Exhibitors Herald (Jun-Sep 1918)

EXHIBITORS HERALD AND MOTOGRAPHY OVER THE TOP"Sr!& Folks, have you heard "The Tale of a Shirt," by the McRay Websters? Well, it's worth listening to and is about as cool a story as you'll dig up this weather along Broadway. It all happened because Harry allowed one of the "Midnight Follies" girls the use of his flat while he and his wife were on a vacation. You see, Katherine (last name Perry), is a friend of Mrs. Webster and Harry suggested that the actress use the apartment during their absence. Mrs. Webster's instructions to Katie were to "use it as your own" and as soon as the family was out of sight Miss Perry got busy. She clipped the tails from fiftysix of Harry's shirts at the waist line and used them to make cute little dresses for Belgian waifs. On his return, Harry turned a back flipper, when he got a slant at his wardrobe. It looked as though he'd have to sew buttons on the deleted shirts and wear 'em as Ferris waists. However, he "reclaimed" a sport shirt from the janitor and was able to appear at his desk at the regular hour. # * # Enrico Caruso's first Artcraft picture is to be "My Cousin." Should have been "My Cousin Caruse, he sings like de duce," as the once popular song had it. Anyway, Enrico was at one time a sailor, it is said, and it's hard for a tar to get off the pitch. It has been said he will be assisted by Gatty Bazzaza, Angilino William Parke Joins Educational Films To Direct Features William Parke, who made "The Yellow Ticket" for Pathe, has been appointed director general of the Educational Films Corporation's feature productions and went to Charlestown, W. Va., on July 20. Two units of 'When the Giant Wakes" company are working in Charleston and Logan, W. Va., respectively. A considerable number of important scenes, including one of Secretary of War Baker, have been taken. After a ten day visit to the field locations of the picture, Vice-President and General Manager E. W. Hammons returned to New York. An important move in tbe wider distribution of Educationals was made recently through the chartering of the Educational Distributing Corporation. The president of this new film company is Charles A. Dean, a promoter and capitalist of wide experience. The offices are located in the Godfrey Building and a staff of executives is being organized. The exclusive business of the new concern will be to handle the output of the F.ducational Films Corporation of America, and to that end a dozen new ex Srigatto, Mariongeli Opatizumomotti and a strong cast from Jkighth avenue. * * * The stage was set at the City Club for a luncheon to be held after the Boston convention, and Jim Hoff was delegated to provide the eats and send out the invitations. But since Peter J. Schaefer was elected the idea seems to have fallen by the wayside and the members of General Division, Class 5, of the N. A. M. P. I. will have to provide their own lunches catch-as-catch-can. Why not intern Jim Hoff for dereliction of duty? * * * Elinor Field, the star of the StrandMutual comedies, makes her debut in "What Will Father Say?" Well, they have said many, many things, but Elinor is reported to have said to a suitor when he asked her that question, "popping the question is all very well, and as a rule an agreeable task, but when you are forced into questioning pop, you don't always get what you ask." Good stuff, kid. * * * Jimmy Vincent is off on "The Troop Train" and Edgar Lewis is at the throttle. * * * Wally Van, the well known director, it is reported, is to direct Madeline Travers in her new pictures Couldn't have picked a better director. changes will be established throughout the country, it is said. President Dean went to Chicago, July 22, where VicePresident Hammons of the parent company had already entered into preliminary arrangements for a branch office. Due to the recent demand for Educationals, it is estimated that the distributing company within the next six months will handle more than twice the output of prints now being used. MARY ANllKRSoN. Who Will Have tin Leading Feminine Role i" "Johnny, Gel Your Gun." (Artcraft.) ftQ Going Some 1 To accommodate its 1918-1919 j | program, the Famous Players 1 I Lasky Corporation estimates that 1 | 122,300,000 feet of film will be re | I quired. This footage, figured in 1 1 miles, would total 23,178, or enough 1 1 to circle the globe at the latitude 1 1 of the West Coast studios in | | Hollywood. Upon this footage I | the organization will pay the Gov 1 1 ernment $305,900 tax, exclusive of 1 I the reel tax. "Elcy," the fortune teller, died last week and the "Palms" was sung at her funeral. Elcy played in "The Mysteries of Myra." * * * Jules Cowles say "so many people are sending out S. O. S. calls it may be assumed that before long the world will resound with I. O. Ms." * * :|: Dolores Cassinelli has a new yacht on the ways and expects to slide it into the water and christen it about July 31. This is "linkin' " it up with the Hudson. "Ship ahoy" in case of a blow, use the lee tender. Norma Talmadge Has Very Narrow Escape Norma Talmadge, the Select star, had a narrow escape from death a few days ago while working at Bear Mountain near Suffern, N. Y., on her forthcomingpicture, "Her Only Way." Miss Talmadge was riding up a steep slope in her car during a heavy rainstorm when the machine started to slip at an alarming speed. Ward Lascelle. assistant to Director Franklin, wedged a boulder under one of the rear wheels and a moment later Miss Talmadge and her fellow-workers scrambled to terra firma. Sternberg Joins Army Joe Sternberg of the World laboratory, who has had charge of film for this concern from the time it left the camera until it was shipped to the branches, has joined the photographic division of the Signal Corps. He has been stationed at Columbia University, where he will help in the production of a film to be used in training recruits. Wilson Writes Song "From Afar," a semi-classical trench ballad, words by J. Victor Wilson, and music by Oscar Sprieseu, both of the Strand theatre staff. New York, will be Ming by Herbert Waterous, the baritone, during the week of August 4 at the Strand. Completes Four Pictures William Bradley, of the Bradley Studios, Twenty-third street and Lexington avenue, New York, has just finished four pictures — one four-reel drama, two threereel comedies and one three reel drama All are declared to be high-class pictures.