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SATURDAY, MARCH 13 1914

THE STAR

TO-DAY &

2.30 p.m.

EAGLE'S TALONS

5.30 & 9.15

LAST PERFORMANCES

of

ANNA Q. NILLSON

AND

TO-MORROW

Biffl Bang! Boom! He's Here Again

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS

in

CONRAD *THE MOLLYCODDLE

NAGEL

IN

Scenano by Tom Geraghty Story by Harold MacGrath Directed by Victor Fleming

Six Reels of Fairbanks Humor.

THE FIGHTING Tmils-Love-Speed-Action

CHANCE

Don't think it's an ordinary picture - it's "Doug". Super-fied in a United Artists Production

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PROGRAMME FEATURES.

TO-NIGHT.

CORONET-Baby Perry in "The Darling ofTMNew →York."

WORLD-Ethel Clayton In

"Can A Woman Love Twice?

STAR-Conrad Nagel in The Fighting Chance,"

THE CHINA MAIL.

CINEMA CHATTER

threo magic episodes the mugic carpet (which is really going to move), the flying horse and this whirlwind, we enter a vast shed and witness a scene of "Dorothy Vernon." That is Marsligi Neilan producing." wilspera m. guide is an awe-struck voice, bu my glance fulls upon a green-look- ing lady (owing to the are famjes with her hair hanging down hẹ. -back, whom Lat once recoguire an "Qui Mary." It is less-Majeste, I know, but it must be said. fler figuro is, charming, her hair is beautiful as ever, but voice is un- pleasant; and the natural expre. aion of her face, strikes me slightly sulky. Mary's mothe the redoubtable Mrs. Pickford, i critically watching the perform

ance.

A Celebrity In Action. After a brief exchange of civil tics we move on to another paction of the studio. This looks MIUI lively, with more people abon My companion walks up to a slender, bespangled figurey task something like a harlequin, whic stands on one side, smoking a cigarette. He codes to me, thakes me cordially by the ham, ILIKI realise it is the celebrate! Megje las Fairbanks, aftough he several sizes aumller than i pictured him. iley is a "gos mixer, as they say here.· ́an: talks affably. I tell him what Jane Addams had told me in tak cago, that the chief of police ! Japan haas informed ter Japanese bandits had learned to to hold up and rob a trail den. the American films; hopy all ty censored films from the Unite States went to Japin, que as 8.- ing is deemed to be immol there, those portions have to deletel, with Indicrous elce "Doug," as he is affectionate, termed everywhere here, say that the only occasions ou were he has been censored tins fa have been for performances i insane asylums, as the effect o witnessing feats of strength.ar agility have Leen found very bir upon the patients, who seek le emulate them. He had noted du success ofHassan" in Loulo

Me lold me he recčivos 4,000 letter and seemed well informel. a week, of which 3,000 ae aix

An Illusion Of The Camera. But I'll show you something that is not yet being done in any Englian studios, said my guide proudly, and he pointed to some Rúniature domes and minarets exposed at a certain height. In a few months cinema audiences all over the world will marvel at the vistaa that will be opened up to domes and them--forests of minarels and will be dazzled at the thought of the immensity of the scenes that must have been staged. But the vista is the work of the mathematician. The front elevation of the palace is indeed it ends almost life-size; but

ruptly. At a certain spot, from 53411711811919488019802348524Twhich the scene is to be "shot" pants are sunk in the ground, a floor is put upon them, and the camera tripod is anchored thereoning for posts.

The producer calls out; "Are so that it canot move the hun- dredth part of an inch. Then the you ready, Doug?" and a churra, ern princess takes the centre of little models are placed at the ing and gorgeously attired East requisite height; calculated by the

the stage. (There isn't any stage mathematicians, in front of the structure behind which they are really and attendants keep on to appear in the picture, and the sweeping. the polishet oor, ta

film.) The producer calls ou photographs bring about this avoid footmarks showing on the effect. It is less easy than it sounds, for there is much more "Ready." Doug. throws away is light on the real set in the dis-elgarette, the princess her chew it for you." The dramatic, editor ace than on the miniatures so ing gum. He stands ready a lithe

"Lights

Plusic shouts. was most aftable, ad furnished close to the camera, so the techni-figure, she droops. The producer A shirt-siseved me with letters to the hearts of cl experts have to estimate the to three greatest film studios of difference in advance and give the the universe. (You cannot be in miniatures a different tint from orchestra of five starts one of California fwenty-four hours the building proper. This method the two tunes of its repertory without snecumbing to the habit is applied also to the high detail Rachmaninov's Prelude if a tragic

FILMS IN THE MAKING.

Interesting Visit To Los Angeles,

"Well," said the editor of the fourth journal I had encountered on this continent claiming to be "the world's greatest newspaper," "the studios don't like visitors any more aux it's hard to get in, but I'll introthee you to our dramatic liter, and I deny he'll manage

Cameras.'

01.

}

runs

in his mums, the producor shots, men,, and all. Even the fine # wonderfully colouring has this end in view, for "Sofean," and attired Chinese bandit: across a bridge towards the pair: a few tints only would be neces he producer shouts, "Numbak," sary for the photography. This ind, ruither, less gorgeously calls for some strange things. A ttired, rascal hurries along man in evening dress has to wear Cong. throws his hands and a yellow shirt, for example..

houts, "No good." It seemed erfect to ine, but the lady beside ae, who was responsible for the conario, told me that the first bandit was called too late, witif he result that Doug. hnd the lady n his arme, discovered she, hait ainted, and then but nothing to lo for some seconds initil the andit rénched hini. They start I over a, and this time, the iece is perforined to everyone's atisfaction.

Bach scene is alme: twice, in

The music, are of accidenta.

a told, is employed not merely o help the actors, but to fare un verybody producer, canteya

The advantages of Los Angeles asa film tentre are apt to be over- rated. It is a beautiful clear atmosphere, but not so many etnes are taken-in-the-open as is thought,

except where

absolutely necessary. For some teclinical reason which, I do not understand, it gives bad effects, and many an apparent open-air Scene is taken in a closed-int studio,

For desert scenes Los Angolen is well-placed, although the natives always look for the eccslyplus trees in the back- ground, which are a "give-away, as they term it.(A. Davies in "Observer.")

DARLING OF NEW YORK Starring BABY PEGGY

A UNIVERSAL JEWELT

"ASHES OF VENGEANCE" Beautifully Romantic Picture. "Romanice magnities, glorified and entrancing. The words are those of the dramatic critic of a New York, news, aber in review- me "Ashes of Vengeance," Joseph M. Schenck production. The colourful atmosphere of starving Norma Talmadge

Interior and exterior scenes of three differsal France of 1572.

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THE CORONET

TO-DAY

& TO-MORROW

EXCITING

APPEALING

AMUSING

BABY PEGGY

Her First Full Length Production

THE DARLING OF NEW YORK

BeDARLING OF NEW YORK Starring BABY PEGGY

A UNIVERSAL-JEWEL

A UNIVERSAL JEWEL.

FINE NEW COMEDY.

Can Business Be Humorous?

Business troubles are serious to those involved, but Montague: Glass, the tamous numorist, nas ucized them in aus series of stories about Ave Potash and Morris Perimulter to such effect that those hictional characters have become the most widely known in the history of litera ture..

"TRIFLING WOMEN.”

Big New Rex Ingram Production.

·

Discriminating motion picture patrons will soon have an oppor- tunity to witness one of the sea- son's most notable screen

Suc-

cesses, the latest production by Rex Ingram, the brilliant director who made "The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," "Turn to the Glass came into contact with Right," "The Conquering Power," hundreds of their prototypes and "The Prisoner of Zenda," nis capacity as an attorney in The new Ingram opus is entitled New York City, and out of his "Trifling Women," and the name of features that make "Ashes of experiences the stories were born. of the director is associated with Vengeance" not only the greatest Published originally in the "Saturit in several capacities in addition picture of Norma Talmadge's

day Evening rost," they became to that of producer. This photo- enreer, but one of the most re-popular overnign and within a play is based on an original story plendent ever produced. But it is short time their author was

by Mr. Ingram, and it was he who Iumovs. The weekly battles of provided the screen adaptation. the drama itself; the romance of

Those who saw Trifting Wo-. Yoelard de Breux and Ruper de the partners over meir business Vricac, which is the most appeal affairs made the nation laugh. men" during its engagement et ing feature of the production. Abe and Morris were real and the Astor Theatre in New York These roles are played respective auran; that was the secret of the were impressed with the success ly by Norma Talmadge and Con-success attained by Glass.

of the versatile director who Following publication in book working in an unusual genre. way Tearle. Twenty screen not- ailes are in the cast of principals form, the parchers' reached the His new photoplay is unlik is support of this twain. includ-stage, where "Potash and Perl thing he has done; yet it combines. castles. The massive ball room of ing Wallace Beery, Courtenay mutter ran for many years. Now the elements, of excellence tha the l'alice of the Louvres, where, Foote, Josephine Crowell; Betty the play has reached the screen have stamped him as one of the at the Coronet Theatre, with Ber- dramatic thrill of "The Foar in suTased excitement, 1200 Francisco, are dancing: the minuet on the Quarrie, Boyd Irwin, Carmen hard and Carr playing their Horsemen"; the romantic beauty dies and gentlemen of the Court Andre de Beranger, Murdock Mac and it is being shown next week hopefuls of the screen. It had th fateful eve of St. Bartholomew, Phillips, Winter Hall, William original parts, ably assisted by of "The Prisoner of Zenda," and the suspense of "The Conquer "Potash and Perlmutter" is a Power" It has, too, what each Sword play ranging from single Clifford, Hector V. Sarno, Earl Vera Gordon and a notable cast.

forcer Brillan Beaumont, Forrest

First National picture and was of these photoplays bad, remark duels to the mighty clash of great Schenck, Jimmy Cooley, Luey contending

Claire

McDowell,

Robinson.

of using supertatives; I find my on a cathedral, say, the top spires; scene, a jazz if lively-the lights cavalcades of gally exparisoned" | Mary, McAllistor, Kenneth Gib-affected by Clarence Badger for able attention to dictails, supreme: self, bragging about the size of which are merely reproduced to come on and turn the sickly grean lorres and attending mon-at-on; Howard Truesdell, Samuel Goldwyn. Frances Marion good taste and intelligence, and

the British National Debt). These letters stated that I was a tre- person, mendously important

member of the body that censor- ed films in England, special co- missioner for Britain's most purtant journals, and so on. Froni the fhet that each letter started. "Dear Joe." "Dear Arch," "Dear Abe." It is evident that the rein tionship between the studio Managements and the critics is such as, to insuto absolutely in- partial notices of new flims.

Arrived at Hollywood, I seo a large enclosure, looking much like o scenic railway at Earl's Coart: It is the Pickford-Fairbanks Cor- poration Studios. In the office is a notice, "Not open to Visitors," but my letter acts like magic, and the head himself takes me round. Two films are in preparation, one, "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" (who, do you think takes the lend? Yes, Mary Pickford. How came you to gucas It?), and the other, "The Thief of Bagdad."- Three thousand people are at work in the studios on this particular day, and on some occasions that number is increased to fifteen thousand. A gigantic photo graph, some thirty by ten feet, of Haddon Hall, hangs in the open," from which the set builders may construct a truthful replica; on the day I visited the studio they had discovered some of the chim- neys had been omitted. About half-a-mile further on is the facade of a great oriental palace, with a big vine climbing up it, up which, in turn, the thief (Douglas Fairbanks) has to climb. That gentleman is an ex- cellent athlete, but close inspec tion of the ladder within the vine renders his feat just a little less blood-curdling than it will appear on the streen

dirnensions of inches..

Into an exquisite drein of, mms moving along the pictures-Leigh and little Jeanne Carpenter;

play by Glass and Charles Klein. After inspecting the elaborate colours The thief runs up to the que rouls of France-only a few ani 400 extras are employed in made the adaptation from the machinery for the creation of the princess, who faints becomingly | l-aciklits, those, of the scores, the inob scenes.

NINE YEARS in THE SAT'EVE POST!

NINE YEARS on THE SPOKEN STAGE! NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, SHOWN AS A MOVIE

POTASH & PERLMUTTER

the Biggest Comedy Hit of the

BARNEY

with

Generation

BERNARD, ALEX CARR

and the Original New York Cast

GORGEOUS DRESSES,

MAGNIFICENT

SCENERY

And a Beauty Chorus that Makes the famous Mack Sennett Beauties

look like a Mora! Welfare League.

LOOK OUT FOR

IT AT THE

CORONET

characterization.

"Trifting Woman" is a story an uncanny gitt for pungent

within a story. In order to point a moral to his pleasure-loving and frivolous daughter, who ignores a devoted lover, her author-father reads to her the manuscript of his new novel, the story of Zared, the crystal gazer. He recounts, the woman's terrific fascination, which leads brother to conspiro against brother, and father against son. He tells of Zarcda's hold on an old Baron; whose son Ivan, too, shares her favours; of the young man's departure to war of the Baron's death at Zareda's instigation; of Ivan's return and his discovery that sha has married a wealthy Marquis for his money and, finally, of the illicit love of Ivan and Zareda, costing them their lives in the Sorcerer's Tower,

A perfect cast has been asse bled by Mr. Ingram to enact the roles of the photoplay, Among them are a quartet who appeared, In The Prisoner of Zenda") Lewis Stone, Barbara, La Marrie Edward Connelly and Ramon Novaroo, Flawless acting is con fributed by Mr. Stone, in the rod of the wroliged Marquis; "by the beautiful Barbara La Marr, one of the most brilliant of the newer screen celebrities as Zareda by Mr, Novarro, whose portrayal at young Ivan is certain to establish him as a famous leading man, and by Edward Connelly, the veteran character actor, whose imper Bonation of Ivan's father, the Baron de Maupin, la throughout mastorly. Others in the chat ard Pomeroy Canton, Hughio Mack Gene Pouyet, John George John F. Seifz contributed the unusually beautiful "photography Starrett, Ford was pruductjur marangos,