Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-07-24
URILL0, FIRE WORKS WIZARD, GOES
INTO MOVIE WORK, PRODUCING new
EFFECTS never BEFORE ATTAINED

Urillo, the fireworks wizard, is truly
a remarkable man in the creative DOW
er he shows in the manufacture of
pyrotechnical exhibitions. Palisade
has enjoyed any number of his fire.
works displays, and it is no exaggera-
tion to say that he stands alone and
without peer anywhere in this or any
other country. He admits himself that
he is the possessor of certain gift
In the creation of fireworks designs
he himself cannot understand. 1t Is a
fact that any number of people who
saw his July Fourth display in Pail
SADIE this year have called upon the
editor of The Palisadian to express
their establishment at the character
and quality of the wonderful show
they saw at the Palisade Fairgrounds
this year by Urille.
For the past two weeks Urillo has
been engaged upon a new form of ap-
plying fireworks to moving picture art
Out at Boonton, N. j., he has had the
illumination work for great movie
drama being perfected by one of the
leading studios which he says will as
tonish the world as it has the moving
picture people themselves who never
before had any one to apply fireworks
art to great spectacular picture pro-
auctions with anything like the skill
and creative power shown by Urillo
at Boonton. The object sought in the
BoontOn experiments was to produce
a great spectacle that. would indicate
the destructive terrOrs from fire and
explosions should the Bolsheviks ever
get hold in this country. A great
temporary factory building was erect
edsat Butler-that is, the front of it,
some Ave or six stories high, and be-
SiIas this EIfllO Constructed Iii his
own way the rest of the structure en-
tirely of tin made of cast off sheets
from cans, boxes, old roofs, etc. But it
was sufficient to give form, and to aid
IN sort of fireproof addition to the
front portion Of the building. Inside
of this, and while the streets Of Boon
ton were lined with dazzling illumina-
lions and harmless explosives for
many blocks, and all over the bridge
crossing the stream that divides Boon
ton, were other fireworks that added
20 the general illumination scheme,
the whole making the town as bright
as day, so that the dramatic portions
of the great movie drama were exc
cuted with perfection never before
attained. Urillo, according to one OBJ
server at the scene of his activities in
Boonton, seemed possessed of a sort
of inspiration, and attained effects
never before produced. The picture
people admit they never before saw
anything like it, and are all enthusiast
tic over the results attained. They
have practically offered Urillo a per-
petual engagement, so that he may be
barred from making his former, holt
day fireworks displays over the coun-
try.
II am almost sorry this moving pic
ture business has come in to disturb
me-" said Mr.. Urillo one day this week
TO a Palisadian man. "YOu see, was
about to call back my brother into the
fireworks business with me, but fear
our large national organization may
have to be postponed for the. time be-
sng, or at least until our present plans
IN the movie business develop little
further. It's possibilities appear to me
to be great, but one can never tell.