The Washington herald., 1914-04-13

The Last Supper is strong allie.
gorical American drama which links the
past with the present in a forceful wsy
| The Last Supper depicts the power
for good which the Christ in His various
manifestations still exercises in the mod
ern world. The Thirteen Club" gather
for their annual dinner when ii IS found
that their president is missing. They do
not learn until later that he has been
injured and cannot attend the banquet.
| One of the members OF the club goas
| out in the byways to find a man who will
break bread with them and complete
the thirteen circle, it being a rule Of the
club that thirteen members of the club
| shall be present al all the banQuets Of
| the organization.
! The new member is cordially welcomed
| and escorted TO the place of honor. The
other members of the club are about TO
drink his health when the visitor stretch
es forth his arms in blessing and the man
| gradually dissolves into the figure of the
Christ.
The scene then is slowly transformed
into an exact reproduction of Leonardo
| di Vincis Last Supper showing the
Christ and the Twelve Apostles. This
wonderful motion picture again fades
bers standing about with heads reverently
bowed Once-more the picture changes
and now We are shown the Sea Of Cali
lee with the Christ standing upon the
shore. With the Apostles looking on in
amazement the Christ walks out upon
the waters and disappears.
Produced with the utmost veneration
| for the Biblical story of the Christ's Last
Supper and the miracle of Galilee this
! two-reel American release contains re-
ligiOus appeal of unprecedented strength.
In it we are shown the lure of the drink
ing palaces. the temptations of the clubs
and the fascination of social life, but
through ii all the power for good which
the Christ still exerts in the world to-
day is especially emphasized.
THE Last supper" powerful 2-reeI
American today. Colonial, 927 Pa. Ave.
ADV.
keystone Mutual Movies. through the
great demand for them, have outgrown
their present producing facilities. Mack
Sennett. the managing director. has had
a new stage built at the studios at Eden
dale. Cal. which. with the old one. af-
fOrds more than 800 square feet of work.
ing room. Stage settings, properties and
furnishings have been increased proper
tionately.
The total equipment of the plant pro- !
ducing the keystone Mutual Movie
comedies now keeps six or eight pro- !
ducing companies at work, the biggest
force of any comedy brand of motion |
pictures in the world. Four new pro-
duceTs have been added to the forces |
and as many new camera men.
Secret Service with William Gillette. |
is the advance notice of the Life-Photo |
Corporation. William Gillette will be long
in connection with Secret |
Service" the combination being for years |
one OF the strongest boN-office ma gnates
IN the legitimate field. An all-star cast |
will be secured to support the stage star.
Marion Leonard will hereafter appear in
no productions of absolutely fixed or ar
bitrary length. Each play will be told for
what it is absolutely worth. but will
range from five to six reels upward. Miss !
Leonard is at present engaged in a six
reel production which. as will be the case
with all future efforts, is especially de-
signed for regular theatrical bookings.
Raphael. 9th and o. reels daliy-Adv.