Where Wilful Waste Makes Woeful Laughter.

In making moving pictures of a comic order three kinds of pies are used, one solid and two edible. The solid pie is made of upholstery and is used for long shots, but even on the long shots the closeup, showing the hit, is made with real pie. The two varieties of edible pie are custard and blackberry. Custard is more splashy; blackberry, by its color, photographs more vividly.

These facts, among--others, are imparted by a writer on the technique of cinematography who describes the profusion in which pies are used in a passage condensible as follows:

"The outside world has no conception of the importance of pie in a comedy. . . . . When it is realized that at least ten pies are thrown to record a perfect hit one may realize the custard condition of the set after a furious bombardment of five or ten minutes. . . . The whole place is ankle deep in pie."

In figures, then, a half dozen hits means 60 pies.

Blackberry pie requires for its making blackberries, sugar, a little flour; and pie crust with shortening in it as well as flour.

Custard pie takes eggs, milk and sugar as well as pie crust, containing flour and shortening.

We do not believe Mr. Hoover will find that the comic results justify the movie men's wastefulness. --New York Sun.