The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-25
MOTION PICTURE IRIIJMPI1S
l--They Capture Broadway Stars.

i8 l---They Captur.
i8 By Frederis
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/ Early rex. month. = special train.
ie01ippad With luxUries accorded only
no royalty and grand opera stars VIII VIII
cross tee continent It VIII convey
iGerdzliEe Farrsr and Ter attendants
TO Los Angeles. where the great
isirger Azs been engaged so enact
some OF her graceful poses before
the moving picture camera She WA
! take the leading part lr q Play VIII. WIZ
! ten expressly Tor her.
The capture OF an operate star by
the movies Is distinctive triumph
| Most OF the Leaders among legitimate
players have been won over by the
TEN 2satson Of increased publicly no
I; less shaa by the fabulous salaries OK
Tered by the movie man. Now grand
ago. Hiss Farral was induced 20 re-
cord the rich MELODY of ner so1ce
I upon ne Photographic Giscs for the
benent OF those who we're nos OF
the reach or the opera. Nov tns
grace and Charm of her person Will
t-eacE them through the MOVIES
luxurious bungalow has neen ccsss.
| ed for her stay in Jos Angeles a:lo
ia dressing room fo- her indlyzouat use
has bee2 built onto the 1lnl stcdto
IN which she is.to pose Thus DO
srars command the extras n Fil,nSilie
las well as IN the stage world
The treasrtcal stars wio are still
holding aIoof from tn inducements
OF the camera man may easily be
counted upon the fingers. 1.iost OF
them are believed TO Eave some sIrons
personal reason other than their
ip-silS;ce again 5. the moves. FIFTH
Scheff. Leslie Carter Elsie Janis.
Bertha hal:cb. Lois Weber and Edftn
.Taliaferro are only few OF the Wo-
men who have won honors behind
tthe footlights and are now turElns
to what many OF them find the more
difficult task of acting out a story be-
fore the camera. The male stars are
mot behind in this movement VII
fliam Faversh@m has recently signed
contract for 81 1000 fc. season with
the movies. William and Dusnn
Farpum. LioneI Barrymore and Ed
mund Breese are only few OF the
names that are quite as prominent IN
most parts Of the country
Publicity is the life Of the theatre
cal star and the numbers that can De
reached from the stage are small in
!rcrize the movie screen Motion PIC
lures are seen by an average OF ~.
900 900 persons daily in this country
!! In addition. q i'm may be sent abroad
Little translation is required
The inspiration derived from the
'conten, pIation of so great an audience
!: is strong enough to induce many
tstars to work as hard TO overcome
THE difficulties which beset then1 pc
fore the camera as they did 20
achieve their first successes upon the
stage
Contrary to popular he.:es. the sS
of the movie star is oulse as 'i,s'
!a.s 1l,at OF tie legitimate ac.o~. =
som. respects it is more so. because
| e,. o1ioas must all be depicted BY Ces-
l1ure. pose and facial expression. the
regular stage permits the voice TO tetl
trhe story Most actors have manner
lisms which are more or less oo1ec-
itiooab BILE when exaggerated by the MI
lcroscop:c lens of the camera Inc IN
rerest of the spoken word upon tue
regular stage frequently covers oe-
t.fec.s in the department. form or pose
If the actor. Phillip Sn1alley claims
| that the average star is deeply disap-
pointed by the appearance of his hrst
| fir, ir whfck the hands seem mag
u;acd tocr diameters and the de1ec-
five sestr1 IS multiplied by fourteen
! Dustin Farnum tells that he vas
ashamed TO look in the face OF cam
tera for a week after seeing his hrst
FIN, rrodrced The care required 1or
the movie pose Keeps him from tail-
ing into .11e easy. careless waS "nlep
pass ....s.er upon the raRula- stage.
| successful ptay IN the regular
1heareS is likely to be promptly re-
| produced in the movies. and me
chances of it being filmed with ITS
torieinal company are increasing every
week. A few weeks ago. Frttzl
Scbeff vas delighting New York IN
4 der the title role Of Pretty MIS-
smith Now she is acting the same
part before the camera with other
mem bers of her COMPANY Wiii1a1n
i Favershan. may De seen II zee
RiSrt o. Way Leslie Carter n
THE Heart OF Maryland. while
/ ;zmsiv Steyens. niece CT YRS.
+. Fiske and tce successful: star ~ io-
I day..' IS nov preparing TO take the
leading part IN Cora, a FiSke p1a:.
which. is being filmed in California
The tremendous enthusiasm WITH
which the moving picture has neen
swept into popularity has created the
belief that the profits Of the manu-
ifacturers are fabulous The public
does not take into account ne ess,
nendous expenses of producing a
! hieh-srade dln While some OF TIE
fabulous salaries paid to stars sound
like notes from skillfu1 press agent,
imany of them are not >exagserated.
iTne stars. whose names have drawn
well upon the legitimate stage. reap
rich rewa-s for adapting themselves
to the requirements OF the movies a
| thousand doIla-s q week Is not sal
arv 10 excite comment IN Fsimriue, al
! though the number OF persons VINO
draw 81 MAY be smaller than com mon