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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
''Doug" Dopes 1t Out

What constitutes the perfect motion picture? Has it been made yet-has the ultimate in screen technique been achieved? Can further Stupendous de velopment of the cinema, the product of the lens. the story that is contain ed in strip of cel1uloid and is ship ped from uileayter to theater in a can, be looked for?
 Douglas Fairbanks that whirlwind of the pictures. who will soon be seen here in his latest, t'The Nut,'' has very, definite idea of what constitutes the perfect motion picture. He sums up the requirements in the following manner:
 I've want to know our neighbors the world over-that the great bulk of Russians, of Italians. or Chinese, are persons like ourselves, with sim pie, homely attributes, persons who have a wholesome pride in worthy blunder, angry when they are deceiv- ed, jolly in their revelry, who smile when they are pleased and weep when they are SorrowfIJl. We need to see the Chinese woman tender with a sick child to learn that a baby is a baby in all countries; that neighborly kind ness means the same in Cairo. Egypt, that 1t does in Nashville, Ind. And the method of teaching us these things is at our doors. These are the things the screen can show us. This is the great mission of the cinema
 ''No tedious journeying by land and sea; no mastering of a half dozen strange languages; no dipping in the cold bath of political economy. Just the plain, easy lessons of the two di- mensional screen in the comfortable theater of our home town. This is no doctrine I am promulg lgating- For years we have been saying: Motion pictures can float a navy Motion pictures can
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

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 'fF'ollytown," the burleSque show that had the honor of the last all summer run at the Columbia theatre, New York, is at the Park for the balance of the week. James E. Coop CT, the producer, has been generous production. And he has used good taste. All the settings are truly re- markable, and the company is unu- suaIly large.
 The real hit of the offering must be credited to Ralph Dunbar's fla woman and several men who are wonderful dancers, and all of this dusky troupe are excellent jazz mu- sicians. They make frequent ap- pearances, and their own specially absolutely stopped the show.
 There were the usual number of comedy interludes and bits, most of them ancient, and for that reason dis appointing. The producer has failed to supply comedy in keeping with the come edianS are Gus Fay and Johnnie Walker who in the past have put across some mighty good laughs. In an English music hall bit, once, II runs in our mind, they, were a knock out. One burlesque bit was eXcep- tionally good. It was a vampires apartment, featuring Jane Pearson Miss Ruth Rosemond, a, pretty red headed Soubrette, furnished the fem mine pep throughout the offering and Miss Franz Marie Texas could have appeared to better advantage had her numbers been pitched lower that she might have reached them with more ease, and naturalness
 A novelty dance, by Johnnie Wal ker, with Miss Erro1, in which the l man does a drunk stunt, and appar- ent1y crabs the dance was another o1 the bright spots in the comedy.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
How NOT To Write Scenarios

Just because you have been successful author and written many stories or books that, have been ac- cepted, DON'T think it is a snap to write a scenario.
 Just because you have a great deaI Of ability, and admit it, for thinking up snappy phrases and terse aand telling lines. DON'T think that you can become a motion picture title writer off-hand
 Just because you have seen a lot of bad pictures and groaned at the poor stuff. in them, DON'T think that you can write a. better one between breakfast and dinner. Probably your first attempt, if it was ever screened would be forse than any you had seen.''
 These are a few of the DON'TS that Frank x. Fipnegan, well known and successful writer of many short stories for the popular periodicals; one-time newspaperman, scenario writer, and now an expert title writer for Param cunt, at the Laslxy Studio, has suggested for other writers of fic- tion who aspire to a, screen career.
 Says MT. Finnegan, continuing:
 Possibly I was once like the other writers of fiction in this regard, but have had my eyes we'll opened I know now that if there is any profes- sion in the world that requires a knowledge of technique, it is that of writing for the screen. My work is slightly different, of course, from that of straight continuity writing. I am the chap who tries to put the punch into titles-he spoken or descri ptive titles which the public reads and is thereby enabled to gain the sense of the story. The title supplies the ab sence of the spoken woord and links together the episodes of the picture. Owing to the fact that only a limited amount of footage is possible for the purpose, these titles must be studied very carefully so as to tell the most in the least number of words, to maintain their literary quality and to keep the spoken titles fin character.
 "One word may alter the whole matter. One laugh may tighten an entire sequence; and you would be surprised if you could realize how much study it sometimes requires to get over a certain thought in a half dozen words or so-so it may be grasped in a few seconds it is on the screen"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
You Don't HAVE To Be
 A Poet To Write Verse!

Shame on youI
 Just because the Don't Care'' Pest cold feet and won't write any verses about hiTni
 Come on!
 Don't give up just because it's a lit tie bit difficult to write a. limerick about man putting on his hat and coat, or a feller standing up in front of you So you can't see what's going on. on the screen, taking his time to get his things on, just at the most in teresting part of the picture, too!
 Try it, anyway
 You don't HAVE to be a poet to write verse, you knowI Ton can write blank verse, like this:
 Confound the man who Takes all night to put
 On his hat and coat
 At the movies, and all Ways chooses the moFS Exciting part of ta0 Ture to fuss around acS1r His wearing apparel! Let's give him the ripe, Ruby raspberry! Or in limerick style, like rz1is: There was an old man from Decatur One night went to the the-ay-ter Whan he got up to go, His movements were slow Till the audience yelled: "Put out the crayItur!'' Oh, there are all kinds of styles. Suit yourself only write some Don't feel bad because you didn't win be- fore. These contests are running ev- cry week, and two tickets to Poh'S are awarded weekly to the person writ ing in the best verse about that week $ Pest
 There'u be another new one on Monday, but this week won't be fin ished till midnight Saturday, so come on in, the waters fneI Send verses to Pest Verse Editor, The Times.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
'sFolly Town'' Is Good, Says r. l..

ican girl who is deeply in love with a Crown prince, although she is mar ried to another member of the roy alty.
 Only few more opportunities are left iIls which to see the wonderful drama, '"The Woman Pays" which closes tomorrow night.
 Charles Ray, as the lead in that famous picture, Crooked Straight will be the feature of the photop play concert Sunday night. Then there is a Pathe News and a Larry Semon comedy in addition to the fascinating jungle serial, ''The Son of Tarzan,'' which will be shown in it's fifth epi-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

ca flat a navy Motion pictures can elect a President And we have been satisfied with saying tilt is time to do som ething, time that the great di- rectorS{ and the world known stars awoke to their responsibility.
 Let them carry their work into Russia, Italy, France. Let them make their pictures there. Let them take as much pains to show Russians as they are in Russia, Chinese in China, Span iards in Spain, as they have heretofore taken to show Americans as they are in America Let the American boy play in spirit with the little chap in Franco, the American mother weep in sympathy over the death of a baby in India. Let the tired business man learn that his problems are duplicated in Holland and in Denmark.
 ''So shall the motion picture direc- tors end actors succeed where the politician has failed, and when this is accomplishe we shall then have the perfect motion picture-the one which critics of the cinema have been clam bring for since the inception of this industry
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

Sara w. H. - Elliott Dexter was lame for time, but he is quite we'll now.
 M C. HI cannot discuss motion picture stars salaries. Write to Prls- caIla Dean and ask her yourself
 Teddy P.-Cullen Landis is a bru- pxtte. Address him care Of Goidwyn, Csr,lvez- City. Cal I am sure he will write to as interesting a correspond ent as you are
 IN. O.-Harry Morey is at present in New York He has just completed e. picture with Selznick
 I. B. K-Good heavens, don't tell me that there is another Harry Carey fmpersonator on the screen StlI. as a fellow was saying, only the other day. Limitation is the sincerest form of hattery."
 WE. A-Jack Holt is 26 years old His most recent release was MIL summer Madness"
 H. L.. Z-Deepest apologies for my stupfd mistake. The Foolish Wives set cost s2Oo,000, not $1oo,OOO- Suu' vvhszt's a mere trifie like $1OO,oOO to a motion picture producer?
 Florence W.-Louise Huff lives at e4 West 49th street. New York
 F. T. w-Harold Lockwood died two years ago.
 Miss Ziska,-No, Carlyle Blackwell is far from dead. He played last in F .srhe Restless Sex with Marion Da- vies. Tom Carrigan is still playing in the movies. For further 1ntorLla- tfon, address him at the Lambs CIuo, ; New York Carol Holloway still plays in the movies. You can address her care of Vitagraph, Hollywood, Cal
 B. c. H-Lyons and Moran were on the stage before entering pictures Since the death of Sidney Drew tneS are the only team in motion DIG tures. I agree with you-it would be "a good thing if we had more teams like Eddie and Lee
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
PLAZA.

Hoyt's Musical Comedy Co., present. ed an entirely new tabloid at the Plaza, yesterday and scored a big hit The new act lasts an hour and a half, every minute of which is filled with merry amusement. You Can't Kill Love- is the title of the Select Special feature picture. The story is a spirit ed one of love, romance and adven- ture but with the conventional con- spicuous by it's absence Other fea- tufes complete the bill.
 Announcement is made of the booking of the years greatest seven act super-drama, Marshall Neilan's "Go and Get It. for next Sunday: It features Wesley 'fF'recklesr+'B Barry and the same cast as ''Dinty@ and by the way, it's just as good as ''Dinty," which is saying something.
 J. Hartley Manners, dramatist and theatrical producer, and noted as. author of Peg O. My Heart,'' has purchased and will produce a play by Fannie Hurst founded upon her story, ''Humoresque," which, pro- duced in picture form and released by Paramount, has been and still is one of the biggest successes in the history of the screen. In the stage version Laurette Taylor (Mrs. Man ners) will play the leading role, that of Mamma Kantor enacted in the pie ture by Vera Gordon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
LYRIC.

the great sequel to Efinor Glyn's ia nous novel, 'fThree Weeks the Poli Players are we'll pleased with the at traction they have to offer for next week at the Lyric. "One Day. was dramatized by Cecil Spooner, a former Bridgeport favorite, and shows throughout the work of this popular
 actress and p1ayrght. <'One Day. tells an interesting love story of4an Amer
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

After an absence of a year and a half, Elsie Ferguson has returned to Paramount's Eastern studio to make her latest picture, "FootHghts," a story of the stage by Rita Weiman. Miss Ferguson recently completed the picturization of Sacred and Profane Love" at the Lasky studio in Cali fornia, in which she made her last stage appearance in New York in 1919 before going on a world tour.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
Tell The World

If you have a complaint or a grievance or a criticism, let's hear it Get it off your chest and you'll feel betterl
 If Alice Brady wears an even ing frock when she should have donned a sports suit, tell us about it. If Bill Hart wears a sheriffs s shield over his right breast in one scene and in the next over his heart, and you have noticed it, tell the world, through us.
 If the hero climbs a sooty chimney, only to emerge spotless at the top, tell us about it.
 A section of this column will be devoted to YOUi Who knows? Perhaps the producers will hear your walls and resolve to do better. Yours for film per lection.
 AMTISFTM ENT EDITOR.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

Enjoying a quiet vacation in Los Angeles, quite incognitO except to a few personal friends, is no less inn portant a stage celebrity than Hem rietta CrOsman, one of the foremost of American stars while she remained on the stage. In private life Miss Crosman is the wife of Major Maurice Campbell, who is at work in Los Am GeIcs directing a new picture tor Bebe Daniels.
 Mildred Harris has been engaged by Cecil B. DeMille to play one of the most important roles in his new Paramount picture, of which the title and nature are withheld. MT. DeMi1le announced recently that the leading feminine role would be in the hands of Dorothy Dalton. It is understood that the production will be started early in April. This will be Miss Harris first work before the camera since she was granted her divorce from Charles Chaplin.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18
?The Question Mark?

If there's anything you want to know about the movieS-the stars, their habits, husbands or hobbies, write in to the Question Mark Editor and your questions will be answered.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

Fifteen Presidents of the United States were of English descent, six Scotch-Irish, three Scotch, two Dutch, one Welsh and one Scotch-Dutch.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

wl.en it is necessary to cut fresh bread heat the knife and the bread will cut easily
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

Then the movies claimed him. he being one of the original Bbograph company. From there to Universal is all the travelling he has done since, and he seems content with this com pany because it always fits him to his parts, he says.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-03-18

Just because you have been a successful author and written many stories or books that, have been ac- cepted, DON'T think it is a snap to
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Man Says Woman in
Jail Is Not SLAYER
Schoolmate of Missing Muir
deress Declares She is
Not Held.

Tacoma, Wash, Aug. 24-That
Mrs. Helen Stubs, held in the city
Jail here awaiting the arrival of
Knoxville. Tenn, officers, is not
Maude Moore, who escaped from
Knoxville after conviction OF the
murder, September 8, 1919, of
Leroy Harth, an automobile dealer,
was the statement made here last
night by w. w. Luttrell of Tacoma.
Luttrell told the police he had been
a schoolmate Of Maude Moore.
After seeing Mrs. Stubs at the
Jail last night he declared he was
positive she was not the woman
sought. Luttrell said he was born
in Knoxville and that his parents
now live at Thorn Grove, near there.
My folks and Maude Moore's
were next door neighbors," he said.
"Maude Moore and l went to the
same school. / was in the fourth
grade and IA years old when Maudc
entered the first grade. She was
then 6 years old. / knew her from
a kid up and until after I left school.
| saw her last in 1908"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Two of Booze Ship
Grew in Contempt
OF New York Court
Refusal to Answer Questions
Concerning Personnel and
Rum Running Activities of
Vessel Is Reason.

New York. Aug. 24.-Michael
Murphy and Robert Pike. members
of the crew of the British schooner
Henry L. Marshall. which was
seized by the coast guard cutter
Seneca off the New Jersey coast
last month. were held in contempt
of court today for their refusal to
answer questions concerning the per-
sonnel and the alleged rum-running
activities of the vessel,
Joseph Maui, a French Canadian
and third 4inember of the crew,
who professed not to understand the
oath required of witnesses, was held
for a hearing later upon his refusal
to give the information desired.
The prisoners declined to answer
questions on the ground that the
answers might incriminate them.
Their cases were referred to Judge
Julius Mayer of the federal district
court and they reappeared before
Special Commissioner Owen, They
were conducting the investigation.
Asked to tell the names Of the cap
tain and the mate of the vessel, who
are being sought by federal authori-
ties, or admit they were engaged
with unknown confederates in land
ing, by means Of small boats. large
quantities of liquor at various At
lantic ports. Upon their second re-
fusal to answer, they were again
hailed before Judge Mayer, who held
them in contempt of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Grocery Stores ON Wheels
To Be Operated in DAYTON, U.

Dayton, o., Aug. 24.-Grcceries on
wheels!
This innovation is to be launched
here.
Arrangements have been made by
a Dayton company to operate loo
Of these portable stores. The trucks
are to be ~ feet long and six feet
wide, each with two and one-halt
ton capacity. The grocery store
bodies are now being built.
1t is planned that each portable
store shall carry full line of provi-
sions, with "a clerk in charge. In
order that housewives may know
when to expect the grocery-on-
wheels to stop in front of her door
the trucks will be run on schedule.
Similar portable stores, also are to
be used in Illinois, Indiana. Iowa,
Michigan and Wisconsin as soon as
thcy can be built.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
New York City May See
Doug and Mary on Stage
During Coming Winter

New York. Aug. 24.--.New York
may see Douglas Fairbanks and
Mary Pickford as costars on the
speaking stage this season.
1t was learned that within few
days, since it has been known the
two would arrive here this week from
Los Angeles to see the opening OF
Mr.. Fairbanks new screen play, The
Three Muskcteers," several theatri-
cal managers have been sending tele-
grams asking appointments with a
view of placing them in a play
While neither has signitied de-
sire to return to the spoken stage,
it was learned they had made it.
known in the west that if they were
offered suitable vehicle they might
appearing in It for a season
in New York, later to return to Los
Angeles and continue their work be-
fore the camera.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Former Governor of
Michigan Stays Bear
In Hand-fO-Hand FigIht

Sault Ste. Marie, Onot., Aug. "a
Former Governor Charles f. Os-
borne of Michigan engaged in a
desperate hand-to-hand battle in St.
Mary's river Monday with a black
bear and emerged victorious only
after stunning the animal with blows
from an axe and then choking it to
death with his hands.
Mr.. Osborne, who is 81 years old
and said to be an experienced bear
hunter, was alone in a small boat
when the bear appeared, swimming
toward him. Witnesses on shore saw
the animal capsize the boat as it at
tempted to climb aboard while Mr..
Osborne brought the axe down sew
cral times on its head. Realizing
that his blows were having no effect,
the hunter finally seized the bear by
its throat and held on urtil the AMI
NAL was dead. ..-
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25
Pastor Arraiggned
On Murder Charge
Slayer of Priest Is
Given Preliminary
Hearing.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 24,-The
preliminary hearing of Rev. E. R.
Stephenson, charged with murder in
connection with the shooting to
death of Father James E. Coyle,
Catholic priest, was adjourned late
yesterday until this morning after
examination of half a dozen wit
nesses. The hearing is expected to
be completed today. The grand
jury began its session Tuesday and
is expected to act on the case today,
regardless of the outcome of the.
preliminary hearing, according to
County Solicitor Joseph Tate.
Chief Deputy Fred McDuf, one.
of the witnesses, told Of a conver-l
sation with Stephenson in the hos
pital ward of the county jail soon.
after the shooting of Father Coyle.
McDuff testified that Stephenson de-
clared he was passing the rectory.
when Father Coyle called him in
and informed him that his daughter.
had been married that day to Pedro
Gussman and that the priest had
performed the ceremony. Stephen
son. according to Deputy McDuff,
said he told the priest he had
treated me like dirty dog" Father
Coyle told him not to repeat that
statement, he quoted Stephenson as
saying, and when he repeated the
words Coyle knocked him down.,
hurting his side and foot. The priest
then moved his hand toward his hip
pocket, Stephenson claimed, ac-
cording to the deputy. whereupon
he fired three shots. One bullet
passed through Father Coyles head.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-08-25

to be made available for medical
needs.
AS for beverage liquors, however,
it is his ambition to slam the lid on
so tight that the country will be as
dry as,ithe well-known Sahara. He is
careful to qualify his hopes, how
ever, with the emphatic statement
that they are not linked up with a
prediction.
Can't Predict.
Il cannot predict when the coun-
try will be dry" said Haynes. "That
Is scarcely possible now. We hope
for much. We are confident much
will be done to improve enforcement
and Danish liquor for unlawful uses" I"
Haynes does not wish to appear
in the light of a prophet. He takes
the view that one might as we'll pre-
dict when the world will come to an
end. He expressed interest in the
prediction of his predecessor, John
+. Kramer, that possibly hundred
years would pass before prohibition
becomes an actual fact. He weighed
that prediction thoughtfully. He
would say nothing to upset it, real
izing that Kramer had had consid-
cradle inside knowledge of condi-
tions and must have based his WE'LL
considered statement upon some
thing else than loose guessing.