New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 25, 1918, Page 7

PARAMOUNT NEWS Maurice Tourneur has shown his great capacity for work, when after only a few d: the rompletion of the vig Maeterlinck Art- traft, he of Mgrguerite Clark in last week for Paramount “Prunella” is the delightful story in which Miss Clark made one of her treatest successes on the stage. The play was written by Lawrence Hou nian and Granville Barker and was sresented at tHe Little theater, New York, three ve: ago. The screen version for Paramount is by Charles jlaigne, who has contributed the icenarios for many notable produc- tions for Paramount and Artcraft. a following Blue Bird,” for direction The spectacle undertook the “Prunell Upon conclusion of the series of meetings held in New York last week it which all the Paramount-Artcraft sxchange managers attended, Jesse L. sky, vice-president of the Famous Jlayers-Lasky corporation and head \f all the production work of that rompany, left New York for Califor- ria. In dividing his time between the studies of the Bast and West, Mr. Lasky is able to keep in direct touch with all the producing activities of the big organization. Just prior to his departure from New York, Mr. Lasky expressed great mthusiasm over the manner in which 111 the work in the various studioes is progressing. “With the beginning of the New Vear,” said Mr. Lasky, “I have no hes- tation in saying that presently I can jce only success of the most flattering *haracter ahead Present-day condi- ions demand that we extend greater :fforts than ever in our endeavor to *heer the nation. In its December issue, the Motion Picture Magazine began a contest to determine which photoplays, in the spinion of the public, were the finest ind strongest produced during the jear 1917. A response came from ;,000 readers, and when the votes were abulated only those subjects receiving it least &fty endorsements were con- sidered. Mary Pickford, in Artcraft pictures, hgld first, second and third positions, according to the February lssue of the magazine, in “The Little American,” “Poor Little Rich Girl,” ind “Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.” Of the thirty-eight plays listed, six- teen are Paramount and Artcraft pic- tures. Douglas Fairbanks, in “Down o Earth,” followed Mary Pickford, «ind received & large number of votes m “In Again, Out Again” and “Wild ind Wooly.” Marguerite Clark was a tavorite in ‘‘Amazons” and ‘Miss George Washington”; Pauline Fred- erick, in “Sapho” and “Ashes of Em- bers Elsie Ferguson, in ‘Barbary Sheep’”’; Geraldine Farrar, in “The Woman God Forgot” and “Joan the Woman" and Jack Pickford and Louise Huff, in “Great Expectations”; s,Ffannie Ward and Sessue Hayakawa, n “The Cheat,” and George M. Cohan in “Seven plete the number. | Work is progressing rapidly on the | Victorien Sardou play, “La Tosca,’’ at | the Famous Players-Lasky studio in New York which it is predicted will be the most pretentious offerin® vet made by Paramount. This photoplay is being directed by Bdward Jose, and stars Pauline Frederick in the title role. Miss Frederick is very much pleased at the opportunity to inter- | pret this part, which is particularly | adapted to her talents. | RIS | For the 1034 release of Paramount- | Bray Pictograph, | the Bray studios, noted as a political | cartoonit, contributes an ani- | matea cartton, “Putting ‘Fritz' on the | Water wagon,” which is based on | President Wilson's recent statement | that the United States is making war, I not on the German people, but on Kai- ! serism and the military autocracy of | Germany. It depicts the personifica- | tion of Germany on a rampage after imbibing “Militarism,” “Kultur,” | “Deutschland Uber Alles” and other | concoctions of Kaser Bill's gaudy sa- |loon. “Fritz” staggers across Miss Belgium, whom he attacks and makes off with, and he is mixed up in an awful row with his neighbors when Uncle Sam comes along on a water wagan and sobers up the belligerent inebriate. [ The next Paramount-Mack Sennett { comedy, entitled “His Hidden Pur- pose,” will be released January 27. This comedy, it is announced, is a regular Laura Jean Libby melodrama turned into a merridrama disclosing the persecuted heroine, the hampered father. With his customary magic touch, Mack Sennett, the comedy king, has managed to ransform every little sob spot to a smile spot and the whole is said to be a joyous riot of laughter from start to finish. Thurston Hall, who has supported Dorothy Dalton in several Paramount | pictures, produced under supervision of Thomas H. Ince, appears again as | the “Red Rider’ in “Flare-Up Sal,” her forthcoming vehicle, directed by R. William Neill. Many unique types appear in Charles Ray’s third appearence in an titled “The Hired Man,” and is a pa: toral drama in which the star under- goes some sensational experiences. ‘The play is by Julien Josephson, pop- ular writer of short stories for mag- azines, who displays a pleasing famil- jarity with farm life. The sensational- ism of the photoplay is lightened by natural comedy and characterization work by the star. ' Victor L. Schert- zinger directed the production the personal supervision of Thomas H. Ince. A feature of the film is an ex- ceptionally realistic fire scene in which it is said Charles Ray was actually burned while acting a heroic part. Leighton Budd, of | Ince-Paramount picture, which is en- under ,of camouflaged turnips NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 1918. sz s e RS, WILSON AT NOVIES | BODY IN ASYLUM RUDNS | For the first time, Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife of the president, attend- ed a motion picture theater in Wash- ington last week, when she viewed Douglas Fairbanks in his latest Art- { craft picture, “A Modern Musketeer.” Mrs. Wilson and party accupied a spe- cial box at Loew's Columbija theater in that city and received a big ovation when she was recognized by the audi- ence which jammed the theater. And now “Big Bill" Hart appears before the camera as a lumberjack. His newest Ince picture, “Blue Blazes Rawden,” has just been commenced in California for Arteraft Pictures. The story concerns the adventures of a giant lumberman of the North Woods who leaves the wilderness search of life and lights of the lum- ber camp saloons In the cast besides Mr. Hart appear Maude George, Ger- trude Claire, Hart Hoxie, Robert Mc- Kim, Robert Gordon and other popu- lar players. This photaplay will be re- leased after ‘“Wolves of the Rail” Hart's next offering to the public via Arteraft. Mary Pickford, in the midst of a scene for “Amarilly of Clothes-Line Alley,” last week received a letter in a manner which compelled an inter- ruption in the .taking of the scene. Major Cushman Hartwell, fiying from the aviation base at San Diego, en- circled the Pickford studio, attract- ing the attention of the entire plant with his buzzing machine. Shortly after he was first noticed, a small ob- ject was seen floating downward land- ing outside of the studio vard where icl t and upon readin | hero, the vile villain and the scheming | & PoY picked it up e = the address rushed in on Miss Pick- ford with a letter to her. Major Hart- well is one of the adopted ‘sons” of Mary who has taken over the care of an entire flying squadron, supplying its members with tobacco, candy and oth- er little luxuries. In Elsie Ferguson's newest Artcraft picture, “Rose of the World,” some of the most sensational views of a night battle are screened. These incidents in the film were really taken at night, the struggling cambatants in the dark being lighted by flashes of musketry and shells, presenting a weird effect and carrying a large degree of sus- pense in the ultimate outcome of the battle. CAMOUFLAGED TURNIP. Ruth Tayor, leading lady in “Jack Spurlock—Prodigal,”” petite, pretty and talented, has to eat an onion in one of the scenes and she begged the director, Carl Harbaugh, to camou- flage a turnip instead, as she had an inherent dislike for onions. He did so and she ate it—and said she liked it. But a ‘“retake” was necessary and as there had been only one turnip pro- vided she was obliged to eat an onion. She cancelled a dinner engagement for the evening. Now they have a supply at the Fox studi THE CURRAN DRY GOODS (0. Extraordinary - Values for Saturday A Wonderful Offering i SILK DRESSES Women’s and Misses’ Silk Taffeta DRESSES in all the new shades and latest models. 50 sample garments, highly tailored and very ex- clusive models, worth $15.98 and $17.98. On sale tomorrow at .................. ...... $9.98 EXTRA SPECIAL TOMORROW — SILK PETTICOATS A lot of all silk Petticoats, in colors. Samples of fine $3.98, $4.98 and $5.98 lines. On sale tomorrow at Big offering in Ready-to-Wear Hats, regular $4.98 and $5.98 values. On sale tomorrow at. . $2.98 $1.50 Extraordinary Values in Coats and Furs at Greatly Reduced Prices Suits at less than the cost to manufacture. Wonderful values at $8.98, $9.98 and $12.98 [ Island counsel, and N. S. Buckingham, | the writers at the treatment accorded | osopher was correct when he + Which Corpse of Unknown Inmate at Middle- | town Institution Recovered, Bring- ing Death List to Four. Middletown, Jan. —Another body was found today in the ruins of the | wing af the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane, burned January 10, bring- ing the deaths from the fire up to four. The body has not been iden- tifled. CITY ITEMS The fire department was called to 143 Grove street this afternoon by an alarm from box 39. The woodwork in the tenement became ignited from an overheated stove. The damage Wwas nominal. A son was born at the New Britain General hospital this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Rindstrom of Hart- ford. SENTENCED FOR SHOOTING. Soldier at Camp Devens Given Three Months at Hard Labor. Ayer, Mass. Jan. 25.—George P. Anson, of Lake Placid, N. Y., who, while cleaning a wevolver, accidental- ly shot John F. Simpson, of Bridge- port, Conn., a fellow member of Company B of the 30lst. supply train, was convicted by a court mar- tial today of carclessly discharging a weapon and sentenced to three months at hard labor. The accident happened recently at company bar- racks. Simpson was wounded in the shoulder and neck SPOCK LEAVES “NEW HAVEN.” New York, Jan. 25.—Benjamin I. #Spock, general solicitor of the New Haven railroad, it was announced to- day from the company’s offices here, has resigned, his resignation being ef- fective Februa 1. J. C. Sweeney has been appointed general solicitor; N. W. Smith, Rhode Island, counsel to be general attorney; W, T.. Barnett, Connecticut counsel to be Rhode assistant counsel to be Connecticut counsel. Mr. Spock, it is stated, will become general counsel with the Chase companies, of Waterbury, Conn. AMERICAN BRASS DIVIDEND New York, .—-The American Brass Co. today declared an extra div- idend of 3 1-2 per cent. in addition to the quarterly dividend of 1 1-2 per cent. Three months ago an extra divident of 4 1-2 per cent. was de- clared. DO HUMAN BEINGS REALLY GROW UP? A great philosopher once said that human beings never grow up—we get larger in stature and accumulate a veneer of dissimulation that thickens as the years multiply, but deep down | dren and surreptitiously ever cling to babyland. Nounsense, yau say. Well, what of the night before Christmas when you got out the new toys for the children and found keen cnjoyment in seeing how they worked? And what of Christmas morning when you forgot to pretend far a little while and played with the kiddies just like you were one of them? No—you have not grown up and you never will, and it is this fact that has made the ad- mirers of little Marte Osborne, Pathe’s baby star, number legions. To sit in the Pathe offices and watch the stream of mail that comes in a constant stream, addressed ta lit- tle Miss Osborne from the picture fans in all parts of the world is a revela- tion of human nature. When the baby appears in a pic- ture driving a pony cart or playing with some new toy, thousands of let- ters are received, not only from chil- dren, but from grawn-ups, expressi the pleasure they derived from view- ing the picture and asking a thou- sand questions regarding the home- life of the little star. The keenness with which they fol- low the adventures of the baby and the depth of their sympathy is shown when the screen story happens to show the baby snubbed by a more for- tunate neighbor or in some trouble | with her playmates. These scenes al- ways bring forth a great volume of letters expressing the indignation of the little star. When the baby is in | trouble the fighting spirit of the pic ture fans seems to be immediately aroused, and if their demands were met, severe punishment would be! meted out ta every member of the cast who appears to have hurt the little screen star. So vou see we are all children and we are interested in children, espe- cially in clever ones, and Baby Marie {upon the recent move by the city | as guardian of public morals, but also in our hearts we always remain chil- | g Osborne proves that the wise old phil- d that human beings never grow up. A WARNING TO WIVES, “Are Married Policemen Sparkling Comedy. ‘“Are Married Policemen Safe” is the title of one of the Sunshine comedies Henry Lehrman Wwilliam Fox. Pol fact, every wife—will ested in this picture. Incidentally, the titles for Willlam ITox's Sunshine comedies are almost as funny as the | comedies. Here are some of them: “A Milk-Fed Vamp," “‘His Smashir Career “Damaged—No Goods,” | “Shadows of Her Pest. | i Safe?” n has made for men’s wives—in be much inter- | MILK ROUTES COMBINED. Elmer J. Grogan, a well known local m#ik dealer, and H. H. Hatfield, a graduate of the Cornell Dairy school | and a newcomer in this city, have purchased the milk business, together with all machinery, of the Cedar Hill Dairy company, and will combine it with the route formerly owned by H. P. Battey, which they recently pur- chased. Both of these milk routes | were ostablished about 30 vears ago. SANE CENSORSHIP HIGHLY DESIRABLE “Sane censorship would be a good thing for the motion picture industry in Los Angeles, but the matter of 2| sane censorship is a very hard thing to secure,” declared C. B. DeMille, director-general of the Famous Play- ers-Lasky corporation, commenting council of Los Angeles to create the position of a local motion picture cen- sor. “If censorship is conducted in any city on reasonable grounds, it will be of value, not only to the public, but to the motion picture industry. In Los Angeles at the present time, for instance, there are a few pictures seen on the screen which should un- doubtedly be consigned to the flames. They are a bad thing for the industry, casting discredit upon the legitimate [ producers who, I believe, are doing | the best they can to produced good, clean pictures. “The great aifficulty,” cunfinuu{ Mr. DeMille, “is to sccure a cengor- ship which is not czar-like. In cer- tain cities, notably Chicago, we have had examples of censorship‘in’ which the official sets himself up, not only as a critic of art. It is a condition similar to that which has applied in Russia. There the country has been burdened by high officials who, over- stepping their natural rights, have for personal or other reasons made themselves censors of matters both civil and religious, denying to the pub- lic things which are theirs by inalien- able right. “We have no toom for czar-like censors in America Let them act with' due reason and within their lim- itations. But let them keep their fin- gers off the matter of artistic criti- cism. If a film production contains matters which they would bar for purely personal reasons, such censors have no right to their position. ‘Let us have sane censorship,’ is my earnsst plea.” WALSH STAYS WITH FOK . | R. A. Walsh, the able young direc- tor of many successful motion pic- tures, who recently signed a long-term contract with Goldwyn Pictures cor- poration, will be unable to join Gold- wyn because of his discovery in his contract with the Fox organization that he had given that organization a further option on his services when signing up with them last. This discovery was made by Mr. Walsh upon the arrival in New York of papers and other effects from his Los Angeles home and it caused him quite as much surprise as it did Gold- wyn, which had entered into an agree- ment with him upon Mr. Walsh’s as- surance that he was free to deal with whomever he pleased with regard to his services. Goldwyn, upon the sign- The Last Few Days of Value Giving i who will be seen W trova in “The Life Mask”, which has starring ; has ap- stage and has to his credit many notable char- been chosen as the third vehicle for the Polish artist peared with all of the leading celebrities of the present da acterizations in s the Famous Pla other prominent TS, film Triangle companies Thomas Holding, who has played op- first | two pictures bearing the mark of her | posite Madame Petrova in the own organization, will continue leading man and is cast for a most appropriate role in “The Life Mask.” as A KINDLY VILLAIN. Warner Oland, the Pathe villain, who has thrilled millions by his per- secutions of fair Pathe stars, proves not to be such a villain after all. At a recent patriotic dinner held at the City club, New York City, Mr. Oland adopted ten French orphans. 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