Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-05-02 | Page 8 | Governor Comments on Merit of Metro's Johnson African Film

Governor Comments on Merit of Metros Metro's s Johnson African Film Fill I 4 t 7 S V S i A S 'S ill ti i I IS t S S S a Sj 5 P I y I Governor Charles R. R Mabey of Utah for whom whom- a special preview was sh shown wn yesterday at the capitol of Martin Johnsons Johnson's Trailing I I African Wild Animals I I Something very much out of or the I ordinary took place yesterday after arter- noon The massive reception room In Utah's beautiful state capitol was turned for a short time into a movIng moving ing picture palace and for tor Governor Charles R. R Mabey and a number of ot others Interested a special preview was shown of Metros Metro's Martin Johnsons Johnson's John John- Johnsons Johnson's sons son's picture Trailing African W Wild lid Animals which had such a sensational sensa sensa- run at the Pantages recently Governor Mabey was loud In his praise of or the film and was highly elated over the merits of the Picture pic pie I ture Mrs Mabey and the Mabey family also enjoyed the educational film Special pictures of the boys' boys parade held last Saturday by tho tho- Clawson brothers were also shown The entertainment was arranged arranged ar ar- ar- ar ranged by Manager F. F K E. S. S of or the Pantages and Manager l E E. E L. L Cloward of or the local Metro ex ex- ex change The moving picture equipment equip lIp ment and operators were furnished by the tho Salt Lake Theatre Supply company Following Is an extract from the review published In Exceptional on Trailing ng African Wild Animals published by the na na- na tI board of f review j No pictures e of ti animals d drinking at a water hole have matched its wonderful sequences s of water hole by many miles Clusters of or giraffes zebras and antelope are shown hown in foreground shots that fill the frame of or the screen and seem so soS S close that one could reach out a hand and stroke the striped and spotted skins which make the beautiful beau beau- beautiful patterns on the screen The telescopic lens has never before before- brought such magnificent results The scenes of ot the pack of ot lions bounding In single file tile across a clearing I toward the j Jungle of the ota procession of giraffes a s moving g across r the skyline with only their tall necks appearing above the trees have a quality which brings one to the actual scene with imagination strangely awakened In the Johnson film there thero Is a a. real charge of elephants ele ele- eie- eie at at least a frightening ap ap- ap- ap The picture of or Mr Johnson killing the charging rhinoceros when the great beast is but few paces from him Is another genuine bit of nerve racking Incident As for tor the pictorial quality of ot the film it must be regarded as unsurpassed unsurpassed unsurpassed passed in the photographing of African African can country The picture could well wen be termed Metros Metro's educational masterpiece