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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 26. 1022,
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Where Million
Dollars Went in
Making Picture
PRODADLY no no except
id Wmlc Cnil.ih oul4 he
the during to nuka the most
ioi!y of niotiuii iirotluctiom in lu
tr jv.'l, hcn rcircnclimtnt it the
Uw of movie studio. He i s
mud. opposed ill miyomi to the
.rightful waste feutl rxtuvui4tK-e
thai lu ilwiacieri.'-d the .ort
I hat of the tn.it.re. ImlrcU lie
la itway lfJ the wy "
Ihnft, it no believer in JI.UUO.WW
isUurt. I'rruit ftpi-aMIUS aiicj
p,ilUcd luxunc lur ptuduar and
tars. . .
lint lie actual rc'iuircnif iiH of
.I hl ticttt epic, "Utilun
in the Mertu." now playing at ttic
J'raudcU theater, which wss sus
Itrktcd by the will known Mage
Uy "The Two Orphans," tgai.
the liikturiral liaci-grouml ot the
1 rmch revolution, necessitated un
precedented expenditures not wast
ed, however, but spent In giving
turn, and body to ail era filled with
the moot valuable example and les
sons to the American public.
In lalior alone it cost J.NO,000 to
build thi 1'renih revolution and it
Wat worth it. Add the cot of ma
terials, and it will be evident that
fjmt.lMHJ wat expended o" Ihc revo
lutionary scene jiloite. This before
ph actor bad bad a day' salary or
the camera expense had begun.
Nircly this $5M.0 cannot be diced
two (Jaya with Uncle Sam for in
come tax. It represents the bard
work of many mechanic, both thoe
who built and those who made the
materials that were built.
Nearly 1.00U.IHM square feet of
lumber "was used to construct Old
Varis. ficl Air, Versailles. Salon,
Revolutionary Tribunal and the
other Rrandiose ttcencs of the French
era, 1?8'M7'AS. Five thousand yards
r.f black cloth masked the perspec
tives. Five thousand feet of guy
vires cables kept the structures in
place. Three hundred ke.s of nails
lastened the timbers, and 150 barrels
r.f paint gave them Old World hue.
The plasterers put on no less than
I'OO tons of cement, for 'twas a real
tnynot a mere lath and canvas
one they erected. Finally for the
A 00 doors and 2,500 windows of the
manv buildings, an interesting little
bill of $10,000 for builders' hardware
was paid. And the moveable arti
cles tlut were put in the interiors
cost 57S.OOi rental addition, mraninR
that $750,000 worth of properties
were used.
In the street paving operations
3,000 cubic yards of cinders were
first laid. Upon these were placed
500 tons of French paving stone.
The pavement of the Dace de
Grove was an actual replica of the
streets in Taris where the revolu
tionary battles were fought, thanks
to a New York street supply dealer
who possessed a stock of oblong
blocks similar to the French stones.
As much electric "juice" was used
as would light up the city of Phila
delphia of an evening. Individual
interiors were illuminated with 2,000,
000 candlcpowcr, the battery consist
ing of 10 sun rays. 7 spots 06 Kliegls
and Wohls, and 12 Winfield-Koern-rrs.
There was 4,400 amperage from
direct current and 1,500 amperage by
alternatingcurrent. At least 5,000
inrliirirl.-r. 1 -Oprtrir lio-lits were lispfl-
. !tr4 the system took off 1,500 horse-
power trom tne local piam. we
had to have men to hold down the
switches to keep, the . current front,
blowing out," said a Westchester
lighting official in declaring how the
extraordinary diversion almost
wrecked their plant.
Everything was built by day's
work at the local union scale which
is, next to New York proper, the
highest in the country. Skilled me
chanics received from $80 to $110 a
week, time and overtime. for
their service. Ditch diggers,
..street gangs and unskilled labor
were paid the full market wages.
Not a day was lost in wait
ing and nothing was wasted on over
time that could be accomplished
within hours. It was a 10 months'
job, and it enlisted mechanics and
dav laborers from a circuit of 50
miles. The regular staff of 200 me
chanics in the construction shops was
supplemented from time to time by
thousands of extra workers for the
outdoor operations.
In the matter of costuming the
ancient regime and French revolu
tionary periods, the same colossal
scale of meeting requirements was
employed. The costumes were of
rare beauty and exact to the custom
and luxury of the ci'a. Several in
teresting devices were used in" film
taking. , Among these were practical
elevators in skeleton structures with
in the studio. Cameramen riding in
these elevators took the big scenes
from above as well as horizontally.
In the outdoor Paris scenes a great
structure was built from which the
director, Mr. Griffith, and the cam
eras surveyed from a high elevation
revolutionary Taris. Everything was
practical in this reconstruction of a
medieval city. If one were set down
in the heard of it, the illusion of
having been transported back in his
tory 135 years would seeem perfect,
not only to the camera range, but
the human vision.
With the many thousands of extras
employed, the all-star cast of prin
cipals, the photography and the myr
iad other details of production it will
be seen that the studio expense of
making "The Orphans of the
Storm" far exceeded any previous
motion picture outlay. The million
dollar picture is not the point, how
ever; tha phase is absolutely banal
today, on account of the cheap ex
aggerations of press agents, but it is
important that Mr. Griffith in a high
cost era dared to make a picture re
constructing one of the greatest cli
matic periods of history without stint
of men or materials or; money to do
it justice. 1
Hospitals for Insane Vets
Washington, Feb. 25. Hospitals
for insane ex-service men will be es
tablished in each of the 14 districts
of the country and approximately
$10,000,000 will be spent npon them.
Col. Charles E. Forbes, director of
the Veteran's Bureau, said.
The balance of a $16,000,000 ap
propriation, which the veterans' bu
reau anticipates will be made availa
Me shortly for hospital - construct
ion, will be spent in the erection of
dviiuonal tuberculosis sanitariums.
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LAURA VA 1 1 J VV (Jfl
PA3S1NQ SHOW '1921 ' I HT " whim m ' UlJ
Com,h4 T4 BfPAlVPas' j Jj O'NEAL W STEPPE. i ike Gayctv j (
Who's Who in the
Latest Griffith Film
What the Theaters Offer
' The famous part of Jacques Fro
chard, the burly villian in "The Two
Orphans," and whom the debutan
tes now dislike so cordially in Grif
fith's "Orphans of the Storm," is
played by Sheldon Lewis, an actor
well known to the Omaha public,
both on account of his own achieve
ments and as the husband of Vir
ginia Pearson, the picture star.
The character is the. one that
sloshes crippled Pierre around and
twists the arm of poor Louise, the
blind girl of the play. It is said that
the late McKee Rankin took a fiend
ish delight in the role, being bur
ly and powerful and loving to ex
ercise his strength. Mr. Lewis is not
a giant, hut he is said to be there
with a display of brute force.
T.nrilli La Vprne. who olavs the
.role of La Frochard, his mother, is
also well known here for her many
clever characters. The cripple Pierre
himselt is in the hands ot rram;
Puglia, whom Mr. Griffith found in
a Sicillian theater as leading man
to Mimi Aguglia. In the original
production of "The Two Orhpans,"
from which the picture was elabo
rated, F. F. Mackay played the crip
ple. Louise, the blind girl, was Kate
Claxton's famous role. This part is
now in the hands of Miss Dorothy
Gish, while her sister, Lillian Gish,
has the leading part of Henriette,
the protecting sister.
"Orphans of the Storm" com
mences its Omaha engagement at
the Brandeis theater Sunday after
noon, February 26.
,"The Rosary."
As a fitting .culmination to her
work in "The Rosary," which will
soon be released, Jane . Novak has
since elevated herself to motion pic
ture stardom. She now heads her
own company which is producing in
Los Angeles. Her splendid work in
the role of Vera Mather in "The
Rosary" is said to have been large
ly responsible for her subsequent
rise to the pinnacle of independence
and fame in screenland.
A.V ACTKESS of vcr.Klllilv .nil bouty.
Laura l'lerpont la th dominant (
tnrs ot th Orpheum anew for th
Furrrnt w-k. She Is to appaar In "The
Ouidlnr Star,'1 the work oT Edar
Allan Woolf. Sll.a l'lerpont la supported
by a company of playera rarefully
chosen. For amusing bonasnse Mini and
Kry are to be one of the featured parte
ot the show. Their dialogue la hopeless
absurdity, but ss used by these comedians
It Is one of the most laughable things
on the vaudeville stage. Charles De
1 1 liven and Freddie Nice, eccentric dancers
of a very unusual type la snothnr fes
turrd part ot the show. A sinitlng and
dancing aklt, "The Maa and the Mani
cure," la to be preeented by Joe Lane
and Tenrl Harper. Clever aonits and
charming dance ateps win special ap
probation for this skit. "The Brave
Coward" Is the title of the act to be
contributed by Olive Briscoe and Al
Rauh. Miss Briscoe la a talented alng
Ing comedienne, and In hie own field her
partner Is equally capable. Do you know
what "gllma" is? It is the skillful art
of self-defense ss practiced In Iceland.
An expert demonstration of "gllina" Is
given by Johannes Josefsson and his
company. The Worden brothera are to
give an exhibition of foot-junKlery. Once
again the cartoon comic. Aessop's Fables,
will be a screen feature. Topics of the
Hay end the Paths Weekly are likewise
to be shown.
BOTH kiddies and grown folks will be
pleased with Berzac's circus, the
stellar act of the Empress stsrting
today. Mme. Beriao has a number of
trained ponies, dogs and a mule which
furnish both laughe and thrills. Tom
Brown's Princeton five Is a quintet
of good looking young, men with beauti
ful voices who aing the latest music. The
comedian of the quintet has a new line
of jokes and chatter. Colvin and Wood
present a playlet entitled "Oh, Please
Doctor." written for them by Jean Haves.
Wright and Earle present a series of
songs, styles and steps. -Miss Earle wears
some beautiful costumes of the latest
design. They introduce some new steps
in dancing, also some date song numbers.
EDWIX FITZGERALD FOT, the peer
of eccentrics with the younger Foys.
comes to the Orpheum next week,
starting Sunday, March 5, in the new
travesty, "The Foy Fun Revue." The
scene is a restaurant. The father of a
large family comes with a flat and flabby
pocketbook, tries to find something cheap
on the menu sard. In order that his
numerous progeny may be fed.' One ot
the featured acts will be the performance
of the famous Australian sportsman,
Fred Lindsay, who presents native sports
and pastimes. "Chasing the Blues," ss
contributed by Frank Kellam and
Patrlca O'Dare, Is likewise featured.
(TIXGLE JINGLE" the current at.
.1 fraction at the Gayety is a
u combination of clean fun, tuneful
melodies, clever specialties and graceful
dancing. Stella Morrissey wears some
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J Week Starting Sunday, February 26
It , Matinee Every Day 2:18 Every Night 8:15 .
ft LAURA PIERPONT
Her Players I
"The Guiding Star"
i Joe Pearls Olive ' Al
J LANE A HARPER BRISCOE & RAUH
I In a Variety Offering in
I "Bits of Wit" "The Brave Coward" )
f I P DE HAVEN & NICE I
I As Mulligan and Mulligan from the West, ia '
I "The Follies of 1776"
JOHANNES WORDEN BROTHERS
JOSEFSSON'S - Novelty
i"aiC Doubter,. Juggler.
I MOSS & FRYE I y
"How High to UpT How Comer
' Topics of the Dsy Aesop's Fable Path Weekly
Mstlsse ISe te Ms: sasie at 79s: SI Sstantay sis say. 1
. NWits lie te $1: Mine II.2S. Saturday ss4 Susasy. 1
Patrosi Ply U. S. Wsr Tsx
Today's Winner of Two Free Seat is Auto Number 1128
j NEXT WEEK EDDIE FOY and THE YOUNGER FCYS J
handsome gowns and sings some popular
ong numbers. Kvyleen Ramsey sings
and' dances In graceful fsshlon. Lc
Jnelet sings several flrst-clsss numbers.
Harry Ntepps Is the featured comedian
with the able assistance of Frank And.
erson, a comedian of no mean ability,
.Murray and Hughes offer a specially that
stops the show. The chorus Is garbed
In attractive costumes and gives evi
dence of rsrsful rehearsal. The produc
tion la lavish and complete as to detail.
There will he a matinee at S:I5 dally all
week starting tomorrow. Today's matinee
begins at 3. '
TUB NEWEST of "Passing Shows."
and the last of the Winter Garden
extravaganzas will take the slsge of
the Brandeis thester. week starting Sun
day, March II. According to familiar
custom, it rangea over travesties of
"Lightnin'." "Mecca," "Little Old New
York," "The Charm School," "The Bat"
and other familiar plays; provides scenes
of fancy picture and spectacle; distributes
plentiful comic interlude. The entertslners
in addition to the Howards, are the teams
of Cortes snd Berkes. Schrode and
Aronson, - O'Hanlon and Zamhoulni,
Mellette sisters; the feminine portion be
ing Hay Boley, Kmily Miles. Ina Hay
ward. Ann Toddlngs. Elsa May, Peggy
Merrimont, Flo Somerville. Peggy Sietner
end Tiny Collins; while the men are Will
Phllbrick, John Quintan. Jack K. Rice,
W. H. rrlngle, Dave White. Anthony
Joehlm, Robert Gilbert, Victor Bozart,
Jack Hall and Francis X. Mahoney.
"The Passing Show" Is divided into two
acts and 26 scenes.
Leads Twice for Ray.
Charlotte Pierce again appears op
posite Charles Ray in "The Barn
stormer," a forthcoming attraction.
Miss Pierce was first seen in a
Charles Ray picture when she took
the part of the pathetic little sister
in "Peaceful Valley." '
.If tor Don Xot
Abtorb Hole lie
Enact on Stage
Mi Iuf 1'Krpout, who it thi
wrrk pprmil'sT t the Of(hruH hc
ur, in "l te liuitlmg Jtar," a om.
tJy d is nu ty td.r AlUn Woolf,
iisiinguihf 4 lirrs'll in mny
t rr t wms, m4 in rrr:iiiic pt
liirnrr ot characters, givtt n in-Ir-rrstii'sT
M oi testimony touching
th rtitMicii question of lh influence
on the sHttr ot tire. vt the iur
titer cither of them pronte.
"The lfm U ens of the moit
noMciM of modem influence tyt
Mi.t I'ieruoni. "it hat an audience
belore it deeply lnieroie.l an4 it fa
chle io time home a no other
.ninny l. tin nuiier what it ia atm
uiff at. l'tciple actually go out from
ili thealer an4 Jli up nature to
i ho mirror,
"Put consider the position of the
player. 1 do not think that he i
influenced in the slightest decree by
uliat he act on the igc. To hegm
with, it i very difficult for the play
v.niiht, no matter how clever and
kiliut he ii, to create real char
acler. He i only able to create
the illusion of a character, which It
quite enough for an audience whose
imagination tuppliet the rest. Think
of the lat time you were titling in
conversation with a croup of people
in a room. F.i li one in that group
had an imaiiKihle flavor or essence.
F.ach was distinct. Yet in writing
thiit character ou could not for the
life of you have reproduced that
essence.
"The player, with his acting per
sonality, can and doe reproduce the
esecnce, but uually he i to inter
ested in doing it that the character
itself haj no influence upon him. A
Mrangcr once visited a newspaper
office at a time when the world was
filled with hi if, portentous tidiruc.
He was surprised that the men in
the newspaper office were not at all
influenced by the big news, but
merely intereited in the way Jones
or Smith had 'handled' the '.tones'
they had written. So it is with the
player. Jle is so interested in the
methods of Ins art that he does ndt
stop to be influenced in his own
character by the play or the theater
itself. The men and women of the
theater are almost precisely like all
ether men and women. They are,
perhaps, a little more self-possessed
than the average their work brings
that about but otherwise they are
just men and women."
Miss Picrpont is pleasantly re
membered for her former engage
ments in vaudeville in association
with Taylor Granville. Their last
Rreat success was "An American
Ace," which was one of the most
pigantic thrillers vaudeville has
known.
Tu o Xiiti Find
Two Old-Timeri
Cood for Act
dlanwr of Serial
Hold Pearl White
Chun Sertoli, . ;
Villain Nappy,
When Film I Pone
Uulltrfsrl and Mutlioan at nnr
lra4 by tharlei IMUvrn and
Freddie Nice at the Opticum theater
tin week, are aJ. tiled Iroin ilir r.
prrieacea of lo dancing comedians
mat name who were widely
known in theatricals more than .'U
years ago. l'roducts of the west, they
believed the east would belter appre
ciate them, so east they came, With
tne is they iui alter reaching bos
ton, they decided the most advan
tageous way to invest jt was in an
advertisement in the leading Ihegtrt.
cal journal by which they would let
the whole world in gencial. and the
west in particular, know they had
arrived in the cast. 1 hey began their
ad, but lelt it ti be finished aftrr
their arrival, Mo.t of the time on
the trip was spent in inventing new
steps and new jokes to win their
boston audience.
At the Itoiton museum they dis
covered they were expected to do
more than a doren shows that open
ing day. After the first live per
formance they little cared whether
their new steps or jokes made an
impression. And about the ad for
the theatrical paper 1 When were
they going to get time to write that?
Thev fiaured ihev would do it be
tween shows, but they no sooner got
to their dressing room, three flight
above the stage, after each act, until
the stape manaifre nased them for
another performance. After their
first day in Honton they were too
tired to write an ad. and to the paper
it went, reading "Mulligan and Mul
ligan from the west, and the act
was only known as such from
then on.
DrHjvrn and are tuo "sn-
pcMtuls." with these characters in
their vaudeville act. Yellow tights,
with T livedo raatn unit w alstrnjts.
is how little tliey care for conven
tion. 1 hey dance under the meaning
less title of "Follies of 1776." but
their dancing is far from meaning
less. I ney are wiarcis.
The officers' reserve corps of the j
United btates army has two major
generals and 17 brigadier-generals,
all of whom served in the world war.
She tried drama, daring Pearl
White did, but she couldn't stand the
long drawn out direction. So she
plans to return to making aerials
for Pathe beginning July I.
"It's the thrill and adventure I
like," declared the star. "Only he
rials can afford me that rip-roaring
action in the movies that I am used
to."
Merci, Morri, Sarali.
ti.i.-lon til.tss. who is ilaiitif the
juvenile lead in "The Song of Lii,.
soon to be released, owes his ad
vent into this country and his sub
sequent screen career to Sarah
Bernhardt.
As a member of the famous trage
dienne's company, he arrived in New
1 ork three years aso to begin a tour
that took him all over the I'uited
States ami Canada, into the principal
cities of Mexico and included a few
performances in Cuba.
j 1f-f il.vw it a civ eeiione teW
, uliftt he m't buv (Uhuii.-.
And by fhf sme i..ktn, the screen
UilUni i a itul ).,t!y t,ut hen le
l.n't up . tiiisihirj in h frvt5 sf
It it a well known fct ilut Clurles
Sprtuer t haplin, ihe wutld'i funnier
Iimm, j iipyihing I, m funny when he
tpuls the sttiilut guild.
When the diy' wmk is done and
the little niusiichr and rlatbal
hriig4ii rf removed, thailes, t
said on tli bet of authority, be
comet a very scricut a id Yelleclne
vron, ,
He it no longer the aetoi; he ! the
thinker. ,
I'.y the ...iiif iiit,r tjuirk of hu
nun luitne, W aU.uo Hcerv, of ihe
sciecn. ts a nu uuil iKittetlul o.wut.
jnalined Irllow with (uu ot Irieud
n ull ualUs i He: on the icrc
while just as lug and iniwrrtul, if ntr
limit? n, he is alwj what it ccm
j iiixiily known as a had lunubie.
There i evidence that Mr, !cer.
Has not iv..i iirtn a wicked
'heavy," hut he gamed his iuoiiww
picture fame a a vtlUin, and it sinks
ti him periMetuly,
f
Poor Charlie t.liajiliu!
James Hrnuie, knuwn to fame botll
at the husband nf Duroiliy tiili aut
as a taee and sctreu leaihng uuit
of commanding ainlity, in his earl vi
career loiued in vaudeville. On thi
same bill with hint was Charho
t liaplin in a ki Uh which he calleJj
"How. wows." I
"lhaplin ttdd me at that' time.
Kenuic told Kowlund V. Lee. a dir
rector, "that he iuieiidrd to go int
iiuiiioii pietuies. i believe he toured
with us as far a Kansas City, and
then went to lalilornia and began
his motion picture career.
"And think of ill Charlie used to
regard me a a bloated capitalist be
cause, being at the head of my own
act, J was gelling a larger salary
than he."
lkfore going to Culver City to
appear in this Cohlvvvn picture Hen
nic played the lead's in ".Spanish
Love" and "Moonlight and Iloaey
suckle" on Broadway stages.
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PRINCETON FIVE
"Mirthful Musical Moments"
CALVIN A WOOD
"OH! Please Doctor"
WRIGHT & EARLE
"Songs, Style & Steps"
CONWAY TEARLE
IN "THE MAN OF STONE"
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kV EMPIRE lof JVE W. EMOTIONS S&i)
A Story of Love and Devotion
Griffith's Special Concert Orchestra
A Production UnparalleledmMagnitude
"You can only slump in your seat
and gasp," says the N. Y, Tribune
POWER
Enough electric current
was used in making the
production to light a city
twice the size of Omaha.
MATERIAL
Sufficient building mate
rial to construct an ocean
liner or rebuild 10 blocks
on Farnam street was used
in the making.
PEOPLE
Actual thonsantls appear Id
the French capltul. Their
wardrobe of period costumes
costing more than fhe entire
production of Ihe Birth of a
Nation."
Kept a thousand mechanics employed an entire
season building this magic city of old Paris
NOTE: The above are facts attested by accountants to U. S. government
from D. W. Griffith's studio and are NOT the ravings of a melo-"
dramatic press agent. .
It equals "The Birth of a Nation" The mad gallop equals in e -tlar the ride ' '
of the Klansmen in "The Birth of a Nation," and for excitei. perior to the ' '
famous ice scene in "Way Down asf. "-Chicago Journal of Con. '
PRICES
Daily Mats: Except Sat. 25c-50c-70c and $1.00.
Evenings and Sat. Mat. 50c-75c-$1.00 and $1.50.
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TODAY- .,
(Sunday Matinee)
TWICE DULY Thereafter
Daily Matinees. 2:13 p. m.
Ieninir. S:15 p. m. , .
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