The Seward gateway., 1923-02-08
MOTION PICTURES CO. |S READY ID START
 OPERATIONS
EaPloYEs AND LARGE QUAINT. TY OF FREIGHT WILL AR-
 RIVE ON ALAMEDA

George E. Lewis. producer TOT the Alaska Motion Pictures Corporation, arrived in Seward last night from hurried business trip to Interior points and will leave on the Alameda for Hollywood and other motion picture centers on business connected with his company. MT. Lewis will return on rhe next trip of the Alameda sailing March :, bringing with him sixteen artists, who will start filming The Great White Silence" the first mo- ton picture ever produced in Alaska and one of the most spectacular ex- tant.
 On the Alameda tomorrow will ar rive G. w. Hayes, superintendent of construction; w. H. Emberg, stage carpenter, and Mrs. G. w. Hayes. cos runner. who will bring cameras and complete materials for the large stu dio now being erected at Anchorage, and practically completed. This build ing is 1855 by 46 feet, making the larg- est floor set in the motion picture pus- mess and lighted by 1,250,000 candle power.
 Nr. Lewis states that upon the ar- rival of his company they will hrst 90 to Mckinley Park, with dog teams and paraphernalia to secure necessary snow sets The company Will then come to Seward and put on a gold rush scene. Then interior sets will De p-oduced at Anchorage, among when will be the famous dance hall set, ln which 50 famous, old-time Alaskahs and 200 other Alaskans will appear The studio for this occasion Will De decorated with several famous DE game collections, including that ol Nellie Neal of Curry. From Anchorage the company will go to Nenana to take a scene featuring the big breakup on rhe Panama river. From Nenana the company will go to Goldstream, ten miles out of Fairbanks, where mining scenes will be portrayed, showing the auriferous metal being washed from rhe earth by old sourdoughs. The com pany will then come to Seward where a big spectacular wrecking scene will be staged on the beach. From Seward q jump will be taken to Valdez, ana sets will be made in famous Keystone canyon, and a boat will be chartered to take the company to Columbia gla- cjer where other scenes will be 1llm- cd From here the company will go to Cordova and build sets on the banks F,yak Lake; and the company Will shoot Aberccombie rapids in 35 scoWs, e spectacle that will be awe inspiring in the extreme.
 There will be six of these great sets one as Abercrombie, one at CordoVa,, Valdez, Seward, Anchorage, and Ne mana. all featuring the most thrilling spectacles obtainable. It is expected that over one thousand Alaskans will take part in the great work.
 Production Manager Lewis wishes to inform the people of Seward that tha star of this picture is ALASKA, with five of the best professional ar lists playing the leads. There will De 1S professionals in the company.
 The company now has over 300 Al askan professional and business men interested in this great work, trustees of the corporation in various towns being: Chas. Goodall, Cordova; John H. Biggs, Valdez; w. Osborne, Kenne- colt; Alfred Clark, Latouche, w. Il Whittlesey, Seward; Alex Mcdonald, Anchorage: c. c. Held, Nenana, and E. H. Mack, at Fairbanks. All are giv- ing their time to the company in or der to have everything in readiness for the company when it comes in March. It will be noticed that while one set was promised two large sets will be made in Seward.
 Capt. Lath-op, and Manager Lewis