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    Film Fables
Are Explained
Animated Sereen Stars Per*
form After Few Pen
Strokes.
Aesop’s Film Fables, which are so
popular with Orpheurn theater pa
trons, are the work of Paul Terry.
New York cartoonist, and his stafT of
IS artists. They are the people who
make the little pen pictures of the
animals move in the movies.
Tills fs how Terry and his staff at
the Fables Pictures, Inc., studio pro
duce their weekly animated cartoon
release. With the central theme of
the story in mind. Terry decides upon
main characters which will best inter
pret the story. These screen stars
are brought into being hy a few skil
ful strokes of the pen. As the action
requires, minor characters are cre
ated.
With his characters decided upon
and his story theme well in hand,.
Terry then develops a scenario In de
tail or continuity. “Backgrounds"
are drawn next. These pictures take
the place of interior and exterior set
tings used in regular motion pictures.
As the backgrounds are to be used to
back up many scenes they are devei
o'pened in detail.
Animation takes place after the
backgrounds are ready. The mys
terious \tse of the word “animation”
refers to the work of penning hun
dreds of little drawings, which will
give the life-like effect of action
when shown in rapid progression on
the screen. Each animator is as
signed srenes requiring the type of
characters which lends themselves
best to his talents.
Working drawings are made upon
translucent tissue pnper. Thus the
animator can see vaguely the lines
of ths preceding drawing as he places
a new tissue over a completed sketch.
On the new tissue he creates just
those portions of the character's body
whieh must ‘‘move.’; So, each time a
body member is drawn it is tn a
slightly different position. This sys
tem reduces the work to a minimum.
Efficiency has developed a way to
avoid the need of making a com
pletely detailed drawing to register
•very move.
Thp tracers use the drawings on
tissue paper‘ns blueprints. Each tis
sue sketch is traced or transferred to
a sheet of clear celluloid of corre
sponding size. The outlined sketches
are then "colored,” or filled in.
That is, the shading and other de
tails are executed. Water colors—
black and white—are used so that
they may he used indefinitely. All
the sheets of paper and celluloid are
punched and placed upon pegs, like
loose-leaf ledger sheets. Thereby they
are kept within register of proper
relative alignment. The complete
drawings are inspected and num
bered hy the supervisor, who notates
upon an "exposure sheet” the num
ber of frames or photographic ex
posures necessary to register the de
sired action. It Is the rapid flashing
of the successive drawings that pro
duce the animated Illusion on the
scseen.
Following the completion of the ac
tual cartooning, or animating, the
— drawings are handed to the camera
' nu n. The crank turned of the aver
age film studio turns during the
whole producing of a picture. But
the camera man of "Aesop’s Film
Fables" does his work after produc
tion work is over. He inspects the
drawings a nil. follows the exposure
si t instructions.
i r 2.100 drawings enter Into the
p on of each subject on the1
MA . Is Fi'm Fables” series. Some
th a this, number is exceeded by
an- ?r thousand.
Terry’s simplified system does
away with the old methods of nnima- :
tion whereby some 20,000 detailed
drawings were required to make a j
fllhi subject. Following the photo
graphic stage, cartoon movie making
Is practically the same as regular
feature filming. The negative is de
veloped, the prints are made, titles (
sre painted and inserted and after
due editing and assembling the pro
duction is ready for screening in the j
theaters.
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Rialto Organist Evaded Childhood Dream of Being
Engineer of “No. 9;” Always Aspired to Be Musician
George Haupt Fired by Am
bition to Play Carnegie
Institute Organ in
His Youth.
n>- MORLEY CASSIDY.
George Haupt, organist at the
Rialto theater, is one of those
"natural born” musicians one reads
about.
Never in all bis childhood did he
fondly hope to he a street car con
ductor or the engineer of No. 9. Ho
wanted to make music, but not on a
steam whistle or a fare box.
When he wnj 12, at the ag| when
most hoys are laying in arms anil
ammunition for a crusade to reclaim
the wild west for the paleface, he
used to dream of playing the $35,000
organ in the Carnegie institute in
Pittsburgh. That was his idea of
heaven.
George’s parents never planned to
make a lawyer or a doctor or a real
estate salesman out of him. It would
have been useless. The only ques
tion was whether he would become r.
violinist or a singer or an organist.
Now Leading Organist.
As it turned out, he Is one of the
finest organists in the middle west,
as well as an unusually good singer.
He was born 29 years ago in St.
Taul, Minn., and his father, who was
pastor of a small church there, gave
him lessons on the violin as soon as he
was able to hold the instrument.
When he was a few years oldcr
George began to pirk out tunes on
the small church organ so that he
could help his father with his work.
Then his father moved to Pittsburgh,
when George was 12.
It was here that he made up his
mind to become an organist. He de
termined this after hearing Charles
Heinroth play the organ at Carnegie
institute. From then on there was
only one thing he wanted to do: to
play the organ as well as Heinroth.
First Organist Position.
But about that time hlg father
moved back to Minneapolis, and
George, naturally, went along. For
a time he studied singing and took
a few lessons on the organ. Then
his singing teacher, who was musical
director at the First Baptist church,
obtained for him the position of or
ganist at the church. It was his first
position as organist.
After spending a short time at Thiel
college in Greenville, Pa., Haupt re
turned to the University of Minnesota
to complete his education. Then his
eyes failed him, and for three years
he was unable to continue with his
musical studies.
This set-back did not cause him to
lose his ambition to become an or
ganist, however, and when his eyes
improved he at once obtained his first
theater position, playing the organ at
the Loting theater in Minneapolis,,
That was in 1920.
After less than a year there he
made such a reputation that he was
offered the position of organist at the
Strand theater in Omaha. Later he
was made assistant organist at the
Rialto, and w hen. Julius Johnson left
he was made first organist.
Haupt's tastes In music are varied.
His favorite music is operatic or emo
tional music, but he also gets a big
■'kick” out of jazz tunes, and he plays
them with foot-tickling syncopation
In addition to his work at the the
ater, Haupt finds time to teach or
gan and voice, and to write many of
the poems which are flashed on the
screen to accompany his organ solos.
Most or these are syndicate material,
hut many are written by Mr. Haupt
in collaboration with Harry M. Watts,
manager of the theater. At one time,
when his eyes had failed, he planned
to be a novelist, and for a time was a
reporter on the university news pa per.
COLLEEN MOORE
IN PLASTER CAST
Colleen Moore Is placed In a plaster
cast and will he confined to her Holly
wood home for from four to six weeks
as the result of an accident while on
location at Barstow, last week,
according to telpgraph!W>dvlcee just
received by First National Pictures
In New York.
The accident took place on Febru
ary 4 during the filming of Don Mul
lally's "The Desert Flower," when
Miss Moore, the star, fell off a hand
car. At that time the seriousness of
her Injury was not realised and the
following night, against the counsel
of her physicians, she attended the
annual ball In Dob Angeles of the
Wampas, the western association of
film publicity men, when she was pre
sented wdth a *1,000 cup as a reward
for being elected the "baby" star of
the screen who has made the greatest
advance In artistry and popularity of
any of her motion picture rivals dur
ing the last four years.
The following day X-ray examlna
tions revealed bruised and dislocated
vertebrae, and Miss Moore was order
ed to bed and placed in the plaster
cast.
At the Lothrop.
D. W. Griffith's masterpiece,
"America," with Carol Dempster,
Charfna Mack, Nell Hamilton and
Monel Barrymore, is the phooplay
attraction scheduled at the Dothrop
theater for the first three days of the
week.
A comedy, “Empty Head,” and
news are added features. Wednesday
and Thursday, Richard Rarthelmess'
recent picture, “Classmates," and a
Snub Pollard comedy, "The Green
r'at," will constitute the program.
Buster Keaton's "The Navigator," a
film full of fun. Is the feature at
traction for Friday and Saturday,
with the added comedy film, "Rat’s
Knuckles" and Aesop’s Fables.
Thursday night only, vaudeville will
be presented.
At the Boulevard.
The First National production of
"A Thief In Paradise," |s the feature
photoplay attraction for the first
three days of the week at the Boule
vard theater. Doris Kenyon, Ronald
Colman and Alleen Pringle are the
featured players. Wednesday and
Thursday the screen adaptation of
the stage play, "Mary the Third,’
under the title of "Wine of Youth,"
will he the feature photopley.
Eleanor Boardman and Ben D.von
have the featured roles. Thomas
.Melghan's ‘'Tongues of Flame,"
adapted from Peter Clark Marfar
lane’s last novel, Is the feature pic
ture for the last two days of the
week. Beseie Dove and Eileen Percy
are In the supporting cast.
At the Grand.
Constance Talmadge, In "Her Night
of Romance,” a comedy drama, with
Ronald Colman In the suportlng cast.
Is the photoplay offering at the Grand
for today and tomorrow, Tuesday
and Wednesday, Richard Dlx will bs
seen In his first starring picture,
‘‘Manhattan." The "Telephone Girl"
la an added feature. Thursday and
Friday, Theodore Roberts and Helen
■Jerome Kddv will tie seen In "To the
T-adles,” with a two reel Bunshliie
comedy, “Children Wanted,’’ as an
added feature. Bsturdav, Fred
Thompson will he seen In "Galloping
Gallagher. “ Pallia Review and
Aesop's Fables will complete the pto
■rain.
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‘The Thundering Herd’
Is Wilderness Story
Another screen version of a Zane
Grey story comes to Omaha In "The
Thundering Herd," which is sched
uled to show for a week at the Strand
theater, starting next Saturday.
It is a magnificent plcturlzatlon of
the west of yesterday, of a wilderness
ranged by great herds of buffalo and
the home of Indians.
The time is 1878, the most danger
ous and romantic period of western
history. The first immigrant trains
have already crossed the prairies and
the Indians realize they must fight
to protect themselves against the In
vasion of civilization.
Sousaphone Player
Gets Good Exercise
If one wlahea to become healthy
take up the Souesphons! At least It
has hail that effect on Clyde Whitney,
who plays this Instrument In Art
Raiidnll'a Royal orchestra at the
Strand theater.
This melody producer la gracefully
draped about Whitney's neck at each
performance, and aluee It welgha 78
pounds, we'll say Clyde has a lot
resting on his shoulders. "It's grest
for the lungs, too," says Whitney,
lie Is the one who pranced around
the Strand stage last week during
the playing of "Tiger Rag." faith
fully Imitating the loud roars of the
Jungle cat. The horn, or Sousaphone.
Is heavily gold platei Randall will
have an entire new program for thle
week,
Kddls Nelson, vaudeville star, well
known nn the Orphedni circuit, will
make hla first appearance In p|c
lurca In the Educational Cameo com
pdy, "Welcome Danger,"' curly In
March,
WHY MOVIE STAR
IS LEADING MAN
Because he felt that "a bird in the
hand tvaa worth two in the bush,"
Lloyd Hughes today is one of the
most popular of motion picture lead
ing men.
Does that sound like a canard? It
isn’t meant to. The point is. Hughes
started out with the ambition of fol
lowing a career upon the stage. That
was back in the days when as a mere
youngster he played on the high
school team of Biabee, Aria., the
town of his birth.
Occasionally Bisbee would get a
dramatic company. Always among
the audience was Lloyd Hughes, list
ening with rapt attention to the
actors reading their lines. The story
of the play was of less Interest to
him than the actors in it. He pic
tured himself some day strutting a
stage, such as the one he gazed upon,
perhaps, who knew, the star of the
play. His heroes in those days were
Robert Mantell and other leading
lights of the spoken drama.
RIALTO-STYLE
SHOW FEB. 28
Mr. Watts, manager of the Rialto
theater, announces that their annual
spring style show in conjunction with
the Herzberg company will be held
the week of February 2*.
Elborate preparations are being
made to make It the best that they
have ever presented. It will be known
as "The 1925 Garden of Fashions.”
Herzberg recently made a huying trip
to New York for the latest creations
in gowns, negligee, wraps, etc., which
will be displayed on Irving D. Mar
tin's living models.
Watts made a special trip to Chi
cago last week to engage talent for
the entertainment features of the
show. A special musical score has
also been arranged In Chicago by a
prominent composer.
“New Toys” Family
Picture: Is Comedy
Richard Barthelmess' new comedy,
"New Toys,” coming fo the Rialto for
a week, starting Saturday, Is dis
tinctly a family picture. It is a
domestic comedy, relating the tribula
tions and tragedies of the first two
or three years of married life. The
action revolves around a young mar
ried couple.
Dick and his wife, known to the
stage and screen as Mary Hay, play
the roles of the young husband and
even younger _w!fe. The production
of "New Toys," was directed for First
National by John 8. Robertson, whose
wife, Josephine Lovett, wrote the
adaptation.
Thus, "New Toys,” Is a family pic
ture in every sense of the word.
Because of his sleek hair, serious
eye and fearlessness, the fans are
calling Rln-Tln-Tin the Valentino of
the dog film actors. A canine shiek
is a new idea In movie-land.
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Full of Fun and
Randy to Spill It
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After seeing Mitzi, the rollicking lit
tle star of "The Magic Ring" in one
of her musical comedies, Sir James
Mathew Rarrle, the noted English
novelist and playwright, exclaimed:
"Mitzi is the Peter Pan of the musical
stage!"
And thla describes this little lady’s
personality more than any other
phrase that could be coined. Mitzi is
ji^t that—an elfin little sprite whose j
sense of humor bubbles over every
minute she is on or off the stage. No
one knows what Mitzi is going to do
next, but whatever she does, you can
rest assured that it will be a laugh or
added enjoyment to her audituce.
This winsome little comedienne is
Just four feet, eight inches in height,
and her weight is but 110 pounds. Yet
crowded into this tiny body is more
fun, good looks and animation than
is rarely found in much larger hu
mans.
“I guess T was just born to make
people laugh," says Mitzi. "When J
was a mere kiddie, I used to gather
together my playmates and clown for
them. Nothing pleased me more
than to hear an outburst of hilarity
on their part over some childish antic
of mine. As I grew up this desire
on my part increased. Finally it
took a turn toward mimicracy. My
first stage appearance was in the role
of a mimic. And it nearly resulted in
disaster. My father was a prominent
politician in Budapest, Hungary, and
the night I was allowed to give my
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stars and tutors at a charitaliVfe af
f;rlr, ht* was present with many of
Ills political friends—and enemies.
"My portion of tlie entertainment
received so many encores that finally
I ran out of grand opera stars and
actors and then turned my powers of
rnimlcracy to my father's ixilltieal
friends and opponents. It resulted in
a political upheaval, many claiming
that he had coached me to make fun
uf them. As a result of this my stage
aspirations were nipped In tiie bud
and 1 was hustled off to a convent."
Kathleen Myers, leading lady in
['hristie comedies, has stepped out
and carved a niche for herself in fea
ture productions as well as acting in
comedies. Her latest performance
outside of the Christie studio was In
playing the lead opposite Toni Mix in
“Dirk Turpin.” At present she li
working with Jimmie Adams in
"l.ove floofy," one of the Christie
iwo-reelers.
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