New York Clipper (Oct 1915)

42 THE . NEW YORK CLIPPER October 23 CURRENT FILM EVENTS BY IJIN. CRAA'E WILBUR. Crane WUbar Is one of the best drawing cards In pictures. He Is presently engaged In portray- ing leading roles In Centaur Star Features, re- leased on tlie Mutual program. His most recent screen acbleveoient Is "Tlie Blood of Oar Brotbers," a stirring three reel drama 'which he mote hlm- oelf. darlings of the screen by their ready response and qalck miderstaadlng of the homaaness of the part« which they have been given to play. There are other beautltnl women out In the Ijand of SoDslilne on the Western Coast who are spend- ing their days as dearly loved factors In the great dramatic field which Uvea In shadows and Is gone. Kera Gerber, sunny haired, golden eyed, ez- vreises the finesse of breeding in ncr every action. The blood of Puritanical ancestors and of the atnll which makes Itaders. of men flows In her veins, and again lives In the quiet dignity and gentle re- serve of her acting In' American "Beauty" releases. May AlMson, the arlbtocratlc little thoroughbred. Is a picture in herself. Her soft eyes, her kindly mouth, her smile and loveliness complete. In the "American" dramas. In which she stars opuoslte Harold Lockwopd, her quiet refinement and ex- quisite beauty are almost haunting In their charm. She has come lather recently to the Mutual. Her debut was In the master picture. "The Secretary of Frivolous Affairs," and the promise of entirely enchanting-pls>lnK given In that picture has been more than fulfllied In every succeeding appearance. Anna Little, the frank little actress from the West, "the darling of the (ilains," as she is known. Is the Mustang Comi)any'e favorite. In the series nt "Back Porvln and the Sfovles," she la having an extraordinary duuKc Marxaret Glbaon, of tbe Horsley contingent. Is a dark haired girl with serious searching eyes. It Is her aymfpathetle in- terpretation of the unhapplness of^fe which has placed her as an actress of nnnsDal ability. In her role of a little cripple ?lrl in "The Protest." the recent three reel picture in whl^ she appeared with Crane Wilbur, she la splendid. Beatrice Van, the leading lady of Beantr company, No. 1, Is another whose attractiveness must not be passed by. CUMJUNJSS JOIVS CCXTAim. David Horsley'has cn^^aged li-vlng Cnmmlngs to play the leading male rolus wltli one of bis com- panies producing Centaur features, in which the Ecetock animals also appear as motion picture actors. By the engagement of Mr. Cnmmlngs, Mr. Hors- ley adds another popular uhotoplayer to his al- ready long llsL As the leadlug tuan In the Norm Amenlran Film. Corporation's snccrssful serial. "The Diamond from the Sk.v," now numinc In many theatres throughuut the country, Mr. C.iro- niJngs scored a hit, and U, as a result, very much in ue public eye to-day. His fc-ats In this sevlnl. -which Included 'dashing In un antonioblle before a swiftly moving train, and 4e?ds of a like charac- ter, stamped nlm. In addition to Ms expressive Flowers, as a man of Intrepidity, to whom the play- cg of the most dangero-js £i->^03 are only a part of a day's work. Mr. Cnmmlngs has been a motion picture player for three years. Previously he had twelve years' experience on the speaking stage. His Initial bow as an actor was made with Edwin Arden's stock companv in Washington, D. C. This engagement was followed by two seasons with Wm, H. Crane, In "David Haram." The next two years he was with "Texas," and then for a season each with " 'Way Down Eost" and "The Man of the Hour," respectively. Following this be Joined LUlIan Bos- sell s company on tour In "In Search of a Slr.ner." That engagement was Mr. Cummlngs' last road experience, for the following year saw him -with the Shennan Bro-wn Stock Company In Milwaukee. Upon the completion of his season there he forsook the speaklnj; stage entirely and devoted his talents to motion pictures. His flrst screen experience was In Powers' Flms, in which he played leads. A year with Pathe Freres followed. From there he went to the ReUonce. where he was starred In big features, among them "Tlie Man from the Out- side." "The Master Cracksman." "Italian Love," "Ashes," "The Higher Justice." "The Fight for nicht," "Success" and many others. . He left Reliance and went back to Pathe, who featured him In multiple reel subjects. From this concern he went to Thanhonser, and when "The Diamond from. the Sky" was prepared ' for production the North American EMlm Corporation selected him above all others for the leading role. Here Mr.. Cnmmlngs registered his greatest suc- cess and, added to his already large number of followers. The title of the picture in which Mr. Cnmmlngs makes his debut as a David Horsley star will be announced later. SPEAKING OF BEAUTY— "Beautiful women," said an authority on the motion picture industry the other day, "have *made' the plctnres. Their names and faces have become household possessions wherever enough people can be gathered together to make it worth while to show a photoplay. They have been the drawing card which has built up the business to its tremendous proportions." Since ics beginning the Mutual program has had its coterie of lovely actresses woose charm has drawn the public after them as Irresistibly as the Pled Piper the children of Hamlin Town. New ones are belne edded to Its fold every day. . It is their irresistible charm which has been the large factor in packing theatres and In. lifting the com- mercial Into a higher thing. Two actresses stand out strongly In the annals of Mntual history—beautiful young women who are stlU -with the company. Tbey are brown eyed, winsome little Vivian Bleb and Winnlfred Green- wood thi sympathetic and gradous poitiayer of screen roles. Both are members of the American Film Company, and were successful actresses on the legitimate stage before entertnfr the plct<ir«s. They are fearless and have held their places as gtnue, whose boyishness has made her a great asset to "Novelty" comedies; Franclne Larrlmore the drreslstlble star of "The 7)ovlI'8 Darling," the Oaumont Bialto star feature, who la to be seen in "Some Baby," nt the Fulton Theatre ond Fayette Perry, the pretty deserter of Broadway, who appears In the Ca^dno comedy, "Ethel's Ro- meos. All three will be seen with a fleeting glance, but a memory of them will linger In the minds of the spectators, whliih may be gratlfieil at a later time by farther oppmrances. This brief re^ew of only i fc-w of the charmers Of the Mntual program w1,l give the rightful Im- pression, which ereryone who knows will agree, that the term "Mutual" .applied to no actress Is synonymous with "beauty' and "charm." HOLBROOK FINDS ROLE. World Film's plcturi/.atloa ' M<?reague of San FrancIso->' McTE.4.GUE>' AND THEN, CONSIDF.R THE EASTERN GIRLS. In the East, aa well as the West, there are other beautiful women whose screen success means the success of the iMnrual, for which they stand. Florence La Badle, whose insist into humon nature through her keen observation, her consum- ing desire to feel and nnderstand, makes her a marvelous actress, is also Tery comely to look upon. She is the star of the Thanhooser Com- pany, and Is contlnjally demonstrating her abllltr ty appearing In blcper roles. She will star In tt'-. new Than-o-Play, three reel, releases. Mlgnon An- derson, petite, clear eyed. Is a second Thanhonser player who. rleht now, is steadily gaining a pec'-i- Uar-position of her own among screen fans. Newer and only temporary vir.ltors to the Mu- tual program are Edith Thornton, the pretty Ir.<> of Frank Norrls" - will present the famous actor, Holbrok Bllnno, In a role of singular power and cbaracterlxutlon. •Frank Norrls. this author of the book, wrote "The Pit," which was made into' a picture by World Film. "The Pit" was also a successful stage play. "McTeague," however, has never been dramatized. McTeague from boyhood was a misfit In the world; brute, quack dentist, fighter, almost mur- derer, miner; be dies in the desert, handcuffed to the dead body of his enemy, Marcus, who was once bis friend. There is a girl in the case over whom McTeague and Marcos quarrel to the death. Mr. Bllnn's early life was in many respects adventurous, though, of course, not nefarlons. He is of San Ftanclocan origin—he has played In all parts of the world, and has a long list of stage flurcesses to his credit. He la an impersonator of manly, vigorous roles in pictures. He has fought his way to success, and In "McTeague" he has a fighting part—one that calls for great physical efforts and endurance. The rart fits the actor and the actor fits the Eart. .We are to see the most strenuous work of Is motion picture career when we have the photo- play. "McTeague," before us on the screen. "Western StntT' Is by no means dead when you get an actor of the eminence and ability of Bol- brook Bllnn to undertake such a mightiy role as that of McTeague. "WORLD TO FILMATIZE "OVER NIGHT." "Over Night," the Wm. A. Brady comedy which had six months at the Forty-eighth Street Theatre. New York, is to be plctnrtzed under the direction of James Toung, who made such a striking snccess of Philip Bartbolomae's other World Film comedy, "Little Miss Brown." A3 far as possible the original coat will be presented In the photoplay: Vivian Martin. Herbert Jost -Tere Austin, Ada Stirling, LucUe La Verne, Dorothy Farnum, Arthnr Aylesworth. WORLD FILM CORPORATION LEWIS J. SELZNICK Vice President and General Manager PRESENTS BEATRIZ MICHELENA IN IM NE 99 Fonnclecl on the Woria F*mon« Play at tike same name tty EDWARD SBBI.DON^ BBATfllZ mCHKliBnA makes tlie ontstandlnK success of ber career In tills powerfnl drama or tlie iiBaerworld. For Fnrtlier Information Communicate wltb tlie Nearest Brancli of tike 130 W«st Mtii St., New Tork City. N. Y. Branches Everywliere. ^ Brancliea ETery>rlierc. Canadian OlBces, Toronto, Blontfeal. Winnipeg, Calgary ^EQUITABLEjg II Yrom the pen ofour m^tiest author. 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