The Washington herald., 1919-03-27

: In the field OF the silent drama, the
name Of David wark Griffith. pro-
Queer Of The Birth OF a Nation" .'In-
tolerance" Hearts OF the World, :"
The Great Love" and other notable
Ar. Griffith Is an authority on ad-
yanced cinema technique and every
new production of his offers the pub
hc delightful surprises in the way of
artistry and superb finish. so that Il is
not surprising that he should be today
perhaps the most accomplished pro-
Queer OF gigantic cinema spectaeles in
the world.
II Is a notable fact that Mr.. Grif-
nth Is now producing a series Of pho-
toplays under the Aircraft trademark
Mr.. Griffith is devoting all his energy
and talents to this work and with
many Of the best screen players in the
cinema field included in the casts
these pictures doubtless will enjoy a
celebrity fully in keeping with the
nigh standard set and maintained by
Mr.. Griffith in all his productions. His
Stayed at Home"
Mr.. Grifith Ia native Of Kentucky,
his father having been the late briga-
der general, Jacob wark Grifiith, of
the Confederate army. Mr.. Grff1th
was for two years an actor when the
possibilities OF the film industry ap-
pealed to him so strongly, that he
associated himself with the Biograph
Company. His unusual creative abil-
tty soon attracted the attention Of the
studio executives and II was not long
before he was made a director.
In this capacity, Mr. Grifith intro
duced innovations. which changed the
whole course Of the motion picture
arts, such as "close-ups," "cut backs. .
and the like. Many of the players.
whom he trained for the screen in
the early days. are now among the
most prominent artists of the silent
drama. Chief among these Is Mary
Pickford.
After producing such photoplays as
"The AvenginR Conscience" The
Battle" and The Escabe." Mr.. Grif-
9Th branched out along higher planes,
the result being The Birth OF a Ma
tion." which created the greatest sem
sation ever evidenced in American
Aim production. and which carried
the name of Griffith, its producer
into the homes of the people Of many
nations. The most impressive cinema
production ever staged In this coun-
try, II marked an epoch in the ans
mails of the screen. Following this
triumph came Intolerance" another
spectacle of magnitude exceeding
anything the American studios had
ever staged hitherto.
Sometime ago Mr.. Griffith took a
eomanv OF players to Europe, where
he pictured many patriotic scenes and
scenes OF war activities in England,
in which the Queen Alexandra. and
many titled ladies took part. the re-
suit being the gigantic production of
Hearts Of the World" which was
produced with great success in New
York. This was followed by such pro-
auctions as The Great Love" THE
Greatest Thing in Life" ''The Ro-
nance OF Happy Valley and his
latest Is The Girl Who Stayed al
Home" which will be shown at the
Palace Theater next Sunday and fol-
the entire week
Under Mr.. Griffith's agreement with
the Famous Players-Iasky CORPORA.
tion, his succeeding photoplays will
be on an equal scale of grandeur and
artistic excellence. and their success
II may be assumed, will be no less
emphatic than those which have here
tofore been produced by Mr. Griffith
with record-breaking results.
y Gail Kane. at present appearing
in The Woman in Room 13." has
new admirer. which probably
makes the total several millions.
The admirer in question must re-
main unidentified except that il
may be disclosed that he is one of
the police reserves.
He was stationed one night last
week at the Booth Theater, New
York. and from the gallery was
watching the performance. There
is scene IN The Woman in Room
a." in which Miss Kane escaped
down fire escape. clothed only, so
TAR as the art-loving audience can
detect. in an exceedingly diaphan-
Gus niEhtie- As she descends, a
strong light. artfully placed by the