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The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
Admirer Sends Mary
A Turtle by Mail

Mary Pickford recently received
live turtle by mail from John
Phelan. of Roseburg. Greg. and
when the mysterious box contain
ing this queer passenger arrived it
was feared that possibly the thing
was a bomb or something. Volun-
teers were called for TO open it and
F. f. Benson. studio manager.
stepped bravely forward. He deftly
and valiantly separated the turtle
from his lair and deposited him in
the goldfish pond on the studio
campus or garden or whatever IL is.
Upon completing this function.
Benson then thought possibly it
would be a good idea to read the
letter which accompanied this ZOO
logical specimen. Imagine, il you
can, his words when he learned that
this strange bug or animal or fish
or whatever you might call IT is
deadly poisonous variety of turtle
which should be handled only with
pair of tongs!
But the real thrill was furnished
by the postscript of the letter
which stated that this was not a
sea-going variety of turtle. but a
dry-land species which approaches
water about as often as a camel.
This made II necessary for BENSON
to dash forth and delve into the
depth Of the pond to rescue this
hard-boiIed, sun-dried son OF the
desert SO the goldfish would not
worry him to death.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
To Build Film City
In Heart Of Gotham

Marking a new epoch in the pro-
duction of motion pictures, and
providing the Fox Film Corpora
ton a home that will more ade-
quately care for its rapid expan-
sion of business. William FOX is
erecting in the heart of New YORK
City the biggest motion picture
plant in the world. under one roof.
1t will be a motion picture city, TWO
minutes from Broadway.
The building will occupy practl-
cally the whole city block, at Tenth
avenue and Fifty-fifth and Fifty-
sixth streets. and will cost more
than S2,5oo, 900. 1t will be the most
completely equipped and the most
efficient motion picture plant IN tne
world. Designed from plans out
lined by Mr.. Fox. the building moi
only will include every practical
modern device for the expeditions
and economical production OF hlms'
but will be so laid out as to obtain
a maximum of efficiency in admin
istratjon, a minimum of lost ener-
sy and waste, and the greatest
safety and comfort for the en-
poyes.
Winfield r. Sheehan. general man
ager. made the announcement of
details this week. The building
will have three stories and a base
ment and will house all of the
William Fox film activities in the
East-laboratory. studios and al
ministration ofices.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

show in the picture but would still
tempt the goat. When all was ready
the tramp disposed himself to slum-
Der and the goat was let out.
BY this time the animal was FAM
ished: and that celery certainly did
smell good to him. He paused for
a moment while he wriggled his nose
to locate the delicacy. The instant
he got his bearings he charged
charged is the correct word-and
grabbing celery. whiskers and all
tned to bolt his victuals without
chewing 'em. contrary to the advice
OF the late Mr.. Fletcher. Now those
whiskers had been glued on firmly.
so they would not pull away too
readily when the goat did the chew
ing as provided in the scenario: and
the rudeness of the animals attack
brought away most of the hide on
the poor extras face: or. anyway,
he said it did. He yelled Murder
in four languages and raised such
hullaballoo that the goat choked
and had to be pounded on the back.
And the director. where was he:
Why. rolling on the studio floor in
a paroxysm of mirth. which goes
to show that even a directors life
has its compensations.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

lett. Bee Palmer, and a number Of
others OF prominence.
Among the boxholders FOR the open
ing night are Gen.>feyton C. March.
chief of staff of the army; Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer. Secretary
Tunulty, Surgeon General NJ. w. Ire
land. Capt. Mayer and a party Of
Senators and Congressman.
Miss Laura Walker. the leading
woman Of the company. who Is one
of the famous beauties OF the Amerf-
can stage, motored down from New
York last Sunday and has taken an
apartment at Wardman Park Inn for
the summer. Miss Walker sent ten
trunks containing her wardrobe by
express. 1t is very seldom that beauty
and brains go together. but Miss
Walker. who Is admittedly a beauty,
thoroughly demonstrated by her ex-
ceptional work in 1.-The Man Who
Came Back" that she also ranks
among the leading dramatis artist,
Of the American stage.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
Gaumont Shows Trip
Overseas by Airship

The Gaumont Company had expert
cameramen stationed at various points
in Newfoundland, the Azores, Portu-
gal and England, to make a complete
cinematographic record Of the first
attempt of American flyers to cross
the Atlantic.
Pictures of the start Of the daring
aviators from Long Island and their
arrival in Trepassey Bay have already
been shown in the Gaumont News
and Graphic, and this weeks issues of
these news-reels show the departure
OF the three NC's from Newfound-
land
OF prime interest are the views
showing the NC-4 and her commander
Just before starting on the successful
flight which landed her at the Azores
fifteen hours later; the warming UP
of the plane from the steampipes of
U. S. S. Prairie" and a view of Ponta
Delgada. Azores, from which point
the hop" to the European continent
on the last leg of the journey was
made. Gaumont cameramen also pho
tographed the arrival of the NC-4 in
Lisbon 'and will also show her arrival
at Plymouth.
Other flying pictures In the News
and Graphic show the flight Of King
Albert. OF Belgium, who returned to
Brussels from the Peace Conference
by airplane. and the last flight Of the
famous French lace" Jules Vedrines,
who was killed in an attempted flight
from Paris to Rome.
Other subjects show many current
pictorial news items from all parts of
the world; a monster U-boat which
stranded on the English coast dur
ing fog: the strike Of the milkmen
in Chicago: the return of the Forty
eighth Highlanders to Canada, where
wonderful reception was given these
Ladies \from He'll" boat race
rowed by beautiful co-eds; getting
, ready for the big willard Dempsey
bout; gunboat ramming a whale;
using baby tanks to- destroy old
buildings; the wreck of a trolley car
which ran wild down steep hill. kill
ing two and injuring twenty; etc, etc.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
Notables at Garrick Opening

have been invited to attend the OPEN
ing on Sunday, a number of whom
have already accepted are: David Be-
lasco. George NJ. Cohan. Mafy PICK.
ford. Douglas Fairbanks, Oliver Mo-
rosco. Frederic and Fannie Hatton,
authors Of the opening play. Up
stairs and Down" B. G. De sylvia,
who writes Al Jolson's songs: Louis
Mann. Olga Petrova. Edgar Selwy1,,
Alex Aarons, Fred jackson. author of
The Velvet Lady" Edmund Lowe,
Samuel Shipman. Henry /. Marshall,
Gus Edwards. Alice Brady, Ethel
Barrymore. Will Rogers! Otis Skinner,
Ruth Roland. Lou Cody. Walter Cat
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

The opening of the Garrick Play
ers' season at the Shubert-Garrick
Theater is rapidly developing irto 4
gala affair. Washington. socially and
oficiaIIy. has taken the popular COM
pany under its wing. and I'm addition
10 that. the leading theatrical lights
Of New York signified their intention
of attending the opening.
Broadway is particularly interested.
as this Is the first time in theatrical
history that a company of stock play
ers has been made up entirely OF peo-
pie prominent IN New York produc-
tions-
Among the big theatrical people who
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
KISSING A TOUGH JOB.

Tommy Mcfarland once faced Ad
Wolgast and came near winning the
worlds championship: now Tommy is
appearing in Paramount-Sennett come
dies. He faced the title-holder with
out a culver, but he was scared stiff
when the director ordered him to kiss
girl the other day in, scene.
>"Nothing doing" said Tommy, wildly.
1t was finally compromised by permit
ting him TO kiss the pretty maiden
on the cheek. After it was over
he wiped the cold perspiratior
from his brow and said, Gee
I'm going>to' quit this Job and gc
back. to fighting" A later
dispatch says that Tommy is now
acclimated. and is willing to kiss
even when the camera isn't turn
ing.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

gram sto follow nightly two hours
later.
In connection with the announce
ment of the opening for the season
of the Savoy's attractive summer
park, 1t will be of interest to all
patrons of silent drama to learn that
there will be special Decoration Day
matinees in all of the CrandalI the
aters tomorrow. beginning at 2:so D.
NJ. This embraces additional after
noon performances at the Savoy.
Apollo. Knickerbocker and Meaders
theaters. daily matinees being Gus
tomary at the Metropolitan, Gram
dalrs and Avenue Grand,
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

Joseph NJ Schenck president of the Norma Tamdge Film Cor
poraion signed with Constance Tamadg whereby
her producer for the the taking
May IS and Mr. Schenck have further option her
ices the expiration Of two years.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

Rogers of Ziegfeld Foies fame will leave New York in
Goldwyn pictures that will
Broadway chance register his adapness
coming qp and the audiene
in good humor.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

Tamadge has been voted Princeton Unverstys
In accordance with annual the
of Princeton has placed itself in the for
analysis determining the value of four
training Kpng voted their favor Shakes
their svore damst Macbeth" and
Hamlet svorte plays, and Norma Tamsdge their iavo
cfrcss- :. =
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
A tornado which fullhls

which fullhls important in the plot develop
Mans Fight the uper-fesure with Dustin Farnum
Just completed T. N Heon the Bunon Studios
vdes spectacular effects this forthcoming
United Picture Theaters offering.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

having THE Turn in the Road" its
the returned Los Angeles
the preyiew Of the Brenwoods second
York attend the details of dibu
ton of Better Times"
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

Talmadge recently arrived from the Coast with he
sister, Constance member of the "By Right
quest" the Talmadge production Natalie pls,
quite important part story Hornbow
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

Gordon recovering from attack of srsr
by long of work the studio Coseups
rcquring steady gaze of the Coope lights max
strenuous demand upon the optic of movie
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29
Film Chat and Gossip

popular dedicated of Norma Tslmadge,
Select Pictures has been published by the Leo F Company
OF New York The the Norma The words by
Sidney D. Mitchell and the music by Archie Gottler.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

Pictures May releases will be Break the News
Mother" special inspired by the famous of the
same by Harris Two others which will be released
Norma Tamadge in The New Moon" and
Mitchell Jacques of the Silver Mrth."
The Washington herald., 1919-05-29

supporting Florence Reed her orthcom
Billings Mahde Brundag Conway
Tearle and Jed Prouty. Frank H. Crane is directing.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

ing had been smashed and the building
Itself badly damaged. Many of the iron
columns which supported the glass roof
were broken by shells, and but for
emergency supports the roof would have
fallen in. The station was very muddy and
dirty.
after leaving Amiens the railway train
was IN poor condition and overcrowded
and as one neared the former front condi-
tions grew worse. But one hotel was open
at Bcthunc and it had only received a part
OF It's furniture. Each room was occupied
by five or six persons and there were many
marks of the buildings having been struck
by she'll fire. The thought that it might
be possible to return to the train to sleep
was of no value, for the train had been re-
moved to a siding and the railway en-
pivyes probably slept in it. The station
building there was practically non-existent
while the majority of French villages
Where the Hun has burned and pllaged, or
which have been laid low by his shell fire,
will be rebuilt as may be, many
places especially noteworthy because of
the fighting which occurred there will be
left more or less as they were on November
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

bulk of American troops-or at least OF
those which are to be returned this year
have come home the steamship lines will
not find it possible to resume regular serv-
ice sufficient to care for heavy traffic
Very likely the first tourists to be al
lowed to visit the French battlefields will
be relatives Of dead soldiers who wish to
find their graves; indeed, in special cases
this has already been permitted to very
limited extent; but this will have to be
done under the careful supervision of the
French government and no arrangements of
a general nature covering it have yet been
attempted
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

Lat least until the main rush of Ameri-
cans to the French battlefelds has lessened
a good bit. On this side of the water we
shall naturally be particularly interested
in Chateau Thierry and Belleau Wood,
Seicheprey, St. Mihiel and Toul, as we'll
Rheims and Soissons
ut is now possible to visit either of the
latter two places and return to Paris the
same day, and / obtained safe conduct
covering them and Chateau Thierry, but in
the end did not use it except to the last
named place. l did not have to give it up
as one is supposed to do, either, because
travelled with an American Officer" and
with some little show of pride Mr.. Harri-
son exhibited the safe conduct, printed
and filled out in French and stamped with
innumerabe seals and Official marks
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16

ton which the main bulwark of dis
tresscd Americans in Paris in the parlous
times of 1914 by its longer name-has just
returned from trip to England and
France, during which he visited most of
the battletields where Americans fought
and he has much of interest to relate
"Condtions in London arc growing bet
ter all the time" said Mr.. Harrison, "but,
OF course, there are many traces of the
work of the Hun. The marks of air raids
are everywhere and there is no denying
that these constant raids did get on the
nerves of Londoners That could hardly
be otherwise. There were an average of
four raids a week and sometimes every
night in the week would bring the Ger
mans. One notice still on the lamppost
signs tells of shelters from air raids
near by and gives the number of people
they accommodate
"The Langham Hotel in upper Regent
Street, where I stayed, was such a shelter
The wreckage of German bombs is still to
be seen in the vicinity, notably in the case
of large hospital which was pretty we'll
torn up at one end.
Like London, Paris shows the marks of
warfare in many ways. The signs showing
where air raid shelters arc located are
everywhere still and so arc the wrecked
buildings-not only those wrecked by the
Hun from on high but also those struck
by Big Berthas shells. | brought back a
map which shows where every one of the
huge shells struck.
THE French are recovering their usual
spirits at good rate and the city is full
of Americans. AS in London, hotel service
at the Grand and the Continental, the only
was very good There is plenty of enter
tainment in the city, too. The boulevard
cafes are all open, but they close at 9:3O
at night still and there is little or no all
night life. The theatres and the opera are,
of course, open much later than that but
ancc
II did not go to Brussels, but Brussels
has been officially reopcned. One gets in
Paris, or at the Belgian border special
form of laissez passcr for Brussels sup
piled by the Belgian government. These
there is as yet no direct train from Paris
to the Belgian capital. The quickest route
is via Lille. Belgium is naturally in no
better position than France as to American
tourist travel and | doubt if there can be
any great amount Of it to either country
this year, but 1920 should be wonderful
year for the American tourist to Europe.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
In BeIIeau
Wood

"Ail the marks of most savage fight ara
still clear in the wood itself. At the foot
of every tree is a concrete dugout for
machine gunners, for the wood is simply
a machine-gun nest, and these were all
battered by artillery fire. All kinds of re-
mains and rubbish were lying about
pieces of uniform, remains of belts and
equipment, ammunition cases, toothbrushes
and toilet articles, Very lights, cartridges
and hand grenades by the hundred and
great many unexploded shells of every size
and description-and the wealth of realism
brings home to one most forcibly the fin
ish fight in which the United States marines
drove out of the wood for all time picked
divisions of the Prussian Guards.
Captain Cooke told US that it took
week to clear that particular corner of the
wood where we entered. The American
troops which first passed over it didn't
thoroughly mop it up, and when those in
the first waves were obliged to fall back
upon their supports so as not to be cut
to pieces by machine-gup fire further on,
they made very thorough job of it,
Chateau Thierry itself suffered little
because of the lack of artillery lombard
ment there. The town was No Mans Land
for about month, occupied by French and
Germans alternately and patrol work and
street fighting were nearly constant, but
the place was never shelled to any extent
during the days before our boys went
in there and stopped the German march
on Paris for good.
ION the return trip to Paris we left
Chateau Thierry at 80 p. M, and we first
stopped about three kilometres away, at
Vaux. Captain Cooke was especially
anxious to show US this village, which we
had driven across without stopping in the
forenoon, because there took place the first
attack planned entirely by American s;ses
officers and carried out Wiz. eaea EgAa.
success by the American troops. 1t took
eight minutes for the Yanks to take the
village, 200 prisoners and large number 5.
of machine guns and some artillery =
"Vaux was battered BY heavy shellfire
fully badly Bouresches and Belleau,
but the immediate surroundings of the
village are SO very interesting that they
should be kept in their present condition
for the benefit of American tourists, just
as Beleau and the Bellcau Wood are to be.
I understand.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
The Battered
Towns

'Some idea Of what confronts travellers
to the scene of last springs German drive
can be gained from trip to Amicns and
Bcthunc, which it was hoped might extend
to Ypres. but that proved impossible at
the time. While one sees en- route to
Amiens stations and villages which were
bombarded, it is only upon reaching that
place itself that one actually gets the full
impression Of entering the war area. The
railway station at Amiens was in condi-
tion characteristic of all in this part of
France. Every pane Of glnss in the builds
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
Million Waiting to 'See Where 1t Happened

, military automobiles belonging TO The
United States Motor Transport Corps, az
! we did. No private cars are allowed to go
, to the former front because there is such
great danger to the uninitiated from un-
about everywhere, especially IN wha. WAS
No Mans Land.
'sTo visit all of the battlefelds of great
est interest to Americans would take ten
or twelve days. The motor trip from raris
to St. Mihiel and T'oul and return occupies
at least two days. We covered Chateau
Thierry and part of the Aisne district in
one day, travelling 140 miles between s
a. m and $3.50 p. m. Captain Cooke of .he
United States Information Bureau was our
escort and we left Paris IN a forty-horse
power American car going by way of Livry
and Claye to Meaux, where rested few
minutes. Then We drove to La Fertc-
sous-Jouarre and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
which we reached at 1880 a. m.
CAT Montgivrault we left the main road
for Lucy-le-Bocage and continued straight
on to Torcy, which now is a village but
in name only. We drove through the COM
plete wreck O. this pleasant little French
village and to the village of Bcllear,
which is in the same condition, and at
length reached the edge of Belleau Wood,
or the Wood of the United States Marines,
as it is called now. The trip is most in
teresting from there on.
Leaving the car, we walked through the
wood, which crowns the crest of rather
sharp rise of ground, beginning at its
centre. 1t was so very muddy as to make
walking difficult business and thick
bushes impeded odA way. Before entering
the wood we saw the ground the re-
mains Of two German soldiers. The bones
Of one who had doubtless been hit by direct
shellfire were still in his uniform on the
ground, but the skull had been thrown into
a piece of tree four or five feet from the
ground.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
The Passport
Problem

On returning to this country the traveller
has his passport taken up, whether or not
the time limit on it is about to expire. The
general manager of a well-known tourist
agency, for instance, recently visited France
with passport good for six months and
extensible up to two years, and thought to
retain it when he reached New York on his
return, for he is likely to be going across
again almost any time. Uncle Sam thought
differently, however, and took it up in order
to keep it in good shape for him against an
other trip.
The State Department is issuing pass
ports to Oriental countries, except Siberia,
very readily, especially if ones errand is
commercial and encourages travel to Latin
American countries except Mexico A num-
ber of good sized parties are to visit Japan
and China and the Philippines shortly.
Nor is it hard for those whose visit to
France has some business purpose in view
to obtain passports now. A party of boot
and shoe men has gone to the Continent to
look over conditions pertaining to their line
and find where American shoes and what
kinds will find market. The Cleveland
taarber of Commerce is about to send a
paity over there with the sanction of the
government also
Even though the situation changes so as
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
The Agencies
Make Ready

Ihe big tourist agencies are most close
~ in touch with this sort Of thing and their
representatives agree that it will be carly
autumn, at least, before anything of this
sort will become feasible. For one thing.
the roads all over the fighting front are in
a terrible state and repairs are apt to be
slow. This alone will make it all but i'm
possible for any one not we'll acquainted
with military affairs to make any extended
tour of the front and it is hardly likely
that this will be encouraged. Much more
probable it is that travellers will be advised
to proceed by train to centres like Lille,
Amiens, Rheims, Nancy, Sedan, Strasbourg
or Belfort and cover the battehelds in the
vicinity by motor trips of from twenty i've
to forty miles, returning to the central
town for the night.
1t might be supposed that motor trips
over the interesting part of France would
become as feasible as any other mode Of
seeing the battlefields, but this is not So
not alone because Of the condition of the
roads, but for the reason that there are
very few hotels left in condition to care
for motor tourists, OF any other kind; and
the people themselves would not be apt to
welcome rich tourists travelling in motor
cars and bringing with them all the neces-
stiles while their own state is so miserable
as to compel sharp contrasts.
1t must not be thought, though, that
tourist travel to France--and to England,
too, for that mattcr-wll be discouraged
for very long. Just as soon as the affairs Of
the French straighten out sufficiently to
permit of it and the rolling stock of the
French railroads is put in shape they are
anxious that Americans should have every
opportunity to learn at first hand the re-
suits Of the Hun onrush into France, and
whenever tho Trench are ready for Amcri-
can tourists our State Department will
gladly issue them passports. Next year.
1920, should see conditions in France rel
ativey Strengthened out and settled down,
and then for time there will doubtless be
more tourist business than all the steam
ship lines which can get their services
running smoothly can care for. The wait
ing list is already extensive.
New-York tribune., 1919-03-16
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to permit tourist travel in 1919, however,
the chances are that this will come about
too late in the year for the rush of tourists
to France this year Peace will hardly be
signed for yet some months, and until the