The New York Clipper (June 1914)

June 13 THE NEW YORE CLIPPER. br the fact that the family coat of ami, <nnaved upon the gold handle, hag bees fBOtllstet), so that the name ot the ruined noose stall eter be secret "MOSKEY SHINES" BY MOZART. Mlgnon Anderson, Tb&nbonser's dare-devil Ingenue, owns a pet monkey that can play • piano. The Uttle beast Is a natural mu- elckn. Hiss Anderson haa appropriately ■ Mm "Mozart." When "iioiart" ar» DOINGS IN FELMDOM. BI DIXON. named him rived at Hiss Anderson s home he was ex- hibited to a group of her friends, perching himself easily on a piano bench. Mlsa Anderson sat beside "Mozart" and played end sang a little lullaby. To the amusement of everyone, "Mozart" showed an apprecia- tion of Miss Anderson's efforts, and tried to reach the hey9 to Join in. He was restrained, tint exhibited so much disappointment that Miss Anderson flnnlly moved the plnno bench so that "Mozart's" little tinkers could ramble over the keys. Miss Anderson silently cau- tioned those present to remain perfectly quiet. They did. And to their astonishment •Mozart" slowly but surely, and with a true sense of musical accuracy, played the open- ing strains of "This Is the life," whereupon ill who beard declared he couldn't be a very nice monkey. LASKY PRODUCTION IN IIIGII-BHOW COMPANY. Perhaps the first motion picture feature to te installed at Smithsonian Institute will be the negative of the Lasky-Uelasco produc- tion, '^he Rose t<f the Rancho," which win be taken 'midst the old California missions. SHOBERTS AND WORLD FILM CORPORATION EFFECT DISTRIBU- TING AGREEMENT-UNIVERSAL LOSES ETHEL GRANDIN AND LEAH BAIRD-THE LAMBS AND "THE SPOELERS"~ROBERT HILLIARD REFUSES GENEROUS PICTURE OFFER--ITALIA FILM CO. OF AMERICA SUED FOR $50,000--M. BRODHN SEEKS TO ENJOIN "CABIRIA." The purpose of giving the film to the insti- tute Is to perpetuate the fast crumbling mis- sions of tie Pacific State. "The Rose of the Rancho" will be taken with some half dozen missions a] scenic settings. The films will possess rare details of mission and mission life which future fenerations can look upon as :he actual deletion of Cali- fornia's oldest remaining relics of Spanish rule. ALLIED FEATURES, INC.. IATEST EXCHANGE COMBINATION. A new company that will be known as Allied Features, inc., was given a charter last week by the State of New York. The corporation Is capitalized at $500,000, and was organized for tbe purpose of estab- lishing a chain of film exchanges throughout the Dominion of Canada and the United States. Tbe presMeit <>f the Allied Features, Inc., Is Herbert Lubln, formerly engaged in a like capacity for the International Feature Film Corporation, Ltd., of Montreal and Toronto, Can. Charles (Feature) Aiinims has been appointed general manager and buyer, with headquarters la New York. John B. Clymer will attend to publicity maters. WONDER IF THE ALL STAR FEA- TIRE CORP. IS TBE ONE IN VIEW? Negotiations are now under way for an alliance with a big feature combination whose specialty is the production of widely known plays, starring noted actors and actresses. These negotiations are expected to be consummated within ten days. For the preseac the new corporation will confine Itself to the Dominion of Canada. In addition to the'offices in Montreal and Toronto, branches will be immediately es- tablished In Winnipeg, Vancouver and in the Maritime Provinces. EXCLUSIVE PROGRAM CONTRACTED FOR—WALL STREET MEN INTERESTED. The Exclusive Program forms the back- bone of the features alreadv contracted for SHBBEHTS AND WOULD FILM COIt- for Canada. Among the braids whose entire POHATION EFFECT WORKING output will be taken are Itaia, Great North- ETHEL BARRYMORE, Eminent artiste of the spoken drama, who will shortly be seen in an original photoplay entitled "The Nightingale," written by Augustus Thomas ana visualized by the All Star Feature Corporation. when air. en I can't see the finish for smoke In the . The moving pictures for me hereafter. era Special, Film Releases of America, Solas, Blacbe and Great Northern Preferred. Several Wall Street bankers aro Interested, A A. Davison, superintendent of the Scllg ' as been sorely troubled with "Jobs-Compators" almost to tbe point ot troglc termination, has happily fully re- covered, and after a long and severe selgc AGREEMENT. The Shuberts, wiio have been quietly but actively engaged In putting several of their plant, who . numerous dramatic successes in motion pic- as well as prominent film men, including ture form at various studios in and around Harry B, lta/er, president of the All Star New York for the past three or four months, . Feature Corporation and director-general of effected n working agreement with the World he Is again on duty. the Itala Film C«..: Ingvn.ll C. Oes, president Film Corporation last week whereby the Kobe Evans, of the Scllg Stock Co., who of the Great Northern Film Company: Her- latter concern will market the theatrical lias earned an enviable reputation as a public hert Blache, president of the Exclusive firm's productions, speaker during several political campaigns Supply .Corporation, Solax and Blache Fea- , .„__, __„_.„., «..«,„«,,,«,■„,,»»no ln the South, was called upon last week by lures, and Jose.rvh R. Miles, general manager **£!&*£?££?¥"* J£VMEAE£Sl3SS Alderman Carmack and several other city of the Exclusive .Supply Corporation. JI„„. SH %?. li „ „t.«?H.?rfI. ^ fathers, who besought her to speak on Pcr- Three features a week will comprise the WORLD FILM CORPORATION 80na i liberty before the great meeting of Immediate releases, which will rapidly be A well known foreign film manufacturing the United Societies, held last Sunday. Miss Increased. Inasmuch as Cnaadlan exhibitors company, now allied with one of the largo Evans thanked her visitors for the compll- ran a. feature at least two days, this will groups of motion picture producing concerns, ensure a weekly feature program. Herbert will, it is said, when their contract expires, Lubln, executive head of Allied Features, cease releasing their product through the dls- Inc, la a strong advocate of a diversified trlbuUng channels now ln use. ments, but declared she was too busy with her professional duties to comply with tbelr request Tub Sellg Polyscope Co. has received a program, and declared flls system of ex- The World Film Corporation may become very valuable consignment of unusual and changes would release weekly a series of the American marketing agents, sensational, classical and notable play sub- .,-,-■,■,,,, .„«,,« rTnrl fnlvniv ieots. the latter to have tne advantage of ^H-fi&lgfiLf ^SSSL^SVSR the name prsstlgo of soma well known legltl- mrfte star. ■ SODR GRAPEVILLE PLEASE NOTE. AND LEAH BAIRD— WARREN Ki:il- RICAN RUMORED AS CONTEM- PLATING CHANGE ALSO. Interesting films from our far Intend posses .sions that show <tbo habits and customs of tbe Aborigines, la very vivid fashion. This series of film is considered a very valuable addttlon to the great and growing catalogue of Seiig educational), which Is tho most It Is conceded by those "In the know" ln the universal this week Ray Smnllwood and Ethel Grandln leave unique and comprehensive of any film col film circles that Allied Features, Inc.. Is tho answer to another and vastly important co- alition, of film exchanges announced a week The Vita-graph, will be her next .nop, Augustus -Carney Is no longer a Universal «r so Ago ln this paper. At the time that the latter combination was forming the All Star Feature Corporation representatives at- tended a meeting held in a New York hotel sot a hundred miles from Forty- second Street and Broadway. Through this tact becoming known to the sleuths (?) of « small Western amusement paper the peri- odical ln question Immediately jumped to the conclusion that the All Star, Famous Play- ers and Lasky concerns bad consolidated. Tho fact of the matter was thit the hot-jl lection ln Hie country. W. N. Sellg spared neither effort nor expense to secure the very Leah Balrd leaves the Imp Co. this week, best records of strange peoples in the odd corners of the earth. Cbas. Dc Forrest has loft the Crystal Co. lte. Augustus Is known to fame as "Alkali TW o FAMOUS BEAUTIES APPEAR AT Ute." Rumor has It that Warren Kerrigan also may jump shortly. Wbat's up 1 SELIG NEWS* THE LAMBS AND "THE SPOILERS." CANDLER THEATRE. The mixed program now being offered at George Klelnc's new Candler Theatre is caus- ing comment of the two beautiful women playing the respective leads. Probably not before in the annals of plcturodom have two such expensive beauties been featured on tho Seng's wonderful production of Hex same bill. Lyda Borelll la unqucstlonab y . BeacbTs book, "The Spoilers." now in its tho highest paid motion picture actressi In ineoting was generally known throughout thj eighth consecutive week at the Studebakor, tie world. She plays the lead In Tho -»- Naked Truth," tho big production which Alt Star Corporation was con- wnen tne iomous L,amos uiuo a s. w. a, paper printed the an- annual Gambol at the Auditorium. of the alleged combination. pened that William Farnum, who v all doubt ln the matter and to Man Behind the Gun" ln one of eeraed, the s, »oun cement ol . To settle all doubt in the matter and to Man Behind the Gun" ln one of the big ■ake it clear to our esteemed Western skits given by this extraordinary coterie of It hap- sic for which was written for Qvery move- was "The ment of the film. Both women represent the highest kind of clean-cut Italian beauty. "A KINGDOM AT STAKE" SCHED- ULED FOR EARLY RELEASE THROUGH GENERAL FILM CO. "A Kingdom at State," the three reel Zt the tnflSraii i^t .Sos£ tr?Tales from theTslde Klelne-BJcllpse feature, is scheduled for re- e?'win doo\rof% , he 8t s a tuaXJie? tS^\u\SZ ft-jgSS'jSrf Fllm C ° mPan7, " iky and Summer, notwithstanding the tons of Ice * »P««hU feature Juno Jl>. friends, we will elucidate once more: The artists, embracing one hundred and fifty Paramount Pictures Corporation will di3- well known aclors and singers, was tbe hero tribute the prodU'.--of Famous Players, Lasky (Roy Glcnister) In "The Spoilers." It so and Bosworth. There has not been, Is not, happened that the stage door ot _the t Audi- •nd as tho publicity promoter of one oT film concerns mentioned states, never •e. any combination of the F. P., Lasky _. Bosworth concerns in the manufacturing end that are daily consumed ln the rofrh?orat»r HILLIARD REFUSES TO SIGN A CON •f the business. Hope it's clear now even to of the Studebakcr Theatre, Manager Samuel TRACT IN WHICH HE CAN NAME tbe denizens of what Fritz Beecroft aptly Lederer leaves the side, doors openod by night, HIS OWN salary— so WOULD ANY- terms Sour G.-.ipeville. and lnstructd the guards on this occasion to ONE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. MTPirraT mrii rAnnnniwAK Timvfis ,et the Lambs have peeps at It If they j t torj . t evcrjp actor who tlx \B financially Mir iwHim? a?S?rhT1 to TEST Si 001 ' 1 ^f p ^.. to come ^Ti £° n "*» aW» *» refuse to sign a contract calling for ppVTn htIth r^vsn^i^w The result of this was a continual procession hiB apP earance before tbo camera at a salary PENN. STATE CENSOR LAW. back and forth across the alley of strange to be named by tie actor himself. Suits were besun last wesV In Phlladel- characters, gor/teouEly garbed, as the curl- Yet thl8 experience came to Robert nil- •hla by the Mutual Film Corporation, tho ous Lambs) rushed over between acts and llBrd tho 8tar of .-r he Argyle Case," re- Interstato Film Co. and tlie Overbrook The between "cues" In order to witness the pro- c^t!,, in Los Angeles. •rtre Co. to rawraln the Sute board of con- gross of ' The .Spoilers. De Wolf Mopper. During Mr. HJIIIard's engagement In tbe •ore from carrying out th 0 new State law Wilton Lackaye, Frank Croxton, Glen Uall, An „ e , <* lty ho rIg , tco tho ^^ Monica wbkh requires that all films exhibited in Thomas Wise, 1> rank Mclntyre, Maclyn Ar- 8tua io of the New York MoUon Picture Pennsylvania be first examined by tho cen- b 1 uc ' : , le > Andrew Mack, Charles J. Ross, Irving Corp . Director-General Thomas II. Ince per- •ore, who exact a fee of $2.50 for every Berlin. George'Nosh, Edwin.Stevens, Blchle »o n a]iy conducted Mr. HUUard about the thousand feet of film exhlblteL This act'on Ling. Jos. W. Herbert, together with Edward scattered "locations," explained to him tho Is merely a test case In order to take th 3 Abeles, Brewster^s Millions, • and Joseph va8t resources of tho New York Motion Plc- thonsnad feet of film . tho constitutionality of the act tested, ture actors themselves, and many other stars been deeply impressed with tho bigness and «he law want into effect June. 1, but by hopped across theaUev and stood pranced importance of all he hod seen, Mr. Ince fcave reason of thS liol Drying*TsHrtedI tt« So"on» the call boys had great difficulty in alk^d: ■T^lflfljTj n» TT - 8 - ■ • - hrlM ttay baek fc duty "The Spoilers'' ™.# ow would yon ]lke u, pUly yu Ar „ Io Mt to put the act Into effect until a court nndoubtedly made the biggest hit of any- Ca^. and 'A Fool There Was" for us?" tteclslon Is reached. ^^S on the side tue Lambs Gambol had ..rjke nothing bittter ln tho world," In the meantlm* Fred's L. Brcltinger, ?oe n t J Us t 8 ?^ 0 ^, .i.?*^"? 11 ^ act . s .^I'S promptly answered Hllllard. ■aOMTtWaSbd of SUte Censors, las d *° n » lr f „ Jo i U th P "i V» tSlh^tJS^ni c^S "A. r ' Sl,t ' ,OU ' r0 °" ! COme "° f ft- th .? ? fflCe {peneu offices at Thirteenth, nnd Vine Streets, allegro to see the blr fight scene, and came nna - dictate your own contract Don't be a ■hero a pr^octlngimS will ,also bS located! back with emotions he admitted were too big b lt bashful about the matter of salary: I'm for his musical chords to master. j U8t gamo enough to stand for anything you The universal opinion was that "The think you oueht to have," Ince said. It was a speech that would have landed any actor ln the world—ithat is, any actor Up to date some one hundred films have nl- ady been censored* The lob thiit the 'censors have on hand Is Spoilers" bad real leadership In motion pic- i envious one. ai there are two hundred turea. "Dully Gee I" remarked the enthu- rra on _ each of* these "hou^es"haV™new r films every operatic comrade, Dlg6y Bell, "did you see " The well l.'ked and clever ots? explained: *»y, It Is feared St it will be n rlhyslcal BUI Farnum give him 'the twice over Y It "You see, I have'been married only a matter impossibility for th» censors to havo each was the limit, believe mo" "Sure." ad- of three weeks now. Tho ceremony occurred fim censored unle-ga they obtain the services mltted the canny connouteur, Bell. "Ira not during my ci.gagiment in Denver, and I ■X 0 luge number ot assistants, « oln « to spend live dollars to so to fights want a real txmtfmm ttxno M f i BB BI I can ME and BILL A charming poetic play of rural life, showing the sentimental side as it drifts through three gen- erations. A series of won- derful attractive human documents with a strong heart hold IN TWO REELS Released June 22 "MA AN' DILL." June H3-"THB SERVANT QUESTION OUT WEST." Girls are the premium In a locality where a O.ully loose their attmoUvo MM nisldn by tho nuttrliiionlal route. A clover Comedy dealing with a perplnxlng problem ingeniously. On the suma reel With •'DOC YAK AND TUB LIMITED TAAIN". A "hummer". June (.♦-"SOMEBODY'S SISTER." A youus pair from tho country hnvo rxcltlnir trials In the great city nttd Itapptly (tee from It* temptations to peace and prosperity at home. A well constructed drama, with u stronit moral. Jur.. »5-«THE HEARST SELIG NEWS PICTORIAL." TUG U1GCKST 1J1T OK T1IK TIMK. June aa_"THE CAPTAIN'S CHAIR." envied for his wraith by unworthy rclntlvvs tiostnwi most good. A wholesome contribution tor Hellg's funny Friday. An old sailor who Is envied for his wraith by u n worthy rclntlvvs liostows It whoro It does tho fa .. Jane aT-"THE RIGHT TO HAPPINESS." dd criminal surroundlnKS rise; traits of winsome wuumuiiooii. A girl raised amid criminal surroundings rlsos aiinorlor lo tliom, nml shows tho nobler A vivid and forceful play. THE HEARST-SELIQ NEWS PICTORIAL 8co the big events ln Mexico and elsewhere In tho World. HKLKAHi:i> wii.nhavs AND TUUltaDAYS. K. ii.— SBLIO'S postern have combined charm of attractive drawing mid lioautlful color* Oct the linel Ono-sheots on ail releases; threes uud sixes on mnltlplu reels. THE SELIG POLYSCOPE CO. CHICAGO, ILL. The Popular Favorite HAZEL DAWN In the Famous international Romance "One of Our Girls" Ry the Noted Dramatist, BRONSON HOWARD A dramatic presentation of a dashing; American girl's trials and triumphs abroad IN MOTION PICTURES An enthralling story, founded on the blg-.bailc realities of lift —a tale of ennobling Impulses and faithful love Hazel Dawn's «rst appearance before (he camera 1. a acreeB event and due to h«r brilliance, charm and complete lovell- ncii, "One of Our Girl," preient* a totally new heroine. IN FOUR REELS RELEASED JUNE 10 FAMOUS PLAYERS FILM CO. 213-229 W. 26tb Strut, tow York ADOLPB zi'Kim, Preildant ¥ 30 ' f-AMOUS- FFATURES S^A YtAP-y DAMKI, KKOIIMAN Munuglny Director KWiM *. rami TciMiulcul Director r 30 ^ KAMOUS FEATURES .A YEAR J JESSE L. LASKY FEATURE PLAY GO. INVITES YOU Booths 381.382,383,384 AT THE CONVENTION GRAND CENTRAL PALACE PROGRAM—Thursday Afternoon "THE ONLY SON" .... With THOS. VT. ROSS WILL UK 8U0WN TO EXUIUITOlUi IN ONE Of THE TilEATIlEU AT OIIAND OEBTBAL rALACK Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Co. Long Acre Theatre JESSE U LASKY FiealdcQt CECIL U. DcMILLK Director (loneml I. V. o. W. 48th Street SAMUEL OOLDFMU Trc ub. A (lea'l Jlanagor think ot. lo thin end I am bringing my tour <im going to lump direct to London. Sorry In "llic Argylc- Cantf to a sudden tormina- timt 1 cannot tnke ndvnnlngo to WTttO my tloa la U>j Argdee. ITrom tills Uno city I «wn salary In a contract, tor that I* A ftea*' io:U t . IS'i I* »a.f* i j .1. ■ /'I. V Kt t :-'!