Moving Picture World (Dec 1917)

December 29, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1933 m <& H g> €C« 3g ^ gg gg g'«'^^'JC^'g"^->'> °> °^ °^ ^ "^ °^ °^ °> v* °>j ^ °> ">" V;. Popular Picture Personalities WHO'S WHO IN THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD k« *> g> <s» k» g» ^ f-r° s >s° *g> <r» sr >?« ^ ^ • • • > •:& c% »> •>> °> •» vs» °^ -> »:* •» •> •>• • • -. VIDOR, Florence. Born in Houston, Texas. American parentage. Is five feet, four and one-half inches tall, and weighs 125 pounds. Olive complexion, dark hair and brown eyes. Miss Vidor has had no stage experience, and went into pictures "just for the fun of it," but it was profitable fun, for she was able to make good, and, as she phrases it, she was "discovered by the general public; not by a director." Her debut was made in November, 1915, in Vitagraph's The Yellow Girl, and in addition to her connection with the western Vitagraph company, she played with Morosco and Fox. She is now playing leads in the Lasky productions. Notable parts have been Mimi, in A Tale of Two Cities; Mrs. Armstrong, in The Cook of Canyon Camp; Betty Armstrong, in American Methods, and opposite Hayakawa in s* The Japanese School Boy. She likes /$&, golf, tennis and autoing, and is fond of animals, particularly birds and dogs. <^^»&X^. REVELLE, Hamilton. Born in Gibraltar. His father was English and his mother a Spaniard. He is five feet, eleven inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. Black hair and brown eyes. Mr. Revelle made his stage debut when he was but sixteen years of age, starting as a member of the famous Augustin Daly stock company. In the past twenty years he has played for Belasco, Frohman, Fiske and the Selwyns. His screen debut was made in 1912 in Italy, for he has had the invaluable experience of a year with Ambrosio at Turin, his first picture being his original role of de CosseBussac in Dubarry. He was a leading player with Metro for a year and is now with the Goldwyn Company playing leads in support of Mary Garden in "Thais" and "A Splendid Sinner." Other notable parts have been in "Lest We Forget," Armand Duval in "Camille," ., __^ Dufresne in "Zaza," Don Luis in //^.l /y fy~ */27 "Rcse of the Rancho" and Jean /K*«*** ^£^_ in "Sapho." — — — RISDON, Elisabeth. Born in London. English parentage. Is five feet, five inches tall and weighs 128 pounds. Fair complexion, light brown hair and green eyes. Miss Risdon made her stage debut in 1908 and has played under Granville Barker, Lee Shubert, Winthrop Ames and William Faversham, and has been connected with productions at all the important London theaters before coming to this country. Her screen debut was made last year in "The Manxman," in which she played Kate. She has also done the name part in "The Mother," Hypatia in "Misalliance," Fanny in "Fannie's First Play" and other well-known stage plays. In her moments of leisure she is fond of needlework, knows and loves old books and out of doors she finds her recreation in walking, rather than in automobiling. But her most profitable fad is a g ^<~D hunger for learning about things '{ZjK.~J,»«, (Ticrl^, she did not know before, and the v^a-^K, 'l^fljlo, studio is still a land of novelty. ■ ' ' I CHESTER, Virginia Evelyn. Born in San Francisco. Her father was English and her mother Irish. She is five feet, five inches tall and weighs 130 pounds. Fair complexion, blonde hair and blue eyes. Miss Chester made her screen debut back in November, 1910, her first appearance being in "The Yaqui Girl," a Pathe production. She has also been leading woman with the old Bison-101 Ranch Company and the Universal. Miss Chester is at present at work on a film suggested by the race suicide propaganda and formed the Mena Film Company for its production. She is an enthusiast on the subject of better babies and it was this interest that led her to write the scenario and arrange for its realization. But she is not altogether a faddist and in a press clipping she sends in she admits to a pinochle, which 7? c^a-— passion for whiles away the dreary waits If-^^^^o in the studio. It's the best in w^'T^ door sport. V PETROVA, Olga. Born in Warsaw, Poland. Her father was English and her mother of Polish birth. She is five feet, five inches tall and weighs 125 pounds. Auburn hair and green eyes. Mme. Petrova made her stage debut in 1905, and is famous as a stage star on both sides of the Atlantic. Her repertoire has included Shakespeare, Ibsen and the general run of classical drama. Her screen debut was made in "The Tigress," but she has been seen in many other screen productions and after numerous starring engagements she now heads the Petrova Picture Co. Unlike some of the stars who have come from the dramatic stage, she has heightened her reputation by her picture work, for she has inherent ability as a pantomimist and has never trusted wholly to her elocution to gain her effects. Perhaps one secret of her success is found in her statement that her work is her fad, and this is not a merely ornamental "for publication" remark. NOTICE. Players are invited to send in material for thi» department. There is no charge of any sort made for insertion, cuts, etc. This is a department run for the information of the exhibitors, and is absolutely free to all players with standing in any recognized company. No photograph can be used unless it is accompanied by full biographical data and an autograph in black ink on white paper. If you hare not received any, ask for a questionaire and autograph card. Send all three. STATISTICAL BUREAU, Moving Picture World. 516 Fifth Avenue, Wright & Callendcr Bldg., New York City. Los Angeles.