Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-15
Los ANGELES IS.
HOME OF new
INDUSTRY
Movies" Move in and Take
Possession of Many Parts
OF City and Suburbs
BY ERNEST N. SMITH.

lSpTSiat StdE-bulietIn Correspondence
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. May G.
Passing through one or Los Angeles
most beautiful parks recently | was
suddenly confronted by a magnificent
team of white horses. spiendidly ca
parisoned. and drawing a low open
carriage in which were seated be-
witching Spanish maiden and beside
her large fierce looking Spanish
erandee, who sat with folded arms,
and glared from beneath BEETLE brows
Beside the driver was footman. botn
Of whom were dressed in brilliant Mex
lean costumes. The equipage swept
by TO be followed by another. carriage
of similar character
In a moment they were back again,
then one wheeled and the carriages
passed, the occupants bowling ceremo-
niously to one another.
Meanwhile some six or eight Mexi-
cans crossed the roadway, or disap-
peared among the palms bordering the
drives, to appear moment later wear
ing different clothes anG assuming diff
ferent gaits. They passed on, to re-
turn again moment later in still diff
ferent groups. A mangy dog, released
from behind a clump of bushes, scam
pered across the road to a man. who
was awaiting him.
walked on few yards to see COM
ing down a shady lane bordering the
lake. a young man and an exceedingly
good looking girl. both faultlessly at
tired. They conversed earnestly, picked
few flowers, he took her hand, she
withdrew it shyly. Finally they sat
down in nook, whereupon the young
man dropped to his knees and kissed
her hand. The girl fied-a few steps
when the man caught up and then
despite the fact that there were a
dozen of us looking on-she flew into
his arms for the embrace and kiss we
knew was coming.
"Thatll do" said a gruff voice,
whereupon the couple walked quickly
to bench and sat down. she to MUNICH
an apple, he to light cigarette.
Perhaps you've already guessed.
Only the moving picture people acting
cut Scene in Mexico" Los Angeles
has one original industry, that OF MAX
ing moving pictures. lnnumerable
companies have their Headquarters
here, declaring 1t to be one OF the best
spots in the world for making moving
pictures The companies can work
the year around in southern Califor-
MIA, and find, within two hours auto
ride, tropical scenes, snow. plains, des-
ert. mountain Businesses, seashore,
rugged, rocky coast lines, and busy
modern streets. That's the reason so
many scenes are laid in Los Angeles.
though you may not recognize the
town.
Now, back to our Scene In Mexico :"
After the above parts we're taken, the
company adjourned block or two
followed by some thirty of us curious
ones-to the front of garage, built
in the mission style, with red tile fiat
roof, wide door, and a grassy slope
leading down to the street. The au-
thor of the scenario had laid part Of
the plot here, 1t seemed Some ''Mexi-
cans quickly grouped themselves in
the doorway, a few lay on the grass,
within the focus" lazily smoking.
The scene set, the machine operator
cried, Ready and from just behind
him swept into view one of the car
riages. It rolled quickly near the door
of the garage and stopped, the foot
man jumped down, swung open the
door, "Senorita" stepped daintily out.
followed by her swarthy father" and
the two walked slowly into their Mex
Jean home,
Meanwhile the young man and
woman previously mentioned had adj
journed to the street opposite a
handsome residence fronting the
park. The machine was quickly set
up, whereupon the couple sauntered
lovingly to a large gate, in the shad-
ow of which they kissed goodby. She
slipped through the gate, blew good
by kiss, and skipped lightly up the
walk some fifteen feet when the oper-
ator cried Snuff" stopped grinding
the reel, and the girl came back to
where the fifty of us curious ones
were standing.
Turning to the park again we
watched two "Mexicans," after con-
snltation, hide behind trees, draw
knives, and then as the machine start
ed, step furtively into view, run to-
ward a meeting point, consult hastily,
and then dash madly down the road
past the spot where the seventy-fve
of us spectators were interestedly
watching.
Another scene meanwhile was be-
ing staged on the lake in the park,
for shortly afterwards we saw the
young American girl drift lazily by in
canoe, which went some twenty
wards. while Mexican youth in the