, ing. Although she has always been)

Jindging from the experience of a later, is from the pen of a famous and mild winters devoid of snow. a great believer in it, Miss le Breton great number of stars of both sexes, European dramatist and was in diversifying, this progmnone for has always been afraid to suggest the solution to the problem, "How brought to the l'aited Staten by his own purposes, the motion-pic- the introduction of musie for her the happy though married," does Ernst Lubitsch, the well-known ture presducer has outgrown the scenes in cage the producer should not lies with the motion picture peo-Germans dilector.

eride expedients that once prevail. think her too temperaments), ple. The latest actress lo swell the In "Rosita Miss Pickford willed. For example, piper snowflakes Now, however, a gramophones ranks of the great separated" is attempt her most Pretentious screen are a thing of the past. The dulf Arunrican film circles is The installed at the studio where she is Pauline Frederick, who seems to undertaking. Sets for this picture finish asbestos flakes used for World's a Stage. This gives the playing the part of the girl crook in have admitted that her third mar-will, it is understood, outdo even Christmas decorations simulate fall-; read life story of an American film God's Prodigal," and she is find-riage is a failure.

those for "Houglas Fairbanks in ing snow; composition icicles are Belfes it is an intensely being it of considerable assistance. "The rumours regarding my Robin Hood."

employed on eaves and branches, Nothing affects te so much as separation from Dr. Charles Ruther -drain showing the diffienflies, th

The story is a courful romance, while snow lying on the ground, appointments," and tragedy which music, she explains, "and it is ford, she is alleged to have said, built against an historical back-mois, etc. in represented with goon in the life of a star away from awfully difficult to work oneself up "are true. the studio.

to a tearful scene at ten o'clock in now contemplating buying a movie and Miss Pickford will portray the salt.

I am in Philadelphia ground of fifteenth century Spain, startling fidelity by tons of coarse In the 6lming of a snow

One by one the idols fall from the starry firmament of the motio Hollywood is seen in this picture the morning, when one is feeling plant in order to do my own pro role of a dancing girl.

storm, the wind machine is brought picture world. The latest brought into the limelight of scandal is as it has never been shown before, particularly cheery, unless one can dreing,"

If negotiations can be arranged, into use, and this creates the draft Lillian Walker, for years the dimpled Vitagraph star. She has been Life in an American film studie.have music. In God's Prodigal" Miss Frederick, regarded by

Maurice Chevalier; at present the which, blowing the whirling flakes, named by Mrs. William J. Wilkinson, of New York, wife of a multi- artistes at work, the risks taken by I have to register practically every many as the greatest tragedienne of musical comedy rage in Paris, will makes the illusion complete. It is mililonaire, as one of several women entertained by her husband in her the average player, are all intro- | emotion known to the screen artikle, duced in this film, which ends with and so I have selected records which the screen, was born at Boston in play opposite Miss Pickford as lead this wind-machine which in the palatial River side Drive home.

weather-man's right band in obtain- a terrific climas in the final reel. make me feel floss emutions. Thus 186, and went on the stage soon

ing man. This takes the form of a violent Caruso makes me tragie: Melba's after leaving school. She is Rosita & hand work, not a factory au auto-chassis, very light, with a "It is my intention to make of ing weather effects. It is usually rainstorm, through which the dis-! Flear the Gentle Lark," vocalist as well as an actress, and

It is interesting to watch the effect Rutherford in her cousin. Her two task will be complete in about ten and with its engine speed controlled desert-there is an excellent one by makes me despondent, and so on. appeared in many musical plays as product," said Miss Pickford six or eight cylinder airplane motor obliterating tell tale tricks has given

well as in straight drama.

and once we get started I hope the fitted with propellers; this is the the weather-man some busy days. developed compact wind-machine, The selection of a sandy strip of of the music on others in the studio; even the scene-shifters feel the previous husbands were Mr. Frank music, and in between scenes when Andrews, an architect, and Mr. we are not filming I put on fox trots Willard Mack, the actor. In both

these and one-steps, and the men get their.

the marriage, was work done far more quickly."

jannulled.

A that should prove of out- standing interest at the present time, in view of the ant that dns been written about life in

solute husband drives his film star

wile to death whilst pursued by her friend. These scenes were filmed at night, and are some of the mual hair-raising epistles ever intro duced in a screen drama. The story

" The "Bashful Limit.”

is from the pen of Elinor Glyn.

Twathy Phillips is the film star, Kenneth Hartan her husband, and Brace M'Bug the old and trusted friend. Miss Phillips has perhaps To see Harrison Ford gazing with f given one of the greatest perform-intense emotion into the expressive anres of her life in this film.

brown eyes of Norma Talmadge in "Love's Redemption," that power- ful drama of the tropics, is to

Elinor Glyn's Advice.

"No girl who has stage aspira imagine that he is the ideal cop- tion--who would follow in the foot-fident, lover." But although this stops of Bernhard, Duse, and Mar-famils.screen, stor, has reduced film should take up the trials of love-inking to an art; he is curi. maintaining a livelihood behind the busty enough one of the shyest and footlights unless she is certain it most modest of men when away she is not only blessed with per from the studios. An enthusiastic sonality and charm, but possesses flapper seeking his autograph can real ability.

embarrass him.

This is Eluor Glyn's advice to stagesstruck girls. There are ton many aspirants among our girls who have no talent whatsoever to give

cases

RECORDS OF RARE ANIMALS,

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Dr.

CENTURIES HENCE ON THE CINEMA FILM,

Centuries hence, thanks to the: kinematograph, naturalists will be able to study the most intimate Behind the screen, Harrison Ford movements and habits of creatures break all traditions where Gay Lotharios are concerned. He does which have become long extinct. not drive rakish racing cars, dancing Already some 40 films for the en- them a footing upon the histrioniens no interest for him, and social lightenment of posterity repose in ladder. declares the authoress of fictions are amongst his greatest the library of the Zoological Society. *Thee Weeks." "One Day," an aversions, He is a student; a

The Reason Why, and all ofdreamer who, in his spare moments; them should give a careful con-away from the film sidemtion to the prime requisite,ccupies his mind with music and become extinct, owing to the whether they are endowed with the study of rare mezzotinte. genine talent. It often happens that many of them are guided by the theatrical publications which feature how this or that actress came to take up the stage. They often overlook the fact that the stars have had to experience untold

Pavlova Filmed.

They are practically all of crea cameras,tures which may at any time now.

Madame Pavlova, who is touring the East with her own company, recently met Mr. Tom Terriss, who

weeks.

NOT A GOLDMINE”

MOTION PICTURE GAME.

for producing every variation of Oxnard, as well as other beach wind from a gentle zephyr to burri localities-when the company does cane, it is called into use during the not go in search of a real deserts The motion picture business i snow-storms, wind-storius, rains: the first considstation, then the not an open sesame to great wealth land-storms and 69, on, ·

placing of the wind machines, as inany people believe, declares which whirl the dusty cloud over Allan Dwan, director of the Par If min is indicated on the weathe scene, and certainly produce amount picture, "The Glimpses of ther chart, then pipes or hose are gritty and uncomfortably realistic| brought into use. Such lengths effect.

RAIN, WIND AND LIGHTNING,'

the Moon" from Edith Wharton'■

of pipes, pierced with holes every The focussing-screw of the novel.

few feet or inchen, as desired, as camera provides means of simulat-Most people seem to have the are used in California lawn sprinking for and the blurred effects of iden that they can walk into the ling are raised above camera height; moonlight. A pearly globe with front door of a motion picture studio. on the roole of buildings, or overlight inside doos duty as the orb of and be an expert in photoplay build- the streets: Wind-naabines placed night,

al either side and sometimes five

or miofe of them are needed in a

violent storm-will blow the sheets:

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EARTHQUAKES.

Sometimes the elements in

T

ing. be says, but they are wrong.

It is a long hard struggle to the top

motion picture directing or writ

of descending water into realistic scrip prophesy on earthquake, and it just as it is a hard grind to get whirls, and if lightning is described it must come to pass. It does at the top of any profession.

Right now the motion picture in the photoplay, it too has its without fail, after much planning machine. In the old days, art and hard work on the part of the musiness is, harder to break into directors relied on the clever weather-man. For a big earth-than ever before. In these days scratching of the film to give the quake effect, tons of gun powder when hundreds of dollars are spent instantaneous zigzag effect; various are used to mine au area, may be for productions there is not the same.

resulted experiments have

as large as 800 feet square, as in s tendency to gamble as there was in improvements in this effect. picture recently, and to a depth of the old days when a feature picture statistic, machine Auch as one sees flour feat. Expert quarrymen were could be made for two thousand in physica laboratories is pressed engaged in the making of the doll. Then people who had no into service at some studios. An coyote holes" and placing of the operence in picture work could induction coil, such as is used in wires, as well as the filling of the walk into the front door and get colonisation of the, part they in-

Gloria Swanson, star of the Para-X-ray work, capable of throwing holes, and tiny steel huts, fully job, if they were a good salesmiza mount productions, is being sued a 6-inch spark, has been success encloned, protected the camera-ihen, but, times have changed. You've, habit," the Librariau, Mr. F. in the Los-Angeles (California) fully ined by the weather man, set who had two peep-bolds-one for got to know your job now. Martin Duncan, F.Z.S., who is courts by Herbert K. Somborn, her up and covered by black velvet observation, and one for the Tho, director prefers the pab responsible for the idea, informed second husband, who asks a divorce cloth so that only the two balls be camera-lens. Buttons attached to lished story or the produced play. is producing a film version of Sir the Westminster Gazette.

on the grounds of desertion. Miss woon which the spark jumps are galvanic batterics performed the because of its enhanced advertising Some-Swanson married Somborn in 1915, exposed to view.

task of exploding the hills, and value and because such stoffes and Arthur Conan Doyle's "Fires of times these rare specimens survive just a year after she was divorced. During a rain and wind-storra, volumes of rocks poured forth, giv-plays are usually worked out. with.

only a week or two at the Zoo; they by Wallace Beery, who also alleg. there is no chance of restricting it ing a marvellously inspiring effect more detailed characterization and

ed desertion. Their daugter,

the bare plot may never be replaced; but by this Gloria Swanson Sombora, two and heroine or hero. The camera man at a distance by electric motors, for is gone.

to the few foot surrounding the Sometimes the cameras are worked business. The day means wo preserve a scientific re-a half years old, is to remain with is very close to the flood, and as such effects.

There is always a demand for cord of them which could be done the monther.

the wind machinea spray the "rain Elaborate arrangements are need original stories for the screen, but drops in every direction, he is often led for the representation of a torit can scarcely be aid that the more comfortable, clad in boots and nado. In the making of. The Old opportunity for the free lance writer rain-coat than otherwise,

Homestead, with Pammount pic is growing. So many magazines bure stars recently at Lasky's tho are being published nowadays that The late "age" for desert pic wind-machines five in numbar-any writer with ideas can get pub tpres has resulted in a wave of such were set up, and ropes and tackle lication of material. These maga- films, and of course the rescue of attached to such buildings as need-zines are universally read and the heroine from devastating sanded to be overturned or shifted ashew thoroughly combed for everything

that is suitable for the screen." storm, .or its convenience in in the picture:

Miss Elizabeth MacCauley alleges that William S. two-gunman of the movies, is tile father of heild. Miss is the daughter of a banker, who was formerly a prop Her sister, Martha, was formerly Dean of the Women University. Her brother Major Samuel W. MacCauley, is a prominent Chicago engineer, Miss MacCauley is a woman of culture and Isa teacher in a fashionable school. Hart. denies her charges in thel entirety.

fin no other way." One outstand

ing advantage is that the move. ments may bo shown at one-sixtb the normal speed..

of pounds and lived three weeks' 1.

THE IDEAL LOVER.

POLA, NEGRI'S NEW

PICTURES

He instanced the Aardvaar, a South African earth-pig, which lived only a short time; the Echidna, or so-called spiny ant-

"I try very hard to find here in eifer, one of the only three animals which lay eggs; and the gorilla America one very great lover-for Jolin Daniel, lent by Major Founy, the screen only, you understand."

One of the other egg-laying Negri when she had become accli This spake the dazzling Pola Lanimals, the Duck-bill Platypus, mated to the United States. And The pointed out, was so rare that a

specimen obtained by the Now. York just two weeks were required for 200 last year cost them thousands ed by the folks 5t Fermount, 10

the Polish, emotional actress," nasise In addition to these scientific re-find her heavy lover for the screen cords, Mr. Duncan has produced only, you understand, r othera för exhibition in kiñeras in Conway Tearle will have the co-operation with the Educational leading male role in "Bella Donna Film Company:

according to an autouncement I look forward to the time when auction manager for the Famous mado by Robert H. Kané, pro- all schoola will use the kinemato Players-Lasky Corporation. Jesse graph in connection with Nature. Lasky, in charge of production study, as it is used at present at the of Paramount picture, wired from King Edward VII School at Hollywood requesting Mr. Tearle to Lytham, Lanes, and, I think, it start for, California, where. George Cambridge, be said. Fitzmaurice, is to produce the pic Before the war there was a tre from the desert play by Robert scheme for the provision of a Hicheng theatre in the Gardens, where Conway Tearle, what. loyer. visitors could study Natura filma on exclaimed Miss Negri Over wo days, and alad the habite of the Burope before I ever worke animals in the native haunts. But pictures I used to go into

tures

it fell through, and the proposed about how he made love to Mary bite behind the Mappin Terraces is Fieldford, and Marguerite Clark to be used for the new aquarium, feAnd now that he is to be my Amb

Thirty years ago, before the Belli

SAND STORM IN THE DERENT.

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