Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-19
HER AMBITION
TO DIRECT


TN IRECT and businesslike, typi.
III cal of the western girl OF the
- great outdoors, Miss Catherine
Curtis, the only woman producer OF
moving pictures in America today,
is charming personality whose
executive ability promises to carry
her far on her chosen path. For
Miss Curtis, be 1t known. while hav-
ing made a hit in the leading role
| Of Harold Bell Wrights Shepherd
| Of the Hills" is avcrse to being called
star.
| AS frank in barring her ambitions
as she is novel in her ideas, Miss
Curtis, at present engaged in the
perturbation OF story Of the real
west, which is being filmed in the
wilds of north Idaho, frankly admits
that she is not star. doesn't know
if she will ever be one, and is not
particularly concerned.
Il have appeared in The Shep-
herd of the Hills and l will ap-
pear. in the picture which we are
now staging, but ! don't know that
| will ever appear in another" says
Miss Curtis. II am less concerned
over my future on the screen than
II am over my future business
career, for it appears to me that
there is a greater field in production
than in starring.
Most assuredly the plaudits Q,
the public are pleasing, and / would
not be 4 woman If | were to deny
that it has an appeal for me, but ]
have resolutely set my face to the
making of pictures that are differ
emit and if l can achieve success in
this field will not worry over
stardom."
| What you will see III The Omaha
Daily Bee Screen Magazine No. IS
shown at the Sun theater, will be
found both interesting and instrue-
tive. 1t opens up introducing some
educated bird speedsters, Wireless
| Messengers" several of which have
seen distinguished service in the A..
E. F. Then you are instructed on
how to use your napkin. 1t is only
detail, but little things count in
the matter of etiquet. You next
follow the adventures Of Cinema
Luke-a novel photo-cartoon, IT.
which Luke decidedly more than on
speaking terms with Leslie Elton,
cartoonist, who draws him. Capt.
John Smith never dreamed OF the
many appetizing things the Indian
girls make at the Haskell institute.
The art of Making Mirrors" 4
picture showing how science has
perfected the means by which you
see yourself as others see you. Lii
han Russell, the famous beauty cS.
pert, demonstrates how easy it is to
remove freckles, and our futurist
movies, presenting England's fore.
most fighter on the battlehelds OF
France, General Haig.
Comment has been made by re-
viewers and others who have seen
pre-release presentations of Flor
ence Reeds latest United picture.
"Her Came" on the marked excel
lence Of the double exposure work
which is notable feature OF the
technical side of this production, and
| these commentators have remarked
upon the magnificent effect OBJ
/ tanned throughout by the CAMERA
expert Every owner of pocket
kodak knows the difficulty Of pho
tographing interiors, even with time
exposure. Everybody in the motion
picture business knows that to sc.
cure lights enough to make posi-
bic the filming of action in large
church interior would cost thou
sands of dollars and days of labor
to install. In "Her Game" the cam
eranlan by use of his own special
devices is said to have produced ef
fects representative of action in his
photogra ply at the rate of 10 pic
lures to the second in these interior
scenes.
Louise Glaum is to wear q dit
ferent new exclusive gowns in her
latest picture, which is to be started
at the Thomas H. Ince studios with
in the week. The picture is from
an original story by c. Gardner
Sullivan, who allowed his highly i'm
aginative brain to run riot, and some
Of the most unusual situations ever
woven in story are said to be in
this new Glaum production. ].
Parker Read, jr., is assembling a
splendid cast to support his talented
star, and it is thought that this story
will eclipse all Of Miss Glaum's for
mer successes.
Putting new wines into old skins.
or reversing the process-applyInR
the figure of speech to the movies
is a thing of the past. The fed
eral trade commission, thanks to
Bill Hart, the star, who carried the
matter up for ruling, has decreed
that old films shall not be re-ex-
1ibited as new under changed title;
that old parts of any film shall be
plainly, distinctly, definitely and
unnistakably shown" as such and
as previously having been put on
exhibition.
investigations by my attorneys"
said Hart, Showed that one firm
of swindlers made more than $1,000
600 by tricking ( he public under
my name; and while they were do
ing it, my mail bag has been filled
with letters from theater patrons
all over America abusing me roundly
in the belief that ! was a party to
the fake"
Theodore kosloff is to portray the
first man in "The Tree of Knowl-
edge" to be started this week At the
Lasky studio, under the direction Of
William De Mile. Mr.. Kosioff's