Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-03
WAS A RECORD BREAKER
COLONIAL THEATRE FILLED TO
OVER FLOWING AT TWO
BIG PERFORMANCES
Audience Drawn TO IIOwe's Moving Pic.
lures Calls For s. K. o." Sign
For First Time

Lyman II. Hove's moving pictures
| packed the Colonial Theatre last
night and for the FIRST time In the history
of the local playhouse forced the
management 10 put out the Stand
ing Room only sign. Orchestra,
balcony and the high pit were full u
overlooking. and from all places dur
ing the whole Of the performance
came continual manifestations Of un-
mfstakable qualification and satisfac-
tion with the performance. In addi.
ti0B % the record breaking business
done at night. the house was comfort.
ably filed with an equally apprccia-
tive audience at the matinee perfor-
maDce.
Although 10we's moving pictures
have been seen AZ tho Colonial IN
previous seasons and met with sue
cess, the program shown this time
was new and better than ever before.
Possibly the most pleasing picture
shown, from All Annapolis point Of
view. was the yacht racing OF cOwies,
England. The noise making" Of
the unseen but nevertheless very inn
pOriant assistants behind the big drop
on which the pictures were shown,
was most realistic, and as the big
white winged sen gulls of pleasure
bore down upon the fOOtIigbts with
All sails set aud the spray pceliDg
back from their razor-Iikc rrOws, -
round after round Of applause told Of
their appeal 10 the water sport loving
public ~ Annapolis.
Mr. Ilonwe j. featuring this roll Of
film pOrtrayiDg tie big Elks parade
M philadelphia, and bis scenes IN the
English Navy, but one u the best
moving picture pOrtrayaIs ever seen
IN Annapolis - the story ~ ''fbc
only FneBd.'' This picture tells ~
life-Iiks realism the story of a blind
and CRIPPLED begger with bis patbeti-
caiiy devoted trained dOeH who fol-
lows his master even tO the grave,
where lbe lights fade and leave bin
doing guard over the rudeiy marked
tomb from which even the bfUsgne-
ness of a cemetery guard cannot drive
him. Tire execution ~ tie picture Is
complete and finished ~ detail and
ait01ether the most reaIi1tfc Of ~ sort
seen here. ssuel an act IN a mOy-
ing drama produced BY competent
actors would have 70 be well done ~
produce real effect upon the minds and
hearts and sympafhies u such an au-
nf1bt. 81 Is indeed tribute 10 Nr.
H0wefs production and the faithful
detail Of It's portrayal that while IL
was only a Iifeless moving picture,
there nere many wet eggs IN tie au-
dience last night as the faithful
friend followed the lonesome bearse
10 the last resting place.
one 0f the series which met with
particular favor was that Of the naval
manenvers Of the British waTsbips.
This set 81 pictures showing the life
81 the sailor boy afOat and ashore is
the property Of the English Govern
ment, and was created BY the War
Department for Bse IN recruiting posts.
II Is an education IN itself showing
as Il does IN clear cut and attractive
form the work Of torpedo craft, big
men-o'-war and sailing and rowing
boats Of actual life. The TecOrd-break-
ing building Of one mile Of track on
the Cape to Cairo railway in sixty
minutes With the sweating, tabbeTiDg
construction gangs Of African coolies
was another success, which appeHled
almost as strongly TO the audience as
the close view Of the far African
diamond mines.
The worth Of the moving picture
machine in an educational way was
most clearly demonstrated by the pro-
duetion Of last night. An audience
composed Of representative AnnapoIi-
tans. and containing some Of the most
highly educated people Of the town
was kept interested and Instructed for
two hours by the views shown. They
were virtually taken through England,
Africa, Sw itzerland, where they were
given cIose-range and true porirayals
or the life and scenes and activities Of
these countries. All this was done in
a way 10 sustain the interest and
make them forget that they were in
reality still within the ancient limits
Of old Annapolis and that IL was rain
ing cats and dogs outside and they
would possibly get soaking wet before
they got home.
The entertainment presented by Ir.
Howe shows cOncIusiyely how the
moving picture machine has been i'm
proved and raised above the realm Of
the sunday school lecture room with
the cracked voiced soprano warDliDg
out cheap path0s at 10 cents or one
dime a path We venture 10 say
that there were few people in the au-
dienee--who were not glad to read the
announcement thrown on the screen
that Afr. Hove wogld return TO An
napolis this season.