The Washington herald., 1914-02-05

Miss Tsuru Aoki. the diminutive little
Japanese screen artist. does some excel
lent acting in 20 Mimi San" a new two
reel Domino feature film
In the days of the revolution in Japan
in the early 60s-the feeble old Emperor,
for reasons OF state. betrothes his elder
son. Yoritomo. to Sada San. daughter of
the prime minister. The chief shogun-
supposedly loyal to the Emperor-aspires
to the throne, and realizing that the Jap
anese people would never permit him To
occupy the throne i'm person. he casts
about for some one whom he can place
there and use as his puppet. The younger
son of the Emperor, Tokugawa. seems
to be the best dummy the Shotgun can
find-and he prevails upon him to enter
the conspiracy. Ioritomo is sent away in
disguise-and in a far part of the empire
he meets and falls i'm love with a beautiful
Japanese girl of humble birth. the daugh-
ter of a gardener. o Mimi San has no
notion that her lover Is the elder son of
the Mikado. Meanwhile, the plot at the
court is discovered. and reported to the
Emperor On his death he summons the
rightful heir. Yoritomo-who Is Obliged
to leave his sweetheart and return to the
capital to marry Sada San and ascend
the throne.
80 Mimi San 2-reeI Domino feature,
Today. Colonial Thea, 927 Pa. ave-
Adv.
William c. Dowlan, for years one Of
stock, and the first leading man with the
Nestor Company, has been engaged to
play romantic and Juvenile leads in Gold
Seal productions at the Universal Pa
cific Coast studios.
Not content with her laurels In the his
trionic field. Miss Mona Darkfeather,
Kalem's Indian leading lady, is striving
to gain prominence as an author. Miss
Darkfeather is compiling a book on the
customs of her people. Inasmuch as she
is the daughter of one of the most fa-
nous Indian chiefs, and herself a person
of importance among her peopfe, Miss
Darkfeather is an authority on the usages
Of the red men. 1t Is due to this knowl-
edge that the Kalem dramas Of Indian
life present such wonderful insights to
the habits of the "only real Americans"
In THE Indian Ambuscade." is a feature
production in which motion picture
patrons will see some Indian customs
which heretofore have never been shown
upon the screen.
Risking his life to film the mad rush
of 500 frelzied steers charging straight
at him, camera man employed on
Miller Brothers 1O1 Ranch at Bliss, Okla.
recently succeeded in obtaining a very
rare scene which has been Incorporated
into a three-part feature film to be re-
leased by Warmers Features. Inc, under
the name Of THE Mother Penitent"
A raised platform had been built facing
the river which runs through Joe Miller's
famous ranch property, and on this the
camera man was to stand and film the
roundup of the steers as they should
ford the river. As the first steer took to
the water the camera man began to turn
for dear life, focusing his attention to the
task at hand rather than on the long
horns coming momentarily nearer.
Suddenly the leader of the herd raised
his head and beloved charge. In
stantly all was confusion. With heads
lowered and water splashing over their
backs the steers-5oO of them-made for
the shallow water and the camera stand
Jump and run for your life" yelled the
director from the ground below, himself
already in flight But the faithful crank
turner did not hear him or IL he did he
thosght It was part of the game. At any
rate he was only saved by the timely ar
rival of a band of cowboys who succeed
ed in detecting the rush Of the steers by
firing their pistols in the air and charging
the front ranks again and again
The proof of the pudding In In the eat
ing thereof. and those who are fortunate
enough to see this Warmers Feature viii
see sight never before recorded b. the
motion-picture cgmera