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MOVIE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Holt of this place.
MOVIE NOTES
Ur.to-Date News of the Film
World.
Following the example set by the
Pacific Coast. the motion picture di.
rectors of New York have decided to
band themselves together for the
protection OF their interests. The
matter was practically settled last
week at a meeting held at the Hotel
Astor, when a large number of prom
nent Eastern directors took definite
steps to perfect an organization, to
be known as the Motion Picture Di'
rectors Association of New York.
Miss George Washington" the
story Of a girl who could not tell the
truth, in which Marguerite Clark is to
star, is to be released soon.
In a new picture THE Dollar and
the Law" in which Lillian Walker is
the star and the scenario Of which
was written by irwin Cobb, a peep is
given into the Bureau of Printing and
Engraving at Washington. which
scene was photographed by special
permission The Hon. VIM. G. Nc
Adoo, secretary of the treasury, plays
no inconsiderable part in the produc-
tic J.
The Essanay company has ceased
to make photo-plays by reels. George
X. Spoor. president, has inaugurated
the system of putting out films ac-
co ding to the time they take to run
on the screen In the future Essanay
plays will not be announced in reels
or acts, but by their screen time. As
the average reel takes about sixteen
and a half minutes 10 be thrown on
the screen at a normal rate of speed
the exhibitor can readily judge the
cottage OF the picture, If he cares to
know
Students OF the School of journal
ism of the University of Nebraska
will have some of their mental food
visualized in the nea- future When
Prof NJ NJ. Fogg. professor of rhe-
toric, viii show the journalistic stud
ents The Making of Newspaper" as
pictured in the Paramount pictor-
graphs.
Starting with the Sherlock
Holmes reporter who gets clue
that a news story is breaking, you
travel along with him in the pictures
and watch him beat" other news
seekers, and then race against time
to get into print. Everything is or
DERBY confusion.
According to John Lynch, scenario
list, films are invading the Sunday
schools
II have just hear of certain teach
err who instructed her class with
great care in the story of the Pro,
digal. A week later she asked the
pupils to tell her what they remem-
bered of the lesson. Not a voice re-
sponded, so she urged
Surely you remember. children.
Don't you recall what told you about
the man who was very. very bad in his
early life and they became very good
in his later days? Now tell me who
he was
"A little boy finally raised his hand
and said: 4 know, teacher II was
William s. Hart
The following story concerning the
showing OF Henry b. Wathall in The
Misleading Lady" in a certain theatre
in Glasgow, Scotland, is going the
rounds in the papers.
The theatre owner, greatly i'm
pressed with the drawing powers Of
the Essanay photoplay, determined to
bar all deadheads On one OF the large
stands in the lobby he placed the fol
lowing notice
In ancient days no passes we're
given Don't take my word for it.
search the Scriptures
Thou shalt not pass. Numbers XIV
lis.
Suffer not a man to pass. Judges
H. 90
The Wicked shall no more pass
Nahum |. 10.
This generation shall not pass.
Mark XIII so.
Though they roar yet they cannot
pass. jeremiah V, %.
He paid the fare thereof and went
within. Jonah |, g.
Mary Pickford's new picture was
staged in Marblehead Harbor in
manner so realistic that the Queen
of the Movies" might have lost her
life.
Miss Pickford enacts the role of
fsherman's daughter in part OF
Marblehead Neck labeled Scotland
Angry because her father refuses his
consent to her marrying, she leaves
him and goes to an old vessel in
search OF her lover.
The old fishing schooner Eddie