to Produce a Thrilling Celluloid Melodrama 



The aeroplane propeller (at the right) produces a hurricane, which drives the "rain" supplied by 

 buckets of water from above) against the foliage. Thus is a terrible motion-picture storm produced 



Making Storms to Order for 

 Motion-Pictures 



NO, the poor little rich motion-picture 

 stars do not have to wait months until 

 a hurricane comes their way before they 

 can appear in one of those thrilling celluloid 

 thunder-storms. All they have to do is to 

 don their waterproofs and then step on the 

 stage where the director has a ready-made 

 storm waiting for them. The accompany- 

 ing illustration reveals the secret. 



The camera-man stands ready to take 

 the scene. At the right is an aeroplane 

 propeller. It produces a little hurricane. 

 The stage-hand in the foreground is at the 

 switch, ready to start the propeller at a 

 signal from the director. On a scaffold 

 over the propeller and to the right of the 

 *'set" are two men pouring water on a 

 trough which leads to the "set." 



Behind the screen at the left is an 

 apparatus to produce flashes of "lightning." 

 Here also is a man holding a string attached 

 to the vase supported upon the pedestal in 

 the "set." At the signal, the propeller 

 revolves, driving the rain against the 

 foliage; the flashlight is touched off, and 

 the man pulls the string attached to the 

 vase, causing it to crash to the floor, just 

 as if a bolt of lightning had struck it. 



Avoiding Eye- Strain in Watching 

 Motion -Pictures 



MANY persojis cannot attend motion- 

 pictures because of the annoying 

 after-effects on the eyes. Some suffer from 

 eye-strain and others are subject to severe 

 headaches. The relief, in most cases, con- 

 sists in perfectly fitted glasses. The picture 

 may not be quite so sharp, but this is more 

 than compensated for by the increased 

 comfort. For persons with ver\- sensitive 

 eyes, a colored glass, either amber, yellow- 

 ish green or amethyst, may afford immediate 

 relief. Several varieties of colored glass 

 have been put on the market recently, and 

 there are so many shades available that 

 some suitable color can be secured. A sub- 

 dued light in the theater has a much less 

 irritating effect than a dark theater where 

 the only light is reflected from the screen. 

 It is also advisable for those who are liable 

 to suffer after viewing the pictures to avoid 

 sitting in a place where it is necessary to 

 look upward, as the additional strain be- 

 comes very tiresome, and frequently leaves 

 a severe headache. In the majority of 

 cases, however, if glasses are correctly fitted 

 to a person, he or she stands a good chance 

 of enjoying motion-pictures without any 

 attendant ill results. 



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