Evening star., 1919-03-16
Divided Time With the Films

The press representative of the Sc
.lect Pictures Coronation. who appears
to have had inside information, gem
erously passes it on in the following:
Not all of President Wilson's time on.
his homecoming trip on the George
Washington was spent preparing that
famous speech which he gave on the
day of his arrival in Boston. lie de-
voted some of his time to watching
moving pictures, and, according to the
report of the operator on the George
Washington, he liked one of them so
much-Constance Talmadge in her
Select picture, Mrs. Lemnseii
Boots in which she is presented by
Lewis J. SelZnick-that he asked to
see it twice.
.eThe George Washington encoun-
tered considerable rough weather on
the homeward trip from France. and
as the weather was too heavy TO
, spend the evenings on deck, the Presl-
dent was a frequent member or the
audiences in the George Washington's
; projection room. Among the select
pictures that Mr.. Wilson saw, IN aodl,
ton to Mrs. .LetfingwelIs Boots
were who Cares?". another Con-
stance Talmadge attraction which he
greatly admired: Norma Talmadge in
The Forbidden CITY, Anna Case in
The Hidden Truth Select tsp speelai' ena
cial. The Midnight Patrol
"Of all the pictures that he saw.
however, Constance Talmadges Mrs
Ieffingwelrs Boots was accorded the
greatest amount of praise On tne
night that attraction was shown Mr..
Wilson was in an unusually Joviai
r1ood and he made special request
that the picture be run again. Needless
to say, his request was granted.
y,4
Talrnadge studios now boast a depart
r1ent of research, which is in charge
of Elsa Lopez, for the last three years
associated with D. W. Griffith.
Miss Talmadge believes that at
present producers do not, as a general
rule Law enough stress on accuracy
ard artistic nicely.
In the four to six weeks which con-
stitute the average length IF time al
lotted to the making OF picture the
director has about all he can do to
the players in the Interpretation OF
their parts. 1t would be an enormous
help to him to have some one always
, at call who could spend hours at the
library looking up the correct cos
tune for 1878, the particular cere-
monies Of a particular Indian tribe
war dance, the type of minuet dances
at the court of Louis XIV; some one
who could BRING MIN a drawing OF a
. Russian interior. and always know
authoTitatively about costumes, fur
niture. etiquette of different peoples of
foreign countries and all the hundred
or more things which are too fire.
quently slurred over in an otherwise
carefully produced picturezin the hope
that the public wont noticeit.
Miss Talmadge is now sure that her
pictures will be correct in every de-
tail
Right in the LimeliEht.-Douglas
Fairbanks holds the distinction of land
ing the first order for fifth victory loan
bonds. according to his alert press rep
rosentative.
While Henry Ford was vacationing in
southern California Fairbanks paid hin.
n visit, prompted by his desire to sell
the famous automobile manufacturer
.cme of Uncle Sans fifth victory loan
bonds. ard he departed from the Ford
home, so the story goes, with an order
taat sounds like the entire quota for
Los Angeles county
Fairbanks, it is added, has been asked
by the United States Treasury Depart
nIent to supply some '.ginger" for its
Iext campaign. He is now at work on
. propaganda film for the next govern
ment bond drive, being produced at the
request Of Joseph Tumulty. secretary to
President Wilson, and Frank r Wilson.
publicity director for the fifth victory
lean.