New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
SHADOWS ON THE SCREENS

son, has not been hung away for good
] There will be more about it, and the
new picture will be called "Skinners
Big Idea" Then there will be "Skin-
ner's Baby and "Skinner's Waterloo"
Bryant Washburn will continue to be
/ Skinner, and the original cast will
; figure in the new pictures.
A. II. Woods has organized the Elm
endorf Travel Talks, with Dwight Elm
endorf as president and himself as
vice-president. The travel talks will
be illustrated from Mr.. Elmendorfs
pictures, which number more than
10000 and were obtained at a cost Of
more than 100000. The entertain
ment will be presented in the big thea
tres as we'll as in the motion picture
houses.
Fatty Arbuckle loves to laugh, and
he says that he feels he was justified
when he saw this sign posted up over
a m. p. theatre in Kansas City: "Next
Saturday. The Dolls House. by lbsen.
Come and bring the Riddles"
Two new processes in motion pict-
ures produced in natures own colors
appeared almost simultaneously in New
York They we're called Prizma and
Technicolor. Both were given private
showings, but the Technicolor has not
yet had public showing. The Prizma
pictures are a delightful feature of
the Strand programme. The Techni-
color appear to be equally beautiful in
color, although it is stated that the
process is quite different. Color pho
Biography is not new, but the old proc
ess was practical only in slowly NOV
ing objects, and the Prizma pictures
show ski jumpers flying through the
air, bob sleds going at mile min
ute and biplanes and power boats trav-
cling at a tremendous speed.
Exhibitors in all parts of the coun-
/ try have expressed their appreciation
/ Of the movement of the Universal Film
Company to adopt simplifed spelling
. in the titles and sub-titles of all pict-
ures produced by the company. K. II.
Cochrane, vice-president of the Uni
versal, says: 81 firmly believe that the
frequent appearance of long titles and
longer words soon tires an audience
which comes TO the theatre TO see
photoplsys and not to read"
Douglas Fairbanks recently jour
neyed from New York to Washington,
d. c., just to film one short scene.
Gail Henry and William Beaudinc
are working on burlesque of 100000
Leagues Under the Sea-" Borrowing a
line from Frank Tinney, 1t will be
called 100000 Legs Under the Sea-"
] Lois Webers new picture IS calico
ais a Woman a PERSON." 1t presents
the pros and cons Of birth control in
no uncertain terms.
The next Clara Kimball Young pict-
ure will be "The Easiest Way" screen
adaptation of Eugene Walters drama
Miss Young will be directed by Albert
Capellani.
Frederick L. Collins, president OF
Mcclure pictures, announces that
Seven Deadly Sins" will be followed
Immediately by new series in an en-
tirely different form. The next pro-
I duction will consist Of nine big photo
plays connected as are the Deadly Sins
Shirley Mason will appear in the new
series.
/ Lillian Walker, fondly known as
"Dimples," former Vtagraph star, has
signed with the Ogden Picture Cor
poration, Of Ogden. Utah, for one year
at salary Of $4,000 a week. Miss
Walker will appear in feature pictures
especially adapted. written and super
vIsed by Aaron Hoffman.
Mae Marsh recently invited sixteen
of New York's most popular debutantes
TO II luncheon ut Sherry's, and after
she got them there she asked if they
objected TO being filmed in a Goldwyn
picture. Not one Of them objected. so
Miss Narsh's newest picture will show
how New York society girls behave at
luncheon. In the group was one who
will inherit one Of Americas greatest
fortunes and still another whose father
almost owns one Of the country's great
est railToads.