The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-01-02
GORGEOUS Film
BEING MADE
By FOX
Million Dollar Feature Starring
Annette KeIlerman Filming
at Jamaica.

at Jamaica.
William Fox Is making n million
dollar motion picture, featuring An
nette Kellerman. The picture, which
as yet, has not been given a title, Is
being produced in Jamaica, British
West Indies, under the general direc-
ton of Herbert Brenon. Brenon Is a
master producer who did the famous
"Neptune's Daughters" and many other
delightful feature films.
Four Ships Required.
Last August Brenon took down to
Jamaica boat load OF people, includ-
ing players, directors, technical men,
scenic artists, etc. Twelve hundred
people on the William Fox payroll
went down as the first shipload. The
following ships of the United Fruit
Company's Great White Fleet" wero
required as transports: Tivives, Ca
rillo, Santa Marta and Almirante. The
yacht Nemesis, late property of Bar
oness de Forrest, was chartered to
carry the principals, camera men, mer-
maids, ETC., among the coral reefs OF
the tropics.
Special permission was obtained
from the British government, on ac-
count of the war, to make impressive
scenes at the celebrated black and
gloomy pitch lake of Trinidad.
Tons If prOnerties.
There were sent from the United
States more than one thousand tons
of properties and costumes costing
more than 100000. Tons of photo
graphic chemicals were shipped to the
William Fox Jamaica laboratories.
Chemical laboratories, store houses
and printing and developing plants
were constructed for proper care Of
the negative. An ice plant was In.
stalled to insure the chilling Of the
tropical water, used in development,
to the right temperature. There was
constructed the biggest stage in the
world $50 by 200 feet for erecting
great "sets'-as many as six COM
panies working at one time. Dressing
rooms were built for 1000 people.
Property rooms were erected capable
Of turning out the most elaborate work
from a freak" head to huge and
gorgeously caparisoned elephant.
Shops Are Built.
Masonry works, with cement mix
ers had to be laid out. Carpenter shops
employing 300 workmen and up to
date in every respect through being
fitted with American built machinery,
were provided. Machine shops. con-
tanning every appliance Imaginable,
auto repair shops for fleet" OF ten
automobiles used to convey the COM
panies to various parts Of the island,
gasoline store houses and supply sta
tons for oil, tires and other necessi.
ties, a medical staff headquarters-all
of these were provided.
Oriental City Erected.
A geological garden was created TO
house the lions, tigers, elephants,
camels, panthers, flamingoes, swans
balloons and the rarer species such as
birds of paradise. A gigantic orien-
til city cost 100000 to erect and COW
ering twenty acres Of ground has been
built on Jamaica's highest elevation.
An inland Moorish city even more Law.
ish on plateau of unusual tropical
beauty and an underwater city where
nymphs are seen in graceful spec
tacles, have been erected.
Permanent Structures.
Not the least striking Of the efrects
seen in the million dollar production
| is the Oriental city with its slave mar
kets, mosques, minarets and bazaars
all aglow with life and action-a city
opulent and colorful as Bagdad OF
| Cairo. Few spectators Of the Keller
man picture would credit the fact thai
this city was erected in Its entirety
in a little more than six weeks. 1T
sidewalks are Of bricks and concrete
the walls Of buildings Of stucco OF
toll lath, braced and built firmly t
Withstand the ravages Of the tropica
hurricanes, and every detail of con
struction carried out as might be thu
case with permanent structures. Thii
work, which was carried out under Di
rector General Herbert Brenon, wa
supervised by Technical Directo
George Fitch and ]. Ian Turner ant
Scenic Chief Artist Joseph Braddoa
It is constructed within the $50 yea
old walls Of aged Fort Augusta. SOM
eighteen miles by sea from Kingston
the capital city Of Jamaica.
In addition to the 1900 actors sen
| from America, there will appear in tn
picture 10000 Hindus interned in ia
4 maica since the completion Of tn
Panama canal; 5000 British cavalry
men; the English West Indian squad
ron Of battleships and cruisers AM
more than 5000 additional people re
cruited among the native Jamaicans
with weekly Jamaica salary pay
roll in excess Of 100000 for actors ant
directors-not counting any cost o
material-it Is quite possible to see TO
yourself that William Fox Is spending
| 81, 100000 for a single de luxe feature
| film.
emotional actress with the interpreta
ton OF weaknesses on the screen. Al
ter seeing Miss Frederick in cara
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