| Show I History astory o of U. U S. S in 12 Rees Reels Selig Win Will Film Spectacle The complete and accurate history of the United States In twelve reels beginning in 1757 and ending shortly after the Spanish war of 1898 Is th the aim of E. E A. A Martin Selig director Work on this picture will be started within thirty days The wars of 1812 the battle of the Alamo Custers Custer's last stand and the Spanish war will be filmed and most of the scenes will be taken on the ac actual actual actual ac- ac sites siles Because of the density of ot the population population population lation buildings wires etc at Trenton Trenton Trenton Tren Tren- ton N. N J. J it will be necessary to construct construct construct con con- a replica of a portion of that city This will be built below St. St Paul on the Mississippi river where Martin has located almost exactly the he same location as that of Trenton when George Washington wa was in command of the army The Th entrance of each state into the union the presidents of the United States down to President McKinley the he liberty bell the Washington monument monument monument ment the scenes around Mt l Vernon never have been photographed the he signing of the declaration of independence independence inde- inde at at Philadelphia all all these historical pictures will be shown in inthis inthis' inthis this this' his great picture Senator Thomas Taggart Is making arrangements to secure permission to film Hm all aU the hitherto forbidden scenes and nd other wires are art being pulled and andred andred red ed tape overcome so that an actual history may be made With an animated map Martin MarUn plans to o show the exact movements of the armies the day and the minute that c certain phases of American h history story were made so that the children of the country will be able t to familiarize themselves with the story of their country and at the same time enjoy an entertainment Four love stories will wUl be Interwoven the history so so that the film will be from a a. a standpoint In order to circumvent the historian who might seek to pick flaws in the picture and to preclude the possibility of ot critics endeavoring to injure the success of f the spectacle Martin spent more mor than than fourteen months months' at t every spot in the United States where American Amer Amer- AmerIcan Amer- Amer ican history was made and obtained all aU his data first hand He has spent more more nore than or on th the sc scenario ario and has lias had it copyrighted for a year or more He actually spent about five years on the formation of the story and the preparation of the script Several thousand people will be employed employed employed em em- and it will require about eight or sr nine months to complete te the picture Martin estimates that it will cost inthe In Inthe Inthe the neighborhood of Selig has fifty feet of film showing President McKinley about two hours before he was assassinated and this together with some some actual Spanish- Spanish American war scenes will be incorporated incur po rated in the picture The history when completed will be handled b by the new Selig Edison combination Martin expects expects' to complete his Present Pres- Pres present present pres pres- ent picture T fe Light of Dusk within with with- in a week and after cutting the film he will leave lea for tor New York where arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar will be immediately lately made for the taking of the first scenes for his big spectacle It is that some of the interiors will will be be made In Los Angeles |
