Motion Picture News (Jul-Oct 1915)

July 31, 1915. MOTION PICTURE NEWS 63 ill1 ..,!!! . IBS ■■■ i.... !:ltllllllll;:;. Ji In and Out of Los Angeles Studios By J. C. Jessen Special to Motion Picture News Los Angeles, July 19. THOUSANDS of Los Angeles people and visitors this week witnessed the filming of parts for photoplays in the Civic stadium, when the 1915 committee of Los Angeles staged three bull fights for the entertainment of visitors. Saturday was Lasky Day at the stadium when pictures were made for the coming Geraldine Farrar subject, "Carmen." Pedro de Cordoba appeared in but a few scenes, and then his double, Senior Ibarra from Mexico City took up the work. The cast for this subject is as follows: Carmen, the gypsy, Geraldine Farrar.; Don Jose, a young officer, Wallace Reid; Pastia, tavern keeper and smuggler, Horace B. Carpenter; Escamille, the toreador, Pedro de Cordoba, and Morales, an officer, William Elmer. The direction was by Cecil B. DeMille. The second day was "Griffith Day," when "The Pageant of the Photoplay" INA CLAIRE AND CARLYLE P.LACKWELL IN "THE PUPPET CROWN" (Lasky) formed the principal feature of the program following the Spanish entertainment. Early in the afternoon all the old Spanish families of southern California entered the stadium en masse. At 3:15 Eddie Dillon directed the production of a burlesque bull fight in which the entire company of the Komic brand players took part. "The Pageant of the Photoplay" ar ranged under the personal direction of D. W. Griffith, was the biggest event of the second day. In this, floats showed the various stages of production in the making of motion pictures including all laboratory processes. At the end were allegorical floats representing the six greatest masterpieces produced by Mr. Griffith. The well known director was the guest of honor, and was given a brief ovation by various Los Angeles civic officers, and officers of civic organizations. The last day was Elks-Keystone Day criminal life by the woman he loves. Brant seeks revenge by killing the prosecuting attorney, firing into the lawyer's office. He mistakes the woman LATEST PICTURE OF MACK SENNETT. when Mack Sennett presided with his comedy makers. Thousands of Elks were present, as the national annual meeting of that order was in session in Los Angeles at the time, and appeared in the pictures. Mr. Sennett produced a subject featuring Ford Sterling which he has written himself. In "Fate Takes a Hand" a two-reel Majestic now being produced by F. J. Grantein, a detective crook story is portrayed. Adoni Fovieri appears in the part of the queen of a gang of crooks, and when arrested for shoplifting turns state's evidence revealing the numerous crimes of her former associate. Thus she brings about the arrest of her pal, Jim Brant, an ex-convict who has tried to reform but is led into a IRENE WALLACE (Selig) then being examined for the man and kills his sweethart. Francis J. McDonald appears as the crook, W. E. Lawrence the attorney, and Elnora Washington a detective. The attempt of a mother from a small village to prevent her son, who has gone to a large city to secure employment, from wedding an actress, and the ultimate infatuation with her son's choice is brought out in the two-reel Reliance picture, "The Way of a Mother" which is being made by Jack Conway. Margaret Marsh appears as the actress, George Walsh the Son, and Josephine Crowell, the mother. Two orphan children are given a very desirable home by a benefactor when they serve to prevent his home from being robbed and the loss of very valuable jewels which have become internationally famous. The cast for this, "The Two Little Orphans" a one-reel Reliance is unusually big. The child parts are taken by Harold Goodwin and Violet Wilkey, the benefactor by Richard Cummings. The production is in charge of Ray Myers. "The Noon Hour" is a one-reel Reliance of melodramatic nature being made by Joseph Belmont. The atten