Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-18

wind jamming. So, gentlemen or the
committee. while | personally feel that
might have made a rafting good
speech somewhere, instead OF Just
getting comfortably started several
hundred times. | recognize the depth
of your wisdom in keeping the lid on,
and l submit that you were right.
Thru Filmland.
worked in the schools in the morn
ing, in the movies in the afternoon
and In the theaters at night. l never
before realized the wide range OF the
screen drama. 1t covers the whole OF
history. 1t encompasses the entire
gamut of emotion. 1t overlooks no
phase of human activity. l followed
Eliza as she crossed the ice, and L
went on ahead of the performing
lions. At least q dozen times l mar
rowly escaped being shot by Douglas
Fairbanks. l saw SO much OF funny
Charlie that | had to constantly watch
my step to keep from making my en-
trance with the Chaplin walk. After
a few days | felt that / was to witness
the return of the stolen papers, and
to see this gentle little favorite re-
stored to the arms of her waiting
lover.
Ahead of everyone else In the world
the movie folks understand, and make
use of, the old saying that everything
is well that ends well. The sheriff
never fails to get there In time to nab
the villain, and the great wrong Is al
ways righted.
And woe be unto the speaker who
tries to talk TO a movie audience be-
fore the tangle of intrigue Is unrav-
eled, before the misunderstanding Is
a,.I fr,lt nd Of m a
to triumph. l did that just once be-
cause an accommodating manager of
fered to let me go on between reels
rather than keep me waiting. Never
again! At that point things In the
drama were in a fearful state. The
good young man was suspected OF
being a train robber, and the sweet
young lady was eating her heart out
and pining away because she thot he
had deserted her. The villain was
gloating over her as he blew rings
from his cigaret and slashed his high
boots with a riding crop. (Why do
all villains do 'that?)
UnrespOnsive Audience.
Here the pianist stopped playing
Hearts and Flowers" the boy in the
we're turned up and | went out to do
my bit for the Second liberty loan
of 1917" / have no hesitancy in say
ing that IL the success OF the loan had
been decided on the result of that one
appeal, undoubtedly 1t would have
been a lost cause. A stout lady in the
front row was weeping over the
wrongs of the heroine. few rows
back a lean-faced man was clutching
the arms Of his chair and looking as
IL he intended to leap at the screen
and choke the rascal who had mixed
up everything and brought all this
sorrow to the heart of the gentle
maiden.
could tell there was wire crossed
somewhere. 1t soon dawned on me
that / had butted in on the story; that
even tho / was an accredited spokes
man for Uncle Sam. l was unwelcome
until that sweet little gal got her
lover back,
At one small movie house / was
talking In the dark when there was a
great commotion on account of fire
nearby. From the noise I was aware
that some of the audience had gone
out, but | thot II best to 20 on. After
ward, from the silence in the place. |
felt reassured. 1t seemed like l was
receiving the close attention of such
Of the audience as had remained. But
| was hardly prepared for what de-
veloped when finally concluded and
the lights were turned on. There was
only one person left I'm the hall. A