The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-04-04
Motion Picture Gossip.

The FIRST of a series OF southern PFC
lures produced In the south recently
hy the Sclig company will be released
on April IG under the title of Dixie
land The picture is series of mem
cries by the grand old south In days
none by. These visions are prompted
H., sNcct-voiccd darby MINISTRIES who
sin. of "Dixieland." The story tells of
an old southern family and their eX-
p,ricnce during the civil war period
Gods Way" tells the very human
aud pathetic story pf an aged cX-
convict After gaining his liberty he
made il practice 10 buy All of the
,auarics he could lind in the bird
stores. After paying FOR the song
stcrs I've would set them free. When
questioned regarding this unusual
practices and told that the birds would
.urely die out of their cages. he re-
rlipd. Perhaps that is the way that
Gods creatures ought to die free q"
Gradually the people who pose in
motion pictures are becoming roCog-
Il.
known to the legitimate stage-Sar-
ah Rcrnhardt, for example But prob
ably the most of those whose portraits
are sccn in the films of the nickel the
atcrs are new To the amusement world.
one woman who has risen rapidly
nm the motion picture profession" is
Miss Beverly Baync, connected with
the EsscnaN Film company. \ year
ago she knew nothing about stage
work today she is able to acccptably
Lose Tor any character, grave or fun
ny profound or silly This because
II hcr power of expressing her emo
tons she is a perfect mimic.
Regular patrons of the motion pic
urc thcatcrs soon come to know their
ia,orilo characters. and they watch
with interest their fayortc's portrayal
of the temptations of the shop girl
She danccc of = rich man. the denizen
or The brothcl, the daughter of "a cap
tain ~ industry. the fisher maiden. the
farmers daughter. or The breezy west
cru maiden in love with her horse.
Miss Baync has taken all thcs,
characters. and others as well. and
while she cannot completely hide her
own fair face. she manages To make
phrsclr sufficiently different" each
tmc 20 start her audience guessing.
........
Royal Has Good Bill.
Manager T. c. Richards offers a va
r.cty of good pictures at the Royal
this vook. showing educational. indus
;rial comedy and drama films. French
military mancuvcrs The Sticlilcback,"
~ "trip over Pau in DiriGiblc." ~
BOTTLE of Musk" Aunt Eluza's Visit"
aud "Thc Fcrrcts." and ~ Modern
Horse" constitute the bill.
a Modern Horse" tx u film of par
trul1r interest i'm that il depicts the
use of traction engines in cXcavatng
and rrigating The task of removing
me, stumps and underground Of ali
kinds from the land which is To- he
h"ocCupicd bv the Ashokan reservoir
!" Of such magnitude that 1t cannot he
realized or imagined by the average"
person IN the every day walk of life,
For the speedy and efficient accom-
ulehmcnt of this work the contractors
huvc brought to their aid some of tho
most modern and interesting traction
"ugiuos obtainable. ami in this picture
H shown one of these monster ma
chine, i'm some remarkable fcats. TIL"
"usu" carries its own tracks In tn.
form of an endless chain attached
Z" the wheels which enables 1t To- traV
u over any kind of ground whcth"t
Wlly, sandy or marshy, with the NJ
MOST cast The tree stumps, etc. to-
y" removed are attached To- the engine
%. long steel wire cable and when
ih" engine is started they are lit
orally dragged out by the roots.
Tho machine used for pillow
me-, drawing from twelve to- eigh-
.ocn pluws AT one time and turning
immense burrows which would require
the MS" of forty to hfty horses and
iil'cn to twenty mcn To accomplish
the Same work, is also seen.
\ close view shows the machine IN
'b' details of it's construction and
how n is loaded for transportation by
MS own power crossing an open
pace of three feet between railroad
n1ltorm and fiat car.