The Washington herald., 1914-07-25

Ens 10000 feature thriller, The
Wrecn produced by the vitagraph and
eaSerfy awaited by movie fans Of Wash
.nston WI be shown at the virginia
graph Company. Anita stewart. famous
as tne lead In "A Million Bid" ana e.
X Lincoln have the leads ana the oIece
one OF the best thai Mar1uerita
sertsch. the well-known motion nicture
author has turned out.
me Ntagraph have announced that
the picture cost them $4,000. the pr,ce IN
we rairoad engines and q train Of car.
tnat are demolished in the real r.ti-o.s
wreck. seven photographers were -. 80
)oo carefully screened and yied MIR
eacn other for the best flm which was
chosen for the picture.
me story deals with the horrible taal-
ousy OF Carlyle and the vengeance whIch
Is expiated In the death Of his son who
is Killed In the wreck for which his crime
Is enswerable. The picture was made on
Long Island, and the scenery with roll
ing landscape water fronts and maxnif-
up Is said by critics to be the greatest
thriller In motion picture history.
cara Kimball Young. supported by
Earie williams, Harry Morey. L Rogers
Lytton' and star cast will begin her
shTo week at the Vitagraph Theater on
monday. July q. In Richard Henry Saw
ages nve-part drama Of Russian life,
my omcial Wife" Miss Young, by her
Senent H,,St work as Helene Marie. Queen OF
Sinihsts. In this sensational photoplay,
won the right to be classed as a
,I"sy ,nIHy star. her youth, beauty and
talent forming a combInstIon =,
t1outes that New York audiences reouIra
% an artist before acknowledging their
right to stardom. 'Ne'i
My Omcial Wife, wa. or,~,,.u,, .
pest Seller" dramatIzed for n. .t,1e
ano popularity presented with a cast in
eiuoihs Minnie Seligman and Robert FIII-
hAIo. The story Is intense in its dra-
mAuc power. describing the attempt OF
oeauutul Nihilist to assassinate the
LAT using a susceptible American as a
Ioh IN order that she may cross the
frontier and carry out her designs xhjis
IN 81. Petersburg. Her plans are sue
cesstul up to the supreme moment. whom
the American prevents her from DESTROY
ing his royal highness. Marie, now known
10 the Russian secret police, plans her
escape by inducing a Russian nobIeman
10 elope and they meet their death in
one OF the most breath holding scenes
photographed for the screen, the blowing
up' oy torpedo, Of a paIatiaI pleasure
yacnt' IN which they are trying to run
the gauntlet Of Russian vigilance.
The comedy feature of the YItaRraph
program is the laughing neIodramatic
farce. Uncle BILL" written by Mar
suerite Bertsch and presented by a COM
pany OF Vitagraph comedians including
donald Hall. William Humphrey, Billy
Suirk' Albert Roccardi, Jack Brawn, An
ders Randolf. Anita Stewart, Julia
swayne Gordon. Constance Talmage.
Uncle Bill moves with the swiftness Of
/ French farce, and is fun Of laughter
situations Politics, as PLAYED
by machine candidates and their allies.
$ used as relief to the hilarious comedy
element. while a delightful love story |
sives 1t just the right touch OF heart |
interest.
The balance Of the vitagraph Theater |
program includes the regular vItakraph !
novelties. Vitagraph daily releases and |
'elected overtures and incidental music |
'n the Wurlitzer- Hope-Jones unit or
,hestrs.
Street, announces through its scenario .
department. that II is in the market for
hres-reel scenarios of strong dramatic
interest. The Ralorama company is at
resent making a picture based upon the n
var Of 1872, entitled I'm the Power Of the \
snemy. All scenarios submitted to the Il
ompany should be sent to the scenario
apartment. II
Starting with a performance today, the 4
,asino Theater will show all Of the games !
he Washington team will play away /
rom town on the Coleman Baseball .
'layer.
The Coleman Player is a radical de-
arturo from the so-called scoreboards.
as II shows the two teams in
ctual play, the color Of their uniforms,
he positions OF the men, and the actual 7
movements Of the players. No play is too 4
ifhcult TO be shown by this marvellous
1vention. \
II gives absolutely every incident Of the
anne. The audience sees the player get
p from the bench. walk over and pick
p his hat. face the pitcher either in a
ight or left-handed position, hit the ball.
un the bases. and get put out or slide
D safety. The pitcher and catcher warm