Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, LEADS MESTAYER, Harry; b. San Francisco; educ. N.Y and Boston Latin; stage career, with Holbrook Bhnn, Helen Ware, E H Sothern, James K. Hackett; screen career, George Kleine's ("Stop Thief"), Selig (" The Millionaire Baby "The House of a Thousand Candles,' The Gold Ship ). Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. MOORE, Owen; b. Ireland, came to U. S. when 11 yrs. old; educ. Toledo, O.; stage career, from twentieth yr., juvenile leads in several road attractions; screen career, since lyuy, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, Famous Players ( A Coney Island Princess," "A Girl Like That," "The Little Boy Scout"). Ad., studio, Famous Players, N. Y. MILLER, Walter; b. Atlanta, Ga., 1892; educ. Brooklyn; sta<*e career, stock for 6 yrs.; screen career, Reliance, Universal, Biograph ("The Informer"), Fox (" Woman in White") Art Dramas ("A Mother's Ordeal"), Metro ( The Slacker," "Miss Robinson Crusoe," "Draft 258"), and Field Feature Films. Hght., 6; wght, 145; brown eyes, brown hair. Ad., 129 W. 46th St., N. Y. MILLS, Frank; b. Kalamazoo, Mich.; educ. Univ. of Mich.; stage career, Chas. Frohman, Belasco, Daniel Frohman, prods., Lyceum Theatre Stock Co., N. Y. C; in London with "Heart of Maryland," " She"; 5 yrs. with Sir Herbert Tree, Mrs. Patrick Campbell, Sir J. ForbesRobertson, etc.; in America, leads with Olga Ne'thersole, Elsie Ferguson, Mary Mannering, etc.; in "Bought and Paid For"; in Frohman and K. & E. prods.; screen career, NYMP (" The Golden Claw," " The Edge of the Abyss," "The Moral Fabric"), Vitagraph ("The Dollar and the Law"), World ("Who Is Sylvia?"), Rolfe-Metro (" The Wheel of the Law," " The Eternal Mother," " A Sleeping Memory," "Red Horse Hill"), World ("The Price of Pride"), U. S. Amuse. ("House of Cards"), Today Feature Film (" To-day "). Parts played, characters, leads and heavies, but principally society roles. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 180; dark hair, blue eyes. Home ad.-, 130 W. 44th st., N. Y. C. MORENO, Antonio Garrido Monteagudo; b. Madrid, 1888; educ. Madrid, Catholic Sisters Schl. and pub. schls., New York City; came to U. S. at age of 14; completed studies at Williston Seminary, Northampton, Mass.; stage career, with Mrs. Leslie Carter, with Tyrone Power, Constance Collier, Wilton Lackaye, William Hawtrey; screen career, first played as type, then took regular parts; went to Vitagraph in 1914, playing leads (" Capt. Sunlight," " The Long Fight," " The Lady Sheriff," " A Son of the Hills," " Richard the Brazen," " The Pretender," "By Right of Possession"), Astra-Pathe ("The Angel Factory," "The Mark of Cain"); rides, yachting, all outdoor sports. Ad., studio, Pathe, Jersey City. MOREY, Harry T. ; b. Michigan; stage career, associated with many well-known stars and attractions; screen career, since 1909 with Vitagraph (" For a Woman's Fair Name," " Salvation Joan," " The Law Decides," " Whom the Gods Destroy," "Who Shall Cast the First Stone?", "Aladdin from Broadway," " Northwest Ho," " Womanhood," " The Courage of Silence," " Within the Law," " Her Secret," " Soldiers of Chance," "His Own People," "Who Goes There?"). Ad., studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. MORGAN, Frank; b. N. Y., 1890; educ. Cornell Univ.; stage career, stk., "A Full House," "In Cold Type"; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Girl Phillipa"), Edison, McClure, Fox ("A Modern Cinderella," "A Child of the Wild"), K. E. S. E. (" Sight in Darkness "), Goldwyn (" Baby Mine "), Master D. Feat. ("Who's Your Neighbor?"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 166; light complexion, brown hair, dark eyes. Ad., 236 W. 70th st, N. Y. MORRISON, James Woods; b. Mattoon, 111., 1888; educ. Univ. of Chicago; stage career, vaud. stk.; screen career, Vitagraph, 6 yrs. ("Redemption of Dave Darcey," "The Alibi," "The Enemy"), Ivan ("Enlighten Thy Daughter," "The Promise," "One Law for Both," "Two Men and a Woman," "Babbling Tongues," " Sins of Ambition," " Life Against Honor"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 7^4; wght., 135; brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 350 W. 55th st, N. Y. Studio, Ivan, N. Y. MOWER, Jack, also juvenile; b. Honolulu, 1890; educ. Punahou Coll., Honolulu; stage career, 12 yrs. vaud. and mus. com., with James T. Powers, Christine Hill, and others in " Havana," " Tillie's Nightmare," "Fate," Chinese impersonations; screen career, 4 yrs. with Selig, Biograph, Vitagraph (" To the Death," " The Golden Grain," " Dr. Blinn's Repentance," " The Return of Jack Bellew," " Ann the Blacksmith," " Wanderers," "Ashes," "Waters of Lethe," "Through the Wall"), Ogden ("The Lust of the Ages"), Mutual ("The Girl Who Couldn't Grow Up"). Recreations, riding, swimming (Pacific Coast champion for 4 yrs.), surf board riding, boating. Hght, 6; wght, 180; medium complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Pollard, San Diego, Cal. MULHALL, Jack, also juveniles; b. N. Y.; educ. N. Y., Columbia Univ.; stage career, 2 yrs. with West End Stk., N. Y., on Orpheum Circuit, with James K. Hackett in " The Grain of Dust"; screen career, Biograph (played leads for 4 yrs.), Universal (" The Killer," " Love Aflame," " The Terror," " The Great Adventure," " Safe," " Sirens of the Sea," " High Speed," " Three Women of France," " The Midnight Man," " Boss of Powderville," "Madame Spy"); motors, rides, swims, rows, dances, and is an expert fencer. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 150. Ad., studio, Universal City, Cal. MURRAY, H. Tom, also characters; b. Kansas City, Mo.; educ. Illinois; stage career, Cohan and Harris, " Hip, Hip, Hurrah," Lew Fields, " Hen Pecks," vaud., owner of two theatres in Kansas City; screen career, Eagle ("The Adventures of Duffy"), featured in Tweedledum Comedies. Recreations, riding, swimming, dancing, music, etc. Hght, 6; wght., 200; black hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 1922 W. 6th st, Davenport, la. Studio ad., Eagle, Jacksonville, Fla. N NEIL, James; b. Savannah, Ga., educ. Carolina Mil. Inst, and Univ. of Georgia; stage career, leading man for Wm. H. Crane, in " Mr. Barnes of N. Y.," leading man for Mrs. Fiske, member all-star cast in " Held by the Enemy "; screen career, Universal (dir. J. Warren Kerrigan, Cleo Madison), Kalem (dir.), Lasky (" Oliver Twist," " Joan the Woman," " Betty to the Rescue," " Bloodhounds of the North," " The Ghost House "), Famous Players (" What Money Can't Buy," " Forbidden Paths "), Artcraft ("The Little American"), Pallas-Para. ("The Trouble Buster"). Ad., Lasky, L. A. NEILL, Richard R.; b. Philadelphia; educ. there; stage career, 6 yrs. mgmt. Chas. Frohman, with E. H. Sothern, Virginia Harned, in " The Other Girl," " Girls of Gottenberg," with Mary Mannering, W. H. Thompson, etc.; screen career, Equitable, Fox, Metro, World (" The Labyrinth," " Col. Carter of Cartersville," "A Wall Street Tragedy," "A Ragged Princess," "The Battle of Life"), Thanhouser ("The Heiress," "The Woman in White"), Jewell Prod. ("The Co-Respondent"). Hght., 6; wght., 180; dark brown hair. Recreations, all-around athletics. Author of several scenarios. Member Lambs and Screen Clubs. Home ad., 2676 Decatur ave., N. Y. NELSON, Jack; b. Memphis, Tenn., 1882; educ. pub. and high schls., Tenn. and Mil. Acad., Sweetwater, Tenn.; stage career, for 12 yrs., Belasco Stock, San Francisco, with Henry Miller in " Mice and Men," own stock co. in Springfield, Mo., for 2 years; screen career, Selig ("Roses of Yesterday"), Ince ("The Sign of the Cross"), Morosco (" Pasquale "), Universal ("The Long Chance," "The Faddist," "The Red Stain," "The Girl in the Garret," " Doomed," " The Thief Maker," " The Spotted Lily," "The Flash of Fate," "The Man Trap"), Pallas-Paramount ("A Kiss for Susie"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 150; brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., Universal City, Cal. NICHOLSON, John, also characters; b. Charleston, 111.; educ. Chicago; stage career, 20 yrs. in modern and classic dramas, headed the John Nicholson Players in Shakespearian rep.; screen career, Kleine, McClure, Edison ("The Woman Next Door," " Wrath," " The Danger Signal," " The Politicians," Nevada M. P. Corp. ("The Planter"); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, lO1/^; wght., 160; dark complexion, dark hair and eyes. Ad., c/o Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th st., N. Y. NORTHRUP, Harry S.; b. Paris, France, 1877; educ. pub. schls. of San Francisco and Univ. of Cal.; stage career, stck. in San Fran.; heavies with E. H. Sothern, Henry Miller, Mary Mannering, William Faversham; screen career, Vitagraph ("Under the Daisies," "Hearts and the Highways"), Metro ("The Beautiful Lie," "The Greatest Power," "Their Compact," "The House in the Mist").. Hght., 6, 0y2; wght., 175; brown hair, brown eyes; rides, writes. Ad., home, 1400 Kenmore pi., Brooklyn, N. Y. NOWELL, Wedgwood, also musical director; b. Portsmouth, N. H., 1878; educ. Univ. of Penn.; stage career, with Blanche Bates, Amelia Bingham in " Ben Hur," in all-star " Pinafore," mgr. Balto. Auditorium Theatre, 1913-14; screen career, NYMP ("The Deserter," "Sorrows of Love"), Universal ("The Reward of the Faithless," "Humanity," "The Flower of Doom," and other Bluebird features), general mus. dir. InceTriangle releases, composer of music for Universal's 10-reel prod., "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea," "The Flower of Doom," "The Hand that Rocks the Cradle," "The Mysterious Mr. Tiller"). Hght., 5, liy2; wght., 165; dark com