The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-15
CINEMA BREVITIES
BY D. J. l..

Visitors at Universal City were eagerly watching the burning of a barn in Prairie Gold" Mary Mac Laren photoplay now in process of construction. Tod Browning, the di- rector, megaphoned to Thurston Hall, the hero. "Thursty, hurry, you must put out the fire. There's thousands of dollars in wheat in that barn. Make 1t fast" Browning was de- scribthg the situation in the script) Isn't 1t terrible the stuff these movies waste?' one waspish lady visitor remarked to her friend, "I just wish that Herbert Hoover could hear about this" And she walked away indignantly before anyone could explain that even the starving Rus sians would find little nourishment in the excelsior being burnt in that barn,
 The animal man at the Mack Sen nett studio is n worried man. He Is getting so many actors that he doesn't know what to do. Not very long ago, two very young white rats joined the colony. Mir. Sennett wanted to use them in a comedy with Pepper, the cat. When they grew up, a romance developed and they were married.
 
 presented her husband with tokens Of her affection at regular and alarm ing intervals. The little Sennett zoo on the hill swarms with them and will soon be called the white mouse, after a famous building. Being too tender hearted to wait any of them out into Rat Heaven, the animal man keeps building new cages and buying rat feed. It looks like a fine opportun- ity for a Pied Piper of Hamlin.
 Prominent in the all star cast bus fly at work on Samuel Rothapfers United program feature Is Florence Billings, who plays the important part of Mrs. Van Norden. Wally Van is also connected with the production and Billie says she feels right at home with her old Vitagraph director especially now that after successfully convincing people she can be anything but "vampish and wicked" as in Why Germany Must Pay' she returns once more to the part of ''The lady who causes the trouble" but still VOWS to reform flor keeps" some day.
 Warren Cook has another daugh- ter. And as usual, she is a peach, Acquiring lovely daughters Is his fa- vorite occupation and to name them all would be to make a fairly com plete list of Who's Who" among feminine stars, Just now Doctor Cook is playing father in Florida to Anna Luther in the Western photo play serial '"The Great GambIe' under the direction of Joseph Golden.
 When Anita LOoS and John Elmer son arrive from the Coast they will have Constance Talmadge with them. Miss Talmadge Is coming East to have @ vacation and like the rest of the Los Angeles film colony of fe- males who wend their way to Broad way to have a peep at the tempting Spring styles in tho shops. There is going to be a surprise in store for Constance and her sister Natalie, that is unless they happen to read this column. A shower is to be given Constance and in preparation of this event Norma Talmadge has purchas- ed two gorgeous bead purses for her two younger sisters.
 Last week the entire company of "T'he Great Gamble" packed away their white flannels and Panama hats and boarded a train for Washington where they are now and will remain for about a week. While in Wash ington the director. Joseph Golden, will take many scenes in and around the public buildings which will be incorporated in the serial. Anne Luther and Charles Hutchinson are co-stars in the production.
 Do you like your cinema banquets served In courses? Nipponese screen devotees prefer theirs that way. They refuse to swallow q delectable photo play at single gulp. Here is the way theatres throughout Japan are run. The show starts at o'clock in the afternoon and lasts until Il at night. The theatre is equipped with art galleries, promenades, restaura nts, dining salons and luxurious lounging rooms. One reel is run off, and then comes an intermission, in which the members stroll out and meet their friends, possibly have a drink or two and bite of tea biscuit. Then another reel and another intermission. In the middle of the play comes the din ner hour with a long intermissiop Going to a cinema is a distinct so- cia1 event in Japan.
 "BIackie's Redemption" is the name of Bert Lytell's latest feature and is a sequel to Boston Blackie's Little Pal" recently made and also starring Lytell. Alice Lake. who ha. been identified in farce comedies fol sometime will be seen for the frs time in the serious role of leading woman to Bert Lytell.
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