Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-06-25
ADJUSTMENTS. All advance notices furnished by
 Theatres.
MILLION DOLLAR
 MYSTERY APPEARS
Forty.Six Reel Serial To Be Present. ed in Pine Bluff at Best Theatre
 Commencing Monday, June 29.

mittedly the most stupendous of Am erican motion picture productions. Nc expenses has been spared in filling ill with wonderful locations and those thrills of excitement which the pres cnt day motion picture audiences de- mand. But, ualike the serials prev icusly presented and produced, the thrills in this story are consequent upon a logical chain of circumstances andnot merely inserted to bolster up the action. For the first time in the history of photography an actual p'o- ton picture taken under the seat at a depth of 200 feet will be shown as this wonderful story is unraveled to the delight of the film fan. The sky tco, has contributed it's thrill, daring aeronauts lending thelryears of scientific training to carrying for ward the action outlined by the pen of the imaginative Harold MacGrath The mysterious ceremonies of R:s- sian milionaires, bound by secret oath, how they reached out for Flor ence Gray, how each time they were foiled and how with a persistence born to fiendish determination they pursued their victim, will be disclos- ed.
 Cast of Favorites.
 A splendid cast of film favorites will carry the action of the story and evemplify on the screen how the dextrous hand of Harold MacGrath has woven this wonderful fabric of romance and intrigue. Florence La Radie the best known of young stars, plays the part of Florence Gray, the heroine; Marguerite Snow, veteran of Thanhouser leading women, plays the Princes Olga, the conspirator's fem mine inspirations; and Lila Chester Susan, the companion of Florence Gray, who Intellectually stands be- tween Florence and the princess, James Vruse, Thanhouser leading man, plays a newspaper reporter, whose duty brings him into contact with Florence Gray, and makes him her gratious protector. Sidney Bracy in the role of the family butler, pre- sents character work rarely seen in motion pictures. Frank Harrington and Albert Broom, as the consplra- tors, and Alfred Norton as Stanley Hargreave, give the strongest possi- ble support to the action of the fstory presenting with effective continuity the thrills which seemingly cascade one after another.
 Fortunes for Costumes.
 Marguerite Snow and Florence La Bsdie spent small fortunes each to costume themselves for their parts. Miss Snow, as the Russian noble woman, estimates her garmentry to be about $15,00O, while the cost of Miss LaBadie's costumes is about S10000. Miss Snow haunted the an tique shops for all orts of antique ornaments of Russian origin. Miss Snow will carry through this pic ture walking staff obtained for her by Col. Saador Radanivitch. the famous St. Petersburg collector.
 Sought MT. MacGratn.
 When it. was determined to produce this wonderful serial story, and liar told MacGrath was selected to write i;, it was found that the author was in Egypt. Mrs. MacGrath was with him, and efforts to locate him through the firm which had publish ed his boks, failed. The trip abroad and subsequent seclusion. had beer planned by MT. MacGrath to enable him to get away from the busy world and rest ia his own little Garden of Allah" But MT. Patter son of the Chicago Tribune and MT Hite, president of the Thanhousel film company, had set their minds upon MT. MacGrath, knowing his great ability as writer, and havlns determined to spare no expenses necessary to make "The Million Dol lar Mystery" the greatest of Amer ican films The police and militar! authorities generally apprised O. prominent strangers wlth'n thell gates, were ignorant of the fact tha the great merican author was hid ing out somewhere along the Nile Finally MT. MacGrath was found ant brought into cable communication with MT. Patterson. A deal was mad sc remunerative to Mir. MacGratl that he hurried to the nearest seapor and thence back to the United States where he hustled up to New Rochelle l where he conferred with Lloyd Lon l ergan, author of the scenario, follow l ing which both weat to MT. Whit and informed him they desired tn use of the old Francis Wilson estat as the "house of mystery" aroun which much of the plot centers. Tn agents of the property refused t rent it. because the aristocratic resi- l dent of Pelham Road resented tn idea of men and women fin theatrl cal makeup invading their peaceful community. 50 MT. MacGrath an' Mr. Lonergan returned to MT. Hit much crestfallen. 'Won't they ren that place?" MT. Hite asked. NO, l came the concerted response. evil they sell it?" Yes, answered MI Lonergan. Well then we'll buy it announced Mir. Hfte. And he did for $200,000.
 No Expense Spared.
 Neither has life nor property bee spared. In one scene, a balloon hig in the air is destroyed and fall sikenly whitening into the ocean an
 again a high speed motor boat tere to pieces on the high seas by a explosive bomb set by the conspira tors. In the taking of the baloo scene, Algred Nort.h, who play ' f,,r