Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-02
THE SEA WOLF
IN MOVIES IS 4
STRONG PICTURE

Honolulu theater-goers were sub
jected to a most agreeable surprise at
Ye Liberty theater last night. Jack
Lohdon's The Sea Wolf" was the Of
.fering and it proved to be the most
thrilling movie ever shown in Homo
lulu. Z. The picture. running through
seven reels, tells in the closest detail
the thrilling sea story as penned by
London. .-. ...-.. I
Effects, such as fog-hOrns. steamer
whistles, surf, etc. ETC., are ably hand
led and tend to improve the screening
|of the film. Incidentally the manage
ment is to be commended upon the in
PRODUCTION of two motion picture ma
chimes, by the use of which the wait
between reels is not to exceed 80 Sec
between the fourth
and fifth films, when fiVe-minute in
PERMISSION is allowed During this
intermission a number of illustrated
photographs were thrown upon the
screen, bringing forth considerable APP
'plause from the audience which pack
ed the big theater to the doors. ..4I
Among the pictures shown last night
were: Queen Liliuokalani, President
of China, Emperor of Japan, Governor
Pinkham, President Wilson. Colonel
Roosevelt. A. P. Taylor, Walter Dill
bingham and Duke Kahanamoku. The
intermission idea is a good one, for the
reason that 1t allows the eyes of the
audience an opportunity to rest and
be prepared for the excitement of the
closing reels. @s.... gs......,~ !. j..
THE Sea Wolf is strong story and
il makes a strong motion picture. The
picture shows the guiding hand of
London, the details being perfect and
telling the story in such a manner as
to make the reading of the novel I'M
necessary. The Sea Wolf" the cap
tain of a sealing schooner, who rules
his crew with inflexible authority, that
frequently is backed UP by his brawny
arm, is shown the man of might and
power fearing nothing in the world,
abusing sailors at will and allowing his
crew to abuse fellow members at their
pleasure. He is shown gradually be-
coming blind and paralyZed, his crew
deserving and leaving him alone--blind
and hefpless--en his vessel, The
Ghost He is shown on the deck of
1.-THE Ghost after a terrific storm, the
vessel and the man both wrecks and
helpless but both retaining the fight
ing spirit to the last = 49,
The love story which is threaded
through the ipicture is of the usual
London brand. lis the love of areal
man and a real woman. The usual
sarys in London narrative and have
no place in the filming of a London
novel. kgs iS-fsS - Il. -. ~ sssysI
Sam Blair is toabeaoomplimented on
bringing pictures of this class to Ho-
nolulu They are worthwhile Offer
ings and should be assured splendid
Also he is to be congrat-
ulated on; the renovating that has oc-
Cured in Ye Liberty theater. The
screen has been blacked in so that the
pictures are shown VERY distinctly in
eontrast--the sole flaw being lin the |
captions of. the different sections of |
the films, which might be little more |
9istinct---the house has; been painted, |
the seats and floor cleaned to such an |
extent as to make a. visit to this the
ater q pleasure a l44afati
q THE Sea Wolfs is a strong play,
strongly acted and well reproduced |
through the medium, of the film. 1t |
deserves the capacity, audience Of last I
night at each performances. It is a
picture well wofthsseeiDg the second |
time, and. the writer for one, hopes to |
be afforded an opportunity for. a sec
ond visit to the theater during its pre-
sentation. - W. w.