Motion Picture News (Jul-Oct 1915)

62 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 12. No. 4. DOROTHY BERNARD IS GIFTED FOX PLAYER Dorothy Bernard, the beautiful and talented leading woman whose stage career was a series of brilliant successes and who has been seen under the William Fox management in such screen triumphs as "Princess Romanoff" and "Dr. Rameau," has been placed under exclusive contract by the Fox Film Corporation, under whose management she made her screen debut. Miss Bernard, is a woman of exceptionally gifted powers and her work for the screen, since she entered the ranks One Comedy a Week from Aug. 16 Is Federal's Plan Productions of the Company Are to Be Released Through Associated Program, Starting with "Nothing but Love," Followed by "The Tailor's Romance," "Love and Install DOEOTHY BERNARD of the photoplayers, has surpassed even the notable achievements that she scored upon the spoken stage. The actress will shortly be seen in "The Song of Hate" in support of Betty Nansen and also appears in support of William Farnum in "The Bondman," being assigned to the important part of Greeva. In speaking of her work for the screen, Miss Bernard said: "I am delighted with the opportunity the photoplay offers an actress, to express herself with far fuller freedom and a greater latitude of expression than is the case of a so called legitimate drama. "I am delighted that I have been placed under contract exclusively by Mr. Fox and; hope to accomplish great things under his management in the series of photoplays which he is planning for me to appfear in." SYNOPSES OF SELIG PLAYS ARE PRINTED IN COLORS The "Selig Semi-Monthly Herald," the artistic magazine exploiting Selig productions, has put over a new idea. In the center of the publication the advance stories of the Selig Red Seal plays are printed in colors on heavy plate paper. Exhibitors can remove these inserts for advertising purposes. The "Selig Herald", also contains the clip sheet so much desired by the amusement editor. THE Federal Film Company has arranged to release one comedy a week on the Associated program, beginning August 16. The franchise was delivered to the Federal on Wednesday, and all arrangements were completed. The first release on the Associated program will be "Nothing but Love," followed by "The Tailor's Romance," "Love and Installments," and "His Jealous Wife." "The Watery Romance," in which Director General Al Ray, Will Rex, Margaret Burke and Mabel Spade nearly lost their lives by drowning will follow. So great was the accident that several of the New York papers stated that Ray and Rex had been drowned, but all are most normal at the present time, although they swallowed quite a quantity of the Shrewsberry river. The Federal company will for the present put on one reel slapstick comedies, which will deal with the adventures of Louie Schmaltz, and Mr. Weak Fish. These characters will appear in all of the pictures. Al Ray, who directs the comedies will be seen as Schmaltz and Will Rex as Fish. Besides these comedians, has secured the services of Margaret (Fatty) Burke, Mabel Spade, Ned Kennedy, Murray MacCoid, Dave Cowan and Isabelle Rodgers. Elsie Goodwin, who is known from coast to coast as an expert swimmer and fancy diver will also appear in these comedies. An added feature, that the company thinks is bound to be a huge success, is the signing up of the comedy clown police force of Barnum and Bailey. These men are known as skillful acrobats and fun makers. It is needless to say that they will form the police force of the Federal comedies, and will be seen in every one of the first five pictures. With the exception of "His Jealous Wife." In every one of the five pictures there have been accidents, some of them very serious. Will Rex leads the list with a broken nose, split lip, and a cut arm, in which Dr. McGowan, the company's physician had to take eleven stitches. Ned Kennedy had his head split open, and six stitches taken in it. Al Ray ran a nail in his foot while taking a beach scene in "His Jealous Wife." Mabel Spade sprained her ankle, Elsie Goodwin scraped her side in falling off £ float, and Murray MacCoid lost two teeth. The other members of the company escaped with the exception of the police force, whose injuries are too numerous to mention; The Company is hoping to complete the next picture without an accident. All of the above accidents can be seen in the pictures. Paramount Fixes Releases for 1st Quarter, 2nd Year Array of Its Subjects Include "The Foundling," a Pickford; "Incorrigible Dukane," with John Barrymore; "White Pearl," Featuring Marie Doro, and "Fatal Card" IN announcing the list of its releases for the first quarter of its second year, the Paramount Pictures Corporation takes occasion to call attention to some of the factors in its foundation. The officers and directors of Paramount are all men of wide experience in the film industry. Each was a prosperous exchange man with extensive operations and substantial capital at the time of coming into Paramount. The most convincing proof of the earning capacity of the Paramount pictures and service is the fact that the finest and largest theatres throughout the United States are using them. The Strand theatre of New York recently issued a public statement, part of which said : "The Strand theatre with Paramount pictures has been an artistic and financial success. We shall therefore continue to give the Strand patrons those features." The releases of the Famous Players Film Company for the second year of the Paramount program's existence will include such masterpieces as "The Foundling," with Mary Pickford ; "The Incorrigible Dukane," with John Barrymore; "The White Pearl," with Marie Doro ; "The Fatal Card," with Hazel Dawn and John Mason ; "Madam Butterfly," with Mary Pickford ; "The Mummy and the Hummimng Bird," with Charles Cherry; "The Three Elks," with John Barrymore; "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall," with Hazel Dawn; "The Prince and the Pauper," with • Marguerite Clark ; "Twisted Paths," with Mary Pickford; "Poor Schmaltz," with Sam Bernard; "Zaza," with Pauline Frederick; and "Molly MakeBelieve," with Marguerite Clark. The Lasky Company will contribute Geraldine Farrar's production of "Carmen," in which the famous diva appears in the title role; "The Case of Becky," with Blanche Sweet; "Blackbirds," with Laura Hope Crews ; "The Voice in the Fog," with Donald Brian; "The Cheat," with Blanche Sweet; "The Revelation," with Charlotte Walker ; and "The Explorer," with Lou Tellegen. From the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company will come "Peer Gynt" with Cyril Maude. From the Bosworth studio, Dustin Farnum in "Davy Crockett," and Elsie Janis in '"Twas Ever Thus." FAVERSHAM IN ANOTHER METRO PICTURE FOR ROLFE Metro makes the announcement that the services of William Faversham, the distinguished star, who was seen for the first time on the screen in Sir Gilbert Parker's "The Right of Way," at the Strand theatre, New York, week before last, has been secured for another picture to be made by the B. A. Rolfe Company. The subject has not yet been selected, the directors of the Metro company awaiting the return of Mr. Faversham from his vacation at Mattituck, L. I.