Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-02

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| day one can read a story in Los
| Angeles paper telling about film
| actor being injured while attempting
feats for the cdi6cation of movie
fans. Strange to relate, it is not
the movie serial companies that
draw the unusual quota of injuries,
real and near. It is the feature and
comedy companies that suffer most.
The serial companies specialize in
daredevil business and SO every pre-
caution is taken. The other COM
panies do not anticipate accidents
so carefully and draw more. Every
care is taken to guard the lives and
liglbs of the actors. Yet the very
character of the work causes danger
to draw nigh. The public does not
always realize when they sit in COM
Portable seats, laughing or applaud
ing a picture, that the men and
women of the screen frequently
brave many hazards so that the pub
lie can be entertained,
The largest indoor moving picture
stage in the country is practically
completed at the Goldwyn studios in
Culver City, Cal. This huge build
ing contains $4,000 square feet in
clearance from floor to cross beams.
This will accommodate the tallest
setting that could possibly be de-
sired.
Overhead trolley lighting systems
are being installed so that lights can
be elevated and rolled directly over
the setting using them and in addi-
ton they can be adjusted as to an
gle and height. This is one of the
finest systems in the industry and IS
installed at cost of over $4,000,
in addition to the original cost, of
the mammoth stage, which is over
|$25,000.
| Our cousins across the sea enjoy
all the good American pictures, but
unlike US on this side of the pond,
they are anxious to have costume
plays. In this country the produc-
ers have given up the idea of max
ling costume picture that would be
a success. Here is an English opin-
ion, from the London Times. 1t is
worthy of thought, if we don't
agree with them.
There Is a tradition in the film world
at present that the public do not care
for what are called costume plays 1t
seems to have originated in the United
ing in that country 1t has now become
almost automatic, although in this coun-
try there is little foundation for such q
belief
| "The whole Of our history Is costume
Gently, 'and II is absurd to suggest that
the British nation does not want to see
its own wonderful record on the screen, II
properly staged. There Is a great future
in this country for historical pictures
which are entertaining and yet accurate
In detail, and the evolution Of such pic-
lures must be part of our educational
progress The success of the great italian
pictures showing life in ancient Rome
ought 70 be enough to prove to sahio 1'tS
out being properly examined"
One Of the most ambitious efforts which
are being made IN this direction is film
Ho S''A Nj: Percy Nash. who has just
finished '"rhe Flag Lieutenant" Is re-
! sponsible for the production, and Miss
msnes K sesn sna MOI are taking
the leading parts. 1t was a striking con-
trast last week to pass from the muddy
street Of a London suburb In depress-
Ing stream Of rain into . warmly lit Elz-
abethan mansion where ladies and gentle
men OF the time were dancing a stately
measure. To one watching the scene.
photography has not reached such de-
gree Of perfection that the rich contrasts
Of dress could be reproduced. but the
effect in black and white Will undoubtedly
be a faithful picture of the time. Mr..
Seymour Lucas is supervising all the
details Of scene and costume and the
replica of Sir Richard Grenviles RE
feature Of the Shakespearean exhibition
at Earps Court before the war, has been
bought and will be taken down to Devon
shire and 1Or use So IN I'M Inc ses
duction is that II y impossible to use
Plymouth Hoe as It IL today for the film
because it would contain SO many anach-
ronisms, and therefore most of the out
door scenes will be taken at Bideford.
The table have been reversed. IT
is usually the star who sues the COM
pany. Not so in Grace Diamonds
case. Miss Darmond was scheduled
to appear in serial to be made by
Louis Burston. 1t was started. Each
day the star, Miss Darmond, put in
her appearance some three or four
hours after the rest of the company,
thereby delaying work on the pro-
duction. After this occurrence had
been repeated daily for more than a
month. Louis Burston instituted
suit for $4,000 against Miss OAR
mond.
An Omaha resident for years in
formed the movie editor yesterday
that he saw his first movie play
last Tuesday. Couldn't help 60
ing" was the way he expressed him
self when the movie man got to
questioning him. You see, he added,
my daughter and her husband have
been going to movies for a long
time and they just insisted l 60
along, so to please them more than
anything else, l accompanied them.
1T was a revelation. / never
imagined such good acting, so many
splendid settings, could be photo
graphed and reproduced on the cur
tain for ones edification and amuse-
ment. No, sir, never. Why, you
can laugh. you can cry, and in this
photo picture l saw, / wanted to
jump up and hit the william for his
dirty work, so enthused did | be-
come. am going again next week,
maybe twice, for | intend making
up for all have missed in the past"
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