Bridgeton pioneer., 1915-06-17

Is, she was suppos,o
Arthur as an uncuitured 4i.e.i,aI
backwoodsman and act toward hIm a..
cordingly.
Since the cost of the photographs
was borne by the film company, thei.
manager began to fear that the ex-
pense Of production would lie too great
to warrant continuing the photograph
ing. He stopped work, but after Nj
Ashley had lectured the actresses on
their behavior and they had promised
to do better in future the manager con
sented to proceed.
Eben Macarthur in the play wins
Lord Administers confidence in order
to expose his designs upon Lucinda
Owens fortune. In the earlier scenes
he Is expected to show his lordship
much admiration. But in the real life
part these two men were rivals for the
hand of the hostess. Now, a photo
graph exaggerates an expression. The
result was that the films of these ear
lier scenes showed sufficient hatred on
the part of Macarthur toward his rival
to give away his detective purposes.
Again another halt was called by the
manager of the film company, and Mr..
Ashley lectured the actors in the same
strain he had spoken to the actresses.
But by this time seven times the length
OF film had been used that was ordina-
rily necessary, and few of the scenes
between the principal characters had
been pictured satisfactorily. Indeed,
matters had come to such pass that
Mr.. Ashley, who was aware of the diff
fculties underlying the i'll success, de-
claked that success in picture play
making with a company wherein there
were so much love and inordinate jeal-
ousy incompatible with the play must
result as it had begun-in failure-and
the attempt had better be discontin-
ued.
However, Miss Daisy Allison, whose
heart was set on the enterprise and
whose pocketbook was we'll stocked
agreed to stand the expense of max
ing the photographs above a certain
amount, and after that the mana
ger of the film company was pacified.
The only danger now was that the pa
tience of the photographer would give
out. Nevertheless, the extra cost hav-
ing been provided for, the production
Of the films proceeded, and four reels
were finished, if not satisfactorily, at
least the best that could be done under
the circumstances.
Mr. Ashley hoped that at the manu-
facture Of the fifth and last reel the
actors and actresses would have come
into such harmony in their parts that
the scenes would be sufficiently sue
cessful to cause audiences to forget the
blemish of the earlier scenes. Eben
Macarthur shows up the villainy Of
Lord Administer and, after an inter
| view in dramatic scene, points to the
door through which his lordship pass
es, cringing. Ashley dreaded this scene,
for by this time the rivalry between
the two men in the real life affair had
become extremely bitter. But the play
wright hoped for the best
He was disappointed. Administer,
who was left tackle in football team,
becoming exasperated at the charges
Of his rival, instead Of Sinking out un.
der the torrent of invective took his
| rival by the collar and the seat of his
| trousers and threw him into a flower
bed.
The commotion that followed this
exploit was only allayed by the hostess
demanding an apology from the foot
ball man and promise that he would
| play his part as was intended for a
second picture, on pain of a discon-
tinuance Of his acquaintance. This
brought him to terms, and films of the
scene were obtained which were at
least in accordance with the scenario.
There was more trouble among the
actresses. In the play Gladys Pember-
ton wins the confidence of Lucinda
Owens in order to detach her from
Lord Administer, and Lucinda does not
discover her treachery until the last
| scene, when she upbraids her and steps
into an automobile with Macarthur to
go to a steamer to return to America.
When this scene came to be enacted
Lucinda's taunts had a similar effect
on Gladys to MacArthur's on Lord Ak
minister. The chauffeur brought the
car up under the porte-cochere. Mac
Arthur was waiting at the car door for
Lucinda to finish her contemptuous re-
marks to Gladys; but, getting tired of
waiting, he stepped into the auto and
took possession of a back seat. Sud-
denly Gladys made dash for the auto,
jumped in and shut the door. The
chauffeur, hearing the slam, took it for
signal to depart, put on the clutch
and went rolling away with the wrong
woman.
Had not this inordinate display of
Jealousy occurred in the very last scene
the play would never have been finish
ed. Lucinda, who had been left on the
piazza by her rival, stamped her foot
and gave other evidence of vindictive-
ness. The photographer, whose pa
tience had already been exhausted,