The Washington herald., 1914-01-15

Miss Helen Holmes, the charming
Kalem actress is undoubtedly one of the
finest equestriennes in motion pictures.
BT for this fact. Miss Holmes might
have suffered serious injury recently. In
Explosive d." the Kalem actress deter
mined to ride a horse which she had just
purchased. The animal proved to be a
bucking broncho of the worst type. No
sooner had Miss Holmes mounted him
than the animal went through a series
of stunts which included everything from
"sun fishing" to fancy buckins. Miss
Holmes demanded that no one interfere
and finally succeeded in subduing the
brute. When she finished, the animal
was too exhausted to be used that day,
so Miss Holmes was compelled to use
another instead. Explosive D. " will be
seen commencing Saturday. January Il.
Ford Sterling the popular keystone
comedian, is at his best in In the
Clutches OF the Gang" a new two-reel
Keystone feature. Ford is undoubt-
edly the most popular comedian in 'mov-
les and has made keystone Comedies"
family watchword.
First Time shown. s1n the CLUTCHES Of
the Gang" today at Colonial, 927 Pa.
ADV.
That funny Irish character, Mike. so
familiar alongside his German pal, Jake,
in pictures Of the Joker brand. is no
other than Harry Mccoy, well-known
on the vaudeville and musical comedy
stage. Mccoy has devoted his talent to
motion pictures for the past two years
and has been playing leads in Joker
comedies since their inception
Before going into motion pictures his
most thrilling experience occurred when
he was wrecked for three days in a row
boat twenty-five miles OF Sandy Hook
with one keg OF water, and a pencil and
watchfob for nautical instruments. Nc
Coy In a stickler for realism in his work
and being original in his stunts before
the camera, he has had many a like
bump and hair-breadth escape, all to
please the admirer of silent comedy. His
mos recent screen successes are "Adven-
lures Of Mike and Jake" ''The Joy Rid
ers." "she Should Worry" and The
Mystery of Taxicab'
.srhe Hsrper Mystery Virginia Theater
today. Saturday Selig's "Kathlyn." SC.
ADV.
The Necklace Of Rameses," a coming
Edison three-reel release. Is unique in
the history of the motion picture. 1t Is
the story Of the theft Of a priceless
necklace from a mummy in the New
York Museum and the pursuit Of the
criminal from New York through Eng
land. France. Italy and back to New
York.
The production Of this remarkable story
was made possible by the recent trip of
Miriam Nesbitt and Marc MacDermott
through these various countries. A story
of unceasing interest and settings Of his
toric significance and great scenic beauty
combine to make this an exceptional
film. Among the many points Of in
terest to which the chase leads are the
banks of the River Seine and the Cathe-
dral Of Notre Dame, Paris: the Coliseum
Rome: the Grand Canal. Palace of the
Doges, the Campanile and other famous
buildings in Venice. and the Bay Of
Naples.
A unique effect is obtained when pur-
suer, and pursued are seen upon the
roofs of the houses in Rome, the men
being silhouetted against the sky line
with the city at their feet. The scene
was far more dangerous than 1t looks as
MacDermott and Vernon were actually
balancing themselves on the coping OF a
Roman inn, three stories above the stone
pavement