The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-13

The Princess brand in the Mutual list
has way of garnering bright children.
Now it is a two-year-old. Marie Eline,
a featured Princess girl, is only eleven
and even Mural Ostriche, the leading
woman, hasn't passed seventeen. The
two-year-old is Dorothy Benham, and
she has a specially already. It's cry
and the most natural you ever saw. At
a given signal by her mother, Dorothy
will simply cry her eyes out. There S
nothing "fakey" or forced about it. See
for yourself when Princess Law of HUI
manity'' is released Friday, December Is.
q. The Edison studio was the scene of n
performance which has rarely, If ever,
been equaled in any studio, when Cora
Williams calmly played a few scenes with
an eleven-foot boa constructor. When it
was announced that the story would re-
quire somebody who would handle a live
snake there was not a wild and enthusi-
astic scramble for the part but Cora
Williams accepted it as unconcernedly
as if it were an invitation to tea. OF
course it is common knowledge that these
huge reptiles do not bite, but simply coil
themselves about their victims and crush
them-a feat which is accomplished as
easily-with a full grown mar az with
an infant. With a GOODNESS that would
do credit to professional snake
charmer Miss Williams rehearsed her
scenes with the snake, whose temper re-
manned unruffled.
When the powerful lights were turned
on for the actual picture, however, the
snake became more active, though its
owner said that 1t was not due to anger.
Nevertheless when Miss Williams stepped
backward toward the snake and felt
something Irvine about her ankles her
heart stopped for an instant unit! she
realized that il was the train of her dress
which had caught slightly. No sign Of
fear was evident on Miss Williams face,
however, and the picture was perfect.
The daily news items of people de-
frauded by means of worthless stocks
makes the new Kalem feature produc-
ton, Gilt Edge Stocks of timely in
terest Fleece's victims inform the
police concerning the mans activities in
selling worthless stocks. Detectives are
assigned to watch him. Coleman learns
that Maud, his sweetheart, has been vic
timized. Entering the mans office he de-
mands that Fleece return the money
Maud has paid for her stocks. Coleman
is forced from the office at the point of
a pistol. Later, Maud enters and begs
for the return of her money. Fleece
seizes her in his arms. In the struggle
his pistol is discharged and the man
falls Coleman hears the shot and enters
the room. When the detectives on the
case rush into the room the young man
declares he has committed the crime
How the young man is finally cleared by
Fleece, who is dying, brings this picture
to stirring climax.
Oscar APPEL is walking gimp
legged" this week, the result of stand
ing too close to the firing line of an
automobile accident. The popular
Pathe director is putting over a good
one, and his scenario required an auto
mobile to be smashed up by a locomo-
tive Mr.. APPEL hired a special train |
on the Raritan River Railroad, in New |
Jersey, to do the trick, and posted a |
camera man within a few feet of the |
crossing where the collision was to |
take place, in order to get good fore |
ground views. The locomotive struck |
the automobile with much force, and /