The Washington times., 1915-12-07
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLAY YERS
.... BY GARDNER MACK.
Film Realism Carried
to Extreme in
Scenes for New
Photoplay
BY GARDNER MACK.

Realism In pictures seems to be
running riot lust at present and
several 'Pelascos are developing
among the directors who carry de-
tail TO the very finest point in the
prepara ton of studio sets for their
films. John Emerson, who made
reputation as "A character actor be-
fore he became a director Of pic
lures. Is the newest bidder for first
place in faithfulness to detail. Ener-
son has become one Of Griffith's s
right hand men and has been as
signed the task Of directing the playa
in which Douglas Fairbanks appears
for the Triangle Company.
In the newest picture Fairbanks
has been called upon to rlay. "Ells
Iicture in the Paper" Emerson
Angeles to New York in order to
get local New York color without
any adu,teration from the glorious
climate of California. And he has
also constructed vegetarian
restaurant and barber shop In the
studio because he couldn't get q
real restaurant or barber shop that
he thought would suit the picture.
rhis means that he has built ah-
solutely duplicates OF the two places
In the studio just for few scenes
and has actually employed BARRIERS,
walters, etc, to perform the duties
or their trade for few minutes
while tho picture IL being made
The food served in the "egetarian
restaurant Is real food ana the d.
rectors had difficulty keeping the ac-
tors from eating it all at rchearsals.
The barber shop set is said to haN"
been a triumph in realism ana IN
atRQno Stprll1ZGTS,
expert whisk broom wieiders, GreeK
aud Italian BARRIERS as well as mani
cure girls.
Nat Goodwin. having resisted the
attempts Of the vaudeville managers
who wanted him to appear for a nm
tied engagement at the usual iarge
salary, has fallen victim 10 tne
Aim bacilli, and has signed con-
tract 70 appear In motlon pictures
with the Mirror Films Corporation.
a special series of photoplays Is
being written In which GOODWIN WI,
appear. and he will be supported bE
a company of actors and actresses
who have made successes on both
the stage and In motion pictures.
The names OF the plays that are TO
he produced have not vet been an
nounced. but it Is regarded as prop
able that some OF Mr. GOODWIN :
hhO"h
well as a number OF new plays. will
be prepared for him.
The motion picture press agent Is
placed at a most severe disadvantsg ge
when he IL required to describe the
gowns Of the actresses, and descrip-
lions Of gowns OF actresses are mos'
important nowadays in the preparn
ton of stories for newspaper publ
ctaion regarding films Anna Held
who Is appearing in Nine. La Pres
idente" for the oliver Morosco com
pany. is to make a speciality OF Paris
frocks. and the Morosco press agent
worked valiartly to describe them.
Just what he meant by the major
portion Of his descrfntion nobody
but the agent himself will ever
know. The latter part OF II, how
ever, Is good comedy. even II II !:
rather shy on IA shion jargon.. II
relates:
There's one gorgeous affa ir that :
lust the color of cream tomato SOUP
and there's another that looks ex'
actiy like salad. a nee shrimr
salad, trimmed with mayonnaist
and green stun. and there's another
frock with pantelettes. just like they
decorate lamb choDs with. and
there's lacy thing like French
pastry. and a blonde hat exactly the
color Of Bronx cocktail. and some
creme de mentbe STOCKINGS. and p
hat trimmed with Maraschino cher
ries." G. NJ.