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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
Pictures and MOI Titles Must
Stimulate the Imagination

II HE perfect picture tells its story
without any titles. but as there
are very few perfect pictures
good titling becomes a necessity. says
W. Heppen Bush in the Moving Pic
ture World. Good titles have made
many many a mediocre picture accep-
table and have marred many a pic
ture deserving of q better fate. Time
was when the titles on foreign made
pictures looked like extracts from the
latest edition Of an OllendOrf gram
mar. Anyone possessing a dictionary
and a crowbar felt himself entirely
competent to translate from any for
eign tongue into English. The gram
mar was bad, but the spelling as a
rule even worse. Nor were matters
much better with our native films. 1t
seemed as if it were against the prin-
ciple of some producers to employ
competent men in the preparation of
titles.
While great progress has been made
in the science of making and editing
titles much remains TO be done.
Some of our European producers still
insist on translating the titles into
English" before they send the films
here English as it is understood and
spoken in Germany, France and Italy
is delightfully."- free from the shackles
of grammar and usage, but Il is at
times somewhat hard to understand
TRANSACTIONS made in a foreign coun-
try are nearly always a fearful handi-
cap to the spectator.
Condensation is a fine art A trial
will convince even the novice at the
work that persistent efforts to con-
dense and condense again bring good
results 1t may seem impossible to
compress a certain title into less than
Is words Try ard try again and You
viii presently find that y or even No
words viii do the work which YOU
We're sure required 20 words. The
mental processes of the spectator who
follows the pictures with his eyes
must constantly be kept in view by the
conscientious titler. The shorter the
sorbcd- The main thing is always the
picture The easier the spectator can
go back from title to picture the bet
ter is the work of the title builder.
It ought not to be the mission of the
title to decorate and embellish the pic
ture- SUCH course means attempting
the impossible. The DECORATION and
embellishments must be done by the
pictures and not by words.
The idea that the title NAV at times
take the place OF the picture instead
of merely supplementing them is
fruitful source of mistakes. Titles
may show the lapse Of time. but they
should not ordinarily try to describe
the moods of the actors or fill the
events that are necessary to the action
but are not shown on the screen.
W hen titles indicate a long lapse of
time the picture must not belle the
title. 1t IS alarming to see a title in
that 20 years have passed
and have the pictures show that the
hero is still wearing the same suit
while the heOrine is wearing precisely
the same couture as of old. Better
omit the title altOge,h er ard show
the lapse of time in The character OF
the picture. 1t is bad policy to have
the title send the schooner to the
fishing bans for rich haul and then
have II return with many loads of
fish which are only mentioned in the
title. Titles may and ought to help
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

along teh imaginative powers of the
spectator, but the pictures must be
the chief stimululators of the imagi-
nation Give the spectator credit for
average intelligence. If the picture
shows a railroad track do not assure
the spectator of that fact in the title.
A prominent manufacturer speaking
OF titles, gave orders to his literary
corps to make every reel fool proof"
Make your titles as numerous" said
ne, and as long as YOU think neces-
sary for making the reel understood
by even the lowest intelligence" This
producer reminds me of the man who
IS running well but running in the
wrong direction The percentage of
patrons who need diagrams in addi-
ton to pictures and titles is negEgi-
BILE / have sat among audiences of
all descriptions in various parts of this
and of other countries and nothing
is clearer and surer in my mind than
the uick intelligence of most audi
ences. People get used to reading
pictures. There is a grammar of pam
tomime which is easily learned by
play down and to title down to the
lowest order of human intelligence
when you are sude that this lowest
grade is largely represented. but such
an assumption is scarcely probable in
this country of common schools and
natural brightness.
1t used to be the fashion, many years
ago to shape the election laws for the
special benefit of the dear illiterate
voter, but this policy has gone out of
vogue because the illiterate voter
constitutes a ridiculously small per-
centage of the electorate.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

these wrongs can be righted? VIII it do
anv good? I, for one, am disposed to
think that it viii do more harm than
good; that it viii undermine the theater
as a recreation center and eventually
lose whatever effectiveness it might
have as a medium of intellectual and
moral betteTment.
"The VIII" Not Like Barrie.
In ~The WHIP we find J. NJ Barrie
quite away from that gentle, delicate
usefulness by which we have come to
love him. This playlet in three scenes
is patterned somewhat after Mile
stones" inasmuch as it shows the pro-
gress of people through a long course
of years. 1t was produced at the I'm
pire theater on Monday night with John
Drew and Mary BOland in the leading
roles. The story is of a young man,
newly married, who goes to a solicitors
office to make his viii. His wife is with
him. At this time ne Is but a poor
clerk. The Young couple are very much
in love and Mary BOland makes a very
pretty picture IN the first scene. when
she weeps at the mention of "WilF' and
Death" In the next scene the husband
is middle aged and prosperous and the
wife Is entirely cold and worldly. They
have a son at Elton. She presses Tor
everything she can get into the will"
for herself In the last scene the man
is a knight. His wife IS dead and his
son has disgraeed him. There Is no one
to leave his millions to. While there
are, here and there, touches Of the old
Barrie. there seems to be running
through 1t a strain Of bitterness, of dis
illusiOnment which We do not like to see
in connection with the beloved author
of Peter Pan"
Tyranny of Tears" Revived.
Following this playlet came revival
of Haddon Chambers "The Tyranny of
Tears with John Drew in his old role,
which he created "A years ago. To say
that he was even more delightful than
ever is merely stating the truth. Mary
Boland as the poor little stenographer
because, unlike the modern stage
stenOgrapher, she was guileless, was as
beseeehing as possible.
Laura Hope Crews, as the wife, PLAYED
her part to perfection, and Julian
/ Estrange as the long suffering friend.
was most excellent Mr.. Drew received
many curtain calls. for it was such
pleasure to see this estimable actor in
evening clothes again, with all his old
sang froid and his whimsical humor,
and not battling with the intricate
heToics of Shakspere's Benedick.
Swallowed" Is a Failure
OF all the innOcuOus, incOnsequential
things that have been hurled at the
heads of New York theatergoers for the
past decade, %Shadowed" is entitled to
the prize. This melodrama, for such it
was billed, made its appearance at the
Fulton theater on Tuesday night. The
Fulton is where they have been playing
Damaged Goods" and the company
must have left some as a legacy to their
successor.
It is hardly worth while to say any
more about the affair, for If we are
correctly informed it is now reposing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

LORENCE LAWRENCE has come
back to the movies. Not only has
Il she come back, but stronger and
better than when she deserted the
screen. Her years rest from work
shows in opening scenes of The Closed
Door" There are the old time enthu-
siasm. the snap and the go which have
in the past placed Miss Lawrence in
class by herself. There's no one Just
like her. If you personally IKE your
women sedate, dignifled. you VIII AdA
in love with her -tOmboyish ways
lust the same The long time screen
favorite is fortunate in the story IN
the Interpretation of which she makes
her re-entrance to the hearts of pc
ture followers. Capt Leslie T. Pea
cooke, of the Universal staff is me
author of "The Closed Door" He has
written it with a knowledge of the ca
pacity of Miss Lawrence for depicting
varied emotions It is story thar
thrills at times and goes straight to
the heart.
The latest doing of ROdman Law IS
to jump from the top of high cliff
into the making of a watery grave.
Not content with the sensational pos
siblities of such a tame proceeding,
Law made the jump with girl sitting
OF the nurse III DdCh VI iAAAAl-
The feat was part of the plot of the
photoplav entitled The Lovers Leap"
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'In the Days of Trajan," Jack War
rem Kerrigan appears as the prince OF
Dacia and Vivian Rich takes the role
of princesss Octavia-
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During the production of Targets OF
Fate" director Edgar Lewis used
large ocean steamship for several ex-
citing scenes, which among other
things. called for the launching of the
life boats. The steamer was about to
sail for foreign parts and the steerage
was packed with passengers who took
a lively interest in the picture making.
A number of the passengers were en-
thusiastic workers under Mr. Lewis's
direction.
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= large crew of Mexican laboreTs
was engaged to enact a riot scene di-
rected against Ed. Coxen, engineer, on
a railroad construction scene in The
Ghost of the Hacienda" produced by
the American Film Manufacturing COM
pany, and understanding their IN
structiOns, thought a real riot was on,
which accounts for the realism of the
scene.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
PLENTY OF GOOD
LUCK ON BORDER
Cavalry Horses of Border
Patrol Scatter $4,000 En-
blems of Luck Monthly.

II one horseshoe will bring good luck,
how much will $4,000 hOrseshOes
bring a regiment of cavalry patrOling
the Mexican bOrder2 That is the num-
Der of new shoes used by each cavalry
regiment on the border every year,
making $4,000 old shoes left lying
around loose somewhere, waiting to be
picked I'D and tackled over a door to
ments doing patrol duty, 10000 old
horseshOes to bring luck to the border
patrolers-
The government reckOns its foot
wear for hrOses by the pound Capt
c. NJ Hunt, depot Quartermaster of
the border patrol district. issues 125
pounds of hOrseshOes every month to
every troop The kind OF shoes used
in the cavalry weigh a pound apiece.
There are so horses in each troop, so
that gives each horse two new shoes
every month, with 3 shoes left over
for emergencies. In each regiment are
u troops. so the monthly horseshoe
acquisition of each regiment is 500.
The hOrseshoes are among the very
few things used by the soldiers here
that are not bought by the government
in Ell, PasO. The shoes are shipped to
the border depot quartermaster from
St Louis, JeffersOnville, Ind. or Phil
adelphia- the soldiers uniforms and
all wagon parts are shipped from the
same places.
Many Carloads OF Hay.
many shoes requires p carloads OF
alfalfa once a month or 500 cars
year; Is cars of prairie hay or AS
cars a year, and 80 cars of oats a
amounts feed the horses of the 18th
cavalry, the 9Th cavalry half Of the
I'd cavalry. tWO-thirds of the 14th cav
airy and part of the 5th cavalry The
troops CHARTERED at Fort Bliss do not
come in the calculation at all, having
quartermaster of their own All this
forage is bought by the depot quarter
master in FL Paso
Wood Allowance Increased.
Each soldier on the border patrol is
allotted One-twelfth of a cord Of wood
a month during the summer. Averag-
ing 500 soldiers to regiment the SOL
diers burn Up 66 % cords of wood
each month or 136 cords of wood during
the summer season. In winter months
this allowance IS increased to one
sixth of a cord per soldier per month.
raising the regimental wood consump-
tion to 1891 cords of wood a month
or 7OO1i cords for the winter season
Counting the border patrol as four
complete regiments. the patrol burns
up 533 cords of wood a month. and all
of the wood is bought right here.
The soldiers will again wear the big.
warm OVercOatS that were the envy Of
the thinly clad Mexican soldiers across
the Rio Grande during the cold spell
of last winter. The weaters that added
to American soldiers comfort were in
trOdueed into their clothing equipment
for the first time last year, and will
continue a part of their uniforms for
several years until the military tailors
that boss such things rig up something
different
In the depot Quartermaster's office
are Is men, seven in the chief clerks
office and eight in the warehouse. to
handle these supplies for the troops on
the border.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
Florence Lawrence Returns to
the Movies; Film Flicks

Thos. Ricketts, has just completed IN
two reels the ProctOr-SulliVan poem
and song. The Lost Chord" which
viii be released under the title The
Trail of the Lost Chord"
Charles Dickson, star of the comedy
classic. "Incog," and several other
Broadway successes, is not only pro-
ducing picture dramas for the Reliance
company, but will be seen in the lead
ing role of a picture dramatizat1on OF
his popular sketch, The Buffer" Mr.
Dickson is as well known as an author
as he is an actor, having written the
musical success, The Three Twins,
and Bright Eyes" in addition to his
more serious works, which include a
large number of one act sketches IN
vaudeville.
Playing in widely separated locali-
ties for the sake of true atmosphere,
James Cruze and Mignon Anderson,
leads in Thanhouser's PILOT Against
the Governor" were tagged ont when
the picture was completed. They were
filmed in action at the capitol Albany,
in studio scenes at New Rochelle, and
at the state prison. Sing Sing. For the
latter scenes. the director obtained
permits that planted moving picture
cameras on the walls of the great Sing
sing Tor the IlrSU time IN It's history.
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An ordinance has been offered the
common council of Milwaukee, Wis,
providing for a committee of three
counc.Imen, to act without pay and a
secretary at a salary of $500 yearly
to center motion pictures intended to
be shown in theaters in Milwaukee. 1t
is proposed to charge a fee of so cents
1or each picture to pay the cost OF
censOring-
Two hundred and fifty dollars a day
for a phOtOplayer is not so bad Yet
a London company is still advertising
for en- actor There is only one cOndi-
ton which bars thousands. He must
be the exact double of the late king
at the age of 50. He would be re-
quired to play in the Life of Queen
Victoria without using makeup.
James Slevin, a photOplaywright has
obtained the appointment of official
kinematOgrapher TO the vatican. He
is now working on motion picture
script of the History of the CathO-
lie Church He expects to return
soon to Rome and commence the actual
work of making pictures of the pope
and the vatican.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
Barrie is Author Of the Most
Popular Playlet Of the
Present Season.
Rv Emory B. Calvert.l

TEW YORK. Oct 4-1lO what
strange uses the American stage
Is destined TO be put Is too much
for a man with an average mind Ike
my own to guess Just now 1t looks
indeed as If a section of the stage were
going TO be appropriated to the exploit
ing OF all sorts Of scientific and So
Geological doctrines. Ever since the New
York Medical society came to the rescue
of that French hereditary faint play,
Damaged Goods. and saved 1t from the
austere oblivion which threatened It,
other similar bodies have been getting
busy. We are now promised that with
in the next few weeks we are to be
invited to take a look at play which
cuts boldly into the very heart OF our
social and ethical standards. For sew
eral DAYS the metropolitan press has
been filled with this threatened prOduc-
ton. which IS called ~The Guilty Man."
This piece. which IS being sponsored by
certain sociological and medical organ
izations of a very grave and dignified
standing. VIII have two propositions to
put before its audiences. The first Is
the annullinO OF the law which i'm
poses a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment
for five years on any doctor who en-
lightens a woman on how to prevent Off
spring The second mission is to Sc
cure the passing of a law giving chill
dren of the left hand the right to their
fathers name; in other words, making
their birth legitimate.
Not Arguing Rights.
1t Is not my province to argue the
right or wrong of these PROPOSITIONS.
Anyone who has thimble full of brains
knows there are conditions in the world
into which a child should not be born.
And on the second issue anyone with
mind for Justice realizes that a child,
being in no way responsible for the con-
ditions of its birth. should not be sub
iected to any social disabilities therefor.
But as [ said before. the propositions
are far too serious for me to discuss
here.
It is merely the stage aspect Of the
thing that interests me now. Despite
the fact that / dearly love to see per-
son take a crack. now and then, at some
of the foolish. and moth-eaten cOnven-
tons of society ] am inclined to depre-
cate a movement which has a tendency
to turn the stage into a medical clinic
or a forum of pOlemics. The question
Is. where VIII it end It seems to me
that If these scientific and admittedly
honorable and estimable men and women
feel that such legislation should be ac-
cOmplished. the proper field for their
activities Is the halls of the legislature.
This, I think would be far better than
loading our stage with revolving pictures
of life, scenes so repulsive that what
ever art they may possess IS lost. No
doubt society Is very. very wrong on
number of things. All is not right with
the world. Everybody knows that. But
Is the stage the medium through which
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
WORK rs STARTED ON
EX-KING'S NEW HOME
Manuel and His Bride VIII Have Man
sion With Il Rooms and Much
Furniture Not Blue.

London. Eng. oct 4.-W Ork has
been started for the renovation of king
Manuers new home at Fulwen Park,
near Twickerham. MiddleseX, to which
he brings his bride this month. The
instructions given and the sale Of the
present furniture. which takes place
on Monday. reveal a marked antipathy
to blue in the royal taste.
Solely because of the color an ornate
lounge suite of furniture in blue vel
vet and blue Wilton pile carpets are
being sold, while blue tints in the wall
papers are to be changed.
The prevailing color now will be red
and soft shades of rose pink colOrs
for which the king Manuel and his
bride have a preference.
Each of the upper rooms has a dis
tinctive tone. Thus of the II bed
rooms that are the pink room, the
rose room, the red room, and the
mauve room, which with the clematis
apartment perhaps contains the only
suspicion of blue shade.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
Would $4,000 a Week
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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
At The
CRAWFORD THEATER
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BOY SCOUTS PLAN
FOR WINTER HIKES
First Meeting Of the Fail Season VIII
Be Held Today at the Y. N.
c. A. Building.

After the lull Of the summer all the
members of the Boy scouts Of FL PasO
viii have their first meeting this after
noon at the Y. NJ. c. A. During the sum-
meT so many OF the scouts were out OF
the city that organized work was almost
at a standstill. although the scouts in
dividually carried out their scout duties
wherever they were.
The scouts VIII have several hikes
during the winter, and are planning for a
number of "stunts" to help them advance
In the scout ranks The Blazing Arrow
patrol viii be in charge of leader Henry
Schumacher, with Elliott Chess as pa
troll leader All the boys in this patrol
are sfirst class scouts They are: FL
lott Chess. LOwdOn WingO, Bruce Bevan,
Robert Messiner. Ralph Pateman,
Charles Overstreet, Mott Rawlings. VIM.
Bourland, Richard Warren and HanlOn
DuBOse.
The members of the Craven" patrol,
who are all "tenderfeet," not having
taken their scout examinations vet, are-
MAYO SeamOn, Leonard Goodman. Karl
Miller, Lee ROsenstein- Leslie Follett,
SOlHe StOlarOff Morgan BrOaddus, Al
fred Whitmer and James Flores. For
tunatus Magruder Is the leader of the
Ravens Another new patrol VIII Join
the scouts this wear, the Tiger" patrol
Clifford Anderson Is the leader, and the
members are: George Cross, Eddie Wild
das, Robson POmerOy. Park Bishop. DAM
Matthews, Roy Scotch, Guyler Magru-
der and Samuel Palmer.
Under the name of the MORAL Muscle
club are number of bows training for
scouts. Morton Howell IS the leader,
and the members are: Winston Neon
nell. Emanuel PonsfOrd, George Webster,
Cecil Palmer, Paul Huplphries. Thomas
Gillian, Wilfred KranZthOr. John Flana-
gan, Wagner Dawson and Frank Harris.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

Winter Is coming. Better repair that
fireplace. Phone $50, FL Paso Mantel Z
Tile Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

Does your fireplace smoke or need
repairing? Phone 2SO, Ell Paso Mantel &
Tile Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05

Look out for the coal strike. Better
load up now from the Southwestern
Fuel Co. phone 531.-Advertisement
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-30
RELY ON BIG JEFF TESREAU
Probably Be Called Upon to Bear
Lions Share of Burden in Pilot
ing Giants to Victory.

The Giants pitching staff will need
to be in first-class trim this season If
McGraw's team banks on capturing
another pennant, and this it assuredly
does. Jeff Tesreau may be called
upon to bear the lions share of the
burden of plotting the Giants to vic
tory. Christy Mathewson, for years
the mainstay of the club on the firing
line, is getting along in years and will
prove an uncertain quantity at best
this season. Christy did well last
year and covered himself with glory
in the worlds series, but Christy is
now a veteran in the ervice, SCARED
by the marks of many hard-fought
diamond battle. RUDE Vanguard is a
great pitcher but is inclined to be er.
ratio. JEFF Tesreau is the man Nc
Graw will have to look to and if JEFF
fails it is likely that the Giants pen.
nant chances will go up in smoke. The
big twirler from the Ozarks was Q