Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-26
TerwiniEer, the 1Iubin

George w. TeTwilliEer, the LGIbin
writer and director. who tB In FLORIDA
with q special company of Lubin players,
headed by Ormi Hawley and Earl Met
calfe, got his entire company Into most
| unexpected and sensational situation this
| week, whom he started to stage a photo
play train robbery near Stuart, Fla,
shortly after a real train robbery had
taken place there. The excitement started
| when large forco of deputy shertffs
and armed villagers mistook the Lubin
| robbers" for tho gang they were hunt
ing down and thought another train hold
up was taking place.
| The real hold-up took place at Z o'clock
in the evening. -Four men held UP the
Palm Beach LIMITED train, No. SO. a fast
train which makes few stops between
Jacksonville and Miami. The only reason
the train stopped at Stuart was because
Of tho drawbridge across the st. Lucie
River. II was there the robbers climbed
aboard and held UP tho passengers at the
points Of revolvers.
The following morning Terwflliger and
his company, with a large number OF
'extras." left 5t. Augustine in special
train to film q train robbery for one
OF the pictures he is making and the
spot chosen for the robbery" was the
drawbrtdge near Stuart. When the train
mediately began rehearsing the company
for the scene. The "bandits"' leaped
aboard the train, forced the engineer to
stop and everyone on board was ordered
to get out and give over"
The company was getting a lot Of
realism out of the rehearsals when some
OF the deputy sherifSs, who were hunting
for the robbers of the night before, saw
them. Ttsn things started. Several shots
wert hrad, whether as q signal to other
sheriffs or at the Lubin players has not
been cleared up as yet, but from every
hIntaTg
rifles appeared. The Lubinites knew moth
ing of the robbery the night before and
were stampeded. Some fed into ths
train-others stood still. frightened still,
thinking they themselves were about to
be held up by band OF Florida robbers
Three OF the sheriffs grabbed two of the
IIubin robbers" Everyone talked, no
one understood. Finally Terwilliger see-
ing star on a pair of suspenders, seized
the wearer, and shouted moving pic
both sides. The sheriff explained to Ter
williger and the latter explained to the
sheriff.
After the company had recovered from |
fright, rehearsals were resumed and the |
sheriff and his deputies. at their own re-
quest. acted In the pictures and then re-
sumed their man hunt
5chwab's Home for Setting
Charles NJ. Schwab, the steel magnate
according to a general idea has q white
elephant on his hands. That Is the
French chateau on Riverside Drive, New
York city, which the steel man built
some years ago and never lives in be-
cause, people say, Mrs Schwab doesn't
ike the place. The raillngs surrounding
he house cost 100000. The fate of the
Chateau de Schwab has long been matter
If conjecture. So far 1t hasn't figured in
Briton N. Busch, secretary and
treasurer of the World Film Corpora
ion, is a personal friend of Mr.. Schwab,
fact which came to the notice of the
highly imaginative James Young, World
slim director and husband OF Clara
Simball Young, the World Films bright
particular star.
Hearts in Exile" the forthcoming
russian drama. which Mr.. Young is
making with Miss Young as the heroine.
demands some pretentious settings.
When Young bethought himself of Mr..
3uschs friendship for Mr.. SehwAb he
idn't hesitate to suggest a loan OF the
reat big French chateau in New York
ity, which, with fall of snow Ito be
Waited for. of course) would make a
plendid set for Hearts in Exile" a
hing of simple arrangement between
susch and Sehwab.
,OIlege Scenario Contest
After careful consideration Horace G.
'limpton, manager OF the Edison studio.
as decided upon the winning manu-