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HE A RST s SEN’DAY AMERICAN, ATLANTA, CA,, SUNDAY, DE» EMBER 21, 1013.
’ 'Third Anniversary
Of “The Vaudette”
MASTERPIECE
Great Productions Provide Entire
Evening’s Entertainment—Fi
nal Stage of Competition.
An announcement of the past fort
night that has attracted country-wide
attention in the motion picture field
is the natural outcome of well-laid
p ans which have been carefully nur
tured by the General Fiml Company,
.nd now have reached the final stages
f completion.
For some time back they have been
giving serious consideration to the
expressed desire of exhibitors In gen
eral for special features of extraordi
nary merit, and that in them will be
ontained 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.
«)ur present-day theatergoers will re-
• all the unprecedented run it had at
the Hudson Theater, New York. It
has been prepared for this auspicious
occasion by the Lubin Company, who,
it is admitted after a personal view
of the subjeot, 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
i his department, and will embody the
highest ideals in stage production and
the finished work of the artists en
gaged therein.
Owners of Popular Movie House En
tertain Employees and Friends
in Celebration of Event.
An anniversary celebration of the
third year of the Vaudette Theater
was enjoyed Thursday night by the
employees and friends of the proprie
tors, John and Gus Evins. >
At the close of the show Thursday
night o 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.
Largest Property
Room Ever Built
The largest property room ever built
and equipped for motion picture pur
poses is in course of construction at
the Universal Pacific Coast Studios,
Hollywood, Cal. The main building
is 160 left by 80 feet and the upper
story will be given over to the cos
tume <le t artment.
Edith Storey Now'
Licensed Chauffeur
Besides riding horses, sailing deep
sea schooners and falling over preci
pices for Vltagraph dramas, Miss
Edith Storey, the well known Vita-
graph star, now drives a big six-cyl
inder touring car, which she bought,
herself all with her own money, which
deserves creditable 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.
Miss Brunette
In Wild Taxi Cab
When the steering gear went wrong
a taxi containing Miss Fritzi Brunette,
the Victor leading woman, plunged
widly down Eleventh avenue. New
York, and onto the sidewalk, smashed
its way 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.
SANT* CLAUS BRINGS "UNIVERSAL" JOY
DANIEL FROHMAN
PRESENTS
A MARINE DETECTIVE
DRAMA
THE PORT
of DOOM
If
WITH
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
“The Street Singers,” Vitagraph
Play, Reveals Studio Secrets.
View of Stage Scenery.
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 centra! yard, known as the
Vitagraph court, which is surround
ed by great glass-wralled and glass-
covered studios, large groups of “ex
tras” waiting to take part in a “pic
ture,” are seen, and here and there
many well-known and popular Vita
graph stars are in evidence. A scene
in the studio shows 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. There is a real
istic view of stage scenery, of “set
tings,” the camera men are at work,
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”
w r as 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.
Bomb Accidents
In Making Comedy
During the production of the com
edy, “And the Villain Still Pursued
Her.” produoed 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
I as they' exploded. He was burned se
riously about the face and hands and
his hair and eyebrows were singed.
Probably this was the most serious
accident; minor players received hurls
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 sec
her <n “The Third Generation.” Site
play’s the part of a 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.
Altar Candles Set
Star’s Head Afire
Perhaps one of the most unusual
incidents that -fever occurred in the
taking of 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 his leads, Miss Fritzi
Brunette and Glen White, he hud al
most 200 people on the street to take
part In the suffrage meeting and
mobbing to follow.
Just prior 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 w’ere 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.
Pioneer Moving
Picture Operator
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Louis F. Henderson, Chief of the
Vaudette Staff, Is Leader of
His C^raft.
Louis F. Henderson. 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 was 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,
w’hat his standing in the profession is
and w T 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 W’ere 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.
Moving Pictures •
Increase Marriages
Large Number of Romances End' at
the Altar in This Branch of
Theatrical Profession.
General Manager C. J. Hite, of
the Thanhouser Moving Picture
Company, is authority for the state
ment that marriages in the theatrical
profession have greatly increased
since the advent of moving pictures.
Since the manufacturing of •pictures
has assumed such largo proportions
many hundreds of actors and ac
tresses have, fpr the first time in the
history of the drama, bee7i able to
work and live in a fixed locality for
52 weeks of the year with no fear .f
bein°- forced to-“go on the road.”
This fact has made ft possible not
only for the actor to marry.- but al^->
to build his own little home and
spend some of his evenings there. Mr
Hite points to several marriages that
have taken place 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.
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Japanese Girl Is
New Movie Star
Miss Tsuru Aoki Is With the Majes
tic Company in “The Oath of
• Tsura San.”
Woman Recognizes
Son in Picture
It is a long time since “The last
rites of the Maine and the burial of
the dead” was released by the Gen
eral Film Company, but a pathetic
scene which was witnessed 6n one of
Its presentations here will bear re
counting.
It was during a solemn moment
w’hen 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 t <v 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 fllmdom In
motion and within twelve hours de
livered to her the treasured bit of
film reproduced.
Movie Men Invade
Uncle Sam’s Mint
SUBJECT STUDY
E
Production Requires Full 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
role*. It is primarily a study in the
dreaded disease, hydrophobia. With
the maiq part of Its action laid at the
Execution Hock 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, tw’o tugs and three
motorboats to be uesd in the pro
duction. He moved his entire com
pany to N*w Rochelle for nearly a
week, where beautiful local atmos
phere was to be had.
Mr. Sha>^ plays the role of the un
fortunate youth. In 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 w’hich shows
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 in the sea. When the
disease takes him, he is alone at a
lighthouse. There is a great oppor
tunity for acting, which lie grapples
with in the most artistic way im
aginable
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 reeier Director
Herbert Brenon is completing at the
New York Imp Studio. As it was
Miss Baird lost about half her hair
and was severely blistered about the
face before Mr. Brenon, William Shay
and the studio electrician came to her
rescue and smothered out the flames
with their bare hands.
Thomas Ince, director for the New
York Motion Picture Company, ati
Edendale, seems to be In the field for
every big attraction regardless of
cost.
Recently he signed a contract with
clever Miss Tsuru Aoki, whose work
with the Majestic Company in the
film, “The Oath of Tsura San.” has
been meeting with such success. Mr.
Inee has five new film dramas in
w’hich he will feature Miss Aoki.
Miss Aoki was contemplating a sea
son In vaudeville when the pictures
“got” her.
FOR FIVE YEARS
THE VAUDETTE
Has been the favorite inAtlanta,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
always find it at
The Vaudette
“Home of Mutual Movies
9f
"From Mine to Mint” is one of the
first in the wonderful series of edu
cational films to be 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. Y r ou are here shown
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
worth $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.
Unique Detective
Story by King Baggot
King Baggot. the popular Imp star,
has commenced on a new series of
detective dramas, a series that prom
ises a big treat for picture patrons.
“King, the Detective, in the Jarvis
Case,” written by himself and Just
being completed, is the first one.
Before proceeding on these plays.
Mr. Baggot, usual to his manner,
made extensive studies in crime and
the latest discoveries of science that
might be of use In defecting the crim
inal. Evidehce 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 waiting outside
is shown in relief on a screen before
him
Ethel Orandon plays the opposite
role, a girl whom 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 ho concelvos the fiendish plan
of making his will out to tlie girl and
then having it appear that she killed
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 less
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 ag a result of Mr. Ford rehears
ing his men up to a tension that got
beyond his control.
The scenes called for a large body
of militia to hold in check an equally
large body of frenzied strikers. Five
hundred extra men were 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
tlie effect that “when carriers’ tariffs
provide for checking of sample lug
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
transported. Such articles may law
fully be distributed or sold at any
point to which they are shipped as
mail, 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 pf 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
vvltfi the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. The roads consequently filed
tariffs showing there were two classes
of baggage, one the travelers’ per
sonal effects and the other samples of
goods dealt In by the houses repre
sented by the travelers, and which
W’ere 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 th^|r
sample trunks at the end of their
trips rather than take them back.
This remark led the commission to
point out that such salesmen were
breaking the law’, and this was In
most cases the first Intimation the
business world had that such a prac
tice was Illegal.
“This matter hap been taken up
with the railroads and the Interstate
Commerce Commission, and they are
asked to rule favorably on the
privilege of delivering from trunks,
as has been the custom in busi
ness for more than sixty years.
The prospective relief seems to
be entirely In the hands of the
railroads, in that by a change in the
w’ording of dhelr 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 w’hen 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 w.ould
cease. Unless relief can be had the
ruling will brlpg hardship upon those
lints of business w’hose custom it has
been to do business in this way.”
Seven Trades Affected.
Sp 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 dp
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 to 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 tho
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.
It C
Six Cowboys Lasso
Escaped Elephant,
But Fail to Hold Him
Movie Actors Have Harrowing Expe
rience— Rope Over Ear Finally
Does Work.
When an explosion, blowing up a
three-storv factory, took place In the
making of Francis Ford’s Gold Seal
drama. "The Unsigned.” Charlie, the
big Universal elephant at the Pacific
Coast Studios, snorted, snapped the
2-inch chain which held him and
charged into the company yards. P1v*
hundred extra people w r ho crowded^
the grounds stampeded at the sight
of the animal bearing down upon
them. The keepers w’ere unable to
get near enough to lay their hooks
into him.
Six cowboys at the Universal
Ranch, who 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 rop^s
«»n him. but he dragged the six
horses along as though they had been
so many toys. It was not until one
of the cowboys 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 Movlea.
Monday.
"The Shrlner’a Daughter,” a two-
reel American feature that will be
of especial Interest to Masons. “A
Bad Game.” a laughable Keystone
comedy. The Steinway Four.
the: eilite:
Monday.
“The Secret Marriage,” a Warner
feature that will hold you In Its
grip. The Elite Is the only house
In Atlanta that give# these great
features for an admission of 6
cents.
ALAMO NO 1.
Monday.
"The Golden Pathway,” special
Vitagraph feature In two part#.
“Gilt-Edge Stocks,’' a strong Kalem
drama. Eddy Clarke haa been per
suaded to remain another week.
ALAMO NO. 2
Monday.
“For Her Government,” a big
Blograph drama. “A Christmas
Story,” a pleasing Vitagraph
drama. Tom Kane, the “Irish Ca
ruso,” and Cliff Wlnehlll, Jewish
character entertainer.
ALCAZAR THEATER
Monday.
Great feature pictures that ylu
will appreciate and enjoy. Every
thing la 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.
Montgomery Theater
The Home of Refinement and Clean Motion
ALAMO No. 2
“The House With the Clean Policy”
First Run Licensed Pictures
TO-MORROW, MONDAY
Biograph
Vitagraph
Edison
“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.
Pictures.
To-morrow—Monday
General Film Company’s
First-Run Pictures
Selig
J Two-Reel Drama
S “THE OPEN DOOR”
A theme that has attracted
world-wide attention, showing
the depth of a mother’s love.
Pathe
Up-to-the-hour happenings of
the world.
Together “The Berman Trio”—Juvenile
With Character and Harmony Singers.