Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-25
SOME PLAY
TREASURE ISLAND


THERE seems to be no end of the
| reserve source of genius that
Maurice Tourneur possesses.
With each succeeding picture new
page is added to his book of success
full productions. and now comes
Treasure Island that he has but
recently completed for Paramount
Aircraft release.
| More than eight weeks we're spent
in filming this production and il is
said that Tourneur used extraordi-
nary care in seeing that even the
smallest details were worked out i'll
keeping with that wondrous story
by Robert Louis Stevenson. Film.
ing play such as Treasure Island"
is no small task and the finished
product is ono that is bound to de-
light even the most critical OF lovers
of the silent drama. ..
Bold pirates bound briskly
through scene after scene in such
way as to leave no doubt of their sim
lister purposes. The famous Black
Spot" appears two or three times.
The typical old English tavern The
Admiral Benbow lnn." is produced
with its very atmosphere smacking
OF the salt air of the rock bound
coast 10 Bristol. Then there is the
treasure ship "Hispaniola," which
has become treasure thought
locked up in the minds of all of Us
when we were young and carried
through our lives as something not
to be forgotten.
The story of Treasure Island"
was prepared for the screen by Ste
phen Fox and will be released as
Paramount-Artcraft special. Mr..
rourneur selected all of the actors
! for Treasure Island" with utmost
care, with the result that when this
picture is shown it will be hailed as
one of Maurice Tourneur's greatest
picture offerings.
Bryant Washburn, who is at work
on Paramount -Artcraft picture
adapted from MRS. Temples Tel
egram," told this one on himself
during conversation with Elmer
Harris, who wrote the scenario of
! tHlS nlSH COMEDY.
THE world looked pretty good
i to me on Christmas morning." said
/ Bryant. "and / was moved to in
! dulge in song.
II had hardly got a good start
! before my wife called from the
head of the stairs. You know,
Byant,' she said. that you are con.
sidered best in the silent drama
There was no argument"
Three-year-old twins, Barbara and
ADELE Hastings, who look as much
alike as two peas in a pod, will both
| play the part of Elsie, the little girl
in the 1868 episode of "The Copper
head" which is to be shown at the
Strand theater this week. When
| Barbara becomes tired, as children
cften do when working at the STU
dos, Director Maigne does not have
to delay scene. but has Adele in
readiness. For their costumes the
twins will use dress their grand
mother wore in 1861.
Twelve Charlie Chaplin reissues
are to be released by the Republic
Distributing corporation, which en-
brace some of the early classics
made by the comedian for the old
Mutual company, notably among
them "The Floor Walker" They
will be released at six week inter
vals.
D. w. Grifith's next picture to
be shown in Omaha will be tale Of
the early pioneers of the gnlo.n
west. In it Mr.. Griffith has again
demonstrated that he is most YER
satle director and has furnished the
motion picture world with another
surprise-artistry in the making Of
westerns"
these terrific battles is shown in this
picture.
Men are seen, apparently hit, tumbline