The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-08-15
ESTPHOTOPLA'Y NEWS

R 8. Sturgeon. director OF the Western
yitagraph Company. Il assemblins his
Sage, Brush Gal picture and giving It
some real Western background. He goes
in % strongly for local color that you
ses little burros and colts roaming
around in the streets and big cacti and
ciumps 81 Ereasewood, mesquite, chapar-
raj and menzanite all over the scene.
The Lyric Motion Picture House. Four
teenth and Irving streets northwest. win
show today the popular Imp. flm. "A
ford in the role Of the peasant girl. who
captures the heart Of the bold traveller.
This h one OF the Mary Pickford features
that has been ordered for reissue By
popular demand The scenery Is delisht-
fully fcoign and interesting, and Miss
Pickford shows the charm and winsome-
ness Of youth which m more recent pic
lures she has developed into sronSer
and more grown-up character interpreter.
CONSERVATION ragged in the ofices Of
the Universal Film Manufacturing Com
pany when II was learned that Mrs Carl
LaemmIe, wife Of President Laemmle,
was IN the heart Of the war zone In
Germany during the present mobilization
Of troops on the German frontier.
The cables were kept busy In an en-
deavor to reach Mrs. Laemmle, and
what made this more dinicult was the
fact that the employees Of the UniVer-
sal company in Germany had been draft
ed to fight for their fatherland and
no response was Forthcoming from the
various eablegrams which were sent
Finally. by means OF the aid Of the
American Consul In Berlin and Senator
Hamilton Lewis, President Laemmle was
able to get In communication with Mrs.
Laemmle, when he arranged to charter
q special train and remove the party
from Strassburg to Berne, Switzerland.
After this move had been accomplished
Il was deemed necessary to get the fam
fly on the seacoast so that they might
be reached when the American war YES
sells put In appearance to remove the
stranded refugees. and Mr.. Laemmle M
thoriZd his European agents to purchase
q high powered automobile. which was
utilized, under cover Of darkness, to con-
vey the party across the frontier on their
way toward Holland.
Mrs. il c. Graham. wife OF the gen.
eral manager OF the Universal Film
Manufacturing Company. is now in
Southampton. but owing to the fact that
the English have also suspended opera
til the Universal boat arrives.
Through the aid OF Senator Lewis Mr..
Laemmle has succeeded in securing the
cooperation of the American Consul at
Berlin. who has been instructed to fur
nish suitable funds TO all the Universal
tiles now detained on the Continent
Word comes by cable via London that
s. s. Hutchinson. president Of the Amer
tea
Sompanied by Mrs. Hutchinson and their
two sons. Hobart and Winston. are in
Switzerland. All avenues OF egress ex-
cepting via Italy and the Mediterranean
Sea- are cut of. but no anxiety is ex-
perienced. as the Swiss government is
we'll able to care for all tourists within
its boundaries Every possible precau-
tion has been taken by the home office
of the American Film Manufacturing
Company to insure the safety and COM
fort Of Mr.. Hutchinson and his family.
The hospitality Of the genial Swiss is a
matter Of history. so no uneasiness is
felt at the general ofices Of the COM
pany in Chicago.
The New York motion picture studios
are tingling with activity, especially the
Bronch0p end of the business. At the
studio in the canyon beyond Santa Mon
49, N1uhI - pfOOuClnk q unique
play, entitled The Village Meath the
Sea" 1t Is an Indian legend of love and
adventure. in which Tsuru OokI and Ses-
sue Hayakawa, her leading man, are
the principal characters.
II certainly is interesting to note how
these two Japanese stars have adapted
themselves to Indian roles. Miss Aoki
has been proving her wonderful adapta-
bility for some time past by appearing
on the screen as q daughter OF the van
ishing race. In this latest play of hers
clever trick photography place the miss,
en- scene in an Indian village submerged
in the Pacific.
Some excellent animal pictures have
been made recently at Los Angeles by
Director West. with Gladys BrockweIl
in the lead. She is the only woman in
the cast. W. S. Hart and his broncho
support have gone to the Grand Canyon.
Arizona. where Director Barker will put
on several big scenes in The Two Gun
men," There are twenty members of