Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Miniature Holy Land Being
Built for Staging Great
Scenes-Secular Matter Ex-
Guided in Presentation.

At last the Bible from Genesis to
Revelation is to be visualized in mo-
ton pictures.
animated fine art the events, the peo-
pie, the enchanted works and the Wis
ions of that greatest of all the charmed
books Of the world--the Bible
At last men of vision have arisen
who, more as an offering for the we'll
being OF mankind than as a CONNER
cial enterprise. will transfer to the
screen the Bible as 1t is written, with
out sect or creed, prejudice, intoler-
ance or any extraneous influence. The
Historical Film company of America
is the official title of the producing
company.
NO SECULAR IDEAS.
That the INSTALLATION of the Bible
has fallen into reverent hands is eW-
denced by the fact that even the sub
titles will be taken from the Bible
text as II stands and no scenario edi-
tor will impose anything of the secu-
lar mind even in explanation of the
text.
The director general of The Histori-
cal Film company Of America is Ray
mond Wells, who won fame as director
of the production of Julius Caesar"
at Hollywood, California, in 1917, the
greatest outdoor stage production in
the. history of drama, the Passion Play
at Oberammergan not excepted.
Mr.. Wells is also a director of mo-
ton pictures, having been connected
with large studios in California, but
lately producing independently.
j. A. McGill of Vancouver Wash
ington, Is president and general man
ager and George e. Reynolds of Port
land, Oregon, Is secretary.
STARS TO BE OMITTED.
In this INSTALLATION of the Bible
text there will be no stars Director
Wells will cast his pictures according
to the types called for in the text and
he will draw upon that which is most
In literature and art fer
guidance In staging his scenes.
The st. James version of the Bible
will be used exclusively. but no COM
mentaries will be consulted except fer
arts sake alone. Gustave Dore, Tis-
sot and the master artists Of the mid
die ages will be consulted for details
Of costuming, furnishings. manners
and customs of the various periods, |
and before the finished picture is re-
leased for exhibition It will be re-
viewed by a board OF eminent divines
and certify to its freedom from all |
faint Of sectarian bias. |
JOHNS VISION.
Tho present program of the pro-
ducers Is to make fiftytwo pictures of |
two reels each. beginning with a spec
Iacular presentation of the Creation in |
tableaux and ending with the tremen-
1ous and sublime vision of John as
set forth In Revelation
The Garden of Eden, the Deluge, the |
Ark, the Palace of Belshazzar, the |
rower of Babel. Solomon's Temple, the
tents of Abraham and his people, the
Palace Of Pharaoh, the story of Jo-
seph. the Plaques. the Exodus, the
of the lsraelites and the
Giving of the Law. the high lights of
Jewish history with the prophesies of
he Coming of Christ, the Conquests
md Captivities the Lions Den and
Fiery Furnace, the Ministry of John,
he Ministry of Christ and the great
short the Bible from cover to cover
will be visualized just as the writer's
II the inspired word set it down.
CITIES OF OLD.
Upon the hills of Southern Califor-
ala will arise replica of Jersusalem
With its gates and its sacred places, its
lem, Bethany, Jericho, Nazareth and
LII the places made holy ground by
he feet of the Master will be filmed
With the greatest fidelity possible
The producers are alive to the fact
hat they are under tremendous
moral responsibility In undertaking
his work and that by their fruits shall
hey be known; It Is therefore their
irst consideration to be sure of their
Irtistic and historic ground rather