The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-04-10

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Ecialr drama at the Alhambra TO-
day. IA acted almost wholly by
children. A picture on the wall
stirs memories. and they act out the
story OF how gran'pa won his bride
In tho. war times
II Ia said the children do not no
ticc the camera At all. and become
so Interested IN their mako be-
lieve" that they do not want 10 stop.
Sealed Orders. With Warren
ksrrisan. IL h-adliner on the pro-
gram.
-shorty's Sacrifice IL q two.re@l
nronchc drama OF the West. IN
which Shorty. after . hard. uphill
fight with snta. comes out on top.
\, 10 a part Of IN. program at the
Grand today.
They Who Dig Pits a Majestic
drama ~ the Melbourne tonight. IL
q story OF tho moonshinors and III.
South. In which the conversational
"viilun" meets his Just dues and tho
pretty heroine and hero 1.-Two happs.
~ ever afterwards"
The Coming OF the Real Prince
IL q modern fairy story In two.
parts. enacted by tho Reliance com.
pauy. Olga Treskoff IL the lead.
She plays the part of Annie. a giri
raised by her mother in a land OF
dreams. whore everything IA make
believe. For lack Of better mate.
rial. bud" the grocer boy. IL made
her Prince Charming" until 81.
John. handsome young city rake.
arrives. bud wins out in a test OF
courage. in which tho handsome Sc.
John proves sadly lacking. and the
girl who lived ia the land OF make
believe wakes 20 realities. In add.
tion a Keystone comedy and two
other dramas complete tho program
at the Glass A today.
The vitagraph company has com
pleted six.reel production OF My
Official Wife," pioturiEed from the
novel and play by Richard
Henry Savage. II In n story OF
Russian life. with tho activities OF
the Nihiiists as the foundation.
Hundreds OF orthodox Russians
we're used in developing proper at.
mosphere, The Imperial Russian
dancers appear In tho cars ball.
room scenes. The SIX reels are al.
vided into about 400 scenes.
Motion pictures as means OF
showing the workings OF the bank.
Ing system and its benefits 10 the
general public is the theme OF
picture 10 be produced by the Vita.
graph Film Co. IN conjunction with
the American Bankers association.
II VIII be called "A Harvest of
Three" and will deal with the
problem OF individual thrift.
A. vandeveer park. In Brook.
Ign. NJ. r.. William Marston,
the vtsorsph director. had his
hands full taking a Wild West
scene, when horse ran away.
piunglna among hls players,
hurting two Of his extra women.
II was only through the quick
thinking OF Reggie Lyons, the
camera man, that more dlsas
trous results did not occur.
Maurice Costello, the vitagrnph
motion picture man. reconstructs
all his own plays to suit his person.
ality; directs the rehearsals and
plays the star part In them He al.
no supervises all publicity concern.
ing his own pictures. Additional.
he ia the head OF the Maurice Cos
tello Realty Co. n New York state
corporation dealing In Long Island
real estate; also the captain of the
Vitagraph baseball club and an mr..
dent amateur yachtsman. Yea.
verify. he In n busy man.
In the Stretch In n reproduction
OF life around metropolitan race
course. The three reels were pro.
duced at Sheepshead Bay track and
In New York's Chinatown. Jockey
Scovoll. around whom the plot re.
wolves. Ia, well known In Seattle.
having ridden many winners home
under the wire at the old Meadows
during The h..ao.. - -