Exhibitors Herald (Dec 1919)

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MADAME MUREAL. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Charles Matiiieu are receiving the congratulations of their friends on the arrival of a son in their home on Sunday. Mr. Matiiieu has been prominently identified with the Hearst organization for fourteen years and for the past several years has been news editor of Hearst News Reels. Mrs. Mathieu, before her marriage, was Lucille de Montluzan, a society girl of Cincinnati. * * * Marion Davies expects to start work this week on "The Restless Sex" after the novel of Robert W. Chambers. Robert Z. Leonard and Leon d'Useau made the adaptation from the story, and Mr. Leonard will direct the Cosmopolitan star. •f * * Friends of Miss Regina Kruh were rather surprised to see her wearing a diamond solitaire of late. Miss Kruh, while visiting in Chicago two weeks ago, was known to have had a great deal of attention shown her by a young society blood, who is on the staff of a well known trade publication. When asked about her engagement Miss Kruh blushingly replied that she would rather have her fiance tell about it. * * * George W. Weeks, general manager of Famous-Lasky Film Service, Ltd., of Canada, with headquarters in Toronto, has arrived in New York on a short business visit. GENE POLLAR Star in "The Return of Tarznn," Numa Pictures Corp., on his way to Florida. S. E. Hacking, manager of the Screen Art Photoplay Company of Boston, Mass.. has been in New York for the past two weeks. He reports business flourishing up in the "City of Culture." * * * L. R. Wolhei.m, who plays the executioner in "The Jest" has been engaged for "Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde," the new Famous Players production starring John Barrvmore. * * * "Sky-Eye," the serial produced with the co-operation of the United States Air Service, will be released by Sol Lesser this month. * * * Returns the miner to the mine, Pile high the coal and pole it higher, Sit down, O Muse, by the divine fire, Before you get knocked down. * * * It's a cinch that the pound sterling never heard of the Einstein theory. * * * Telegraphic communication with Los Angeles announces Lillian Hall, who went to the coast to play the ingenue lead in the Rex Beach productions "Going Some" which has been finished, will remain on the coast, having signed to play the leading feminine role in the Edgar Lewis production of "Sherry." * * * It is understod that Chaplin, Pickford and Fairbanks will produce at Griffith studios in Mamaroneck as soon as the plant is completed. * $ 4 The Misses Gish, who were trying out the possibilities of the new Griffith studios at Mamaroneck, have moved back to the A. H. Fischer studios in New Rochelle, because of the difficulties with the lighting system in the new plant. * * * As a tribute to Anthony Paul Kelly. scenaroist and playwright, members of the M. P. D. A. attended the opening performance of his latest play "The Fanthom Legion" at the "Playhouse," New York, Wednesday, December 10, making up a party of doubtless the most representative men in the east in the directing end of the motion picture industry. Among them were many who have directed the camera on scenarios from Mr. Kelly's pen and their interest in his success was manifest not only by their attendance in a body, but by their enthusiastic appreciation of the best scenes. Once a director of motion pictures, however, always the position of the camera is before the man who calls "Shoot" and "cut." A most dignified member, in the midst of a stirring scene, with possibly a vision of what he would do with it. leaned toward a fellow director, whose eyes were glued upon the stage and said : "Too much 'close up' — give it a 'long shot.' " It came at a most opportune moment, when a couple of ex-actor-present-directors were fishing for 'kerchiefs, sufficient proof of their admiration for the work of the author, as well as the companv ablv presenting his play. * * * That J. Searle Dawley is again to direct Doris Kenyon came as welcome news to exhibitors who found his screen-play "Twi Hl'GH THOMPSON Leading man in the Arteo production, "Cynthia of the Minute," from the story by Louis Joseph Vance. light" an attraction which kept the man in the box office busy with "How many?" The Artco production of "The Harvest Moon" under Mr. Dawley's experienced hand is expected to raise the ante. * * * "Where do we go from here ?" asked Owen Moore of Director Wesley Ruggles, after the interiors were finished at the Biograph studio on Mr. Ruggles' second Selznick production starring Owen Moore. "Just beyond White Plains, where locations are plentiful and food scarce" answered the ex-Los Angeles director. "That for me" was Owen's enthusiastic ersponse. "It was mighty nice of you, Mr. Ruggles, to arrange things that way. How would you like to park your car in the Moore garage some night and try White Plains' ham and home-made eggs for breakfast?" "Is this an invitation from the heart out or a frame up on my Hudson?" was Mr. Ruggles' undecided acceptance. * * * Recently a "Fan," who was being shown the wonders of a M. P. studio, approached director Paul Scardon. Her interest in a real live motion picture director was plainly discernible by the question : "I would like to know just what a director's duties are. For instance, what are you doing today ?" Mr. Scardon, who was very busy at the moment, tried briefly to explain : "Today and every day until my picture is finished, I direct 'Partners of the Night.' " With a director's ever quick eye Mr. Scardon noticed the expression of surprised interest (sometimes hard to obtain on the screen), and quickly added: "'Partners of the Night' is the name of my picture— you know. That," pointing to a set, "is what we call 'an interior.' My 'exteriors' will be taken near Charleston. South Carolina." "Thank you so much for explaining," was the grateful replv of the "fan." * * * , Besides being a director of motion pictures, and prominent in M. P. D. A. affairs, Oscar Eagle finds time for flying trips to New England. The latest occasion for his 147