New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24

| motion picture production OF Hamlet
| The idea Of Hamlet in film form seems
a trihe strange, but the director Is sure
/ he can make it get across. Clara KIM
ball Young will play Ophelia and James
/ Young will be seen as Hamlet
AS soon as she concludes her engage
ment in "A Scrap Of Paper" Ethel Barry
more will appear before the camera in
six-part picture play which is being spe-
! cially written for her by Augustus
/ Thomas, director general Of the All Star
company.
The Webb e,ctrical pictures were put
through their PAGES for five hundred sub
scribers to the "Ziegler Magazine for the
Blind" one day last week. The audience
enjoyed the singing and playing, although
unable to see the figures on the screen.
The Duke OF Argyll is not only con-
slant incognito attendant at the motion
/ picture theatres of London, but Is plan
ling TO have a film edition Of Rob Roy
prepared at his own expense
/ The music 10 accompany "Cabiria' IS
/ known as the Fire symphony and was
specially composed for the production by
Signor ldebrando de Parma, a composer
who is a great favorite with the King
ana Queen OF Italy.
1.-THE St. Louis Globe-Democrat" re-
players who are natives or that city IN
the list are Naomi Childers. Edith Sterl-
ing. "Broncho Billy" Anderson, Anne
shaefer, King Baggot, Edwin August and
Rosemary Theby. Not bad showing FOR
one Missouri village.
Viola Dana. formerly with the Edison
company. but on the stage for the last
year as The Poor Little Rich Girl, mas
returned TO the Edison studios. having
completed her engagement in the pop
ular play.
",rhe Lineup at Police Headquarters,
q elm featuring former Deputy Police
Commissioner George 5. Dougherty' mas
been completed by the Nonpareii COM
many The story is melodrama WHEN
carefully avoids sociological problems
MY Friend From India widely
known stage success of about twenty
wears ago, will soon be produced by the
Edison company az three-reel picture
Edwin August has hardly organized
his own feature film company before II
was disbanded. Mr.. August mas ne"
plans on foot for the future.
Modest Altschuler is more than a
talented musician. He is a speedy one.
The leader Of the Russian symphony
Orchestra arrived in Chicago on Thursday
morning, retired TO the projecting room
az the Kleine offices, and on Friday night
appeared with complete score OF original
music for the nine reels Of "Spartacus.
1.-THE Trail of the Lonesome Pine,
which has seen many viclssitudes by
virtue OF being presented in every known
medium Of expression except motion pict-
ures. will soon be seen in that form.
All motion pictures shown in Pennsyl-
vania after June ! must be passed by the
State Board OF Censors. The new censor
ing body outlines its plans in general
along those of the national board but
where attempts have been made TO intro
duce original ideas II Is far from i'm
pressive.
Roscoe Arbuckle, OF Keystone comedy
fame. now has a special harness TO take
part OF the shock in his tumbling stunts
Nick Cogley. not having taken such pre-
cautions, is now on crutches-
Thomas Sant.chi says that he has
been greatly helped in his career az a
picture actor by the wise advice OF ms
friend the late Kyrle Bellew. Some Of
the beloved players epigrams are a.
follows:
: "Affectation is the chain that bind:
the average actor 10 mediocrity.'
stage tricks are fascinating weapons
with which TO fight for public approval
but they are boomerangs rather thar
sure shot rifles
An actor of inferior native talent
will triumph over bis clever colleagues
: il he develops with more regard for ar
than bluff"
Never should an actor convey to ar
audience tire suggestion that he Is
either looking al himself or listening e
his own voice with fondest apprecia
alton"
The actor should carefully discrimi
nate between two attitudes-conceit anc
dignity-the one is destructive. the
other constructive"
II would be an easy matter 10 name
some screen actors who would do wei
10 ponder the last two Of these sayings
with care