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Great Productions Provide Entire Evening’s Entertainment—Fi nal Stage of Competition. An announcement of the past fort- r’.clit that has attracted country-wide attention in the motion picture field h the natural outcome of well-laid P ans which have been carefully nur- ;red by the General FIml Company, and now have reached the final stages of completion. For some time back they have been n.vingf serious consideration to the expressed desire of exhibitors in gen- . <1 for special features of extraordi nary merit, and that in them will be contained sufficient entertainment to properly present an entire evening’s program, and in deference to that wish they will shortly launch a dis tinct branch devoted entirely to their masterpiece photoplays.” The first offering will be Charles Klein’s famous New York success, The Third Degree,” in five parts. Our present-day theatergoers will re call the unprecedented run it had at the Hudson Theater, New York. It has been prepared for this auspicious occasion by the Lubin Company, who, ir is admitted after a personal view of the subject, have spared no ex pense in the attention they have be stowed upon its elaborate details. A number of other types, pretentious in the extreme, are being planned for this department, and will embody the highest ideals In stage production and tlie finished work of the artists en- gaged therein. An anniversary celebration of the third yeaf of the Vaudette Theater was enjoyed Thursday night by the employees and friends of the proprie tors, John and Gus Evlns. » At the close of the show Thursday night a Dutch supper was spread and the fun began. A few short speeches were followed with music and singing (all singing Is not music). The Vaudette has been a decided success since Its beginning, mainly because the proprietors have catered strictly to the better class of patron age and have produced only the best in pictures. The conduct of the the ater, too, has been' responsible for its popularity, as the .management is very careful of their patrons and their comfort. f Largest Property Room Ever Built The largest property room ever built and equipped for motion picture pur poses is in course of construction at ’ ie Universal Pacific Coast Studios, Hollywood, Cal. .The main building 160 reel by 80 feet ar.d the upper story* will be given over to the cos tume department. Edith Storey Now Licensed Chauffeur Besides riding horses, sailing deep j?ea schooners and falling over preci pices for Vitagraph draiAas, Miss Edith Storey, the well known Vlta- graph star, now drives a big six-cyl inder touring car, which she bought herself all with her own money, which deserves creditably mention when one considers how expensive au tomobiles are. But Miss Storey has always been a sort of a wonder any way, so her latest feat, that of be coming a chauffeur, is not surprising. As yet Miss Storey has not been ar rested for braking the speed law, but it is thought that this is due to the fact that she must have been going so fast that the traffic policemen have not yet seen her go by. She always drives alone, or with her lady friends. Merely a matter of choice, not com pulsory. “The Street Singers,” Vitagraph Play, Reveals Studio Secrets. View of Stage Scenery. Miss Brunette In Wild Taxi Cab In the new Vitagraph picture play. “The Street Singers.” an interesting idea has been realized by portraying in several scenes, as* part of this ro mantic drama, just how* motion pic tures are produced at the Vitagraph studios. In the central yard, known as tire Vitagraph court, which is surround ed by great glass-walled and glass- covered studios, large groups of “ex tras” waiting to take part In a ‘‘pic ture,” are seen, and bore and there many well-known and popular Vita graph stars are in evidence. A scene in the studio show’s a motion picture play in process of development. Wally Van and Lillian Walker, the hero and heroine in “The Street Sing ers,” are the actors, frhere is a real istic view of stage scenery, of ‘‘set tings,” the camera men are at w’ork, and the director with his scenario in hand giving quick orders to the per formers and Inspiring the action of the play. All appears just as it does any day at the Vitagraph studios. Commodore J. Stuart Blackton, vice president of the Vitagraph Company of America, is seen standing nearby looking on and appraising the talent of the players. “The Street- Singers” | was written by Wally Van. who, with Director Wilfred North, has directed its producing. In the cast are, be side the author, Lillian Walker, Wil liam Shea and Vincent Sternroyd. Extras Charge Crowd Attracted by , Man Being Killed by an Auto. Scene Caught by Camera. Perhaps? one of the most unusual incidents that ever occurred in the taking of 1 moving pictures happened the other day when Director William Daly, of the Imp Company, was film ing a scene in the great forthcoming three-reel photoplay, ‘The Militant.” Including hts leads, Miss Fritsti Brunette and Glen White, he* had al most 200 people <Sn the street to take part in the suffrage meeting and mobbing to follow. Just irrior to the giving of the sig nal which was to start the stampede, a man was run down and killed by an auto across the street, A huge crowd of men immediately gathered: Before explanations could be made by Mr. Daly the "extras” charged the curious onlookers, and the latter, believing they were being seriously attacked, fought back. A general fight ensued. Eyes were blackened, noses smashed and several women that were caught in the ed dies had. their hair pulled down and faces ^scratched. When peace was finally restored about 35 men, onlookers, discovered they had unwittingly become motion- picture actors: the camera, continu ally clicking, had photographed one of the most realistic fights imagina ble. When the steering gear went wrong a taxi containing Miss Fritzi Brunette, the Victor leading woman, plunged w’idly down Eleventh averiue, Ne*.v York, and onto the sidewalk, smashed its wav through an iron railing and buried itself in the cellar below. Miss Brunette, realizing her danger as the car veered off the street onto the walk, threw' open the door and jumped out, escaping severe injury and per haps death. SANTA CLAUS BRINGS “UNIVERSAL" JOY DANIEL FROHMAN PRESENTS A MARINE DETECTIVE DRAMA 7 Bomb Accidents In Making Comedy During the production of the com edy, “And the Villain Still Pursued Her,” produced by the Nestor' Com pany, seven men were burned and bruised by the explosion of bombs. The play is a travesty on old-time melodrama. Eddie Lyons, who played the chief of police, while riding his bicycle through a dozen or so bombs distributed over the ground, fell Just as they exploded. He was burned se riously about the face and hands and his hair and eyebrows w’ere singed. Probably this was 'the most serious accident: minor players received hurts such as cuts from flying rocks, burns and severe falls from bicycles. Florence Lawrence In Jewish Character Florence Lawrence, the famous screen star being featured in Univer sal plays, has departed from her usu al roles and promises her hosts of admirers a surprise when they, see her in ‘‘The Third Generation.*’ She plays the part of ib modern New’ York Jewish girl. There is the inevitable clash of creed and race. This is a big story under preparation by the master director, Harry Saltor. THE PORT . ‘ of DOOM Altar Candles Set Star's Head Afire ff WITH What threatened to be a fatal acci dent to Miss Leah Baird occurred during the taking of one of the last scenes In a big three reeler Director Herbert Brenon is completing at the New York Imp Studio. As it was Miss Baird lost about half her hair and w*as severely blistered about the face before Mr. Brenon, William Shay and the studio electrician came to her rescue and smothered out the flames w’ith their bare hands. Moving Pictures Increase Marriages i Large Number of Romances End at the Altar in This Branch of Theatrical Profession. General Manager C. J. Hite, of | the Thanhouser Moving PlCtUlfej Company, Is authority for the state - i iment that marriages in the theatrical I profession have greatly increased { since the advent of moving pictures. Since the manufacturing of pictures' has qssumeri .such large proportions many hundreds of actors and -i' - i tresses have, for the first time in the! history of the drama, been able to w’ork and live in rt fixed locality for : 52 weeks of the year with no fear f beine forced to “go on the road.” j This fact Has made it possible ndt i only for the actor to marry, but alao to build his own little home and spend some of his evenings there. Mr. Hite points to several marriages that have taken plac# in the Thanhouser Company, and also the large number of romances that have led to'the al tar in the ranks of the Majestic, an other mutual company in which Mr. Hite is interested, and where the en gagement of a prominent leading man and leading woman will be announce! ■soon. Japanese Girl Is New Movie Star % Miss Tsuru Aoki Is With the Majes tic Company In “The Oath of Tsura San.” LotuU'F. Henctorson. chief operator of the Vaudette, is perhaps the old est moving picture operator in At lanta. He has been with the Vau dette since it wfis started, and it was primarily through him that John and Gus Evins decided to enter the busi ness. In addition to being one of the best operators In the country, he has the reputation of being the best posted moving picture man in the entire country. He can tell you just when any movie actor entered the business, what his standing in the profession is gnd w’hat pictures he has appeared in - in fact, he is a moving-picture en cyclopedia. You have doubtless wondered why it was that the pictures at the Vau- dette were always clear and good. The credit belongs to Mr. Henderson almost as much as to the producer, for he know's what to do to make a picture show’ up right. In addition to being one of the best operators in the country. Louis Hen derson is one of the most popular. Woman Recognizes Son in Picture It Is a long lime since “The last rites of the Maine and the burial of the dead” was released by the Gen eral Film Company, fcut/a pathetic scene which was witnessed on one of its presentations here will bear re counting. It was during a solemn moment when the coffins were arranged upon the deck, with the officers and crew of the North Carolina standing at "attention.” An elderly woman was noticed in one of the rear seats of the playhouse softly crying to herself. And when approached by its owner and manager, she told him that she recognized in those at “attention” her son, a marine engineer, whom she had not seen or heard from in two years. She was overjoyed when the manager informed her«that he would secure a photo of her "boy” as shown cn the screen. He set the wheels of filmdom in motion and within twelve hours de livered to her the treasured bit of film reproduced. Movie Men Invade Uncle Sam’s Mint Thomas Ince, director for,the New York. Motion Picture Company, alj Edendale, seems to be in the field for I every big attraction regardless of I cost. Recently he signed a contract with clever Miss Tsuru Aoki, whose work with the Majestic Company in the ; film, "Tiie Oath of Tsura San." has | been meeting with such success. Mr. Ince has five new film dramas in which he will feature Miss Aoki. Miffs Aoki was contemplating a sea son in vaudeville when the pictures "got” hef\ "From Mine to Mint," is one of the first in the wonderful series of edu- catibnal films to he released by the Universal Film Company. 'This pro duction is highly important and unique from the fact that It is the first time in the history of motion pictures" that “crank” camera men have gone into a United .States mint and taken various scenes of the methods and principles adopted there. The picture was made with the full sanction of the United States Gov ernment. It can be classed as one of the most interesting and exhaustive treatises along this line. The mint which was secured for the occasion is situated at Denver, Colo. One is first taken to the exte rior of a huge mine, and shown the electric cars as they enter and leave the tunnel. He is then taken down into the shaft some 17,000 feet, where the highly improved methods of drill ing into .solid rock holes that contain the explosives. You are here show'ri how the ore is gathered up, placed in the cars and run out. Other scenes are at the crushers where the valua ble ore is taken and crushed into powder before it enters the smelters. The separators are another interest ing feature. Next we are shown the methods of handling raw gold bul lion and shipping it to the United States Mint Here we are Instructed as to the scientific manner of cutting coins and stamping them. Scenes particularly worthy of note show a stack of double-eagle coins ready for shipment amounting to four million dollars. Another stack of raw gold worthy $186,000,000 is displayed to the spectator. Ways of counting the coin and sorting it for the purpose of tak ing out faulty ones are shown in the scenes which furnish this remarkable feature Production Roquires Pull Rigged Ship, Two Tugs, Three Motor- boats and Lighthouse. Herbert Brenon, the Imp director, is completing a two-reel drama. "The Watchdog of the Deep,” with Wil liam Shay and Leah Baird in the lead roles. It is primarily a study in the dreaded disease, hydrophobia. With the main part of Its action iald at the Execution Rock Lighthouse in the New Rochelle Sound, New York, the story revolves about the sad fate of a young seaman, who, after being disappointed in love, is bitten by a mad dog belonging to his father, and dies. With a disregard for expense, in the ambition to secure realism and spec- tacularism, Director Brenon chartered a seagoing ship, two tugs and three motorboats to be uesd in the pro duction. He moved his entire com pany to New 7 Rochelle for nearly a week, where beautiful local atmos phere was to be had. Mr. Shay plays the role of the un fortunate youth. Tn preparation for it, he visited New York's principal Pasteur Institutes to study thorough ly the course and effects of rabies. One of the first signs which allows itself In a victim is an aversion to water. In the first part of the story Mr. Shay is shown as being very fond of bathing pi the sea. When the disease takes him, he is alone at a lighthouse. There is a great oppor tunity for acting, which he grapples with in the most artistic way im aginable Unique Detective Story by King Baggot King Baggot. the popular Imp star, lias commenced on a new series of detective dramas, a series that prom ises u big treat for picture patrons. "King, the Detective, in the Jarvis Case.” written by himself and just beinsr completed, is the first one. Before proceeding on these plays, Mr. Baggot, usual to his manner, rnude extensive studies in crime and the latest discoveries of science that might be of use in detecting the crim inal. Evidence of this is had in the present play. King, the detective, surrounds and fills his house with appliances of science. For instance, when a person calls at the front door he simply presses a button and im mediately the figure w’aiting outside is shown in relief on a screen before him. Ethel Gran don plays the opposite role, a girlwhom circumstantial evi dence points to as the murderer of an old recluse. As the story is finally unraveled by the detective, it appears that this old man was jilted years be fore by the girl’s mother. In later years he conceives the fiendish plan of making his will out to the girl and then having it appear that she killefl him After many exciting adven tures, he defeats his own purposes. It Is a mystery story of keen suspense. 26 Extras Injured In Making Picture During the production of Francis Ford's latest picture. “The Unsigned, ’ at Universal City, California, no leas than 26 extra men were injured In the big mob scenes. The injuries con sisted principally of contusions around the head and shoulders. This came os a result of Mr. Ford rehearse ing his men up to a tension that got beyond his control. The scenes called for a large body I of militia to hold in check an equally large body of frenzied strikers. Five I hundred extra men w’ere used in these Several Kinds of Business See Hardship in Commission’s Recent Interpretation. The Interstate Commerce Commis sion recently handed down a ruling to the effect that “when carriers’ tariffs provide for checking of sample bag gage and define sample baggage as that which is carried for display and not for distribution or sale, it Is not lawful to distribute or sell articles contained in baggage so checked at any point, to which it has been so t.au^ported. Such articles may law fully he distributed or sold at any point to which they are shipped as mall, freight, or express, and they may lawfully be so shipped from a point to which they have been check ed as baggage for use as samples or for display.” While this ruling Is called “infor mal,” It Is the commission's formal Interpretation of this section of the act, was made in conference, and is regarded as final. Commenting on this interpretation a member of the local trade said: “The Interstate commerce law re quires railroads to file tariffs of classification of freight and baggage with the Interstate Commerce Com mission. The roads consequently filed tariffs showing there were two classes of baggage, one the travelers’ j>er- sonul effects and the other samples of goods dealt In by the houses repre sented by the travelers, and which were not to be given away or sold. Custom of Salesmen. “In a hearing held a few months ago before the Interstate Commerce Commission regarding the dimensions of trunks a witness testified that It was the custom of many traveling salesmen to sell the contents of their sample trunks at the end of their trios rather than take them back. This remark led the commission to point out that such salesmen w’ere breaking the law, and this was In most cases tlie first intimation the business world had that such a prac tice was illegal. "This matter has been taken up with the railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission, and they are asked to rule favorably on tho privilege of delivering from trunks, as has been the custom In busi ness for more than sixty years. The prospective relief seems to bd entirely In the hands of the railroads. In that by a change in the wording of their tariff the difficulty could be overcome. There is no law* in the United States that prevents a person from delivering goods from trunks, excepting the clause in the railroad tariff that states: ‘No goods carried as baggage can be sold or de livered from the trunks.' These tar iffs when filed automatically become the legal rates, and the violation of them or any of their provisions be comes an infringement of the law. If that clause could be stricken out of the tariff, the infringement would cease. Unless relief can be iiad the ruling will bring hardship upon those lines of business whose custom it has been to do business in this way.” i Seven Trades Affected. So far as could be learned there are seven trades in which selling goods from trunks is practiced These are the millinery, flower and feather, jew elry, cloak and suit, fur, dental sup ply and waterproof clothing trades. Investigation showed that dealers do not favor promiscuous selling and dis tribution of samples along the routes of their salesmen, but all agree that no regulation should compel sales men tt> bring home their samples aft er their trips are completed. There is no regulation that pre vents a salesman from reshipping his trunks by freight or express from his final stopping point, by a different route, and then disposing of the sam ples. A well-known merchant said that a man whose final point was San Francisco could not dispose of his samples in that city at the end of his trip, but that he could send the trunks by freight or express to Stock- ton. just across the bay, ship them back to San Francisco, and then dis pose of them and the transaction would be lawful. | Movie Actors Have Harrowing Expe rlence—Rope Over tar Finally Does Work. When an explosion, blowing up a three-stor.v factory, took place in the making of Francis Ford’s Gold Se il drama. "The Unsigned,” Charlie, the big Universal elephant at the Pacific Coast Studios, snorted, snapped the 2-inch chain which held him **nd charged into the company yards. Five hundred extra people who crowded the grounds stampeded at the sight of the animal bearing down upon them. The keepers were unable to get near enough to lay their hooks into hir Six cowboys at the Universal* Ranch, w’ho had been itching to try their hands on him for some time, mounted their horses and started aft er him with lassos. They ran him into the foothills and put six rope«* «>n him, but he dragged the six horses along as though they had been so many toys. It was not until one of the cow’boys roped him by the ear that he decided to give up and return to his stake. Luckily, no one was hurt. Charlie returned quite meek. MOVING PICTURE SHOWS VAUDETTE Home of Mutual Movie*. Monday. “The Shriner’* Daughter," a two- reel Amerlcarl feature that will be of especial Intereat to Maaona. "A Bad Game." a laughable Kayatone comedy. The Steinway Four. THE ELITE Monday. "The Secret Marriage.” a Warner feature that will hold you In Ita grip. The Elite Is the only house In Atlanta that gives these great feature* for an admission of 5 cents. ALAMO NO 1. Monday. "Th# Golden Pathway,” special Vitagraph feature In two part*. “Gilt-Edge Stock*,” a atrong Kalsm drama. Eddy Clarke has been per suaded to remain another week. ALAMO NO. 2 Monday. "For Her Government,” a big Biogeaph drama. "A Christmas Story,” a pleasing Vitagraph drama. Tom Kane, the "Irlah Ca ruso.” and Cliff Wlnehlll, Jawlah character entertainer. ALCAZAR THEATER Monday. Great feature pictures that ylu will appreciate and enjoy. Every- thing Is good at the Alcazar. SAVOY THEATER Monday. "Serpent In Eden,” a two-reel Eclair that tells the story of old "Slim and the Outlaws," a Frontier drama that is well mixed with com edy. THE MONTGOMERY Monday. "The Open Door," a big two-reel Sellg special that Is as strong a drama as you would care to see. The Berman Trio, Juvenile harmony and comedy singers. LAURA SAWYER A thrilling mystery of the sea with tense action and over whelming situations, that strik ingly symbolize the tide of life surging through the waters of destiny. SAVOY THEATER 2 - DAYS - 2 WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY NEXT FOR FIVE YEARS THE VAUDETTE been the favorite in Atlanta, and there is a reason, and it is this? The public has been given the BEST money could buy and they have also been made comforta ble. The seats in THE VAUDETTE are 37 inches apart and you don’t have to get up to let anyone pass. If you enjoy a good, clean show, you will alw&ys find it at The Vaudette “ Home of .Mutual Movies” ALAMO No. 2 “The House With the Clean Policy” First Run Licensed Pictures TO-MORROW, MONDAY “FOR HER GOVERNMENT” “A CHRISTMAS STORY” “TEACHING HIS WIFE A LESSON” Roaring Comedy—A daring thief is caught by a postcard camera. Also Another Double Attraction: TOM KANE—The Irish Ca ruso; one of the best ballad sing ers in the country. CLIFF WINEHILL—Charac ter singer, and the cleverest He brew entertainer on the “movie” stage. Biograph Vitagraph Edison Montgomery Theater The Home of Refinement and Clean Motion Pictures. To-morrow—Monday General Film Company’s First-Run Pictures Selig’s Pathe Together With Two-Reel Drama “THE OPEN DOOR” A theme that has attracted world-wide attention, showing the depth of a mother’s love. Up-to-the-hour happenings of the world. “The Berman Trio”—Juvenile Character and Harmony Singers. I ' V