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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
LHAT THE MOTION PICTURE PLAYERS ARE DOING
The Movies Date
'WayBack, Says
Famous Director

movement to honor the man whose
experiments led to the first motion I
nicture has been started by Maurice
Tourneur. This, according to Mr..
Tourneur, was Edward Muyhridge,
Who in May, 1872, began his expert
ments in instantaneous photography
"The popular idea credits Thomas
Edison with being the creator OF the
motion picture" said Mr.. Tourneur'
.,vhile as a matter of fact animated
photography dates back to Muybridge.
Out in California this man began his
experiments, which were later carried
on at the University Of Pennsylvania.
That university provided him with
grants amounting to over $4,000, the
first instance of scientific investiga-
ton financed by college which de-
veloped a business of practical and
commercial Importance.
"Muybridge did not have the photo
drama in mind when ne started expert
menting. He wanted to study animal
movement for the use of art and SCI
ence. In fact, his first experiments are
said to have been backed by Cali
fornia Governor, who wanted pictures
of his racehorses in action.
"Muybridge built a shed, which he
PAINTED black, and was 120 feet long.
Opposite the shed he constructed
camera house with twenty-four cam
eras, each having lens three inches
in diameter. In front of these cameras
a horse galloped. The black shed was
the background. The cameras, operated
first by strings, which were broken by
the horses progress, caught successive
exposures. Later motor operated the
cameras. Thus series of successive
movement pictures was obtained.
"Muybridge not only took the first
photographs of moving subjects, but he
also projected them on screen, lead
ing directly to the exhibition of motion
pictures. He lectured and presented
these pictures, beginning in 1880, and
at the Chicago Exposition of 1898 in
specially constructed building showed
motion pictures Of birds flying, athletes
wrestling, etc.
"Here was the real beginning of the
motion picture, later given splendid
contributions by Edison, Eastman and
others here and abroad 1t is singular
that all the elements of motion pictures
developed wholly in the Allied coun-
tries-in the United States, France,
Italy and, in a measure, in England.
Germany has contributed nothing, un-
less perhaps certain development of
the lens"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

hair and dark eyes. Gail Kane says
that every one tells her she looks just
like Corene Uzzell, so we were not
surprised when Miss Castleton told US
the other day that when she played in
"On Trial" no one could tell the lead
ing lady from the "heavy lady," the
heavy being Miss Uzzell.
Some one should invent something to
attach to a movie camera whereby red
hair will look red, and not black. Miss
Castleton says that it may be effected
by wearing the hair very fippantly and
rakishly-sort of trapped, so that the
light may filter through it.
Miss Castleton is just an extremely
nice girl who doesn't like to be inter-
viewed. She is a cousin of Louise
Cunning, the famous comic opera star,
so her first ambitions were to follow
in her cousins footsteps. She played
in MADAM Sherry" when she was only
sixteen years old, understanding Lima
Abarbanell.
Four years later Miss Castleton made
her second assault upon the booking
Offices. She started as an extra, and
was chosen out of 500 persons to play
the lead in a prologue which Herbert
Brenon was making to "a Daughter Of
the Gods" Next she appeared with
H. B. Warner in Goods Man." and then
Hobart Henley chose her for the lead
in "Parentage," which was followed by
"On Trial" Then came For the Free
dom of the World" "Sins of Ambition"
and empty Pockets"
"People tell you much oftner about
the silver lining which your cloud 10
bound to have than they do about the
thorns which you are sure to find on
your roses. But the only fly in my
perfectly sweet syrup is that when
you have signed nice contract, which
provides that some one shall think for
you, you have to work all the time, in
stead Of only an occasional picture"
H.U.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Capturing Charlie Chaplin

, meet your screen idol so suddenly,
without his shoes or his cane or his
hat, and yet we knew him Immediately.
We apologized for the interruption,
mentally deciding that wild horses
couldn't drag us away until we had had
chance to find out Just how Charlie
Chaplin talked, how he thought, how
he dressed and how he looked.
He talks humorously, he thinks Sc
riously, he dresses quietly and he
looks handsome. He has the whitest
teeth we ever saw, the bluest eyes and
the BLACKLIST eyelashes. "How did you
know me?" inquired Mr.. Chaplin
naively. "Why, you look just like your
pictures" we answered truthfully.
"Not my pictures on the screen, l
hope?" said Charlie. "Oh, no." said
we. "But, you know, occasionally one
does see a photograph of you in a
magazine" ooh, I see," said Charlie
"Such is fame" And then we said
pleadingly, "'Won't you please let US
interview you?" To which he replied:
| "You know, I haven't seen person
nor talked to any one, but if you'll
promise not to say anything about my
right"
He looked terribly suspicious. Just
as though we were not taking more of
a chance than he was. Hadn't we seen
him drop ice cream down lady's neck
and get her involved in revolving
door and trip her up with his cane ?
And how could we tell what moment
he might pull a dog out of his trousers
pocket or drop an egg out Of his hat on
our new suit?
But he told us that he never again
would pull dog out Of his trousers
pocket, because Mutt, who co-starred
with his master in "a Dogs Life" is
dead, and no other ever shall take his
place. When Charlie came East he
left Mutt behind, and 30. being only a
dog, Mutt refused to forget his beloved
friend. He starved himself to death
and was buried on the 10Th of April.
every one told Mutt that l would
surely return, but perhaps he didnf
understand, or perhaps he didn't be.
lieve them. At any rate, he never would
eat after the last time l fed him, and
the inscription on his tombstone reads
Mutt, died April ga broken heart
We talked to Mr.. Chaplin for an
| hour, and then he suddenly remem.
bered that he had to go out and make
speech on the subject which we
promised not to mention. And he told
US about how much better he likes the
West than he does the East, and ad-
mitted that he could play the cello
and the violin and the piano, and that
/ he had worked for two-and-six a week
in London. and that he didn't know
why people laughed at him, and how
he first walked his famous walk. The
other things which we learned about
Chaplin are probably known to every
one who knows Charlie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Shadows on the Screen

The big attractions at Loew's New
York Theatre and Roof the coming
week will be Charlie Chaplin in a
new farce, "a Night Out" on Monday
and Tuesday, and Cecil B. de Miles
"The Whispering Chorus" on Monday
and Theda Bara in "The Soul of Bud
dha" on Tuesday and Wednesday;
George Walsh in Grave and Bold" on
Thursday; Bessie Love in GLOW Could
You, Gardiner" and Roy Stewart in
Evolves of the Border" on Friday;
Montagu Love in vengeance" on Sat-
urday, and May Allison in "The Win
ming of Beatrice" on Sunday.
The Blue Devils visited the World
studio in Fort Lee one day last week
in search of Lucien Taingay, who is
now ,cranking a camera instead of a
machine gun. Lucien was discovered
over in the set of Oscar APPEL. There
was a dash, a smacking of lips and a
boisterous "Mon cher ami" and the
camera was relegated to one side. Lu-
Glen had been a Blue Devil, too, only
he was wounded so badly that he
couldn't fight any more. Now he says
that the World owes him a living.
Harold Lockwood will be we'll sup
piled with stories for some time to
come. The Yorke Metro have obtained
the photoplay rights to three novels
"Pals First" by Francis Perry Elliott;
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
By Harriette Underhill

AoAAASSIS OAoOxkl1lI
Once upon a time we did not love
Charlie Chaplin. 1t was not SO long
ago, either--not more than two years
and it was when all movie houses re-
leasing his pictures had those horrible
wooden effigies of him in the lobby.
This may have helped to prejudice US.
At any rate, we used to glory in the
story Of the nice old lady who went tim
idly up to the box Office and said: "Ex-
cuse me, but is Charlie Chaplin's pict-
ure showing here?" eyes, madam" re-
piled the box Office man. "Going on at
2 o'clock" "Thank you," replies the
n. o. !. "Then won't go in" We al
ways quoted that nice old lady and
never felt that we were really under
stood unless we could find some one to
talk to who didn't like Charlie, either.
This was not SO difficult at first, but
we felt that we were rapidly losing our
very best supporters, and hardly day
passed but some one of them went over
to the pro-Charlies. Then along came
Haywood Broun, "our favorite dramatic
Critic" saying that Charlie Chaplin was
screamingly funny and an artist. We
began to weaken.
First we went to see a Chaplin pict-
ure with an unbiased mind. Then we
went to see another one voluntarily
and then we fell to wondering how long
we must wait for the next to be re-
leased.
Four days ago we saw Charlie Chap
lin talking to man in front of Clar.
idge's, and we became incoherent with
excitement. 1t was the first time we
ever had seen him off the screen, and
we were Immediately stricken with in
terviewitis. Stage and screen persons
have come to be merely subjects. They
are good, bad or extraordinarily in.
different-but Charlie was a prize not
to be ignored.
The fact that he was avoiding pub.
licity and had refused to see all inter.
viewers made the thing so much more
interesting. The most he could dc
would be to deny his identity and say:
Madam, how dare you! am not that
sort Of person." But fortunately his
countenance was not as inscrutable as
that of the hotel clerk up at the Ritz
where Charlie has his modest little
three rooms and five baths. But more
of that hotel clerk later.
At any rate, we decided to sacrifice
everything on the altar Of duty, so we
went straight up to the great and only
Charles and just as we were about to
pluck him by the sleeve and say, "Ex-
cuse me, Mr.. Chaplin. I'm the person
who has been writing such nice things
about you," we discovered that the
man he was talking to was the man
who writes the second best movie re-
views in town.
Of course, even with proper intro
duction it was q bit disconcerting to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

"A ming Al miami, ny 11euIy AlCCneu
Webster, and "The Yellow Dove" by
George Gibbs.
After many months of negotia-
tion with A. II, Woods, John Fair
banks, business manager for Douglas
Fairbanks, announced the acquisition
of the motion picture rights of "He
Comes Up Smiling" which will be a
starring vehicle for Fairbanks in a
Forthcoming Aircraft picture.
Director Oscar APPEL commenced the
work Of directing Kitty Gordon in
"Mandarin's Gold" which was an orig
inal story from the pen of Philip Lon
ergan, the pioneer scenarioist, and was
adapted to the screen by Lucien Hub
bard. Miss Gordon plays the lead and
is supported by Irving Cummings. The
picture deals with life in Chinatown,
New York, and the casting department
was confronted with the difficult task
of assembling an Oriental cast to sup
port the star.
Marguerite Clark's big stage success.
"Prunella," will be the next picture she
will appear in for Paramount. Gran
vile Barker and Laurence Housman
wrote the play, which was pictu1ized
by Charles Maigne. Maurice Tourneur,
who directed "The Blue Bird" directed
this picture, in which Jules Raucourt
has the principal male role of Pierrot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Patriotic Elsie Janis

How Elsie Janis is proving her title,
"The Playgirl of the Western Front
is shown in a recent letter from Paris
to the entertainment section of the Ma
tional War Work Council of the Y. M.
c. A, under whose direction the popu-
lar player is appearing on the French
exploit was to make her appearance be-
fore an audience of $500 soldiers on
the cowcatcher Of French locomotive.
Nesdiess to say that locomotive needed
no headlight, thereby aiding in the con-
servat'on of candlepower for war pur-
poses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Biggest Shov Ever Booked

Big time vaudeville has organized
all its forces for benefit at the Hip
podrome tonight in aid of the National
Vaudeville Artists. No less than
seventy-fve stars and headliners and
feature acts will take part in the show.
Many of the famous artists will appear
in groups in new special diversions,
while others will do their favorite
specialties. Among the artists who
will positively appear are Julia Arthur,
Dolly Sisters, Fanny Brice, Mcintyre
and Heath, Eva Tanguay, Cliff
ton Crawford, Bessie Clayton, Will
Rogers, May Irwin, Nat Goodwin
Lillian Russell. Houdini and Al Joison
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

"Hearts of the World" Is still turn
ing them away at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12

"A King in Khaki" by Henry Kitchell
Webster, and "The Yellow Dove" by
George Gibbs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-05-12
Nine. Petrouu
At the Ratio
In Nelu Film
"The Lite MasR ToJke1
From, Book of Same
Name

"The Life Mask" mystery story
with Madame Olga Petrovs as the star,
will be the feature picture at the RiaIto
this week. The picture is taken from
the book of the same name. Petroya
plays the part of woman who marries
man she detests to save her mother
from prosecution for forging the mans
name. Naturally the marriage is not
success.
Wyndham Standing is the man in the
case. Thomas Holding is the young
lover. The comedy is "Moonshine,"
with Fatty Arbuckle. AS a novelty the
Rialto orchestra will play "The Appren-
tice Of the Sorcerey." by Paul Dukas,
with a dramatic exposition of the
theme detained as q prologue by
Regan Hughston. Annie Rosner, lyric
soprano, will sing an aria from "The
Masked Ball' by Verdi, and Emmanuel
List, basso, will sing Bruno Huhn's
"Invictus."
Nine. Nazimova will appear as the
star in her latest photo dramatic pro-
duction, entitled "Toys of Fate" at the
Strand Theatre. In this play Nine.
Nazimova has exceptional opportunities
for the display of her versatile art. In
the first part of the picture she ap
pears as Hagar, the wife of Pharos,
gypsy Chief and later she appears in
the chief role as Azah. the daughter,
beautiful child of the wilds.
The third instalment of the Outing
Chester pictures, will also be shown.
{; This weeks pictures reveal "a Noun
taineering Memory" photographed in
British Guiana.
James Montgomery FIagg's latest
satire comedy of the ~Girls You Know
series, entitled "The Starter" is a1so
on the programme. Another feature of
exceptional interest is Studies in Char
acter Analysis, executed by DR.. Will
de Kerlor, psycho-analyst of interna
tional reputation, in collaboration with
the Bray Studios.
On the musical programme are Irene
Audrey, soprano, who will render an
operate aria; Henry Miller, basso, who
VIII sing God Be With the Boys To-
night" and "The Rosary" The Strand
Symphony orchestra will play Suppe's
Lightly Cavalry" overture. Oscar Spir-
escu and Carl Edouarde will conduct,
William S. Hart, in "Selfish Yates. -
and Aircraft picture Of frontier life,
with the star appearing in one of his
popular "bad man" roles, will be Of
fered as the chief attraction at The
Rivoli next week. This picture re-
places "Old Wives for New" the at
traction which had previously been an
nounced. The rest of the musical and
pictorial programme at The Rivoli will
remain unchanged and will be up to
the high standard set by this institu-
ton.
Jeanne dare Speaks" musical
fantasy showing the spirit Of our
soldiers in France to-day. will he sung
by Jeanne Gordon, contralto, and the
Rialto Male Quartette, in a special
scenic setting designed by John
Wenger. The orchestra, conducted by
Hugo Riesenfeld and Emo Rapee, will
render LISTS First Hungarian
Rhapsody" as its overture, with an
added number later on the bill. The
quartette will also be heard in "The
Musical Trust" novel composition by
Henry Hadley.
Hearts of the World" Is still turn
ing them away at the Forty-fourth
Street Theatre.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
LIFE AT CAMP GRANT
Albert Gruenfefder writes Letter To
George w. Sudden.

Albert Gruenfefder writes Letter To
George w. Sugden.
George w. Sugden of the National
Citizens bank has received a letter
from Albert Gruenfelder, a former
teller at the bank, now in service,
giving some interesting details about
life at Camp Grant, Ill.
He states that the men were busy
being transferred to the thirty fourth
regiment, and working night and day
to keep up with the work. His COM
pany is now over war strength, hav-
ing ZIG men. He says that he has
not drilled very much as he was as
signed to the office as assistant to
the company clerk. ALI the winter
clothing has been issued to the men
and they are now fully equipped for
overseas service, and expect to leave
camp shortly, possibly to go to
France. On Sundays the men some
times get a chance to- go on excursion
trips on Rock river, large excursion
boat travelling daily, the trip being
eight miles down the river and back,
and lasting about four hours. Mr..
Gruenfelder and William Walsh plan
on taking the trip some time soon.
They are in the same regiment and
see each other about every other
day. Mr.. Walsh is in Machine Gun
Company 342nd Infantry, and Mr..
Gruenfelder is in Company F, 342nd
Infantry. Their barracks are about
200 feet apart. Mr.. Gruenfelder
states that the boys are enjoying
good health and feeling fine
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
WEATHER AND CROPS

The following is report submitted
to w. G. McAdoo, controller of rail-
roads by H. ]. Wagon, general agent
of the Northwestern road, with head
quarters in Winona:
During the past week, had several
rains over various. portions of the
territory ranging in intensity from
light showers of from thirty minutes
to two hours duration too heavy short
rains, temperature averaging from
fifty-five to ninety two above. The
week started cool but turned warm
er forward the latter part accompani-
ed by frequent showers, over the en-
tire territory.
Harvesting is now practically COM
pleted and some stacking has been
done in Minnesota. While the rains
of the past week have retarded thresh
ing to small degree, generally this
work has progressed rapidly and is
now general in both states.
Below is the report of yields oh
tanned from threshing at various sta
lions in Minnesota and Dakota:
Minnesota, number dressings, Utica
1, barley 35; Viola, 4, barley 3O-35
3S, oats So; Comfrey, 8, barley 80
oats go, rye 20; Wabasso, 2, wheat 20
rye IS; Walnut Grove, 1. barley 40;
Butterfield. oats So; Welcome, 1
oats so; Kasota, 2, wheat 25-35; Osh-
ava, /, wheat 25; Stockton, 1, barley
40; Pine Island, 2, barley 1852;
, South Dakota-Number dressings
Hitchcock, 8, wheat $3.50 (62 No
tesD, barley so; Monroe, 4, wheat IA
barley 29-43, oats 4S; Worthwhile, l
wheat 81; Doland. 1, wheat IS.
Corn.-This crop at the present
writing is in excellent shape over the
entire territory, and it has advanced
rapidly under the stimulus of idea
weather conditions. 1t is practically
two weeks advanced from the usua
stage and will have that additional
margin of safety of ripenic5 previous
to damaging frosts. Ears are form
ing nicely and some fields have adj
vanced to the ROASTING ear stage.
We are now assured of the largest
and most abundant crop of all small
grains in Minnesota and Dakota, al
of which is of high quality and with
the excellent prospects of large re-
turns on corn and flax, it will round
out this years crop to tonnage thai
will exceed any production of past
years.--H. j. Wagon.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
HUNS FLIRTWiIH NEUTRALS
Norwegian Trade and Shipping
Journal Issues Warning
UNITED Press Dispatch.I


UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Copenhagen, August 12.-The Nor
wegian Trade and Shipping Jaurnal
tells how Germany is planning to
take care of her foreign trade after
the war by means of neutral ships,
taken over under long time charters
The Journal warns Norwegian ship
pwners against accepting German
proposals of this nature, and pub
fishes this offer, made by a German
brokerage firm recently to Norwegian
owners: ~ bsi
For some special friends who are
absolutely first class. want some
neutral boats of any size on time
charter for long periods, as much as
-four years after the war, the char
|terers being willing to pay for prompt
steamers 22s. ($5.35) per ton per
month. The owner will be free from
all expenses and insurance premiums,
Ia German captain and the crew to
be hired by the charterer.
Several neutral boats have already
been chartered on these conditions,
and l will be glad to receive by re-
turn mail information about the ton
mage you are willing to offer with
particulars and plans.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-08-16
>An1boy..

Charlie Bradley's young son had the
middle finger taken off, 4 He was
playing around the well gear when the
engine was going and unfortunately
got caught in the cogs of the pump
jack.
DR.. Tarrish of Fergus Falls, Mimi,
will give temperance lecture on the
streets of Amboy Tuesday of this week.
The 10th of this month will be a
gala day for the canning clubs which
will meet at the school house for
canning work.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Robinson are
selling their household goods and will
Igo to some western state to make
their future home, having sold their
fine residence to Frank Otterstein.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Doty and
daughter have gone west to- spend a
short vacation.
Will Mergers of Waseca spent
la few days with his parents in Amboy
and with his wife and son who have
been here for some time
William Miller, who has been rent
ing farm of H. T. Day for several
years, has bought the Clarence Gill
christ farm four miles west of Vernon
and will move as soon as he can get
his threshing done
Joe Bowen, son of our worthy
citizen, Dan Bowen, left the latter
part of the week to enlist in Uncle
Sans army. ~
Albert Marks, formerly a resident
in this locality and who moved west
i@I 81
Idaho, after long illness of brights
disease. Mr.. Marks was a fine
Christian worker and beloved by all
who knew him. He leaves a wife
and one daughter to mougn his
death.
! Arlie Wilder and Bonnie Schwarz
have both left for Texas to resume
their duties for Uncle Sam.
The. threshing rigs will all soon be
pounding out the grain. The weather
has not been very good for shock
lthreshing
Gordon Heritage returned home
from Delavan where he spent a
week with one of his boy scout
| friends. f
Elder Smythe is spending his va
cation in South Dakota visiting his
mother. He expects to be home to
preach next Sunday.
j. w. Heritage will have charge of
| the state exhibit of potatoes during
fair week. He has held this posi-
ton for several years. ST
The Amboy schools lack a few
teachers, and yet no superintendent
has been engaged.