The Washington herald., 1914-01-14

Ralph Ince. Vitagraph player and d.
rector, will soon be seen in a portrayal of
Abraham Lincoln, a character which has
made him famous the world over. This
Vitagraph production will show Lincoln
in a new light and show a phase of his
nature never before exploited. 1t will be
released some time in the month OF Feb
ruary. Mr.. Ince has appeared as Lincoln
IL Battle Hymn of the Republic" Lin
coins Gettysburg Address, The Seventh
Son." and THE Song Bird of the North ="
Haldman Won Figyelmessy. the Hun
Garian aviator employed by Pathe Freres
and who met with a bad fall from a
height of about eighty feet. Is still con-
fined to the hospital by his injuries. Won
Figyelmessy took the part of a military
aviator in a big feature play, 'Katrine." t"
and was supposed to be spying out the
position of the hostile army when he met
with his fall. The play was staged at
Oakwood Heights. Staten Island.
"The NagabOsd's Conspiracy. 4 thrill
ing feature, Virginia Theater today.
Saturday, Selig's "kathlyn" at 5c.-Adv
Over 800 United States soldiers, aero
planes and racing automobiles figure in
q mammoth production pulled of at Fort
Bliss, Tex. fortnight ago by the Al
buquerque Film Company. Buck Conners
directed the picture and was also the
author OF the scenario. y real United
states general was in command OF the
troops. and according to the FL Paso pa
pers. the battle indulged in skinned any
think the rival MeXican armies have
uncorked during the whole war. Incl
dentally Buck came within an ace Of
losing mis- top piece. when a racing auto
,s.l, H. lrl .lrsl
ded and just missed his head as he lay
upon the ground. Homer Scott. who was
turning the crank. also had a narrow
escape. when Aviator Ralph McMillen, to
make the scene realistic, dropped a bomb
which struck within a few feet OF him.
Margaret Fischer. a charming beauty.
has been engaged as leading lady for the
Beauty films. of which brand there will
appear one subject each week to be re-
leased on the Mutual program.
Miss Fischer is one of the daintiest
actresses and possesses a splendid repu-
tation. Her first appearance in Beauty"
subjects will be under the title. "Wither-
ing Roses" which is profusely embel-
lished with floral display, also bearing a
trailer of an American Beauty rose col
ored- Artistic work predominates, and
the Photographic quality and technique
are extraordinary.
An innovation in the production of mo-
ton pictures has been introduced by
Director Allan Dwan, of the Universal
Film Manufacturing COMPANY, in the
form of music during the acting Of
emotional scenes to inspire the players,
which. he says. tends to arouse the i'm
agination and finer instincts of the actor
and assists in working him up to the
emotional pitch required. This has been
especially true in the production Of n
new three-reel feature. Discord and Har-
nony.
The Universal Film Manufacturing
Company have also established an emer-
sency hospital at their Hollywood
studios. which has been placed in charge
II DIR. Lloyd Mace, practicing physician
of this acquisition was made
apparent by a number of recent accidents
while producing pictures.
Louise Lester in her inimitable char
actor sketch of Calamity Anne gees
herself one better than in her last ap-
,earance of Calamity Anne's Dream"
Her acting Is perfectly natural, so much |
n fact that one would almost believe her
% be the novice in society dress she pur-
oorts to be. -
md will attest her astounding versatility. |
Release CT this subject has been set for |
January 81. |