Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

a week. That was something.
At the next theater where the invss-
tigator stopped there was group or
working girls.
When the first flm was thrown on tho
screen the girls turned toward the stage
and began their comments.
Amt that the Teller we saw as Mont
gomery De Luxe?' asked one little
maiden.
Sure" said another.
He looks like that swell Teller Mabel's
got remarked third, cycling the ele-
giant movie actors picture with envy.
He's sure there" was the verdict.
Then they fell 60 wondering what he
would be like of the stage. or whether
he was of that aristocratic temperament
which finds its chieI outlet IN divorce.
One said that he was probably mean. be-
cause he twisted his face In pseudo pas
sion. Another was sure that he would DO
a STEADY" man.
HE looks so SOBER" she explained.
The screen darkened and another nir
soon afterward flashed into life and
light This was another OF the intermin-
the girls several little gasps Of delight.
Notwithstanding the fact that they un-
doubtedly had seen II many times be-
fore.
~, 1T mus, mus. be great to live on a RANCH
Does the moving picture actor realize.
the Investigator wondered. how his pic-
ture antics. thrown on a canvas screen
months after he has forgotten. appeal TO
hundreds and hundreds TO whom he has
become a reality?
1t was growing late now. The more
remote thesters We're closing up. The
| Invest gator started up town and dropped
off i'm one of the little theaters which
haunt the residential section of the city
during these days Of moving picture
crazes. The theater was barely half
filled with the last before closing
crowd.
| In the front seat, with arms folded
and eyes modify fixed on the pictures.
sat a splendid looking man He had the
grave majesty of king deciding whether
or not to give his approval to an enter
| tainment. Not once did he move and at
the end OF the performance he arose
| and walked stiffiy out. He was Justice
in one of washington's courts. man
noted for his judicial wisdom.
friend who was with him spoke a.
! they passed the Investigator.
"Do you like these better than the new
| moving pictures of Bernhardt and Fayer-
| sham?' he asked.
Yes said the Judge, frankly. II
want COW boy train racing, melodramatic
PICTURES. It's the best recreation I've
! found in years"
| He Is only one of the notable jur'sts
| of this city who use the movies for
! recreation Many Other men declare that
| the little flashing films are more capa-
BILE of resting them than the Royal
/, Hungarian Orchestra.
/ As the throng filed out the Investigator
| made his way toward the man who oper-
ates the film. Recalling . hat the pessi-
m, site ticket collector had said early in
| the evening. he approached this man
with diffidence:
"Does the moving picture crowd puzzle
your he asked
The operator, square-chinned, heavy
man smiled.
NO" he replied. ''No more than any
other crowd
They never applaud. yet they seem to
enjoy themselves" said the Investigator.
| What is the explanation?'
! 1.-THE explanation" sad the operator,
rs that the American people are slowly
/ learning by means of the moving picture
4 that IL isn't necessary to yell and shout
4 and exercise in order to have n pleasant
| time. They rest and the operator does
the work-aided and abetted by the
pianist
"Then you regard this as sort Of
| rest cure?"
| That's it." replied the operator. This
| is the real home of the tired business
man his tired wife and all their tired
| friends, relatives and children"