The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-18

reporter the other day the fol-
lowing account Of his Civil
lization":
"A million dollars in fifteen months
time has been spent by me in v.sualiz.
ing the Son OF God by the cinemato-
graphic arts in Civilization at the
Criterion Theatre in order that present
ana future generations may he in
sp!red to bend every effort during the
promulgation of everlasting peace. II
the central theme Of Civilization
seems daring II Is only because We who
are responsible FOR the production felt
thar such a work as We Lad in mind
rightfully belonged to Him. II has
ever been felt that should Christ re-
turn TO earth it would he at a time
when humanity needed Him most, and
IN the allegor!cal story of Civilization
such "A time IL depicted. The Chris,
that | have tried 20 depict is net so
much Of an ecclesiastical as Of a
uiiia hdNuIe' Inc HoTtTdsdi is az
comp.ished only partially in the long
hair, beard and white flowing robes
uniformly used by the artists OF all
times in their full length d~elineations
II is otherwise dore in the temporal
body Of a soldier. the young Count
Ferdinand, upon whose has;e III thc
completion OF a submarine destroyer
depends the fate OF Wredpryd. an
imaginary empire. This latter charac-
terization Is Of the sort that ] wanted
to he universal in its appeal instead OF
simply scattered TO certain classes OF
men.
II do not believe that the New York
public has been shocked by my having
the Count return to earth after being
drowned IN a submarine of his own in
vention with the sp!r!; Of Christ in his
body. 4 few persons OF the type who
get rid OF their humanity to make
room for their religion have protested,
hut the capacity audiences thai crowd
the Criterion Theatre twice daily since
our opening in New York June = as
well as the big crowds still attending
the Majestic Theatre. where 'Ci,iliza.
ton is now in It's seventh week in
california. prove that the big majority
IF the public has realized the sincerity
and underlying idea Of this finn. And
ii ! can feel that the ranks OF hu-
manity in general, particularly the
mothers Of men, to whom {. Gardner
sullivan and ! have dedicated this pic
tire, have been a little more converted
t. the cause Of peace and that their
ahhorencr Of var viii be handed down
TO their posterity, then ! shall not be
able to help myself from proudly
claiming that I have accomplished
something worth while"
one Of the marked screen resem-
l,ancee that has bewildered the public
- late is the similarity in type OF Mae
Marsh and Billie Burke. Now
Peggy O'Connell. n OF the pretty
motion picture actresses appearing in
Thomas II. Ince's stupendous spectacle.
CIVILIZATION" now playing at the
Criterion Theatre.
Miss O'Connell was posing in lnce-
When Billie Burke came out to appear
IN Thomas II. lnce's Peggy MI.
lnce was the first to notice the pro-
nounced resemblance between the W.
actresses, Their height and color!ng
are almost identical. one day when
Miss Burke was posing In a scene In a
Scotch village where she IL supposed
TO be tearing through the pouring RAN
IN an automobile and suddenly meets
with a breakdown and Is obliged to get
out In "a mud puddle and crawl under
The machine 10 fix 1t she was so un-
comfortably wei after the d~renching--'
which came alas from a fire hose and
not from the heavens above-that 1t
was impossible for her to finish the
Gays work In some sunny scenes which
should have followed. In her be-
draggled state when she crawled from
cut the mud It was out OF the question
Tor her to dry her clothes and 90
through the next scene. as she had a
Iad cold, Yet 1t was imperative that
,ne scenes be taken that day. ecause
aiAss Burke was drawing a salary OF
Se'ooo "a week. and this incident Oc-
cured In the last week OF her tive
weeks contract.
Then Director Thomas H.. Ince had