Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

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April 12, 1917 STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, CHARACTERS— 69 DUNN, William R.; b. Astoria, L. I.. 1884; educ. Brooklyn; stage career, in Payton Stock, Brooklyn, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Nance O'Neil, vaud.; screen career, Vitagraph (" For a Woman's Fair Name," " Man Behind the Curtain," " The Secret Kingdom"). Ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn. DURHAM, Lewis, also heavies; b. New Oxford, Pa.; educ. Georgetown; early career, professional ball player on Brooklyn Natl., Wash. Amer. and N.'Y. Natl.; screen career NYMP, Horsley (" Law Unto Himself," " The Conscience of John David"), Ince. Hght., 5, lOj/S; wght., 183; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 504 Hull st.. Ocean Park, Cal.; studio, Ince, Culver City. baseball, riding, lbs.; light brown EARLE, Ralph; b. 1886; stage career, dram., mus. com., vaud., with Ben Greet Players; screen career, Vitagraph, Fox. Hght., 5, 8; fair complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. ECKSTEIN, Theodore Radcliffe; b. Alsace-Lorraine, 1885; screen career, World (late picture, "A Dancer's Peril"); boxes, swims, dances, rides, motors; society parts. Hght., 6, 2; wght., 190; complexion, dark; brown hair. Ad., home, 120 W 147th st., N. Y.; studio, World Film, N. Y. EDMUNDSEN, Al.; b. Pueblo, Colo.; educ. Univ. of Chicago; stage career, stock for Morosco, toured Orient with dramatic stock co., 1 season in " Graustark"; screen career, for 2 yrs., World ("The Butterfly," etc.), Universal ("Just Jim"), Kalem since Jan. 1, 1916, playing character, in " Ham " comedies, Kalem ("Dudes for a Day"), American ("My Fighting Gentleman " ), etc. Recreations, swimming. Hght., 5 ft. lOyi in.; wght., 150 hair, blue eyes. Ad., Fox, Hollywood. EDWARDS, Beverly; b. and educ. N. Y.; stage career, rep. and stock; m. p. career, Equitable-World (" Crucial Test," " Man and His Angel"), Fox ("Princess Romanoff," " Wormwood ") ; rides, swims. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 152; dark complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 2 W. 86th st., N. Y. EIDSON, O. C; b. 1894, Chicago; educ. there; stage career, 18 months; screen career, Mutual, American; rides, swims, all outdoor sports, literary. Hght., 5, 11: wght., 198; dark complexion, brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., Kansas City, Mo. ELDRIDGE, Charles; b. Saratoga Springs, N. Y., 1854; educ. Lanesboro, Mass.; stage career, Variety theatre, Buffalo, stock comedian, prods, under Frohman, Mansfield; screen career, Vitagraph ("The Winning Trick"), World ("As in a Looking Glass"), Metro ("The End of the Tour," "The Great Green Eye"). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. ELKAS, Edward; b. N. Y., 1862; educ. there; stage career, director for Lulu Glaser, opera and mus. com.; screen career, Vitagraph ("Mortmain," "The Secret Kingdom," "The Enemy," "The Scarlet Runner"), Famous ("Snow White"), World ("Wit of a Woman"), Fox ("The New York Peacock "), Selznick (" The Foolish Virgin "), Metro. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 170; fair complexion, gray hair, blue eyes. Ad., c/o William A. Sheer, Inc., N. Y. ERLANGER, Frank A.; b. Budapest; educ. Goethe College, Vienna; stage career, Carl Schrader Stock Co., Hamburg; m. p. career, with Kinematograph, Hamburg and Munchen, Germany, Universal, Essanay, Kinemacolor, Majestic and Balboa (" Millionaire's Son," " Rose Among the Briers," "Stained Pearl"). Wght., 146; hght., 5, 9; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., Balboa, Long Beach. EVANS, Owen; b. Phila., 1878; educ. there; stage career, vaud. and mus. com.; screen career, 18 mos. with Kalem (in " Ham " com.), L-KO, Vogue ("Up the Flue," "Treed," "Tailor's Trimmings"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 135; brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 225 W. Pico St., Los Angeles. EVANS, Wm. A., b. 1876; stage career, with Frohman, Dillingham, Savage, Shuberts, Sothern; screen career, Vitagraph, Pathe, Gaumont, Equitable, All Star. Hght., 5, 6l/2; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, W. 40th St., N. Y. FAWCETT, George; b. Virginia; educ. Univ. of Virginia; stage career, extensive experience in United States and England; screen career, NYMP, Pallas, Universal, Fine Arts, Selig (" The Crisis," " The Heart of Texas Ryan," " Lost and Found"), Selznick ("Panthea"). Ad., Lambs Club, X. Y. FEERAR, Jules; b. 1874; stage career, in " Polly of the Circus," "The Girl in the Taxi," "Within the Law"; screen career, Essanay, Monmouth. Hght., 6 ft.; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th St., N. Y. FENNER, Walter; b. 1888; stage career, 4 yrs. rep., 2 yrs. stk., appeared in " Common Law," " The Rosary," " Pair of Sixes "; screen career, with Ed., August and Grace Washburn (" When It Strikes Home"). Hght., 5, 11; dark complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. FENTON, Mark; b. Crestline, O., Nov. 11, 1866; stare career,. Steele Mackaye's " Paul Kauvar," Charles Frohman's " All the Comforts of Home " and " The Sporting Duchess," in Shakespearian drama with Booth and Barrett, in cos. of Otis Skinner, Madame Modjeska, in stk, many yrs.; m. p. career, Biograph, Pathe and Universal. Hght., 5 ft. 10 in.; wght., 190 lbs.; complexion fair, brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 518 W. 47th st., N. Y. Studio ad., Universal City. FERRIS, William; b. Alexandria, Va., 1884; educ. Stanford Univ.; early career, structural engineer; m. p. career, Selig ("Chronicle of Bloom Center"), Metro ("Pennington's Choice"), Horsley; wrestles, boxes, swims. Is a successful, sculptor. Hght., 6, 2; wght., 230; black hair, brown eyes. FIELDS, Lew; b. N. Y., 1867; educ. N. Y. public schools; stage career, first appeared with Joe Weber, formed variety co., presenting burlesques and travesties; producer and manager of many prods, in N. Y. ; screen career, Keystone, World ("The Man Who Stood Still," "The Corner Grocery"). Ad., home,. 1441 Broadway, N. Y.; studio, World Film, N. Y. FISCHER, Herman Robert; b. Danzig, Germany, 1881; educ. Univ. of Leipsig; stage career, "A Tailor-Made Man," " Our Little Wife," " Little Women," " Under Fire "; screen career, Gaumont in Berlin, Eclair, Pathe, World ("Hearts of Men"); skates, swims, rides. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 160; dark hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 656 W. 178th st., or Cohan and Harris Theatre, N. Y. FISHER, George, also comedian; stage career, Chas. Blaney Stock, Franklyn Players, Nat'l Stk. Co.; screen career, Universal, Equitable, Victor. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 140; gray eyes. Ad., Small, Putnam Bldg., N. Y. FLANAGAN, D. J.; b. Ireland, 1876; stage career, mgmt. Brady and Ziegfeld, com. opera, mus. com., played with Alice Nielson, Grace Van Studdiford, Anna Held, Julian Eltinge, etc.; screen career, World ("Trilby," "La Boheme "), Selznick ("The Common Law"), McClure ("Sloth"). Hght., 5, 10^; wght., 180; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 523 W. 134th st., N. Y. FORD, Fred; stage career, stk. rep., Temple Players. Fort Wayne, Ind. screen career, Universal, American, Essanay, Selig. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 150; dark complexion, gray eyes. Ad., Small, Putnam Bldg., N. Y. FORMES, Carl, Jr.; b. London, Eng., 1848; stage educ. Meiningen Theat., under Duke of Meiningen and Baron von Chroneck; stage career, engagements in Berlin, Dresden, Vienna, Amsterdam, stage director Tivoli, San Francisco, Stanton Opera Co.'s world tour; m. p. career, Kalem, Vitagraph, Fine Arts ("Old Heidelberg," "Macbeth," etc.). Recreations, swimming and diving. Hght., 5 ft. 10^4 in.; wght., 148 lbs.; brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 343 Brand Blod. Apts., Glendale, Cal. Studio ad., Kalem, Glendale. Every Exhibitor Needs the Studio Directory