The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-16
WASHINGTON

WASHING ON
Movie directors are great believers
In atmosphere. Some of them insist
that emotional scenes cannot be filmed
with justice without the aid of music.
Director Frank Borzage, who handled
"Humoresque," coming to the Wash
ington Theatre next Sunday, is of this
type.
Some Of the scenes of "Humoresque"
are laid in New York's Jewish quarter
on the East Side. Borzage according
~ brought a Hebrew cantor and his
choir to the studio. The director pre-
pared to .shoot" the episode in the
picture where the musician-hero is told
that he will never be able to play
again. -
Give us some sad music" ordered
Borzage of the cantor.
The Hebrew choir struck into the
weird strains of "Kol Nidre."
Now "Kol Nidre" Is a famous Heb
rev melody-the most emotional ever
written, some musicians say-and its
beauty and heart-rending appeal are
well known to anyone who has attend
ed synagogue. The players in
"Humoresque" became conscious in it's
effects Immediately. Vera Gordon.
playing the old mother, wept real tears.
CASTOR Glass, the hero seemed sudden
ly to have lost his best friend. Even
the electrician looked woe-begone and
the cameraman forgot to turn the
crank.
stop it!' shouted Borzage to the
musicians and even his voice was a
little quavery. IT want pathos but
can't afford to turn this place into
morgue."
So the choir played eli Eli", a
Ghetto jazz tune, instead and imme-
diately restored the smiles to every
ones cheeks.
MURRETTE
The first carload Of Circassian wal
nut to be received from Russia since
the war, was used in the production OF
THE Forbidden Woman" in which
Clara Kimball Young Is starred.
Following the collapse Of Russia, a
small supply Of this very valuable
finishing wood was rapidly exhausted
in this country and replacement could
not be made for any amount of money.
Recently a cargo was secured from one
of the districts Of Russia where some
semblance Of order has been restored
by the white guards and from this
cargo the Carson Studios secured the
first carload to be used for motion
picture purposes.
In "The Forbidden Woman" one de-
lightful feature will be found in the
sets which will very probably be the
most beautiful and costly ever given
to the motion picture public. One OF
these sets shows the living room in
the home of the American, Malcolm
Kent. 1t is a wonderful room, half
library and half living room, decorated
with trophies of big game hunting
and trophies of his many athletic sue
cesses. One end of this great apart
ment is occupied by a practical cobble
stone fireplace, while the entire room
including every foot of. the wall space
and ceilings is paneled with Circassian
walnut. The technical department
estimated the value of the wood alone
used in this set at nearly three thous-
and dollars The Forbidden Woman"
i opens Sunday. -.... ---...
MURRAY
While the veteran actor, Edwin
Booth Tilton, was making scene with
Miss Eileen Percy in Her Honor the
Mayor" in which this beautiful new
Fox star is to appear at the Murray
Theatre, Monday, tiny spark of fire
fell from one of the carbon lights and
head. A twinge of pain crossed his
face. But it was a twinge that fitted
the scene, because he was begging
Miss Percy, as mayor, to let him see
his young son, whom he had not seen
for years.
Tilton gave no other token Of the