The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-01-07
At the Theatres

1t takes a complete company of ar
tilery to get William Farnum's mind
off his work when he once starts act
ing a scene in his William Fox photo
plays. The eminent star is noted for
the Commemorative power he puts into
his portrayals, and he often spends
| entire days so wrapped in a character
that he almost fOrgets to eat.
While he was making the latest Will
liam Fox, super de luxe photodrama
American Methods" the attraction
at the Classic tonight, Mr.. Farnum be-
came, for the time being, an American
millionaire. 1t was a distinctly pleas
ant sensation, he said afterwards.
81 liked being a millionaire" said
Mr.. Farnum, because was free from
all the worries which are popularity
supposed to harass that individual.
didn't have any stocks and bonds to
look after. l didn't have to even have
to lose my temper by day on the
Change. All l had to do was to be
ing the spirit of America into a run
down French factory village"
Did you ever see a Chinaman with
any fetal expression other than blank
| Indifference?
Did you ever see one show surprise
| fright, grief or anger? 90
Well, you soon will, for in "The
Maelstrom," the Greater Vitagraph
| feature which will be the attraction
at the Classic theatre on Tuesday a
number of remarkable Chinese actors
appear. They are not made-up China
| men, but the real thing, and where the
Vitagraph director dug them up is a
| mystery.
1.-The Maelstrom" is a thrilling de
| tective play, distinguished for its
splendid Photographic effects. One of
these is a night fire scene, showing g
! burning building and topping lad
der with fireman sailing through the
| air. Another remarkable piece of pho
Biography is a fog picture showing q
girl disappearing into the fog like g
shadow.
A story that grips attention at thu
3 very first flash on the screen ant
which holds it riveted throughout tn,
progress of the picture, is the mali
feature of Shall We Forgive Her.
the new World-Picture Brady-Made
But the intense story is not the onl,
feature in this production. The su
perb acting by the stars, June Elvidg
and Arthur Ashley, and by the othe
members of the cast; the wonderful
outdoor scenes and the splendid in
terror settings are all notable features
of "Shall We Forgive Her" and all d.
their part toward making this one o
the best films of the season The Ma
jestic theatre will have the pleasur,
of presenting this production on Tues
day.
William Fox, film wizard, decided
to make motion pictures especially fo1
children. He waved his magic want
at the Fox Western studios, and Il
and behold, there sprung up, as i
made by fairies, the beautiful spectac
ular age-long fireside tale of "Jacl
and the Beanstalk.'' 1t will be the
feature at the Classic SOON ags .
Everybody knows the story, which
has been handed down from the ear
lest days of the EngIish-speakins
people as heritage of delight to thu
little ones of modern times. 1t i:
:, filmed for children, by children, an(
will be released by the Fox Film cor
poration as the first of the regular
monthly COX Riddle Features soo1
q to be inaugurated AA5o --.@ a#9@1
Another example of a play that doe
not depend upon star for its pop
ularity appears in Rex Beach's grea
photoplay "The Auction Block" which
comes to the Majestic theatre Wednes
day and Thursday. There are no star
| in "The Auction Block" although
there doubtless are many in the max
ing, for it is said that there are fe7
more striking examples Of histrioni
ability than those which appear in thi
| action. The various characterization
| which figure in the story are rounde
out in the great novelist's best man
| ner, and probably as much of thei
| force is due to this fact as to the splen
| did capabilities of the players them
| selves. t..t<- -e4 #Ho5#
| "Bab's Diary" the charming Para
mount photoplay starring Marguerit
| Clark is the first of several of the fam
| Gus Sub Deb" stories by Mary Rot
erts Rinehart which appeared in tn
| Saturday Evening Post.
1t is a comedy-drama of the typ
! best suited to Miss Clark's winsom
| personality and as the irrepressibl
Bah" she has achieved one of the bes
| character portrayals of her careei
"Bab's Diary is to be shown tonigt
! at the Majestic.