Variety (September 1918)

MOVING PICTURES 47 m COAST FILM NEWS. By OUT PRICE. Lob Amelee, Sept 14. Leo Plerson baa been engaged aa Juvenile of the National Film Corporation. Walter Edwards baa decided to ran again (or alderman of Culver City. Frank Beresford la back at his desk at tbe Siando after a rest In tbe mountains. Sidney Barton,, of tbe Klnema wearing an American uniform. staff. Is H. Tipton Steck Is back at Universal writ- ing continuity. Jaek Ferrln baa joined Triangle playing staff. Jack Hulball bas signed a six months' con- tract to appear In Paramount pictures. Jack Cunningham baa been engaged to write the continuity on Frank Keenan's new screen Play. Engene Lewis is tbe new assistant scenario editor at Triangle. William Parker, the author, baa taken up bis residence in Los Angeles. Catherine' MacDonald has been engaged by Cecil De Mille. Monte M. Katterjoon. has received word that bis brother, Fred Katterjohn, arrived safely In Siberia. "Hobbs In a Hurry" is tbe first of the Wil- liam Russell Productions, Inc., to be released under tbe new arrangement made recently with tbe Paths exchanges. Stephen Fox Is the author. Carmel Myers bas been extended an Invlta- *ton to Japan by tbe Yega Sekal, a Japanese magazine which recently conducted a contest In which Mies Myers received 209,000 votes more than her nearest competitor. A stranger from Iowa approached C. Gard- ner Sullivan, Ince's premier photoplaywright. "Who wrote tiiat book?" he asked. "Bret Harte," replied Sullivan. •Who's he?—Bill Hart's little brother?" Alma Rubens, who recently filed suit against her husband, Franklyn Farnum, for divorce, entering charges of cruel treatment soon after the wedding, camouflaged the case under the title, "Alma Smith vs. William Smith. The suit is still pending. Thomas H. Ince has broken tbe irround on his new half-million dollar studio which is to be erected one mile from the Triangle studio at Culver City. George Washington's Mount Vernnn home will be reproduced la the archi- tecture. The next super-production wblcb tbe Na- tional Is contemplating as a follow-up on "Tarsan of the Apes" and tbe "Romance of Tarzan," Is said to be one of the moat sensa- tional and daring ever screened. Tbe studio management Is shrouding the plana for the production In the deepest mystery. OPERATORS D. S. C. Cincinnati, Sept. 18. Cincinnati picture operators are, ifr. the lanRuage-of the poet, ''all-swelled up." One of their number, Cecil M. Murray, aged 30, of 306 West 7th street, has been awarded the distinguished service cross by General Pershing. He came here from Hamilton, O., and was drafted Dec. 10. He has a wife and little daughter in Cincinnati. INCORPORATIONS. Ackenman Film Production, Manhat- tan; $50,000; C. R. Ackerman, J. C. B. Iden, R. L. Noah. 300 W. 94th St., New York. William Street Amuemeat Co* of Buf- falo; 16,000; I. P. Scliofleld, P. Franks, M. Rauchstadt, Buffalo, N. Y. . Joseph Friedburflr, Manhattan; pictures; $10,000; T. F. McMahon. B. C. Elliott, J. Friedburg, 414 W. 10th Street, New York. J. W. w. Co., Manhattan, theatricals and pictures; $10,000; D. Lewie, J. & M. Weber, 1416 Broadway, New York. William Duncan bas begun work on a new Vitagraph serial. Edith Johnson will be his' leading woman. Sylvia Bremer has filed suit for divorce from her husband, Edwin W. Morrison, a theatrical manager of Australia. - ■——^™ i Waldemar Young has returned to Universal, where he will write original stories and con- tinuity. Henry Walthall has received a letter from his brother, stating that he was Beverly wounded at the Battle of the Marne. Neva Qerber made a talk a few nights ago at tbe Symphony Theatre—her first local ap- pearance, i Director William Cbaudet has returned from San Diego Canyon, whither he went to direct . Billle Rhodes in mountain scenes. "Scraps of Paper" Is the name of Fatty Arbuckle's forthcoming propaganda picture, written by Adam Hull, Leaky publicity man. Betty Compson, Monroe Salisbury's newest leading woman, will be seen first In "Breathes There a Man," now In course of production. The story originally appeared in Scrlbner's. Henry B. Waltball's last picture will be produced by the National, by special arrange- ment with N. W. Aronson. Walthall will soon leave the screen for the legitimate. MONTREAL'S NEW HOUSE. Montreal, Sept. 18. The new Allen, opened to capacity Monday with Griffith's "Hearts of the World." The Allen is the first theatre built in the Notre Dame de Grace Ward, and is the latest of a string of 20 the- atres organized for Canada by the Al- len Theatre Enterprises. It has a seating capacity of 1,000 and is handsomely decorated. The* manager is H. C. La Marr, for- merly of the vaudeville team of La Marr and La Marr. The orchestra of 20 pieces is under the direction of H. Thorpe. ".■} MOTHER DIED AT CHILD BIRTH. , Los Angeles, Sept. 18. The picture people have been im- measurably saddened through the death of Mrs. Eddie Cline, who died following the birth of a child. The bereaved husband is a director with Mack Sennet. DWGRIFFITH'S The Great Love i«. San, Francisco "THE SEASON'S BEST PICTURE" Eugene J. Roth, manager of the California Theatre, one of the most successful photoplay houses in Americafhad the first run showing of "The Great Love" in San Fran- cisco. He wired Mr. Griffith as follows: "Our California Theatre has contracted for ex- clusive first showing in San Francisco for all of the D. W. Griffith features. The tremendous ovation "The Great Love" received and the unanimous opinion expressed to the effect that it was the sea- son's best picture is most gratifying to us. Accept congratulations." D. W. Griffith's first Artcraft picture, "The Great Love," has been a tremendous success everywhere shown, regardless of locality. Though its premiere showings took place In the hottest month of the year, the theatres were thronged at every performance. RELEASED BY aii„i.-^.:-;'-V;,.3^a; : : -.,v:^*"-..;'^i;« i S^E PLWERS " lAsia ' CORPORATION JThto is one ef a series ef adTertlsement* .howing- the sneeess of "The Greet Lot*" In the most Important cities of the United States.