Omaha daily bee., 1918-07-27
: RHGHT OFF THE REEL

Some Charlie,

Some Charlie.
For the first time in its history, the
Green Room Magazine Of Australia
has given the historical Green
Room cake" to a man, in appreciation
of his work. That man is Charlie
Chaplin and the work is his comedy,
"A Dogs Life"
The "Green Room cake" is a real
cake of huge proportions which, for =
number of years, has been given to
actresses either of the stage or film
for some special achievement. The
ovation given to Chaplin in "A Dogs
Life" was so great, however, that the
proprietors of the magazine decided
to depart from the usual custom OF
giving only to an actress. and so Char
lie took the cake"
The cake is on its way from the An
tipodes, and its arrival at the Chaplin
studios is looked forward to with
keen interest by everyone from
Charlie to the Office cat.
His Alibi.
II is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good. When Cecil B. De Mile was
at work on his forthcoming picture,
1--WE Can't Have Everything" the
manuscript called for 4 fire s.ene in
which a motion picture studio was
destroyed. De Mile studied hard on
the best method OF obtaining a real
istic effect at a minimum cost. Just
as he had reached the conclusion
that economy was incompatible with
good effects, the Lasky studio acci-
dentally caught fire and burned to
the ground. Fortunately De Mile lad
abundant witnesses to prove an alibi.
De Mile, with rare presence Of mind.
turned the whole force of the camera
men loose on the blaze and thus OBJ
tanned the most realistice FIRE scenes
ever shown in q motion picture.
Wounded Men Enjoy the Movies.
An ingenious arrangement OF mir
rors in the hospital wards at Camp
Dix enables wounded soldiers COM
PEELED to lie on their backs or sides to
enjoy the Y. M. c. A. moving picture
programs. Large sheets Of blackened
paper are set up beside their beds in
such positions that the pictures ap-
pear in miniature for the fellows who
ire too i'll to raise their heads Those
who must remain on their backs fol-
low the pictures as they are reflected
on the ceiling. These uses of the
motion picture machine do not inter-
fere with its regular projection upon
the wall at the side Of the room.
Her Gingham Gifts.
On her recent "trip to the Blue
Ridge mountains OF West Virginia,
where she went to take scenes for
Back to the Woods" Mabel Nor
mand encountered a phase Of life new
Nto her. She learned to know many
women of the mountains, most of
whom had service flags in the window
of their cabin like the one Mabel
Normand cherishes for her brother.
Despite their poverty, she was sur
prised to find the mountain women
too proud to accept money from her.
So she sent a box Of plain gingham
dresses on her return to New York
As in a Looking Glass
The most significant thing about
Tom Moore is found in his dressing
room at the studios. 1t isn't the NUM-
Der of his. suits or the variety of his
ties Or the quantity of his letters. 1t
lies in the state of his mirrorA 1t is
cloudy and is in need of s<thorough
cleaning. proof positive that Tom is
like no other star in that he doesn't
regard the looking-glass as his best
friend.
The Soothing Cello.
Geraldine Farrar never acts before
the camera at the studios except to
the accompaniment of music. It is
only natural that the international
opera star should respond emotionally
lnder the spell of melody. For this
reason her favorite 'cellist has been
engaged. and the musician, Is as con.
slant in his attendance as the inde-
iatigable star herself. He plays what
ne chooses, Geraldine Farrar making
10 stipulations in this regard. Mas
'enet's "Elegie" is aiavorite, however,
with Saint-Saens' "Le Cygne" and
Nevin's Mighty LAX a Rose"
v Gazing on Geraldine.
Mae Marsh adrnires people entirely
her opposite. Therefore it is not sur
prising that the whimsical star looks
upon Geraldine Farrar as a screen
idol. Every moment she can be
spared from her own scenes, Mae
Marsh follows the work of Miss
Farrar Geraldine insists that her
acting before the camera be done
away from the eyes Of bystan iers,
but IN the case of Mae Marsh the
diva graciously makes an exception.