Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Dec 1917)

22 EXHIBITORS HERALD JUNE ELVIDGE MADE WORLD STAR OF FIRST RANK BY BRADY; LEW FIELDS NOW WORKS ON NEW FILM Director-General Is Retitling Four Productions Completed and Ready for Publication on Program ; Play's Name Seen as Big Factor June Elvidge, who has been appearing in World-Pictures Brady-made now advances to the front rank of fixed stars in this organization. A new contract between the World Corporation and Miss Elvidge to this effect, covering a terra of years, was executed last Tuesday. The rise of Miss Elvidge as a favorite of the screen has been extremely rapid and steady. It is only a few months since she was a comparatively unknown actress on the Winter Garden stage, where she occupied the position of understudy for Jose Collins, and played her part "on the road." Lew Fields Again at Work Another item of interest from the World-Pictures studios is that Lew Fields again is working under the Brady direction, this time in a photoplay the identity of which is not to be disclosed just now. The great success of '"The Man Who Stood Still," produced by World, is the working cause for this renewal of relations. It was in this comedy that Mr. Fields was enabled to demonstrate that he possessed other qualities as an actor than those of a farceur pure and simple, for his characterization of the soft hearted old jeweler gained for him the appellation, "the David Warfield of the screen." It was Brady foresight that influenced the selection of Fields for the big part in "The Man Who Stood Still" and for this reason the actor is very happy indeed to be back again in the World's fold. Brady Retitling Films Just at present Mr. Brady is again demonstrating his firm belief in the proposition that a photoplay well named has more than half won the battle of popularity. This demonstration has taken the form of changing the titles of four of the completed Brady-mades awaiting publication. The picture drama formerly called "Partnership" has had its title shifted to "The Iron Ring." Arthur Ashley, Gerda Holmes and Edward Langford are the featured players. The play originally named "The Waster," starring Carlyle Blackwell and June Elvidge, with Muriel Ostriche a prominent member of the company, is now titled "Youth." "Dandy Dick," directed in person by Mr. Brady, will reach the public under the final name "The Marriage Market," with a cast composed of Carlyle Blackwell, June Elvidge, Arthur Ashley and other World-Pictures actors and actresses. Ethel Clayton's JUNE ELVIDGE (World) picture play produced under the working title. "Chasms," now is known as "Souls Adrift," and the leading male part is played by Milton Sills. SELIG FEATURE FILM FROM TERHUNE NOVEL SOON WILL BE READY George Fawcett, Star in Stage Play of "Caleb Conover, Railroader," Has Lead in Screen Version William N. Selig announces that the feature film taken from Alfred Paysori Terhune's novel, "Caleb Conover, Railroader," soon will be ready for presentation. Colin Campbell didected the production and Gilson Willets wrote the film version of the story. George Fawcett, who starred in the play "Caleb Conover," is the star, and others in the cast are: Thomas Santschi, Fritzi Brunette, Frank Elliott, William Robert Daly and Goldie Coldwell. The Selig Company claims that the interior sets for this picture are among the most magnificent seen on the screen the past year. In some of the scenes hundreds of persons are utilized. The scenes of the political convention are said to be exciting and elaborate. William Robert Daly delineates the character of Billy Shevlin, trusted lieutenant to the "Boss." H. A. SPANUTH IN N. Y. TO ENGAGE STAFF FOR COMMONWEALTH FILM H. A. Spanuth, president of the Commonwealth Pictures Corporation of Chicago, left for New York, June 26, where he will engage a director, technical man and camera man. It is also his purpose to fill in part of his cast for the first Commonwealth picture, featuring Elsie Mackay, which will be produced in Chicago.