The labor world., 1921-09-03
}UR HORSEMEN OF AP0CALY LYPSE'
AT GARRICk SOON, BREAKS RECORD

who Will witness the plcturiZa-
If the immortal story. THE Four
emen of the Aposalypse, the re-
able Rex Ingram production
ng to the New Garrick Sunday.
'mber II, for a limited engage
as it is being flashed on the
n of the great cities Of the coun-
It's magnitude and costliness can
,ly partially appreciated.
transferring this historical ro-
e to the screen from the pages
world novel of Vicente
oc lbanez, whose 166 editions
thrilled more than 20,000.O00
,rS, Metro undertook an artistic
whose gigantic nature was ap-
1T even before the opening scene
shot" In making this million
= cinema premiere as adapted by
Mathis, practically every known
d Of the motion picture indus
vas broken.
w York. Chicago and Los Ange-
hree key cities representative OF
middle and coastal sections of the
TRY. immediately acclaimed THE
Horsemen" as the greatest or
ma productions rivaling in dra-
:. power and intensity the best
ings OF the speaking stage. The
lar verdict of these three widely
rated cities is being just as en-
ically endorsed by other great
iciralities where it is being r~-
I'd.
10 setting up Of new records 70:
on picture producers OF the fll-
10 equal or surpass has come
It through the very biSness OF
story of 1.-The Four Horsemen OF
Aposalypse. It's chara cters work
their destinies on two hcmi-
res From the Argentine, with
-sAr-flung ranges, to the capitals
urope. the characters in this mas
york Of fiction are faithfully pOr-
el on the screen as the story
IS out it's tense human drama
nst the BACKGROUND of a world in
,uth America, England, France,
:irm, Germany-these lands and
+titudes of their people are de-
ii before the camera for the CO.
II Metro production. Even the
rercdented expense of a million
ars in production costs has been
rfod to insignificance by the
Sical magnitude Of the undertake
that made the screen version OF
-Four Horsemen' possibility.
istics compiled at the Metro stu
indicate that the production,
'ed by all the known standards
'icture-making. is the most gigan-
Ahoto spectacle in the history Of
silent drama.
ne actual photography of Ihancz'S
hal novel took more than six
Lths to complete following an
Al period Of time consumed in
ding the tremendous settings. as
bling the great cast OF principals
extras and drilling the thousands
nen portraying the armies, gath
3 costumes, works Of art, search
historical records to make pos
a faithful presentation and the
-lsand and one other details which
l part Of ouch an unprecedented
ortaking.
total Of 1880 men and women,
\e adult population Of a city Of
90, participated in the filming Of
picture. either Before the camera
Is workers on the big sets The
, interpreting the roles in the most
~'ly read book Of all time, except
the Bible. contains two dozen
rlpals, who in other productions
ld he rated as stars.
1urteen camera men and dozen
slant directors were used in MAX
il.
ore than 500, 900 feet Of raw film
exposed in the taking Of the pic
= which on the screen does not
ed $4,000 feet. Of these IS miles
lim-enOugh to reach to the ton
ne Woolworth tower and back SIT
IS that part which is presented
the entertainment of those seeing
picture takes but two hours and
N-fiVe minutes.