The Washington times., 1916-05-10
Production Of Plays in Countries
That Figure in the News
Help Education.
ONE RESULT OF GREAT WAR
Public knowledge Of European
and Mexican Country and
People Improved.

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One OF the valuable features OF
motion picture production az an edu-
cationai factor has been brought out
BY the war in Europe through the
faniliarizing OF the people Of the
whole world with the places over
which the contending armies are
Sighting, IN the war Aims.
~ A, new development has recently
come that II even of greater eduos-
fionai value. This deals with the
showing Of photopiays. dealing with
historical Subjects In the places that
arc.being mentioned In dispatches as
the scenes of disturbances.
Since the Mexican trouble started
there have been number OF Pic
lures shown of portions OF Mexico
through which the American troops
are passing. and where the bandits
have perpetrated their outraEes. On
Vitagrapb, there appears series OF
chihuahua pictures, some OF them
made months ago, some OF them
made recently.
villas Home Before and After.
Villas handsome house in Chi,
huahua 10 shown In this film. az II
appeared when villa was living there.
A second later the house 10 shown
as st appeared after. a mob had
looted and attempted IT'S destruction.
The Irish rebellion IL being shown
In an even more interesting way:
A year or so ago a company headed
by Carlyle Blackwell and Alice
Joyce was sent to Ireland BY the
kalem film concern.
Dozens OF Irish plays, were pro-
duced on Irish soil with the rilm
company's professional actors form
ing the basis OF company that was
made I'D largely OF Irish people or
the sections in which the plays were
made. Az IL natural In Irish plays.
they dealt with national questions,
and the Irish revolutionists were
given all sorts Of heroic dramas.
Irish Plays In Ireland.
It happens that many OF these
PLAYS were made in the sections of
Ireland where the revolutionary
spirit has touched. with the result
that these plays show as settings
many of the very spots that have be-
come OF interest through the opera
tons Of the revolutionists OF last
The Kaiem Company has hurried a
set OF films Of this sort into circuia-
ton. and within q few days the pho
toplay patrons of every section OF !
the country will be able to see a real
Irish revolutionary play produced
with real Irish scenery by q number
of real Irishmen. some OF whom,
doubtless. are likewise real revolu-
tionists. All of which will be real
ism to nth degree.
Jumps From Vaudeville To Films.
Cecilia Wright, the young Eng
lish singer. who endeared herself to
Americans by singing the requiem
to the dead of the Maine, at the
time of the big funeral in Havana.
IL about to embark on a motion pic
ture career. Miss Wright was named
the Adopted Daughter of the Amer
lean NAVY" by the naval officers on
duty In Havana at that time.
She came to washington about a
year ago on O vaudeville tour and
liked the city 80 much that she has
practically made II her home ever
since. ~
: MISS Wright will have special
parts written for her with the
vitagraph Company, and II Ii ex-
pected that she will be featured in
thew. L. s. E. program Of produc-
tons She has recently been living
In Washington. and has many
friends here. G. M.