Kalem Kalendar (1915)

2 Kalem Company — The International Producers. WitH Halem Plays and Players Miss About six years ago, a Alice Kalem director found his Hollister work held up by the nonappearance of an actress who was cast for a small role. Knowing that applicants for positions were always on hand in the office, he selected the first young lady his eyes chanced to rest upon. The joke of the matter is that the young lady in question was not an actress, nor had she ever been on the stage. As a matter of fact she had called to see a relative employed in the studio. Nevertheless, she promptly seized the opportunity which Fate had thrown in her path. The young lady was Miss Alice Hollister, whose picture appears on the front cover of this K.vlEndar. Today, Miss FTollister is considered one of the foremost emotional actresses in filmdom. Six years have seen her emerge from obscurity to a position as one of the most popular players in the silent drama. There is nothing remarkable about this young lady’s success. The determination to make good in her profession would have stood her in good stead had she engaged in any other line of work. It was this “do-or-die” spirit which attracted the director’s attention in subsequent productions and resulted in her securing roles of greater importance. An idea of Miss Hollister’s ability can be obtained when mention is made of a few of the roles which she has portrayed. Among these are : Mary Magdalene, in KalE.m’s wonderful fivepart production, “From the Manger to THE Cross;” Madeleine, in “A Celebrated Case;” the wife, in “The Barefoot Boy the title role, in “The Vampire the daughter, in “The Scorpion’s Sting;” and Marcia, in “The Stolen Ruby.” Exhibitors and their patrons will undoubtedly be pleased to hear that this sterling performer will shortly appear in a num ber of productions which will reveal her in the strongest roles she has ever portrayed. ☆ ☆ ☆ There is no greater champion in the battle being waged against adulterated foods and the manufacturers of such products than Professor Lewis B. Allyn, of Westfield, Mass. His articles in The Ladies IVorld are read by more than a million purchasers of that publication. It is therefore of special interest to exhibitors, to learn that Professor Allyn will shortly be seen in a drama now being produced by KalEm. The story is based upon the pure food problem and tells how one manufacturer of adulterated products learns, at a terrible cost, the error of his ways. The fictionized story of this drama will be published in The Ladies World. The date of its release will be announced shortly. Tom Moore and Marguerite Courtot, two of the most popular Kalem players, will enact the leading roles in the drama. ☆ ☆ ☆ A NUMBER of prominent police officials recently witnessed a private performance of the episodes of KalEm’s “Girl Detective Series," contained in this Kaiendar. It was the unanimous opinion of the audience, after the last picture had been shown, that Kalem’s girl sleuth actually solves her problems along exactly the lines that a real detective would pursue, if at work on the cases shown on the screen. The episodes seen by the police officials were “The Apartment FIouse Mystery” (synopsis on page 7), “The Disappearance OE Harry Warrington” (synopsis on page 15), “The Mystery oe the Tea Dansant” (synopsis on page 25), and “Old Isaacson’s Diamonds" (synopsis on page 35).