The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-06-08
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The ILAYHOUSES



Capturing the wide world. alive. and
forcing Il to perform and show itself
on on Q screen for the benefit OF those
who sit In comfortable chairs to view
strange sights and scenes Ii the mis-
sion OF Lyman II. Howe. and the way
Ia which he accomplishes his task IL
q marvel TO those who attend his tray
el pictures In the Detroit opera house.
Hundreds OF thousands OF people
have travelled as many miles to see
the famous Eiffel tower In Paris, one
OF the wonders OF the world, but the
tower itself Is really less remarkable
than the way In which Il Is brought
To the Detroit opera house. and shown,
section by section, as the audience
Is taken to the top OF the big tower,
through the agency Of the picture ma
chine.
Paris. the wonder city, as seen by
those tourists who climb the Eiffel
tower. Is seen just as clearly and just
as comprehensively by those who
view the panorama. taken ~ the NOV
ing picture machine, from the various
landings, and finally from the top.
In the same way. one visits the Alps
with the moving picture man. One
doesn't view cold photographs OF the
famous mountains, but while the pic
lures are on the screen. is actually la
them; speeding through the passes on
a fast train, with all OF the accom-
panying rush and roar of the train,
the echoes from the huge cliffs. and
the smothering sensation OF the tuu
nels.
Pictures Of the recent big flood In
Paris were a revelation. The deluge
which threatened the city with de-
struction and caused q sort OF remote
anxiety to those who read the press
dispatches. is brought home to the
spectator Of Howe's pictures. In way
that Is almost marvellous. One Is taa-
en- through the flooded streets. where
boats, plying hither and thither, trans.
form the solid old city into veritabie
Venice, He sees horses blowing
through the food, knee deep In water;
he sees the rushing Seine swollen To
the top OF the bridge spans. and then
sees the effects as the water In tho
streets swirls around the door stills OF
the big handsome buildings. 1t Is
sight never to be forgotten. and one
worth going long way to see
Through all OF the pictures. one has
hard work 10 believe that he Is not
really on the scene. SO realistic arc
the effects, which bring not only the
scenes. but the actual noises, into the
theater.
There are a number OF motor boa.s
on the Detroit river. Some OF them
make the phenomenal speed OF 20
miles an hour When one OF them
whiz7es through the river, thousands
OF excursionists watch, as though
spellbound. Over In England, they
have the Ursual. the fastest boat in
the world. With 500 horse power en-
gines, and "a cylinders, she cuts the
water at rate of better than 40 miles
an hour.$ And the Ursula is brought
into the Detroit opera house, to cause
easps Of establishment as she fiashes
through the water like an arrow. cut
ting circles In almost instantaneous
fashion around other boats travelling
at full speed. and shooting away AS
far as the eye can see In almost the
space OF time that IL takes to say
Jack Robinson" The Ursula exhibit
ton came as q climax to q thrilling
motor boat race. contested by other
boats, which are marvels for speed.
though they are laggards beside the
champion.
Adam H., an ape of international
fame, is pictured smoking pipe.
drinking wine from q glass. eating
soup with q spoon, and doing other
tricks In q way to amuse the audi
once. Beautiful pictures of the falls
Of the Potomac; the whole process of
making q piano, logging operations In
Quebec, and views Of Rouen, France.
are among the countless other inter
esting pictures.
And the whole performance is in
terspersed with posed pictures OF
broad comedy, which would make al
Indian cigar sign smile.
The Howe pictures are an educa-
ton, delivered in sugar-coated form.
TEMPLE.
With so many star acts always on
the Temple program. It Is not often
that that good old standby, the
Microscope. has q chance to secure
the center OF the stage, but the SUI
preme triumph Of It's lite Is at hand
this week with q series OF pictures OF
the funeral cortege Of the late King
Edward VII. 1t seems almost incred-
ible that these pictures should have
been secured 50 soon after the event
by the Temple management, and De-
troiters are truly fortunate In having
the opportunity to see them while the
films are fresh and clear. They are q
remarkable reproduction Of one Of the
great scenes OF the century, and give
the onlOoker an accurate idea of the