Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

94— ACTRESSES, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Vol. II. No. 1 CHARLESON, Mary; b. Dunganon, Ireland, May 18, 1893; educ. convent in Los Angeles, Cal.; stage career, ingenue with Grand Opera Co. on Pacific Coast; screen career, Vitagraph, Lubin ("The Road o' Strife" series), Equitable1 ("Passers By"), Selig ("The Prince Chap," "The Country That God Forgot"). Essanay ("The Truant Soul," "Little Shoes"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 2; wght., 110; brunette, dark brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., studio, Essanay, Chicago. CHESTER, Lila Hayward; b. Richmond, Va.; educ. Univ. of Cal.; stage career, stk., vaud.; screen career, Thanhouser (" Million Dollar Mystery "), World ("Sins of Society," "The Unpardonable Sin," " Miss Petticoats," " The Page Mystery "); rides, swims, motors. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 123; fair complexion, titian hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 118 YV. 72d St., X. Y.; studio. World, Fort Lee. CHILDERS, Naomi; b. St. Louis, Mo.; educ. St. Louis, Mo.; stage career, under mgmt. Henry W. Savage, H. H. Frazee; screen career, Kalem (" Panic Days on Wall Street"), Reliance ("The Half Breed "), Vitagraph (" The Writing on the Wall," " The Spirit in the Clay," " The Turn of the Road," " The Devil's Prize," " The Price of Fame," etc. Recreations, painting, riding, occult science. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 135 lbs.; light complexion, golden brown hair, blue eyes. Hobby, reading. Home ad., Madison Hotel, 62 Madison ave., N. Y. C. CHRISTY, Nan; b. Pittsburg, 1894; educ. N. Y.; early career, society writer on newspaper; screen career, Keystone, Biograph, Balboa, American (" The Quest," and leads in American Beauty Comedy), Horsley (" Morals of Men," " Long Arm of the Law"). Hght., 5, 3; wght., 130; blond hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, Edgerly Apts., Los Angeles; studio, Horsley, Los Angeles. CLARK, Marguerite; b. Cincinnati, 1887; educ. Ursuline convent; stage career, since 1899, with De Wolf Hopper for several seasons "Baby Aline," "Jim, the Penman"; m. p. career, Famous Players (late pictures, " Little Lady Eileen," " Miss George Washington," " Fortunes of Fifi," " Snow White "). Hght., 4, 10; wght., 90; fair complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, 50 Central Pk. West; studio, Famous, N. Y. CLARKE, Veola; b. 1892; stage career, mus. ingenue, "Top o' the Morning," vaud.; screen career, Edison. Hght., 5, 8^4; complexion, fair. Ad., 66 W. 75th, X. Y., or Bergere, N. Y. CLAYTON, Ethel; b. Champagne, 111., 1890; educ. Chicago; stage career, stk., "The Devil," "The Brute"; screen career, Lubin (" The Great Divide "), World (late pictures, " The House Cat," " Broken Chains," " Madness of Helen," "Web of Desire," "The Hidden Scar"). Hght., 5, 5*/2j wght., 130; golden red hair, blue eyes'; rides, swims, piano. Ad., home, 640 Riverside Drive; studio, World, Fort Lee. CLAYTON, Marguerite; b. Salt Lake City, 1896; educ. St. Mary's Academy, Salt Lake; screen career, Essanay (late pictures, " The Wide Wrong Way," " Is Marriage Sacred," "Dancing with Folly," "The Burning Band"). Hght., 5, 4; wght.. 120; fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, motors. Ad., Essanay, Chicago. CLEVENGER, Beatrice; b. 1893; stage career, with Winthrop Ames. "A Pair of Sixes," B. F. Keith stk., Portland, Me.; screen career, leads Frank Powell ("Are You a Mason? "), Famous Players. Hght., 5, 5; dark complexion. Ad., Kirmmse, liu'., 105 W. 40th st., X. Y. CLIFFORD, Kathleen; b. Charlottesville, Ya., Feb. 16, 1894; educ. England and Dresden, Germany; stage career, under Frohman in " Top of the World," starred with Digby Bell in " Little Dorritt," headlined in vaud. in U. S. and England; screen career, making debut with Balboa (" The Twisted Thread," Pathe serial). Recreations, riding, driving, dancing, swimming, singing, music, writes own songs and designs gowns. Hght., 4 ft. 11^4 in.; wght., 98 lbs.; brunette complexion, light brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad.. Hotel Astor, X. Y. C. Studio ad., Balboa studio, Long Beach, Cal. CLIFTON, Adele; b. Warsaw, Russia, 1897; educ. abroad; stage career, dancer; screen career, Bosworth, Inc, Majestic, Fine Arts (" Atta Boy's Last Race," " Nina the Flower Girl"); athletic. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 130; fair complexion, blond hair, gray eyes. Studio, Fine Arts, Hollywood. CLOSE, Ivy, also comedienne; b. Stockton-on-Tess, Eng., 1894; educ. St. Joseph's Academy, Somerset, Eng.; stage career, vaud.; screen, career, Hepworth, Kalem (" Ivy Close Comedies "). Hght., 5, 4; wght., 1,25; blond hair, blue eyes; swims, motors. Ad., home, 4 Onslow PI., South Kensington, London. COGHLAN, Rose; b. Peterboro, Eng.; educ. London; stage career, since 1869, first appeared as witch in " Macbeth," in "A Happy Pair," with Joseph Jefferson in " Rip Van Winkle," "The Sporting Duchess," "Mrs. Warren's Profession," vaud.; screen career, Ivan (" Her Husband's Wife," " The Faded Flower "). Ad., Ivan, N. Y. COLLIER, Constance; b. Windsor, England, 1881; educ. England; stage career, at age of 7, with Beerbohm Tree, played Shakespearian roles in Eng., "Thais"; screen career, Morosco ("The Code of Marcia Grey," "Tongues of Men"). Ad., His Majesty's Theatre, London. COLLINS, Jose; stage career, Winter Garden, in "The Merry Countess," vaud. with Maurice Farkoa, " Ziegfeld Follies," "Suzi"; screen career, Fox ("A Woman's Honor"), Pathe ("Light That Failed"); rides, swims. Ad., c/o Chamberalin Browrn, N. Y. COLWELL, Goldie; b. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1893; educ. Immaculate Heart Convent, Los Angeles; stage career, from 1911, dramatic leads in rep. co., Kansas City; m. p. career, 1912 with Selig (" Diverging Paths," " Nan's Victory," " Out of Petticoat Lane," " Carmelita's Revenge," " Adventures of Kathlyn," " The Heart of Texas Ryan "), also featured with Tom Mix in Westerns, with Horsley, first in Cub comedies, then in dramatic leads ("When Avarice Rules," etc.). Recreations, rowing swimming, golf, tennis, painting, music. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 137 lbs. Home ad., 1028 Overton St., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Selig Polyscope Co., Los Angeles, Cal. CONCORD, Lillian; b. Omaha, Neb.; educ. Univ. of Cal., Univ. of Wis., also studied voice culture in Paris; stage career, " The Kingdom of Destiny," " The Red Widow," " The Midnight Girl," and vaud.; screen career, Frohman ("The Woman in 47"), at present with Universal; rides, swims. Hght., 5, 8; wght., 140; blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 340 W. 85th st., X. Y. CONEY, Myrtis; educ. St. Louis; stage career, with Mildred Holland, also stk.; screen career, Selig, Equitable, World, White Eagle ("The Daughter of the Sea," "The Man Who Found Himself," "The Circle of Mystery," " Cyganie ") ; rides, swims, dances. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 120; dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Hotel St. George, B'klyn. COOKE, Ethyle, also heavies; b. Lynn, Mass., Aug. 4, 1888; educ. Girls' Latin Schl., Boston; stage career, from age of 12, at Boston Museum, later appearing in " The Defender " (mus. com.), "The Little Host," with Pauline Chase, soubrette in " Peggy from Paris," in " Marrying Mary," " Madame Sherry," etc.; screen career, from 1911, Thanhouser (leads in "Six Cents a Loaf," " Beneath the Sea," " Old Jane of the Gaiety," " The Commuted Sentence," " Saint, Woman and Devil," " The Pillory," " The Candy Girl," " The Fugitive," " Fear of Poverty," etc.); heavy leads with Florence La Badie for yr. Recreations, singing, dancing, riding, swimming, embroidering. Hght., 5 ft. 3 in.; wght., 127 lbs.; light complexion, blonde hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 315 W. 98th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Thanhouser, Xew Rochelle, N. Y. COOLING, Maud; b. 1885; stage career, Melbourne Mac Dowell, Broadhurst 1 season, with Fiske O'Hara " What Happened to Mary?"; screen career, 1 yr. stk., Famous Players ("The Big Sister"), Photo Drama ("The Warning"), Bluebird ("The Boy Girl," "Susan's Gentleman"). Hght., 5, 4; dark complexion, dark hair. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., 105 W. 40th st., X. Y.