Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-10-08

This all might sound very mucn
like an advertisement for a notion
picture made most anywhere ana
with most anyone taking part. But
when it is considered that this is a
story written about Maine by
Maine man and enacted upon Maine
soil then it is that the story about IL
proves doubly interesting.
Frank Sheriden who takes the role
Of Kavanaugh is great big man and
one cannot help but know after talk
ing with him for a short time about
the picture that he feels his par. He
says in regard to the funeral process
sion that he doesn't know of any
other scene that has had in it. the
deep religion that this one imparts.
Mr. Sheriden takes great pride in
his funeral as he chooses to call it,
He said he was his own marshal.
which he also facetiously claims as
a me unusual distinction.
II regret that I have but one pic
ture to give to my employee" says
Mr. Sheriden and he also says he
copies Patrick Henry in speaking
thusly.
He Knocks Maine
But Mr.. Sheriden does not always
talk about the moving picture BUSH
ness. When he is in Maine he talks
about Maine and he gave the sup
prsed reporter an earful last week.
So the humble scribe is passing it
den.
Maine is conservative. They
don't get up and tell what they've
got. If they had one hundredth part
Of the wild west spirit they would get
up onto the mounains and shout out,
their glories and instead of the $4,000
credited to their population they
would have eight million.
Business men of Maine are joke.
| They have been wasting for years
God given opportunities TO develop
their State. They are perfectly sat
isfied to sit still and let those Won
derful water power sites worry their
useful strength into the sea.
Mr.. Day, heaping evidence to the
example, said, 1T was recently
brought out that fifty thousand
Maine born are in greater Boston"
| A half share in a factory in New
| Jersey is owned by Mr.. Sheriden
and he says that the factory begins
operations at $50 in the morning and
shuts down at in the afternoon be-
cause of lack of power"
Charles Slattery
Tim Mulkern is a wonderful char
acter in the story and the protrayal
of that part by Charles Slattery is
predicted to create a great deal of
discussion.
| Mr.. Slattery has been connected
with the stage more or less all his
life since leaving school. He was
| born in New York and at the age of
seven years was placed in the Cath
edral school. also in New York When
he was nine years of age the Broth
ers in charge concluded that he had a
! singing voice and he was put through
a course Of training while in school.
! This enabled him to start, after
graduating, on a stage career.
! Sub productions as The Mikado,
Madame Butterfly. Peggy from Paris.
Mr.. Slattery has appeared in with
success. In 1912 he made his debut
| IN the moving picture world. He
started in Biograph which was at
that time under the able direction of
D. w. Griffith.
From the very start Mr. Slatterv
found moving pictures very much diff
ferent than the stage. 1t was a mat
ter of forgetting the audience and
playing to the camera
In his part as Tim Mulkern, in order
to better look the part Mr. Slattery
has avoided the barber for some time.
The part of Tim is that of a rough.
unshaven and big hearted typical
woodsman.
Arthur Donaldson
In the role of Col. Stephen Mar
thorn may be found Arthur Donald
son who has already appeared in over
| $50 widely different roles in tragedy.
comedy, drama, comic and grand
opera. One of Mr.. Donaldsons first
engagements in tilmdom was with the
kalem company. the firm which pro-
duced such we'll known screen play
ers as Alice Joyce. Tom Moore. Car
lyle Blackwell, Anna @. Nillson and
Ruth Roland. He was a member of
the troupe that went to Ireland and
made kalem's Irish photoplay z/ries,
Colleen Bawp." THE Leprechaun."
Kathleen Mavoureen" and THE
"Shaugrun."
| Richard Traverse who takes the
part Of Kenneth Marthorn. after
completing his enga cement in this
State will go to the northwest where
| he will NAV the lead in cerios of
stories written by Ralph Conner. Mr.
Travers did remarkable service dur
/ ing the war and received the title Of
lieutenant colonel. He is now a IL
| cense aviator.
! Albert Roccardi who takes the
part of the little priest has a most
| lovable role. He came to this coun-
try fromItaly. In his part in The
Rider of King Log" his share is most
ly pantomine. he says very little. AS
soon as some scenes of the picture
which they are now working upon
are taken. they are finished up and
shown on the screen for the inspec-
ton of the author ard the director,
thus making the picture perfect as il
progresses.
New York moving picture inter-
ests are watching the outcome Of
this production and The success OF
this first great movie Of Maine pro-
ducion will mark the progress Of the
fast growing industry.
If this big superproduction does
succeed then Augusta as a moving
picture producing center is assured
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