Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

)ctober 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 197 iiiiiiiiiiiiioiiiii mill! mi iiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i nun inn iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiinii i i mi ■■niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!:!!! iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii KALEM HAM COMEDY COMPANY ONE of the few if not the only company to con tion of Lloyd V. Hamilton, which consists o mundson. This is the Kalen-Ham Comedy the first comedy of this branch was issued, more th complimentary of the work of these artists than th LLOYD VERNON HAMILTON is the originator of this branch of comedies, and has written many of the stories used in addition. He has directed the production of a very large percentage of the releases to date. Mr. Hamilton was born at Oakland, Cal., and is twenty-four. He was educated in Oakland public and high schools, and at fifteen became advance agent for the Frank Cooley shows. When he was six he stole sheets from the house to make a circus tent in the back yard. His second season was with Elleford stock company touring the Coast and then he became juvenile lead for James K. Hackett, and for two seasons played in support of this actor in " The Prisoner of Zenda " and " Monsieur Beaucaire." The following years he was in stock, musical comedy and burlesque. More than two years ago, Hamilton joined the Kalem Company and became its featured comedian, and has retained that position ever since, except for a few months he was unable to work as result of an accident in which bones of his foot wrere crushed. His hobby is hunting, and he has a very fine collection of guns. He is an excellent swimmer and has several medals for diving. He stands six feet one inch and weighs two hundred and five pounds. ALBERT EDWARD DUNCAN, the miniature comedian " Bud " of Kalem Ham comedies, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., Hallowe'en, 1886. His career as a professional entertainer began soon after he completed a course at Berkeley Military School at New York, for it was then he became assistant treasurer of the Grand Opera House. When a juvenile actor was needed in the production of " The Postmaster's Daughter," with Laura Dean, this miniature made his first stage appearance. He secured the name " Bud " in the part of Bud McGinnis in " Playing the Ponies." One of his best parts was in " A Night in a Music Hall," which he played on U. B. O. time. He was with Kolb and Dill following this. He played in " Summer Widowers " at the Broadway theatre, and then went into vaudeville with Clarence Kolb in " The Delicatessen Shop," Orpheum time. This took him to the Coast where he and Lee Moran organized a troupe in which they were the sole players, and together they did vaudeville for two years. Then " Bud " became little Jeff, of Mutt and Jeff, the comedies. tinue with the same personnel is that under the direcf Albert E. (Bud) Duncan, Ethel Teare and Al EdCompany. The first three have played together since an two years ago, and nothing could speak more e above fact. Bud was not sure whether or not he wanted to leave the Legit, and it took several tries in pictures before he was weaned away. The last time he was away from the studio he toured the west coast of Mexico in a 40 foot boat, to secure a travelogue film. Upon his return in 1914, he joined Kalem and has since appeared weekly in a new Ham comedy. ETHEL TEARE, leading woman of the company is a very pleasing comedienne. Miss Teare is a native of Arizona where she drank of the famous waters of the Hassayampa River, which is said to so affect every one who drinks of it that they are thereafter unable to speak the truth. She was born at Phoenix, and there received a high school education with special training in music. She became a vaudeville stage singer and played the best circuits. It was following the second tour over vaudeville circuit that she accepted an engagement with the Kalem Company. For several months she appeared with Ham and Bud and then was given a feature part in the newly organized company. She was featured in a score or more comedies and then the Kalem Company headed the incessant demand of the exhibitors that she again play with Ham and Bud. Miss Teare is equal to all occasions required by the scenarios for the Ham comedies, appearing in ingenue as well as elderly character parts. She enjoys the work in comedies despite the many hazards and extremely fast action required at times, but of all prefers the sweetheart parts. AL EDMUNDSON is the most recent addition to the Ham Comedy Company. He is a former actor of the legitimate stage. Born in Pueblo, Colorado, and educated there and at the University of Chicago. He did his first work in stock companies of leading theatres and toured the Orient, China and Japan with the Dramatic Stock Company. One season he played in Grostark, appearing in the role of Baron Bodanglos, replacing the famous actor Atkins Lawrence. Mr. Edmundson's first work in pictures was for the World's Film Corporation, he playing in " The M' Lis " and "The Butterfly." In the Universal subject, "Just Jim," he appeared as Governor Stillman. January first, of this year, he went to the Kalem Company and has since played leading heavies. He is five feet ten inches in height, weighs 150 pounds and has light complexion, light brown hair and blue eyes. Lloyd V. Hamilton Bud Duncan Ethel Teare Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers Al. Edmundson