Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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Nineteen-Eisfhteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, CHARACTERS—^ SACK, Nathaniel; b. Libau, Courland, Russia; educ. Nicolai Gymnasium, Libau; stage career, 10 yrs. with Leonard Boyne Dramatic Co., in So. Africa and British Colonies; 1912-13 with Mme. Nazimova, 1913-14 with Fannie Ward, 1914-16 with Walker Whiteside, 1915-16 in "Young America"; screen career, Famous ("The Man from Mexico," "Mistress Nell," " The Prince and the Pauper "), Kalem (" The Glory of Youth"), Triangle ("The Social Secretary"), Artcraft ("Less Than the Dust"), Metro ("The Will o' the Wisp"). Specialty: Oriental characters. Recreations, dancing, etc. Hght., 5, 7; wght, 148 lbs.; dark brown hair and eyes. Home ad., c/o Dr. M. L. Radin, 155 W. 117th st., N. Y. C. -Ad., Artcraft, 729 7th ave., N. Y. SAXE, Templer (Templer William Edward Edevein) ; b. Redhill, Eng.; educ. Bonn and Brussels Univs.; stage career, leading baritone Carl Rosa Opera Co. (London), "An English Daisy," " Piff, Paff, Pouf ; screen career, Vitagraph (" The Tarantula," "The Scarlet Runner," "The Devil's Prize," " Mary Jane's Pa," " The Fettered Woman," " The Hillman "). Hght., 5, 10; wght., 170 lbs.; dark brown hair, gray-blue eyes. Ad., home, 967 Bergen St., Brooklyn; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn. SCARBOROUGH, Harry; stage career, with Lawrence Irving, Marie Tempest, Otis Skinner, in " Peg o' My Heart," with Laurette Taylor; screen career, Biograph, Vitagraph, Edison, Griffith, GoldwTyn (" The Cinderella Man "). Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. SEALY, Lewis; b. London; educ. there; stage career, stage manager, pioneer in English motion pictures; screen career, Metro ("Romeo and Juliet," "When a Woman Loves"), Frohman ("The Witching Hour"), Fox ("The Primitive Call"). Hght, 5, 6. Ad., Fox, N. Y. SANDERSON, Harold; b. Manchester, Eng., 1894; educ. London, Eng.; stage career, 2 yrs. vaud.; screen career, Famous Players ("Great Expectations"), World ("Rasputin"), Artcraft (" Barbary Sheep"), Goldwyn (" Cinderella Man"), Ivan ("One Law for Both"), Empire All Star ("The Runaway"), Metro; rides, swims, society and Western characters. Hght., 5, 7}^; wTght, 147; black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 45 W. 116th st, N. Y. C. SANFORD, Philip; b. N. Y. C; educ. high school; stage career, with Chas. Frohman, David Belasco, Liebler, Cyril Maude, " Sherlock Holmes," " Secret Service," " Held by the Enemy"; screen career, Edgar Lewis, Metro, Vitagraph (" The Sign Invisible," " The White Raven," " Calibre 38," " God's Message"); specializes in Western heavies; riding, swimming. Hght., 6; wght., 200; light complexion, brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 637 Bedford ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; studio, Metro, 3 W. 61st st., N. Y. C. SEAVER, Joseph; b. N. Y., 1887; educ. there; stage career, stock and tour; screen career, Vitagraph, Balboa. Hght., 5, 11; wght., 175; dark hair, blue eyes. Ad., Balboa, Long Beach. SEE, Edward; stage career; "Witching Hour," " Inside the Lines," "Her Market Value"; screen career, Vitagraph, Goldwyn (" Sunshine Alley "). Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. SEITER, Charles Higgins; b. N. Y., 1893; educ. Heathcote Schl., Harrison, N. Y. ; stage career, stock, lead in "Stubborn Cinderella," all-star cast of "Trilby," vaud.; screen career, World ("Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary"), Kinephoto ("Span of Life"), Famous ("The Crucible"). Hght., 5, 11; wght., 155; medium complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Beech Tree Inn, Bronxville, N. Y. SEMELS, Harry; b. 1888; stage career, stk. prods., "The Pink Lady," "Potash and Perlmutter"; screen career, Edison, Kalem, Biograph. Hght., 5, 9. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. SHAVLAN, Olaf; b. 1885; stage career, 12 yrs., "Baby Mine," " The Cub," " Seven Keys to Baldpate," with Robt. Mantell, May Robson; screen career, Famous Players ("Audrey"). Hght., 6, 1; complexion, light. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. SHEA, Louis; b. 1872; stage career, vaud., "The Rosary," "The Bachelor's Baby," "The Greatest Thing in the World"; screen career, Famous Players, Ramo, Kleine. Hght., 5, 10. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. SHEA, William James, also comedian; b. Scotland; educ. St.. James Sch., Brooklyn; stage career, 3 yrs. stock; screen career, Vitagraph (" Help! Help! Help! ", " Footlights of Fate "); author of several dramatic sketches and scenarios; rides, swims. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 160; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad.. Vitagraph, Brooklyn. SHEEHY, Edw.; b. 1870; stage career, Rabbi part in "Omar the Tent Maker," juror part in " On Trial," with Mabel Taliaferro in "Springtime"; screen career, Fox, Famous Players, Pathe. Hght., 5, 7. Ad., Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. SHERRY, J. Barney; b. Philadelphia, 1876; stage career, in amateur prods., with Forepaugh Stock Co., appeared in " Jack and the Beanstalk," " Ben-Hur," "The Eternal City"; screen career, Vitagraph ("Raffles," etc.); NYMP ("Bullets and Brown Eyes," " Civilization's Child," " The Weaker Sex," "The Ice Bullet," etc.), Triangle-Incc ("The Snarl," "The Millionaire Vagrant," " Love of Justice," " Madcap Madge," " A Strange Transgressor," " Borrowed Plumage," " Flying Colors," "The Stainless Barrier," "Fanatics"). Hght., 6, 1; wght., 200; gray hair, blue eyes, ruddy complexion. Recreations, all athletics. Home ad., 1055 Second st., Santa Monica, Cal. Studio ad., Triangle-Keystone, Culver City. SIEGEL, Bernard; b. Lemberg, Austria; stage career, stock for many yrs. in Austria, also stock in U. S. at New York, St. Louis, and Phila., etc.; screen career, with Lubin and Vitagraph, in " Souls in Bondage," " The Wolf," " The Baptist," " Daughters of Men," " The Third Degree," " The Road of Strife," "Heart's Tribute," "The Orgy," "The Hour of Disaster," " The Valley of Lost. Hope," " Within the Law," " The Stolen Treaty". Hght., 5, 9; wght, 145; brown hair and eyes. Member Screen Club, N. Y. Home ad., 2855 N. 11th st, Phila. SMITH, Bruce; b. Hillsdale, Mich.; educ. Hillsdale Coll.; stage career, drama, stk., rep. and tour, grand and light opera, mus. com., vaud.; screen career, Balboa, playing character leads with Henry King, Jackie Saunders, Falcon-General ("The Understudy"). Hght., 6; wght., 190; brown hair and eyes. Ad., Balboa, Long Beach. SPINGLER, Harry; b. Buffalo, N. Y.; educ. there; stage career, vaud., 1908-1912, with Al H. Wilson Co.; screen career, Reliance, Life Photo (" Greyhound," " Northern Lights," "Captain Swift," "The Ordeal"), Fox ('The Thief," "Samson," " Gilded Fool," " The Plunderer," " The Bondman "), Ivan ("Her Surrender"), Ocean ("Driftwood"), Universal ("Cheaters"). Plays Western and society roles. Hght, 5, 9; wght., 155; fair complexion, blonde hair, gray eyes. Recreations, riding, etc. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. STANDING, Herbert; stage career, with Sir Henry Irving, Sir George Wyndham; screen career, Pallas, Morosco ("The House of Lies," " The Intrigue," " Her Father's Son," " Re STANLEY, Henry; b. N. Y., 1864; educ. Eng. and France; stage career, 14 yrs., rep., comic opera, mus. com., stk., vaud., with Marie Tempest, Camille d'Arville; screen career, Melies, Bison, Keystone, Majestic, Ammex, Balboa ("The Flirting Bride"), Moss ("The Girl Who Doesn't Know"). Hght, 5, 4; wght., 156; grayish brown hair, blue eyes. STARR, Frederick, also heavy; b. 1882; stage career, stk., rep., "The Escape," "To Save One Girl"; screen career, Lasky, Essanay. Hght, 6, 1; complexion, dark. Ad., 6056 Carlton Way, Hollywood; studio ad., Century Comedies, Hollvwood, Cal. STEPHEN, N. Murray; b. 1888; stage career, Shakespearian rep., stk. prods., "The Quaker Girl"; screen career, Pathe (late pictures, "The Iron Claw," "The Beloved Vagabond"). Hght., 5, 11; complexion, dark. Ad., Kirmmse, 105 W. 40th St., N. Y. STERLING, Joseph; b. 1892; stage career, 6 yrs.; screen career, Terriss ("My Country First"), Famous ("The Sign of the Cross"), Thanhouser ("Robin Hood"); rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 9yi; wght., 150; dark hair, dark eyes. Ad., home, 875 Hunt's Point ave., Bronx. STERN, Louis; b. N. Y. C, 1867; educ. Columbia Coll., N. Y. C. ; stage career, 20 yrs.; screen career, Pathe, Triangle, Fox ("Painted Madonna"), Universal ("Great Problem"), Apollo (" Public Defender," " When You and I Were Young") ;