Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-24
LUBlN Producer IN
ALBUQUERQUE TO
LOOK OVER
GROUND
Big Moving Picture Concern
Hay Send Strong Company
Here TO Stage Feature Films
Of Western Life.
KIELDIN0 IMPRESSED
WITH POSSIBILITIES

THAT Albuquerque ana lis envlr-
ems Furnish al ldenl background for
the staging q motion pictures or
western ste i the opinion Of Mr.
Romaine FIELDING. producer for the
I4uhln company. who spent today go
Ina over the city and surrounding
country sn an automobile.
AZ. Fielding was accompanied oy
Joseph Barnett and Manager a. r.
Sherman Of the Barnett Amusement
company, and visited ~ many points
~ Interest NJ could be crowded Into a
strenuous day. which the producer
proudly proclaimed commenced "a s
q. m. and ala not end until AFTER the
sun had disappeared IN the west n
forced Mr.. Barnett 60 leave HIS downy
couch ~ the Alvaredo before this
morning" said Mr.. Fielding "and
people I have met tell mo that Is
some accomplishment
Il am here % make a thorough IN
eDcction of this city and viciniiy with
the view a. placing one 81 our COM
paules here. and so far az ! have
becn able % sec. this country affords
an ideal location for the staging Of
mofion pictures said Mr. Fielding
-rht Lubin company has n number
Of companies IN the field. the one 81
whica have charge being now Ca
Silver city. where we have twenty
nvo professional actors constantly
employed.
"Just now we are producing MOTH
ing but feature Aims from two "a
six reel pictures The Lubln com-
pany produces only licensed pictures
ana Is one ~ the largest concerns IN
the business.
''It u. 81 course. too early 20 say
that we Will place n company here
that being a matter which can only
~ decided after the most careful in
spectlon and study and I am here 10
make the inspection. report and such
recommendations as conditions wnr-
rant"
Accompanied by Messrs Barnett
and sherman. MIR. Fielding this af-
tarnoon made tho trip 70 lsleta Ia
look over the Indian village and 20
ascertain what arrangements can be
made with tho Pueblo chiefs Ia case
Indians are needed TO nii out In the
pictures. Ia some OF the Lubin pie
lures AZ many as u thOsand persons
are employed. soldiers. Indians. cow
bows. assisting the regular army Ia
producing "a picture that Is 20 near
tbs real thing as 10 provide the prop
er thrill for even the most hardened
movie far.
MIR. Fielding, unlike a good many
players. Is modest man and refuses
-. 81. f.Nf
tiles. but that he Is an actor OF the
first rank in the moving picture world
ia known Ia all Aihuquerqueans who
patrOnize the licensed pictures al tho
local theAters. An example OF his
versatility was shown only few nights
ago al tho Airdome In the Accusing
Hand. detective story the scene OF
which h laid at New York and So
nora, Arizona. In this picture MT.
Fielding takes the part OF the deiec-
tive. clean-cut American youth
and appears In the disguise Of a fash
i0nnble young .ady. tramp. Mex
lean don, a Panago Indian, a drunk
en- cowboy. a Jew clothing merchant.
an Italian bootblaok and number
OF others which almost BATTLE the
memory
Before leaving for Arizona Mayor
Sellers together with Mr. Barnett,
took up the matter OF placing a COM
pany here ~ith the Lubin manage
ment and MR. Fieldings visit here
u an evidence that the officials OF
the company look With favor on tho
proposition. MIR. Fielding expects 90
spend several busy days IN Albuquer-
uue