ON THE SCREEN.

Matamata Record, Volume VII, Issue 586, 1 December 1924, Page 4

ON THE SCREEN.

TO-NIGHT'S SPECIAL. It took five months of active research work to establish costume and custom details of the Twelfth Century, the period of " Richard, the Lion-Hearted," to be screened in the Matamata Town Hall to-night. Great sheaves of notes on dress and etiquete; on court manners and procedure; on architecture and furniture were in the possession of the Associated AuCßors at the end of that time as the result of their preparation work for filming this " romance of the Third Crusade." Much of the study of musty volumes entailed in preparation was done by Dr. A. A. Woods, Avho also did the research work for " Douglas Fairbanks in Robin Hood." "THE NIGHT MESSAGE." i Choosing actors by type, for a time ; the craze among picture producers, has been supplanted by a new system —choosing good actors, then letting them decide on the types to play. Perley Poore Sheehan, the famous novelist, evolved the new system in directing his own story,, " The Night Message," for Universal, showing on Wednesday night at the Matamata Town Hal). The author prepared the script, ana aided by Jack Sullivan, supervised and directed the production, But the' 1 actors decided the type.