The Washington times., 1922-07-24
R. ]. .FLAHERTY'S 5
ARCTIC FILMS
3 PROVE BIC HIT.
Examining Engineer Has Ad-
vanced Ideas on Use OF
Scenery in Pictures.
BY wILLENE TAYOR.
Copyright. 1899. by Cosmopolitan News
SerVice.) n

'Copyrisht' 1879. by Cosmopo"'~"
NEW YORK, July 24.-For those
whom beautiful scenery pleases, the
future of the motion picture holds
many entertaining hours for fast
action is giving way to descriptive
photography, Robert J. .FHherty:
producer of "Nanook Of the North,
said today. He has received unanl-
nous applause from critics Tor MS
drama of scenery" which has just
thread of story in II. VINO does
not thrill, he asks. when glimpse
of canyon or mountain or spring
time garden is shown between close
ups OF the leading lady. Mr.. Flah-
erty believes that pictures OF the
future will be built around the
scenery OF foreign countries instead
of such scenery being SHOWN IN q
news reel at present. -
The cha.ky appearance, Of the
maiden's face is necessary Flaherty
says, because the color In her face
would appear black II she didn't
powder heavily. Flaherty says there
is a new filter device for cameras
which will filter the color in the
face, and eliminate the necessity
for chalking. F.aherty was a we'll
known mining engineer and ex'
plorer before he became producer.
and decided that his Arctic trips
: were worthy of filming. he was
year in making "Nanook OF the
North" Transportation up and
down the Canadian rapids with his
equipment was difficult. He swears
that he never learned TO eat raw
walrus meat.
Taking up the American produc.
ton methods. an English company
has sent representatives TO New
York TO 'film its locale" for an
English picture. The international
camera men are busy shooting"
famous American spots as back.
ground for that actor. Walter
D'Eynecourt.
Priscilla Dean, OF the Virgin OF
Stamboul," will arrive here next
week with an entire retinue to make
scenes in the Eden Musee at Copey
Island for her next picture TO be
completed on the Pacific coast Wal.
lace Berry will be one of the cast
Connie" Talmadge is to have a
new picture written by Anita Loos
and John Emerson. who wrote
Polly OF the Follies," for her. They
are writing II In Vienna.
Madame Olga Petrovs sails for
Naples on the Homeric next Satur.
day to find inspiration there to COM
plete a new play for herself. A sea
son in The White Peacock" and
| TnnhfhG 1f haN
cessitated the rest. zee madame says.
D. W. Griffith, busy making AT
the Grange" here at the Mamaroneck
studios. is III with a heavy cold and
operations are closed at the studio
for few days.
Madge Kennedy's first picture in
| her comback to movies for its setting
| in one scene becomes a re!gning diva
in her picture. and Monte Blue plays
lead.
"Othello." featuring the popular
German star. Emil Jannings, has ar
rived at the offices Of the Export and
Import Film Company.
Broadway is circulating the re-
port that Nine. ALA Nazimova will
return to the stage in "Salome"
next season from her new picture,
"Salome." However. she and hus-
band. Charles Bryant, have just
returned to the coast and the re.
port goes unaffirmed.
Another big European spectacle.
Mysteries of India" said to have
been taken in India, will be re-
leased here and have its premiere
next week Filled with Hindu hagic,
jungle tigers and more thrills, Mia
May. German star. plays "a leading
role.