Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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92— ACTRESSES, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition BLAIR, Ruth; b. Williamsport, Pa., 1893; educ. Williamsport High and Girls' Seminary, Wash., D. C; stage career, stock (Williamsport), then Selwyn and Co.'s "Within the Law"; screen career, Smallwood Film Corp. (" Law of Nature," " His Wife's Past," " The Honor Man "), Fox (" The Fourth Estate"); rides, skates. Hght., 5, 7; wght, 135; golden brown hair and brown eyes. Ad., 1482 Broadway, N. Y. BLAKE, Loretta; b. Akron, O.; educ. St. Mary's Convent in O.; screen career, with Griffith, featured in two-reel subjects, later opp. Henry Walthall in " Ghosts," opp. Tully Marshall in " The Sable Lorcha," opp. Douglas Fairbanks in " His Picture in the Papers," Famous Players ("The Eternal Grind"). Hght., 5, 3; wght., 115; light hair and blue eyes. BLAKE, Lucy; b. Boston, 1888; educ. there; stage career, N. Y., on road, stk., rep., with Mansfield, Farnum, Sothern, Hackett; screen career, Balboa (" Neal of the Navy"), Moss. Wght., 126; hght., 5, 2>y2; black hair, gray eyes. Ad., Moss, N. Y. BLANDICK, Clara; stage career, leads in stock; screen career, Kalem, with Tom Moore and May Irwin, Metro (" The Will o' the Wisp "). Ad., Hotel Bristol, W. 49th, N. Y., or Bergere, N. Y. BLOOD, Adele; b. San Francisco, 1888; educ. Berkeley, Cal.; stage career, stock star, Toronto, Buffalo, St. Louis, Columbus, vaud. headliner in various sketches, " Everywoman " for 3 yrs.; screen career, with World Film and Equitable, starred in " The Devil's Toy"; rides, swims, skates. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 145; light complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Great Neck, L. I. BLYTHE, Betty; b. 1893, Los Angeles; educ. Univ. of Cal.; stage career, Morosco 1 yr., Comstock and Gest 2 yrs., " So Long Letty," " Experience "; screen career, Kalem, Selig, Metro, Vitagraph ("Who Knows?" "His Own People"); riding, dancing. Hght., 5, 8^; wght., 145; dark hair and complexion, blue eyes. Ad., home, 353 W. 85th st., N. Y. C. BOLAND, Mary; b. Phila., Pa.; educ. Detroit; stage career, with Virginia Harned, supported Robert Edeson in " Strongheart," yr. in London, with Dustin Farnum and Francis Wilson, 4 yrs. leading woman for John Drew; screen career, NYMP ("The Stepping Stone "), World ("The Price of Happiness"), Pathe ("Big Jim Garrity "). Ad., c/o Chas. Frohman, Inc., N. Y. BONDHILL, Gertrude; b. Cincinnati, O.; educ. Cincinnati; stage career, "Sweet Clover," and "At Cozy Corners," ingenue with Keith's Stock in Boston and Portland, Me., Poli Stock in Wash., D. C, and Baltimore, Orpheum in Cincinnati; screen career, Selig, Pike's Peak Photoplay, Lariat Films ("Love's Old Sweet Song"). BOONE, Dell; b. Springfield, Mo., 1894; educ. New Orleans; stage experience, southern stock companies; screen career, World Film, Pathe, Duplex ("Shame"). Recreations, riding, dancing, motoring, has traveled extensively and ridden through Panama jungle. Hght., 5, 6^4; blonde hair, blue eyes. Home ad., Hotel Somerset, 150 W. 47th st., N. Y. C. BRADY, Alice; educ. convent, New Jersey; studied in Boston for grand opera; stage career, "The Balkan Princess" at Herald Square Theatre, singing and comedy roles for 3 yrs.; screen career, World ("La Vie De Boheme," "The Gilded Cage," " Bought and Paid For," " A Woman Alone," "The Hungry Heart," "The Dancer's Peril," "Darkest Russia," " Maternity," " The Divorce Game," " A Self Made Widow," " Betsy Ross," " The Refugee," " The Maid of Belgium," " The Spurs of Sybil "), Select (" Her Silent Sacrifice"); dances, sings. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 125; dark complexion, hair and eyes. Ad., studio, Select, N. Y. BREMER, Sylvia; b. Sydney, Australia; educ. there; stage career, 5 yrs. in American successes in Australia, with Grace George in N. Y., " The Argyle Case," " Bought and Paid For," etc.; screen career, Triangle-Ince ("The Pinch Hitter," "The Millionaire Vagrant," "Sudden Jim"), Artcraft ("The Narrow Trail"); rides, swims, collects antiques. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 135; dark brown hair and eyes. BRENNER, Ida Netia; educ. Dramatic Art Schl., Kansas City, Mo.; screen career, White Eagle ("Forgiveness"), Vitagraph ("The Third Party"); rides, paints, literary. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 126; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Hotel St. George, Brooklyn. BRICE, Rosetta; b. Sunbury, Pa. 1892; educ. Wash., D. C; stage career, stock in Balto., Wash., and at Orpheum, Phila.; screen career, Lubin (" The Blessed Miracle," " In the Dark," "Gods of Fate," "Love's Toll"); rides, swims, motoring, music. Red hair, green eyes; hght., 5, 6; wght., 124. BROCKWELL, Gladys; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1894; educ. privately; stage career, since childhood, stk., rep., vaud.; with Willard Mack; screen career, Lubin, NYMP, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, Universal (" The Typhoon," " Double Trouble," "Crippled Hand"), Fox ("Sins of Her Parent," "The Honor System," " One Touch of Sin," " Her Temptation," " To Honor and Obey," " The Soul of Satan," " Conscience," " The Awakening," "A Branded Soul"). Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. BROWN, Lena Viola; b. Fairhaven, N. Y., 1893; educ. Syracuse, N. Y.; early career, sharpshooter and circus rider Brown's United Shows, later with Harry Beresford, Viola Wilson Stk. Co., Shubert Stk., vaud.; screen career, Broadway, Eclair, Mittenthal, Hugon Film Co., Innovation Film Co. ("The Bleeding Sapphire," "A Cheap Vacation"). Hght., 5, 7; wght., 150; brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 142 W. 46th st., N. Y. BRUNETTE, Fritzi; b. Savannah, Ga., 1894; screen career, Yankee Film, Universal 5 yrs., last 2 yrs. with Selig (" Test of Chivalry," " Hare and the Tortoise," " The Reprisal," " Germ of Mystery," " Out of the Mist," " Beware of Strangers," " Who Shall Take My Life?"), Lasky (" The Jaguar's Claws "), Selig ("The Still Alarm"); rides, swims, dances, drives. Hght., 5, 3; wght., 117; olive complexion, black hair, gray-blue eyes. Ad., home, 266 S. Benton Way, Los Angeles. f BUCK, Inez; screen career, Lubin, Essanay ("Misleading Lady"); specializes in society parts. Ad., Seymour Hotel, N. Y., or Bergere, N. Y. BURKE, Billie (Mrs. Florenz Ziegfeld) ; b. Washington, D. C, 1886; educ. there and France; first appeared on the stage singing in the principal mus. halls in Austria, Germany, Russia, France, won success at the Pavilion, London, supporting Edna May in " The School Girl " at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, N. Y. debut made under mgmt. Frohman, playing opposite John Drew in " My Wife " at the Empire, later success "The Pink Pajama Girl"; screen career, Famous Players ("Peggy"), Kleine ("Gloria's Romance"), Famous PlayersPara (" The Mysterious Miss Terry," " The Land of Promise," " The Runaway," " Arms and the Girl "). Ad., Famous Players, 130 W. 56th st., N. Y. BURKS, Hattie; b. Louisville, Ky., 1892; educ. Sayre Inst, Lexington, Ky.; stage career, with Cecil Lean in "Blue Paradise," with Valeska Suratt in vaud., also in stock; screen career, Fox ("Sins of Men"); rides. Ad., home, Hotel Flanders, N. Y.; studio, Fox, N. Y. BURNHAM, Frances Anita; also ingenue; b. Los Angeles, Cal., 1900; educ. Los Angeles, Prof. Tejien's Schl.; early career, artist, painting in oils; screen career, Fine Arts, Monrovia Film Co., Fox, Calif. Feature Co., with Tyrone Power (" The Love Thief," "Her Birthday Cake," "The Modern Devil," "The Daughter of the Don," "A Modern Lorelei"). Hght., 5, 5; wght., 125; blond hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Palace Hotel Apts., 317 So. Olive St., Los Angeles; ad., Willis and Inglis. BURNETT, Jessie, also heavies; b. France, 1895; educ. Notre Dame, Ind.; early career, fashion show model; screen career, Biograph, Balboa (made spectacular high dive in " Neal of the Navy"), Horsley ("Haunting Symphony," "Spite Husband," "The Heart Breakers"). Hght, 5, 3}4; wght, 130; dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Horsley, Los Angeles. BYRON, Nina; b. New Zealand, 1900; screen talent|discovered by Nicholas Dunaew; screen career, Ince-Triangle ("Truthful Tulliver"), Pallas-Paramount ("The Heir of the Ages"), and has appeared in many other important photoplays; dances, fond of all outdoor sports, reads, art, music. Dark complexion, dark hair and eyes. Studio ad., Ince, Los Angeles, Cal. CAPRICE, June; b. Arlington, Mass., 1899; educ. Boston; screen career, Fox (" Caprice of the Mountains," " The Mischief Maker," " A Modern Cinderella," " The Ragged Princess," " A Child of the Wild," " Patsy," *' Every Girl's Dream," "Miss U. S. A.," "Sunshine Maid"); swims, rides, tennis. Hght, 5, 2; wght, 105; light complexion, light hair, blue * ::<? Ad , hime, 352 W. 72d st., N. Y.; studio, Fox, N. Y.