The sun., 1916-11-12
BECKER in "Urder Serterce"

formal nnouncement Of our plans.
can say this-our studio, is located
right here in New York city: We Will
have actors and actresses who will
portray real plays; everything will be
lone in so constructive n 1nn that
no steps will have TO be retaken. The
script Of the play 10 be produced Will
ne read before the company assem-
lied that they may know the story in
Its entirety and not, as generally hap
pens. be put to the acting Of assorted
scenes. cropping for effects they can
only guess at. They will he given Gm-
PIE time both after the reading aad
Turing the rehearsals 10 think Of their
respective parts, to build up their char
/ aCterizations. TO give Of their best. The
same careful study Will be given To the
mounting OF each play, even to tho
veriest detail. As already stated the
same thought force has been exercised
In the selection o. our various depart
mental heads. The departments are In
the hands OF those bearing experience
/ training in their chosen lines. yet not
| convent!onal,zed. but always enthusi-
asts."
Prof. Firmin swimmer. organist of
the Antwerp Cathedral. one Of tho
most celebrated edifices of its sort in
Europe, has been engaged TO play A.
the Ratio. Prof. Swimmer arrived IN
New York recently from ENGLAND,
where in a period OF eleven months he
raised 100000 for the Belgian Relief
Fund by a series Of recitals in thu
noted English churches and cathe-
drals.
\ boy prodigy at the e Of ten,
Prof. swimmer proved himself differ
ent from most precocious musicians
by developing steadily in power until
at twenty he captured first prize with
greatest distinction" in the Royal Con-
servatory AT Antwerp. He followed
this with a diploma from the Ecol'
Religieuse at Malines. which won him q
position as organist in the famous
Church OF st. Walhurgls. His r~ecitals
there made his name well known
throughout Belgium and It was not
long before he was claimed by the
Cathedral. He vas at the consol OF
TIC BiUdt oi6ah "iNhi 'HV wv
man army Of invasion took the city.
With his bride OF less than a year
he took refuge In a cellar. where they
remained in safety for two days. Their
shell from tho German batterie.
shattered the gas main leading into
the house and the escaping gas drove
the refugees into the open They
reached the water front after a peril
GUS trip and took passage on a musse
boat bound for Holland. From ther,
they made their way to Ostende anc
thence TO England.
Prof. swimmer at nee began a Sc
ries of 256 r~ecitals In England, Scot
land and Wales. continuing them al
long as he felt that his services cou''
be OF value to his stricken fellow coun
trymen. The recitals of this gifted Bel
gian are remarkable In that they AZ,
all played from memory. In all Of hi
travels through Great Britain IN
; never took any music with him. Hi
forte Is improvisation, an art which /
invaluable to him In the new ficl'
which he has entered.
: Besides having perfect command o
ms SiiooNI iIstI diiiN'ii' ii'A' u
! is a composer and has published hv,
, books OF Flemish songs which achieve,
2 wide popularity In Belgium. Englisl
! newspaper reviews of his r~ecitals de
, scribe them as musical treats. full o
, color and marked by exquisite technic
l Aside from winning an argument II
his OWL Office, ID. w. Griffith is en-
I joying a bit OF n quiet Joke at the ex
; pense Of others. In his production q
intolerance" Mr.. Griffith succeeded
] for the first time In the history o
/ motion photography In getting fou'
natural colors upon the screen. Aftel
months OF toll on this discovery Mr.
Griffith wanted to announce it In ad,
vance. Members OF his STAFF In New
York prevailed upon him not to DE-
this. but to let It DO discovered ant