Motography (Jan-Jun 1915)

412 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIII, No. 11. Miss Marguerite Clayton has returned to work as one of the leading women with Essanay at the Niles, Cal., studio, after a month's absence. Fred L. Wilson, formerly with Universal, has joined the Scene from Selig's "The Lady of the Cyclamen," released March 8. Revier-Kalem company at Culver City, Calif., which was organized only a short time ago. The next Lasky-Belasco offering will be the picturization of "The Governor's Lady," with Edith Wynne Mathison in the title role, making her debut as a screen star. Thomas Jefferson, a former member of the Biograph Company has joined the Reliance and Majestic Hollywood, Calif., studios. The last installment of "The Master Key," the Universal's serial, has been completed and Robert Leonard and his company of Rex players have left for a two weeks' vacation on full pay, which they will spend in rest after their strenuous efforts of the past several weeks. With the list of actors and actresses employed at the Reliance and Majestic studios increasing daily, many bungalows are being "Mutualized" in the vicinity of the studio, which is located in Hollywood, Calif. Four well known screen artists came near being killed the other day when their automobile skidded on the wet pavement and crashed into a street car. Harry Carter, the heavy in "The Master Key" serial, suffered bad cuts about his head. Lillian Peacocke of the "Joker" company, driving her car, is still nursing a dislocated shoulder. Ella Hall, "Master Key" heroine, escaped without a scratch, while her mother suffered only cuts and bruises. The machine was wrecked. Harry S. Mathews, director of the C. K. Film Company of Santa Barbara, Calif., releasing though Kriterion, arrived from the East a few weeks ago and jumped right into harness. Elsie Albert, Alfred Swenson, R. D. Clifton and Baby Early are working under his direction. Edison Director Charles Brabin is quietly crowing these days because he has discovered, within forty miles of New York City, a town with remarkably quaint facilities of getting an old village atmosphere. With the completion of the electric light stages at the Reliance and Majestic studios, the Mutual directors are giving the rainy season in California the laugh. The Victor company, with Ben Wilson and Dorothy Phillips, were enroute to Norfolk, Va., by boat when it occurred to the director, C. H. Easton that some dandy exteriors might be taken on the floating palace which could be used in their next picture. It worked like a charm and many delightful scenes are the result. Selig special productions to be released in the near future include "The Carpet From Bagdad," "A Texas Steer," "The Ne'er-Do-Well," and "The Rosary." "Dick" Tucker of Edison, has once more deserted the screen and joined the dramatic stock company at Worcester, Mass. A recent acquisition to the Griffith-Mutual forces at their studio in Hollywood, California, is Alfred Paget, a former member of the Biograph Company. It was during the time that Mr. Griffith was affiliated with the Biograph Company that Mr. Paget became a member of that company. Cleo Madison, heroine in so many screen plays, has proven that she is a brave lady in real life. Thomas Walsh, of the Bison Company, was burned so badly while preparing a cloud effect that the doctor at Universal City, Calif., expected it would be necessary to graft skin to save his life. Immediately Miss Madison offered six inches of her skin. The reception given by Mrs. John Wanamaker recently was brought to a termination by a startling departure at such functions — a motion picture exhibition. For several weeks Mrs. Wanamaker was a daily attendant at the leading photoplay houses of Philadelphia and, after seeing Carlyle Blackwell in "The Last Chapter' at the Globe, she immediately made arrangements to have the picture shown. Edward Peil, .Betty Harte, Wm. Ryno and Lottie Case have been added to the roll of Alhambra Film Manufacturing Company, who are producing two-reel dramas for the Kriterion service. Lloyd B. Carleton, who recently arrived on the west coast, is directing the dramas for the same brand. Samuel Goldfish, on behalf of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company announces the engagement of Miss Fannie Ward, the distinguished international star, who, by the permission of Marc Klaw, has entered into a contract which calls for her to make her screen debut in the immediate future under Lasky management. Thomas Nelson Page, the novelist and Ambassador from the United States to Italy, is the latest distinguished writer to fashion a story for production in moving pictures. Mr. Nelson's conribution is called "The Outcast," and has been filmed by Majestic. Edgar Lewis and the other members of the Fox Film Corporation received a hearty send-off from the citizens of Augusta, Ga., when they left for New York after the completion of "The New Governor." In anticipation of putting on an additional company, Captain Wilbert Melville, manager of the Lubin western company at Los Angeles, has been gradually adding to his list of artists. Among the new ones who have joined are George Berrell and Jay Morley. Hazel Dawn, who has just returned to New York from her successful starring tour in "The Debutante," will return immediately to the management of the Famous Players Film Company, who control her exclusive film services, to appear in the film version of the stage success, "Niobe." Among the most recent additions to the directors' forces at the Reliance and Majestic (Hollywood, Calif.) studios are Baldy Belmont, Tod Browning, George Nichols and Lloyd Ingraham. Lubin Hall, presented to the alumni of the Congregation Keneseth Israel in Philadelphia by Siegmund Lubin, was officially opened this week. On the opening night the first of a long program of talks on science began when Colonel Joseph Smiley, the Lubin director and leading man, lectured on the making of moving pictures. Herman Rifkin of the Eastern Feature Film Company of Boston, which handles the Alliance program in the New England territory, enjoyed a few days in New York recently. Bennie Zeidman, formerly "Bennie of Lubinville," is now a member _ of the publicity department of the Majestic-Reliance studios in Los Angeles, Calif. Bennie writes that he likes his new place and that the sun shines every day without fail, etc., etc., but that some day he will again receive his mail at the Screen Club nevertheless. Harry B. Eytinge, Edison comedian and big man, is a familiar figure evenings at the Grand Central Palace, where he is acquainting himself with the labyrinthal steps of the modern dances, and incidentally trying to bring his two hundred and some pounds down to convenient proportions. The policy recently adopted by the Lubin Company of releasing each week, on alternating Wednesdays and Thursdays, on the regular program, a three-reel feature, is meeting with great success. Within the next few weeks the public will have an opportunity of witnessing some unusually good pictures of this length made by Directors George Terwilliger, Edgar Jones, Colonel Joe Smiley, Joseph Kaufman, Wilbert Melville and Arthur Johnson. A. M. Kennedy, general manager of productions of Kriterion Service, has succeeded in obtaining the services of Rube Miller, who for the past year has been directing comedies for the Keystone company. Fred S. Meyers, formerly of the Laemmle Film Service, has enrolled under the Kriterion banner and has opened his offices in the Palance Exchange building, Minneapolis, Minn., under the name of the Minnesota Kriterion Film Exchange.