The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-08

,ables Of the cafe under the trees the
hrooa avenue leading up TO the pres
ent site OF the Are de Trlomphe' Ne'e
all before the camera. and so wen re
nroduced were they that one faihliial
yr;tb Paris would scarcely believe that
The photograph had not been taken
tror tho original. Beyond was the
Place de Ia Revolution. today the 'aee
40 IN Coscorde. and instead OF the
fountain now standing In its center
was the guillotine.
Tho life of the picture and at the
same time a contrast with tue iiis'iu
ment OF death were the gay compahles
dining within and without the care
Tho mon wore the cooked hat, the
rufFled shirt bosom, the long uoupie
breasted waistcoat. the high coat col !
lar and the tight trousers In vogue ~
the end OF the eighteenth century. Ine
women wore the short waist dresses
/ and poke bonnets. The revolution had
either guillotined or drawn into exile
most of the refined women Of France
and brought into prominence those
whom we would now call fast II not
abandoned. Such were the persons
eating aud drinking at the tabln On
| the Champs Elysees in sigh ne
machine that was every da siddihs
| France of its aristocrats
Within this effective scene was
more minute One-the group about
Narat. with Charlotte Corday at
neIghboring table. Both the face OF
/ Marat and that Of Charlotte we're
study. the former unconscious that the
girl he admired was to kill him. the
efforts Of Nine. Du -Four to hold his
attention. which kept wandering away
| to Charlotte. the latter aware OF her
advantage In his admiration. trusting
TO It 10 give her access to his presence
when ready to strike the fatal blow
The author of Charlotte Corday,
the picture play, introduced one scene
that rendered all this thrilling Amid
the gayety about the tables, reckless
men and brazen women talking. lounS-
Ing, drinking. Marat and Charlotte the
central figures, there Is commotion
about the guillotine. beautiful WON.
an is strapped 70 it. the AK falls, and
by Que OF those 81 .ck transitions com
mon In moving pictures her head ap-
pears TO roll into the basket.
Such Is an imperfect word descrip
ton OF one of the most notable scenes
ever attempted to be placed on the
screen. The company chosen to enact
Il before the camera were gathered and
taking their positions. Marat was be
ing posed Charlotte was seating her
self; men and women were arranging
! themselves I'm groups. Then, when all
was ready, the signal was given and
the company, consisting of hundreds of
persons, was under fire of the camera.
The pantomime had continued fol
some time when the Photographic III
rector called halt. Going to Marat
he led him apart from the others and
whispered something In his ear. Will,
he was doing so Marat cast a fright
ened glance at Charlotte. The man
ager went back to his position Of OBJ
r servation, and the photographlng re
Q commenced The chat, the laugh, tb,
D the convlviality went on, each actor o.
2 actress intent on his or her part, To-
in picture play everything counts
2 there is no deadwood
When the scene of the execution
$ came the only attention paid to It, ex
n ! hn ant nf 4 o la
$ number of persons raised thei
D glasses. and the pantomime indicate,
G that they were drinking TO one NOR
5 aristocrat put ont of the way As 70
) Charlotte, II close observer would hav
seen deep purpose In her eye. A
/ the head of the guillotine's victim fe
:. into the batket she rose, ran like
l. fash to the table occupied by Mara
= at the same time drawing a dagge
) from underneath the kerchief crossn
= her breast and plunged Ii into his heal
:, An indescribable confusion FOLLOWED
= The buzzing of the machinery movin
the film ceased. Every one ran I
Marat, the men standing, the wome
screaming, for all knew that this wa
: not the assassination scene, and II wa
; believed that he had been reall
> struck down. He never spoke again
As to Charlotte, she withdrew a n
: tie from the group about the man 81
had killed and stood trembling. The
for the first time II was noticed tn,
there was wild look in her eve. 81
was led away and none of the cor
=. pany ever saw her again
:. The picture play of Charlotte Co
, day was never put on the screen Z,
;, the public. The nlms were RI
; through before the management. al
= the murder scene was pronounced
!, wonder. But there was so much obie
: ton to 1t on the part OF Miss STANLEY
:, relatives and others that the nln
were destroyed.
NJ Nevertheless II has been whisper,
10 that the films comprising this scene
A. an actual tragedy were not given ov
to destruction. Ii is claimed that n,
vate exhibitions Of this unintepd,
= part of the play have been given 4
managers and their friends. Wheth