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Evening star., 1915-10-05
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooners Lewis Worrell and S. L.
Bowen, cord wood from Potomac
shore, at 18th street wharf for ]. H.
Carter & Co.; schooners Lottie Thomas
and Avalon, at 11th street wharf from
Potomac oyster beds for the market
here; schooner Kathleen, at 9Th street
wharf from Colonial Beach with lum-
ber for Johnson & Wimsatt: steamer
Southland. from Norfolk and Old Point
to the Norfolk & Washington Steam
boat Company: steamer Frederick de
Barry. from Mattox creek. Colonial
Beach and river landings to the Po-
pany: barge No. So. oil in bulk. from
schooner Josephine Keas. cord wood.
from Occoquan, at 9th street wharf for
Johnson & Wimsatt; schooners Carrie
Revell and Richard Tall. cord wood.
from Maryland points at 10th street
wharf for l.. A. Clarke G. Son.
Departures.
Schooner j. r. Walter, light. for Rag
ged point after oysters for the market
here; schooner S. T. White, light, for a
lower Potomac point after cord wood
for the local market: boat Bennett,
light, for the lower river after oysters
for the local dealers: steamer North
land. for Old Point and Norfolk: steam
er Wakefield. for Nomni and Lower
Machodoc creeks and river landings;
steamer Northumberland. for river
landings and Baltimore; steamer Fred
erick de Barry, for river landings as
far at MattoX creek; schooners S. c.
Colbourn and J. r. Dixon, light, for
Blackstone Island after oysters for the
market here.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Standard Oil Company. No. u,
left towing light tank barge for Balti-
more to load oil in bulk; tug James o.
Carter returned after delivering light
Baltimore; tug John Miller left the
Eastern branch for Swan creek with
lighters to load brick-making clay; tug
Edith G. Winship left Georgetown with
boats laden with coal for Alexandria
and elsewhere; tug Jeff left for Broad
creek after lighter for the Eastern
branch: tug Herbert arrived WIN
scows laden with sand and gravel and
left with light scows for digging ma
chimes; tug Louise arrived from Deco
uuan with brick-laden lighters; tug
Fortuna arrived from the head of the
bay with coal-laden barges.
Memoranda.
Schooner Sandy Hook is chartered to
load lumber at a North Carolina point
for this market; schooner Walter will
return to a bay point after lumber for
this city or Baltimore; schooner Rover
has sailed from Walkerton, Va. with
lumber for this city or Baltimore;
Evening star., 1915-10-05
Prizes Awarded,

The prize awarding was hard task.
in view of the great excellence of all
the floats and costumes. The judges
were LIE Roy w. Heron, Evening Star;
Rolph Goldschmith, Washington Post
LeFour l.. Raymond. Washington
Times. and Troland Cleare, Washing
ton Herald.
The prizes were awarded as follows:
Industrial division: Most original and
characteristic automobile-First prize,
Potomac Electric Power Company. Post
Civic division: Best decorated building
First prize, Robert Berberich Sons.
Herald cup; second prize, J. W. Nesline.
Best decorated automobile-Firstp prize,
Robert Berberich Sons, Star cup: sec
ond prize. ]. Freund. Most artistically
decorated windoW-First prize, Harry
Kaufman. Times cup; second prize, H.
Abramson. Best Characteristic group
First prize. Woodmen of the World;
dividua1 costume-First prize, Uncle
Sam of the Soldiers Home; second
prize, cowgirl, Miss Helen Hughes;
third prize. yellow and black domino,
Miss Helen Cooper.
The competition was of the keenest.
The Potomac Electric Power Company
won the Post cup with float repre-
4senting a lighthouse, mounted with a
powerful searchlight, and manned by
two boys in sailor costume. The whole
was labeled safety First" The Holmes
bakery float showed two enormous
loaves of bread surrounded with the
paraphernalia for their manufacture.
other floats presented almost as unique
an appearance.
Evening star., 1915-10-05
Prize Winners in the Line.

Assistant Marshal Rupert headed
the industrial section, in which scores
Of elaborate floats rolled along. In
this section was the prize-winning
lighthouse hoat of the Potomac Elec-
trio Light and Power Company and the
enormous bread-making float of the
Holmes bakery. second prize winner.
Evening star., 1915-10-05

They were all interesting. spectacular.
creditable and extensively arranged.
The House & Hermann float, for in
stance, was surmounted by huge
golden dome. c.. w. Owens float
couldn't carry wood and coal to advan- :
of pretty 7th street girls. who needed
no decoration. The Family shoe store
float was an electric light and floral
shoe with the 'old woman" in it, la
Mother Goose. Ice cream in cones was
passed around in the crowd from the
Velvet Kind float. which carried a neat
little ice cream factory right along
with it. Mattresses were made right
out in the street on the Eagle Bedding
Company float.
The float that made every one laugh
was that entered by the William Con-
raids Company. The decoration was a
finely equipped bathroom. and the thing
that made the crowd laugh was a
rather comic young man who took a
the parade. The N. Auth Company en-
tered long line of wagons. George
Oysters entry was a splendid exhibi-
tion of trucks and horses.
A pure white arch of wood, with a
very prettily decorated arbor. was the
float entered by George NJ. Barker; J..
W. Gregg's float showed how milk is
bottled; the Joseph Berberich float was
mass of greens, with the American
colors in a fine arrangement. Well ap-
pointed delivery automobiles compriS-
ed the businesslike entry of Golden
berg's.
Havenner Baking Company's floats
gave away crackers during the carni-
val. The Associated Merchants De-
which an old-time darkey log cabin
scene was enacted.
Evening star., 1915-10-05

point after pulp wood or railroad tics
for the dealers here: schooner Halle
X. is due from Ragged point with
oysters for the market.
Evening star., 1915-10-05

If you want work. read the want col
umns Of The Star.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
Copyrighted. 1915, Lillian M Rubenste in

In writing a photoplay you must
realize that the different details must
occur naturally and in an interesting
manner, not mechanically, as though
manufactured for the purpose. The
events INST lead up to the grand "de-
rouement' or "crisis" naturally and
smoothly, with a plausible reason for
each action. How often while seat
ed in a moving picture theatre have
you heard the following remarks:
"Why what i'm the world did he do
that for?" There's no sense or rea-
son in that action" and etc. and this
is too often true of the photOplay OF
the present One wonders how stories
so crammod with Inconsistencies are
ever made. One explanation is that
a great many producers imagine they
can also write a phOtoplay and most
of the poorly written photoplays ro-
duced are invariably written by the
producer himself, as plays of that de-
sCription are never purchased from
outside. Lately there has been
rumor that the different companies
intend to refuse TO make any plays
written by any one employed in the
company and If this rule goes into ef-
feet it will be to the advantage Of
the outside writer
The plot of a photonlay. like a
building. must have a good foundation
to rise upon and unless the founda-
ton is interesting from the start the
attention of the audience will lag,
eventually killing the entire play.
Another thing to avoid is starting a
story in so interesting a manner rs
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
MARGUERIUE CLARK IS
BEWITCHINC IN new ROLE

The winsome little star of the Fa-
nous Players Film Company, Mar
guerite Clark. who within phenom-
enally short time has sprung into in
ternational fame as film favorite, is
revelation i'm her latest screen ap-
pearance in the Famous Players five
part production of Frances Hodgson
Burnett's picturesque romance of old
Spain, "The Pretty Sister of Jose. "
which is now the chief attraction on
the Paramount program at Majestic
June 25.
In this superb production Miss
Clark triumphs as she has never tri-
umphed on the screen before. This
fact Is true not only because her role
provides her with many emotional on
pOrtunities. but because OF her dis
play of force and temperament in IFS
portrayal In addition TO the mo-
ments of stress throughout the drama
which she cnacts so effectively we see
her early charm, her delightful little
girlish mannerisms. those exquisite
little bits OF COMEDY which she prc-
sents so inimitably. combined .ith a
gentle pathos all developed artisti-
cally with composite charm.
The play has been set amid sconea
of rare beauty. Sebastiano. the hero
impersonated by Rupert Julian, is a
handsome young man. and disclosed
a figure of youthful strength
Throughout the entire production he
acts earnestly and sincerely. Jacl
Pickford as Jose and brother of the
heroine is charming and lends a vel
come touch Of naive and heartfelt
affection Tor his sister
Evening journal., 1915-06-23

Is proof conclusive that to write your
synopsis last is the better way.
AS the TITLE may be suggested by
some action in the scenario, keep that
for the very last. In writing one OF
my photoplays which was released by
the Lubin Company ! had given no
thought to a title for same, while
writing the action of the play a muir
derer was photographed in the act
of striking his unsuspecting victim
This was caused by the murderer
stepping upon the bulb OF a camera
which caught the picture Of the mur-
derer There was my title staring
me in the face, Caught by n Camera" 4"
and that title fitted the story perfect
ly, at the same time telling nothing
of the climax Of the picture. Should
writer decide to write a photOplay
for some special company, featuring
a certain actress or actor. naturally
Il behooves that writer to choose n
title which will call particular atten-
tiOn to that special star for whom it
Is written, but as a rule the most
sensible and also most remunerative
plan is TO write a good, strong, ori-
ginal story which can he used by any
company and then after getting into
proper shape, start it upon the rounds
of the film companies, trusting to its
merit to find a resting place In some
studio
Always remember that the TITLE
is the advertisement which draws
the patron TO a moving picture thea
tire, as an attractive TTLE means
a larger crowd
Evening journal., 1915-06-23

10 excite the expectations of the
audience to so great a height that
as the play progresses and the plot
fails to live up to the earlier promise
made, the audience begins to realize
that the best part came first and leave
the theatre, feeling as though they
had been "stung." to utilize slang
expression; therefore while it should
always be your aim to start your
story so as to prove interesting all
the way through, never place your
cart before your horse, but reserve
your best and strongest action for the
end The style of story which al
ways pleases is the one in which
something important depends upon
the arrival of one OF the characters at
certain place in the mick of
time;" perhaps it is the delivery of
certain papers, or the life of one of
the characters at stake, the honor of
the hero or heroine. whatever it is
the thrill which takes possession of
the audience as they sit in tense at
tention wondering IF he will get
there in time" always get the play
"over" and makes il success, pro-
viding the thrill furnished was suf-
fciently original. If you are ambi-
tious to become a successful photo
playwright, learn to observe life in
every aspect, try to invent cOmplica-
tions and plots from any trivial in
cident which falls under your OBJ
servation and in striving for the big
things don't forget or overlook the
small events happening right at your
elbow, as it is the little details of
heart interest from which the big
stories are produced. There isn't a
day that one can't find the germ of a
plot in some newspaper article, for
where can one find greater array Of
tragedies, dramas or comedies than
from the headlines of a daily news
paper?
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
NO. 3

In the preparation Of a photoplay
a cast Of characters should always be
included either Immediately after the
title or after the synopsis, as in read
ing a photoplay the director is en-
abled TO Immediately grasp the num-
bor of characters necessary to the
production of the play and anything
which tends to save time for the di-
rector strengthens the selling chances
of the script Again a great many
OF the producing companies flash this
cast OF characters upon the screen be-
fore showing the picture, which gives
the audience a better conception Of
what will be shown. For example:
Cast Of Characters
John Mason, ranchman. 800.
Mary, his wife .................
Lefty, his daughter ...........
Tom Warren, in love with Lefty
Bud Hawkins. a gambler, also in
love with Lefty go. ..........
Cowboys, Indians, etc.
In writing a scenario or photoplay,
n great many writer's finish the synop-
sis before writing the scenario, in my
estimation IL saves a great deal Of
trouble In the way of rewriting TO
prepare your scenario first, then your
synopsis and lastly your cast Of char
actors; in submitting your play 5e
sure to place the synopsis first, as
that is what the editor wants to give
him his first idea of what your see
mario Is all about BY writing your
synopsis FIRST. you naturally write
your first impression of your play, but
after you have started writing your see
mario you will be surprised how many
new bits Of action will suggest them
selves TO you. Ideas which will ma
terlally strengthen your plot You
write in this new action and If the
synopsis has already been written,
what happens? Why you are simply
compelled to destroy the first syn
opsis and write a second one, which
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
CASTAWAY STORY IN
Isle OF Regeneration

In "The Island Of Regeneration, /"
the six part vitagraph production
now being shown on tho Wise pro-
gram, Edith Storey is scoring the
greatest dramatic success of her very
interesting career. This production
returns to the Victoria Theatre on
July II.
The principal action in "The Island
of Regeneration" takes place on an
uninhabitod island in the south Pa
cifc ocean. and Miss Storey after be-
ing a castaway on il for three years,
Is seen clothed in dress OF grass.
In several scenes, wherein she Is
seen bathing, she looks so comforta-
bic and content in a setting of tropi-
cal foliage that nobody would suspect
the scenes we're made IN zero weather.
THE production OF the island of
Regeneration said Miss Storey,
was started on Labor Day. The
scenes on the beach were taken on
j. Stuart Blackton's estate on Long
Island. New York State The estate
is very beautiful, but II Is hardly
j tropical, and in order TO gain the
\ proper effect. IL was necessary TO
drape the trees with great quantities
Of Spanish moss. and hundreds OF
natural palms we're employed 10 lend
a southern atmosphere 10 the back
I ground. The weather was very pleas
ant al this time, and Il was no great
hardship 10 90 about on the beaci
scaniily clad. but by the time the pro-
ductiOn had progressed 10 the point Ol
taking the scenes IN the pool and tho
cave, winter had far advanced and
our work was not 80 pleasant The
tank in the Viiagraph yard In Brook
lyn. =. T.. was converted into n poo
having all the appearances Of q Quic
spot in the tropics, and one day las
January when h was bitterly cold
Director Harry Davenport gave IN
word for me 10 60 through the act o
piunging IN and swimming about.
The Nitagraph pool is entirely n
the open. so 10 make things as com
Portable az possible. steam pipl
was carried into the pool. but thil
F.. only succeeded In warming the waite
in spots. and when swan out o
these warm places and struck watei
I that was about ready 10 freeze. I
was extremely diniculi 10 look az
though / were enjoying myself
The scenes showing the interior
Of tho island cave we're also takor
AZ this time IN a tent pitched on M,
studio grounds. in order 20 get fhs
/ proper light effect The thermometer
was around the zero point. and dress.
Cd as we were in hardly anything
more substantial than the everyday
suit OF a South African savage. the
charcoal stoves set about the tent
seemed 10 have very little effect on
the temperature.
In speaking our lines. the greatest
b care had 10 De exercised. IN ordor
lbreaths register ON tho film mi,
; was avoided by inhaline. ingtoad III
(. eNhaling the breath whenever W.
< spoke
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
TO Appear at The Victoria Theatre
Tomorrow and Friday.
Final Showing Today of "The Slim
Princess.7

The last presentation OF George
AIDES Oriental success. "The Slim
Princess viii be seen toda. with
Fraencis X. Bushman. the peer of
screen stars in the leading role. and
will be supported by Ruth stone
house. There is a lot OF healthy
comedy interviewer in this photoplay
with many amusing situations and
amid Oriental surroundings, American
gallantry stands out causing lots al
funny scenes. There rs a smile and
laugh from beginning until the sur
prising final. The scrapos and trou-
blos of the American lover and the
trials of the pickle-eating Princess
are ridicuously funny II Is one ol
tho best OF IT'S kind seen here IN a
long time. The fun maker, Charles
Chaplin. is to be seen in a scream
entitled, Between Showcrs.' and
added today are the wonderful and
instructive Pathe's News of the
World.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
Chaplin Gets $4,000
BONUS FOR new COMEDY

Tho value OF Charles Chaplin's
time 10 the exhibitor can easily be es-
timated through the offer of S25.00O
by the management Of Madison Square
Garden. New York. for a two weeks
engagement
The offer has been rejected but the
famous comedian loses nothing there
by. FOR George X. Spoor. president Of
tho Essanay. presented Mr. Chaplin
with a check for the same amount,
drawn on the Fort Dearborn National
Bank OF Chicago This was a bonus
and entirely out OF Mr.. Chaplin's reg
ular salary.
II was figured that Mr. Chaplin's
time WIS entirely too valuable 10 the
exhibitor even 10 spare him from his
regular work for that short length of
time Consequently the offer was not
considered.
The result is that the exhibitor viii
not be deprived of any Of the Essan-
ey-Chaplln comedies.
Mr.. Chaplin has worked like a iro-
Jan on his latest fun producer.
Work" He has put more time and
care into this two-reol comedy than
any previous one and IL surpasses
anything else he has ever done. n is
scream of laughter from start 10
hnish. This comedy has lust boon
! completed and was released vestor.
day at the Savoy
mr. Chaplin has already started
work on other great comedies. which
eNhibitors will receive in rapii suo-
lcession.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
JOHN MASON IN film
IN jim, The PENMAN''

John Mason, the distinguished
American star, and Jim the PEN
man." the dramatic success of two
continents by Sir Charles l.. Young,
are simultaneously introduced TO the
motion picture public by the five-part
Famous Players production at the
Majestic Theatre, next Tuesday, June
20. on the Paramount program.
The dramatic interest of the cele-
brated story is well sustained in its
screen portrayal. and the atmosphere
and settings Of the production ex-
ceedingly well suggest the genuine
environment of the characters that
move across the screen.
The rapidly developing plot OF the
play has also been woll maintained
and even accelerated in its uuickly
changing dramatic phases. Although
John Mason's gifted portrayal by far
outshadows the combined efforts of
the SUI porting cast. which, by the
way includ's an unusual number OF
prominent stage and screen players.
two at least OF whom are stars in
their own right. their individual i'm
personations cannot he overlooked
Frederick Perry as Capt. Redwood
IS drawn in characteristic outlines,
making a vigorous portraiture in
strong lights and shades. Russell
Bassett. as the rascally confederate
Of Jim the Penman," plays with re-
markable finesse on broad lines and
unique lines. Harold Lockwood. as
Louis Perciyal. marks the refinement
and seriousness Of the character with
distinguished tact and restrained in
tensity. Marguerite Leslie. as Mrs.
Ralston, In her treatment Of the scene
In which she compares the two let
ters and 80 discovers that her hus-
band forged the letters that separated
her from her first lover. Is powerful
and doenly lmnresslYe.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
.SWAYS DESTINY OF THE
PLUNDERER" FROM Horse

Since he assumed the dictatorship
of William Farnum in "The Plunder-
err" a perturbation Of Roy Norton's
romantic novel "The Plunderer," :"
made for William Fox. Edgar Lewis
has become almost as accomplished
a horseman as Buffalo Bill himself
But this end was not attained without
the cost of many blisters The inn
mense distances which had to be COW
cred in the mountainous regions of
Dahlonega, Ga, where the most strik-
ing scenes of this mining romance
were made. rendered II necessary for
the director and in fact for every
member Of the company, TO adopt
horsemanship in order to reach tne
locations. over the rugged mountain
trails which sometimes clung peril
ously TO the side of an abyssmal
chasm, there was no such thing as
lolling comfortably in the cushioned
tonneau or even condescending to
ride in the humble blackboard. The
sure-footed mountain ponies obtained
for Mr.. Lewis and his company carried
all hands safe and sound through
four weeks of picture making Not
but that there were many exciting,
narrow escapes in the mountain paths
On one occasion the steed ridden by
William Farnum caught the scent OF
a black bear and proceeded 20 back
off the trail toward a spot where the
precipice dropped a sheer 300 feet
Mr.. Farnum procipitately threw him
self out of the saddle and the horse
was dragged back onto the trail, but
not before its hind hoofs had sent
several rocks rattling into the abys.
with most unpleasantly suggestiv,
sound. THE Plunderer" will be seen
at the Majestic on July 1.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
ROARING LION CHASES
DUNKINSON UP A POLE

Henry Dunkinson has proved to be
an excellent lion tanner as well as
actor. A lion was used one night
recently in taking q scene from the
Essanay photoplay. "The Inner
Brute" After going through its per-
formances the lion leaped through the
wire netting by which it was screen
ed from a number of spectators.
Everybody scattered. including Dunk
insOn. But the beast signalled him
out, possibly because of Dunkinson's s
piumpness and chased him across the
yard and up a pole The lion squat
ted on its launches under the pole
and remained with its eyes glued on
its prospective dinner as though hyp-
Noticed. 1t stayed there until the
keeper came and dragged it away.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
nance O'KEIL IS AN
EMPRESS OF EMOTION

Nance O,Nen. with her vital person
atty and compelling magnetism is
beyond question America most emi-
oeni emotional actress. She has been
proclaimed as such by no Jess a
master ~ sfagecraff than David BE-
iasco. In whose drama The Lily she
Electrified Ncw York audiences into
perfect storms RI noisy enthusiasm.
The enierpriee Of william Fox. the
president 0f Fox Film Corporation.
ln securing for The screen the SER
>lceh oi This gifted actress. was am-
ply demonstrated in "Krcutzor Som
"a. The William Fox production IN
"nlch Miss O'Nel made hor tbofo-
play nennt She now appears fn the
Nonoefiul character OF Princess Ro-
manon in the William Fox feature
frinccss Romanon" based nDon VIC
ioTien sardou's greatest play "Fe-
dora"
All over the world. for she has
played by popular demand in every
civilized country on earth. Miss o.
Aeil's wonderful rendition of In,
character OF Fedora" is known anf
acclaimcd Princess R0man0n" a'
adapted for the screen by Clara S
Beranger and produced by Franl
Powell. director OF the William Fo,
fucccsses "A Fool There Was" am
From the Valley of the Missing" 4
Bn infinitely more powerful drama Il
every way than the stage version o
the SardCu play The scope and lati
fude Afforded By the camera and IN
Vulnerable opportunities 10 enlarge
upon and Intensity the dramatic Gual
tiles Of "Fqdora' make II a ecrear
drama which exceeds in power am
Htirring interest anything hitherto
seen In the photo drama.
Evening journal., 1915-06-23
FILM FANCIES.

wallace Beery has three trained
rats that go through some wonderful
stunts IN Essanay's photoplav Tho
Broken Pledge n rs camping scene
and Beerv and his friends are trying
TO scare out three girls who are camp
ing nearby and have taken a pledge
never to marry The rats run merry
rings about the tent and finally one
o. them grabs hold Of the bed covers
and pulls them OF.