The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

became afraid of her.
There was smother matter that iras-
eftesi Mr.. Esterbrooke. He tizoueht
~ saw signs that the gin was Ia lave
With hia While on the stage she pisy-
"a Charlotte 10 his aisrat AZ other
times she purTed - him IKE kittens
FIa ives fearful OF this emotional com
binaticn. He was not in love with her
and could noe divest himself OF the
feeling chat Ii he did not respond TO
her preferenee timae might come
when willie she was unsier the power
full emotion induced BY her part, she
would make OF It d real tragedy
Such we're the conditions when Il was
decided to produce ripving picture
PLAY OF Charlotte Cnrdav Miss
Stanley was on the same train with
Esterbrsokc Another member OF the
con.pany. Estelie Springer. who was
supposed to be In love with him, was
also of the party. Esterbrooke took u
seat beside Miss Springer and remain.
cd there ali the way to Eoyievilie
During the ride Miss Stanley remain.
ed In her seat reading novel, a trav
cling cap pulled down over her eyes
When the Journey was completed she
left the car with the others smilingIy.
and If jealousy had been excited In aer
ncfe Of the party noticed It.
Charlotte Corday'' was to be 1--we
reel play. Often many pictures were
taken OF a single scene before the de.
sired effect was produced on the films
This Mas wearing en- the performers,
especially on Miss Stanley, whose emo
ticnal part required SO much Intensity,
and every time n picture was made
that intensity must be excited This
naturally called for periods OF rest
They were usually passed In automo-
bile rides over the beautiful country
By this time a rivalry appeared 60
have sprung up between the two as
pirants for Mr.. Fsterbrooke's favor.
1t was observed Ia Miss Springer, but
not In Miss Stanley--that ia, the lat
ter'k feeling for him was only suppos-
ed to exist by him. and he spoke of 1t
TO no one. On one or two occasions
she asked him to ride with her, that
she might talk over ouch changes In
their behavior before the camera from
what they had been used to on the
stage as might be advisable. On their
return from these rides Esterbrooke
looked serious, but kept his own coun-
sci as to the cause. Actors are apt to
have hearts thrown Mt them promis-
cnously from young women in their
audiences. and Esterbrooke was no ex-
eeption. He had found It advisable to
| pay no attention to such advances and
never mentioned them to others.
Historical plays do not adhere very
closely to history. II they did It would
be. impossible to treat the theme
dramatically. In, the dramatization Of
the storysof sCharlotte Corday. AIarat
A1eets Charlotte nc 4 cafe on the
champs Elysees and admires her. He
has no speech with hAr she sitting II
another tn b,ea aIone,s while he ID dining
With party which Includes Miss
Springer, who took the part Of 4 Nine.
DIN Four Marat's efforts to cast. hin
admiring glances at the girl who Il
! later on to assassinate him. .withous
attracting the notice Of those at h.a
table, Is one OF the main features a
this scene. 81
The fact that the Champs Elysees
Is In Paris instead of Movieviiie made
no difference to the management. The
tables of the cafe under the trees, the
broad avenue leading up to the pres
emit site OF the Arc de Triomphe. were
all before the camera, and so well re-
produced were they that one familiar
with Paris would scarcely believe that
the photograph had not been taken
from the original. Beyond was the
Place de la Revolution. today the Place
de In Cnncnrde, and instead OF the
fountain now standing In Its center
was the guiiIotine.
The life of the picture and at the
same time q contrast with the instraa-
ment Of death were the gay companies
dining within and without the cafe.
The men wore the cooked hat. the
rufiied shirt bosom. the long dOuble
breasted waistcoat, the high coat col
lar and the tight trousers In vogue Ut
the end OF the eighteenth century. The
women wore the short waist dresse6
and poke bonnets. The revolution had
either guillotined or drawn into exile
most Of the refined women Of France
and brought into prominence those
whom We would now call EAST" II not
abandoned. Such were the persons
eating and drinking at the tables on
the Champs Eiysees In sight OF the
machine that was every day Kidding
France Of its aristocrats.
Within this effective scene was .
more minute one-the group about
Mafat, With Charlotte Cor1ny N 1
neighboring table. Both the face Of
Marat and that Of Charlotte were I
study, the former unconscious that the
girl be admired was to kin him, the
efforts OF Mime. Du Four to hold his
attention, which kept wandering away
to Charlotte; the latter aware OF her
advantage In his admiration, trusting
to It to give her access to bis presence
when ready TO strike the fatal blow.
The author Of Charlotte Corday,' :