Spectacular Effects to
Mark Screen Productions
Tremendous Settings and Thousands of Actors to Kn
hance Power of Plot in American-Madc Films,
Indications Show-Ince, Neilan, Griffith
and I)e Mille to Follow European Plan,
STECTACULAU effects in the form of huge tttiiiK and
thousaiuls of actors will feature forthcoming produc
tions, a prospectus of conditions anion Mm studios on
the coast indicates.
Heart interest stories and snarnv comedy-ilrama have
been the forte in the film firmament during: the past few years j
Dn account of the tremendous expense of producing spectacu-1
lar scenes. Unusual mob scenes and expensive settings in the i
pn?"t few years have been confined to films in Europe where
labor in building sets was cheap.
I rout the (Itunutie nt.in point,
the strength of the spectacular it
our of tie s rein's (in-dti-it pmsi
hditirs. limotion of an iiifunuU'l
ni'ili adds timili to tin- power 'if a
pint. '1 he sjiur handling of null
lot m:Ut-ri;il in the Anu'i tcait-tiid)(
photoplay in the roming yr.ir i
Imiincl to advance linema ait.
Marshall N til.ui , Thomas I ore,
David Wark Griffith und Cecil II.
Ic Mdle ii( till planning sprctacu
lar crnr in fnriticuiiiii:j plays.
Tin: value 11 f- i tai uhir nceiir
in revealed in "i'.roadway Ioc,"
frat'irinu Mae Murray at the Ui.ilto
llicatrr tlr, wn-k. "Maiulaunhtrr,"
tarring Thomas Meghan, at the
Strand tlirater this wok, also car-
r;es a scries of tremendous sets lo
enhance the appeal of the plot.
"Manslaughter" at Strand.
In pite 01 the fact that there were
no photoraphm to record the dress
and customs (if the ureses during
the year of the decadence of the
Roman empire, Cecil 1'. lleMille is
said to have faithfully reproduced a
scene of the barbarian invasion of
Koine in his latest picture, "Man
ulaitKlitcr," which opens at the Strand
tlirater today.
The episode alluded to is a brief
historical cutback, but it depicts viv
idly the arrival of Alaric's hordes in
the Ktcrnal City.
I.eatrire Joy, who is one of the
principals of the modern portion of
the story, it the hostess at a lavish
ly beautiful Kom.-in bacchanal which
is interrupted by Thomas Meghan
in the role of the leader of the Goths,
Lois Wilson, John Miltern and Cas
son Ferguson are the other members
of the notable cast appearing in thi
sequence.
The story deals with a young
American girl of wealth who is a
speed maniac and who is the cause of
the death of a motor policeman. The
district attorney who prosecutes her,
loves her, but he believes that the
only way to save Ikt from herself is
to punish her. She goes to prison
and when he calls upon her, she
treats him with contempt, lie dissi
pates and later when the Rirl is rc-a
leased ,she is the means of reform
ing him. The two are united after
many thrilling incidents transpire.
Mae Murray at Rialto.
Willi M:e Murray in the stellar
role of "liroilway Rose," which
plays this week at the Rialto theater,
motion picture tans will see the beau
tiful star in an elaborate production
which is said to surpass even "I'ca
tock Alley" and "Fascination."
As in the latter pictures Miss Mur
ray is provided with a role which
gives prominence to her ability as
a dancer and affords opportunity for
striking costumes in great profusion.
The story concerns a country girl
who, by her extraordinary ability as
dancer, becomes the idol of Hroad
v.iy. The heir of an aristocratic
Fifth Avenue family falls in love with
her, urges her to marry him and,
seekmg only happiness with the man
she loves, Rosalie consents. To
avoid an open rupture with his fam
ily the marriage is kept secret but
the discovery of the situation by th
fa'b-r precipitates a c'-.. is which al
most wreck; Violet's lie.
"Wall Flower" at World.
The time, the place and the girl
met when Rupert Hughes wrote
"The Wall Flower," which was pro
duced at the GolJwyn studies with
Colleen Moore in the role of the
ugly duckling who turned out to he
a swan. The picture, which will be
shown this week at the World the
ater, is a variation of the old Cin
derella story, a tale that never grows
old and may always be presented in
a new way.
Rupert Hughes has shown his in
genuity in making his Cinderella a
wall flower. She is just that. No
body loves her. She is only a
drudge. However, even a drudge
mav have wonderful times. '1 he
realization comes to her tha? she is.
only the sport of her friends and
that is tragedy. N'evertlirlcss, there
are others who discern t lie swan in
the ugly duikling, and through their
rttorts change the r-'iitfti blown
feathers to Mmioih white ones. And.
a in the fairy tale, the prime comes
t i rliim hi pri!'.:es, and they live
happily ever al'er.
Eugen O'Brien at Empres.
Fugeue O'liririi in a ine'odi miatic
eomrdy, " I hivjlioii Charley," nprns
today at the Fmprens theater (or
lour da,
Romance, adventure and ihrdls
r the rtiKt.oihrtf Latum (f the
reeu -!a which o i, : Mr. O Hrun
l.ithert i iiiH'haMvred I ; ! ! .r hm
p!endnt t' infdy uin ts,
A I S- iu:de k i U' i. Sih I l nrr
proit! in rt'v mi "A iitri's I, .ire,'1
wis , H wi'l he i't w at the F.m.
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World -"The Wall Flower."
RialtO'Mae Murray in "Uroad
w.iv Koe."
Strand -"M.nljtinhtrr."
Moon Today until Thursday,
"1 he New Moon"; beginning
Thursday, "Fxpcrimciit.il Mar
li.iKC," Sun Charles Ray in "Syiudge."
Empress Today until Thurs
day. "I hivalrotis ( barley"; be
ginning next Thursday, "A Girl's
U-irc."
M u t e -Today. "The New
Moon"; tomorrow and Tuisday,
" The Heauty Shop"; Wednesday
and Thursday, "Find the Wom
an"; Friday and Saturday, "Lx
prrimcntal Marriage.'
order to lie nationalized, the p.incen
refuse to register and incites the
other women of the town to follow
her example. The authorities die
cover the true lineage of the pca.int
girl who is leading the women to
revolt and try to force her to regis
ter, with dire results to themselves.
In "Experimental Marriage," com
ing to the Moon theater next
Thursday, Constance Talmadge tries
rut a it n it ue marriage scheme. As
"Suzanne F.rcoll," Constance prom
ises to marry her nweetheart if he
will allow her to pursue her club
career for a goodly part of the week
without masculine interference. Now
"Foxy," the man in the case, is aw
fully sweet an Suzanne and he
promises to be good from Saturday
to .Monday. What happens during
the rest of the week? Ah, yes, in
deed, what?
Charles Ray at Sun.
The bitter rivalry which exists be
tween newspapers in a small town is
depicted with startling fidelity in
"Smudge," starrng Charles Ray,
which opens today at the Sun the
ater. Ray is cast as Steve Stanton
owner and editor of the Citrona
Citizen. The other paper is the Ci
trona I'.iirIc. The Citizen, as the
organ of the orange growers in the
vicinity, is in favor of "smudging,"
the means by which the orchardists
fight the frost. The Hugle is the
organ of the "reform clement,"
which fights the use of smudge be
cause it ruins the women's clothing
and enriches the laundries.
The management of the Ruglc
does not hesitate to use violence to
accomplish its ends, but with the able
assistance of a pretty girl, who had
deserted the camp of his enemies,
Steve is able to change a threatened
defeat into victory.
Larry Semon has long been known
as a king of comedians; now he
actually appears in "A Pair of Kings,'
which will be shown as an added at
traction at the Sun theater this week,
as a kinf?, or some sort of high and
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mighty potentate, Larry dons an
ep.iuletted coat covered with medals
and gold braid, claps a monocle in
his eye, and in fact, acts regally all
through the two-reel funmaker.
Pretty Lucille Carlisle plays oppo
site him.
Hitchcock at Muse.
Raymond Hitchcock, comedian, is
featured in "The Heauty Shop."
which plavs tomorrow and Tuesday
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at tne .viu.se uieaier. me piay is
musical comedy.
Norma Talmadge graces the screen
of the Muse theater today in "The
New Moon,'' a story of Russian love.
A dramatic story of New York
police, society, bright lights and a
woman is told in "Find the Woman,"
which takes the screen at the Muse
theater next Wednesday and Thurs
day. Constanre Talmadge is featured in
"Experimental Marriage," which is
the chief attraction at the Muse
theater next Friday and Saturtlay.
Dix Propones.
Richard Dix, handsome screen
leading man. has played in but one
picture in which he did not propose
to the leading lady acceptably. He
lene Chadwick has been the object
of his love three times, while May
Collins and Lcatrice Joy have both
yielded to his pleas, Now comes
Colleen Moore in "The Wall
Flower," at the World theater this
week.
It is said of Mr. Dix that the first
time he proposed he blushed violent
ly through his grease paint, and that
in real hfe l.c has never been known
to do it, however fickle he may ap
pear on the screen.
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American Play a
Are Popular on
European Screens
The arrival of Poli Negri shortly
to make her first American starring
picture at the Lasky studio for Para
mount is in keeping with the policy
of the organization as set forth by
Jesse L. Lasky, first vice prcsndeni
of Famous Players-Lasky corpora
tion, to -trengthen its productions
in every possible way, olic means be
ing the infusion of ideal types from
the old world.
"American pictures," says Mr.
Lasky, "are becoming more and
more popular all over Europe and
the international appeal is of im
mense importance in maintaining
this lead over productions made in
other countries.
"The 41 pictures which compose
the Paramount schedule for the six
months beginning in August and
ending in January embrace produc
tions of every character, but only
those of the highest quality techni
cally and from a literary point of
view. To name them all would be
needless, but outstanding are such
pictures as Cecil B. De Mille's "Man
slaughter," "The Old Homestead,"
yoro,aij American
ril
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mi i. f Mt r i ' t m
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"To Have and to Hold," and "Blood
! and Send,'' in which Kodolph Va'-
entiuo made his bow as a Paa
I mom t star. This Itrer picture n
: already broke.! all records where it
has been shown. And the others are
notable for charm, emotional qual
ity, splendid acting and direction,
handsome and appropriate settings
and excellent story values."
Progress.
Charlie Chaplin ha been having
a lot of difficulty with his present
production his last one, by the way,
for First National.
His health has been very bad, and
several times he's had to knock of!
for a week or two to regain his
strength. Recently he was in bed
for two weeks.
Previous to that he'd been mak:ng
scenes in a small but progressive
town near Los Angeles. One loca
tion was the post office. Another
was a lovely corner, on which were
some beautiful pepper trees.
When he returned, the old postof
fice had been torn down and a new
brick one was in the process of con
struction. And the trees had been
cut down and replaced by a gasoline
station.
So Charlie declares that he will
build his sets in the studio after this
where every thing isn't so darned
progrejsive.
Photoplay is wiih. us at last J2os
yr-3 ll n
Mm
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PiT40f, Main 30. Pax
Spends Time in Jail
Vieo'ti) H' rilvr
1 1 at .Vote f.'iMTiVfun
To Get Atmosphere
To bf arrtrd and mt lo pri.oii
(or four days the unmue cpi-i
riencc of Jeamr Mc pherson, Uuiom
nlmi.t n! ivuriiihi. 111 ptiituance ol ,
her plat) t obtain the pioper amio. -
phrre for Cecil H HfMille'i picUne,
Manslaughter," the scenario ul
which was done by her.
WIkmi Mr, llrM lte decided film
"Manslaughter," M' Macphertort
It-it Hollywood for Sew York. On
hrr way rM idi stopped oH in a mid
western city and airangr.l with the
police tn be rreted ad i"ipnon. d
in the Utr priutritfarv. There hr
Spent four da)t under ti e same con
ditions that apphed to all other pris
oners in the institution.
TI. .) Mi. a M i. tiherioli'i tarrifiie
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lor an s.me nroiiKiii worm "'"
results is proven by the prodili tion
which comes to the Miami theater
tint week. The cast is a Imlliaut
one, Thomas Meigh in, I r.itriee Joy
und Lois WiUon being the teatuird
pl.iveis.
As a rrsull of Miss Mai pherson s
course ." Manslaughter" is otic of the
mol faithful ini tuifs in n uard to
orison I le ever filmed. It is a Ceci
I!. JleMille picture production of the
tiuest giadc and one wlndi none tail
see without piolit.
Film Star's Sermon.
Dick Hartlielines almost made
Speech.
The reason he didn't was because
he had to stay ill Virginia on loca
tion longer than he intended, hut j
several of his friends have hinted
that it may have been stage shyness
which caused the postponement.
Dr. Christian Riesner, minister ol
the Chelsea Methodist church, is a
true friend of pictures ami picture
oeonle. He has always staunchly 1
defender! the screen, and when he
instituted his happy Sunday evening
servters at his church he invited Lil
lian GMi to address the congrega
tion. Then he asked Harthelmcss to
Mary Alden lias
New Mother Hole
With liarthelmess
Steadily becoming confirmed as the
"great American mother of the
i'crecn, Mary Allien has had ,a ri'C
based on artistry. Her characteriza
tions of middle-aged women in big
successful photoplays prove her ver
satility, she being in real life a most
attractive young woman. Miss Al
lien came to the screen from a news
paper writer's profession in New
York and San Francisco, appearing
on the stage, however, before enter
ing the films. She ,was first cast for
a picture by I). W. Griffith to play
the role of the mulatto housekeeper
in "The Hirth of a Nation."
Richard Harthclmess summoned
her across the continent to play the
mother role in his "The Hond lioy."
following her remarkably outstand
ing work in such films as "The Un
pardonable Sin" and in "The Old
Nest," in which hers was the fea
tured role. Miss Alden is also re
membered in "Milestones" and is in
the cast of "The Man With Two
Mothers," and recently completed
work as a principal in "Notoriety"
and in a production that is filmed in
Porto Rico. But it is as a star in
her own right that she is being pre
sented currently in "A Woman's
Woman," a Charles Giblyn produc
tion, in which her emotional ability
giins its most significant opportu
rty. mf - A.
A'
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Aqmaa
fct Mh tM. m k m
i- 4'ti '' ul)jnt ut "M lUtt-
I '.i.i lo Rrl h'.iill
l .k nrii..ii h-til. 'Ar brn
t .1 i Hi lor h .ii.i'h- r' ll"' le i
lii.liop U .ll!nl llo.iiu . piti'ui 4!
Iiisttnp 111 Mi.it!i4li4i, t ii'iu. and '
lt !ni lirtori bun mi the lot Fp '
copal tiihoji evrr rrtt lo itut conn-tiy
Movie (irapht
Hind
From Hollywood
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IV.ui i twa thirds f n
"Ladv Kaitir," a lory
her bv Jod I'lmvnni
le flinr! Hrr tc
1 ,id lu. h
tofv will be I'titium, a iiiMtig,
ol. ili.l story (! tbin.i. Pt wliu!
I in iru lliihbaid I wining the eon.
t.nii'.
Gladvs Wsltotl ba finihrd "The
Laveiidir llatli Lady," and choe the
cool w.itei. ol Ihe I'aeil c and ihf
pud of lat.i!m.i tor her 4at'oii
alter u extremely diUicult aiati 'ii
I ile slo,-y from Oroige Rjudol, n
( In .01 loiitinuity
The finishing of camera woik llos
week (Ml "Ihe Christian,
(iolilvtMi studio tiiatks Ihe
at the
end Ol
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amiliurf her smilffS
witikin thosa larcJc.
brovrLCye5.eliiiLC( itiiol "X
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crouac ana out ayajiii.
"EXPERIMENTAL
MARRIAGE
with
AVaibcr
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HarriSoiuFordL-'
cbyeles SxqmlJter
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Master Hroauceiv
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JZfrs is not jvist a motion "picture
Iti? in msKlarn vorkl itaelt nsi you villaw your
sl ftn4 his a tt twvl. '
Manslaughter is W tr ihalMt pro
'dviciio th.it CccUl5.UcltiU ovr Vltomnicsi
Mcihaa
.Mk am .A" - a, I s. j m ,
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CunnU'M M intake,
t'.....!..! Ci I ilin.. '; aunt
t"li 4 Kliviiue S 4' I all
iMr li ni r Kratoiu lud a Jf
HI lytal i .i.il. 1 'i e (a lit tail
tint I ii:-' hid ('nil ti t
or iinmtln t"t 4 poik laviite un
ih r t f Hl'l let 11m . h linoll.
1 ' e t tlle I" "! 1, tuottii r. p
pfjr lo be rntttily uii4li4hed
by I111 on t4ii n ,nvti
,r ha iMior I f Ih ' irWbti'lf
111 b own r nht hnoie he
wrek. old be ha.l teceivrd 7i
Ian bi'ri line mn lioui I'hl
.iildo.i even ard l"l 4 pliot.)
graph iih the yutr g uuu' au'O
Bai li.
f..ur iimi-ti (I ifii uoik mi lh
pait ol poi.'ni Mi.nur I .Hir'if or
and ln ..ti,iii j id iat. whuh
1. I .a-kd by F.. ImlI and MaK
liii-.li
ti'lul i pl. h.ibH lir luKfc'e'l l
rur eir Ir.j on thr 1'i nr.l viidu
lot h ... I.t i boil oi Hie NlnicW
.penal proi!.. linn. "I ler Week
Love," wlnt li tr.iinir, Maine I Iain
nirilem ,01. 1 t o iv Traile 111 ihe
principal loir. I hr romplrl srl
teprr.ents 4 .ire imilllry rtalf,
iliilu lirg the in .iis , an unniene
i .wmimiiig l'-I. a ii.u ami .unseu
S'ltdeti
Tirst Half
SHUN. MON.-TUU;VCa
NORMA
iithrr revival
of a vivid action
drcuna of liiilc
love & adveitturc-
Krai
"THE HEW MOOH'
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