Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-13
LATEST MOVIE STUNT
is DUPLEX THEATRE"
Two Auditoriums Under One
Roof in Detroit to Save
>,. Patrons Trouble
BY the Photoplay Editor

One of the most unique moving picture
houses which has ever been erected was
opened during the holidays In Detroit
with the V-L-S-E feature, THE Turn oi
the Road" as the initial attraction.
This house Is called the Duplex The.
atre, for the reason. that 1t contains
two audtoriums, with separate stages,
and is so constructed that whenever peo-
pie enter the theatre t!.ey are not OBJ
liged to wait any protracted time for
the beginning OF E. picture.
This is made possible by showing the
feature hlm on a screen in one audito-
rum and short reels on the one In the
other. The doors of the auditorium
wherein the long feature is being shown
are closed the moment the feature starts.
At the same time the doors of the second
auditorium are opened and those who
arrive later are seated there, where a
wcll-selected program of comedy, trav-
elogue and illustrated news films 10
shown. ...
The house is located on Grand Boule-
ward off Of Woodward, and has attracted
a great deal Of attention from both the
public and the trade. having been vIs-
tied by representative moving picture
men from New York, Chicago, Boston
and other cities. ....,
Robert Warwick's boyhood hobby was
the collection of birds eggs. Even now
II Is hard to keep him on the ground
when out working on exterior scenes for
the pictures in which he is to star. When
ever he spots a birds nest he recurs to
his boyhood passion and skins up the tree
just 10 see what is in the nest.
I.enore Ulrlch, the beautiful Pallas
or VIC "a iN-n
Office of w. w. Hodklnson. president OF
the Paramount Pictures Corporation, on
the occasion of the opening OF the latest
Paramount offices at 4S7 Fifth avenue.
New York city.
There were present at this "housewarm-
ing" of the Paramount Pictures Cor
pcrat!on a great many notables inc.ud-
ing Daniel Frohman, Adolph Zukor and
Rufus Steele, surrounded by whom the
popular star of THE Bird of Paradise
held little reception of her own.
During the course of the evening VIII
liam Sticklcs, the eminent song composer
played over for Miss ulrich the song
called Paula" which is to accompany
the orchestration OF her next .im r
Pallas Pictures. The air was so catchy
that A. d. Flinton, president of the Kan
sas City Feature Film Company. caught
the little star in his arms and did a one
step.
II only hope" said Miss Ulrch, "thatS
the public will like the song as we'll as
enjoyed making the picture.
Mary O'Connor, scenario editor of the
Griffith Company, is at work on the film
scenario for Macbeth" at the first pro-
duction in which Sir Beerbohm Tree will
appear at that studio. Miss O'Connor
says that after studying the film pos
sihilities of the play she wonders If
Shakespeare was nor anticipating the
for the production lends itself In
every possible manner to the screen, and
as an ideal scenario. John Emerson will
return from New York to direct the pro-
duction. Special sets for that period are
under construction and the location men
have at last found Sherwood forest for
The big scenes of the production,