New York Clipper (Oct 1915)

so HXLXN BTin, accordlDK to llyered Bt tbU office via Uncle THE NEW YORK CLIPPER October 9 ELY PICTURE TOPICS BZ BIK. trped nUsIre de- lam's minion In Say, tias Joined the DnlTersal's publicity forces. Ira Starr was formerly connected with the Be- pnbllc and Mntaal press departments. WUI Helen become a star press agentess? Wby not HuoH Jeffseys und Bevobe Pabmeb have been engaged for the Eastern Triangle Co. The stadlo will he located In Yonkers, and John E^marson will direct the actlvltlea of the new organization. Douglas Fairbanks Is to be featured In the first release. MiovoN Andebson and Mobbis Fosteb led the manrb at the Thanlioufler ball,..held Tbarsday erenlng, Sept. 30, at Oermanla Hall. New Bocbelle. They say It was a reel (society event. Thb Tltanapli Benevolent Association will give a dance at McLoaghlln's Casino, Sheepshead Bay, N. X., Oct. 27. All the movie stars have promised to attend. Ths Metbo's veradons prejs agent aTers, solemnly, that Francis X. Bushman pat one over on James J. Jelferles, erstwhile champ. In a box- IBK hont staged recently. The pseuao flsrtic en- counter was held In California, at the Qnallty Pic- ture studio, and will form part'of a forthcoming foature, entitled "Pennington's Choice." Now, with a movie star golne In for padded mitt honors, how can you blame Willie Bltchle and Kid Broad for wanting to act? Habbi Cliffobd MIEB3 Is a versatile guy, he Is. Gosh, that boy Isn't satisfied with <urectlng Universal features, but Insists on painting sets, halldlBR props, acting, writing stories and think- ing op original sab-tltles, not to mention the.design- ing of artistic sartorial creations tor stndio and strt^et wear. Right now. It Is understood, Harry Is working on a new Idea In the .way of a plush even- Ins costume that will cause Jack Noble. Guv Hed- lund and other Beau Brammels of the films to enash their teeth with envy. 'Bof;E».\BT Thebt. according to her historian, has Invented a suit case for short trip usage, said lo contain everything In the line of necessary com- forts. Won't someone please Invent a silencer now for the fellow who sits behind yon in the movie <how and tells his friends all about the plot of the picture on the screen? One better yet, won't some InouetrloDs inventor try and perfect a dnpllcatlng process which will make the Universal a press matter legible? Claibe Whitket has gone to Jamaica. Not Jamaica. Long Island, that celebrated city famed as the locale of vandcvllle artists' jokes, but Ja- maica, West Indies. Claire Is going to act for Herb. Brenon, fox director, who Fs making a fea- ture down there with Annette Eellermann as the piece ae resistance. Arthur SlacHngh claims Mies Vhltney took forty trunks of -wardrobe with her. All right. Mack., you counted them, we didn't Habbt Poppe. who rejoices In the title of di- rector of publicity for David Horsley productions. Is getting out an interesting preas sheet that tells all about the activities of the varlons enterprises' of his boss. A glance over a recent Issue brings to light the. fact that Jay Hunt former Incevllle director, has Joined the Horsley forces, a second Centaur company has been organized to put on two reel "animal" drnmos, with the Bostock outfit featured, and that George Ovey is considered by Brooklyn exhibitors at least to be a regular film cnmlquc. Furthermore, Crane Wilbur, In a short article, advises movie aspirants to start as extras (who ever heard of anyone beginning as a etar?), also we Uarn that Crane (don't be disappointed, girls) Is n married man, and his wife Is known professlonnlly as Cells Lanton. Additionally— but Harry, old top, you're grabbing too much space, and we'll have to continue tbe HoHley news serial In our next issue. EXTBAOBDIh'ABT ANKOUNCEMGNT ! The Jasbo FUm Co. will shortly produce "The Life of a Drunkard." In three reels and a stagger. Candidates for the leading role are:—but why cause hard feelings? The exteriors will be at Green River, and the In- teriors at Lake Brandywlne. Abthub Mavob has been added to-.David Bors- ley's stair of directors, at -the Loa Angeles studios, and Is now at wort on a three reel featore, called "The niood of Our Drother," starring-Crane Wil- bur. This IS the second of Mr. Horsley's three reel subjects and will be released Oct 27, in the regu- lar service of the Mutual program. -■ It was originally planned to have Jay Hunt di- rect this picture, hut the plan had to be abandoned when Mr. Hunt was required In the East to cot and assemble the negative of "The Protest." Arthur Maude Is a cousin of C^rll Uaude, the Cngllsh actor, and has a great deal of motion plo- turc experience. Recently he was leadloe man, plnylnz opposite Bessie Barriscale. in "The TtevlLV "The Reward," "The Cup of Life," and other fea- tures. PnivcEsa ItofA Dabefeatbeb is another «f the recent additions' to David Horsley's players at hla stndlos in bos. Angeles. Sbe has Joined the com* pany putting oh»the..Centaur features. In -which the Bostock anttptls ate the featured nlayera. osd -which Is directed by' her husband. Frank Mont- gomery. Princess Darkfeatber's name is familiar to all foUowett at nertloa plctues, vho z«member her for her Indian characterlzatton. She -was a mem- ber of the original 101 Bison Company some years ago with her husband. Later ahe was -with Kalem and the Universal and other organizations. She makes her debut In the Centaur feature, "Stanley's Search for the Hidden City," which was released Thursday, Sept 80, on the Mutual program. TunouoH a misunderstanding a telegram from the I.10S Angeles studios of David Horsley to bis New 7ork office, it was announced recently that Myrtle Stedmnn had been engaged to appear in Horsley productions.. Miss Van Buren Is the star who was really referred to In tbe telegram. Miss Van Buren has been signed to appear in Centaur productions, and Miss Stedman, It la understood, will remain with her present employers. When the Famous Players Film Company's unique comedy drama, "A (ilrl of Yesterday," ap- pears on the Paramount program. Oct 7, Uary Plckford'a Innumerable admirers -will have an op- portnnity to see the world's most popnlar motioa picture star In the thrUllng role of companion to the Internationally famous aviator, Glenn Martin, In one of his daring aeroplane flights. Aside from tbe dellgntfol mixture of quaint humor and romantic thtiUs, there are many points of novelty and of unusual interest In this remark- able feature. For the first time In her Ufa Uary Plckford Is seen In actual aerial flight, while con- versely, Glenn Martin makes bis debut as a'motlon picture actor. "A Girl at Yesterday" is probably the first screen pfay to contrast all the phases nf courtship In a generation gone by with the s^ost modern of romantic auxUtarle?—tbe aeroplane, the palatial steam yacht, tbe tennis court the-golf course, and other adjuncts considered indispensa- ble to .milady of the nlneteen-fif teen vintage of the fonr hundred. Another'ohlune feature of thls pro- dnctlon is the fact that, for. tbe first time in their Joint screm careers. Uaiy and Jack Plckford actually appear In their true relationship aa slated and brother. Although they have frequently ap- peared In pictures together, they have never before been cast In their real Identities. , IT'9 an easy life—this motion picture business: The first work done on "Mr. Orel of Monte Carlo." a Laaky-Faramount picture, in which Carlyle Blackwell is star, were some night scenes In Laurel Canyon, CaL The company worked from 8 o'clock until 5 in tbe morsJng, and only stopped when the star drove his racing car over the side of tbe' road and broke both front wheela Pub. Pro^ fails to add, however, that Carl, In «plte of the mishap, "finished the scene." ' Aix arguments as to who the next star -will be to occupy the famous Geraldlne -Farrar - dressing room suite at :he Laskv stndio have ceased. It has been divided into three star dressing rooms. The elaborate decorations and banging^ are still maintained, and the scheme will be carried out to Include the new walla. Miss Farrar, in "Carmen," win soon be seen at Paramount theatres. Bnolish classes at the big State Normal School, Monmouth, Ore., have added motion pictures to the regular curriculum. Twelve Klelne features were rented thronch the Seattle office of that In- stitution last week,'' after an Inspection of more than a hundred reels. "Antony and Cleopatra" -will open the program, which includes "Quo Vadls?" "Julias Cesar,'' "Spartacus." "Othello," "Vendetta" and "The Last Days of Pompeii." Wonder if the faculty has overlooked "Chased by tbe Cops," "Lost in tbe Wilderness," "Broncho Billy's 'Revenge," or that celebrated Universal allegorical conglomeration entitled "Damon and Pythias"? WORLD FILM CORPORATION LEWIS Jc SELZNICK vice President and General Mianacer Wm. A. Brady Plctuxe Plays, Inc. HOLB PRESENTS THE FAMILY CUPBOARD By OVK/KM DAVIS . A story in which a hot-blooded youth bares tke skeleton of his father's sins to the eyes of his mother and sister For Porther Information Commanleate 'wltb tbe Nekrest Branoli or the LiB'WIS J. 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