Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 134, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1912 — MOVING PICTURES ON LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH. [ARTICLE]

MOVING PICTURES ON LAKE MICHIGAN BEACH.

Fisherman Amazed at Sight of Spanish Invaders Conquering Mexico and Taking Emperor Captive. Hernando Cortez and his army landed at Miller beach, east of Gary, last Friday afternoon, and Saturday there was a battle between the Spanish soldiers and the Aztec warriors, Montezuma's scouts. Cortez fought his way through “Mexico” and early Sunday morning he reached the City of Mexico and after a furious battle took the Emperor Montezuma captive. The “Masquere of Montezuma” was being portrayed by actors and Chicago Art institute students among the Miller sand dunes for a motion picture house. The sand stretches affords a good background and by sticking in a palm tree here and there the Mexican plains are initiated. The fishermen along the Lake Michigan coast rubbed their eyes at the spectacle the> saw Saturday. On horseback was Cortez, his steed lead by a dusky Aztec maiden. After him came the standard of* Spain and a Franciscan friar, swinging incense before a banner of the Virgin. Then followed the soldiers in their armor and blankets, all carrying quaint bunderbusses, and in the middle of the procession was the artillery. Scenery is scattered all over the sand dunes and in front of the dune “mountains” may be seen the shrines, Aztec abodes, temples and other buildings, tbe erection of which caused Gary lumber yards to be worked overtime. Norman Borchardt, a nephew of B. F. Fendig, of this city, is one of the company of art students engaged in making this picture. It will take about three weeks to complete tbe work.