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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
UNUSUAL
Realism is Secured by Edison
Company in Scene in
THE StOninq.'

Within the memory OF the oldest en-
ployee. no scene ever took place at the
Edison studio like those attending the
studio showing of the three-reeler.
The Stoning." from the story by
James Oppenheim. in which Viola
Dana is being lured away from home
to come back to forgetfulness in sui
cide-t one doubted but that its very
simplicity and adhesion to life. de-
void of any theatrical trick for. thrill
should SO appeal TO hardened" play
ers was surprising. Before the reels
were finished suppressed crying was
heard, but when the outcast girl re-
turns to her sick mother. played by
Helen Strickland, Bessie Learn be-
came so hysterica1 from crying that
she had TO be taken out OF the pro-
lection room.
In this role Miss Dana plays one
wonderfully suited TO her emotional.
powers and the ability SO we'll evidenc-
ed when a child star in The Poor
Little Rich Girl. u the Broadway sue.
cess. Miss Dana so wraps herself in
the life Of the little girl that tears
are plainly seen to course down her
cheeks when she writes her farewell
note to her mother.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
APPEL BUSY
New Morosco BosWortf1 Direc-
Tor Producing a Romantic
Society Drama.

Oscar APPEL the we'll known direc-
tor who has just become aIfiliated
with the Morosco-Bosworth forces is
now In the midst OF a hustle OF. activ-
ity at the Los Angeles studios.
Mr.. APPEL Is at present at work on
Wild Give a romantic society drama
by Basil King, which is being produc-
ed for the screen by the Oliver Nor
CISCO Photoplay Company. Myrtle Sted-
man, the pretty Bosworth star, who
tncid entally IFS proving herself an a.
dept at winning popularity contests in
various parts OF the country, will be
presented in the chief role Miss Sted-
man has proved herself great ia
vorite among the fans and her APP
pearance in the stellar role Of wild
Olive will no doubt create consider
able interest among the followers of
silent drama. .
Among those supporting Miss Sted-
man are Thomas MacLarnie. Forrest
Stanley, OF the Burbank stock com
pany, who has just made his screen
debut in Pretty Mrs Smith" sup
porting vivacious FRITZ Scheff, and.
that sterling film actor Herbert stan
ding.
Other productions to follow wild
Olive" in short order will be The
Jade Idol" Judge and Jury This
is the Life Society Pilot, & The
Half Breed and In South Car-liney."
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
ENGLISH STAR
Joins EDISON
Dallas Wexford, Noted Comedi.
an, Will Be Seen in EARLY
Comic Releases. {.

Edison has augmented its string
of comedians by what they consider
a stroke OF good fortune in secur-
ing. for his first appearance in mo-
ton pictures, the services OF the not
ed English starSand comedian. Dali
las Wexford
Mr.. Wexford has been starred both
in this country and in England, and
has been associated with England's
greatest tragedians. for he is versa
tile talented. This! new convert to
motion pictures halls. originally. from
Scotland. his family being well known
in theatrical history and his father
owning a theater IN Aberdeen, his
birth place.
OF course he played child parts In
Vulnerable and then for seventeen
years he appearedt in many OF the
famous old dramas and melodramas
popular in that period. Although
he had earned his name in serious
roles. nature had made him natural
comedians and when the Distinguish
ed English comedian. Charles Haw-
trey. was attracted by his work. Mr..
Wexford naturally followed the course
of nature and appeared in principal5
comedy parts for three years with his
5distin guished associate. I
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
|. SIGNS ]. / CONTRACT
Viola Allen Will Leave Leqiti-
mate Stage to Join Es-
sanay Company.

Viola Allen. the famous actress.
after years of success on the legiti-
mate stage, playing leading CLASH
cal, Shakespearian and comedy roles
soon is to make her debut in photo.
plays. She has been engaged by Es-
sanay at an enormous salary and
shortly will start the production of
The White Sister, the novel by T.
Marion Crawford
The dramatization OF the novel will
be filmed by Essanayf at the Chicago
studios. se.f4;sI
Viola Allen is declared by photo.
play experts to be an excellent photo
graphic subject, and with her beauty
and genius ins acting, there. is no
question but that she will make a.
phepomenal success in photoplay
work
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
CAPTION METHOD
REVOLUTIONIZET
Leaders Used il. Novel Way ir
a Lubin Serial Soon to
Be Released.

Road o. Strife the new Lubin
serial by Emmett Campbell Hall, III
which Mary CharleEon, Crane Wilbur
and Jack standing are featured and
supporter by tie largest and strong
est cast that has ever appeared in a
Lnbin production, promises to at
tract the attention of everyone inter
ested in the photoplay, not only
through the novelty OF the story and
its remarkable list OF stars, but by
the revolutionary way in which the
writer and director have made use Of
captions throughout the serial
The old method of using leaders
Showing conversation bearing on the
working outof the PLOT such as Give
Me Those Papers, n II Never Saw Him
Before etc. etc, has been entirely
done away with in the Road o.
Strife" serial. There is no break at
all in the story as it is unreeled on
the screen. The captions mystically
appear and disappear while the ac-
ton Of the play is going on; in other
words, method is employed where
by the words to be conveyed to the
mind OF the spectator are done so
without his consciously reading them.
In order to accomplish the Illusion,
as used for the first time, in Road
o. Strife the spectator is tricked
into unconsciously using his eyes for
his ears and in accomplishing this
apparently impossible feat he is still
permitted to think he is devoting his
attention exclusively to the action.
The whole scheme is accomplished
with utmost simplicity and vet SO eff
fectively as to produce the effect of
audible speech by continuing the ac-
ton while the necessary caption is
being shown. No one form has been
followed--every caption has been
carefully considered and brought on
and taken out in accordance with its
individual characteristicsso some dis
solve in and dissolve out, others APP
pear abruptly and slowly fade. while
others merely flash on and Instantly
disappear. as a sharp explosive tNo. n
In nit she'll the idea is this: the
author and director have undertaken
usually to- approximate sound effects.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11

successes. In addition to The Man
from Mexico" there will be fine
Pathe one-reel subject.
"a great Fox feature will be shown
as the headline number at this thea
i ter on Thursday, April %. in Henri
Bernstein's great play, The Thief =
This will be remembered as the phe-
nomenal success in which Margaret
Ellington and Kyrle Bellew became
Americas greatest co-stars In sim
gle night The Fox production Of
The Thief will have in the prin-
cipal role. Miss Dorothy Donnelly.
the original Madame zxl x. She will
be supported by a company OF the
highest salaried motion picture ac-
tors and actresses inSthe United States
The Pathe studios have produced a
great one-act feature that will be
presented with this big feature
Mary Ryan is Coming.
It'll On Friday. April %. one OF the
most popular actresses in America.
Miss Mary Ryan. the Girl Patsy"
will appear as the star IN a mammoth
-Kleine production of Conan and Har-
ris's success OF several seasons, Stop
Thief George K1eine has been rec
ognized, for several years, as one of
Americas leading movie producers,
u+LHes pIouucIlOn ne mas gwen TO
stop Thief" Is the equal. in every
way. OF everything he has ever at
tempted. Miss Ryan will be sup
ported by a great cast OF artists Thu,
play will be shown in five acts. AS
an added attraction on this date. the
sone-reel subject will be a Pathe film.
On Saturday, April "a. and on Mon-
day, April 26,sthere will be no pic
lures, owing to the oking OF Ar
thur Hammerstein.s great musical
riot. High links and the sensation
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
MOVIE % IONS ARE
VVEA TIER EXPERTS s.
atmospheric Changes Foretold
BY Their Actions, SAYS
CAPTAIN BOTlayita.

\ Captain RonaFiAR, who for many.
years has made th "a stud Of Wild ana
mails both his vocah on and vocation.
has recently discover that the tMcn- II
ty lions under his sLpsf sion al tl,G
Bostock arena, Los Angeles. are ex-
pert Weather prophets
Captain Bonavita has a world vide
reputat ton, not only as q lion tanner,
but also as a lecturer, author and
training some especially .ferociousi
lion. he has had to FIGHT for his lifei
when the beast turned upon him; anu
only few years ago Ia ltimore. the.
lion With whom he has done tricks
the world over. sudd emily became fur
tous and before BonaYita could sub
due him Baltimore had torn OFF Bon
aFita's left arm. However, he still
enters their cages with the deport-
ment Of q society woman entering 4
Louis XIV drawing room. and con
tinues to perform The same daring
acts with only one arm, an accom-
pHshment which is regarded by ex-
perienced animal trainers as truly
marvellous.
IN order to get the best possible
results from the lions. Captain BON
avida has found that it is abso hlfeiy
essential TO watch them colse1y. and
it was during these observations that
he discoveed that their actions propll-
5esied the coming weather "a
Captain Bonarfta declares. sit Is
a sure indication of rain If the Lion
changes his tFoar tone or shows re-
luctance to leave his liar, and by
careful study OF the variation pf
these habits IT is possible to tell
whether or not the storm will be scr
we're.
The extremes In weather for the
day are forecast by the hrutes in
their seeming Indifference to drink
ing. When leisurely and intermitt
lv tapping the water or when greed
to be deprived Of 1t they herald q
bright day. 8
1t is also possible to tell by the
way the lions act after they have TAX
en- their water. If they sneak back
to their liar it is sure to rain, but IL
they linger close to the bars a good
day can be expected
II the lions are at all restless it
denotes unsettled wealth err
Depending upon the forecasts OF the
lions, weather report lis posted ep-
cry day outside the arena, and crowds
Of people gather about 1T, as they rely
more upon this report than they do
upon the weather man
Under Captain Bonavita's careful y
training the animals are fast becom-
ing excellent motion picture actors.
The brightest and most intelligent
pupil being three year old cub by,
the magnificent but treacherous Bal
timore. This precocious baby is the
only captive bred Lion in the collec-
ton and for that reason has been
christened Nina, the component let
tiers Of which stand for Made in Amer
ina
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
EPIDEMIC j N
of Scenario Writing Has Struck
Stock Members of Vita
graph Company.

An epidemic Of scenario writing
seems to have struck the stock mem
#bers Of the Vitagraph Company, as
every one connected with the acting
department at the Flatbush studios.
from the youngest to the Oldest is
turning in manuscripts.
Edwina Robbins, the former well
known auto girl OF vaude lie, nov
playing character 1eads opposite
Frank Daniels, Is the latest to sue
cumh to the fascinating pursuit. Miss
Robbins has had a comedy story ac-s
copied by the fVitagTaph Company en-;
titled srCutey Fo rtnnes Z unti . which
is schedule ed for an carly production.
under the direction Of 8 sltey' him
self, Wally Van. ..ssi
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
FRITZ I I S 5 ii F;
DELIGHTS ]. [ ! in. WORK
BEFORE CAMERA

25ss FritziT schef. the prominent favor
Il tie OF the egitimatel stage, whose sig
mature was recently secured by the
ioltver sIorosco Photoplay Company.
ITO appear before the motion picture
camera, is now busily engaged at the
lHpsworth-AIorosc studios In the pro-
dnction or her winters hit on Broad.
way, '.P retty Mrs. Smith. '' Work has
been begun in earnest in the filming
Eof this hilarious and artistic comedy.
written hY Oliver Morosco5 and Elmer
HARRIS, and an elaborateIy spectacu-
production Is assured
This is the first appearance of Miss
gScheK in pictures, and it was with
great enthusiasm that the lovely star
of The footli ghts commenced her work
sat the studio. $# ss F
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
Mary Pickford and CHAPLIN.

8is n
Mary Pickford and Chaplin.
The program for the first week will
be inaugurated Monday, April 10,
with Mary Pickford, the little motion
picture star who receives $4,000 q
week for fifty-two weeks In the year,
in Behind the Scenes" a beautiful
five part Paramount production that
is said to be the sensation Of the sea-
SON. On the same bill with Mary
Pickford will be the highest salaried
comedian in America, Charles Chap
lin, of the Essanay studios. MI.
Chaplin will appear on the opening
day at the Grand in e A Night Out
This great two-part film is an added
attraction that has been procured at
the request of hundreds who did not
see it when it was presented few
weeks ago IN Clarksburg.
On Tuesday. April 90, David Belas-
COS masterpiece, The Girl OF the
Golden West. will be presented as
the feature number. The play is in
five acts and will have Theodore Rob
erts in the role of Jack Rance. the
gambler. Theater patrons may re-
call that this great play. with Blanch
Bates in the role Of The Girl, was 4
sensation Of the theatrical world for
several seasons. It's popularity was
SO great that twas written into a
grand opera, in which the great Ca
russo appeared. The play Is a Par
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
SCENARIO |. staff | A 4:
of Vitagraph Company Aug
mented by Addition Of Fred
II. James.

Fred n. James, author OF many sue
5cessful plays and fvaud eyille sketches,
is a recent additionrato the scenario
staff Of the. Nitagraph Company. MT.
James is well known .theatrically
through his connection with the firm
of Wetzel and James. where he has
been al partnerfor ten years. During
that time he wrote and produced
.thirty-fve plays and sketches.
Mr.. James also is famed for his ath-
1euc exploits. among them being to
swim from the battery to Sandy Hook
In seven hours and twenty minutes
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
c. COWBOY J. 3: I D. J I. CHIEF Eff;
Pete Morrison Casts Lot with the. Al
e. hnmbrn Company.

Known the world over as. Chief OF
the COWBOYS Pete Morrison has, aft
ter four years OF service with the
Flying "a. joined the 8Alhambra Motion
Picture Company. as assistant direc-
tor, to Bert Bracken. Morrison was
with A 81 NJ. Kennedy when Kennedy
inaugurated the American brand OF
films and when the opportunity ar
rived to once more work under the
Kennedy banner. Pete lost no time.
Morrison has also been with seltg
and Essanay: III
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
n ~ llE74 ~ 5 - lTte. N
production.

amount production. h 5fi VI st
Great Cartoonist.
S an dded attract ion to this great
play. Winsor cIlay, one OF Amer
ica's foremost cartoonists. producer
\ Of Little Memo and other stand
ard COMICS will appear in Gertie.' =
ia two-part cartoon comedy sensation
that. is guaranteed to provoke con
#tinuous amirth.
VI The program on Wednesday,. April
E21, will be- featured by Jack Barry
more, Americas best known4andm most
popular light comedian, s in William
Golfers great starring vehicle. THE
Man from Mexico. n a Paramount fea-
tnre inst1ve9acts Til is play ranks5asl
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
TWO SHORT FILMS
VIII BE Added TO the Regular Se.is
Program. h

Colin Campbell. the veteran selig
director. is to add one or two short
Him stories to the regular Selig re-
leases, while waiting for final sets for
] the great feature, The Ne'er Do
! Well. = Mr. Campbell has habit or
Improving each shining hour and will.
during the spare time he can grab
from his features, put on few in
Irritable Campbell singles.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
h i5.li57 M.
!. MOTION.
Picture Rights to 1.-THE Garden Of
Allah Obtained by Sclfr.

- The Selig Polyscope Company has
obtained the motion picture rights
to The Garden OF Allah the spec
tacular play made by Mary Ander-
son and Robert Hichens from hfr.
| Kitchens novel. The royalties paid
by Mr.. Selig are said. to be5the high
est ever paid for a motion picture
/ play. MT Selig plans a production
| etitting the spectacular nature of
/ the. healocale and it is planned to make
;,5tt-sthe peer OF any film drama ever
made. =
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
L title
q tile
4 Oscar Hammerstein is said to be
seriously i'll. ii

seri ously i'll. 7s.s .
" "
Herbert Kelley and Effie shan
non have a. playlet called al sun
rise:
Violet HemminE is to have the
leading feminine role in Under Gov
err
Paul kester's romantic drama.
Sweet Nell of#sOld Drury. is hay
ing revival il London.
. " "
$ James X. Hackett will make a
sprinEsproduction of5a dramatf3ation
of the Craig Kennedy stories.
Florence Rockwell IS to go into
vaudeville. .
Andrew Mack says he is on the
hunt for N ideal Irish play.
Tully Marshall is appearing in a
sketch called The Unexpected. 4
\ "Sweethearts'' is to go on tour
again with Christie Macdonald as
the star.
Amelia Summertime viii soon be
seen in !, a playlet entitled The War
Kolb 8 Dill are to produce new
piece in San Francisco called This
Way Out
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11

al Selwyn come y Twin Beds. (" The
Hammerstein shf WILL be presented
on April "A, matinee and night, with
a great cast of New York favorites.
Twin Beds''4will come to The Robin
son Grand on April g. n
On every other afternoon and night
except when big road attractions are
booked, program equal In excel
#lence to that of each day Of the open
ing week, will be shown.
Jelly Signs Contract.
The standard OF the Robinson
Grand shows, will be raised greatly
by the acquisition Of James Jelly.
Clarksburg's premiere organist. to
play the great IS 900 Moller organ,
.the organ with the human voice
Work is progressing rapidly on the
task OF installing the great instru-
ment. and It is announced by Mana
ger Robinson that it will be ready
on schedule time.
Mr. Jelly has signed a long time
contract with Mr.. Robinson to appear
exclusively at this theater. and this
fact alone will make the peri form
iances at the Grand worth many times
the price of admission.
The performan will be given at
the following hours daily, beginning
April 70:
Afternoon. ii. M. As p. m $50
a 90 %. m. and S::45 D. m.
Children will be admitted to all
performances for 5 cents.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
PIl||:;5KF0RD.

Continued from page 4 second sec)
highest grade of Pathe films. Other
high class releases will be presented
at the Robinson Grand whenever pos
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-04-11
EWORKING. UNDER INCE.

# Harry Woodruff, the noted legiH-
mate star, who short time ago COM
pleted his work in the leading role
of "A Man and His Mate, at the Nut
ual studio. Los Angeles, has begun
work in the Star OF India" spec
tacular production being prepared un-
der the directions of Thomas III. Ince.
Woodruff looks Ike a permanent re-
cruit to the motion picture field.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-16
sHERrFF,s SALE UNDER DEED on rR1sT

Whereas, W. M. Toppins and Almeda Top
pins, his wife, by their certaindeed OF trust,
dated. the 18th day OF September, 1906, and
recorded in the office OF the Recorder OF
Deeds for the County Of Iron and State OF
Missouri, In book 90, at page 80, conveyed
to ID. HI. Stevenson, Trustee, the following
described real estate, situated in the Coun-
ty OF Iron, and State of Missouri, to wit:
All OF the South hall OF the Southwest
quarter and the Northwest quarter OF the
Southwest quarter OF section four IA, in
township thirty-one (3fl, North, OF range
fonr az east, containing l20 acres, more or
less.
Which conveyance was made to the said
II. stevenson in trust, to secure the payment
OF a certain note In said deed specified;
And, whereas, default has been made in
payment OF the principal and interest due
on said note, and said principal and inter-
est are now past due and remain unpaid;
And, whereas, 1t is provided in said deed
OF trust, that In case of death, removal from
the state or refusal TO act, OF said d. H, Stew.
enson, as trustee, the then acting Sheriff OF
iron County, Missouri, shall act in his stead,
and sell the foregoing described property IN
case OF default;
And, whereas, D. n stevenson. trustee In
said deed oftrust, has refused TO act as such
trustee foreclose the property conveyed
by said deed OF trust;
Now, therefore, at the request OF the legal
holder OF said note. and in pursuance OF the
conditions in said deed of trust contained.
1.-the undersigned, the duly elected. qualified
and acting Sherin Of Iron County, Missouri,
Will sell the property above described
at public vendue, to the highest bidder, for
cash. at the courthouse door in the City OF
Ironton, County ofIron. State OF Missouri,o on
Saturday, January SN IoI6,
between the hours OF nine O'Clock A. N. and
ave o'clock ?. M, OF said day, for the pur,
pose Of satisfying said Indebtedness and tho
costof executing this trust.
WIN. BLUE, sheriff
Iron County, Missouri. and Acting Truatce.
! Ironton. Missouri. December n. lois.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1915-12-16
Belleview News.

j. 9. Forshee and family visited in
the valley last Sunday.
DR.. Appleberry and wife and T. e.
Bell and wife motored to St. Louis
and back last Tuesday.
DR.. Meador had his residence and
office painted last week, greatly i'm
proving the appearance of both.
Will Warren is convalescent after
a five weeks of typhoid fever.
JIG, McColl is also getting up from
fever.
Miss Ethel Parker left last Tuesday
for a few weeks visit in st. Louis.
Fred McColl returned last Sunday
from a three months stay in Kansas.
David Silvy had a narrow escape
last Thursday when his team became
frightened and ran away, throwing
him out, s~praining his ankle and frac-
turing one of the bones of his leg. He
is improving and hopes to be out in a
few days.
Postoffice Inspector Cain was in
our town last Friday. He reported
the postoffice at this place in a salts
factory condition.
There is still quite a bit of sickness,
mostly Lagrippe.
James Edmonds has been quite sick
with pneumonia, but improving.
Usually the health of the valley is
splendid, but suppose. an epidemic IL
likely to strike any locality.
ALPHA.