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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
,,r az u THE Me-" AMSTERDAM
A Regisseur Cinematique
and What and Why He Is
What Do You Think Baron Dewitt Is Here from
Denmark with Plan to Work Great Improve
ment in American Films.

twin bywords. And then the motion
pictures came along. and Baron Dewitt,
then a regisseur for the Royal Danish
Theatre, became possessed of an idea.
lie would transfer his knowledge of the
fitness Of things TO the films. where 1t
Is really needed. Not only that, but he
would devote himself to the uplifting
of American films. which require il
most. For the baron rather fancies Eu-
ropean motion pictures ahead Of the
American ones.
America is far behind Europe in
cinema technique says the baron. Mo
tion picture producers in Europe would
not think of employing a man who
never had been connected with fashion
able or official life to direct film pur-
porting TO show glimpses of such life
But the film sells, and that is all You
care about. SO far, so good, but II IS
not good unless you want 10 be out
ClaSSed after the war by European pro-
ducers.
1T is all very well for the producer
to pOOh-pooh the painstakinC technique
Of the regISseur as unnecessary, on the
ground that people don't know the
difference. II is all right up 70 the
point where some rival takes II INTO
his head TO show the people the ar
ference the difference between the
smateurish and faxed technique OF
present-day films and the genuine
technique OF the histrionic master
craftsman. Knowing the difference,
the public will turn its back on the
kind OF pictures now tolerated. Every
producer will then be compelled to
secure competent regisseurs-if he can
get them"
The possibility Of American film pro
ducers facing bankruptcy as result
Of & scarcity in regisseurs Is one tnat
NAV well be contemplated with dread.
THE regisseur," continues the baron,
will do away with the Inconsistencies
that cause audiences TO laugh to-day.
He will discharge the motion picture
dentist who uses Illuminating gas on
his patient. He will send back home
the people who come to garden parties
in frock coats and top hats and who
make Mdicrous mistakes in social ell
quette. There Will be no more dane
ing that resembles epileptic hts rather
than the art of TerpsichOre. Herolnes
will not be rescued from drowning IN
drv garments and marcelled hair. Rus
SIAN peasants Will not be CARRIED IS
natives of the Alps, and Danish aide
de-camp as an American militiaman.
And the regisseur will establish
gentleman for the screen. There are
thousands OF would-be gentlemen types
to-day. but not one Of them Is typical
or true. They all wear clothes which
remind one of advertisements for
readv.made clothing store. Pageants,
festivals. parties and social gatherings
viii be handled as the real events
would be handled. not as stupid at
tempts at accomplishing an illusion.
Speed the day when the regisseurs
are in full command, showing, US ex-
actlv what constitutes a regular mo-
ton picture! And 3 tear for the pres;
ent sad and unregisseured condition OF
affairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Katharine La Sales Interest
Is Confined to Trio OF SIS

"Now. il never had entered my head
that mother would let me 90 10 ora
matte school. | talked 1t over with her
Immediately, and she consented: 80
went 70 the Chicago Musical College.
"John Wesley was playing in Inc
Vpstart' in Chicago little later, when
one Of his minor characters deserted
him. He called up the school for
substitute, and was sent. Once on
the stage. | never LETT.
"By stories you mean that you aspire
10 write ," presumed the listener.
"No." stated Miss La Sale. 81 mean
that / like TO read OF course, as said
before. every girl thinks that some day
she'll be writer, and Pm no different.
But lust at present Pm an ardent read
er From September TO Christmas !
declare | read six hours day, except
matinee DAYS. | like Hichens, Shaw
and other modern authors. Mother mas
a library Of ancients, but can't abide
them. p
"I cannot read the old books they
read long years ago. submitted the
interviewer.
But Miss La Sale paid no attention,
and continued 10 interview hersef al
great rate. .,
you've had q lot Of money left you,
broke in the caller again.
What makes you think that said
well, the third s. Settlements
mo. no. no." said Miss La Sale.
"You silly, that means my orphan
asylums. I'm interested in a whole
LOT of EN-. I'm member of the board
of managers of the Crippled Children,s
Industrial School, on Fifty-seventh
Street. I've also helped az Christodors
House. Of Avenue b, and the Henry
Street Settlement. Then q year ago |
staged three one-sct plays for the
Music School Settlement. The actors
were pretty good, too. except bit
strutty."
THAT finishes tho three SIS"
Eyes" agreed Miss La Sale, for the
first time.
you're not thinking Of getting mar
ried ." WAS the next question (purely
for information).
81 told YOU" declared Miss La Sale,
with fnality, that ] was interested In
only three things"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

Attention. film producersl Have you
a little regisseur in your studios a
reSisseur cinematiQue9 Well, you
should have. At present there is only
one of them in the world, but the
chances are that there will soon be
carbon copies on the market lie is
the man who knows what's what In
everything-how many buttons there
aye on q 1916 model dress suit. whether
stalagmite grows up or down and
~ 10 tell the subway from the sur
lace lines. He admits It. and he Is
here TO put his knowledge at the com
mand Of American film producers.
His name Is Baron DEWITT. and he Is
a Dane. He was not always a regis
seur cinematique. lie started life as
plain regisseur. and his career goes TO
show what young man can make OF
himself these days if he goes at II
properly. There are regisseurs a-plenty
scattered all over Europe there
were before the war started-but the
baron Is the only one of them who had
cumption enough 10 climb out Of the
rut
What is a regisseur? Tut tut a
reSisseur Is q histrionic connoisseur'
And a histrionic connoisseur is a per-
son who has travelled every place snd
studied everything. and who knows
eterything connected with the drama
except Arnold Days reasons for pro-
duc!ne "The Angel in the House" AS
previously stated, they are moderately
common In Europe. They are appoint
ed by the crown. or the man under IT,
and every royal theatre has trio OF
them hanging arouno-one for the
drama. one for comedy and one for the
ballet.
Inasmuch as a regisseur does nothing
but study, observe and experiment along
his particular line there comes q time
when he becomes expert in his field. II
the Royal Theatre In Petrograd is put
ting on tragedy. the Car merely
orders somebody 70 page the dramatic
rerisseur He arrives, looks things over
and points out that no regular grand
duke would dine at 7:45 o'clock IN the
evening. as they have him doing in the
play. He wouldn't think Of sitting down
until ten minutes 10 8. And so on. Every
little detail is corrected and made per-
feet BY the regisseur, drawing on the
Great fund Of knowledge that ne has
been accommodating. This explains at
last Why every play produced abroad Is
successful.
Well. for years and years the regis
seurs kept on regisseuring and regis
securing. with accuracy and life as their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
By FREDREX SCHANG.

Il will be recalled without much
trouble that Miss Katharine La Sale
has the leading feminine role in Hit
the-TraN Holiday" George Cohan's
dramatization Of Billy Sunday Once
having recalled this. it is unnecessary
further 70 delay the news that in all
this world there are only three things
which have any interest for Miss La
Sale.
"It's no use 20 ask me about the war
and suffrage" she greeted (ss If one
would think Of doing such thinGD-
'I'm interested in three things, and
three things alone"--
bridge, golf and"-- guessed the
caller.
no, no, mol" cried Miss La Sale
a friend Of mine once put II right
when she said that ! was dedicated TO
the three S's-Stage, Stories and Set
Elements"
Having made this handsome start,
Miss La Sale proceeded 20 interview
herself IN most fetching fashion.
when ! went TO convent az Msdi-
son, Wis. had no idea ! was going
on the stage. BY that l don't mean
that never talked about going on, for
] honestly think there isn't girl liy-
ing who doesn't at some time IN her
life say she'd either Ike to go on the
stage or be a writer.
well. after ] finished my convent
education ! began TO look around for
something TO do. | had always been a
good pianist, 30 l thought I'd take up
music seriously But found that
years at school, during which I'd played
nothing but popular music, had got me
out Of form
wrecked on the reef Of ragtime?'
"No." said Miss La Sale, with a re
proachful sort Of pout. 81 started my
music and soon learned that I'd have
10 start at the very beginning again,
which discouraged me frightfully.
About that time my brother said TO
me. 4 thought you were going 70 dra-
matte school" what makes you think
tbat?' asked. why, mother was talk
ing about IT, he answered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
WHAT AMBITION WILL
DO TO AN ACTRESS.

OGband IL seems pretty far cry
from the studio of present day maya
zine illustrator 20 the pages OF VIII
cbakespeare. And il is. Our modern
illustrators don't have a great deal TO
90 with Shakespeare, because the maya
zines are not buying much OF his stun
4 long journey that from artist s
studio 10 the pages Of the bard, but
Edith King has made it, It goes TO
fhow what ambition will do TO an
actress. =,
Miss King, now in "The Boomerang
began her professional career as an
artists model, posing for such noted
,yielders of the brush as Howard
Chandler Christy and Clarence Under
wood To this day she cannot be GER
tain that the best seller or magazine
that she picks up will not contain pct
ures of herself nesting amid silken
cushions or in some other characters
tic pose for heroine.
But year ago Miss King decided
that there was no particular future IN
being an anonymous heroine, and she
took TO the stage. She appeared hrst
in "Marie Odile," then "The Boom
erang," AND-as soon as she became
an actress she began graphing daily
with the writings of Will, and to THIS
day she does it. Because she wants TO
play Juhety Heavens, Hoi Listen!
Its the wonderful Mental training
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
WHO'S WHO AT PRESENT ON The STAGE

A good many years ago the worlds
supply OF punchy adjectives was ex-
hat tied in an endeayor TO describe Eva
Tanguay in new way. consequently
the task shall not BIO attempted mere
Miss Tanguay will appear at the Paiace
Theatre this week. Some persons CON
slider her the worlds greatest enter
tainer and Others are strongly anti.
Like T. r., peanut butter and the Ger
mans, she ia subject on which every
body takes one side or the other. There
are no Tanguay neutrals. II must pc
added, however, that the pros evidently
outnumber the ants, for Eva Ianguay
Is one Of vaudevile's greatest drawing
cards. go,
Felyne Verbist, from Brussels, will
also be present. She has achieved con
siderable renown as dancer IN her
home country, and che is quite new 70
America. This girl Is our greatest
dancing discovery headlights water
kingsley. Conceive Cavalier and raw
Iowa in one and you have her" More
might be said, but Mr.. Kingsley ADDS
that "Felyne Verbist will offer herself
20 New York solely upon her merits as
a dancer without the preliminary beat
ing Of the big publicity drum
William Morris and his company Will
return with "Mrs. Temples Telegram,
condensed version OF SUCCESSION
farce of dozen years ago. The Farber
Girls, Constance and Irene, Will sing
And so will Olga Seymour, who Ia only
seventeen years of age and yet stands
with the worlds prima donna, or
prime donna, or whatever the plural IS.
Miss Seymour is an English girl and
soprano, making her American DEBUT.
Paul Conchas, the military Hercules,
will do those feats of strength that
vaudeville has been watching him do
for numerous seasons. There will also
be Charles Howard and company In "A
Happy Combination" and the Lunette
Sisters, aerial performers. And, II II
really has TO be mentioned, there Will
be trained dog act.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Demonstrating That a Blizzard
Is Mishtier Than a Film Troupe

out OF the mess. but succeeded only
In running into the very face OF the
storm. The horses refused TO move.
Never have seen anything In the
way OF snowfakes that could approach
that Arizona blizzard variety. They
were sheets, heavy. sharp and clinging:
OF sudden gigantic burst Of WIND
took the canvas top off our wagon ana
we were exposed 20 the full blast OF
the storm. Within an instant, II
seemed. we we're all wet Then we be-
ran 10 freeze. There were eleven Of
us In the wagon and we covered our
selves with the cloth scenery which
had been brought along for back
ground.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

We huddled closely, trying TO hold
the cloth shelter over us, but the wind
was too great and this, too, went skit-
ting away. Drifts piled up ahead OF
US. We were chilled to the bone, and
a few of the more timid began moaning
and wailing. The stronger OF the men
sat up and tried to shield the women,
but 1t was Of 10 use, for the wind
was so terrifying that even the cow
boys had to dismount and walk ahead
of their ponies.
After several hours of this we sight
ed a hut about 200 feet away. We
found shelter in q ranch house, where
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Music Notes.

Maria Kousnezof, q Russian singer
will make her first New York appear
ance in concert with the Russian sym
rorv % Mime. Kousnezoff will make
her American debut with the Chicago
Opera Association, when she will sing
Juliet to the Romeo OF Lucien Mura-
tore. She will also appear in Mas,
senets posthumous work, Cleopatra:
Her further appearances will be made
in "Thais" and "Manon."
A feature OF the Flonzaley Quartets
second subscription concert, in Aeolian
Hall, Tuesday evening, January %, Will
be the Roger Trio for violin, viola and
cell, Op. II b. This is companion
number to the same composers Ser
enade" for flute, viola and cello. Other
numbers on the Flonzaleys' programme
will be the Schubert Quartet in A
minor, Op. 29, and the Beethoven Quar-
tet in c major, Op. 90, No. 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

that Shakespeare supplies! It's as good
rs long career in stock and ever so
much more convenient. II merely has
occurred TO me that u is a wonderful
way to prepare ones self for success
ful stage career, and that's why am
doing IT,"
So there
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

Note -GdiI Hnre and two hundred lei-
lo,p plqvers. ,rith the EguifGbls FNrr
COMPANY, ,cdrdered out OF 'hcir ndp N
an Arizona snoUsform AVID ,cere lost for
fhres dogs Here Is Mss HdHe' sforv
Of the details
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
NEWS AND NOTES OF
THE CONCERTS.

Herbert Fryer, pianist, will rv. |,
Chopin recital in Aeolian Hall, OF ri.
day afternoon, February 4, In aid Of l..
fund for Concerts al the Front 70,
wounded, convslescent and treneh-tirst
British soldiers In France. Mr. Fryer
is authorized by Her Highnes; Prices
Victoria 70 be the representative u
America Of the organization. All eI.
penses of the recital having beer Sub
scribed for, every ticket scld means a,
addition 70 the fund Mr Fryer ss'
already taken an active part IN these
concerts az the front. which have gwen
pleasure and relief TO smbular.
drivers, nurses. doctors and huncreei
of men passing through the base camps
The programme will include nfies'
Chopin numbers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16
Eva Tanguay and Felyne
Verbist at the Palace
The Former Needs No Explanation and the Latter l. :.
Dancer from Belgium, Cavalier and
Pavowa in One.

The Colonial announce, Nh.
pears 20 be satisfactory ma a.
even If II docs not quite prSys ~.
houses claims % be the head a, =.
Keith circuit Adelaide and H."
forced 20 cancel last week bs,,rsna
the illness OF Adelaide, will ~ "
bill. They are dancers second " ny ~, |.
Others will be John Jarrot, 49,
sephine Kernel, also dancers. H..
Heather. from the English music III,
assisted BIZ william Casey and ~.
Heather; Claire Vincent and cor,,,.'
in 1.-THE Recoil,' new sketch. e.
shall Montgomery, one Of the 49,.
best yentriloquists, Keno and Ca.
in "All Life and Action; y,sS.
Burkhsrdt, in "The Thief; tie seb-..
tans in poses, and Howard, Kibb.I ~
Herbert.
With to-morrow's performarc, .,
Alhambra reduces prices. tn. p,v,
Theatre, further uptown. Ia. 49,.
that 10 IS possible % operate prof,ab,
al the lower rates in other word, !,
hUilA DtLt WIN NNNf aN'.NA FHAAFFll.e ~.
cults. Hereafter the highest pn,,s
seat at the Alhambra viii brins ~
a dollar, and j. cents Will buy a g,,S
seat at the matinees
Tho weeks programme will inelat,
Belle Blanche, with songs and iri.,.
tions; viii Greasy and Blanche Day..
In zone Night Only'; Ruby Norar
and Sammy Lee; Wilbur Mack rd
Nells Walker, in "A Pair Of Tick.a';
Morton and Moore. san,l.y and y.,.
ton, Fred and Adele Astaire and Bn,:
Hayes.
Sophie Tucker Will head the bill At
the Royal. and will be assisted hy
Hugh Herbert, IN The sons Of Aba.
ham,; Diero, Whitfield and Irels,.,
Hutchinson and Sadler, Fritz and LgJ
Bruch, Paul Gordon and the Dinc!,t
Mars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

Nine. Julia Claussen, the sseis
con.ralto and member OF the C5iess
Opera Company. and Albert spal.eas
the American violiuist, will give lei,,'
recital al Aeolian Hall, THURSDAY q
ternoon, January p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-16

Before returning 20 Prague, EnrT
Destinn. the Bohemian soprano, ".
make a concert tour or the Psci.'
Coast She expects 20 leave about ns
last part of January. and remain lhui
the middle of February. Miss Des'n'
will be heard in q series Of concerts u
San Francisco, Los Angeles and f9H'
land, Oregon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-16
PANAMA TO OPEN
EXPOSITION SOON

PANAMA, Feb. 16.-In the latter
part of February the Republic OF Pan
anna will open q National Exposition
1t commentaries at the same time the
completion of the Panama Canal and
the achievements Of vasco Nunez de
Balboa, who discovered the Pacific
from the Isthmus in 1913.
The army Transport Logan and 9th
er vessels brought to the exposition
the best part of the American govern
ment exhibit at the Panama-pacifie
Exposition. William E. futile of New
Jersey and Col. Mahlon r. Margerum
arranged the display here.
Spain, Cuba and all the Latin-Ameri
can counties have exhibited in hand
some buildings. The grounds are with
In sight of the heights from which II
Is said Balboa caught his first glimpse
of the Pacific and the Canal can be
seen. also. The exhibition will con
tinue through the balmy season.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-16
WAR MAPS
SECRET OF
VICTORIES
Extreme Care Used in Mark
ing Down Every Point
Showing Strategic Places
Evolved in Campaign.

BERLIN. Feb, 16.--ln modern war
fare, and especially in the present
world conflict, accurate maps are the
greatest auxiliary Of the armies and
they play far more important part In
the operations than the general public
knows. Without them success is i'm.
possible.
These maps are worked out with the
infinite care of special departments of
the General Staffs of the armies Of the
different countries.
The first military Typographical bu-
reau was established by the General
Staff of the Bavarian army nearly a
century ago under the direction Of
General Won Naus. who also became
famous as a MATHEMATICIAN and daring
mountain climber. Other countries.
however, we're slow to follow the
example Of Bavaria. In Prussia an
exact typographical survey of the
countrys was not undertaken by the
General Staff until 1862. About the
same time the leaders of the Austro-
Hungarian army became CONVINCED
that the maps then in existence were
not sufficient 70 war. The Austrian
Typographical Bureau was organized
in 1863 under the direction of Capt
Julius Won Payer. who later became
famous as an Attic explorer. France
waited until longer and as result,
were badly handicapped in the war of
1901 by the lack of accurate maps.
In this war it Is said the French Of
ficers were supplied with maps of
Germany but not of France.
During the last forty years all the
countries are using the same system
In the production Of the General Staff
Maps. The method seems complicat-
ed. but is simple enough, First the
country Is divided into triangles, the
corners of which are marked by
church steeples. high poles. trees and
other landmarks. Every one of these
triangles then Is surveyed separately
and again divided up into smaller tri-
angles. The corners of these sub-di-
visions are marked by small square
granite blocks which are sunk into
the ground so that only their tops are
visible.
After the Subdivisions have been laid
out and marked the officers entrusted
with the work draw large maps OF
every one of them. These maps show
the minutest details of the landscape
and are then joined together and, re-
produced on a smaller scale by expert
draughtsmen. In this manner an
exact typographical picture of the
large triangles, and finally of the
whole country is obtained.
The General Maps speak language
OF their own. This language is very
simple. but must of course, be under
stood. Every object in the territory
covered by the maps is shown by GER
tain signs Pine woods are marked by
little sharp cones. other woods and
trees by groups of small circles and
dots, elevations by curves which show
the heights of the hills, roads by dou
BILE and foot paths by single lines
There are certain signs for church
steeples, mills. ponds and brooks, and
isolated farm houses. Nothing is miss
ing and man looking at one of these
maps and understanding it has the i'm
preston of flying over the territory
and looking down upon it from a
height
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-16
MAN It's YEARS OLD
WORKS AND SMOKES

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Feb 10
Claiming to be one of the Oldest men
alive John Danial Coleman, senior
member of the firm Of ]. D. Coleman
& Son. is still actively engaged in
work at the age lis years. He is a
resident of Victor, Fayette county, and
always lived in the mountains. He
says he was born in 1900. Notwith-
standing his advanced age, Mr. Cole
man spends most of his week days in
his store. making sales and buying
country produce. On Sundays he goes
to church twice, and In the past seven
years has missed only one Sunday on
account Of illness. A clay pipe is his
constant companion. He says he has
used tobacco since he was Is years old
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-02-16
year spent on the battlefield. in SER

year spent on the battlefield, In SER
mon at Alton.
Although the best blood In the
world is being split at the front. a
nation here has gotten itself into the
clutching hand OF the cinematograph
shows" he added. Many people seem
to know more about Charlie Chaplin
than God. Chaplin is silly. but the peo-
pie who want to see him are sillier."
Meanwhile attempts are made here
to stir patriotic agitation against
American films for the alleged purpose
of saving $10.000.000 paid yearly for
films imported. The leading film trade
papers admit that If the government