Motography (Jan-Mar 1916)

MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XV, No. 10. hound, will appear with her in "The Kiss of Hate," a story of tyranny and persecution in Russia, written by Mme. de Grissac. Mary Fuller, now working at Universal Heights in the Wallace Irwin story, "Thrown to the Lions," has real lions to play with. Clifford Gray supports Miss Fuller in this five-reeler, which Lucius Henderson is directing. Dorothy Green has joined the Metro forces and will be featured with Edmund Breese in his next production. Miss Green was born in Petrograd and came to America when three years old. Philip Hahn, appearing with Mme. Petrova in "Playing with Fire," was a player in the Passion Play at Oberammergau. He appeared in the role of Christ in the Famous Players' Passion Play. Pierre Le May, also appearing in "Playing with Fire," was once a Wall street broker. Maude Fealy, for the Ivan production in which she stars. "The Immortal Flame," had to take a plunge into the Hudson River on the coldest day this winter. An automobile collision in which Mme. Petrova appeared, staged for "The Soul Market," at her country home near Flushing, L. I., greatly excited the neighbors who did not see the director and camera man. Alexander Gaden has gone on a fishing trip to recuperate from his strenuous work in "As a Woman Sows," "The Drifter," and "I Accuse." Mildred Gregory will appear as a Gaumont star in the five-reel picture, "According to Law," to be released March 6 as a Mutual Masterpicture. Howard Hall has an important role. Richard Garrick, the director, is taking many of the scenes in the Florida Everglades. Stanley Walpole, of Eclair fame, has been engaged by Manager Julius Stern for the Universal Heights studio. He will appear first with Edith Roberts in "An Unconventional Girl," a two-reel play. Augustus Phillips, the Universal star, has a six weeks' old son, Charles Bancroft Phillips. Ned Reardon, the Universal actor, who appeared with King Baggot many times during the past two years, died February 4 at St. Luke's hospital, New York City. Pneumonia was the cause. George Fitzmaurice, directing Pathe's "Big Jim Garrity," in Georgia, was arrested" and fined $25 for "hunting on Sunday" because he practiced shooting at a mark in the back yard of the hotel one Sunday morning. "The Love Liar," a David Horsley fivereel picture featuring Crane Wilbur, will be released as a "Mutual Masterpicture," March 27. Robert B. Broadwell has directed the play, which is the story of a musical genius much loved by women. Anna Rabinowits, head stenographer in the Bluebird Photoplay offices, and Julius A. Lewis, manager of the supply department of the Universal Company, are to be married in the near future. J. Frank Glendon, formerly with western companies, is meeting with success in eastern studios, having appeared in several Metro features as well as Kinemacolor, Kalem, B. S. Moss, and other pictures. Mme. Petrova believes that peacocks and any representation of them bring her bad luck. She refused to play in a set containing a picture of one. Clara Boyers was overcome by the cold when she played a scene, lightly clad, on a raft in an ice filled river for "Homing Pigeons," a coming Universal picture. Rupert Julian, Elsie Jane Wilson, Gilmore Hammond, J. P. Connelly, Yona Landowska and Peter Gerald are working together in Earl R. Hewitt's film adaptation of Hugh Johnstone's story of Panama entitled "Ship Me — Home." Roscoc Arbuckle, Vuockin.i ,>ti; ilia Hi and rescued the fail 7 n'a nglc-Keystone funmaker, Bright Lights," after and his gang of pugilists Kathlyn Williams, who is featured in "The 'c'er-do-ivell," the film production of the Rex each no-eel which is being presented by Sol Jacques Jaccard is directing Harry Carey in a two-reel story by Lucia Chamberlain, "The Wedding Guest." Olive Fuller Golden is feminine lead. Jay Hunt is staging a two-reel animal drama of African jungles, "Under the Lion's Paw." Margaret Gibson and William Clifford, featured separately in David Horsley productions, will appear together in "The Heart of Tara," a story of India written by Theodosia Harris, to be released March 4. Catherine Calhoun, prominent on the speaking stage where she played "Amy" in the original "Little Women" company, has joined the Metro players and will be seen in "Playing With Fire," with Olga Petrova. David Thompson, assisting William Nigh in the production of "The Kiss of Hate," a play in Russian setting, had bills printed, as "props" in the play, ordering a Jewish massacre. Some of the bills, which were printed at an establishment on the east side in New York, were seen by Jewish residents, who nearly mobbed Thompson when he called for them. Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne and twenty-five other principals, are in Savannah, Ga., working in the Metro play, "The Wall Between," which will also contain five hundred regular soldiers and 1,500 negroes. Mile. Valkyrien, who appears in the Mutual Masterpicture, "Silas Marner," was pronounced the most beautiful girl in the Danish kingdom at a national beauty contest in Denmark when she was seventeen years old. Sidney Bracy, known especially for his work in "The Million Dollar Mystery," has joined the Universal players and will be seen as Luigi in "Elusive Isabel," the first Florence Lawrence picture. John Davidson, now appearing with Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in "The Wall Between," left that company for a few days recently to work in scenes being retaken for "Genius-Pierre,"