Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-15
A REMARKABLE FILM
~ SHOWS u. S. NAVY
''viclory On the Screen at Colonial
Theatre Posed by Naval
Officers and Men.
LT.ToWERS MAKES GREAT FLIGHT
Spectacular War Scenes Shown IN
Moving Pjclures-R spesied To-
.righs.

Excitement is the keynote of the
war drama called Victory" which
wac posed for by the United States
Navy $50 to speak, under the direc-
ton of ]. Parker Reed, Jr., and which
was thrown on the screen last night
at the Colonial Theatre before large
and representative audience.
Every seat in the theatre was oe-
cupied and intense interest was mani
tested throughout. To leDgthen the
program, Manager Irons, OF the e llo-
NAL, had two reels of extra pictures
shown previous TO the one that drew
the crowd. This was done to give
late corners a chance, and not to in
terrupt those already seated. The
thoughtfulness and consideration of
Manager Irons is always worthy of
appreciation.
Certainly the film Victory" is a
masterpiece in the way OF moving
pictures, not only because il was
posed for by a United States battle
ship-the Utah, its officers, Admiral
Charles J. Badger, Capt. w. S. Ben
son, and Others, as we'll as the ships
jackies and marines, but because of
the participation in the sights and
scenes depicted of the Nays aviation
corps. It is known that Lieutenant
Towers. now attached 10 duty with
the Aviation Corps at the Naval
Academy, made the flight in the hy-
droplane for Mr.. Read, and assembled
to height of more than 5000 feet,
made glides and dips, and did other
aerial teats for the moving picture
director, Mr.. Read, thereby making
the picture possible.
IL is Lieutenant Towers who is in
the aeroplane all the while, although
the picture makes il appear he is
Lieutenant Ward, of the story
written by MIR. Read and, by the way,
Lieutenant Ward is not naval off
cef, but an actor, Mr.. Arthur Hull.
He and Miss Anna Lehr, an actress,
did capable work for the story as
Lieutenant Ward" and "Helen Cor
don, respectively. The story, writ
ten by j. Parker Read, Jr., is woven
around thrills and deeds of daring
which are so wildly depicted in FIVE
rsels. The characters are all we'll
taken. The scenery is very attrac-
tive and was laid in Cuba, somewher ,
around Guantanamo Bay, probably.
The entire production of this great
picture was made with the co-opers-
tion of the United States Navy, and
its Secretary. the Hon. Josephus
Dsniels. Too much credit cannot be
given the sailors and marines for
their work in the picture. The scenes
of battle are particularly we'll done.
The trip overhead of the aeroplsne,
giving the views of the rising and APP
proach of the water, the dropping of
bombs upon the foreign men-of-waT,
the battle at the forts, the exploding
of full chargl harbor mines, throw
ing up columns Of water more than
three hundred feet into the air. the
destruction Of the forts with shot
and she'll, the hand-to-hand enc )un-
tiers, were most realistic, and were
witnessed with intense excitement
by the large audience.
1t was Lieutenant Towers, who did all
the" flying for the picture, and had the
privilege to see himself as others see
him when he makes flights over the
Chesapeake Bay, for he was in the
audience. His appearance on the
screen where he shows Lieutenant
Ward" and miss Gordon" the hy-
droplane, created an outburst of APP
plause. Wireless" also figured in
the picture, indeed there was so
much in this splendid picture-"Vie-
tory"-that description of this re-
workable film exhausts all expletjves
in attempting to describe it, Ger
tainly Mr.. Read must be the man all
powerful with the Government, for
any man who has enough influence to
make the United States Navy pose
for him in moving pictures, is indeed
q wonderful parsonage.
The picture will be shown again
tonight at the Colonial Theatre.
Everybody should see it. for it may