French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-12
FLASH LIGHTS FROM CHICAGO.


Chicago snow the headquarters OF
practically every film company in the
United States Here are the studios
of all the sbig companies. Charley
Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Clara
Kimball Young continue to be the
Rfayorites. IN her new scenario "a
poor little rich girl" Mary Pickford
scored big success at the auditorium
and Clara Ktmba1I Young is seen by
packed audiences in ''The Price She
| Paid" A scenario based on the novel
of David Graham Philips "Intoler-
ance" the most stupendous scenario
ever produced lhas just completed
four months run at the Colonial,
/ where nearly ane half million peo-
! pie saw it. H is the production Of
that master genius D. w. Griffith,
whose Birth Of a Nation" scored such
a success. Intolerance" is a pro-
test against the bigotry and intoler-
ance that has prevailed in all ages,
from the days af King Cyrus of Persia.
the death of our Savior, the French
revolution, and the present era. The
destruction of Babylon is SO realistic,
that you invbluntarily clinch your
|
towers crushed by the battering rams
fall, apparently killing hundreds of
men and horses The massacre of St.
Bartholomew, With the assassination of
Coligney is a terrible picture. Run.
ng through he different periods is
n beautiful love story already a mil
lionaire this wonderful production will
add to his Tame an dfortune. Mae
Marsh has the leading part in ''Intol-
erance."
Joan, the Woman" has taken it's
place at the Colonial. This to is a
mammoth production and is the work
of De Mile a successful film artist
It is based on the life history OF
, Joan, of Arc" 1t opens with scene
in the trenches on the battle fields OF
the Somme. A French officer appears
and calls for volunteer who must al
night carry a bomb to blow up Ger
man trench. A brave young soldier
springs forward and volunteers
though the officer tells him it is GER
tain death. Left alone the young
soldier bows his head in prayer. He
falls asleep and in his dreams he sees
: before him the life of Joan of Arc"
: Geraldine Farrar, the great operate
= star gives a magnificent rendition o.
the maid of Orleans"
Like intolerance this too is stu
, pendous production. the storming o
: Orleans, the crowning of Charles VII
the trial and finally burning at tn
!, stake OF the Maid of Orleans"
The scenori ends with the. bray
young volunteer throwing the boml
: i and the destruction of the Germal
trench and with it his young life soe
!, cut.
: II With the message Of Mr. wtlsnn .th
! city went wild. Flags hoated every
= where bands of music with the sol
- diers OF the National guard here Al
a over the city enlisting recruits. Auto
mobiles full of young women dresse
In SUITS OF khaki, with megapAcn
stopped at every corner and sang va
= sons and fmportuned the young me
!, TO enlist and fight for their country.
Immense popular demonstration
u were held at the big halls and theatre!
But the Germans here are grim an
sullen. They refused to take any pal
:, in the meetings Twenty six per Ger
D. of the voters Of this city are GePma
and Austrian parentage. At Shelby
= kan. Wisconsin. last Monday refereI
0 dunn was held on war or peace, at
D municipal election. Only II vote
y were cast for war, while 4.111 vote
le against war.
sr Chicago is an armed city today. A
% the public building and public utilitie
N railroads. bridges are under heaN
Is guard of both National guards an
IL special officers. They have instru'
70 tions to shoot and to shoot to kill.
10 parties refuse to halt when Gale
lv upon.
ly Thousands of young men are dal
ID onlisting in both the army and nav
in H. 6. E.
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