New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-30
CHATS WITH STAGE FOLK
Revealing the Innermost Thoughts of Herbert Brenon
Arnold DAILY and Fana Marinof.


Cling for her life"
Another time Brenon wanted Miss
Kellermann TO coast over waterfall
Just 10 see what would happen, he
threw a dog over first. The dog never
came up. But one of the natives
lowered himself by rope, and found
the dog on a ledge underneath the
falls. He came out with the pup quite
alive. SO Miss Kelermann obligingly
coasted over the falls to the tune of
cranking machines, while a special
convoy OF life guards awaited her be-
low. She wasn't even scratched
"You can't beat that woman's cour-
age" said Brenon. There isn't an
other woman in the world who could
or would do what she did. That's
why there1l never be another picture
like this one"
In addition to Miss Kellermann, there
a-e a score or so of female swimmers
recruited from various life-saving sta
ticns around the country 1t was their
business TO assume that they were
mermads, and when mermaids disport
you nay recall. they are not garbed in
anything 20 speak Of or not TO speak
Of. for that matter This fact brought
Nr. Rrcnon TO the subject Of censors,
so near 10 the heart Of motion picture
folk at present
Tile censors won't object to my
picture. because they won't find any
thing TO object to. You naturally
wouldn't expect bunch Of mcrmaids
to swim around in the water or dance
OF The sand dressed IN bathing suits.
81 never worry about the ccnsors,
because haven't anything to fear
from them. There's a picture on
Broadway now that shows an illegal
doctor AZ work. and it's the most dis
gushing ever saw. II also shows the
body Of little girl who died as the
result OF her experience. lying i'm bed.
covered with netting and flowers. II
was heart breaking and made me abso-
lutely sick. ! believe in board of
censors If that is what VIC are in dan
ger Of"
Besides directing the actual taking
Of the pictures Brenon was "A sort of
island monarch. On days when the
htr- ,,o If.,,..I battle ,,.or. ~.,ooI -. n
great sand plain Brcnon had as many
as 5000 blacks under him. and it was
no easy matter TO instruct them what
to do and keep order while they
weren't doing it. The Governor of
Jamaica supplied a corps of police,
and every night he would sit as Judge
to hear complaints that Brcnon had !
TO make against any misbehayers.
Brenon taught over thousand OF
the blacks how to fight with sword and |
spear. He arranged them in couples, /,
ard instructed them in the nicetes /
OF the medieval combat. The mermaids /
NOV dressed in khaki girl scout uni /
forms, like the Hippodrome flag song
ballet were utilized to instruct the /
blacks in what to do. Each mermaid .
had squad of 200 men under her,
and she marched 2 battle at their /
heed.
Bienon's favorite companion during
the eight months he was in Jamaica
was o huge megaphone, five feet tall.
and almost as high as himself. All /
orders for the spending of Mr.. Fox's /
81 100000 we're issued through this de-
vice.
.ANIA NARINOFF never had a part
i written for her. and she's proud
Of il. 1--WE always had to read to
get my parts" she said. "and I'm glad
il happened that way. I've had a great
variety Of them, and knew deserved
every one ! got, for worked hard TO
get EN-"
Miss Marinof is now making an en-
phatic impression as the mischievous
sprite. Ariel, in "The Tempest" at the
Century. When she was approached in
Ter dressing room she had Invested her
self Of her saucy elfn wig Of golden
hair. but her gilded eyebrows had not
ret been removed She was curlcd up
'n lounge after Nine. Du Barry mot