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Discovered by F. O'Brien! We'll film his cannibal savages So no one can say he's lyin'!" So should have sung, if they didn't, the crew of the old-time whaling bark Narwhal, which set sail from San Francisco recently with a complement of some 20 adventurers who had heard of the money magnates make in the movies and didn't see why they shouldn't make some themselves. They incorporated themselves as the Mutual Trading Company and expect to be gone eight or ten months, filming hula-maids...
...Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" is the title of the eight-reel film to be shown in the Living Room of the Union this evening at 7.30 o'clock. This will be the second time that the Union has provided this form of entertainment for its members. The size and enthusiasm of the audiences tonight will largely determine whether or not the Union will continue to present motion pictures. The entertainment will be open only to members of the Union...
...tomorrow evening at 7.30 o'clock, an eight-reel film. "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", will be shown in the Living Room of the Union. As the first moving picture entertainment last January was such a success, the management has decided to continue this form of entertainment for its members. Music will be provided during the showing of the pictures...
DOWN TO THE SEA IN SHIPS -Highly unusual film of the high-tide of the American whaling industry. When one irritated sea-monster starts crunching a boat and its occupants like a peppermint stick, directly in front of the camera, it is difficult to keep the shivers out of your spine. A distinct achievement...
...moving pictures is good fiction of a distinctive type. It must have, besides dramatic possibilities, "color" and good delineation of character. Great novels of the past have been unearthed, revamped, and set before the public as "super-productions". Myths have been blended into history to make a film character of Robin Hood. "Eugenie Grandet", rechristened "The Conquering Power," made a "gripping photo-drama". But in all of these the character has appeared ready-made for the actor to interpret. The average scenario supplies nothing more than the mechanics of the plot; the conception of the character is left entirely...