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Show SEIZED STEAMERS LOANED BY U. S. The Martha Washington, one of the German ships which was seized by the Government at the opening of hostilities with Germany, was used for the staging of scenes in Metro's great screen spectacle, "Lest We Forget," starring Rita Jolivet, which comes to the Utah Theatre on May 3rd and 4th. The Martha Washington Washing-ton is one of the largest vessels taken ta-ken over and renamed by the United States. Owing to the prevalence of spies and mischief makers of all sorts, visitors were excluded from the alien ships interned in the port, but in the case of Miss Jolivet, the Government lifted the ban, as "Lest We Forget" is a vivid screen presentation of the causes contributing to the American entry into the war. This leviathan was used for the staging of scenes showing, the panic of the passengers on the ill-fated Lusitania, the sinking of which forms one of the impressive spectacular spectac-ular features in this wonderful picture. pic-ture. In picturing the' disaster, the icy waters of New York Bay provided a realistic setting for the scenes showing the escape of passengers from the sinking ship. At one time there were two hundred people floundering about in the water before be-fore the battery of cameras. A host of expert swimmers was engaged to swim in these water scenes. Many sensational and thrilling scenes of realism were staged on the borrowed liner. |
