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Show ? THEATRES j Stupendous 8creen Specta-cle, Specta-cle, "Theodora" at Al-hambra Al-hambra Tonight H As stupendous as was the cost ot H "Theodora." the great screen spec-H spec-H tacle which Ooldwyn presents at the Mhambra theatre tod $3,000,000 fl lor production alone. It is interesting Hl to estimate what the figure would fl haTe been had it been rnsdn In tho H I'nlied Steles. H In the firs' place this $3,000,000 is bated on the present rate of exchange which gives great advantage to the American dollar. But more import ant than that is the normal differ H once In wares in this country and j Italy where two years' time was -pent In making Sardou's immortal H drama into a screen marvel H More than 25.000 people were used H in some of the scenes. At the pre H 1 vailing rate for the cheapest extra H players In this rountr f, a day Ki this item alone would have cost $125.-BJ $125.-BJ noo daily and at least twenty days H would have been spent In taking Hi those scenes under the most fortunate Hi circumstances. In addition to these H ! there were hundreds whose work was H required for months at a time. H Added to this must be considered I the cost of erecting the twenty mag I niflcent sets reproducing gal podromes. forum, ganl f an H clent Byiantum Thousands of work -men were employed over a period of more than su months Practically j . all of the buildings wore of stone and marble requiring workmen who P arc most liberally paid In this coun-ll In addition 'o this mosaic work.il which requires the most creful of 1 1 workmen, there are numbers of mural I painting Quantitiei or marble and stone carvings, etc. which called for. ihe services of men who in this' country would command large sum' Morp than I'.O.OOO costumes alone worn used Mulch would bo another Immense Item. Thousands of ancient arms had to bo made, spears, hel-charlota hel-charlota battel inc rams and various war Implements of the ancients Items that would run info I the hundreds of thousands. I No one hos Qndertakeii to fix exact figures for such I produrtion in this, country, for the very good reason that no one would attempt to make j such a rcrern spectacle hero, hut producers who know tbe outlay tier essary for such things have declared that "Theodora" could not be dupll I r;ilc in 'ho United States for $10,-'inf. |