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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
FINANCES OF CUBA
 ARE DECLARED GOOD
Twelve Millions Available For Pub.
 lie Debt Interest

HAVANA, July 28.--A cabinet meeting was held at the country home of President Zayas yesterday, at which the secretary of the treas ury stated the islands finances were in most satisfactory condition.
 After all budget allowances had been met at the end of the fiscal year would show a balance of about s12,000,000 available to meet interest on the public debt and provide for, q sinking fund. The secretary sgd that if the present condition of the country's finances maintained their level the public debt would be ex- tlnguished bq9ere the time limit ex- pAFed and veeIhout the necessity of ln6Gsfa1 fEgrder loans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
WOULD ABOLISH PRESS
DcpOscd College Hcnd Advocates Do-
 ing AwnN With NcNaDnpers

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, July 2s.- George Wilson, deposed president of the Oklahoma Agricultural and Me chanical college, today advocated do- ing away with all newspapers
 The farm labor leader, preparing to stump the state to give vent to his | favorite views, asserted the "Ameri- can people would be far better off If there were not newspaper in the country"
 The press is a misdirected public institution that has wandered far afield from the interests it should serve," he said.
 Wilson said he had been unfairly called Red, bolshevik, illiterate and dangerous individual" T am none of this" he protested.
 T am radical inasmuch as I advo- cate practical education as a basis for the children of Oklahoma and greater representative control by the working men of the state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
FLEE TO SAVE GLANDS
Monkeys Take French Leave On Eve
 Of ReiuvenatiOn Oncrntion

ROME, July 28.-Two monkeys. which fled to save their interstital glands, wanted by Professor Diei- acomo to rejuvenate two elderly friends, were lassoed this afternoon and dragged back to the surgeons private hospital after days chase.
 The monkeys fled from the hospi- tai on the eve of the rejuvenation operation in which they were to have been used and eluded pursuers with remarkable agility. They had recently been purchased from the Voronoff establishment in Paris for 30,000 francs each.
 When finally captured they were prying tiles from the room of villa and shying them at passersby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
STEAL EXAMINATION
Hamper with Registered Mail, Is
 Charged In Louisiana

Charged In Louisiana
 BATON ROUGE, La, July 2S.-T. H. Harris, state superintendent of public instruction. announced late today that a postoffice inspector had been ordered to assist in the running down of persons reported to have tampered with registered letters containing copies of questions to be used in the annual examination of applicants for permits to teach in the public schools of the state. The sets of questions were mailed to parish superinten- dents and when 1t was discovered two letters containing them had been opened in transit the examination as postponed two weeks and the board of examiners ordered to pre- pare a new set.
 It was intimated at the office of the superintendent that officials had learned the Identity of a person who is alleged to have offered to sell the questions for $15 a set.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
srEAMsHIP LAINcHEn

The City of Chattanooga was launched today at the plant of the
 Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry dock company. Miss Dorothy Pat ton of Chattanooga was the sponsor. Her sister ship, the City of Brming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
1pE.s REHrIFICATIoN

ROME, July 2B.-A consideraoI8 movement is under way for the bea tiflcation of Pope Plus x. Cardinal Merry Del Val has received a letter in favor of the step from Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, and the Pope has been addressed In a similar vein by the ten surviving French bishops of the 14 nominated by Plus x when the relations between France and the Holy See Werh broken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
RELIEVED OF S5,500

HoId-Up Men Rob President Of Okla
 homn Bank And Escape
 HOCK ERNlLLE, Oklaa July 28.- Erwin Hooker, president of the Hook el.villc State bank at Hockerville, was relieved of S5,5OO by four auto bandits near here today. Hooker was transferring the banks money to Miami. The hold-up men escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
DENIAL OF FRAUD

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July zs,--A vigorous denial of any fund, colluston or misre presentation, Is made In the aswer of the Nashville Industrial cor poration, filed in the United States district court here this afternoon to the governments suit to set aside the sale of the old Hickory Powder plant nronerty to the corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

ing prices on percales and ginghams the better off it will be for the trade
 O O O
 Index Number 15,S16.
 Further reductions in many cloth prices lowered the Fairchild Average Cotton Goods Price and Index Num- Der to 15.976 dor the week ended July 21, which compares with l6.133 for the previous week. The Index Number has now receded to point about in line with that prevailing toward the end of October, 1922. The average price of spot cotton during the week was 27.37c, as against 27.79c for the previous week. It Is interesting to note that. while the average of cloth prices in October of last year was about the same as to- day. cotton quotations then were considerably lower, standing at 24.11c on October 28.
 The following table shows the movement of the index number for three months back;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
rnpr NINNE,rENr

New Orleans: 'Mf1dling g9c; receipts 1855; exports, soc; stock, 51,66o
 Galveston: Middling 22.16c; receipts 2,O61; sales, 3,9OO; stock. 26,7ss.
 Mobile: Middlns, 22c; receipts. 10; stock. SIP.
 Savannah: Mlddlng 2c.45c; receipts 564; sales 19S; stock. 16929.
 Charleston Receipts 697; exports, 6os; stock. 23.76S.
 Wilmington: Receipts. 31 stock, 5374. Texas City: Stock, 13.
 Norfolk: Middllng. q .5oc; receipts. 417 exports, 60; sales 221: stock 3o,972. Baltimore: stock, 50O
 Boston; Middling 22 SOC; stock. $500. Philadelphia: Stock, 3,95f. New York: Mddling, 22.45c; stock, 49.- Minor ports: Receipts, 2oo; exports 2O9, stock. 2,66S.
 Total today: Receipts, 4,124; exports l,4s7; stock, FISTS.
 Total for season: Receipts, 6s231S5; expOrts. 4.691. .G5l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
ATTEMPT CALLED OFF
Maushan Not To Try Dawn-T0-Dusi Flight Again This Year.

WASHINGTON. July 26.-An0ther attempt by Lieut.. Russell l.. Vaughan this year to make dawn to dus k transcontinental flight, today was definitely and finally called off by the army air service. With each day growing shorter it would take too long to put Maughan's plane in shape again to make another attempt prac- ticable, 1t was stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
PARTY LEADER RESIGNS

ROME, July 28.-Senator Count Grosoli, one of the founders of the Catholic Popular) party has re- signed from the organization in pro- test against the recent expulsion of those members who voted in favor of the policies of the Mussolini govern ment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
TRAyN1TT1y CET RAISE

CHICAGO, July 2s-Chicago ele- vated railway employees were granted a three cent an hour wage increase for the next year by an arbitration committee today. Pay will be ad- vanced two cents an hour the follow ing year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
FaATD EILEGED

ST. LOUIS, July 2s.-Eight gtoek- holders of the Power Truck and Tractor company, & s2,5oo.e0o cor poration, today filed suit in circuit court for the appointment of 8 re ceiver and an injunction restraining the further issuance or sale of stock. Fraud conspiracy Is charged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
EVELYN NESBlT MABBED
Dry Law Violation Charged To Dnncer When Cnfe Is Enilel

DHncer WHICH Vnfe IS HilUtU
 ATLANTIC CITY, N J., July 2S.- The Fl Prinkipo cafe, where Evelyn Nesblt sings, dances and chats with guests each night, was raidad carly today by the vice squad and two quarts of Scotch liquor seized. Al fred Mcdonald, waiter, was arrest ed. Miss Nesbit was .reased il $l,900 bail when she was taken as one uf the proprietors of the place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
HUGE DEVIL FISH
PIscagouia Party Lands 2,OOO-Pound
 Monster

WOnSfeT
 PASCAGOULA, Miss, July 28.-A devil fish, measuring IA feet across and weighing approximately 2,001 pounds, was caught in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pascagoula coast by . party of local fishermen who re- turned here yesterday with their catch in tow of a launch.
 The huge fish dragged the launch for several miles before surrendering alter three harpoons had been sunk into it's body and it had been pierced by la rifle hulletS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
Snnr CnrTnN

NHW ORLEANS, July 2s.-Spot cottoI quiet. 100 points lower. Sales on the spo none: to arrive mona. Low middling, 21c middling, 22c, good middling, 22 Soc. Re ceipts. 135; stock, 61, 660
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
INTERIOR NInXEAyTNT'

Houston; Middling' 2l.75Gc; ,receipts' 23.669.
 Memphis: Midding. % soc; receipts, 233 shipments 3I2: stock. 5I351.
 Augusta Mddlng. % 13c: receipts, 1S9; shipments, 75l; sales, 1o6; stock. stock. 5.724.
 Atlanta: MiddIlng. % soc.
 Little Rock: MiddIing, 22.75c; stock, 13 GOO.
 Dallas; Middling 21 Csc; sales 427S. Montgomery; Middlng, 22 25c.
 Total today: Receipts, 2,o32, shipments, 19f5 stock. 12,030.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
MUST SERVE TERM
New York Publisher To Pass Year And Day In Penitentinry

And Day In Penitentinry
 NEW YORK, July 2S.--Edward A. Rumely, newspaper publisher must serve one year and a day in the penI- tentiary for concealing the German government ownership of the New York Evening Mail during the war, the United States circuit court of ap- peals ruled today. Conviction of Rumely and Attorneys Walter Kauf- man and Norman Lindheim to the same sentence was affirmed. it being alleged the two attorneys helped Rumely file an erroneous record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
GRAIN


 Birmingham Grain Co.) No. 2 white-yellow corn, q. 20 11.23. No. 2 white oats. CT 7q roc. Seven per cent cotton seed meal S+4 O s6. Wheat Shorts. S43Q45 Bran wheat, $3SQp40. Corn feed meal, S43G45. Cotton seed hulles, 75-10o lb. sacks. S24 G26. Cornmeal s2,S4.
 HAY No i Johnson grass. s24Q26. Mo- l timothy nay. S30Q32. Choice alfalfa, s3S GAO. Johnson grass and alfalfa mixed, $2S Q3O. Wheat straw, s1s@20.
 HIDES AND WOOL No 1 Green Salt Hides-Sc, No 2 Green Salt Hdes-7c. No. 1 Green Fresh Hides, Sc. No. Green Fresh Hides-5c. No. l Dry Flint Hides-l3c. No. 2 Dry Flint Hides-12c. No 1 Dry Salt Hides-12c. No ? Dry Salt Hides-1lc. Sheep Skins--15c Goat Skins--10 BOG. Hog Skins--10 q1 5c. Horse Hldes-$1@2 50. Tallow-4 e Sc. BeeswaX-23 e 25c. Clear Grease Wool-30q e 32c. Ginseng-Wild $9910. Clear Washed WooI--40q e 42c. Bury Wooi-l5 O l8c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

FISH

Standard Fish Company Gray Snappcr-Per lb.. lie. Red Snapper-Per h.. 21c. Spanish MackerelPer lb.. PC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
BANK PRESIDENT ROBBED
Oklahoma Bandits Get Away With
 $5,5OO

HOCK ERVILLE, Oklao July B. Erwin Hooker president of the Hook erville State bank. was held up and robbed of $5,5O0 by four bandits, only one of whom was masked, on road one-half mile south of here this r,,ornfnc~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

NEW YORK, July 2S.-Raw silk earv. PrrNs Ter pound: Kansai double eNirt c' acks. $7.70@7.S0; Kansai best No. l. S7 go 40; karsai No. 1 filler, STE Q ' S5; shlnshu No. l, S7. 200 80: canton ev{sas. A 1A16, s6.SO@7.05; Shanghai China steam filler, gold double deer, S8.G0 670 TO-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
POULTRY

Hens-Large 23@24e. Fryers--Large, soc. Broiler>-354 q 40c. Roosters-12c. Stags-20c. Ducks-15 @20c. Geese-10C Guincas-35c. Turkeys-25c. Eggs-25 c 26c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
MINERS STRIKE

Over 4.00O Walk Out In PcnnsyI-
 yania District
 WILKESBARRE, Pa, July 2s--- More than 4Go0 miners went on strike today. tying up five collieries of the Hudson Coal compafy, in the Plymouth division. because a miner was suspended for loading dirty vol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
NJ K ATS

fSNIft 6 Co.) Silver Leaf Pure L2rd-Per lb. l3 i7c Jewel Shortening-Per h., 131ac. Butter-Per h., 42c. Premium Skinned Hams-Per lb., 26c. Premium Hams. ReguIar-Per h.. 26c. Pork Loins-Per h., 20 422c. Bacon--Per h., 25@32c. Eggs-Per dozen, candled. BOG.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
Average PTica

VV'4I I7O5IN V7JVVVIT sUUVIS d VT dbU TUT years 1911. 1912 and 1913 is 100 per cent, s.054
 Composite spot cotton average for years 1911, 1912 and 1913, 12.55. Average Prices for Week Average New York spot middling cot ton 27.37c. This index is based on the following gray and finished cloths. which have been q ca refi Ad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
RICE QUOTATIONS

NEW ORLEANS, July 2S.-ROugh ricf nominal; millers' receipts, 1,344 sacks Clean rice steady; sales. $50 pockets Hon duras, Ac; 6S2 pockets Blue Rose, 41s receipts, 1870 pockets Bran and polish nominal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
FLOUR PRICES

FLOUR PRICES changed to Toe lower Shipments 5O,554 barrels. Bran unchanged. s20. .50Q21.
 CASH GRAIN
 CHICAGO, July 2s.-Wheat: No.2 red. 97 09712c: No. ? hard, 97998c. Corn No. mixed, S9ia 090Ac; No. 2 yellow, 89l5 e @90 &c. Oats: No. 2 white 427s e A 12c; No. white, ass @ fl 12c. Rye: No. 2. 66c. Barley, 62Q69c. Timothy seed, s5. 50 06. Clover seed $15Qt7. Pork nom inal Lard, s10.4 Ribs $SQS.75.
 ST. LOUIS, July 2S.-Wheat: No. 2 red 93 0o1lac; No. 3. 93Q93Iac Corn: No. :, white. 87h GSsc; No. 2. yellow. Ss98sc. Oats: No; white Q441sc. Close: Wheat: July, 94c; September. 93lac. Corn: July. sSc; September 77lAc. Oats: July. 4l i2c.
 TOLEDO, O., July 2s.-wheat: Cash, new, 9912c@$1 .001a. Clover seed; Cash, TO; October, sI1.35 asked; December. $ll 90 asked. March, $11.371a asked. AL sike; Cash, s10 15; August, s10. 30; Octo- Der. S1Q 30; December. SIC. 30. Timothy seed: Cash, s3. 20; August. s370 bid; Sep tember $S. 40 asked; October, S3.37l4. \, KANSAS, CITY Mo, July 2S.-.wheat: Corn: No. yellow, Ssc; No. 2 mixed, s33a @S4c. Oats: No. white, 39 Q 40c No. mixed, 39c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

MINNEAPOLIS, July 2S.-Wheat: No. northern. S1. 05 7s c Ii 7s. Corn: No. vel loW, s2QSSc. Oats; No. 3 white. 35A e S6&c. Flax: No. l, s2.61s4 @2.66s4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29
HORSES AND MILES
RAW SILK

EAST ST. LOUIS, H., July 28-Horses and mules same as yesterday. Quotations unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-29

CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS CHICAGO July 2S.-Following are the quotations on Chicago grain and pro-
, 1923-08-02

tor can not run the risk of imperfeo-
lions in any single roll OF Aim. And
each time a repetition OF the same
round of real physical and mental
labor and use OF time.
Just a few minutes on the screen
but IT meant several days hard
work for twenty or thirty people.
And there are instances where a
whole day has been spent Just to At
a flash" on the screen that doesn't
last more than two or three seconds.
In forbidden Fruit" Cecil B. De
Mile wanted a shot OF a canary
bird singing to emphasize later
scenes where Clarence Burton
throws cage and canary out OF the
tenement window. killing the bird.
his wife's one pet
For an entire day a motion picture
photographer stood vigilnntly by
watching to sec the first premonition
, 1923-08-02
Color Process Used in New Film

Color photography OF a now kind
is tried in Cecil B. DeMille's produc-
tlon. adams RIB" Tho system
used is what is known as a perfect
ed spotted" process.
The system has been perfected by
Loren Taylor. who has been work
ing on It for some time. The color
10 shown through the regular blacks
and grays Of tho ordinary cellulold
nlm. "All Over" color photography
carried to the tlnts OF the skin is ad-
, 1923-08-02

teries OF cameras which click un-
ceasingly all day long while the ao-
tors and actresses pass in review be-
fore them.
The time OF photography is small.
The time before and after. ia
infinite.
Let's take a typical scene for <
ample. Let's take a very famous n
to make our illustration carry real
authority.
In "Ebb Tide" the Robert Louis
Steyenson-Lloyd osbourne classic of
the South Seas there is q dinner in
the home OF Attwater. pearl conces-
sionaire; q dinner heralded by crit
les as being one of the greatest
pieces OF character d%elineation in all
literary history; a dinner where the
emotions of anticipated theft, hon
esty cunning and vengeance pass
across the faces of four remarkable
characters like squalls on a Summer
lake.
1t will take but a few minutes for
you to read It in the book; to see It
on the screen. It took days for Dl-
rector George Melford to record it
on celluloid as an integral part of
his new picture.
Dim, Religious Light.
First the rehearsal.
They're spooky. ghost-like things
, 1923-08-02

mittedly far from perfection. accord
ing to Paramount executives.
The scene in which the spotted COL
or appears is a night ballroom in
which appear a large group of dane
ers. They are furnished with large
Japanese lanterns. The main lights
of the room are turned out and the
lanterns lighted. Each lantern has
been Spotted" in a different color.
red, blue. yellow. purple and NAM
tlnts,
, 1923-08-02

OF song. But milady canary waa
temperamental-and for hours and
hours she sat huddled on her perch.
half asleep with no apparent interest
in tho proceedings whatsoever.
And then suddenly. late in this
afternoon when the camera operator
had almost given up hope. she sat up
suddenly as II galvanized by cleo
tricity and opened her throat to givs
forth glorious spasms OF melody. the
physical part of which was immedi-
ately recorded in celluloid.
Take stunts where something has
20 DO thrown and a light In just a
certain way. They take time. Take
blood and Sand" where Rodolph
Valentino losses his ~toreador's hat
towards the bandit "Pluminas" sit
ting in the grandstand. Time and la
bor-yes. indeed Dol
No Second Chance.
And great uprooting storms like
that in THE Old Homestead" may
means days and days OF careful prep
aration before a camera is even
turned. In cases like this. where de-
struction is involved. the time is all
beforehand. for there is no duplica-
ton of takes. A big battery Of eight
or ten cameras all crank at once and
long shots. close-ups and medium
close-ups are all secured at the same
time. In such an instance the actual
time OF taking is small-but to make
up for this there r hours and hours
of careful forethought.
Truly. in motion pictures ut takes
an hour to make a minute!"-By
Barrett C. Rlesling.
, 1923-08-02

which may vary from three or four
to fifteen or twenty individuals.
Under the orders of the cinematog-
rapher, in this case Bert Glennon.
they wheel back and forth heavy
Klieg lights weighing 200 pounds
each, they Jockey into position a "Sun
Arc" a huge apparatus weighing
half a ton which throws a concen-
trated food of light on a certain
place. And then two or three of their
number emulate the monkey and
climb to the top of the set where
they sit precariously on narrow
pieces Of boards and operate spot
lights which play down on the heads
OF the players and give that attractive
glowing" effect which adds so much
to the excellence of the photography.
It means art. correct lighting. but
IT takes time and a liberal applica-
ton of good old human elbow
grease"
And then comes rehearsal with the
lights to test them to SEQ II every-
thing is working we'll. It develops
that one of the lights has an asth-
matte flicker that needs correction
and the lights are turned of while
an electrician slips in a new carbon
and twists nuts and bolts here and
there to make the thing behave
again.
Ready TO Stnrt.
Finally everything is set SO that
Director Melford can call Camera"
The eel unfolds. Raymond Hat
ton as the Shiny Hush" digs
ravenously into tho food; George
Fawcett as Captain Davis" pours
wine into his glass with a shaking
hand; Noah Berry as Attwater tells
the story Of his domination on the
pearl island whilo "Herrick" the
oxford-bred failure smokes a Gig
arctic and listens TO the recital.
Cut" calls the director. Seem
ingly the scene is ready for incor-
poration into the finished ph~otoplay.
But II isn't
II think a little sterner expression
at the start NOAH" says Mr.. Melford.
And 'Huish'-that side expression OF
, 1923-08-02

yours was great-do 1t again only a
little broader next time"
Then he returns to his canvas chair
by the camera.
But does he call "Camera7'
Not at all. there's a lot to be done
before the scene can be Shot" a
second time.
A new helping OF food has to be
placed on all the plates. The bottle
of wine used by FRwcett has to be
renlled Just to the exact original
level. The property man hands to
Mr.. K1rkwood a new cigarette which
no must pun rapidly for about 80
seconds to bring to the same length as
at the start of the scene. And the
players can't move except by per-
mission of the photographer for he
has them in exact focus and to redo
this work would cause the loss of
much valuable time. II It is really
necessary for them to get UP, and It
was in the case of Raymond Hatton
who had a big putty "wart" on his
nose which required careful re-vamp-
ing every few minutes, tho property
man comes forward with a piece OF
chalk and carefully marks the play
er's feet and the feet of the chair in
which he was sitting so that both
can be replaced quickly when the
scene starts again.
PhotOgnphlng n Song.
Camera" is called for the second
time and the scene is repeated. And
n third and a fourth and maybe more
times-for there must be at least two
perfect "nogntiyes"-and the direc-
, 1923-08-02
1t Takes an Hour
to Make a Minute!

IT takes an hour. or two hours, or
mayhap a day-or two or three
to put upon the screen that
poignant minute Of drama, heart in
tfrest, comedy-whatever 1t vas that
Caught your fancy when you last Wis
tied & motion picture theater.
The time element Is q factor in
motion picture production seldom
realized by the casual photoplay at
tendant So quickly. so smoothly do
the co-ordinated scenes fash over
the screen hal they create an illu-
sion OF ease. Of lack of effort, Of
play In the making as well as the
projection
It's surprising how many of the
uninitiated public have the impress
sion that to mako a scene in the
studio requires but little more time
than that required to place 1t on the
silver sheet.
Disappointed visitors.
"I had no idea 1t took that much
work." is a common saying OF stu
do visitors And hundreds admitted
to the big picture plants have gone
away disappointed because not a
Gamers turned while they were there.
When q enters a studio the nrst H.
fusion TO be shattered is that of the
average outsider who believes that
picture stages r nanked by bat
, 1923-08-02
u AI1W S21RHH ACVITQ A0T

these rehearsals. Especially for
night scenes where the set is COW
cred over with black cloth to ex-
clude light. In but dim illumination
therefore. James Kirkwood. Raymond
Hatton. George Fawcett and Noah
Beery sit down to practice the busi-
ness OF the difficult scene.
Sitting and rising. passing plates
of bread or salt or pepper-all Of
these things have to be carefully ng-
ured out in advance. For these mat
tiers are minor undertones and must
not interfere-but It takes time and
, 1923-08-02

thought and practice to assure this
And in equal measure the dramatic
part must be built up to a crashing
climax. a climax SO vivid that when
James Kirkwood, in horror, rises
from the table and crashes out to
the surrounding garden the sympa-
thy and thrills OF the audiences will
be sure to go with him.
Half-hour. an hour. two hours for
rehearsal.
Then lights.
When you've exclaimed over
some particularly beautiful photo
, 1923-08-02

graphic effect, did you ever stop to
think what brought this about7 When
an artist makes a light effect on a
piece OF anvas It is comparatively
easy. He takes a little blue paint, a
little white point. a little pink paint
-daubs them here and there-and
presto a beautiful painting with only
the exertion OF a hand nd wrist to
get III
Getting Effect.
But to paint" such an effect in
lights means hard. grinding. physical
labor. not only by the cinematogra-
pher, but by a corps OF electricians