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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

CINCE the discovery of California S
- golden sunshine by those modern
40 ers, the Los Angeles movie mag
mates, that city held sway as the motion
picture production hub of the universe.
Virtually all of the leading producing
companies have studios in Hollywood and
other suburbs of Los Angeles, and it
seemed for long time as if the City
of Angels had permanently become the
city of motion pictures. OF course,
some important producing companies
have centered their efforts in or near
elphia-Betzwood, for example
and along the Hudson and Long Island.
Florida proved flivver as a producing
area.
Now a tendency eastward is again to
be noted.
Although the producers have sent
their stars to the coast and erected
studios there, they have not found it
feasible to move their executive Offices
far from Broadway. The result is,
that while production is carried on in
Los Angeles the administration of the
film industry has been principally in
eastern cities. This, of course, has
not only increased costs, but has been
source of delays. In recent months
there has been a growing tendency to
bring production closer to the business
seat of the industry.
New York is to have a motion picture
city covering four acres, in the heart
of Manhattan, within five minutes of
Broadway. 1t will be under one roof,
in one building. a city of 5000 people.
It is being built by William Fox. 1t
will cover nearly a city block from
Firty fifth to Fifty sixth street on
Tenth avenue. 1t will have a capacity
of turning out 5000, 900 feet of finished
motion pictures every week, or enough
adventure, love and thrills to make a
celluloid carpet from Philadelphia to
Cleveland.
The studio will have three stories and
a basement and will furnish home for
the Fox Film Corporations labora
tories. The city will be divided so that
each department will be within easy
reach of the executive offices. The
studio, occupying the entire top floor,
will have accommodations for twenty
companies to work at once. There will
not be a pillar, post or obstruction OF
any kind throughout the whole floor.
As an adjunct to the laboratory
there will be special department for
chemical research work. Here some OF
the foremost experts in photography
will devote themselves to conducting
experiments for the Improvements OF
the technical standards of motion pic
ture photography. On the first fiooi
there will be twelve theatres" In
technical parlance these are known al
projecting rooms" but in reality
they are miniature theatres. In thest
roems directors and executives will
have private screenings of the pictures
as rapidly as they are made. Worl
has already been started on this exten
siye operation.
A fact which operates to the East'I
benefit as film center is the ease with
which actors can be found there. Al
though a number of the more promi
nent stars are in Los Angeles, the film
colony there will never be able to pro
duce the number or variety of actors
who can be found on Broadway any
afternoon. This is OF great import
ance to dirdtors looking for types.
r T,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

English is to produce under this head
only operas that were written in Eng
lish. Translations, no matter how
skillfully done, lose much Of the color
and glow of the original. As a rule
they lose about every quality that was
admirable in the original.
Take Italian opera, for example.
Italian lends itself with certain
native grace to musical setting. 1t is
of all languages the one that is emf
nently and uniquely 'singable.' In the
average translation Italian becomes
pale and colorless. That which is true
of Italian is true also of French and
of German. To get grand opera in
English upon terms admitting of com
parison with the best works of the old
world there is but one course to pur-
sue, and that is to encourage the
native composer and librettist. The fact
that Puccini was able to find
American authors librettos worthy of
his attention goes to show that grand
opera in English is not at all impos-
siblc."
Puccini got "Thc Girl of the Golden
West" and Madame Butterfly" from
David Belasco, Philadelphia's own John
Luther Long.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
VAUDEVILLE VARIETY AND Film FEATURES
TOPICS OF INTEREST
TO MOVIE PATRONS
Stolen Orders" cinema-Melo-
drama-LiIIian Cish's
New Role

A fight in the car Of dirigible
balloon is one Of the features in "Stolen
Orders" which will be the principal at
traction at the Stanley next week. The
fight ends in the combatants falling from
the car to the ocean below. All this
can be seen plainly in this spectacular
and sensational production, the men
fighting, their fall from the car, and
their drop into the water. Not single
foot of this thrilling episode is faxed"
it is stated.
"Stolen Orders features six stars,
Kitty Gordon, Carlyle Blackwell, Mon
tague Love, June Elvidge, George
McQuarrie and Madge Evans.
William s. Hart and Charlie Chaplin
are to be on one program at the Palace,
week of June %. Hart will be seen
in the first showing of "Square Deal
Sanderson," a story of red blood ranch
life in Arizona and New Mexico,
abounding in thrilling situations.
Charlie Chaplin will appear in the first
presentation of his latest comedy,
"Sunnyside.' Just what the picture
is all about the producers decline TO
say, but they declare that it is the best
thing Charlie has done.
In her new character Of "True
Heart Susie" Lillian Gish has to sur
render her newest friend, a COW to
which she has become attached. When
she goes into the field, the COW ap-
proaches. stands contentedly near,
tenderly licks her face, and otherwise
demonstrates her affection. True
Heart Susie" will be shown next week
at the Arcadia.
While taking the scenes, Miss Gish
was so impressed by the friendllness o,
the COW that she made it pet, ana
when work was over after several days
she bought the animal. 1t is the hrst
of a herd Miss Gish hopes to have some
day, although it may 60 as a gift 70
her sister, Dorothy.
Miss Gish is delightful as Susie.
Clarine Seymour is the foolish little
wife. Robert Heron plays opposite
Miss Gish. ..
A combination of strong star in
powerful drama and a funny screen
comedian is promised for the week OF
June q at the Victoria. The dramatic
star will be Tom Mix, and he will be
seen in the first presentation OF
"Fighting for Gold" while Charlie
Chaplin will be comedian, and ne VIII
be seen in his latest and, critics say, his
most laugh provoking comedy, Sunny
side" In "Fighting for Gold, Tom
Mix dashes through his part with vim:
The cowboy actor thinks nothing OF
scaling rocky cliffs, jumping down
precipices and bounding over shanty
roofs. His stunts alone are well worth
seeing, it is said, but this picture is
more than a stunt picture. 1t has
story of gripping adventure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
evening performances daily. Las
week.
COMING ATTRA
JJJNE %

FORREST-'Mickey," Mack Sennett
photo comedy. Mabel Normand is
featured in the name part. The
heroine is a girl full of fun and fear
lessness, and the film has many hair
breadth deeds to thrill spectators.
ARCADIA--Elsie Ferguson, in "The
Avalanche; scenario from Gertrude
Charlie Chaplin in new film.
Atherton's novel. Charlie Chaplin in
new comedy, "Sunnyside.
STANLEY - Crimson Gardenia, :"
thrilling story by Rex Beach, featur-
ing Owen Moore and Hedda Nova.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14
"THE DEVILS DANCE"
Boardwalk Premiere for George At
klnson's Comedy

klnson's Comedy
"The DEVILS Dance" new play by
George II. Atkinson, widely known
and talented theatrical and newspaper
man, will be presented for the first time
on any stage at Nixon's Apollo Thea
tre, Atlantic City, Monday night.
The play is high class comedy, and
will be given with an altogether excel
lent cast. including Charles Dalton,
Chester Morris, Arthur Keith, Mary
Servess, Josephine Williams, Catherine
Roberts, Eleanor Gordon, Helen Gill
and Mildred Richardson. "The DEVILS
Dance" is offered by Alexander Left
wich in association with the Sawyer
Producing Company, Inc, and the play
is staged under the personal direction
of Mr.. Leftwich.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

Manager Fred. G.. Nixon -Nirdlinger
is installing a $4,000 unit organ in
Nixon Dover Opera House. Work will
be started next week. As soon as i'm
provements have been made to this
playhouse it will be opened as a vaude-
vile and photoplay theatre.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

SlDlC-
Puccini got "Thc Girl of the Golden
West" and Madame Butterfly" from
David Belasco, Philadelphia own John
Luther Long.
WHO is Mickey" Or what is
w Mickey?
Philadelphia, mystified by signboards
anG posters that for some weeks have
warned all and sundry to "watch for
Mickey" is at last let into the secret.
Mickey it seems, is a song, pho
nograph record, and half dozen other
things, principal among which is Mack
Sennett's big photoplay, which comes
to the Forrest Monday, June %.
Mickey" the picture, was two
years in the making, and a total of
2S. 900 feet of film were taken to com
plete the feature as it is in its final
form. 1t was released only recently.
Mickey" songs and Mickey records
are being heard. and Mickey" gowns
are being already shown. Rumor has
it that beauty parlors are displaying at
tractive aids to feminine charm marked
with the Mickey label.
NANCY FAIR, who plays the role of
~ Susie Smith, the clever country
girl from Cemetery Corners, in "Oh,
Uncle" has been called by Morosco
"the most versatile and best ingenue in
the theatrical profession. She has
been on the stage ever since she can
and Morosco observed her
work when she was with his stock com
pany in the West.
Miss Fair has been equally success
full in plays and in vaudeville. She was
leading woman in Twin Beds" and
has played leads in such successes as
1.-The Cinderella Man." Bunker Bean"
and "The Passing Show of 1918"
Though she has appeared in many
serious plays, she likes farce comedy
best of all. Willard Mack, the play
wright, said that she could read and
deliver her comedy lines better than
any other woman on the stage. He
said that she is Just the type who will,
in a short time, be one of the leading
stars in the theatrical profession. Miss
Fair has that aggregation of qualities
that are demanded in the woman who
would have her name emblazoned in
electrics outside the theatre ID which
she is playing. She is good looking,
has rich, carrying voice, magnetic
personality, can dance well and acts
better than most of her musical COM
edy contemporaries.
Soon, according to her friends, she
will be seen and heard in a play of
her own. Miss Fair refused to confirm
this report the other night. But she
smiled engagingly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-14

IOMEh LINZ thc Wiuely KNOWN
y opera singer, who comes as head
liner to the Grand in 'The Singing
Teacher,'' while a. stanch supporter
~ grand opera in English is not un-
>nindfui of the difficulties that stand
3n the way Of adequately presenting
musical works in language other than
that Of original composition.
t''rhe chief obstacle" said Mr.. Lind,
Here 10 advance Of his engagement, ''is,
II course. translation. Probably seven
tenfhs Of all extant versions of Italian.
t.ench and other European operas are
\ she literary angle sheer rubbish.
.sidesed In relation TO the music
~ a<e supposed TO interpret they are
~ to obtain grand opera in
It..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03

which the various companies would be
the shareholders; this would be on the
plan by which the Portland Terminal
Co. operates the Union Station and
terminal facilities in that city. Each
company would pay for what service it
obtained. 1t would. also. be possible
for the State to finance such a corpora.
ton and operate the lines through
leases to the company.
The legal opinion by former Chief
Justice Emery ms exhaustive and is
stated so clearly and so free from the
usual verbage of the law that all who
read can understand. He clearly sets
forth the principals which govern own
ership of the waterpowers, as well as
the right which the State has. should it
deem advisable, to take said powers
over upon paying a just compensate ton
to those owners. Justice Emery fur
Their makes clear the difference be-
tween power for public use and one
for public benefit. Ifc points out that a
power supplying electricity for a mill
might and probably would be public
benefit. yet not public utility In this
opinion the history the laws governing
water powers and riparian rights is TAX
en- up quite extensively. yet in plain
understandable language.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
MONMOUTH

Clarence Thompson is confined to
his house by illness.
Miss Grace Thompson returned
Monday to Washington, u. c.. where
she is employed in Government serv-
ice.
Mrs. Lugene G.. Brown of South
Monmouth has received word that
her brother. Arneas Nilbrido, has
been wounded and is in a hospital in
France. He was previously reported
Sasscd but had recovered sufficiently
to return TO the front. Reports say
he was wounded in the face on Nov.
9Th, three days previous 20 the sign
ing OF the armistice. Near the be-
ginning OF the war he enlisted as a
private in Massachusetts in the 9th
Regiment. Later he was transferred
70 Company f. 1olst Infantry. and
has been in active service Is months
in France. Two younger brothers arc
also in the L. :. service in France.
Frank kilbridc of Boston, who en-
listed in the Goth Regiment OF Enei-
nccrs. and Eugene Kilbridc, formerly
Of Monmouth. who enlisted in the
9th Regiment Of Engineers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
WEEKS MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ". Hisler have
moved to Augusta for the winter. .fr.
Ilisler being Representative to the
Legislature.
Several from this place attended
the Eastern Star installation in Au-
Snsta Wednesday night.
a. NJ. Crommctt Of WASHINGTON,
D. C., passed Il part Of Christina
week with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
ri. NJ. Crommet,. he returned 10
Washington Saturday. and IS to sail
for Rome, Italy, the first Of January
where he has position in the
Diplomatic Service.
Miss Mildred Slater of Belfast was
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. NJ.
Crommett Christmas week.
Earl Harvey expects to 20 to Bow
dolnham soon. where he hos posi-.
ton in a grain store.
Erskine Academy is close. as there
arc several cases OF influenza in
town.
Miss Ecrnjcc Proctor has closed
her school in Nassalboro and exuects
TO teach in Windsor.
Family Christmas trees We're en-
Joyed at II. NJ. Crommett's, G. r.
Fosters and W. T.. Summons.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
State Highway Construction

Sealed proposals addressed to the
State Highway Commission. Augusta.
Of Enfield on State highway * winch
is the River Road, between Rowland
and South Lincoln. will be received by
the Commission at its office in the
State House. Augusta Maine. until
eleven O'Clock A. NJ. Thursday. Janu-
airy is. 1918. and at that time and place
publicly opened and read
:. The work will consist of furnishing.
loading. hauling and stacking about
1900 cubic yards of gravel at points to
be designated along the road.
Each proposal must be made upon 4
blank form provided by the Commits
sion
The plans may be examined and copy
Of specifications and contract may he
obtained at the ONCE Of the Commits
sion. Augusta, Maine.
The right is reserved to reject any or
PHILLIP J. DEnR1NG. Chairman.
WILLIAM NJ AVER.
FRANK A. PEABODY.
State + i2hway Commission.
PAUL ID. SARGENT.
Chief Engineer
Dated at Augusta, Me-, January list,
1919. ian3-4-6-8-lO-ll
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
STATE HOUSE
Next Council Meeting Daily Sessions

Commissioner of Sea and Shore
Fishc; ies-Horatio y. erie, Rockland.
Notary Pub!ic--Davis W. Eaton,
old Town: George ID. Emery. Leba-
non. George NJ. GRAHAM. Portland
t3l4 Masonic building); Earle X.
Hayes. Augusta (23 Crosby street,;
r. +. a. Spofford. Deer Isle.
Justice Of the Peace-B. 4. .;luis
Cell. Franklin; Edwin \. Eoothuy,
Portland tcare Maine Central X. r.;
Edward W. Bralcy, Bangor Estate
hnspitaD: Sumner =. Drisko, Addi-
son: Charles l.. Grant. Marion; Sher-
man g. Tinkham. Arson.
Agent for the Protection If Chill
drcn -tMi>s) Eculah rhilbrook,
HrcWCr.
To Administer OathS. Acknowledge
Deeds and Solcmnizc Marriages.
,Miss) Orcna Is. Blanchard, Bangor
Columbia huilding): Miss) Hazel
T.. pickard. Bangor G6o Exchange
=
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03

and i'm many instances new bridges. The
position of officials of these roads is
such that the commission does not feel
warranted to include them as possible
customers.
Taking up the question CT electrical
energy for manufacturing purposes the
commission points out that Tor the
operators of such plant having
steam power equipment. to abandon
steam they must convince themselves
that the saving by the change Will De
spread of sufficient number or years
to justify discarding the steam plant.
In this connection the commission
points out that outside the railroads,
there are but 10000 horse power de-
veloped by steam in Maine.
Attention is called to the fact that
pulp and paper mills and certain Other
manufacturing plants require steam IN
their processes. while the saw mill can
utilize it's waste to generate power by
steam more cheaply than it can secure
electricity.
Electricity for Cooking and Heating
Taking up the proposition OF using
electricity or cooking and heating the
commissioners call attention to the fact
that for cooking this use is limited. It
then discusses it's possibilities for heat
ing purposes 1T is set forth that
pound of coal gives off 12.NO British
Thermal units, Uhe standard by which
heat is measured) while a hilowatt
hour of electricity gives approximately
34o0 E. r. L. Coal is about coz efficient
for heating. electricity, approximately.
1000 At ST. ton Il pound of coal costs
IS of Il cent. To secure the same
amount Of heat, 12CCO 3. I. L., which
that pound of coal will furnish would
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
SOLDIER BOYS

To cross the ocean four times with
in four months and vet never step
foot ON European soil is the luck Of j
Portland boy, Fred S. Munson OF Dam
forth street, who has been stationed
aboard the Nebraska doing convoy
duty. Mr.. Munson is now enjoying a
10 day furloush at his home in Port
land and Saturday morning leaves for
bingham. Mass. where after a short
time he expects to receive his dis
charge and then return to Portland
and take up civilian duties. Munson
enlisted in the United States Naval
Reserve force last June and was called
into the service on August ~ going
from this city to bingham. Mass. AS
general thing. a man remains at
this training station for at least three
months before seeing active service,
! but at the time Mr. Munson arrived at
bingham. the influenza epidemic had
just broken out. and the result was a
scarcity of we'll men to be assigned
t" the cruisers and battleships doing
convoy duty Three weeks after ar
irving at the Massachusetts training
station he was assigned to duty
aboard the L. :. s. Nebraska and
boarded the ship at the Cnarlcstown
Navy Yard. The very next morning.
the vessel put to sea and started for
France conveying Is transports. In
regard TO this first trip, Mr.. Munson
stated that all the way across, the
sea was as smooth as a mill pond and
that a person would have been as safe
even in mid ocean in a canoe. as he
would have been on the Presumpscott
river
Halt. Who goes there Advance
and give the countersign." This COM
mand. which rang out clearly in the
night on the battlefields OF France. for
moment startled Sergt John Harvey
Of Cniontown. Penn. although the
tones seemed rather familiar. Serct
Harvey did as ordered. and for the
f'rSt time in four years met his broth
err SerSf. Edward Harvey. Neither of
the brothers knew the other was WITH
IN several thousand miles of France.
Private Allen r. Wescott. cited for
bravery in action. is the son of Paul
w. "escott OF Castine and although
now only Fl years old has had a
chechereo career as a soldier. He
has a passionate desire for war and
action and when the war broke out
ran away from home and Joined the
Canadian forces. He was finally To-
Gated by the State department at the
request of his parents and sent home.
lie was allowed to join the forces
sent to the Mexican border and when
ordered home secured his discharge
and joined Troop c Of I'd United
states cavalry. training at Fort NV
ers and going overseas early in 1917,
He wrote home that. firing of mac
ton he attached himself without or
GERS to an infantry company on the
firing lines. went over the top, was
wounded Oct. Is and was in a base
hospital near Paris and getting on
we'll.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
TO LEND A HAND" AND
THEY TOOK A LEG

New York, Jan. IL went to
France to lend Il hand and they took
, Il leg
He was big lad from n middle
western farm. the American soldier
who called out this jest to cheer his
neighbor in the sick bay of the En-
press Of Britain. the first transport
to arrive here with litter cases" from
the American hospitals in France.
THAT is just Il sample of the new
or failing humor Of these boys. ris
ing above suffering. above helpless
ness" said Miss Maude kellam, chief
nurse on the big vessel, as she came
ashore few days ago.
"AlI the way over they yearncd for
Il sight Of the old girl in the har
bor.'" she continued. yet when We
came up the bay and none of them
could get on deck to hail the Statute
of Liberty as we passed. there were
no complaints.
This is the spirit now but I'm
afraid for the future" said Miss KEEL
lam, who was superintendent of
nurses at the Colorado Training
NoCIlOol pSAOIC SHC CItCiSu IAEC
service. She urged women to pre-
pare themselves for their part in the
reconstruction period. not in the de-
vastated regions Of Europe. whose
people, she said. preferred to handle
the problem themselves, but here at
home.
There is plenty Of reconstruction
work for the women who wants to
help" she asserted. I'm afraid our
enthusiasm is gazing to spend itself
after year or so-just about the
time our wounded soldiers are be-
ginning to feel only bitterness at the
thought Of the missing leg Then
they will need the women. l don't
know just what the women will be
called upon to do. but their work will
turn up. The boys will need their
enthusiasm and sympathy then me-
than now"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
MERCER

Russell Brown has returned from
Rumford where he has been stopping
for a few days.
Dexter Decker was hauling hay to
his camp on Monday.
Disney Leeman was the guest
Monday of his sister. Mrs. E. A. Lee.
man at Readfeld Depot.
Mrs. Burgess Of Lewiston has heo3
the guest Of Mrs. Mile Diggles for
the past week.
Mrs. Lizzie Chandler and little
daughter, Dorothy have been visiting
Mrs. Chambers mother. Mrs. Charles
Corson for the past week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-03
WHITEFELD
Charles J. Pollard :

Charles j. Pollard Of Whitedeid
passed away Wednesday noon at his
nome after short illness with double
pneumonia. lie was employed in
llallowell, learning the bakers trade.
and had come to his home Tor ;,...
Christmas holidays He vas IS
years old and the son of Mrs. Mary
Pollard. fle was born in Quincy.
Mass. and attended the schools IF
that city. The funeral services will
be held Friday afternoon at , o'clock
at the Baptist church i. Nhitefield.
Three aunts and three unc.es survive
and they are Mr.. and Mrs. James II.
Cahill of 116 Westville street. Dor
chester. Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
F. Dudley OF Dudley street. Boston.
and Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Cahill cf
SO Business street. Hyde Park, Mass.