Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-02-28
DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN
The Latest Enterprise in the Moving
Picture World,

Picture World.
Those who go to the movies" to be
thrilled are likely to be completely sat
lated with film which the Vitagraph
company Of America is to get out this
spring. The pictures are entitled Dan
lei in the Lions Den," and the scenario
was written by the Rev. DR.. Madison
C. Peters.
When Daniel, who in this particular
case is to be Charles Kent, throws de-
fiance into the kingly face Of Belshaz-
Ear, the son of Nabonidus, and walks
away between the guards to the den,
he will be walking into the real thing
in Ions. There will be three full grown
ones waiting for him. Furthermore,
there will be two equally full grown
tigers licking their chops and piercing
the gloom with cat eyes.
What is going to prevent these per-
fectly full grown animals from leaping
upon Daniel Charles Kent and tearing
him into a large number Of pieces?
Simply some very expert training Of the
kind that Paul Bourgeois, the young
Frenchman who owns the animals, Is
giving them daily. almost hourly, at the
plant Of the vitagraph company at
Sheepshead Bay.
The first dress rehearsal solely for
the den performers was held yesterday
at the plant. M. Bourgeois, wearing q
military uniform Of bright colors, to
which the beasts must get accustomed,
entered the huge cage which the Vita
graph people have erected for him In
the center Of the performing room. The
young trainer (only "a years old he is),
whose hands, neck and back are COW
cred with little and big white scars,
had In one hand rawhide whip, In the
other q ladder" consisting OF five
rungs held together by crosspieces, and
in his pockets a couple Of revolvers
loaded with blank cartridges. M. Bour-
geois explained that he was about to
Introduce the star den performers to
each other for the first time. A little
black door at the back Of the cage
opened and out rushed Lula, 400
pound lioness She stopped q moment
to get her bearings and then with
snarl sprang for M. Bourgeois. She was
met with the ladder, while the trainer
leaped aside.
"Now she will be all right" Mr..
Bourgeois said reassuringly. You cen
let Sadie in now"
Whereupon Sadie, a 450 FOUNDER,
sprang into the cage. The two cats
smiled each other and began to snarl
so that M. Bourgeois was moved 70
speak almost sharply to them. He sue
ceeded with few quiet words In get
ting the two into opposite corners and
then announced that 1t was time for
Nero.
The trainer took up his stand near
the little black door grasping his re-
volver. At a word from him the door
was raised. First there was tremen-
dous roar, then the gloom was hghten-
ed with the glare Of two green eyes.
Finally there was q quick dash and out
into the open came Nero, his tawny
skin covered 500 pounds all a-quiver.
He paid no attention at first to Lula
and Sadie, but fixed his eyes on M.
Bourgeois, who was saying: well,
we'll. Nero, how are you today? You're
looking fine"
his tail swishing from side to side, and
then with roar that ratified the glass
In the roof he lunged way across the
cage at M. Bourgeois. What he got
was flash from the revolver full In
the face, and his teeth crunched upon
q rung Of the ladder.
He retreated snarling toward cor
lner where Lulu was watching. Lulu
raised huge paw and gave him q cuff
that staggered him for a moment. AS
his mouth opened In a roar OF resent
ment the spectators noticed that one
great tooth was nearly severed from
his Jaw. Sadie took no part In the
proceedings, for she was nursing
burning mouth into which an atten-
dant had playfully peppered some
strong disinfectant.
Filled now with surprise, chagrin,
rage, and nobody knows what other
emotions, Nero began to rage furious
ly, like the heathen, and M. Bourgeois
had lively five minutes during which
he had to fire continually and jump
from one side Of the cage to another.
But at the end OF 1t he assured Fred
erick A. Thomson director Of the Vita
graph studios, who was In general
charge Of the proceedings, that the
three lions will be sufficiently subdue1
In ten days for the introduction into
the cage Of some Of the actors in the
Peters play. He hopes that by that
time the beasts will have become ac-
customed to bright colors; all the at
tendants are to wear flaming costumes
for the next few days.-New York Sun.