New York Clipper (Jul 1915)

Jaly 31 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER iS ELY PICTURE TOPICS BT MAC. MARQUERITE BUUISH. Uargnerlte Loverldgo Marsli, whow- portrait ap- Rears on the cover ol tie current issue of Thb EW York Clippeb, Ik a member of tbe Rrllaoce Co. pow maklnff pictures In California, aod It rated am a:i excellent screen, artist. Her past per- fornianre; aod present endeavors In tbe line of motion picture acting are .coibparable wltb tbe best of ber contemporaries. Miss Marsh who was formerly known as Mar- fuerlte Lcverldce. is a sister Of Ma; Marsh, a act tbat would seem to Indicate tbat blKtrlonlc talent was ratber a family gift. BIG FOUR GETTING THE MONEY. According to the Tcraclous CbaxUe Glegerlcli, V-L-S-E press agent, reports coming Into tbe com- pany's executive otBces from exhibitors In all partd cf the country pay «>amest tribute to the co-opera- tive policies and the finer points of sbowmanehlp tbat la being taught by tho "Big Four." From all polnte come advices tbat tJie system of exbibition. (Bs suggested by V-L-B-E representa- tives In all of tbe principal cities, bas be<-n started aad proved successful in tbe highest degree. Throughout the country theatre managers aro using big newcpnper epace to announce tbe V-L-S^E features as they are booked, and tbe dally news- papers are devoting liberal space wherever the exhibitors contract for V-L-S-E service. The theatres arc getting prices of admission tbat they formerly feared to ask. It is becoming a common occurrence for theatres to raise admlx- slnns on days w-hcn their program contains a **Rls Four" feature, and report.s show that even with advanced prices tbe attendance in numbers exceeds tbat of other days. IIEGARDING THE VVTIONAL CENSOR B0.4.HD. Hetty Gray Baker, of tbe Mutual iroiarlo staS, setids UB tbe appended plaintive little missive. Says Miss Ba'cer: "In 'The Runaways,' acted by tbe MaJeetlc 'kW ccmpany. composed ol cblldren under clfbt, tttilc Dan and Carmen are seated near a Ae9. While escb Is looking away from tbs other a calf pokes Iris bead in betTvcen tbsm, and licks ea^b rl leek. Wben It touches Carmen's cheek, she turns to Dan, end the sub-tltln appears, ■Dan, don't do tbat!' "All Innocent fun. but the National Board bas It* own point of Tlew. The Runawo.vs' wbf pr.fBed eubect to tbe elimination of tbe sub-title, 'Dun. don't do tbat,' which followed tbe Incident of thi> •celt licking tbe (aces of the two children. "Tbe National Board' guve tbe following reOlon for its decision: Tbe committee believe that this sub-title tended to maJie tbe action objectionable, since It 'was somewhat Euggestlve of unnatural emotions In cbUdrea so young.' " Having spekeo. Miss Baker would like .to Lear what wc think of the above related Incident. Well, here you are: .In our opinion nothing tbe so-called National Censor Board might ever do could equal its weird action in passing "Protect Va" and censoring "Tbe Ordeal." However, the National Board, wfth all of Its Idiosyncrasies, undoubtedly presents a far lesser evil than an official board would. But what are going to do about it ? WEST IS A Mt/SICIAM. Charles West, the Beliance-Majettte feature player, is buoy Just now before the camera In "Tbe Ceremonial Tnrquolee." In it he plays the part of a temperamental and excitable Frenchman who gets Into a quarrel "with a German partner over the war. The German is found murdered subse- quently and ttio Frenchman- la accused. West is called upon to do some strenuous acting as tbe Frenchman in the war discussions and eubseqoent scene?. When he is finished with this role before the camera be varies his life with a devotion to music. Iln his dressing room is a violin upon which he j>crfomui like a master. Grand opera selections ■appeal to West more than any other music. He Bays that he accords Puccini's music as high g place as that of any claaslcal composer. ''VTTA COSIFIiETES FILMING OF BRADIT BOOK. William Courtcnay and Eleanor Woodruff heart a cast o( 'Vitagraph players in a picturtzatlon of Cyrus To-wnsend Brady s human interest story, "The Island of Surprise," now being produced under the direction of Lorlmer Johnston. "Tbe Island ol Surprise" is crowded with adrenture tbat will inject vlsuollied action In the film ver- sion that U Impossible to convey in the cold type on the printed page. Of the many Brady books adapted by the Vitagraph Company for acreen presentation, not one out what scored a distinct success, and this, the latest story to be placed in production gives every evidence eren In the flrat few thousand feet of nesatlve of being the richest In. dramatic suspense and thrilling eplsodea Of any previous Brady story. Already, two railroad cars, n ran Pullman oln- Inr car, with Its load of human freight, and a Ptillman sleeper have been -wrecTied and completely destroyed by fire. • , Director Johnston, taking a company of all stsr Vitagraph players from Jersey City to within twenty-three miles of Philadelphia In order to obtatn twenty .<!cenes tbat Included the wreck, 'Which "wns vtaged near tbe residence of J. B. Dnke. To add realism to thlsjiwreck. Director Johnston did not Inform his pla.vers of what -nns to happen, and his camera mao, William McCoy, who had bis camera set up in an advantageous position, se- cured realism Jn every mhiute detail, even to the horror depleted on the faces of tbe actors when they thought the wreck was real. "Tbe Island tff Surprise" win be completed In five parts and en- acted In the principal characters by Mr. Courtenay. Miss Woodrnff. Julia Swavne Gordon, Zena Keefe, Charles Eedt and Anders Randolf. BURNS A RBLIANOB DIRECTOR NOW. AU tbe photoplay world knows the c ow bo a a played by Fred Bnim tt the llcUance-MaJeetic studios. Bums, however, has long had ambitions to become .t director. Now bis wish is granted. He bas been asdigoed to produce a Reiianco Went- ern drama, "An Independent Woman." (.1- nlllarlty with Western life, particularly that on tbe rancbea. -vUl be of aaalitsnce to bim in his new work. "An Independent Woman" deals with the efforts -of a Western ii«man to become Independent on government land. 6be is ultimately obliged to ac- cept' the position and tbe hand of her next door neighbor. Bums has seen to it that every detail of MO Kcene Is typical of the ranch country. BUSY CUAHUB SPOILED THE SET. rharlen Eyion Inrlsts that the Bosworth studio be kept neat and clean as Spotless Town. When he arrived one morning and found tbe rear en- trance a dlssraceful chaos of ash barrels, tin cans, radishes, cabbages, waste paper and what not. he instantly "sicked" bis Janitors onto tbe muss and started a still hunt for the persons to blame. AtMut an hour later Director Frank Lloyd was .veen rusbtna around wildly looking for bis "alley." It seemed fhnt he and his technlral men had se- lected tbe rear gate to build a set etUtablc to the important alley scenes in Maclyn Arbuckle's new picture. "The Reform Candidate." At great ci- pense and trouble they had assembled purposely tbe t>ot pourrt of ancient hardware already dead, and tbe equally ancient vegetables rapidly tailing, which tbe Janitors innocently bad been told to clean np. When General ttanager E.vton learned or tbe amasing eltnation he laugbliurly called 08 hi« white wiaga, aod B'raqk Doyd's men bnllt their Bceso a aacond time. Gosh. I'll bet tbat director was mad. It's a good ytn, anyhow even U It never kappentd; It sounds Plausible. ?'a^'e MACKENZIE TO PRODVOE PATHB'B ".MART'S LAHB." Pathe onnoonces that Richard Carle's famous 'Uary*!! Lamb." wblcb trill featnre Richard rarle himself, and be put out as onn of tbe new Gold Booster ploys, has been given to Donald Mackensle to produce. .Mackenale will start work npon It' trithla the n«xt ttfw da;*, on the comjiletloa of Iila work upon "The Galloper." Hlcbard Iliirdlng Oavls' play, now ■belnc Dimed In Uie Fatlie atudloe, . HOT SHOT FBOM IiBTVlB. "Just at present," says Edgar Lewis, "we ace almost having a revival of the gladiatorial spirit of the Soman Coliseum in the production of photo- C' ys. Some film companies are engaging actors auce of the actor's repntatlon for recklessness. ViTin he la engaged they expect blm to take his life In bis bands In the making of the pictures, and when be is hurt the -company advertises the fact widely. Tbe pnbUc appears to desire tills sort of a thrill for they surely patronize the films wbich alMund In scenes dangerous to the screen players. Tbe actors are tbe gladiators, 'butchered to make a Roman holiday,' as Byron puts it. "This win not last however. Moving pictures arc a new Industry and easily develop fads. There Is little art in a picture which depends for- Its .support upon the dangerous physical risks taken by the actors." Good for yon, Eddie. Every word you utter la the tmtb. It's about time that tbe publicity pro- moters thought np something new, anyway. TOORNEim DI8CCSSES "FLASHBACKS." "Flashbacka are being done to death," says Man- rice Toarneur, a leading director with the World Film, who Is now producing "The Ivor; Snuff Box." "When their use makes the picture clearer and adds to the interest, then use them. What 1 notice now is that flashbacks are being Inserted for the evident purpose of bringing the film np to the standard one thousand feet. Tbe other night I witnessed a picture a quarter of wblch wns merely a repetlnon of what had been shown. be- fore. "The audience was restless. One little boy said : 'They are running the picture twice.' Flashbacks must not be abused, although they do offer a cheap and easy meOiod of Increasing the film to the de- sired length." LOOKOVT FOR 8ELIG MONKEV-aBINES NOW. Another oblnlng star has been added to the ever broadening firmament In the motion picture world. His name la "Cbanjr." and tbe Sells Jungle-Zoo at Lob Angelea. Cal.. is bis borne. Despite tbe fact tbat he aasumea title roles in productions he is said to be very much opposed to receiving per- fumed notes, and when these are delivered to him he manlfesta his displeasure by chewing them np. "Chang" Is not exactly like other morle stars. One reason for this Is because be la an onrang outang Instead of a human. Neverthlcss. be work.s In Sv-enes by hlmaelf and "plays opposite" other players without the slightest dlfllculty. He Joined the Sctlg Polyscope Company several months ago. after coming from Calcutta. India. It in said tbat his agreement Is that 'he will appear only In lead- ing roles. FBATVBING A~PLBASA?IT LlTTl.E MEXICAN CI'STOM. One of the atrlklnj; and mystic fcetnres of Mexl'* can ■■statesmanship" Is cICTcrly worked Into "Tb,; Exile of 'Bar-K' Ranch," a two reel "Flying \" drama. <« he released Aug. 0. It la the famous "lev fuA" fngitlTe law. It vras "ley fnga" wbldi sent Francesco I. Ma- dtro to his death shortly after he wna deposed aa president of the turbulent Mi'Xlcsn repnbHcT The fugitive lav.' Is this: A prisoner U sent ont to a designated spot under armed guanl. ^ At a given word be Is set frw and told to run. As he OtBTtB the rifles of bis guards spit fire. If h« eacapea bo cannot be revaptured, but yon caa Imagine what chance he has of maklne sood hla gttaway. Oftentimes, In the appllcati.in or "ley fiiga." tbe guards, over-anxious or over bloodthirsty, nerbana. Mglect to woit until the fugitive hai started ti d««- "f^r, fuga," la Mexican circles. Is a joke, and the Joke Is on the fugitive. In "The Exilic 0: 'Uar-K' Ranch" Jack Rldanl- son plays the lolc of Tex, n drink-soaked Mexican. He quarrels with Dave (Roy -Stewurt) in a band to hand scoffle. Dave Is rescued bv Burt (Walter Spencer), and later, in revenge. Burt IsshotbtTez. who lies In ambush and literally applies "lei iuia. Burt drops dead la hie (racks. Reeves Eason, directing the first of the "Flyinf A" Companies, in wblch Vivian Bleb, Jack Rich- ardson, Walter Spencer. Roy Stewart, Joseph OalU bralth and others appear, bas twen a clou atudaat of Mexico's horrible history. He baa always been anxious to work into oaa of the ''Flying A" productions the "ley fus«" fea- ture. His first colUen opportunltv wa : presented In ■~nie Exile ot Bar-K*^ Ranch,'' and the appli- cation of •■ley fnga^' la one of tbe oiitstaodlog fi-atures ot the film. MOSTACVB LOVE IN LEOBRBH PRODVCTIO\. Montage Love, who stayed behind in coimtry on the return of the Cyril >Xau<le plaTora to England after their success la this country, and who later afflllated with tbe Arnold Daly suceesa- ful revivals at tbe Park TbeaUe. Now York, and a recognized English leading man of note, also t screen actor of remarkable ablllt}-. plays tbe lead- ing male role In the successful screen drama. "Sun- dsT," recently produced by the George W. Ledarer FllDiotlons Corporatlcn, atarilng Relne Davloi. "Tbe American Beauty of tbe stage," and pre- sented by World Film. ««• »- «r ■Mr. Love's services -were much sought after, oven after having contracted with the Lederer Company, other 'producers trying to lure blm away with more financially profltabTe offers. HE KNEW HIM "WREN HE WA.<I POOR.** G. P. Hamilton, tbe veteran motion picture aan> now producing for tbe Standard program, wbn waa ' with the Blograph. Essanay, American, St. Louis and the Albuquerque motion picture companies at their h^InnlQg, and who was tbe serond man to learn to run a moving picture projection machine, was telling the other dav some rcmlnlsrenses of the early days. ■■George K. fipoor T>egan his busi- ness as an agent in a depot. He had seven or eight reels which he kept In an orange box. and rented out. with an operator, aod .ill for 18 a night,' says Hamilton. "I remember that I asked George If he'd lend me three dollars, one dav. Bo said, Tm afraid I can't do It this noon, biit I'll he able to by nijtht." When the Ersonar CooDoay was organized. Fpoor had the entire ^<'e3t atMa feet. He Is now worth over four mllllcDt ot dollars." Mr. Hamilton Is located iritb tbe Luna CaiD> pnny, at Los Angeles, and Is making comedies tor the Standard program. FILn AND 80NQ aiaOES. A Big Redaction la FUnu; Fine Reels, t-i to »10. UaTc Western and Indian Reels. 8ONO9Ul>Ea,60c. totlaseL Power's Ko. S Ua- Chine, tao. Also other cheap machines. Model "B" Cal- cium Making Machines. $l». 1 also buy film slides and Macnioes. if good. O. F. OALLOT. 18 Eighth Ave.,y. Y. WAIfTBI>-Espenenced Moving Plctnre Theaiie Manager with capital to take Intereacln theatre. One of the best modem equipped theatres in the Midaie We.si, in Indiana town: population, 70,000; seating capacity, i 00a Echo Pipe Organ Is Installed. Write MOTION' PICTURE. Careof NEW YORK CLIPPER. ^ QUAUTY PICTURES CORPORATION I'RESESTS Tilt: SOViCnFJON OF 8CBEE» i-rinsoyALTnEs FRANeiS X. ASD THE CBARHINOLT OAIHTY AATISTB MIIRGDERin SNOW IN AN ADMIRABLE T£BICLE ISnDiHCOlAIID CHAS. FR0HMA5'S GREATEST SUCCESS IS WHICH JOHN DREW SCOREIi RBEN Jt/LY ae On llie Metro Ki-rcnni e»r»cne.a oiBPLino /»Maraic«» t*»9 BROADWAY NEW VORH<