The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-18
"A CONNECTICUT YANKEE" IS
COMING TO suoc THEATRE.

NJ
directed by Emmett J.. FLYNN.
that OF the tournament. This aoen
shows the meeting IN the jousts q
the challenger. sir Sagramor, an
the challenged Yankee. The comba
N brought about BY sagrsmor's lea
ousy of the Yankee, who has bee,
made the megIclan Of King Arthu
and has been dubbed "slr BOSS
sir saeramor declared that the Yank
In rescuIng the fair Sandy from IN.
wicked Queen Morgan le Fay. ha,
rescued only q acullery maid, ami
NO deserves no honor.
you'll eat those words. or m
knock your block off," says IN.
Yank. On that Sag challenges him
10 meet In the housts TO do battle
unto DEATH"
The tournament takes place IN an
Enclosure In front OF the castle az
the King. This Is biz field around
which are arranged the tents OF the
knights. as In the days OF old
These tents alone make n loyelv
picture. Fifty bolts of seven foot
wide pique sheeting went into them.
and they are elaborately hand siln.
cIled with elaborate designs and
various colors: the tents being shap.
cd varIously. Banners for the cas-.
tie and the boxes, and draperies of
the royal boxes themselves. were
made OF this sheetIng. hand stencil.
ed A staff OF scenic artists. head.
ed by J. u. Medland. painted weeks
on these materials. under the dlrec.
tIon OF Ralph DE Lacy.
Beside the tents. and forming part
of the Enclosure OF the lists. are the
royal boxes. where on seat a,
state sits King Arthur. with court. |
iers. petty rulers and ladies NJ tho
court. Gay banners and tapestries
Haunt from the boxes.
Around the lists, kept outside
ihrong the country people Arthur
with towers, in old English mr..
.hitecture.
The front of the castle measures
100 feet, while The court ward in.
lido Is 100yi00 completely finished
or part OF the action. The towers
re IS feet in diameter at base. ten
eet at the top, and the TALES Is
feet. Along the top of the castle
'alls and the towers run the
attlements, wide enough to walk ON.
nd are made with arrow slits
tanning each tower, during the film.
lg Of the pictures, stood armed and
rmored men. looking down on the
sciting spectacle below in the lists
launting from battlements and ar.
Nv slit windows, banners and tap.
'tries give the scene gaiety and
'lor.
Surrounding the castle is an an.
ent moat. Across this drops from !
@ castle drawbridge-a practi.
] drawbridge. across which ride |,
mored knights, and which works |.
the picture, Just as well. and
'rhaps better, than any old bridge !
Arthur's day.
This entire set with the battle
ents--good copies of old architec.
re-the armored men. the bridee
d moat and the scene of the lists.
of itself of educational value to
ildren and all others interested
history and life of former days
The construction of this immense
/ was under the direction of w
Shepherd, technical man for the
ynn company. 1t took delicate
uring to fit the castle to the foot
the hill, to plant It on the slope
d the crags. but the work navs
picturesqueness. or lumber 100
} feet were used. and of plaste,
ard 100000 square feet-tbe lare.
set saws Mr. Shepherd ever
de of paper and wood.
)f the II tents that flank the lists
t of he Yankee. in which ho
ssed and from which he emarpas
meet his oppoment e q tvnical
ian teepee. painted with indian
lres. the frame emerging Of ton
trikingly contrasted with the 9TH.
tents
light motion picture cameras NAV.
on this scene from every apgle
say nothing Of some fiye stin
lera Far above and for awav
n the scana wac no d,rao,as
ne his orders bv means of
lie, or half mile acros on the
sr side managing tho crowd
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