Evening star., 1915-11-21

Garden In q New Dress.-Pendins
the installation of the noted Triangle
Film Plays at Moore's Garden Theater
November 2S, the entire interior OF
the house will be repainted and deco
rated to conform with the auditorium
of the Knickerbocker Theater in New
York The walls will be done in a
deep old rose, and the ceilings and
dome will be in deep buff with gold
and rose trimmings. The doors will be
finished in colonial mahogany. and the
woodwork In pure enameled Wnlte.
New carpets will be laid and the
draperies and hangings will be in mar
mony. The exterior will be frightened
and renovated. The work Will be done
at night so as not to interfere with the
daily performances. and a speciaiiy
CONSTRUCTED ventilating system will be
temporarily installed to carry away
the fumes of the paint.
1t is Mr.. Moore's announced intention
to make the Garden Theater one or
the east The Triangle pictures repre-
sent choice Photographic art. and IN
every city where they are being exhib-
tied they are drawing capacity busi-
ness.
tsThe Old Homestead" Being Filmed
One of the oldest landmarks near Cen
land Riding Academy. which for years
has been the best-known school OF
equestrian art in the great metropolis,
was purchased a short time ago by
the Famous Players Film Company. to
be turned into a motion picture studio.
The first scene taken in this old
structure was the opening scene OF
"The Old Homestead the rural classic
which for more than thirty years
served to endear itself, and its star and
author, the late Denman Thompson, to
the American public.
Wherever the stage is known there
'The Old Homestead is also known.
The simplicity of its characters and
of the story itself gave it it's universal
interest and caused it to outlive by
years many a drama that gained pop
ularity in the meanwhile.
Denman Thompson's old home will
Frank Thompson. as the setting for
the rural portion of the story. The
outlying districts of the typically
quaint New England town. in which it
is situated, will be used to furnish
additional atmosphere.
1t was in 1875. while incapacitated
by severe attack of rheumatism. that
Denman Thompson conceived the 1dea
of The Old Homestead, Wn1cn ne nrSt
wrote as vaudeville sketch, under
the title of Joshua Whitcomb." In
it's elaborated and expanded form,
.'The Old Homestead had its first
presentation under it's present name at
the Boston Theater in 1856. Conserva-
tive estimates state that more than
twenty million people have laughed
and cried over this old play, which in
the last three decades has been pre-
sented in every village and hamlet in
he nit Tar Nd
James Kirkwood, under whose di-
rection the photoplay production Is
being made, states that The Old
history of feature films. because of the
scarcity of studio settings which will
be used. With the old Thompson home.
the neighboring village and old Grace
Church in New York, all to be used
as actual backgrounds, and with many
scenes transpiring in the streets of
New York. there are but few scenes
left to be staged in the studio.
From the photographs furnished by
Mr.. Thompson the producers have been
able to copy exactly the costumes and
makeup of the original characters in
the play.
The Old Homestead will probably
rank as one of the, most notable con-
tributions of the Famous Players Film
Company to the Paramount program.
Loews Columbia.
Following Madame Butterfly" pic
turing Mary Pickford. at Loew's Co