The Tibetan World of Shades for the Cinema: Filming the Grand Miracle Play: American Camera Man's World Travel Interviewed at the Astor House Inst, Friday by a representative of the "North-China Daily News," Mx. Herford Tynes Cowling, 4.8.¢, who has photographed more than 225,000 feet of lin in the past two years, countries ranging from darkest Atsica to Nepal-and Tibet, stated emphatically that he did not come to China to film the war. If, however, the war developed into a big-The right try ving battle scenes evil spirits. The actors were arrayed in the most grotesque masks and ing hideous demons Jand animals of the most unimaginable shape and form, some taking the form of skeletons; others wearing costumes made from human bones; many coloured and grotesquely designed robes worn by the performers people.
his little affair is not- what 1 saw in. France," continued the speaker. "It is just a bit more exciting that the war in Swatow 10918, where I was able to get a few good pictures, As a matter of fact, the commanding general stopped the battle for a few minutes andi had the soldiers parade in full dress for me so T could get the entive army into the picture and not run any risks of having my camera smashed. Yes, it was warm in those days and the soldiers used their umbrellas for sunshades. After I filmed the parade they returned to the fight."
Mr. Cowling left New York more than two years ago and since then has invaded Tibet on the west-jo and filmed most of the interesting sights of the Orient for the Burton Holmes Syndicate, According to him, the eastern part of Tibet, Lhasa, is well nigh imposible," for foreigners are seldom permitted to enter the country and 4 neutral zone has been established between Tibet proper and the Briish possessions to the north of India, Tourists find it dificult to get British permit to leave and by ent the two governments rimate the curious-minded.—Be-se of all the trouble on this front, Ar. Cowling entered Tibet from the West where matters wees much more nimble, for the Kashmirs had over~ run that country and were not so adverse to traders and travellers, who began the journey to Ley, which occupies. a similar position elvewher oth from in Western Tibet ax Ighassa does ing the services of more than 20 yaks and at times 35 men, idle the large equipment: he needed, Mr. Cowling found the high mountain passes very difficult to negotiate and at times had to wait until the storms, raging round the tops, aad abated. The atmosphere, according to Mr. Cowling, was 80. cold at. the highest pass, 18,000 ft. that often before he could shave himself with the hot water boiled bby the cook, it had frozen solid.
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