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PROGRAMME FEATURES.

TO-NIGHT.

CORONET—“Robin Hood."

WORLD—“Alimony.”

STAR-"Burglar By Proxy."

QUEEN'S "Poisoned

Paradise."

"

ROBIN HOOD."

The Story Of A Great Picture.

castle burned at the direction of Prince John, and that Lady Marian, in trying to escape from the Prince. had supposedly fallen to death. He swore to return the throne to Richard, and also avenge the death of his betrothed.

THE CHINA MAIL.

CINEMA

SUPERB SCENES.

Movie Director Taken Aback.

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A FEW FACTS.

FAIRBANKS' PHOTOPLAY

WONDERS.

Bigness Of Robin Hood.”

When Douglas Fairbanks began his great new production, "Doug- las Fairbanks in Robin Hood," his latest photoplay for United-Artists.

Something of an idea of the big, release, the first scene shot was ness and general scope of Douglas un Interior, and Paul Dickey, play-Fairbanks' latest photoplay sensa ing Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the tion, "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin villain, killed a man nine times. Hood," may be gathered from the It all happened in Richard Gouersummary of facts given herewith. de Lion's tent, on the road to the For this last word in Fairbanks Holyland with the Third Crusade.super-features, under a United This tent was an "all-drape set,"! Artists release, a host of engi- combining the principles brought neers." architects, artists and out by Gordon Craig in England, artisang laboured for "months Max Reinhart in Berlin and Robert before ever a camera lens was Jones in New York-represent-openede ing the world's greatest trium- vigate of stage decorators, In spite of the fact that this set was forty feet "deep, forty feet wide and twenty-four feet high, it was put up in two hours.

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In starting this production," said Allan Dwan. who directed Mr. Fairbanks in this feature, "we felt much as we did when we went to the Grand Canyon several years to, make scenes for "The Modern Musketeer." We didn't undertake to photograph, the can. you 411 once-its" magnitude" appalled us. It was so vast, so big. So we played around the corrals for the first few days, photograph- ing scenes featuring the horses

id mules. Finally we got up courage enough to taky a crack at the canyon.

"That's the way it was in start-

He took the name of Robin Hood and gathered about him "staunch supporters of King Richard anding on this new spectacle. At first himself and formed a robber band. making his headquarters in the vast depths of Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood and his band began robbing the rich to give to the poor. The peasants booked, upon him as benefactor.

The magnitude of this feature is such that several months were required in which to "shoot" it.

we thought we would crash right into one of the big scenes showing. " thousand knights in armour lined up for a tournament. But this undertaking was so big that it staggered is. So instead we decided to photograph the scene Robin Hood and his band attack- in Richard's tent, which we figured ed a number of the Prince's men would give us courage enough to and took away from them gold try one of the big out-door shots stolen from the priory of St.showing the resplendent knights Catherine, in lieu of taxes, Robin with their plumet helmets and Hood returned the go to the flashing spears.". priory and there discovered tady Marian, who had heen in hiding. while together, a spy of Prince John's had seen them and reported had returned to his forest head- to the Prince. After Robin Hood quarters, Lady Marinn was seized and returned to the castle. "Robin Hood set out at once in rescue her. In the meantime Richard was fighting in the Holy Lands, with Richard sat on the throne. Guy of Gisborne now acting as Prince John sat neur, his face second-in-command. After wearing a scowl. Countless hun-attempt on his life, instigated by dreds awaited the great contest.Sir Guy, Richard realized his per Sir Guy and the Earl had van-kly. A messenger brought the quished all who had dared to ride news of Prince John's betrayal

I was the last day the great tuurnament. To-day was to come the final clash of the champions. The avowed friend of King Richard, the Earl of Huntingdon, was to pit his strength against that of Sir Guy of Gisbourne, the favourite of Prince John, of whom many men were whispering dark things.

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Twenty-two experts delved and studied in the necessary research work for accurate designing of the colossal sets.

Libraries the world over were ransacked by these experts for

A Scene from

"WHERE THE PAVEMENT END5*

authoritative fits in ascertaining

AMATEUR SLEUTHS.

Trail Rex Ingram Film.

The innate cussedness of inani- mate things was brought home very forcibly to Rex Ingram the other day, when a few feet of film for his newest production for Metro "Where the Pavement Ends," got down off a shelf, metaphorically speaking, put on a hat, walked out the front door, and so generally hid itself that it defied all the efforts of director, assistant directors and so on down the list till it came to the very office boys.

It was only a very few feet of film, and many another director would have done without it. Rex Ingram wanted it, and he kept the wires hot south and west. Lábora- tory men and film cutters took vacations and turned amateur detectives.

Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Watson and Craig Kennedy were present by the dozen. The film was traced and re-traced. If it had had fingerprints on file, they would have been used. Everyone found clues but no one found thè | Alm.

Commencing Monday, July 28th at usual times.

D. W. GRIFFITH'S

Sensational Success.

JUDITH OF BETHULIA

with a cast including

Blanche Sweet, Lillian Gish, Dorothy Gish, Mae Marsh, Robert Haron and Henry B. Walthall.

also showing

the second really good Chinese educational picture

100000

"SAFETY

FIRST"

produced by B. A. T. Company.

THE CORONET.

DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. ›

First Played For Small Salary And Now Draws $10,000 A Week.

Douglas Fairbanks, creator of Hood," a United Artists release, Douglas Fairbanks in Robin made his debut on the stage at the age of seventeen years and the first thing he did was-Shakes-

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soon upheld and all expectations Justified, because in his first pic- ture, The Lamb," Fairbanks scored a triumph which left nothing to be desired. He at once took his place at the head of the' his lead ever since. ranks and he has been increusing"

Finally, when it was almost definitely chalked up as reported missing" and Mr. Ingram was con- templating a trip south on the rush, the film arrived, without notice and without comment at the Metro office in New York. All the amateur detectives were disgust ed, but Mr. Ingram registered

the idolized hero of many screen In the last few years he has been. rapture uncorfined. And the film

triumphs and his last two releases is now definitely included, wrapped up and bound 'round with "Where

were no doubt his greatest suc

His characterization in the Pavement Ends," a South Sea

cesses, "The Mark of Zorro" set a new story from John Russell's tale of

It is not easy to imagine the high mark and his version of "The the tropics, in which Alice Terry vigorous Douglas moving to the Three Musketeers" was just about and Ramon Novarro have promin-slow tempo of most Shakespearian the most positive success of all plays, but he did it, and so well cinema history. These two mas- that it led to better things for terpieces placed the star at the him. The salary he received in pinnacle of his success as the those earliest days of his career,world's foremost exponent of

ent parts. It was photographed by John F. Seitz,

peare, in support of that sterling exponent of the Bard of Avon, Frederick Warde.

the historical data that all might than the combined "big tops" of being very "inconsiderable, was romantic drama. be presented truthfully to the the world's greatest circus enter-equally inconsequential. But, the period.

prise.

The lumber, if laid out in board feet, would cover twenty acres of ground; if placed end to end would span a distance of about five hun- dred miles.

four men in seven minutes.

Twenty thousand yards of heavy velvets and rich cloth material were used in making the 2,500 costumes worn by principals, players and extras.

weekly wage which followed as a

"He

NOTED, PLAYERS.

Starred in Fairbanks Picture.

against them and were now to ride und also the metamorphosis of the of an author who sees the crea-property are in use for the prin- made from the hide of one sheep. covery, namely: that there had prominently to the front and con-

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Hundreds at workmen laboured- The camera staff-work-from-a-consequence is very consequential three months to build the sets. platform built af, selected spruce-$10,000 a week consequential, No other actor ever One million feet, or approxi-and-airplane wire, with an area of forsooth, mately thirty-five carloads, of lum- forty square feet, weighs only 400 made such a pecuniary leap and COMING TO LIFE. ber were used in their construc- pounds, and can be assembled by no other actor ever emerged from

tion.

the land of oblivion to win such

Author And His Characters,

an extensive and intensive fame as this great star car claim.

After he had reached the exalt-cerned, filmdom is a land of sur So far as personalities are con John Russell, author of "Where the Pavement Ends," latest Rex

ed position, of one of the most priacs. It is difficult to tell who is Ingram production for Metro. was with Rex Ingram since the first

popular stars of the speaking One carload, or about thirty More than one thousand wigs, stage and had. won fame as the who since the costume drama has several interesting things turn of the cariera crank and has tons, of nails were consumed in each made of human hair, are hero of such memorable triumphs come into its most popular vogue and has caused a marked 'shifting as "Hawthorne, U.S.A.," report.

worn by members of the cast, to erecting the sets.

Two hundred and fifty tons of More than one thousand pairs of Comes Up Smiling," "The New around in the casting of pictures. satisfaction." he says, "than that.

"There is probably no greater material went into the castle walls. shoes were required for the pro- Henrietta" and "The Show Shop," People who have been in the back- More than fifteen acres of studio duction, and but one pair could be he made a very important dis-ground for a long time are coming against each other. The winner Earl of Huntingdon. In disguise tures of his brain grew before his cipal sets.

ventional types are retiring was to receive final honours, at the Richard burriedly returned to

The entire stock of three tanneries come into existence another form rapidly from their eminence. Take hands of Lady Alurian, the King's England and joined Robin Hood's the experience I have had during and one-half acres and is 310 feet hides.

very eyes and become alive. It is The King's castle set covers two was taken in supplying these of dramatic expression which "Douglas Fairbanks in Robin afforded a wider latitude, a more Hood," a United Artists release ward, who had been chosen as the outlaws. There he heard all that the two months spent with Rex in height. The exterior is 620 feet Every weapon carried in the unlimited scope for his talents showing at the Coronet Theatre. -Queen of-Love-and-Beauty had happened and that Robin Hood Ingram in, Florida. Mr. Ingram long.

had gone alone to the castle to has revealed to me some of the

production was made entirely by motion pictures. The realization Douglas Fairbanks,. the star and rescue Lady Marian.

In building the castle 178,000 hand. There are 2,000 spears, of the possibilities of this new art producer of this biggest of all under Richard's leadership, start-his stories to the screen, has board and button lath were re-daggers.

The band, uncanny skill with which he brings square feet of wall board, plaster 1,600 swords, 2,000 shields and 500 came to him as a result of his romantic photoplays, made sorne witnessing an exhibition of "The wide departures from traditions in ed out to aid Robin Hood.

visualized as I thought no other quired.

Suddled and trappings were Birth of a Nation." David Wark selecting his supporting cast for Robin Hood sented the castle man could, the characters of my." walls to Lady Marian's apart-istory. He has invited my advice. If these towers were water tanks, hand-made and hand-sewed.

There are eight castle towers, made for hundreds of horses, all Griffith's unforgettable master this most ambitious film of his

piece of the screen.

brilliant career, and, consequently, ments. Sir Guy had forced an has threshed out problems with each would hold 276.000 galis..

"I had already come to feel there are many anomalies in the In making an exact duplicate of entrance. Robin Hood was cap-me, has striven to catch the

The castle is surrounded by a the standard used by King Richardsomewhat cramped on the stage personnel of the delineators of the were provided and again, the tured and taken before Prince fundamentals of character and mint, built from historically cor- I in his Crusade to the Holy since I was bound on the north by various roles. crashed. A moment of silence. John. He then demauled his colour in a South Sen tale. And he rect specifications, broad enough Lands, 300 pounds of iron were a brick wall, on the east and west then cheer after cheer. Sir Guy right as a knight to fight Sir Cay has done it beyond any hopes of and deep enough to serve as a necessary. had been unhorsed.. A message Huntingdon slew Sir Guy and was mine. from King Richard summoned

genuine barrier against the taking An army of 10,000 extra people Huntingdon to the royal boxen)ound to a pillar to be shot "It has been a tremendous satis of this stronghold.

is being employed in various to death by ten arrow-men. Just fuction for me to work with a man The royal banquet room in the scenes at various times. where he was congratulated by the as the archers were about to let of Rex Ingram's ability and pre-castle is the largest room in the King and appointed second-in-their arrows fly, a shield dropped eminence.

The prodigal use of hand-work command of the army which over the form of Huntingdon in genius; there is no question in my concourse of the Pennsylvania banks in Robin Hood," is not a He is touched with world, being larger even than the on all effects in"" Douglas Fair- Richard was to lead of the Crusade to the Holy Lands. This shield of King Richard.

time to save him. It was the mind of that." -

Terminal Station in New York careless extravagance, but serves done, the Eart knelt before Lady

to illustrate the absolute authenti- City, built each one forty feet in height. period depicted machinery was Eleven canvas pavilions were city of the production, for in the

The muslin diffusing system little used, metals and almost all used to diffuse light is bigger materials being worked by hand.

Sir Guy in a note to Lady Marian had declared his love. Secretly she favoured Huntingdon, A blast from the trumpets and .Sir Guy and the Earl were gallop-

ing toward each other. A crash

Both had shivered their luhees and honours were even.

New lances

Marian and received the victor's

crown.

That night the great banquet was nearing an end. Huntingdon had fallen desperately in love with.) Lady Marian. They had plighted their troth. In an obscure corner Prince John was conspiring to. seize the throne the moment Richard had sturted' on crusade. Gisbourne, aware of John's plans, was to accompany Richard on the march ap.third-in- command.

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The crusade was under way. Huntingdon had left his esquire, Little John, behind to guard Lady Marian, for he suspected Princa John Richard had not marched far before the Prince bogan put- ting into effect his perfidious plans. Lady Marian dispatched a note to Huntingdon by Little John. Huntingdon decided to return and do what.le could to frustrate Prince John. He did not want Richard to know the contents of the note for fear he would abandon the crusade. The King refused permission to return, so the Earl decided to desert." Sir Guy over- heard his plans with Little John, and took him prisoner, after wounding him. Huntingdon was brought before Richard, who sen- stanced him to be imprisoned.

Huntingdon escaped and return-

John was dragged from the throne, a prisoner The Ear! was Marian into his arms. released and then took Lady

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for the screen. Alice Terry and Mr. Ingram adapted the story Ramon Novarro have important parts in this photoplay, which was filmed by John F. Seitz.,

HISTORY'S PAGES

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Wallace Beery, creator of sneer- by wings and on the south by the proscenium arch, and the moment.ing braggarts and vicious men in I saw what Mr. Griffith could do general, has the heroic role of with a camera, I knew the field of King Richard Coeur de Lion in this super-production. He has cinerna was more suited to, my become the defender of right, the talents," Mr. Fairbanks says.

same right he has been trampling "Inasinuch as he is inherently on so ruthlessly in his customary and instinctively a man of active villainous screen characteriza deeds, Douglas lost little time in tions. He may appear as a bluster- and Mr. Griffith was equally as huge and primitive appetite for getting into the, new-found fielding, swashbuckling type, with

active in embracing him as a pro- beef joints, but he is, nevertheless, mising newcomer. All hands were quite on the square with the

Contain no other story so thrilling as that of the crusaders; no figure so gallant as the intrepid. 'Cœur de Lion.'

TALES OF OLD ENGLAND

Include no other legend so inspiring as that of

ROBIN

BLENDED TOGETHER

HOOD

In a superb picture, they interest, amuse, and more-educate.

A more magnificent production has never been made, a sweeter romance never known!.

TO-DAY & TO-MORROW AT

THE

CORONET

heroine and the other virtuous individuals in the story.

Allan Hale is another "heavy" who has turned his back on past wickedness. He plays the part of Little John, Robin Hood's aide-de- camp in his exploits of valour. Like Beery, he, too, is concerned in the redressing of wrong rather than demoralizing truth and justice as he has done in so many- Alms.

One of the more interesting transformations is that of Enid Bennett, heretofore associated chiefly with the roles of the neg- lected wife in modern society stories. She plays the Maid Marian in "Robin Hood" and on' the silversheet she, presents veritablo (portrait of a glorioUM princess, belonging to an age when men were supposed to fight for women instead of quarrelling with them.

This part is quite opposite to the types of clinging helpless wives such as Miss Bennett has been evolving so successfully and row in her delineation of tremend- ously brave womanhood, seems at her happiest best