THE CINEMA IN CENTRAL AFRICA

Evening Star, Issue 17191, 5 November 1919, Page 8

THE CINEMA IN CENTRAL AFRICA

AX EDUCATIONAL EXPEDITION, What is most probably the most unique expedition of its kind is now travelling through Central Africa. Landing at Cape Town at the end of August, its mission is to penetrate the jungles of the Dark Continent. It is larger than that headed by the late Colonel Roosevelt when he went through the terra incognita of Southern America. A full cinema equipment was taken, with the intention of Bringing back to America pictures for the educational campaign to be initiated by the United States Government. The director of the expedition is Mr Edmund Heller, of Washington. Heller is a famous scientist connected with the Smithsonian Institution, and is an experienced explorer, havng been with Roosevelt on the latter’s 1912 expedition into Africa. Heller was also with Paul Rainey when that explorer delved into East Africa. The Smithsonian Institution chose Henry C, Raven as field naturalist of the expedition. Raven spent many years hi the jungle without seeing the face of another white man. The botanist of the expedition is Homer L. Shantz, of Washington. Shantz was selected by the United States Department pi Agriculture. For the first time in scientific history the motion picture will play an important part in tne exploration of Africa. Motion pictures of known and heretofore unknown forms of animal, insect, and reptile life, of races and tribes, will be brought to America.