The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Gossip From
FINLAND

4 The success OF George Reine't new
war picture, Behind the Lanes In
Italy" has been 30 great Mr.. Reine
has decided 10 put some special COM
psnies out playing the larger ieS1ti-
mate theaters for runs IN the impor-
tant cities Of the country. He 4.
| having q special score Of incidental
music made that VIII At the varied
episodes.
Behind the Lines In Italy was
made by the Cines Company. Of Rome.
at the command Of the Italian gov-
ernment and includes a number Of
/ scenes Of actual battle that were
made by the CinemAtagrsph Corps Of
the Royal italian army and intended
originally for government record
only.
Bert. LyteIl. one OF the most ver-
sstile young actors devoting his
talents TO silent drama, who VIII
be remembered as the male star 81
\ Empty Pockets" and who will be
seen at Mcore's Garden Theater the
\ first three days of this week In ths
principal role OF Boston Blackiss
Littl. Pal" is one Of those r,r.
players who believe. like David BE-
lAsco. that the stage or screen rep
( resentation Of a commodity or an
action SHOULD be As lite-like as pos
| sihle- In the present subject be 4.
cast as a crook OF the scholsr-and-
| the-gentleJuanss so-t. after the gen
| erl style Cf EETles, who disports
himself by cracking safes and 9th
erwise committing "elonies II
| seems that the modern yeEgman.
instead OF sandpapering HE finger
tips. as Jimmy Valentine did, em-
plDys an eXqUisitely delicate device
known as an sudion to detect. by
sound. the fall OF the tumblers in
the complicated locks. Mr.. Lyteu.
! learning this. promptly equipped
himself with an audion and IN an
important scene in the picture
makes its use Interestingly and en-
hghteningly clear.
In her own special productions.
| now being released and now being
generally recognized as among the
most meritorious film super-featUres
before the public. Mae Murray finds
it possible to depict before the cam
era phases Of life through which
she herself has actually passed In
Her Life In Bonds" recently
shown here, Miss Murray was cast
as a dancing girl Prior TO her ad-
vent in films, she was a dancing girl
in Ziegfelds ''Follies" In The
Brides Awakening" her latest re-
lease, the star is filmed as a young
| bride whose marital affairs are sad
ly tangled by a profigste husband.
interested solely in her fortune. Il.
is said upon reliable authority that
Miss Murray once escaped precisely
| the predicament in which her
1 nj
solely by virtue OF the marriage
bans having been read in the church
and total strangers CONSEQUENT
anxiety to forewarn her that her
prospective bridegroom had a wife
living. Miss Murray. Il should be
added, is at the present time the
proud wife Of an oficer in the U s.
Army.
An opportunity 20 impersonate
the Kaiser upon the screen Is now
adays as much striveu for by pho
toplay actors as the chance to pIsv
Hamlet is sought by comedisns
upon Nthe legitimate stage. Those
talented gentlemen who have been
filmed as the unspeakable Hohen-
zollern have undertaken. each in
turn, to Undue the "all-highest"
with some new attribute that would
make him more obnoxious than
ever TO the American public.
| Possibly the most thorouehlv
compelling chara cterization Of the
war lord was that offered by Rupert
Julian in The Kaiser, the Beast
OF Berlin" Mr.. Julian's make-un
was so astonishingly like ell OF the
pictures OF Wilhelm II with which
watching the film spectacle was
torn between a desire to hiss the
figure and applaud the actor.
Coupled with this perfect visualiza-
tion Of the best hated ruler in the
world was q keen appreciation Of
the manner in which best to mani
fest the supreme egotism and
cowardice Of king whose warfare
involves no physical risk Of self or
family.
A very sman. kinkv-haired. water
melon-smilinE, chocolate colored bov
Is an important fun ingredient in
Roscoe Fatty" ArhucLIe's newest
comedy, The Sheriff" which will be
released by Paramount The idea e
. laughable I'm itself. hut the reality Is
a riot Of fun 10 the comedian him
i, sell 70 me other actors and the
studio hands. and is destined later 10
even more amuse the screen fans.
, The Sheriff presents the joviaI
! Fatty ArbUckle as a roIliClinE. door
die Western officer OF the law. In
theme il is a highly laughshIe hurIeS-
Que OF the usual blood-curdIinr. wild
and woolly Western melOdrarna as de-
I nicted in the movies" SupportfDr
Fatty in this travesty is the largest
cast he has ever used and includes
two Of the prettiest girls in pictures
One II now beauty recruit from the
Ziegfeld FoIlies.
through the presentation of their
special comedy release. NY LADY
Nicotine" the Mutual Film Corpors-
ton continues 70 assist the work %
Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. 4"
, The one-heel film. starring BnHe
Rhodes. deals with the CRYING neces-
sity which exists among our American
! boys IN France for American tobacco.
The various exchanges Of the Mutual
Film Corporation have co-operated
with the fund by urging all exhibitors
: TO establish a Smoke Drive on the
! kday they present MY Lady Nicotine
at their theaters. They have respond
, ed enthusiastically 10 the plan with