The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27

lOSt WIFE TO the same picture snow
| a film; depicting a mine explosion
was shown and at the sight OF the
fatality the woman shrieked aloud.
The lights were turned, an explains
nation was made. Soon after, to
their mutual Joy the long separated
pair were, locked in each Others
arms. =
! Recognizing the powerful influ-
fence Of tho picture play and its value
as IN educator, Mrs. Msdill McCor-
mick. chairman OF the congressional
lcommittee of the National American
Woman Suffrage Association. months
ago set about reaching the great
American heart by opening the eyes
of the people, her aim being to show
the women and men OF the land the
Justice of equal rights by presenting
TO. them the injustice OF the laws Of
the country This might have been
ATTEMPTED by means of cheap
Iscenarioic and an ordinary producer.
But this Is not the Suffragist way OF
doing things. Mrs. Mccormick de-
termined to give the people the t:Sst
play they had ever had for their
money. She looked over the whole
field and selected the best. Mr.. Sc
| ligs the veteran producer. brings out
! the splendid scenario written by the
author Of the Kathlyn SERIES From
the first frame" to the very last Of
the play Your Girl and Nine" 10
be produced early In January, snoth-
inng was lett unodne to produce a
photop1ay of unequalled brilliancy.
which once seen never will be for
gotten
.'The World Film Corporation. =
which controls the distribution Of
Your Girl and Mine, y think so much
of the worth Of the drama that Mrs;
Nee ormick reports they cffer: a prize
of 500 to each local organization
that sells five thousand or more tick
cts. 1t is believed that every town
and city I'm the country, will approve
of tbs splendid play. It is not simply
a suffrage filn. 1t is much more.
While it Is replete with thrills and It
has gripping heart interest 1t nc
complishes more than merely to be
entertaining. The wonderful. power
exercise by motion pictures and their
importance as a, FACTOR ins shaping
the suffrage movement by. Mrs. Nc
ICormick's latest and cleverest. plan,
a plan by which the Silent drama.
has been made the most far reaching
and eloquent advocate OF the cause
of women.
An Idea For Southern Cities.
l Just before the war, the writer
had the delightful experience OF
sampHng the. motion pictures in for,
Ieign cities, From Constantinople to
London 1t was discovred that the
American films shown were without
exception scenarios of the cowboy,
Ter comic variety. But in Athens,
Greece, the pictures we're combined
with some charming novel feat
lures which might easily be utilized
in our southern cities on summer
nights
/ Constitution Square is, one of the
most popular places in Athens, and
! II is surrounded by many of the
finest buildings In the city. The
spacious square has rows OF lovely
pepper trees, and many little iron tas
bles are allurlngly set out. Here In
the evening the people gather and
sip their wine, or eat Ice, fruits or
even a meal. II they prefer. At In.
,tervals the lights are lowered and
upon the huge screen rugged up on
poles IN theecenter of the square the
motion pictures are shown. Both
lsides of the screen are utilized for
the purpose, aud q number OF plays
lare given. Long pink paper pro-
grams are provided, being printed
in French as well as Greek. AT the
beginning of each new play Its num-
iber on the program is flashed up.
that the patrons. who come and 90,
may know the one to be given. Dark
eyed Greek children peddIe pistachio
nuts, While older vendors sell low
Iers, candy, matches, cigarets, etc,
when the lights are turned up. The
scene is one OF unique beauty. The
handsome men, and gaily dressed Ia
dies the stately marble buildings,
1.-THE lamplights ON the softly waving
pepper trees, the music Of the splen-
Ibid band, i and above all--more beau
tifuI than al1--rises the distant
ancicnt 4crorolis with its lovely
ruined temples bathed IN mellow
moonlight.
We have no ancient ruins, but our
southern cities with their balny
summer. nights nights in like manner
might easily utilize in European
] fashion, their many splendid public
Squares for the enjoyment Of alt the
A people.