Show M AW UA Un Y I fr r I IL IV V L 1 MOVIE DIRECTORS STUDY ART OF SUGGESTION Plays' Plays Success Depends I Largely no Such I Influences I ILOS LOS ANGELES AuS' AuS 21 n. Lvery Every hypnotized hypnotised Th Tit h y arc aro ro th the theatre audiences who ho succumb to suggestion wrought through the tho medium orth or of th the motion picture n this as an interesting Interest interest- Interesting ing Ine and aDd challenging In phase of picture picture pic plc- ture development film directors Inthis in inthis this 1110 mocca mecca of or screen creen production ar are Intensively studying and applying applying ap ap- ap- ap plying the tho principles elucidated bp by Charcot and other other widely known n In n th A power of ot suggestion e c M Many ny of ot the new pictures picture definitely built up on these I. I 1 hen hen the enters a athoa atho thoa tho tre re he naturally p puts ls his hla mind mindin in o CI receptive mood and Is to roc rand rondy y to to suggestion n. n Bala d J. J Stewart Woodhouse of or the tho Y t studios Trifle ri i e k Spell Sometimes a very trivial detail Will Will- break breal the spectators spectator's line lino of ill thought tt and ana ruin the tho picture As Asan Asan an- an an Hii m to of or thoughtful detail take Jack Jack s 's recent picture pic plc- ture lure The Little Shepherd of ot om Come containing a scene en Of or marching troops through the streets Hof of at Lexington Ke Ken Ken- Hucky In 1850 1150 the Tha G Goldwyn vy t And the tho entire effect was coin company ny spent pent 1000 building Im Im t t. ruined by a thoughtless t rO roto y man yi n rehearsal was called caned a r came upon the scene with flag flar containing forty forty- et t tars stars AD Any spectator would T Tel P. P frd to the su suggestion that Is 18 JM IM Fh In comparatively recent years the ua ha has haa contained this man many stars stara tar and h h. h hP would look Jook upon the tho oene scene as modern instead of or In n 1180 1150 Tho The logical reaction would be This Is I. not a Civil war pic plc- ture In Instantly he would bo ho out 0 of tune with the tho atmosphere of ot the lio tor story Gilbert N. N White Wite art director rector caught the tho error corror Mr White Is a n student of ot hypnotism hip hyp m as well as an artist and applies the principles In the dressing dressing dress dress- ing of oC all sets Slimy Sll In order to l keep an audience audlene White all hypnotized hypnotised Mr says furniture used In a 11 set act must be beIn bein bein in harmony with tho the action of or the play Otherwise a n. suggestion Is pasted passed to the minds of ot tho sub- sub out of ot tho atmosphere phero of ot the audience that will take lake them drama drain a and cause causo them to olse In In- In terest The development of or hypnotic suggestion In picture malting making and its ita proper application promises to cut the cost q pf of production n mater maier In n tho the future I believe we will eliminate many of or the large largo tots find ind nd convey the tho same Idea by bythe the tits proper selection of or such articles art- art few but Impressive that will viti convey to the spectator mind tho the atmosphere o of tho the story While sight and nd hearing are the only senses yet there thero Is a aco aco co ensue of opinion that It will no not be lon long Ions until theatre mana mans managers gers t rs secure certain effects on their theirl audience through the tho senses s of or l smell by filling their auditorium with certain perfumes bound to awaken definite lines of ot I c nse I |