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Page Eight 'The Digest of the Motion Picture Industry" CAMERA) WHERE TO FIND PEOPLE YOU KNOW GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH INTERESTING PEOPLE ARCHER McMACKIN Arc-her McMackiu. director, and Carl Widen, camerman. have been loaned by the Historical Film Corporation to the F. S. Wythe Pictures Corporation of San Francisco, to make a short series of educational films to be used in public schools. The Historicul Film Company that is filming the Bible, is awaiting the completion of several large I'alestine sets, which will require several weeks for completion before the Bible players will again don the grease paint and flowing robes. Mr. McMackin has completed cutting the second of the two-reel subjects, which will later find their place in the completed "Pageant of the Bible,' 'to be released in tworeel episodes until the entire 104 reels are completed. Mr. McMackin is well known in picture circles both in Los Angeles and New VorK. being (me of the pioneer directors. He entered the picture business first as scenario editor of the Essanay. After two years' editorial work was given the megaphone. He has directed Francis X. Bushman. Beverly Bayne. Dorothy Phillips. Dolores Cassinelli. Bryant Washburn, and others. For several years he specialized in light comedy, having handled the American Beauty comedies. He also initiated Flanagan and Edwards, "The Hall-Room Boys" into picture work and made tile first four pictures of this series, released by Nutional. Mr. McMackin is the originator of exterior night photography and is a specialist in lighting effects. He is the author of more than five hundred original subjects and director of nearly as many produced subjects. His latest picture, soon to be released, is "Lucid Intervals." starring Douglas MacLean, a Thomas H. Ince feature. Mr. McM-ickin was selected by the Bible company because of his familiarity with the subject, and special qualifications for this type of work. In his search for Bible subjects he has accumulated more than twentyodd Bibles. The coljection contains many rare old tomes, one ot* them bearing the date "Lond(m, l.'')9fl". This particular Bible is designated by collectors as the "Breeches Bible," and was printed several years before the St. James version, now accepted as the sinndiird translation for the Protestant churches. The appellation "Breeches" is givpn it because, in Genesis it is written that -■^.dam and Eve made themselves "breeches" out of fig leav.-s with which they did cover ihemsplvMs. All other translations differ, readins; "aprons" instead of "breeches". This rare edition is claimed by collectors lo be valued at several hundred dollars. Mr. McMackin found the volume on a dusty shelf in a Los Angeles book store and purchar'^rl it for a song. The first subject, directed by McMackin, will be released under the title of "As We Forgive." The story is founded on St. Paul's Epistle to Philemon, one of the shortest books of the New Testament, but one containing dramatic story. The production v>as photographed at Santa Barbara. The cast includes Albert Van Antwerp, in the role of Onesimus. Allan Garcia, as Philemon. Gordon Sackville as St. Paul, with D. Mithoraa. Whitney Raymond, Henry ('hristeen Warnack and others in important roles. A11<!C Terry will have an important role in "The Four Horsemen of The Apocalypse." Grai p Morse is to be seen in an important role of "Let's Be Fashionable," Douglas MacLean's current offering at Clune's Broadway. WINIFRED WESTOVER TO BE STARRED ABROAD Winifred Westover has left for a fivemonths' stay in Sweden, where she will be starred in Swedish authors' plays. Ben Alexander is working in the current Harry Carey special. Claire Adams has been loaned to Benjamin B. Hampton by Goldwyn for one pictare. Charier Gordon, who has just completed the ieaci opposite Bessie Love in "Bonn:? May " WHO'S WHERE ON LOS ANGELES SCREEN GRAUMAN'S Jesse L. Lasky Presents Thom.is Meighan in "THE PRINCE CHAP" Directed by William de Mille William Teyton — Thomas Meighan. liunion — Chas. Ogle. Alice — KathUf'u Williams. .Tack, Earl of Huntingdon — Casson Ferguson. Phoebe Puckers — Ann Forrest. Claudia at 4 years — Peaches Jackson. Claudia at 8 years — May Giracca. Claudia at 18 years — Lila Lee. Aunt— Lillian Leighton. Ballington — Bertie Johns. CI. India's mother — Florence Hart. Vadder — Theodore Koslofl. HelmerC. H Geldart. Housekeeper — Agnes Marc. ALHAMBRA Robert son-Cole announces Sessue Hayakawa in "THE BRAND OF LOPEZ" Produced by Ha worth Directed by Joseph DeGrasse CAST Vasco Lopez — Sessue Hayakawa. Jjola Cas'ille— Florence "rurner. Captain Alvarez — Sidney Payne. Maria Castillo —Evelyn Ward. Senora Castillo — Mayme Kelso. Mariiinna — Gertrude Norman. Senora Lopez — Kitty Bradbury. (Continued on Page 14) METRO SCENARIO CHIEF HOME June Mathis, head of Metro's West Coast scenario department, is again at her desk in Hollywood, after a hurried trip to NewYork. R;ilph Lewis has been signed by Louis B. Mayer to play "Bragazon" in Anita Stewart's "Sowing the Wind." Beniiie Singer has been appointed casting director at the Metro Studio. Edward Connelly has been cast in an important role in "Someone in His House," upon which production will start in a fewdays under the direction of John E. Ince at Metro. Lew Morrison Is at the Kinema this week in "Burning Daylight," playing Dan McDonald. Hayden Talbot, playwright and author, has been permanently engaged as a member of the scenario staff at Metro. Ora Carew has signed a contract to appear in "His Friend and His Wife." Wni. de Mille's next production for Paramount. Waldemar Young, formerly connected with the scenario departments of Universal, Louis B. Mayer and Brunton Studios, has been signed by Bayard Veiller, head of Metro Scenario stalf, to write a minimum of four scenarios a year. Ray Elwyn hiis been engaged by Louis B. Maver to play the mother in "Sowing the Wind." Edward Jobson is the newest member of the Metro ptock company, having signed a long term contract with that company last week. Hi.lb(M-t Foolner is the first of list of writers under Metro contract to reach the company's West Coast studios. Stuart Holmes has been engaged to enact one of the leading roles in "Body and Soul," .^licp Lake's new starring vehicle. Helen Jerome Eddy will start w-ork soon in "The First Born." Sessue Hayakawa's next picture, which is his first production under his new contract with. Robertson-Cole. Florence Ttirner has signed with Metro to support "Viola Dana in her new starring picture, "Blackmail." William Irving is the first member of the cast selected for the Metro production of "Someone in the House." Elinor Fair has been cast to appear opposite Otis Skinner in his production of "Kismet." Courtnay Foote has signed with Metro to enact the leading male role in "The Star Rover," the Jack London story upon which prodtK-lion was started this week under tin? direction of Edward Sloman. Mr. Foote was brought from New York for the picture. Fred Kelsey has been engaged by Metro 10 pliiy a part in "Blackmail." Arthur Millett is now with Wm. Farnum at Catalina on location. Edward Pei! has just signed up to play the heavy with Blanche Sweet, Jesse Hampton production.