IN FILMLAND.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18949, 21 February 1925, Page 8 (Supplement)

IN FILMLAND.

Moving Picture History. t i It is ju>l one hundred years ago that > I the foundations for the principles oi inov--1 i ing pictures were established by Dr. i ! Peter Mark Roget, the great British • ! scientist, who gave his most interesting •> | paper before the Royal Society on Dec niber 9, 1824. I his paper was entitled i j "Explanation of an optical deception in 1 j the appearance of the spokes ol a wheel i. | seen through vertical apertures, i j It was in the summer of 1824 that Dr. I Roget noted his first observations regarding the phenomena of moving objects as, upon looking out of his window at a baker's cart delivering bread at a house i opposite, ar.d passing his eye tip and down the slots oi a Venetian blind, lie received the image of a stationary wheel, . ! which lie perceived was revolving when ' j he kept his eye stationaiy. - j There can be no doubt thai the publish- ' ing of this remarkable paper started a j- | new train of thought among many ot the I great scientists ot the period. Ihe fact " ! that he later received the aekuowledge- . | men! of Dr. Faraday in London. Dr. • I Plateau of Ghent, and l')r. Stampfner, of Vicuna, proved that his writings were ! very widely read. But tor his data, so 1 ; clearly given, ami hi> lucid explanation of the phenomena, the invention ot the ; ' phonakistoseope by Dr. Plateau, and an j exactlv similar instrument, the strolioj scope'by Dr. Stampfner, would never ! have transpired. j Dr. Roget died at West Malvern in his ninety-first year, on September 12. 11.69. 1 | Notes and Comments. j Special conditions have been made for t exhibitors screening Paramount during this season. The movement is being j carried out in the interest ot the piettue > j industry in general. .Tames Oliver Curwoud's virile story. ! "The Alaskan." which has been transferred I to the screen by Paramount, will be seen in I its photoplay form in Auckland very i shortly. Thomas Meighati is the leading ■ ! player. | According to the English papers now to hand, the George Pearson production, "Reveille" starring Belt-.- Balfour, is the (finest British production to date, j "Occasionally." says the London Daily : Mail, "wo make a film up to the standard |of the best American productions, and : "Reveille" is a credit to the industry." Warner Brothers have started their first picture on their new stage at the West Coast Studio which they claim is the largest in the world. The picture is " l'ho Man Without a Conscience. ' W illard Louis has the title role, while others in the cast are Irene Rich, Juno Marlowe, William Orlamond. Helen Dunbar, Robert i Agncw and John Patrick. Culminating one of Hollywood s most 1 popular romances, the quiet wedding of Marie Provost and Kenneth Harlan attracted more attention than any event of the past year. Messages of good wishes for file popular pair of screen stars poured in from scores of "fans" as well as from their motion picture friends. Mario Provost appears shortly in "Being Respect- ; able" as "the other woman." Two men roll on the ground in a grim hand-to-hand struggle. Slowly but surely the bigger of the two gains the upper hand, i Suddenly a black speck materialises in the I distance. Dirt and distance fly as this ; black speck draws closer and closer, till with a final triumphant bound, the stranger dives into the fray. It is Rin-tin-tin ; coming to the rescue of his beloved ' master in "Find Your Man," a forth- ; coming Master picture, I In the preparation of a gigantic, film i to mark the centenary of railways, a I eineuiatographer was "ocerttly bound with his camera to the front of an express | engine. The photographer. Mr. Arthur I ..Visitor, is at present engaged in depicting | tho episodes of a day in the life of an ' enginedriver. but many other phases of | i railway work will be illustrated. He has ] J already occupied some risky positions, and I I on a recent, date he travelled on the coal i I of a tender. i i —— i ! The cinema has become a permanent j part of the services at St. Bartholomew's, Birmingham. When the present inetim- [ i bent, took up tho living the church was j nearly empty on Sundays. Now the ser- ! vices draw large congregations. An orchestra has been added as another at- . traction, and young members of the congregation have recently performed rcli- j gious tableaux depicting the story of the j Nativity, a miniature stage displacing the [ j choir stalls. | i | The report circulated all over Europe i , that during the jubilee year the Pope, | J breaking the traditions of half a century, | j would drive from the Vatican through j | the streets of Rome in a carriage drawn | by six snow-white steeds, has been rudely j shattered. It appears that Count Esterhazv. the Hungarian magnate, was j . visited recently at Budapest by two ] 1 Italians, wiio purchased from him six ; 1 pure white horses which had formerly j belonged to the late Emperor Karl of f Austria. When it was learned that they j were to go to Rome it seems to have boon j assumed that the horses could only have ■ been intended for the Pope. It is notv 1 announced that the animals were bought j by a cinema firm, and are intended to | ! draw a chariot in a new romantic drama j ! of the ancient Roman Empire. Para mount's second greater movie sea- ! j son will be celebrated in New Zealand | during March. In the past two months j j a number of excellent.-pictures have been | j released, foremost among which is. of j j course, the great Paramount film, "The j j Ten Commandments," whie.li has been | j hailed with unparalleled enthusiasm wlier- j j ever it has been shown. Among others I that may be. included in the category of j j pictures promised for 1925 arc: Zane | j Grev's "The Wanderer of the Wasteland." | j Cecil B. de. iMi lie's " Feet of Clay, I'he j j Alaskan," with Thomas Mcighan, and ! | "Manhandled," with Gloria Swanson. j : The programme for the near future inj eludes such pictures as "Forbidden Fruit," | with Pol a Negri, "Wages of Virtue," I with Gloria Swanson. Zane Grey's "The i Border Legion." "Peter Pan," "North j of 36," Cecil B. de Mille's " The Golden i Bed." and the great Metro production, j " Scaramoucho," which has been adapted ; by the creator of " The Four Horsemen," j from the famous novel by Rafael Sabnfini. Tt- is with the object of celebrating the success of the motion picture that. Paramount is holding its second greater movie season next, month. . Louise Lorraine, whose real name is ! Louise Kscovar, is of Spanish parentage, though she was born in San Francisco. She is one of the smallest and, at the same time, most fearless girls in tho movies, and has a, record of performances with wild animals which would do creditto a man trainer. She is very pretty wit it masses of black hair and large dark brown eyes. Her weight is only about 7gSt. Her first appearance was as an extra girl in the movies, and then her | good looks attracted the attention of Con | fury Comedies, where she was given • leading roles, after she had served ap- j pronticeship as a bathing girl. On account of her fearlessness in doing stunts j :,he was given rapid advancement. She j was next engaged by Universal for special ' work, and appeared in support of Elmo I the Fearless, and Art. A cord in such features as "*! lie Flaming Disc." "Winners of the West," "In the Days of Buffalo Bill," and " Daniel Boone." She < also appeared in " The Adventures of Tarzan," with lions and tigers and many i hairbreadth escapes. After a six months' vacation spent, in South America, Miss Lorraine returns to the screen in 11 reversal's big picture, "The Great. Circus Mystery," with Joe Bpriomo.