Moving Picture News (1911) . from the doomed craft. Many of the navigators clungfor hours in the rigging of the ships while the wavesbeat upon the craft under them threatening every mo-ment to swamp the vessels. Liners attempted toanchor but the fury of the hurricane was so fiercethat chains Avere snapped and the boats drifted abouthelplessly at the will of the storm until succor ar-rived. Mariners say it was the worst storm theyever encountered. Acting on the warning from theAveather bureau, hundreds of boats stayed at theirdocks, not caring to venture forth with the barometerfalling. On the
Moving Picture News (1911) . from the doomed craft. Many of the navigators clungfor hours in the rigging of the ships while the wavesbeat upon the craft under them threatening every mo-ment to swamp the vessels. Liners attempted toanchor but the fury of the hurricane was so fiercethat chains Avere snapped and the boats drifted abouthelplessly at the will of the storm until succor ar-rived. Mariners say it was the worst storm theyever encountered. Acting on the warning from theAveather bureau, hundreds of boats stayed at theirdocks, not caring to venture forth with the barometerfalling. On the whole the film is one of the most remarkableever made, and the energy of the camera man actingunder the explicit instructions from the Imp manage-ment in New York to secure a negative of the storm. regardless of expense, is an illustration of the enter-prise of the company to serve its patrons with viewsof events as they occur. Mt. Clemens, Mich.—Plans are being prepared for the erec-tion of a new $20,000 theater for R. G. Peltier and W. , of the Bijou. N York, N, Y.—A new theater will be erected at 236-40West Forty-second street, for H. H. Wood, to cost $150,000. Dublin, Ga.—A new opera house to cost $25,000 is to beestablished here, Philadelphia, Pa.—John D. Dorney Avill erect a new $15,000theater at 519 East Girard street. Krebs, Okla.—The opera house here was destroyed by fire. 8 THE MOVING PICTURE NEWS MOVING PICTURES AND NARROW-MINDEDPREJUDICES (Concluded) By A. L. Barrett There are thousands of people also who are ut-terly opposed to dancing, citing dance halls andplaces of questionable amusement as the certainand fitting end of all dancers. The most ancientrecords of any nations prove dancing to have beenindulged in by all ranks, and it would seem to b
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