Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

January 12, 1918. MOTOGRAPHY 69 Triangle Completes Two Features Finishes "Heiress for a Day" in Time for Olive Thomas To Go East for Christmas — Four Plays Being Made Charles Gunn in a scene from Triangle's "Framing Frames," and a still picture from the Triangle Play "The Gown of Destiny," featuring Allan Sears and Alma Rubens. Three Character Men in One Play Three of the best-known character men in the profession appear in the Triangle feature, "The Hopper," Director Thomas Heffron's latest picture, from the Collier's Weekly story by the same name. They are Walt Whitman, George Hernandez and William V. Mong, so the picture might be termed one showing an all-star cast of character actors. It is a crook play of no small merit with Irene Hunt in the leading feminine role. 'TWO pictures of exceptional merit, both *■ five-reelers, have been completed in the past week, one new subject has been started, four other pictures are in various stages of production and four directors are waiting for new stories in the dramatic department of the Triangle's Culver City studios. The pictures just completed are "Heiress for a Day," featuring Olive Thomas, and Director Gilbert P. Hamilton's picture, "Captain of His Soul," with an all-star cast including William Desmond, Charles Gunn and Jack Richardson. Director Jack Dillon, who handled the megaphone on "Heiress for a Day," worked continuously, shooting both day and night, so that the picture might be completed in time to allow Miss Thomas to go east for Christmas with her parents. The picture was completed in record time, setting a new production mark for the Triangle studios. The star practically lived at the studio while the picture was being made, taking her meals in her dressing room with the director and discussing the new scenes during time off for refreshments. Three of the most notable members of the Triangle playing forces are seen in "'Captain of His Soul," the screen adaptation of Eleanoret Kinkade's magazine story, "'Shackles." They are William Desmond and Charles Gunn, who appear as brothers, and Jack Richardson, one of the best known screen heavies in the profession, who did especially notable work in "Man Above the Law.' "Captain of His Soul" was directed by G. P. Hamilton. Cliff Smith, director of Triangle western thrillers, featuring the cowboy star, Roy Stewart, is more than half through with his latest offering, "Keith of the Border," from Randall Parrish's novel of the same name. A feature of this picture will be a fight between Roy Stewart and Pete Morrison, both powerful men, who engage in a hand-to-hand battle until both fall from exhaustion. Supporting Stewart in this picture are Norbert Cills, R. P. Thompson, William Ellingford, Josie Sedgwick and a number of cowboys. New Vitagraph Serial Announced President A. E. Smith, Selects Hedda Nova and Frank Glendon as Leads in "The Woman in the Web" ALBERT E. SMITH, president of Vitagraph, announces that Hedda Nova, the beautiful young Russian star whom he recently put under a long term contract, will make her first Vitagraph appearance in a serial work upon which began last week. Frank Glendon, heretofore starred in the O. Henry subjects made by Vitagraph, is to be featured opposite Miss Nova. The serial, which will be in fifteen episodes, was written by President Smith and Cyrus Townsend Brady is called "The Woman in the Web." Mr. Smith promises that even an outline of the story cannot be told, for President Smith says that it is a story which takes the players around the world, thus giving an opportunity for showing local scenes in Russia, Japan, China, England, France and the United States. "The Woman in the Web" will be a serial entirely different in treatment and story from anything Vitagraph has produced. "The Fighting Trail," released last September, and "Vengeance — and the Woman," released to exhibitors on Christmas eve, were western pictures with mountains and deserts as their background. Hedda Nova and Mr. Glendon left New York for California last week and are now at the company's western studio in Hollywood, engaged in making the interiors for the first episode of the serial which will be released some time next spring. Comedy Production is Rapid Comedy production is going along at a rapid rate since the Triangle-Keystone forces have become accustomed to their new quarters at the Triangle Culver City studios and the four companies making two-reel Keystone comedies have productions well under way, two of them already near completion. Charles Avery, who is making onereel Triangle Komedies, has already completed one story and has started on another, entitled "Fork Over," since moving to the new "lot." His present story has a cast including Max Asher, Harry Depp, Alatia Marton, Nate Salmon, Rose Carter and Arthur Moon. Harry Depp is appearing in an original make-up, which he created sometime ago and which made such a hit with Albert Glassmire that Depp may use it as a permanent make-up in the future.