Moving Picture World (Jul 1917)

July 7, 1917 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 63 Sennett Withdraws from Triangle Future Plans Not Known — Hart Serves Notice on Triangle — He and Ince May Connect with Big Company. MACK SENNETT, founder and producer of Keystone Comedies, has withdrawn from Triangle. Papers definitely releasing Sennett from the Triangle Film Corporation were approved on Friday, June 22. The Keystone trademark will be retained by Triangle, and production of the comedies, as well as production of all other Triangle pictures, will be supervised by H. O. Davis, general manager of the Triangle Film Corporation. It is not definitely known just what Sennett intends to do. Rialto rumors have it that he will produce comedies independently, but more credence is given the belief that he soon will tie up with a big film company. Several other threads have been more or less straightened •out of the tangled Triangle skein during the week just passed, chief of which is William S. Hart's notification to Triangle Film Corporation that he no longer will appear in Triangle productions. Hart has cast his lot with Thomas H. Ince, who a week ago retired as supervising director of Triangle productions. Hart contends that his contract specifies that all Hart pictures shall be supervised by Mr. Ince. He also asserts that other clauses in the recently signed document automatically made the contract invalid when Mr. Ince ceased to rule Culver City. Hart likens his contract to that of Douglas Fairbanks, who quit Triangle and was successful in the legal proceedings that followed. Mr. Davis combats Mr. Hart's assertions with the statement that the clause in the contract to which the latter refers is not analagous to that of Fairbanks' contract; that the clause is merely to the effect that Mr. Ince must direct Mr. Hart "as long as he is supervising director." Mr. Davis said that the clause was inserted to prevent the possibility of Mr. Hart's being directed by any one of less ability than Mr. Ince. The star recently has been directing his own pictures, but always under the direct supervision of Mr. Ince. It is known along Broadway that Mr. Ince and Mr. Hart have been in almost daily communication with one of the biggest program companies in the business, but no definite announcements have been forthcoming. It is a safe venture that the matter will reach the courts before being cleared up. MARION E. WONG, CHINESE FILM PRODUCER. ; THE Mandarin Film Company, located in Oakland, Cal., is composed entirely of Chinese — all the officers of the company as well as the actors and actresses. Miss Marion E. Wong is president of the concern, which has recently completed its first production, entitled "The Curse of Quon Qwon." Miss Wong is now in New York City in the interests of her company and its first production. The principal female parts are played by Miss Wong and her sister, who are American born a"nd are well known in Oakland and vicinity. They have also lived in Canton City, China, for a time, and all the latter part of their first picture was made in China. The Mandarin Film Company expects to continue the production of films dealing with Chinese subjects, and, needless to say, all the details and settings in its films will be correct from the Chinese viewpoint. The company has its own studio in Oakland, constructed and designed entirely acording to Chinese ideas and equipped with a large stock of Chinese costumes and properties. It is the only Chinese producing concern in this country. Marion E. Wong. Women's Christian Association of that city the following question: "Resolved, That the motion picture is not a detriment to the welfare of the people." The affirmative was sustained by the former association — and it was awarded the decision. Which would indicate that not only did the winners have the advantage of the facts, but knew how to present them. Edith Storey Goes to Metro Talented Screen Player Will Be Seen in Six Special SevenPart Productions — Baker and Carewe to Direct. EDITH STOREY has joined the Metro organization. Her first work will be in a series of a half dozen productions averaging seven reels in Length. The first of these subjects will be directed by George 1). Baker and the second by Edwin Carewe. Under a special marketing arrangement these productions are to be sold to the exhibitor at a price which he can afford to pay, and this providing for big productions at a price which is not exorbitant is regarded by the Metro management as one of the important features of the announcement. Edith Storey is one of the best known women on the screen. She has been a favorite of picturegoers for practically a decade, her first work having been with Yitagraph as a little girl. Then she went to Texas with Melies. in the days when William Clifford was playing leading roles and Fran ^ «^^ cis Ford the heavy. .^ ll#jfc Miss Storey was an ac X-Jh W^^^. complished horse Wf a^^ woman, one of the best <$.' P^ /$^^ tne screen nas known. She has not forgotten how to ride either, as is seen sometimes these days. She is one of the few players who have been equally successful in "cowgirl" or in society roles. Many will maintain that in the combination she has no peer. Her work in "The Christian" alone was of sufficient strength to settle any question in the minds of the Metro officials that her engagement would add to the Metro output. There are many other _... , _ larger productions, Edith Storey. however, in which her acting has been the feature. 'The Island of Regeneration" is one of these. Then there are "Dust of Egypt," "Price for Folly" and "The Tarantula." "In signing this threat artist to a long time contract Metro is carrying out its policy of providing the best talent the field affords for the exhibitor," said Richard A. Rowland, president of Metro. 'She will appear in the biggest productions obtainable, which will be Riven to the exhibitor at .i price he can afford to pay. We have been very fortunate in Retting subjects for her which do not have to be changed to allow the star to show her screen ability, for ther none too great for her. "While we feel like congratulating ourselves on the signing of Miss Storey, we must congratulate the exhibitor and the public, for she will appear in Metro productions de luxe worthy of her ability. I do not have to tell the exhibitor in whose theater Miss Si cturcs have appeared of her great drawing pou MOTION PICTURE CONTENDERS WIN DEBATE. Members of the Young Women's Hebrew Association of Yonkers recently debated with representatives of the Young ADDITIONAL OFFICES FOR GOLDWYN. The Goldwyn Pictures Corporation now occupies the entire Forty-second street wing on the seventh floor of the Rogers Peet building. The new offices overlook-in er Fortysecond street, where the executive and sales organizations are located, were formally opened June 18. and Samuel Goldfish, president of Goldwyn Pictures and chairman of thr Advisory Roard. celebrated "moving day" by transferring his office to the newly completed addition. The Goldwyn executive offices now occupy an entire wing of a building almost a city block in length.