Motography (Oct-Dec 1916)

1152 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XVI, Xo. 21. madge; "The Wharf Rat," with Mae California. Erwin met his bride three "Of Such Is the Kingdom of Heaven." Marsh and Robert Harron; "Stranded," months ago when, as the guest of Harold A. W. Coldaway prepared the play for with De Wolf Hopper; "His Picture in Lockwood and May Allison, Miss Miller the screen in five reels. Gretchen Lederer the Papers," with Douglas Fairbanks, and visited the studio to witness scenes in and Emory Johnson are featured. "Laundry Liz," with Fay Tichner. "Mister 44." A month later the engage Director Auen Holubar is producing Vivian Rich, formerly with the American Company, has signed a contract to appear opposite William Farnum in Fox at Mack Sennett's Keystone studio, has films. The first picture will be "The been engaged as director by Fred J. Bal Mister 44." A month later the engagement was announced. Steve Barton, lately assistant director and is playing the lead. Prince of Silence." After an illness of several months, Mrs. May Benson died at her home in . -5" Hollvwood, Cal. Mrs. Benson had been Barton came west i for three s with the Universal west Director Jacques Jaccard and his com shofer, general manager of the Yorke ... . , r , j.i. t • t„ Metro studio. Barton came west witl One of the features of the Triangle Balshofer seven ears ago in the days Fine Arts production, "The Wharf Rat of the New Yofk> Motio° picture Co^_ coast studios, is the headlong plunge by Mae Marsh pany whgn they were producing the Bi_ Director Ja from the deck of an ocean liner. sQn and 1Q1 Mi]ler Brothers Ranch pic pany are working o Jewel Carmen of the Fine Arts Com tures. of the Universal serial, "Liberty, A pany was born in Louisville, Ky., July A ronc;ct;n„ of the entire lower P,aU?ht^ ,of the H" ,S' AC ,lea,tur!nS f3 ,1897. She migrated to Portland Ore flA set ™*£«?* tf^™^ Jj£ Mane Walcarnp, w.th Jack Holt playmg ^ ^^iftl^ f' hVA^J T ing room, hall, dining room and kitchen «**»** _ _ _ 1913, when she came to Los Angeles. Miss Carmen was last featured with Douglas Fairbanks in "Manhattan Mad has been erected at the Lasky studio for "The Years of the Locust," featuring Fannie Ward. •^ »<r j ... ,, it 1 „„ "Mary Keep Your Feet Still" is the Bess Meredyth, the well known com , Universal photoplay featuring Ella ' edy scenario writer, who also writes five HaU> Jack Con is directing. Claire McDowell, Roy Stewart and Jessie Arnold are being featured in a five-reel Universal production, "Mixed Blood." which Charles Swickard is di reel features, has joined the firm of The Philip Gastrock, who played "Tomasso reel teatures nas joineu me mm ui story> a" nve.reeler. was prepared for the Benda." the heroic Italian in "The Fall Meaney and Barry m the capacity ot scrcen by Ma,e B. Havey of the Universal of a Nation," has been engaged to ap scenario editor. Miss Meredyth was the scenario author of "Trey o' Hearts" and also wrote the "Timothy Dobbs" series, in which Cartetr De Haven is now starring. Harry Keenan, who has been playing leads and heavies for the American Film Company for the past two and a half staff. "The Piper's Price," written by Mrs. pear with Harold Lockwood and May Allison in "Pidgin Island." Mr. Gastrock ™r,ine «,,ptY r"ue' .W""CD uy ™rS" also appeared in "The Birth of a NaW.lson Woodrow, has been prepared for ti n and wnh Mae Marsh and Dorothy the screen by Ida May Park and is being ^^ a h Reliance and Fine Ar* filmed at I niversal City by Director Joseph De Grasse. Edythe Chapman, appearing in the next studios. Director Raymond Wells is making rapid progress at Universal City picturizing his own story, "The Little Queen where Land," featuring Ruth Stonehouse, with Jack Mulhall playing opposite. Wells is using hundreds of people "The Tides of Barnegat" has been fin in this production, which was prepared ished at the Lasky studios, and Director for the screen by Fred Myton of the UniMarshall Neilan and the cast of players, versal staff. headed by Blanche Sweet and Tom For rv.--*- »» -- m^d,. l._ -. i . j Bessie Barriscale welcomed a new man> at jncc began work on anothcr fea. . D,reg°r "™ry ?^%£" £mpJet'd relative during her eastern visit. Her ture as yet unnamed. » w-ir £" J Pf.u rV: ? CC<? sister became the mother of a baby girl. „' , 1 _ . by William Parker or the I niversa Miss Barriscale is now on her way back Neal Burns, who appears in Christie and featmng J. Warren Kerrigan, to Los Angeles comedies, has the title role of the George I-.dith Johnson playing opposite. . . M. Cohan stage production, "The Yankee n_—i. r>„^„,i. ■. .u u j t *m Edith Sterling has. adopted and is prince," playing at the Los Angeles Bur bank theater. He will continue to workin pictures also. The Lasky Company has now a full fledged company of Coast Artillery Fed years, has left the coast film colony to Mae Murray production at the Lasky go to New York. studios, introduced in a scene for the picture the baby gown in which she herRoland Bottomley, the young English scif was christened, actor who is co-starring with Ruth Roland in the new Pathe-Balboa serial, "The Neglected Wife," is a playwright as well as actor. bringing up a little girl. William Stowell, formerly with the American Company, is now playing leads at Universal City. son women's league at Culver ( The Universal Company is releasing a eel Imp picture. "The \Vit an old picture made by Herbert oral Reserve in com Harry Light. The or,.. in the next Richard Bennett feature. He fected by Theodore Duncan, former cap t!ie producer personally appeared. Un plays the son whom Bennett, as the tam 0f t'ilc Volunteers, and H. T. Wood able to find a man who would make a father, sentences to the electric chair. ward, former Captain of the Philippine dangerous leap from the deck of an ocean Forrest states that this is his second exe Constabulary. The Company is eighty liner, he did the job himself. strong. House Peters, who recently joined the Walter Stradling, better known as the on an Charles Ray,f the Triangle actor, is a transcontinental photographer, is back « Albert Terhune's ain at the Lasky studio. Stradling v sent east to photograph at the e..studio. worked there a few days, was Alan Forrest has an important role cution. He was hanged in a picture with the Lubin Company. imand of Captain Brenon when he was head of that comrganizatioo was ef Pany. It is one of the few films in which musician. He formerly appeared in mu sical comedy. Henry King has recovered from his se vere cold and is again able to appear in sent back to the the "Little Mary Sunshine" features, of Three V M. Stedman has the leading ; role. Henry Otto has resigned his dirt ship with the Yorke-Metro Company. which he also directs. into the studio and was handed a tele Hi, ]acc has been ,aken fc j jj gram to report immediately in N ew rsa, Arriving there he worked a month photo Liane Can-era. the daughter of Anna Held, has joined the Universal and is working under the di: Captain Leslie Peacocke. Harry Carey. For a time with the Fox Grace Cunard and Francis Ford filmed graphing Mary Pickford and has now remost of the scenes for the seventh epi turned once again to the Lasky fold, sode of My Lady Karnes during a boat trip to and from San Diego. Thomas Meighan. the Lasky star. leaves tor New \ ork immediately upon Bessie Eyton, who recently married the completion of "The Silent Part:.. Clark Coffey, a young attorney whom she in which he appears as leading man met while in Vicksburg, Miss., working Blanche Sweet under the direction of s '■■■". work I in the Selig production, "The Crisis." Marshall Neilan. Mr. Meighan will in western stories in which he will star and announces that she will continue her ca the future work in the eastern studio act as co-dire, reer in motion pictures. of the Famous Players-Lasky Corpora paul Hum ^ bfen made a d;. Roy Erwin, head of the Yorke-Metro " .ind will property department, was married last Director Lloyd Carleton is filming week to Miss Ada Miller, of Pomona, Universal a story by Henry C. Wamack, used by J. P. McGowan. d