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LUNAR MYSTERY.

MOON'S DEFIANCE OF NEWTON'S LAW.

BRITISH FILMS.

WHAT IS HINDERING PROGRESS?

HANS

the "term. We have players of real ability: but they cannot be! come stars in the accepted sense! of the term until they have greater opportunities.

" is our work to build up the As reported in the Evening Disorganisation which will make this patch recently, at a conference of possible. There is greater inter- girl club members at Edinburgh, est in everything connected with one girl suggested the desirability British films than ever before, and: of supporting British films, and believe that out of this lively in- her remarks were loudly appland-terest will come a real move for- ward of benefit to all concerned."

ed.

To determine beforehand exact- ly where the moon's shadow will pass over the earth during a total eclipse of the sun is an exceeding ly difficult problem, the solution of which depends on an necurate, knowledge of the position of the moon at any moment, writes an

British films form but a small- Observer. correspondent. At

proportion of those shown at the Greenwich Observatory the moon's

picture houses, however, and al- position in the sky is constantly though there has been unusual being measured, but when the ob activity among British producers; served positions are compared during the last two or three with those calculated in advance months, much remains to be done by Newton's law of gravitation.before Britain can claim a film here are always inexplicable dis-industry worthy the name, crepancies. Many eminent ma-

Miss Gladys Jennings. who re- thematicians have worked at his problem in an endeavour to dis- cently played the lend in a new in London, "Lady cover the unknown force which production apparently prevents the moon Godiva," which will be released obeying the law of gravitation, shortly, is of the opinion that bet- but so far none has quite sucebed-tor British films are necessary if the difficulties facing the indus- Professor Brown, an Amroicantry are to be surmounted. mathematician, has come nearest "Better films are required and to success, and the map prepared this means more money," she told jointly by the Royal Astronomical me. "It is necessary, too, that Society and the Royal Society the money should be in the right showing the belt across Wales and hands. I believe that we have the Northern England, inside which talent here, but there is little or the sun should be totally eclipsed anisation. The American film on June 29, was prepared by ap: industry has a wonderful organi- plying Professor Brown's correc-sation: the setor or actress with tions to the moon's position!

talent, therefore, has an oppor

ed.

But even Professer Brown's tunity to prove his or her ability. lunar tables fail to correct the "

"There's one other point which moon's error with sufficient ac

I think affects the matter. It is a curacy to permit a definite predic tion concerning the exact limits mistake to summose that a success- of the belt of totality during the ful stare actress is necessarily coming celipse, (June 15, not visi-suited to film acting. Doubtless, ble in China), and the lines mark-stage stars are a draw-for a tim ed on the eclipse map show only at any rate--but the stage and the approximately the central line and films have a different technique. the northern and southern limits and the sooner this is realised the

botter for British films. of the moon's shadow. The error

Different Qualities.

in the positions of the lines ia, however, barely a mile, and recent

at "They don't make this mistake observations of the moon Greenwich suggest that by that in America. Personally I've been distance the track of totality, as on the stage as well as the films, shown on the ordnance survey and can speak from experience. ap, should be shifted northward. The qualities required in these The width of the shadow on the two spheres are different." earth will be about twenty-eight

miles in North Wales and some

The same point was stressed by:

three miles wider on the East Miss Gabrielle, Moreton, when I Coast.

saw her at the Walthamstow studio of British Filmcraft, where she is playing the leading part in "The Man with the Iron Mask."

This will mean that to see the total eclipse those who intended standing on or near the line of the

While there, I took the oppor- southern boundary of the shadow must go a little further north, and tunity to discuss the question of a similar change of position will British films with Captain Ban- Te necessary to enjoy the maxi-field, the producer. He has just mam duration of totality in the returned from a visit to Holly- centro "of the moon's shadow.jwand where he has studied con- But it will only be possible to deditions at first hand. termine with accuracy the limits "We have to create the organiв.- of the shadow zone when thetion which will enable our pro- eclipse takes place, and

mising younger players to make most important task of the most of their abilitice," he

Astronomers watching eclipse will be to deter said. "It will not be an easy or mine to a fraction of a second the quick job; but it can, and must

be done. times of the beginning and ending

the

the

the

of the eclipse, as the data thus "People who wonder why more obtained will help towards a solu-is not heard of British film stars tion of the problem of the moon's į do not always realise that we have erratic movement.

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