The Washington times., 1911-08-07
|. HOWE'S PICTURE
THING REELS OFF A
CORONATED KING
Traveller Here With Miles Of
Scenes Shows His Maj
esty And Queen.

OF those who bow on bended knee to
royalty's appeal: of those who cheer
the pomp of kings. and kiss the SOW
ereiRn's steel: of certain wealthy
Yankees who crossed the little puddle
to see the King of Britain crowned mid
dreary pomp's fubdubble. one Lyman
Howe came into town, to show In NOV
ing pageant. what took the world to
London town. for Lyman was Kings
agent.
Columbia Theater room was crowded
to the doors: 800 folks last night de-
clared they'd never seen before the like
Of l-yman's pictures Of the London
coronation. where every peer bawled
Save the King with sanctified elation,
hut when the reels had been run on
one small man tried to sinR-hed seen
King Georges whiskers-and he shout
cd Shave the Klng!"
The cynic and the democrat, who
laugh at pomp and show. were pleased
because they saw the ghastliness be-
hind the glow: were pleased because
the sickenine pomp Of EnRland's cele-
bration showed work.nen kings. bow
low before the born ones lotty statoh.
What One Saw.
The little lady in the crowd, who
boasts that her forebears knew all the
social gossip of Royal Anne's back
stairs, was pleased because she caught
a glimpse of what she might have been
were she fourteenth maid in waiting
to the household of the Queen.
But when you sat behind the crowd
that lined old London's street, where
the ranks of men were passing and the
hoofs of horses beat; when you saw,
though darkly, in their coach the King
and Queen in glory, you knew that you
were witnessing the greatest picture
story that ever has been taken by the
moving camera man-not SO much of
mighty George the Fifth as Of British
might and ban.
From the Admiralty Archway to
Westminster Abbey gate; from the
eaVaicade eaTafn to Of Estate state. Phen to greet the
London mayor lord. who, with bald
head dignity, presented George the
Fifth with London city's sword and key
while the rajahs rode behind him,
and the Highlanders bucked by, and
George. crowned King of England,
meath a sunny English sky.
The Naval Review.
Down to Spithead where the navies
of the world were steaming down, send
ing cannon shots a-roaring DER the roofs
of London town; and where in lofty
awe the mighty Dreadnaught Delaware
like a mastiff put 1t over all the small
craft gathered there; and to the wild
saluting of the world Of pomp and play.
George was crowned the King of EEg-
land on the coronation day.
The Duke of Connaught, too, was
there, with dropping blonde mustachios.
that few about in British breeze like
gun-riders' whip lashes: Kitchener was
there-"Mad Kitchener. he. the strong
dreaded Fellaheen into a placid kitten;
who entered in savage land and
taught the wild Egyptian the art Of
reading Kitchener's rules instead OF
stone inscriptions.
That was what the pictures showed
us-no not all-amid the throng. was
a little fat checked fellow, who dash
ed madly right along; waved his hat to
mighty "Georgie;" thought the monarch
might not see him. and vaguely won
be him.
Lost His Ticket.
An in the crowd that went aboard the
little river steamers to see the royal
yacht review the cruisers. gay with
streamers, one peer there was who
stopped. and stared, and fumbled for
his ticket, he'd lawst the blarsted bally
thing. and couldn't make his wicket
and little touch Of comedy was added
TO the glory of Lyman Howe's produc-
ton OF the coronation story.
But ere the King exalted so was
thrown upon the screen the audience
was taken through full many foreign
scene They saw in fairest Nippon the
fierce Magdapis river, where rapids
through the stoutest heart are like TO
send a shiver; they saw God Nikko. he
OF War, in temple fair resplendent; the
Holy water basin and the Golden Dog,
ascendant
went to clouds and flew above Wilkes
barre's highest roofs, just like the air
men do; and when IT comes to catch
ing breath, and having a sensation
that Beachey trip laid all about King
Georges coronation; we know the feel
of voipIane dive, and spiral drop Of
landing, though the farthest we have
gone from earth, is just where we are
standing!
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