El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-31

. Comedy company gets busy in the
streets and director P. c. Hartigan
I rarely experiences any trouble with the
/ idly curious who OfLentimes annoy pro-
I ducers by stepping over the forbidden
/ line. Nevertheless he had a strenuous
Z time recently when huge crowd as
/ sembled to see Miss Ruth Roland make
{ a thrilling escape from John Brennan
/ BY sliding down a lariat, fastened to a
{ second story window
=
Miss Jane Wolfe Of the KaIem com
pany is using her spare time TO ad-
I vantage by planting trees and beauty
( ing her homehke California bungalow.
The success Of the Kalem company
I in producing Dion BOucicaults famous
I plays, The Colleen Bawn." "Arrah-na-
POgue" and The Shaughraun7 led to
the purchase Of the exclusive motion
picture rights for The OctOroOn."
thought by many TO be the best work
OF this celebrated playwright The
story, which deals with southern plan
tatiOn life, intrigue and revenge, is
now being produced by kalem at Jack
SOnville, Fla, under the direction OF
Mr. kenean BueL Because Of the many
important roles it has been necessary
TO combine the three kalem companies
at that point
A EinemacOlOr film Of the review Of
the Brigade Of Guards, photographed
at / O'clOck- was shown at the after
noon performance at the London Coli
scum on Monday The audience showed
lLSeL very appreclaLV6 OF this quick
piece of work Although rain was
falling at the time the picture was
taken, an excellent reproduction Of the
brilliant event was obtained
While phOtOgraphing Shanley's cab
aret show in kinemaCOlOr on the roof
of the ten-stOry Mecca building, the
. sanar I'm troupe OF Russian dancers
were posed on the three-fOOt parapet.
lt5 feet above Broadway, with only the
spires OF the cathedral and the blue
sky as a background After the dane
ers had been taken in such steps and
poses as were suitable TO their pre-
carlOus footing. FrautZ. the acrobat Of
the troupe, did back sOmersaults, hand
springs and hair-raising pirOuettes IN
til his manager. Victor HYDE, shouted
IN alarm stop, Frantz, If you fail
Oh that parapet, you'll break your
contract
The Battle OF Freedom a two-Dart
special release, is one Of the most
striking military plays ever produced
AssuFeulE- no spectacular military ma
neuvers have been presented in a more
authoritative manner. Col c. Rhys
Price. who wrote the play, was a for
mer British officer and took part in
the same South African engagement
me many notes which he had pre-
served were Of inestimable value.
In Captured by Strategy" thert IS
offered a new thrill for picture fans
Boyd Clark takes the part OF a young
man who wishes TO board steamboat
to thwart the plans of robbers. Secur-
Ing the cooperation of the foreman Of
a steam dredge which operates at the
end Of a long pier. he is hOisted high
into the air clinging to a rope. AS
the vessel steams along ne makes a
sensational drop TO the deck
Many residents of Glendale, Calf.
turned out last week 10 visit the new
halem studio, the former site having
been greatly enlarged for the purpose
OF handling the feature productions Of
which that organization is now making
q speciality. Mr.. and Mrs. George Mel
ford headed a reception committee on
sunday afternoon and pointed out the
many innovations.