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THE MAROON TIGER
Page Fifty-seven
Maroon Tiger Plans Huge Program
For March 11th
Will Run Hawthorne’s “Scarlet Letter” in
Morehouse Chapel
On Friday afternoon and night, March 11th,
at 3:30 and 7:30, the feature picture, “The Scar
let Letter,” taken from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s
famous novel by the same name, will be shown
at Morehouse Chapel under the auspices of the
MAROON TIGER. The picturing, starring the
great actress, Lillian Gish, was only recently
shown at the Grand to packed houses. Following
the book very closely, “The Scarlet Letter,” has
been heralded as one of the truly great pictures
of recent years. The evening’s program does not
stop with only a presentation of the feature pic
ture. Other treats are in store in the form of a
wonderful comedy, as well as musical numbers.
Don’t forget the date, MARCH 11th, 3:30 and
7:30 P. M. Tell your friends!
Spectacular crowd scenes .mark the dramatic
pillory scences that climax the big production,
which was directed at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Studios by Victor Seastrom, famous director of
“He, Who Gets Slapped.”
A complete Puritan village, reproduced from ac
counts of the first Puritan settlement in Ameri
ca, was constructed at the studio for the big pro
duction, Miss Gish’s first vehicle since “La Bo-
heme.”
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The early Puritans, in seeking a land of peace,
pave the way to modern warfare, for they dis
covered camouflage. This was disclosed in dupli
cating costumes for Lillian Gish’s “Scarlet Let
ter.” For the Puritan armor was dulled with acid
so that it would blend with the shadows of the
forest, and that no gleam would attract the eyes
of the Indians.
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An “artificial sun” generating 325,000,000 can
dle-power was the huge light used in photograph
ing the exterior scenes in “The Scarlet Letter.”
This “sun” was used on the exterior scenes of the
Puritan village on cloudy days. Much work was
done at night, also, by means of this huge light,
by which, if concentrated, a person could read a
newspaper ninety miles away.
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Principal Characters in
“The Scarlet Letter
Hester
Rev. Dimmesdale
Prynne
Giles
The Governor
Lillian Gish
Lars Hanson
Henry B. Walthall
Karl Dane
William H. Tooker
A Short Sketch of Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish, star of “The Scarlet Letter,” Haw
thorne’s great novel, is literally a child of the
stage. Born in Massilon, Ohio, she made her first
appearance as a mere baby, in a stage produc
tion. After finishing school, she took to stage
work, and entered pictures in the early days. At
the age of fifteen she leaped to fame in “The
Birth of a Nation.” Since then she has been su
preme in the field of emotional photo-drama, in
such plays as “Orphans of the Storm,’ “Way
Down East,” “Romola,” “The White Sister,” “La
Boheme,” and others. Her sister, Dorothy, is also
famous on the scree::.,
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