Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-20
SCENARIO CONTEST
CLOSES SATURDAY
Be Sure Your Script Gets Into
the Mail Before Midnight
Saturday
Rv ihe PhoionInv editor

The three weeks limit Of the EVENING
LEDGER Scenario Contest comes TO n close
Saturday. Scripts mailed after midnight Of
that day will not be eligible for entry. A
surprisingly large number of scenarios are
already in hand and the bulk show very
decidedly promise of winning serious con-
sideration. Many readers of the EVENING
LEDGER are still asking questions as to
the contest. Here are their answers:
y. Stofnan--Employes Of either the
EVENING LEDGER or the PUBLIC LEDGER
are not eligible for entry In either the
Scenario Contest or the Photoplay Cast
Contest
Il. Il, CA figure Of justice or liberty
or lamp OF truth may be called Scene
Closeup" or "Scene-Full view" As to
listing such scenes In the scene plot, In
general you might call them "exteriors"
unless Of course, the figure or statue photo
graphed occurs in some interior setting
used elsewhere in the script
l.. P.-Thc story may I've treated from
either a comedy or n dramatic or n melo-
dramatic angle.
A s. P.-The following is the require
mente as TO places shown in the scenario:
The script must include scenes using the
Interior or exterior of six of the following
places: A Ball Park. the LEDGER office,
the city Hall, the Postonice, Rttenhouse
Square. LEDGER Central. an Elevated or
subway Station, Independence Square, n
Railroad Station. the Navy Yard, Grard
Avenue Bridge, Falrmount Park"
All exhibitors IN south Texas towns are
rejoicing at the troop movement TO the
Texas border In San Antonio there arc
now quartered some $4,000 soldiers of the
various National Guard and regular army.
In Eagle Pass, Del Rio, Laredo, Browns
vile, I'll Paso and intermediate towns the
picture shows are playing to big business
every day.
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In these sections and numerous film men
have dug up" cld Mexican war film winch
have lain on the shelf for several months.
In one instance n three.reeler was un.
earthed, n red-white-and-blue" circular
gotten out and a verltable flock of book
ngs" came IN The exhibitors over Texas
playing this film get good business at their
end of the line, too.
The call for every man belonging to n
military company in Texas has taken n few
men from the film exchanges operating
booths and even from the theatres.
On June "a Director William p. S. Earle
took company Of Vitagraph players to the
Church of Holy Innocence, at Beverly road
and East 5th street. Brooklyn, to secure a
realistic interior scene for "The Battle Cry
of War" sequel to Commodore j. Stuart
Blackton's "The Battle Cry of Peace"
Through the kindness of Father Costello,
arrangements were made>for the opening of
the auditorium to everybody who cared to
see how motion pictures were made The
audience was asked to pose in tho big
scene and accepted with alacrty.
Following the taking of the scene, q pro-
gram Of Vitagraph pictures was given.
Some of the stars who appeared and were
introduced to the audience were Harry T.
Morey Alice Joyce. Naomi Chiders, Joseph
Kilgour, Walter McGrail and Templar SAKE.
Little Mary Sunshine, the Baby Grand"
star Of the Balboa forces. is having new
gowns made in preparation for her forth.
coming plays. The Baby Grand" takes as
much interest In sartorial effects as her sis.
ter stars of Balboa, but she has more fun
In rags and glngham than in the fluffy
things.