New York Clipper (Dec 1915)

44 THE NEW YORK CLIPPER December 4 CURRENT FILM EVENTS Slmnltaneoasly with the maMng of this picture ' Be will put on Sir Gilbert Parker's famoas "The wearers," Dslog the same cast in Ur. Jose will put on Sir Gilbert novel, "The Wearers," nslog th. both. Many hTUidreds of extras will be employed in the picture for the battle scenea. Thr Feature Flhn -Corporation, of which Mr. Jcse Is the manaelng director, has made orranse- mentM with Pathe for the production of a twelve chapter serial picture. Carroll Fleming, formerly staze director for the Shuberts. at the Hippodrome, end a master at obtalnlsf ble effects, has been en- gaged to direct this serlaL which will be under the personal superrlslon of iir. Jose. 'Che Feature Film Corporation Is now conduct- ing negotiations for the hulldlns of its own studio, and plana a considerable extension of its actlrltlea. TOUnNECn WAS AN ARTIST BEFORB ENTESniNO BfOTIOIf PICTTTRES. Many an tzpresslon of wonder has been beard at the unusual artistry in' direction of Maarlce Toumenr, whoso "Trilby," "The Ivory Snuff-box" and "A Butterfly on the Wheel," for the World Film, have created sensatlone in the screen world. The secret !s out at last. Toumenr was a piilnter of note before he. became an. actor, and thea studied the histrionic art under the Bclaseo of France. M. Ar.dre Antolne. He worked for fif- teen years on tho speaklne stage, rehearslne every day, and playing every night, and personauy pat- tlnr on more than Ave hondreti plays. He played Important parts and assisted- in the stage direction with Mme. Bejane, one of the great- VliBlmla Pearson, one of the most beautlfnl and •»* artists hi the theatrical world. He han pW*?' talented actresses currently appearing before the In Jfsnce, Germany. Etagland. Italy. Spoln, Hol- eamera. She la a star member of the Tltagraph's land Brazil end the Argentina, and has made Ihatem foreea. moving pietnres In all parts of the world, Includ- tag the darkest regions of Interlf- tary and civil organizations, and officials of fbe city. These included the Businessmen's Training Cann> School. G. A. B., the Boy Scouts. Coast Artillery and iLfantry, officers of the United States Aimv- oC the Northwest, the commanders and officers o'f the Pneet Sound Navy Yard, the "Tnkums," which 1« Seattle's -'booster" organization, the Press Club and representative citizens and bankers of the dis- trict After the parade, an ozliifaltlon of "The Bttttle Cry of Peace" was given at the Press Clnb. and acclauniid wltli tremendous applause. In fact it was stated that no picture hsd ever been ebown which had aroused such enthusiasm. Two well known mlDlsters of the cltj- who saw the production based their S'jnday morning ser- mons on it. Newspapers of Seattle gave front page stories to tho picture, and for several davs following the exhibition, "The Battle Crr of Peace," was the principal toitic of the hour in the Northw^em dlle.o. The picture will be ahown to the public lu Seattle, beginning Christmas Day, also in Portland and Tacoma, ovening in the latter city early in Serranber. ASBOjET 3III1I.ER TO PRESENT NEW COMEDY BRAND. Ashley HUler. who has, for the last fonr months directed Arnold Daly's productions, and Is now working on "The King's Game," in which Georg« Probert, Pearl White and Sheldon Lewis are fea- tored. annonncco' that he will shortly preseat a new brand of comedies under his own name. "Doc** BanBon Is In charge of the studio. BESSIE BARRISCAXE BAPPDjT CAST IN BTOTDAI. MASTERPIECE. Bessie Ba^rrisrale will be aealn seen by her many admirers in "The Painted Soul," a Mutual maafeiTilece. to t>e released Dec. 23. In this picture, as in many others In which the charming young actress has appeared, she inter- prets the role of a girl who oitdergoes a. great ttmnaforxaa.ti3n of character. In "Tho Painted Soul" she first appears as a gill of the streets. In the night court, as she is leaving alter an arrest, she is stopped by a yoang artist In search for a model to pose for his plc- tnre, "The Fallen Woman.'" interior Africa. "BATTLE CRY" STIRS THINGS UP IN SEATTLE. Wliat la claimed to be the most distinctive re- ception ever given a moving picture wan tendered the etlrriuf Vltagraph feature, "The Battle Cry of Peace," which the Y-Ir-S-E is now releasing, at a private showing held at the Press Club, m Seattle, last Wednesday. To Tom North, manager of the Seattle branch of the V-L-3-£>, belongs the credit for staging the notable introduction of this plctnn> to the people of the Northwest. No civic event of recent years has been bandied In a manner calcnlated to aronss more enthiislasm and patriotism than the wav In which Mr. North handled the presentation of "The Battle Cry of Peace." The showing was preceded by a parade through the principal tborou^^hfares of the city, headed by a bond, the mayor, the principal mlll- ALL ABOUT LASKYia PI<AYERS. Walker, who made such pronounced hits In "Kindling" and "Out of Darkness," Is ex- pected at the studio this week to begin work on a series of photodramas. Now that the Lasky Company has acquired the rights to all of Mark Tcv&ln's works, they will iMiediately start work on the first, which Is "Pudd n Head Wilson," with Theodore Roberta as the star. The photodramatic version is now being made and the production -ivlll start sbortlv. From time to lime other works of the famous bamorUt ivlll be presented. No definite dates have beej settled. Cecil B. DeMllle has Just completed tlia Fanny Ward production of "The Cheat," from aa original photodiiania by Hector Turubuil, former dramatic critic of The Seu> York TtiOuns. According to all rejrarts, 'The Immigrant," In which Valesiia Suratt la to star, wlU be something nbsolutely different from anyAIng In whidb she has heretofore appeared. -She leftHoHywood Tues- day to Tisume her vaudeville engagements over the Orpheum circuit. Her production is being directed by George Melford. Three people were slightly injured and a number of others badly shaken up during the filming ot the courtroom scenes in the Fanny Ward produc- tion of "The Cheat." This set occupied lie greater portion of the stage, and over three hundred people were used. The audience were supposd to become enraged at the action of one of the witnesses and attempted to attack him. Beserves were called in and the mob quelled. It was the realistic acting o* the reserves Chat caused injuries. which he is now working are planned to represent the two extremes of virtue and sin. The soul of the woman in "The Eesurrectlon," the soul of love and kindness and spiritually, looks out through her eyes, and causes a change to come over the snllrn girl who sits in front of it When the artist has finished his work, the model for "The Fallen Woman" is a woman regenerated. She has come to love the artist, and he has grown to love her, or perhaps to pity lier so that he tmsgines he loves her. When the young man's ambitious mother dis- covers how it la, she plays upon the girl's awakened goodness, saying that if she marry her son she will make htm an outcast. On a trumped up charge, the ^rl manages to get heivelt arrested, and sends for the artist to pay her flue. BeUevlng that the girl has proves false to him the artist leaf es her; the goes back to her struggle alone. BeRSle Barrlscale finds splendid support In Trr.ly Shattuck, as the artist's mother, Charles Ray. ns Edward Barnard, the artist, Clyde Tracy, the artist's friend, and Milton Rose, a detective- FREDERIOK NEW SCENARIO EDITOR PREMIER PROGRAM. Joseph Frederick, whose work as a dramatle author N -well known, has been addled to th» staff of the Premier Program In the capacity of scenatio editor. Mr. Frederick Is the author of the three act comedy, "Worried Partnerr," and has Ju?t fin- ished an original dramatlzaucn of "Unclo Tom's Cabin." For the present Premier I'rngmm -will produce no original scripts, their pictures will be adapted from famous novels and plays. At this work Joseph E^^dertck has proven hlmseif a master bond. He Is a firm believer in the necentlty of feeling the ^irlt of any story, anil maintains that bou the script editor and the director must attune thcm- aelvvg fully to the Ideas and essence of each story SO aa to produce the very best that may be In it. In real life Joseph Frederick's name Is Freder- ick Joseph Chlpman. but to the worM and those who know htm only through his wrltlnBS, he Ij fmly known as Joseph Frederick. PATHE GETS KIPLING'S ''LIGHT THAT FAILED." Pathe has acquired the picture rif hts to KlpIlDg's Jreal work, "The Light That Failed," and Elaward UKP will start -work on the production of It with- in the next two or three d&ya. This is the first KlpUng book to be put into pictures, and is filled wlrli excellent dramatle material Mr. Jose has aecnred «n eztellcDt east, headed by Robert Edeson, Jose Collins, Lillian Tucker and Claude Fleming. "The Light That Failed" will be imt opon the Gold Booster program. ^EQUITABLEj^ PRESENTS The noted dramatic personsUty CYRIL SCOTT new type of filnm play (4 NOT GUJLTY UlTABLE nOTlOAJ PICTURED CORPORATIONT^ LEWIS J. SELZmC K. VfCE PflES. AhP ADVI5 0PY DiOFCTOa ■ ffll WORLD FILM. CORPORA.TION AMk WOBLD FILM COBPORATION LEWIS jr. SELZNICK, Vlce-Preaident and General Manager PRBSKNTS EDWIN ARDEN "THE GREY MASK" BARBARA TENNANT Baaed upon the remarkable detective stoir by CHARLES WADSWOBTU CAMP, which appeared In COLLIER'S WEEKLY. A SHVBERT FEATURE For Fortber Inibrmatlen Commniileate irttli tlie 1 learest Braneh ot 130 Wast MtJH St., New Tork City. Braneltea Bverywliere. BrsnMes ETerywIiere. Canadian OlBees, Toronto, UontxenL, Winnipeg, Calgary