The San Francisco Dramatic Review (1908)

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June 13, 1914 THE SAN FRANCISCO DRAMATIC REVIEW II Los Angeles Notes of Interest in the Realm of Photoplay By RICHARD WILLIS I I J. P. McGowan, the well-known di- rector and leading man at the Kalem Company, is one of the most virile actors on the screen, and as he is ab- solutely fearless, he expects those around him to take some risks too; I lie result is that nearly all of his company are well conditioned and athletic, and handsome Helen Holmes is as plucky as any of them. When asked how she liked having to jump from a moving train to an automo- bile, she said, "That is mild to some of the things I have to do." * * * Wm. D. Taylor was interviewed in a weekly trade journal, and we note that he is an Irishman, went to Clifton College, ranched and acted with Fanny Daven- port, for three delightful years. Cap- tain Alvarez, in which he took the title part, is playing on Broadway now, and the press and the public are saying some very nice things about him. * * * Charles Bennett of the Key- stone Company recently took a com- pany of actors, under his direction, up to Mount ]>aldy amongst the snows. At one time they threw a dummy into a chasm, which was seen by three visitors, who rushed to the ' aid of the unfortunate man. Their I chagrin at finding" a dummy was amus- ing to Bennett and his companions, for the visitors found a tag on the dummy, "When found, return to the Keystone Company. Thanks." * * ,* Louise Glaum has a new dress. Noth- ing remarkable about that, but it has some buttons on it. Harry Edwards, her director, started to count them the other day and got giddy. Harry never was good at arithmetic, any- how. Louise is great on quaint dresses and makes up as a novel little gypsy in Universal Ike and the Vam- pire, now being put on. * * * Bes.> Meredyth has been having trouble with her tonsils, and was away for a few days. They have got to be oper- ated on. This did not prevent her from being the life and soul of a party given by Wilfred Lucas to his company, liess is one of the most L^cnuinely humorous women in the business. It is simply no use knock- ing her down, for she only bobs up again with a quip and a smile. * * * In Pawn Ticket 913, Adele Lane, of Sclig's, wore some valuable jewels, borrowed from the jewelers. A clerk from the jewelry store stayed during the run of the scenes in which they were used. Under the direction of Ed. Martin, and opposite Wm. Stovell, Miss Lane is giving a highly emr^tional performance in The Missing Page. * * * A day of dire misfortune for William Garwood. It was a Western, directed by Sidney Ayres at the Amer- ican, and I'lilly had not been in the saddle for a long time and was stiff and sore. The cinch had broken and W illiam had fallen underneath the liorse and been kicked, and in roping :i horse the rope burnt his hand bad- 1\ . To cap it, as he told the tale, a I hair leg came down on his pet corn, ^o—the writer left him! * * * The Love Victorious by Bess Meredyth, and ])roduced by Wilfred Lucas, has had its initial run, and this film should certainly increase the jropularity of Cleo Madison, who gave a good per- formance. * * * Edna Maison took advantage of some capital acting op- portunities in Kate Waters, S. S., a two-reeler directed by Charles Giblin at the Universal. As Kate of the Se- cret Service, Edna first disguises her- self as a maid and later as a singer. The play gives Edna a good chance for the u.se of facial expression, at which she excels. * * * Francis h^ord threatens to take a short holiday on the completion of the Lucille Love series, and he will need it, too. He does not know whether he will take a motor tour, sail to Catalina or vege- tate on the Cahuenga hills, where he owns many acres and a delightful bungalow. One thing is sure, anyone who produces or acts through one of these strenuous series deserves a lay- ofif. * * * Myrtle Stedman and the other members of the Bosworth Inc. Company are putting on a comedy un- der Chief Bosworth with exterior scenes whilst the brand new studio is being hurried to completion. The studio is to be very complete and will be in a district all by its little self. Miss Stedman delights in an occasion- al comedy and, hush! she is having some beautiful new jjictures "took." * * * Edwin y\ugust has been very busy, and in the last few weeks has produced three important three-reel features—The Great Secret, The Dawning, and Rice and Old Shoes. These pictures will probably be re leased under State rights. Neva De- lores and Hal August constitute his chief su])i)ort. * * Pauline lUish has been and gone ancl done it. She has gained over twenty pounds on her long and jolly holiday, and now she's got to set to work to lose ten pounds in order that she can wear some of those pretty frocks she has stocked up on. Miss Bush is returning to work feel- ing and looking a new girl, and with lots of corked-up energy to uncork for the benefit of the photogoing public. * * * Charles Ray, the clever young lead with the Kay Bee and l>ronco forces, was the toastmaster at the last Photoplayers' Club dinner, and a large attendance testified to his popularity. Ray has been playing leads ever since, he has been in pictures, and is an ath- letic, clean and clever young actor. He makes a bully dinner speech, too. * * * Grace Cunard was out of the Lucille Love ])ictures for ten days, during which time she had an ojiera- tion performed on her, and laid a mighty sick girl, in the Sisters' 1 los- jjital in Los Angeles. She has i)luck- ily returned to work in order not to retard the .series, but it will be souk time before she is herself again. This is the best form of pluck, even if it is foolish. * * * Milton H. h'ahrney, the well-known director, the first the Nes- tor Com]jany ever had, and Alexandra Phillips h'ahrney, left Los Angeles for New Jersey on Friday, the former to direct six-reel features and the latter to write si)ecial ])hotoplays. They .suf- fered a ]iang or two at leaving their very beautiful home in Hollywood, but they ])romise to be back again in a few months' time. * * * Harold Lock- wood has received numerous letters regarding his fine work in 1 learts Adrift and Tess of the Storm Coun- try, opposite Mary Pickford, one of which tells him he has a host of ad- mirers in the Motion Picture Corre- siK)ndcnce Club, who follow his work carefully. Of course Harold has to send a ])h()tograi)h of his handsome self. 1 ie is at iircscnt a])])earing in the h'amous Players' County Chairman with Arbuckle. The Calif(3rnia Motion Picture Cor- ])oration have finished their first fea- ture, Mignon, and are pre])aring theii next big feature, Salome Jane, which is now under course of construction. The scenario of Salome Jane is being written and furnished by Director Wm. Nye ( E. Krueschke ), and he in- tends making Salome Jane a four- reel feature, with all the scenes laid .strictly in California. lie has been working hard and conscientiously on this scenario for the past five or six weeks, and we feel sure that as soon as he can start operations, will produce a photoplay that will get the money. The company is getting ready to leave for Santa Cruz some time this week. In the cast will be Beatriz Michelena, House Peters, Wm. Nye, Ernest Joy, Clara Beyers, Andrew Robson, Rob- ert Warwick, H. E. Wilniering, Earl Emlay, Harold Meade and Ed Real])h, including quite a number of extra peo pie. P)elle Bennett, formerly of the California M. P. corps, sailed for Los Angeles on the Harvard last Monday to join the IMajestic Players. $1,000 Wasted on Movies Say Forty Girls Believing that a number of men art- l^reying on young girls and youths who have aspirations to .shine on the stage and before the camera in mov- ing-picture ])lays. City Prosecutor ^Ic- Keeby has started a searching investi- gation of .so-called dramatic and mov- ing-jiicture .schools. Forty girls called on the prosecutor last week and told of being imposed on by a man oper- ating as the A-K-O studio at the Semi-Tropic Park, Edendale. These young wrtmen alleged that they had answered an advertisement and had been promised fabulous profits and stardom in a co-oi)crative moving-pic- ture company. They said they had agreed to pay various sums, ranging from $25 to $50, for which they wert: to be instructed as moving-picture ac- tresses, and also to share in all i)rofits. The total amount paid in by the forty complainants is more than $1000, they assert. The young women said the man placed sums of money about a tabk and ]M-omised that they woultl all share equally in certain profits to be dis- tributed May 4. But such distribu- tion never took |)lace. They also in- formed the City Prosecutor that they had left good ])ositions and devoted their time to rehearsing four moviiig- l)icture plays, and that these \A:\ys were produced bel'ore the camera. Among the Movies Charlie l'".<ller has linished his i)ic- ture for the Golden State ImIui Co.. and is going to project the same Wed- nesday evening in San Rafael befon a board of directors of the California Motion Picture Corporation and some of the citizens who invested in the company and gave luller a chance to finish his ])icture. The California Motion Picture Cori)oration are nego- tiating for the purchase of the picture and have made Edler a very good offer, providing the picture meets \vith their approval, in which case they will buy the picture outright. One of the pretentious ])hotodra- matic attractions soon to be presented to devotees of this form of entertain- ment, by (ieorge Kleine, will be Car- men, with Marguerite Sylva, the grand opera diva, in the title role. It was made by him at Seville, Si>ain, in order to give local color. Panama and the Canal From an Aeroplane M. B. Dudley and G. F. Cosby to Offer a Real Thriller In the film Line M. B. Dudley, the well-known New York moving-picture man, associated with G. F. Cosby, will shortly offer to the public what is said to be one of the most sensational feature films yet produced, a six-reel jMcture of the Panama Canal and vicinity, taken from the aeroplane of Robert Fowler, the daring aviator. Ray Duhem, the ])lucky little camera man, accompanied Fowler on the flight and secured some of the most perfect views of the canal and its workings ever taken. The flight is described as one thrill after another, and during the progress several ex- tremely narrow escajjes from destruc- tion were encountered. At one jioint the plane dropped a sheer scvfn hun- dred feet when the gasoline run out, but the two intrepid airmen never lo.st their nerve but kept bu.sy the entire time, Duhem grinding away at his camera, -while Fowler was desperately endeavoring to keep the aeroplane from dashing to the earth. In addi- tion to the aeroplane flight these re- markable pictures will show the build- ing of the canal from the time Uncle Sam took hold, twelve years ago, un- til the passing through the completed locks of the first ship. These latter pictures were made by the well known motion-picture photographer, Edward II. Kemp, and are said to be the most com])lete set of films ever taken of the canal. Mr. Kemp spent .several weeks each year for the past twelve year.i taking these ])ictures, which have re- ceived the highest official endorsement from Washington. A particularly at- tractive feature of the jiictures taken from the aero|)lane is the fact that these are the first and only ]Mctures ever taken of Panama and the canal from the air. After tiie llight Presi- dent Wilson issued an official order forbidding any future photographing to be made of the canal from the air, eNce])t during times of war. The Jiic- ture will be di.sposed of on the State rights ))lan, and an excei)tionally elab- orate line of ])ictorial printing is now being" made by the Schmidt Lithof- graijhing Co. of San I'rancisco. Mr. Dudley is one of the best known the- atrical and moving picture men of the I'.ast, and was prominently identified with theatricals on tiie Pacific Coast several years before the fire. Mr. ('osby, who is associated w ith Mr. Dudley, is the leading theatrical at- torney of San b'rancisco. The new comixmy will be known as the Panama Aero h'ilm Com])any, with ofiices at 562-564 Pacific Ihiilding, San h'ran- cisco. I