anaheim-gazette 1916-11-09

SHAKESPEARE AT NEW GRAND THEATRE ROMEO AND JULIET, WORLD'S GREATEST LOVE STORY ON SCREEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY TWILIGHT SLEEP AND NAPOLEON THE GREAT DRAW LARGE CROWDS OF PEOPLE One of the greatest stories ever written by man is Shakespeare's tragedy of Romeo and Juliet. It has been reproduced in photoplay, and Manager Mozart has secured it for the New Grand on Sunday and Monday, Nov. 12 and 13. With Francis X. Bushman as Romeo and beautiful Beverly Bayne as Juliet it is presented to the public with the fullest confidence as to its reception. Over three months were consumed in the actual work of photography, and the cost of production amounted to upwards of $250,000. Not even in the lavish stage productions made by such wizards of stagecraft as Sir Henry Irving and Richard Mansfield has such magnificence been dreamed of, much less attempted. The costumes alone cost $35,000, and the reproduction of the market place of mediaeval Verona, with its eighteen buildings, meant an outlay of $25,000 more. Director in Chief John W. Noble, and the star, Francis X. Bushman, super-unusual even among Bluebirds. Two more reels of "Liberty" will also be presented at these performances. "Wanted—a Home," was the principal play Friday and Saturday, in which Mary MacLaren, the brilliant new film star was the heroine. The audience was given a treat being privileged to greet the pretty little actress in person. She was present and appeared on the stage at the close of the performance, scattering smiles among the auditors and receiving in return a number of huge boquets. She held a reception afterward and shook hands with hundreds of men and women who had admired her acting. One of the most popular things ever produced at the New Grand was the "Twilight Sleep," showing the birth of a child while the mother was under the influence of the new German remedy. Three performances were given, one at 2:30, one at 7:30 and the other at 9. The first two were open to women only and the last one to men exclusively. A trained nurse accompanied the film and lectured to the audience while the pictures were being shown. The house was full at each performance. "Wars' Women," another spectacular play has been secured for next Tuesday, afternoon and night. CAPITAL WELCOMED TO CALIFORNIA The California Railroad Commission in its Los Angeles utility cases decision voiced a hard business fact when it stated that California was a young and undeveloped state and must do nothing to drive out private capital. Los Angeles has had worlds of agitation, newspaper exploitation, and political discussion, and local politicians are still riding high on the waves of the view that the mall will. When it came to Finley declared that Pusey was illegal because never been legally dressed first wife years ago, was that no sufficient security secured when voice from her. The mittled, and the will peal was taken. A suit decided in which it was necessary to pay time of the second wife was still living. That proof had met the Pusey case, and ment was reversed, back. Since then litigation have been in Crookshank, as a new Pusey. DECLARES ROADRIDE IS THE FACE OF THE QUEEN A slandered reputation deemed. The roadrunner queerest and most birds of California, clared by the University to be a friend and man. This picturesque but as fast as a horse been accused of deception and young of the quarry Bryant, examiner ecgist, Museum of Vienna tells in an illustrated and Food of the Raleighia, just published cued the reputation. Eighty-four stoma were collected in SAN FRANCISCO during different Director in Chief John W. Noble, and the star, Francis X. Bushman, supervised the production. Their assistant directors were Edward J. Shulter, technical director, Edward Elsner, Rudolph De Cordova (Shakesperian adviser) Leander De Cordova, Edward Lewers, and Harry Sothern. Mr. Elsner has acted as stage manager to all the greatest stars of the present day, including Sarah Bernhardt and Ellen Terry, and Mr. Sothern, a nephew of E. H. Sothern, assisted his uncle in Shakespearean productions for seven years. Shakespeare's matchless story of love and tragedy scarcely needs to be refreshed in the minds of the public, since the tale has always been a favorite one. Romeo and Juliet, who fall in love with each other at their first glance, are members of the two great noble families of Verona, the Montagues and Capulets, who have for years been at enmity with each other. That their meetings and their marriage must be in secret is responsible for Juliet's being urged by her parents to marry Count Paris, and for her taking a potion that felgs death by the advice of Friar Laurence, so that Romeo may claim her unharmed in the tomb. But the letter, telling Romeo of the plan, miscarries. He supposes her really dead, and after he has killed himself beside her, she wakens and pressing his dagger to her heart, follows his spirit in death. Full advantage has been taken of the fact that Romeo and Juliet belonged to noble and wealthy families. The appointments of the two households are superb, the furnishings magnificent beyond any in the history of the stage. Scenes of pomp and ceremony are shown, both civic and religious ceremonies and processions being included. These are all provided for in Shakespeare's text, but the limitation of the dramatic stage have heretofore made it impossible to present them. The Bushman and Bayne production of Romeo and Juliet shows the great play as Shakespeare would have written it if motion pictures had amounted to upwards of $250,000. Not even in the lavish stage productions made by such wizards of stagecraft as Sir Henry Irving and Richard Mansfield has such magnificence been dreamed of, much less attempted. The costumes alone cost $35,000, and the reproduction of the market place of mediaeval Verona, with its eighteen buildings, meant an outlay of $25,000 more. The California Railroad Commission in its Los Angeles utility cases decision voiced a hard business fact when it stated that California was a young and undeveloped state and must do nothing to drive out private capital. Los Angeles has had worlds of agitation, newspaper exploitation, and political discussion, and local politicians are still riding high on the waves of public discontent created by themselves in their mad chase for the popular vote. The new mayor seems to be proceeding along a little more rational business line in dealing with the problems confronting the city and instead of threats to duplicate all public utilities wants to save the taxpayer and the consumer. There is no more sense in duplicating utilities than there is in duplicating telephone systems and compelling everyone to maintain two telephones in the home or office where one would do the work better, and all but politicians begin to see that. Los Angeles is beginning to see the advantage of dealing fairly with the people and with capital and not allowing local political adventurers to put the whole state in the wrong light with the rest of the world. Would it not be a good advertisement for all California if it could honestly be said here is one western state where the surplus capital of the world is welcome and will be treated fairly when investing property or industries. BLACKBIRDS DAMAGE CROPS IN IMPERIAL VALLEY Paul Dougherty, the farm advisor of Imperial county says that blackbirds, including the bicolored, yellow-headed and Brewer varieties, seriously injure Egyptian corn in the Imperial Valley. When the corn is ripening in the fall large numbers of migratory blackbirds arrive from the Great Basin and, joining forces with the few resident birds, attack the cornfields. Owing to the fact that little of the southeastern desert affords proper food for these immigrants, there is a concentration of the birds in areas where cultivated crops are grown. Hence the problem is a serious one. The resident bicolored blackbirds are not abundant enough to seriously endanger crops, but the host of migratory birds which appear in the fall renders the growing This picturesque bay as fast as a horsebeen accused of deception and young of the quarry Bryant, examiner egist, Museum of Vienna tells in an illustratedand Food of the Renaissance just publishedcued the reputationEighty-four stomachs were collected in S.S during eleven different California Fish and Bread and the contents of Bryant. This search inquiry failed to find that the road runnersof other birds. It per cent of the coontomachs was insect matter,and onlytable material,nearing fruit and seedswith some cactus seedand crickets madethe food, beetles1and caterpillars7were lesser quantitiesbees and wasps,whenearly four per centers.tarantulasandbeen devoured. It takes nearly two weeks to satisfypetite.Here is whatin the stomach of one sumac seeds and one bladesof grass,sixfour different spidersworms,twelve grassto bug,nine other baysa spider egg case,aard. Astonishing features performed by the busiest stroys more hairy childrenCalifornia blisswill tackle. One rootwill tackle.Open rootwhich had swallowedan inch wide,and contained four full lizards.One takened a garter snakeand a Californiayoung rattlesnakesspiced diet,the need little water,the test deserts and lindrinking more thannever taking a bathA thorny shrubhome selected byits nest,and it hops holds are superb, the furnishings magnificent beyond any in the history of the stage. Scenes of pomp and ceremony are shown, both civic and religious ceremonies and processions being included. These are all provided for in Shakespeare's text, but the limitation of the dramatic stage have heretofore made it impossible to present them. The Bushman and Bayne production of Romeo and Juliet shows the great play as Shakespeare would have written it if motion pictures had been invented in his time. Tonight Lionel Barrymore will appear in a wonderful 5-act drama of exquisite charm and thrilling romance, "The Upheaval." Lionel Barrymore is considered by many critics to be the most versatile member of the wonderful Barrymore-Drew family of artists. He made his first appearance on the stage in 1893 with his illustrious grandmother Mrs. John Drew. A splendid comedy will also be shown. Friday and Saturday nights and Saturday afternoon, Ruth Stonehouse and Franklyn Farnum will produce "Love Never Dies." This is a romance of the Parisian Grand Opera. It is inspired by Mendelssohn's "Spring Song." The story deals with the fidelity of a famous violinist and a beautiful premier dancer to their childhood love. The violinist and the little girl would spend the hours other children were at play, with the girl dancing to "Spring Song" as her boyish sweetheart would play it upon his instrument. They parted, grew up, and in strange circumstances met again to renew their childish love—and then began the unfolding of a gripping romance that led the sweet-hearts through bitter disappointments to the ultimate and much desired happy ending. The whole atmosphere of the play is artistic, beautiful photography, skillful acting and a sumptuous production marking the attraction as PUSEY WILL CASE AGAIN IN COURT A New Trial has Been Granted and Matter Will be Reopened A new trial has been granted in the contest over the estate of Mrs. Gertrude Finley Pusey, and the case will come up before the superior court in Santa Ana upon the validity of Mrs. Pusey's will. The will was written before the maker of it was married to an Oregon man. After her death, the will was filed for probate by Attorney Steele Finley, with Col. S. H. Finley as petitioner, he being named in the will as executor. Pussey, with Attorneys Williams & Rutan representing him took contained four Tutors lizards. One taken ad a garter snake and a California young rattlesnakes spiced diet, the re need little water, test deserts and if drinking more than never taking a bath. A thorny shrub home selected by its nest, and it hops to limb of its band and wife take eggs. From three laid, at intervals of incubation begins it is laid. William uralist, a graduate 1903, and his wife, on bird life, describe Arizona which coe egg, one egg just featherless, greasy young roadrunner ones about ready. Most of the Carwell in desert re haunts of man. birds have a range the roadrunner h miles. Dr. Bryan roadrunners in Cal tively few in num ert regions, where dant, do not exceed the square mile.ifornia the bird w the house and get destroyer of insects people found it a teresting pet. It is to the intre of California acco to protect this n teresting bird. Mrs. C. O. Brun Angeles Thursday ANAHEIM GAZETTE—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1916 NEW GRA SUNDAY & MOND Matinee Sunday 2:30 P.M. Prices 1 FRANCIS X. I. AND BEVERLY BAY ROMEO AND This photoplay cost more than $250,000 to produce, $35,000 of which went for costumes alone. The world's greatest Shakespearean actors were borrowed from the stage to This picturesque bird, which can run as fast as a horse, has in the past been accused of destroying the eggs and young of the quail. Dr. Harold C. Bryant, examiner economic Ornithologist, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, tells in an illustrated paper on Habits and Food of the Roadrunner in California, just published, how he has rescued the reputation of the road runner. Eighty-four stomachs of roadrunners were collected in Southern California during eleven different months for the California Fish and Game Commission, and the contents examined by Dr. Bryant. This search, and extensive inquiry, failed to find any evidence that the road runner destroys the eggs of other birds. It was found that 90 per cent of the contents of these 84 stomachs was insects and other animal matter, and only 10 per cent vegetable material, nearly all of that being fruit and seeds of the sour berry, with some cactus seeds. Grasshoppers and crickets made up 37 per cent of the food, beetles 18, and cut worms and caterpillars 7 per cent and there were lesser quantities of clcadas, ants, bees and wasps, while scorpions made nearly four per cent of the food. Spiders, tarantulas and centipedes too had been devoured. It takes nearly two quartes of food a week to satisfy a roadrunner's appetite. Here is what Dr. Bryant found in the stomach of a single bird: two sumac seeds and one other seed, two blades of grass, seventeen beetles of four different species, eight wireworms, twelve grasshoppers, one potato bug, nine other bugs of two species, a spider egg case, a scorpion and a lizard. Astonishing feats of swallowing are performed by the roadrunner. It destroys more hairy caterpillars than any other California bird—even the wolly-will tackle. One roadrunner was found will tackle. One roadrunner was found which had swallowed a horned toad an inch wide, another whose stomach contained four full sized whip-tailed lizards. One taken in Arizona contained a garter snake twenty inches long, and a California roadrunner several young rattlesnakes. With this highly spiced diet, the roadrunner seems to need little water, thriving on the hottest deserts and in captivity rarely drinking more than twice a week, and never taking a bath—except in dust. A thorny shrub or a cactus is the home selected by the roadrunner for its nest, and it hops nimbly from limb This photoplay cost more than $250,000 to produce, $35,000 of which went for costumes alone. The world's greatest Shakespearean actors were borrowed from the stage to assume the principal roles. More than 600 persons actually take part in this unusual spectacle. Beverly Bayne's gowns in this play have made the entire film world sit up and take notice. Eighteen buildings reproducing the famous old Verona market place were built at a cost of $25,000. Don't Miss This Big Production TUESDAY, NOV. 14 "WAR'S WEEK" Read What the Los Anno Otheman Stevens says: If ignorance is a crime and if KNOWLEDGE IS SAFETY. "Wars' Women" is the most BENEFICENT production of the season.—Examiner. Maitland Davies says: "Wars' Women" is strong, virile, absorbing drama, very well played. * The story is strong and as Mr. Keenan has said, is often brutal; it could not be otherwise * * but it is not dirty, nor is it immoral.—Tribune. Record: "Wars' Women" is a forceful Express: "Wars' Women" is a GREAT BIG drama, unusually well played. It is no mollycoddle in its manner of portraying facts, but it is not immoral. Frank Keenan does one of the finest bits of work that has been seen on the screen. Guy Price says: "Wars' Women" is vital, darling drama. * * It is highly artistic and has powerful lesson to humanity. * * The plot is worked out sensationally and daringly, and even though it A BIGGER NAVY Plans to arouse country wide interest in the volunteer naval reserve movement are being made by the navy department, following the recent successful cruise of 2000 civilians aboard ships of the Atlantic fleet during the annual war game, it has been learned. "The plans contemplate extension of this movement to the Pacific coast, the Great Lakes and the Gulf states, so that every section of the country may participate," says a statement issued by the navy department. "If the details can be arranged," the statement continued, "the movement will start on a large scale either this winter or in the spring. When this shall have been accomplished, a long step will have been taken both toward the securing of 100,000 volunteer reserves and in educating the public in thorough preparedness and an adequate navy." Officials believe that with the start already made it will be comparatively easy to enroll at least 10,000 men for next summer's cruise, especially if the Pacific coast can be interested. This is thought probable, it is said because of the fact that naval militia organizations of Washington, Oregon and California are seldom below their full strength, indicating great interest in naval matters in that section of the country. UNITED WE STAND One reassuring feature of American politics is the readiness with which the American people lay aside their party feeling on the day after election and rally to the support of the man who wins. This is a government by majorities, or sometimes, by pluralities. Every man who maintains citizenship under the American constitution expressly agrees that although he will still maintain and assert his own individual opinions upon public questions, yet, GRAND ANAHEIM MONDAY NOV. 12-13 Prices 15 & 25c, Children 10c S. X. BUSHMAN AND Y BAYNE In a Production De Luxe of Wm. Shakespeare's AND JULIET AND JULIET SCENE FROM "ROMEO AND JULIET" Just a sample scene to show you how elaborately the world's greatest romance has been staged—Juliet gowned in splendor feigns death to await Romeo at the tomb. V.14 S WOMEN" at the Los Angeles Critics Say About War's Women Grace Kingsley says: "Wars' Women" vivid story, strongly portrayed. It is a flash of lightning vivifying one vital and tremendous phase of war's reaction upon women. Keenan's char- Grace Kingsley says: "Wars' Women" vivid story, strongly portrayed. It is a flash of lightning vivifying one vital and tremendous phase of war's reaction upon women. Keenan's characterization best work he has done.—Times. - 15C. Two Shows, 7:15 and 8:45 be comparatively least 10,000 men for rise, especially if can be interested. Probable, it is said that naval militia Washington, Oregoneldom below their acting great interest that section of the THE STAND feature of American fitness with which she lay aside their day after election support of the manement by majorities, pluralities. Every citizenship under constitution expressly in he will still main-is own individual public questions, yet, when a ballot has been taken and the will of the majority has been determined, he and all those who agree with him will submit, if they are on the losing side. We have had but one illustration of the failure of the minority to submit to the will of the majority. It took four years of civil war to settle once and for all the principle that when an election has been held, the will of the majority shall be absolutely permitted to prevail. Nearly one-half of the American people are dissatisfied with the result of the election held Tuesday. It is a certainty that those who were on the losing side will rally to their old standards four years hence and try to secure the adoption, in our national government of all those principles and policies in which they believe. Persons unfamiliar with our political system might look with some alarm upon the condition which would exist after the election had been held. Not so with those who are familiar with our political history. We shall all join in an effort to accomplish the largest possible good for the largest number of people in our country. We shall still have our differences as to the wisest means to be pursued in the accomplishment of desired ends, but the majority will be permitted to carry out its will. Administrations may change or not change, but the government at Washington still lives. Santa Ana police were kept busy during the early hours of last Tuesday evening disbanding bodies of youngsters who were out for a good time in celebration of Hallowe'en, and several times they were called to places where the youngsters had allowed their enthusiasm to overcome their better judgment and do considerable damage. The police of Anaheim report that numerous ghosts were abroad during the night, traveling separately and in squads, but not one of them attempted to lay violent hands on other people's property.