The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-07
PHOTOPLAYS AND
PHOTOPLA YERS
BY GARDNER MACK.
Film Realism Carried
to Extreme in
Scenes for New
Photopldy
BY GARDNER MACK.

Realism in pictures seems to be
running rlol Just at present and
several Pelascos are developing
among the directors who carry de-
tail 70 the very anest point in the
preparation OF studio sets for their
fllms. John Emerson, who made a
reputation as a character actor be-
fore he became a director of pic
lures. Is tile newest bidder for first
place in ffIithfulness to detail. Elmer.
son has become one OF Grifflth's
righ, hand men and has been as
signed the task OF directing the plays
in which Douglas Fairbanks appears
for the Triangle Company.
In the newest picture Fairbanks
has been called upon TO play, His
Picture in the PSper,' Emerson
dragged his company from Los
Angeles to New York In order to
get local New York color without
ANY adulteration from the glorious
climate OF California. And he has
also constructed vegetarian
restaurant nnd barber shop In the
studio because he couldn't, get q
real restaurant or barber shop thar
he thought would suit the picture.
This means that he has built alb
soI,itely duplicates OF the two places
I'M the studio just for q few scenes
and has actually employed BARRIERS,
walters. etc, to- perform the duties
or their trade Tor q few minutes
while tho picture IL being MADE.
The food served " me wes tha an
rectors had difficulty keeping the ac-
tors from eating II all at rphearsals.
THE barber shop set is said tn have
been a triumph in realism and IN
Guided nair tonic, steam sterlllzers,
expert whlsk broom wtelders, GreeK
and Italian BARRIERS as well as mani
cure girls.
Nat Goodwin. havink resisted the
attempts Of the vaudeville managers
who wanted him to appear for a nm
tied engagement at the usual large
salary. has fallen a victim TO the
Aim baciIH, and has signed con-
tract 10 appear in motion pictures
with the Mirror Films Corporation.
A special series Of photopiays Us
being written in which Goodwin VIII
appear, and he will be supported by
a company Of actors ana actp5ss tl.
who have made successes on poth
the stage and In motion pictures.
The names Of the plays that are 10
he PRODUCED have not vet been an
nolinced, but It Is regarded as PROB
able that some of Mr.. GOODWIN
better Known stage SuCNobSc1' ~
we'll as a number OF new plays. VIII
be prepared for him.
The motion picture press agent Is
placed at a most severe disadvantage
when he r. required TO describe the
gowns of the actresses, and descrip-
lions of gowns Of actresses are most
important nowadays in the prepare
ton Of stories for newspaper publ
ctaion regarding films. Anna Held,
who Il appearing in Nine. La Pres
idente" for the oliver Morosco COM
pany, Is to make speciality or Paris
frocks. and the Morosco press agent
worked valiantly to describe them.
Just what he meant by the major
norton OF his descriptiou nobody
but the agent himself will ever
know. The latter part OF II, how
ever, Is good comedy, even II II Is
rather shy on fashion jargon.. II
relates:
There's one gorgeous AFFAIR that's
lust the color OF cream tomato soup
and there's another that looks eN'
actIy like a salad. nee shrimp
salad, trimmed with mayOnnaise
and green stun. and there's another
frock with pantelettes. just like they
decorate lamb chops with. and
there's a lacy thing like French
pastry, and a blonde hat exactly the
color OF q Bronx cocktail. and some
creme de mentbe stockings. and a
hat trimmed with Maraschino cher
Ties." g. NJ.