New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
ACTOR OUTWITS PRIEST
Mugs HIN IND FLEES.
Latter's Rage ut Sobbing "-4Lien
Noe Part of MOring Picture.

Moving picture artists, with one lone actress,
whose face was painted and whose grotesque peas
ant attire was covered from time to time by long
cloak descended from tho Riatc yesterday upon
the Roman Catholic Chapel Of Our Lady of the
Rosary. at No State street, and for good half
hour there was a vordy clash between priests and
moving picture promoters.
The moving picture men, under the direction OF
a white haired actor who was recognized as having
PLAYED ''heavies' in many prominent Broadway
productions fought cautiously for the pose they
after. and with a smile of triumph hurried
away from the chapel before the arrival Of po-
lcgman who was summoned,
Saortfv after the sun had moved To the west
in the afternoon. large red touring dashed
past the Custom House and swinging around came
a sudden halt in front Of the Chapel cf our Lady
of The Rosary. II the most artistic looking
place of its kind among the many immigrant so
cieties ana homes at the Battery, and ii appealed
strongly 20 the white haired actor in charge Of
the stage directions
The name OF The chapel appears i large gold
sign as lonE as the building, and on q crescent
shaped sign the entrance is painted Irish
Immigrant Homo for Girls"
Two men jumped out of the automobile and
placed the moving picture camera on a tripod in
front of the chapel and the stage director" gave
his orders. The automobile then moved away and
all was ready.
Bat som. one realizing what was about to hap
pen ran into tho chapel 70 inform the Rev. Michael
assistant. however. came out on the balcony, and
This was the for the actress who doffed her
cloak and walked up the steps.
The assistant pastor. greatly enraged. ordered
her away. and this apparently just what the
white haired actor was hoping would happen, for
he signaued the man with the camera 10 turn his
roll and some fifty feet OF moving picture films
recorded the assistant pastor in the act Of turning
helpless alien" from the door OF the chapel
The actress alien went from door 70 door, and
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preceded her TO the entrance before the machine
started. on hand 10 turn her away while
the pictures were being made
The girl sohhed. clasped her hands to her breast
and made motions that seemed to express cross
between despair and first attempt at swimming.
For the love Of heaven. what ails the darlin -
said sympathetic IriShwoman who came out Of
a house nearby Are thin divils trying TO stale
her away in that taxicab?'
No, it's con game said.a fellow countryman
who overheard her. ''Thems the moving picter
guys wild chorus girl
The young hussy,' broke in the IrIshwoman.
Plenty of nerve she has wild her to make picters
OF the church and take them into the thee-ater
Does Father Henry stand fur that?'
After the made-up alien had posed enough the
white haired actor. who meanwhile had been hold
ing back a large crowd Of spectators not on the
payroll Of The moving picture man. told them TO
file in behind his subject" and with smile op-
served that it was excellent atmosphere
All right, | have enough now. thdflie' said
the man with tthe camera, and with bound the
actress the wIte-haired actor and his assistants
jumped into the automobile and started north up
Whitehall stree. As he got into the car the actor
said: 1t was splendid boys. splendid. So true %
life. Better than ! expected
Father Henry's assistant, not realizing that the
MOVING picture machine had been working when he
ordered the actress away. indignant when he
learned that he was the picture himself. He said
the exhibition Of the pictures would he watched,
and if produced in public legal means would be
taken to have them suppressed.