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New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
ON THE TRAIL OF THE MOTION PICTURE
Ne,U Films of the Week

| William Gillette's famous drama
"Secret Service" will be at the Rivoli
this week, with Major Robert Warwick
IN the role made famous by Mr.. Gillette
Beulah Marie Dix wrote the screen
version of "Secret Service" and Hugh
Ford is responsible for the direction.
The play deals with the efforts of a
Secret Service agent of the Union to
bring about the capture of Richmond
at the time when the city was besieged
by the Federal forces. In the company
assisting Major Warwick are Wanda
Hawley, Theodore Roberts, RAYMOND
Hatton, Irving Cummings, Dixson Fer
guson, Edythe Chapman and Guy Oliver.
A special feature will be the first per-
formance of "The White Peacock" COM
posed by Charles T. Critics, with ballet
staged by Adolf Bolm The solo dancer
will be Margaret Leerass
The latest Mack Sennett comedy will
be "Hearts and Flowers" and there will
be the usual Rivoli Pictorial, illustrating
current news events. The Rivoli Or
chestra will play Schubert's Rosa
munde" overture and James Harrod
will sing "Carry Ne Back to Old Vir-'
ginny"
Charles Ray has an entirely new
character in his latest Paramount
photoplay, "Hay Foot, Straw Foot"
which will be shown at the Rialto this
week. In this story, written by Julien
Josephson, Mr.. Ray appears as a coun-
try youth who goes to modern mill
tary camp. His name is Ulysses S.
Grant Briggs, and he is expected by
his grandfather to live up to all the
standards of the great American gen
eral. Ulysses is made the butt of
many jokes in camp, but gains the
sympathy of Betty Marlin, a pretty
village girl. Doris Lee is the girl, and
other members of Mr. Rays supporting
company are William Conklin, Spot
tlswoode Aitkin and J. P. Lockney.
The picture was directed by Jerome
Storm.
Supplementing the feature will be
Charlie Chaplin in easy Street" and
the Rialto Magazine. There will also
be Bruce Scenic, "Sundown," with
incidental music by Percy Granger,
which will be hummed off stage by
Martin Brefel and Nine. Pascova.
The musical programme will include
the overture to "The Bat" by Johann
Strauss. played by the Rialto orches-
ira, and the Hawaiian Waltz" with a
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

The title of the serial will be "The
18th Hour" an international detective
story, with Eddie Polo as the detective
The San Francisco and New York CITY
scenes have already been filmed.
Little Mae Marsh I'd made her first
appearance in the picture world yester.
day when she was photographed in
lStuyvesant Park, just outside the
Lyng-in Hospital.
Murdock MacQuarrie, we'll known as
actor and director in the "movies. y
has gone to the Goldwyn Company.
He will assist Frank Lloyd on the
Geraldine Farrar productions.
Robertson Company this week
announces the completion of four feat
ures which will comprise part of the
schedule of releases they have arranged
Tor the summer months for distribu-
ton by Exhibitors Mutual.
Sessue Hayakawa has put the finish
ing touches on "The Man Beneath" a
story which starts in Scotland, moves
to India, thence to Italy and ends in
Scotland, taken from a novel by Ed
mund Mitchell. William Desmond COM
pleted "Barefsted Gallagher" written
by William Parker, author of "What
Every Woman Wants" and chief of the
scenario staff of Jesse D. HAMPTON
productions. Bessie Barriscale in "The
Woman Michael Married. has reached
the New York headquarters of the
company. Better Times" written and
directed by King w. Vidor, creator of
THE Turn in the Road" is also ready
for release.
Three stories by Bret Harte have
just been purchased by Jesse d. Hamp-
ton and will be made into features bv
this company. William Desmond will
have the featured role in all three.
The first of the series will be "Cressy. /"
the second, "In Hollow of the Hills, !"
and the third, "Maruja."
The new Capital Theatre, at Broad
way and Fifty-frst Street, will omen
early IN the autumn with United Art
lists Corporation's new DOUGLAS Fair
banks picture, now in the making.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
Motion Pictures to Report
Governmental Use of Funds

Motion pictures have been used for
many varied purposes, but they have
never been adapted as Il means of re-
porting governmental disposition, OF
public funds.
That is, they never have until the
State of Illinois, through its Depart
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Louis B. Mayer, manager of Anita
Stewart, has signed long term con-
tract with Mildred Harris Chaplin.
wife OF Charlie Chaplin, who will be-
known by that name in the Mayer
productions. She began her screen
career with the Universal Film Com
pany and became a star through THE
Price CT Good Time" For Husbands
Only" and "Borrowed Clothess,
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

marimbaphone solo by Frank WOLF .,a
harry Edeson. Losa Lesca will sin,
"Caro Nome," from Verdi's "R;.o
letto," and there will be an organ sci.
by Arthur Depew.
! At the Strand Theatre the nv.
gramme will be headed by Other
Mems Wives" Thomas H. Incs n;.,-
ure, with Dorothy Dalton in the le.a-
ing role. She will portray rich
American girl suddenly obliged to ear,
her living. In the supporting casttara
Forest Stanley, Il Z. Herbert D.n
Boone, Elsie Larimer and Hal Clements
c. Gardner Sullivan is the author Of
the play which was produced under
the direction of Victor L. Schertaipger
personally supervised by Mr.. Insa.
Hearts and Flowers" a new Maet
Sennett comedy, also will be shown. TIL.
cast includes Ford Sterling, Louise
Fazenda, Jack Ackroyd, Phyllis Hsyer
and Billy Armstrong Edward Clro
was the director. Other pictures will,
be a new Outing Chester travel scen;.
"Piking After Pizarro"; an "Analysi,
Of Motion" showing athletes in action.
the Strand Topical Review, edited bv
Manager Plunkitt, and "Topics of ths
Day"
The Symphony Orchestra will play
1.-The Dance of the Hours" from sIa
Giaoonda.' Because Of his success
last week, Walter Pontius, the phila-
delphia tenor. has been retained and
viii sing "Macushla." Anne Rutledee.
soprano, will sing mighty LAX a Rosen
and "Who Knows"
Charlie Chaplin in his third 81 900. 900
comedy, "Sunnyside," will be an added
attraction to the programme at Loew's
New York Theatre and Roof Monday
and Tuesday of this week. Hall Gaines
"The Woman Thou Gavest Me" will be
shown on Monday, and Peggy Hyland
in "Cowardice Court" Tuesday
The features for the balance of the
week will include Taylor Holmes in "Up.
side Down." on Wednesday,; Mary Mac
Laren in "The Weaker VESSEL" on
Thursday; Bryant Washburn in "put-
ting 1t Over" and Harry Morey in "The
Beauty Proof" on Friday, and Madge
Evans in "Home Wanted" on Saturday.
Alice Joyce in "The Spark Divine"
will open to-day at Inness's Broadway
Theatre.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Arrangements have been completed
for the screen presentation by the
Famous Players Lasky Corporation Of
Lionel Barrymore in his triumph, The
Copperhead." Work On the picture
will be commenced about September
One of the Eastern studios Of the Fa-
nous Players -Lasky Corporation will
be used, and if the new million dollar
plant on Long Island, is ready in time
this film will probably mark the first
production in that institution.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Ernest Truex, screen and stage star,
has been signed for q series of comedy
films by Amedce j. Van Beuren, presi-
dent of the V. b. x. Film Corporation,
producers of the Paramount-Drew
comedies, and Timely Films, Inc, pro-
ducers of "Topics OF the Day. re-
leased by Pathe Exchange, Inc Mr..
Truck began his screen career with
Mary Pickford in "The Good Little
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Universal sent serial party to Eu-
rope yesterday. Eddie Polo, star of
many Universal serials, and Peggy
oDare' his leading woman, head the
eNped'tionary force. Others in the
party are Hope Loring, continuity
writer; John 3. McGowan, director;
James Wilkinson. assistant director;
John Perkins, actor and camera man;
Virgil Miller, camera man; Ernest w.
Smith, pronerty manager; Earl O.
Miller electrician. and Earl W.
Kramer, business manager Scenes
viii be filmed in England, Ireland,
Scotland, Wales and France. Many
European actors will be in the cast.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
ADJUSTMENTS

LQeW's American Root ,sSnr %t,W; r.a Of n'wag
hEGINNING To-MoRRoW tsIon1 ~
Shariie Chaplin. "sunnysido" ;lAli seats
oklahoma 4, Arthur Dewey & iReserycd
No., Exposlti0n JubIlee, 4 oths. .L21. 80. 80
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

The new Capital Theatre, at Broad
way and Fifty-frst Street, will omen
early IN the autumn with United Art
lists Corporations new Douglas Fair
banks picture, now in the making.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Select Pictures Corporation an
nounces this week that a definite title
has been decided upon for the forth
coming Guy Empey special attraction
which has been previously announced
under the temporary working title OF
Hell on Earth The permanent title
will be "'Ihe Undercurrcnt,' which
more adequately fits the nature Of this
compelling drama.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

As the result of discussions regard
ing motion picture conditions with
representatives of the governments Of
England, France and Italy during his
recent trip to Europe, William a.
8rady proposes to organize at once an
international picture company in
america, which will handle only for
eign films. 1t VIII be organized for
the purpose of opening the door to
foreign producers. While in Paris Mr..
Brady entered into a contract with the
Film dart Company to make six pict-
ures in France with American stars.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Devil" playing the role of Charles
MacLance, which he originated in the
1elasco stage production of this play.
Production plans for Truck comedies
are now being formulated by Nh. Van
Beuren and details will be announced
at later date.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22
SIa0d10avs on, The Screen

More than 100 week-run houses
throughout the country have booked
the Jess Willard picture, "The Cnal-
lenge OF Chance" according to al an
nouncement made by Frank G. Hall,
who has the exclusive distributing
rights to the Willard picture for the
United States and Canada and under
whose direction the picture is playing
now at the Park Theatre. So great has
been the demand for first showing Of
this picture that next week it will be
playing in dozen or more houses in
the same city on the same day.
Peggy Wood, actress and light opera
singer, viii begin new career to-mor-
row, when for the first time she viii
act before camera. Her first work
as a motion picture actress will be
done at the Goldwyn studios in Culver
City, Cal. She is to appear with VIII
Rogers, late Of the Folles.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

marimbaphone solo by Frank Wolf ana
Harry Edeson. Losa Lesca will sin.
caro- Nome," from Verdi's "Rieo.
.letto,' and there will be an organ solo
by Arthur Depew.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

The title Of the serial will be "The
18th Hour" an international detective
story, with Eddie Polo as the detective.
The San Francisco and New York Citv
scenes have already been filmed.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Little Mae Marsh I'd made her frs
appearance in the picture world yester
day when she was photographed il
Stuyvesant Park, just outside the
Lying-in Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Murdock MacQuarrie, we'll known as
actor and director in the "movies, -
has gone to the Goldwyn Company.
He will assist Frank Lloyd on the
Geraldine Farrar productions.
New-York tribune., 1919-06-22

Alice Joyce in "The Spark Divine"
will open to-day at Innesss Broadway
Theatre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09
Greek Feta Cheese Makers
Use Primitive Methods

the saline solution is then quickly re-
absorbed by the cheese.
This sailing process generally Is
completed within twenty-four hours
and the cheese IL then ready TO be
packed in wooden barrels holding from
112 TO 169 pounds. After four or five
days ripening the cheese is ready 70
eat. Its taste from this point until IT
begins to deteriorate is not unlike
Dcvonshire curds, II salt and n little
cayenne pepper be substituted for the
sugar and cream with which that IA
miliar product IL most frequently
eaten.
A byproduct Is frequently made OF
the whey extracted. The shepherd
pours the whey into fresh milk. which
undergoes the action OF the Tactic acid
bacteria that are now present in the
whey. in addition to the undigested
rennet ferment left in the liquid. The
milk remains in watts for four or five
days, after which the whey is removed
and the residual Casein is disposed OF
fresh as pot cheese or "mitzithra,"
and is largely consumed by Greek
colonies abroad, besides being much
favored In the district of manufacture.
No written contracts are made he
tween the merchants and shepherds.
The merchant interviews the shep-
herds with whom he deals and ar
ranges to take over all the cheese pro-
duced at'an agreed price or at the pre-
vailing market price, II the shepherd
is in need an occasional advance is
made him. based on minimum price
and a certain portion OF the amount
of cheese which the shepherd may be
expected to make.
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Cycles of Ten Years Prevail and Clever
Chart Shows How Variations Work
Out in the Long Run

so much cold. heat, rain, snow wind,
&C. in a certain period OF years. but
not each month or one year.
In some sections of the country
weather records have been preserved
from as far back as 1888. but in New
York city the Weather Bureau was
not established until 1871. although
records were kept by the United States
Army surgeons as early as 1922. These
statistics show wide variations between
successive days, weeks, months, sea-
sons and even years, but the average
for q number of years never has
changed. the entire gamut of weather
running during a cycle of about ten
years. In other words, if a person
lives in New York city for a period OF
ten years he will experience about all
kinds of abnormal weather that might
occur in lifetime.
A chart herewith shows the annual
mean or. average temperatures for
New York city recorded by the United
States Weather Bureau from 1871 to
1918 inclusive, and one will note from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

Merit of the American Type Differing From the French That Nothing
Really Bad Used Basis of the Story and Morality Angle
Is Worked Camoufage

farces OF this kind He has put it into
these words
OF all types OF plays the phrase,
plays are not written-they are re-
written" applies perhaps more to
farSe than any other type of pay, for
the author is writing essentially and
forcmostly to produce laughter. II a
certain line, situation or series Of stu
atoms which the author has created in
the fun glow of his ina gination does
not get the laugh desired-blue pen
ell
And the playwright must know-at
least he must know in so far as it is
possible for human being 10 know
what will and what will not create
laughter. He may be wrong when the
piece is tried before an audience; but
II he is wrong he must know why he
is wrong and why the line. situation
or series OF situations does not produce
the necessary and elusive smile that
breaks into a laugh and perhaps roar
OF rnirth
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A CHEESE in brine, commercially
~ known az feta or fetta cheese,
is manufactured in Greece UNI
der circumstances so simple and sur
roundings so primitive as almost 10
debar 1t from place under the head
ing manufactures, since It IS virtually
a natural product It is made by shep-
herds scattered over the mountainous
portion of Greece each man preparing
the cheese IN his tiny hut.
The process is essentially the same
throughout the country. The milk,
generally Sleeps milk Is poured into
large receptacles and slowly heated, II
necessary. to bring it to a temperature
approximating body heat. in order that
fermentation may take place advan-
tageously Ronnet is then added TO
the milk, and when properly curdled
the whey is decanted and the curds
wrapped in cheeseclotR woven from
wool. The mass is slowly pressed by
'"'Suhb 'H' VihPt' uPl0i pau VI ''S
bag until all free whey Is squeezed out,
when the bag is hung up to drip for
period OF ten to twenty-four hours. de-
pending upon the humidity Of the at
mosphere and the speed of evaporation
in conjunction with the pressure eX-
erted by the weight of the mass.
At the end of this period the solid
mass of casein is unwrapped and sliced
and dry salt is literally sprlnkled over
the slices The salt absorbs much Of
the moisture still left in the curds and
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-09

country hotel. The bride is in her
peignoir and her husband in paJamas
when the Interruptions to their happi-
ness begin. All sorts Of intruders
knock on the door, and even the hotel
detective tries to eject the two on the
ground that they are not married. 1t
is when the hotel catches on fire, how
ever that the two realize the last
chance of happiness is lost. But the
next act--it is the second which is laid
in the twin beds OF the country hotel
brings the delayed happiness. None OF
the plays now on view is so literal in
its effort to awaken the least worthy
of theatre emotions as this specimen
of the bedroom farce.
Il is in "A Sleepless Night" that
perhaps the most elaborate OF the beds
now on view is exposed. 1t Is a sump-
tious affair in cerise satin with white
lace draperies. OF course the usual
number OF unfortunate persons scram-
be in and about it, always seeking to
establish an impression of sultry de-
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that are so numerous now, they are
of American manufacture. Only Mark
Swan who is responsible for Keep 1t
to Yourself" at the Thlrty-ninth Street.
went to the French to find his original.
and doubtless they were glad to get
rid Of it. Any country with n self
respecting drama ought to be glad to
be free of it. The other pieces now
on view were modelled by native arti-
sans who kept always in view the eX-
tent to which the French authors had
been able to go. Their object was not
to keep this side OF French indecency.
indeed. they wanted to go as far be-
yond it as Yankee ingenuity and in
ventiveness could suggest.
So the farces which are just now
smirching the local stages are with
one exception of native fabrication In
none of these is the author known.
1t has happened that one or two UNI
knowns have hit on an idea which may
be diverted into the popular channel.
They collaborate, with the magma
ton OF the theatre manager and the
stage director to help them. This eX-
pert advice is valuable chiefly in ex-
planning how far they can 20 without
sacrificing the license of the theatre.
In please Get Married" a young
couple is welded by crook disguised
as n clergyman for professional rea-
sons. They set out to enjoy the honey
moon and get the bridal suite at a
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Granting the truth OF the wise saw
Of the thespian world that "farces are
not written-thcy are rewritten" new
ertheless it is a necessity that some
one ConCeives some sort of an idea and
makes various notes on sheets of pa
per, backs OF envelopes. &c, concern
ing il previous TO the preliminary pres
entation, and as the writer of these
lines happens 10 have tempted fate
and possibly the public in the afore-
mentioned manner-perhaps a few
words from him. partly apologize
partly explanatory, on the subject of
farce may be permitted.
1t is not particularly difficult mat
ter for the experienced writer to take
any sort of dramatic theme and dc
Nelop il into play. (There are hun
dreds of men who can and do turn out
play or two a year, clean cut and
workmanlilleD
When the same writer turns to farce
he must watch his step and hold his
breath. for the proposition which he
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pravity. although It is doubtful IL any
thing more than the acrobatics of the
situation are impressed on the audi
ence. There Is the implication that
they are in the case of one couple mar
ried.
In Up In Mabels Room" 1t Is luck
lily nothing more iniquitous than a
chemise which the young husband of
a petulant wife had presented TO a fas-
chatting member OF the same house
party several years before that starts
the excitement in country house. But
the gestures are all the same that
the most indecent farces go through.
There is the same effort to make what
might not be reprehensible appear as
naughty as possible. So there is the
struggle for indecency which is at
tanned to a degree that would not seem
possible from such a simple source.
Concerning Keep 1t 10 Yourself"
which comes from the French, it is
perhaps most eloquent to add the pre-
scription of Mark Swan for making
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HOLMES in KEEP IT TO YOURSELF:

could easily express in straight, clear
dramatic action must cause his audi
ence to laugh - constantly - as his
work develops.
This is why all OF us shy at farce
and call upon the gods for mercy
and laughter-and hide around tho
corner on the opening night, consum-
ing finger nails and covering miles of
short steps, waiting with bated breath
for the Verdict.
In trying to keep his optics fastened
on the many requirements of farce the
on the requirements of farce the
writer Is apt to weaken his eyesight.
In a brief way his situation may be
summed up by saying that he must
contrive to constantly amuse an audi
ence for something over two hours
with eight or ten peopie-in one or
two localitles-that his only object
must be to produce laughter He must
provide some" novelty and yet not
violate tradition by being too new.
That he must deal with the same old
husbands, wives, swecthearts and
mothers-in-law and yet invest them
with enough difference to arrest the
attention. That ht must disregard the
requirements of absolute realism for
his characters. otherwise they win not
90 the things they must do in farce;
and that. knowing his proposition or
premise is preposterous and the re-
suits impossible, re must somehow