Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-11-07

learned that the operator was testing.
Simply wonderful!
Judging from the work they turn
out. the Chicago Board Of Movie Cen.
sors 10 entitled to the worlds record
for stupidity and bad taste.
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The Swedes Of Chicago are not par.
ticularly enthusiastic over this "Swee-
die" portrayal. and we don't blame
them.
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One Of the things to be thankful
for 10 the fact that the Adventures
Of Kathlyn" and "Perils Of Pauline"
are over.
Francis Xavier Bushman hasn't got,
the double portrayal business oil to
himself. The Kleine gang announce.
that very effective double exposure
will be seen in the forthcoming
Kleine production entitled "Bartered
Lives" in which Marie Hesperia will
portray the role Of q young woman
and her hayward sister. One Of the
interesting scenes which are In the
Aim IL taken in the bal Tabarin."
Paris, when this famous Bohemian
resort was at the height Of Its gayety.
Chicago movie" fans and admirers
Of Mary Pickford will see the little
screen favorite in q film version Of the
well known play entitled "Esmeralda."
The play was written by Frances
Hodgson Burnett and william Gillette.
II will not be presented IN motion pic.
lures for several months. for which
the public IL duly thankful. a,
Oh. My, sweedie. ct al, just read
this: f' Lat
THE Nightingale" Ethel Barry.
more's screen starring vehicle which
appeared here at the ziegfeld theater,
has;.met' with So much success, that
the producers have engaged the star
to appear in two future photo plays.
Augustus Thomas has started work
on the first Of the two plays. which 10
promised for early production. !
John Bunny did more to disillusion
the public by appearing az himself"
than all the knockers on earth
could do. +
People who have not gone "nutty"
over movie extravaganza are awak.
ening to the fact that the Kalem com.
pany Is producing q series entitled
THE Hazards Of Helen" In which
Helen Holmes will be seen doing some
daredevil stunts. The first episode Ia
entitled "Helen's Sacrifice" and will
be released Nov. IA. Miss Holmes
will be seen performing among other
feats the following: Diving on horse.
back from . 50.foot cliff into river,
climbing telegraph pole to splice
severed wires. and leaping aboard q
rapidly moving locomotive from horse!
back. t-..
A startling rumor was abroad last
week to the effect that Traverse Of
the Essanay OUTFIT had wiped OF his
side whiskers. The report was ON!
cially denied. ~ I
The publication Of columns of
praise for Movie Swill In the dailiet
attracts public attention to the awful
fall In the spirit Of the daily press.
An, alleged actor who would be hooted
out Of q circus ring In the good old
times. gets . half column Of praise
in the leading papers now for kicking
someone In the back and scalping Q
beer keg in an alleged drama. The
legitimate drama 10 dismissed with
few lines. Business 10 business.
Some Of the long. drawn.out reels
are 90 tiresome that the spectators
forget what they are about before the
show 10 over.
Major f'unkhouser. who was torn
by cruel fate from the pleasant EN-.
ployment of insurance agent. and
thrust bodily into the pay roll haunted
vortex Of the police department, has .
chance to study up on his new line
without quitting his censoriai seat.
because startlingly ingenious methods
employed by a shrewd detective to
Offset the cunning Of some clever
criminals are revealed In THE Man
In the Cellar" This play. a plural
reel production now being presented
at the motion picture theaters here
by the Consumers Film corporation
IL essentially thriller" It 10 one
of the series belonging to the "Detec.
tive Webb" stories. In which that willy
sleuth demonstrates his ability as q
man hunter.
Talking Of the Biograph films. we
have not heard Of any bouquets be.
ing thrown at any of their Aims por-
traying alleged Irish characters.
Neither have we heard Of their Great.
Ing riot anywhere.
Washington. Nov. 3.-Acting Score.
tary Lansing has issued a statement
that the state department had declined
to "act as censor" for moving picture
films dealing with the European war.