The Alaska citizen., 1915-10-25
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Brady feature in five acts, was the excellent bill at Thornes last night, and will be repeated this evening cert Warwick s featured in this film, and the following is a brief synopsis:
 Jim Gresham. owner of the Nelly Davis mines, is approached by a scheming capitalist, Carson Baylis with his friend Martin, to sell the mines under the pretense that he is taking a great risk due to govern ment relations. Jim. knowing the courts had decided in his favor. tlatly refuses the offer.
 Baylis. with party, visits the Cobalt district to look over the ground During the visit one of the party, Alice Chandler, while storm Jim offers the hospitality of his little hut. During the storm the dam breaks, tearing houses from their foundations and ripping mighty trees from their roots. BreakinG down a door Jim, with Alice. floats down the raging cataract until they reaching large tree. He chains himself to raft and tree Martin ltdllLluS llt udllStl, goes to tHp
 cGcue on horseback.
 The party once safely on land Jim is again approached to sell but still refuses, Several years later Martin has become friend and partner in Jim's bank, which Baylis attempts to break.
 The news reaches Jim while at l party, Seeking means to get 10 New York, Alice's brother offers his yacht. During the voyage Bay lis purchases the yacht and forces the captain to put to sea. Jim in desperation compels Baylis to enter a hatch, which he closes on him, while Martin, at the point of a re volver, directs the yacht. Jim reaches New York in time to save the bank and claims Alice as his prize.
 Speaking of "Mignon," to be pro duced at Thorne's picture house next week. critic says: "Mignon" definitely establishes Beatrz Mich elena as the greatest and most beautiful artist now appearing in motion pictures" A synopsis of "Mignon' appeared in The Citizen last week.
 In these days motion picture pro- ducers are compelled to take d leaf out of the book of the late Richard Mansfield A friend twit- ted him with the very minute care he exercised in his stage produc- tions. There may be only one man in your audience who can ap- preciate your exactitude," said Mans fields friend. q work for that man." was the reply
 This Is the essence rather than the text of 2 story which has prob ably some foundation in fact Mans field was a very careful producer. that's all. He left nothing to chance or imagination, he verified and checked the accuracy of every part of his production before the cur tain rose.
 Successful motion picture produc CTS today must be just as particu- lar and careful as Mansfield was obliged to be in his work. Until re gently, anachronisms were common enough in the movies periods wee lniyed: inHHcura"y in cCstumee' and other details, especially in the furnishings of houses, were common enough. A few weeks ago an Ital- '"'7 made picture was ffeerc1 Broadway in which one of the char acters, who lived in 220 B. c, used lead pencil. made by Faber, to writa twith. Thi, anachronism wa, spotted by lady in the audience and brought to the notice of the makers of the picture who were grateful for the information
 Jacob Wilk, representative of the World Film corporation, speaking of "The Seats of the Mighty" the splendid film shown at Thorne's last week, said: ''In The Seats of the Mighty which the World Film corporation is presenting, the care 'aFen to make the production acnu rate as to it's period involved a vast amount of work and a great deal of time. Take the prologue, for instance. This occurred at the Court of King Louis XIV of France in the year 1757 The king was surrounded by his mistresses; cour- tiers, and the numerous other hang ers-on of a Paris palace at stir ring and luxurious epoch Right here in New York or its vicinity the producer of the picture has got to visualize that prologue; to re- create the Paris palace with the king on his throne and in the cen tre of all the intriguing which start the play. Furniture; dresses, archl- lecture; gestures: speech (where it is referred to in the subtitles); manners; even facial expressions must be shown exactly in accord ance with what these things were in the year 1757
 Books of archaeology have Of course preserved for us descriptions and illustrations to guide us in the work, so that producer can pro ceed exactly in accordance with authenticated formulae. But even so, it is hard and laborious work; you have to dig in libraries, and maybe, museums in order to get everything right; you have. perhaps to consult authorities who have specialized in the knowledge in or der to clear up doubtful points You must get the thing right to the foot of the letter as the French say, or your picture will be unmer- cifully knocked in motion picture circles and it's value accordingly depreciated.
 There was a Samson made little while ago. The characters wore 1914 shoes the picture started out as production; in few