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plays opposite Miss Ferguson in this
picture, most of the scenes of which
were staged in Yellowstone Park. This
is the first time that Miss Ferguson has
appeared in a Western story and will
present her in a number of stunts"
staged among the mountains.
A signal honor has been conferred
upon Dustin Farnum by the city of
San Jose, Cal. Louis O'Neil, an official
of that city, made a special trip to Los
Angeles to invite Mr.. Farnum to be
the honor guest of the city officials at
their great Red Cross Rodeo, to be
held for four days, beginning the
Fourth of July.
1t has been left to the little town Of
San Jose and it's wide-awake inhab-
itants to plan the greatest Red Cross
benefit that has ever been held in this
country. Outrivalling the famous Pen
dleton, Ore, roundup will be this
affair, which for four days will bring
back the sports and pursuits of that
famous fraternity of men known as
cowboys, and it was the unanimous
choice of the committee in charge Of
the Rodeo that Dustin Farnum should
be the honor guest of the city Of San
Jose.
Another guest of honor will be Theo-
dore Roosevelt, many of whose Rough
! Riders came from San Jose.
j. A. Berst, who is president of the
United Picture Theatres Of America,
Inc, cooperative movement embrac-
ing more than a thousand motion pict-
ure exhibitors. has accepted the ap-
pointment to the post of official super
visor of distribution of. war films to be
issued by the Bureau Of Public 1nfor-
nation These films will include war
news reels and war reviews, as we'll as
propaganda pictures of various sorts.
An office from which their distribution
will be handled has been opened on the
top floor of "The Times" Building.
Screen rights to 1.-The Yellow Dog"
have been purchased by Jewel Produc-
tions, to be used as companion plct-
ure to "The Kaiser, the Beast of Ber-
lin."
The rights to "The Yellow Dog" were
purchased by President Carl Laemmle,
of the Universal Film Company, and
the heads of six other production COM
panies were outbid by Mr.. Laemmle In
obtaining the rights.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Uncle Sam Has Become
A Movie Manager

Uncle Sam is now movie manager.
Recognizing the great value of the
movie, the United States government
has taken over the work of visualizing
on the screen the scenes Of the great
war and showing pictorial history OF
what is being done over here and over
there. The New York Tribune recently
said: "This Is the first war OF SUBJ
marines and aeroplanes-and 1t is also
the first war of movies. Just at pres
ent we should rate the movie as the
most powerful ally that hard-pressed
democracy has yet been able to sum-
mon to her side" In order that this
powerful weapon may be utilized to its
utmost strength, the Committee on
Public Information, Of which George
Creel Is chairman, now controls the
work of the United States Signal Corps
and navy photographers, and arrange
ments have been made whereby the
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Keeping Track of Antonio

to climb over to get into. like an aero
plane? They would, indeed. 1t is like
an aeroplane, too, because it goes 1876
miles an hour, in the air part of the
time. But Tony is careful driver
He never kills any pedestrians. They
get out of the way.
The first time we ever saw Mr. Mo-
reno was in "The Island of Regenera-
tion." In spite of the fact that we
were not particularly interested in
movies at that time, save as an inno-
cent bystander, and in spite of the fact
that Edith Storey appeared sans every
thing with the exception of q glorious
golden wig, which was as luxuriant az
Melisande's, still we remembered Mo-
reno. So after we found ourself trans
ferred from the kennel department. to
the dramatic, with films as our partic-
ular line of endeavor, we resolved to
locate our sloe-eyed hero.
We found him in aladdin of Broad
way" Vitagraph picture, again with
Edith Storey, and again Miss Storey
had to do some wonderful aquatic
stunts, only this time she was clothed
and in her right mind when she leaped
into the raging torrent.
Not long after that We lost track
of Moreno again. That was when he
left the Vitagraph and went over to
Pathe and began to make serials with
Pearl White. We never see any serials,
not even Pearl White ones, and we sell
dom see any Pathe pictures but now
that Path6 has evinced desire to be
seen on Broadway why we expect to
see Mr.. Moreno's shadow very often.
There is nothing movie actorish
about Moreno, at least he is not at all
like ones conception of movie actor.
Another popular fallacy-and what is
so popular as a fallacy, unless it be a
movie actor? Anyway, Tony hates
talking about himself and much pre-
fers discussing shoes and ships or even
sealing wax When we said boldly, "Is
it true that thousands of strange
women WTlLo 10 movie aCIOIS OeIudHu-
ing everything, from their hand in mar
riage to an autographed photograph ~
be blushed-yes, perhaps a little like
sunburnt pomegranate-and said
that he had heard so.
When we asked him what he thought
of the inflated salaries of screen stars
he shrugged his shoulders and said
that most Of them got more than they
deserved and that his own salary was
quite modest in comparison with
many "However. it is all that I want
and l shouldn't know what to do with
any moro if had it," he concluded
Which proves, we think, that Antonio
! Moreno is q very unusual young man
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may mean the love of individuals. I
am not going to tell you whether or
not 1t is either or both, but hope to
show the remarkable transition of the
butterfly life of British society to that
OF stern, sincere. hard workers in the
greaS cause of winning the war
was permitted to photograph prac.
tlcally anywhere I wished. I remember
one place. 1t was a beautiful country
place that at one time was one of the
favorite spots Of King Edward VII. In
the back Of an arbor was a tree planted
there by the Emperor of Germany
while on visit long before the war
The tree still stands and blossoms, but
the tablet which commentaries the oc-
casion of the planting has been buried
deep in the ground at its roots.
Queen Alexandra was gracious
enough to come down to Lady Diana
Manners's hospital, which she conducts
on her country estate, and devote near
ly an entire day in arranging the hos
pital scenes and appearing in them her
self. The Queen is greatly interested in
the cinema, and showed a familiarity
with number of photoplays, and when
they visited 'Intolerance'-the first time
they had been to the theatre in two
years-she and the King sent for me to
come to their box.
Lady Paget, an American girl you
know, Is now the social leader in Eng
lish society, and she was absolutely
tireless in her efforts to assist. If
made suggestion to her it was
promptly carried out. She had the
players bring down their own costumes
and jewels to wear in the picture, and
worked with the vim and energy of an
assistant director.
~ went to London a total stranger
to those with whom I worked. felt
that I could do great good by letting
the world know war conditions and
what England and France were doing
toward winning the war. These ladies
and gentlemen who appear in The
Great Love- agreed with me, and al
though they are directing and super
vising the affairs of the empire, they
gladly took the time to assist in the
making of the picture. 1t was an honor
paid to photodrama which could not
be equalled." H. U.
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What '7he Great Loue" Means

David W. Griffith has a way Of max
ing people do just what he wishes them
to do. That is why he is such a won-
derful director and why the greatest
screen ingenues extant are called
Griffith girls"
1t was his duty recently to induce
the first ladies in England to scrub
floors, wash windows and perform
other duties equally thrilling and con-
genial for motion picture reproduction.
The picture for which these scenes
were intended is "The Great Love-"
now being completed at the Aircraft
studios, in California. Lady Diana
Manners, Elizabeth Asquith, the Hon.
Mrs. Montague, the Countess of Drog-
heda and others were called upon to
perform in the course~of their duties
in behalf of the war relief activities.
Even Queen Alexandra aided person
ally in the filming of the picture. The
new photoplay shows how society of
England is doing it's bit at home, and
offers fine example for American
women. In speaking of his experience
in obtaining the assistance of Britain's
celebrities in the production of his new
film, Mr. Griffith said:
81 never really knew the full mean
ing Of the word 'graciousness' until l
went to England and began to produce
my picture plays over there. l was In
rather delicate position. The per-
sonages with whom was working had
kindly offered their services as actors
and actresses in my story; they were
giving me their most valuable time
simply as a courtesy. But more will
ing and obliging assembly have never
had.
"The title of my picture, The Great
Love- may mean many things. 1t may
mean the love of country, and again it
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

American wars, those were mainly iso-
lated scenes. They were never assem-
bled with the purpose of showing the
progression of events with historical
continuity D. W. Griffith once said
that some day the movie would super
sede the printed page in the teaching
of history. 1t has, at any rate, become
an equally potent power with the press
in moulding public opinion. Recogniz-
ing this power. the United States has
taken this step so that the real truth
about the war shall be shown on the
strong arm Uncle Sam can the more
readily dissipate and overwhelm the in
sidious lies of the Hun.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
Movie Notes

Fred Stone last night closed his en-
gagement in "Jack OLantern" and
leaves for the Lasky Studio in Cali
fornia this afternoon to begin his mo-
tion picture work. Mr.. Stones first
photoplay will be a circus story that
practically tells the tale of his own
career as an entertainer. John Emer-
son and Anita Loos wrote the story,
which calls for a number of acrobatic
stunts on greater scale than was ever
possible for the popular actor to pres
ent on the stage.
10th and Donald Crisp will produce it.
Stone also expects to incorporate "The
Scare Grow" into one of his forthcom-
ing pictures. The former star of "Jack
OLantern" will be engaged in motion
picture work all summer.
Harry Morey and Betty Blythe have
begun work on another Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon feature, play made from Gid
dler's Green" This ran not long age
in "The Saturday Evening Post" and is
regarded as the best story which has
Mr.. Morey and Miss Blythe will be
under the direction Of Paul Scardon
who directed them in "Tangled Lives, .
q play by James Oliver Curwood, which
was completed about ten days ago. In
addition to the featured players, there
will be in the company Carlton King
Bernard Siegel and Robert Gaillard.
Elsie Ferguson has just finished her
new Aircraft picture, Heart of the
Wilds," a western subject staged by
Marshall Neilan. Thomas Meighar
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02
By Harriette Underhill

Antonio Moreno, familiarlv and low
lngly known as Tony, looks as though
he might be the son of Carmen and the
Toreador. AS a matter of fact he was
born in the land of the guitar and the
castanet, and he still retains little of
his accent, although he has been living
under the Stars and Stripes for four
teen years. However, that isn't very
long. 1t has taken US that long to
learn to say "Te quiero mas que la
vida, mi querido," and even at that he
says we do not say it convincingly. 1t
isn't so much an accent that Tony has
as a peculiar construction of his
sentences.
eyes, I know" he said, ~ have no
accent, but when I forget to remember r
about it I put the horse before the
cart. Isn't that what you call 2" AS
spoken by Mr.. Moreno "the horse before
the cart" sounded so attractive that
we let it remain that way.
We once read a story that some one
wrote about Antonio Moreno and it
said, "Tony Moreno has eyes like
sloes and skin like sunburnt pome-
granate when it blushes"-or perhaps
it was when he bushes. At any rate,
right after the grapefruit and just be-
fore the eggs Mornay we asked him
about it and just what it meant.
"Sloes," he said "Sloes? Why, l
think they are funny little animals like
moles. Or perhaps they are berries.
Pm not sure, but III have to look into
this. And know what pomegranate te
looks like, but I never saw a sunburnt
one nor one that blushed"
However, whatever the person who
wrote it meant, it must have been
something nice. You just couldn't say
anything else about Tony Moreno. Not
that is, if you had any regard for the
truth
"People write such strange things
about one. Not always kind, either
Perhaps they do not realize how i'm
! portant it really is"
eyes" we retorted, "it is necessary
to propitiate US. Now with one stroke
Of a pen we could forever ruin your
career"
"Ah." came back our Spanish cav
alier, "but you would not. can look
In your eyes and tell that you woulc
not"
"If you look in our eyes we coulo
not" we said, mentally resolving never
never to be anything but an inter
viewer Of screen celebrities. Why
wouldn't half the women in the United
States give anything to lunch with
Tony Moreno and to drive in his car
which is one Of the sort that you have
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

and June Elvidge in "The Cabaret" on
Saturday and Viola Dana in "The Only
Road" on Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

committee now handles the work of
photographers Of France, England and
Italy. With this comprehensive ma
terial at Its command the movie history
Of the war will be co0rdinated, 80 that
instead Of detached scenes sandwiched
in with other views it is shown In COM
plete episodes. There will be a weekly
"Oaacial War Review" edited by Her
bert G. Hoagland, the pioneer Of movie
weeklies, and there will also be
series Of big feature pictures. also
under the direction Of Mr.. Hoagland,
the frst Of which is entitled "Persh-
ing's Crusaders" While it is true that
motion pictures were shown of the
Russo-Japanese, Balkan and Spanish
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

directed by julius Steger, will be Mon
day and Tuesdays attraction at Loew's
New York Theatre and Roof. The daily
change Of features will include Vir-
gipia Pearson in 1.-THE Firebrand" and a
Mack Sennett comedy on Wednesday,
William S. Hart in Selfish Yates" on
Thursday, Harry Morey in "The Game
With Fate" and Ella Hall in (Which
Woman 2" on Friday, Carlyle Blackwell
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

At the Forty-fourth Street Theatre
David Grifith's "Hearts Of the World"
will continue.
New-York tribune., 1918-06-02

At the Broadway Mary MacLaren will
be seen in Universal picture entitled
"The Models Confession"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

We have no means of knowing them
The public can stop ticket profteerins
over night, if they would refuse tc
attend any theatre where tickets can
not be bought direct at the box Office
Alderman Quinn's ordinance, brought
before the City Council at my bchear
l. passed would stamp out ticket
speculation in New York, as it has in
other cities, and any one having any
power should work for it, and l am
sure that all managers that have real
attractions that the public want 70
see know that it is to the interest OF
the theatre to protect the public and
see thai tfeir patrons can get their
tickets at box Office prices.
The management Of our big hotels
of our great city, who | admit de-
rive great benefit from the ticket
agencies placed in their Hobbies, could
greatly help the present state of af-
fairs by compelling these agencies to
sell their tickets at premium cf not
more than 80 cents over the box Office
price. but whether This ordinance is
passed or not, tickets for "Zicgfeld
Foll,es" are on sale and will be until
the finish of the "Follies" run in New
York, the 18th of September, and ev-
cry seat from the first to the last row
box Office for them.
The theatres are compelled by the
United States to stamp on each ticket
ct the price at which that ticket is
sold. and what l can't understand, or
perhaps it has been overlooked by
Uncle Sam, is why that same law does
not apply to the ticket. profiteer. Why
is he allowed to take the very samn
ticket on which the price is stamped
and sell it for more than the pric
stamped on it's face? This is a phas
Of the controversy which has not bee
brought up. Believe me, am in Thu
fight to the finish, and if Aldcrma
Quinn's ordinance IL not passed, AZ
profteer has privileges that Are dc
MED others. In communication fro.
District Attorney Swami, l am glad
learn he considered ticket specializing
non-essential industry, and the flu
resources OF his office will be used u
der the anti-loafing law to stamp o.
every phase Of it that his author.
empowers him. Last Saturday nief
Assistant District Attorney Smi'
was in evidence on Forty-secor
Street and the "diggers" were n,
pretended. The ticket specuiator
openly boast that cannot les
throughout the summer without then
but l believe the time has come whe
the public is awake on this subjet
and will not further tolerate it. an
will refuse to attend those theatre
which allow their tickets to fall in
the hands of the agencies. A con
blnation OF manager and ticket spec
lator against the public is not tole,
ated in any other city. Why not uni
now to wipe it out forever in Ne.
York and protect the public M
Amusement seeking strangers VII
come to this great city for their g.
tertainment?
For the sake of the future of H.
theatre, the conditions prevailing
the New Amsterdam Theatre Shout
be the rule at every theatre in Ne,
York City. Yours to command,
F. ZIEGFELD, JR.
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of 1o5 feet and runs through to West
Forty-third Street. where its frontage
is about rs feet
"Rock-a-Bye Baby" will continue at
the Astor through the summer, and
then, after a short tour of the so-called
subway circuit, will go either to Chi
cago or Boston to continue its run.
"Why Marry?" by far the most sue
cessful play of its type seen in New
York last year, and incidentally award
ed the Pulitzer prize by Columbia Uni
versty as the best play by an Ameri-
can produced during the year, will re-
sumo its run early in August, at Den
ver The tour will include nearly every
large theatrical centre in the country.
The first of the new Selwyn plays to
seen in New York will be Double
Exposure" by Avery Hopwood, which
viii open next month. About the same
time two companies will be sent on
our in "Fair and Warmer"
The new Selwyn Theatre, in West
Forty-second Street, will be opened
arly in September, with Jane Cowl. in
Information, Pleased" a comedy by
Jane Cowl and Jane Murfin Shortly
after, Roi Cooper Megrue's "Tea for
Three" comedy in three acts, will be
presented at Broadway theatre.
Cosmo Hamilton's comedy. "She
Burnt Her Fingers" tried out early
asst month at Washington with con-
spicuous success, will follow "Tea for
Three" A we'll known star will play
ne title role. Late in September, or
arly in October, THE Crowded Hour"
new play by Edgar Selwyn and Chan
ing Pollock, will come into New York.
still another play may be presented
bout the same time.
The firm, in association with Adolph
LAUDER, will also present "Helen With
he High Hand" comedy founded on
story of the same title by Arnold Ben
nett. Estelle Wnwood will be seen in
he title role.
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A Benefit To-nieht

A benefit will be given at the Aston
Theatre tonight by the chorus of the
Astor Theatre. under the auspices of
the Stage Women's War Relief, for the
Gonvalescent Home for Soldiers and
Sailors.
Besides the girls from "Hitchy- Koo,"
Going Up" THE Rainbow Girl" the
CENTURY Roof, "The Kiss Burglar" and
"Rock-a-Bye Baby" there will be at
east one hundred others. frankie
Bailey will appear in a speciality. A
sketch specially written for the occa-
sion is Showing Up the PRINCIPALS. /"
in which six girls will appear,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

In carrying out his time-honored
policy Of varying the programme Of the
Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic on the New
Amsterdam Theatre Roof, Mr.. Ziegfeld
announces for Monday Bert Williams,
who for many seasons appeared with
the Follies, i'm a new monologue and
songs; Bee Palmer singing and dane
ing soubrette and pianist Of unusual
magnetism; the introduction of a tank
or armored car in action, manned by
the Ziegfeld Beauties, with an effective
cannonade of the audience, the mis-
siles being favors and souvenirs; also
new songs on timely topics.
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CHRONICLE AND COMMENT OF THE STAGE
"7iger Rose"
Elements When Properly Harnessed
Proue to Aid Nightly in the Success
of Performance at Lyceun1 Theatre
By Haywood Broun

AVID BELASCO has by saving
his ammunition He has
melodrama 1t is true perhaps that the the
the Theatre
the the shreks
that
beiasco able to smashing
The producer strikes with
that the of the "Tiger which
the laundering
all reckless neht
and yet accommodating telling
tl Naturally enough
little during the the lightning rain but Mr.
probably
with his electricity than Willard Mack his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14
Michio How:s Good Deed
The Japanese Dancer Has introduced
Two Specimens of the Native "NoH"
Drama of Antiquity to This Country
By Solita Solano

While the Japanese theatre pro-
duces the plays of Shakespeare, Shaw
Wilde. Hauptmann, 1bsen and Yea's'
America knows nothing Of the drama
Of Japan except what Michio ltow mas
been able to show in two presentations
Of the "Noh" drama. The first,
"Tamura," 1tow gave in February at
the Neighborhood Playhouse. The
second, "At the Hawks Well" had .
single performance last Wednesday
evening at the Greenwich Village The
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The Busy Selww Co. Builds
Theatres Between Productions

The firm of Selwyn & Co., with three
new theatres now under construction,
is planning an active season, starting
early next month. The activities Of
the firm not only include the opening
of the new playhouses, the production
of several new plays and road tours
for many Of their last season sue
cesses, but will see the executive Offices
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move from their present headquarters
to the new Selwyn Theatre, the first
playhouse ready for occupancy.
The two new theatres, work on which
was held back for some months be-
cause of inability to secure the needed
building materials, stand on property
leased for a long term. The plot has
frontage in West Forty-second Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-14

All our old favorites of burlesque
and vaudeville and musical comedy
have been displaced by the Dooleys In
the realm of purely physical funmak-
ing these young gentlemen Of the roof
seem to be without rivals.