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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.” $ * $ $ 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. * * * 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. i'fi * * * 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::., Save With The ATLANTA MUTUAL BUILDING LOAN AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION It Pays 7 PER CENT Join Now and Boost YOUR BUSINESS ATLANTA NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE 2 5 0 Auburn Ave., N. E. 2 5 0 Auburn Ave., N. E. ADVERTISE in The MAROON TIGER