The Washington herald., 1914-10-12
SCREEN NEWS NOTES.

The Edison Company will launch four
new series OF photoplays from stories
written by authors. well-known In the
literary and dramatic world. There will
be no chain connecting stories in the
dinerent series, as each story VIII be Of
Independent and complete interest
Below the Dead Line" a series Of
strong detective stories by Scott Camp
bell. deal with the exploits OF a ceIe-
orated detective. Felix Boyd, employed
| by the largest financial concerns in New
York City. Robert Conness viii
/ appear in this character throughout
the series. The first release. The Case
Der Il.
Young Lord stranleigh." a series
Whlch appeared IN the Saturday Evening
Post. by Robert Barr, embraces four
two-reel subjects in which the young
aristocratic lord will afford an excellent
vehicle for Marc McDermott. The girl
J with whom the lord is in love will be
PLAYED by Miriam Nesbitt The initial in
stallment. The Kings Move in the
City will be released November y.
| olives Opportunities is the title Of a
series especially written for the Edison
Company by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow, the
well-known writer whose stories are full
OF virgility and action. Mabel TrunneIle
will be known as olive" the young girl
brought up in a gypsy camp, whose
parentage is a mystery. IrrepressibIe and
full Of the Joy, Of living she will go
through many exciting situations. a
Gypsy Madcap'' is the first story to be
| released, On November "a
The Girl Who Earns Her Own I5v-
ing is a series by Mark Swan. who has
written exclusively for the Edison Com
pany for about two years. In this series
each story will show the struggle OF a
young girl to maintain a decent existence
and the girl in each story will be a dif-
ferent character. Each one, however,
will be played by Gertrude Mccoy. The
first release OF these dramatic and hu-
man interest stories will be The Stem
ographer" on December s.
In that il shows the last great conflict
in which the British armies were en-
gagged, Kalem's supendous five-act pro-
ductiOn. The Boer War" is of peculiar
interest.
In the South African campaign. the
English commanders learned the lesson
the present terrific conflict convulsing
Europe 1t is the awful waste Of life
which must result when soldiers fight
in close formation.
Just how great this cost Of life is. can
ne seen In viewing The BOer War"
Produced by three men who fought in
the principal battles of this struggle. it
can be considered authentic. The British
troops charge down upon the entrenched
and concealed Beers, and are moved
down by the terrific rain Of shells and
bullets fired by the foe.
Those people who are blinded by the
glitter and panoply Of war. will ascer-
tain what 1t means to have thousands of
men who are determined to slay One-an-
other, arrayed on the field Of battle
Peace advocates will find The Boer
War a potent argument for the settle
ment OF international disputes by any
other means than war.
Walter E Perkins, the quaint comedian
who will be remembered for his re-
markS5le Interpretation Of Augustus
Reene Shaver in the Edison three-reel
comedy. My Friend From India" is
being featured in another Of II. A. Du
Souchets succeAes, Who Goes There?''
Mr. Perkins. who starred in this play on
Broadway as ''Toppy'' the young bash
full lieutenant, viii appear in the same
role in the three-reeI photoplay now
being produced by the Edison Company
under the direction OF Ashley Miller.