Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Apr 1917)

April 12, 1917 STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTRESSES, LEADS— 103 MAISON, Edna; b. San Francisco, Cal. ; stage career, since 6 yrs. old, in stock, rep., light opera, first work with Cooper Stock, Los Angeles, at 15 yrs. was singing at Tivoli Opera House, at Fisher's Theatre, and with Cal. Opera Co.; screen career, since 1912, Universal (latest pictures, " The Jewel of Death "). Brown hair and eyes. MALONE, Molly; b. Denver, Colo., 1897; educ. Denver and Los Angeles; screen career, Vitagraph, Lubin, Lasky, Universal (latest pictures, " The Lawyer's Secret," " Seething ' Humanity," " The Red Stain,"); rides, swims, dances, paints. Hght., 5, 2; wght., 108; brown hair and eyes. Ad., home, 1726 Chester Court, Hollywood; studio, Universal City, Cal. MALONE, Violet; b. Denver, 1897; educ. Denver and So. Africa; m. p. career, with Vitagraph and Lasky, ingenue lead in " Little Angel of Canon Creek," with Romaine Fielding in " Desert Honeymoon," "Alien Souls," acted as asst. director in several Lasky productions. Ad., studio, Universal City, Cal. MANN, Frankie; b. Mill Hall, Pa., 1892; educ. Boston Girls Latin Sch.; stage career, 2 yrs. in stk., Orpheum, Phila. ; screen career, Lubin, Vitagraph ("Youth"), Pathe (" Ravengar "), Ivan ("The Sex Lure"); dances, swims, rides. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 120; dark brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, Sir Henry Apts., Brooklyn; studio, Ivan, N. Y. MARINOFF, Fania; b. Odessa, Russia; stage career, Esther in " The House Next Door," in Paul Armstrong's " Romance of the Underworld," " Within the Law," " A Thousand Years Ago," " Consequences," Arnold Daly's revival of Shaw's " Arms and the Man," Ariel in the tercentenary performance of Shakespear's "The Tempest"; screen career, Famous Players ("One of Our Girls"), Kalem ("The Lure of Mammon"), Kleine Money Master"), Gaumont ("The Unsuspected , Pathe ("The Galloper," "New York," "Nedra"), ("Life's Whirlpool"), Black hair, eyes. Ad., home, 19th st., N. Y. MARKEY, Enid; b. Dillon, Colo., 1896; educ. Denver; stage career, Burbank stock, with Nat Goodwin; screen career, Ince (" Civilization," "Jim Grimsby's Boy," "The Devil's Double"), Corona ("The Curse of Eve"). Hght., 5, 4; wght, 125; dark hair, dark eyes; motors, rides. Ad., Corona, Los Angeles. MARSH, Mae; b. Madrid, New Mexico, 1897; educ. convents in San Francisco; screen career, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, (in " The Sands o' Dee," " Man's Genesis," " The Escape,'^ " Home, Sweet Home," " The Swindlers," " The Great Day," "The Birth of a Nation"), Fine Arts ("Hoodoo Ann," "A Child of the Paris Streets," "The Wild Girl of the Sierras," "The Little Liar," "Intolerance," "The Wharf Rat"); now with Selwyn, N. Y. Hght., 5, 3; gray eyes, auburn hair. MARSH, Marguerite; b. Lawrence, Kansas, 1892; educ. San Francisco and Los Angeles; stage career, two seasons with Raymond Hitchcock; Morosco stock in Los Angeles; screen career, Biograph, under Griffith, Essanay (leads opposite G. M. Anderson), in 1912, joined eastern Majestic, playing with Fred Mace, then to Reliance, joined Fine Arts (" Casey at the Bat," " Mr. Goode, the Samaritan "). Hght., 5, 2; wght., 120; auburn hair, dark blue eyes, fair complexion; paints, musical. Ad., studio, Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. MARTIN, Helen, also ingenue; b. 1897; screen career, Metro (with Edmund Breese "Song of a Wage Slave"), Gaumont (opposite Harold Ford "Lessons in Love Making"); "Idol of the Stage," " I Accuse," "According to Law," also 2 yrs. Eclair stk. Hght., 5, 2; medium complexion, brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., Kirmmse, Inc., 105 W. 40th St., N. Y. MARTIN, Teddy; b. Kansas City, Mo., 1891; stage career from 1905, toured world in mus. com. co., in " Bankers and Brokers," " Playing the Ponies"; m. p. career, Keystone (" My Valet"), Universal ("When Beauty Butts In," "When Willie Went Wild"); dances, sings. Hght., 5 ft.; blond hair. MARTIN, Vivian; b. near Gr. Rapids, Mich.; stage career with Richard Mansfield in " Cyrano de Bergerac," in " Officer 666," "Stop Thief," "The Only Son"; m. p. career, WorldFilm (starred in "Old Dutch," "The Arrival of Perpetua," "Little Miss Brown," "Over Night"), Fox ("A Modern (" The Isles") World 151 E. Thelma"), Morosco-Pallas (late pictures, "Her Father's Son," "Right Direction," "The Wax Model"). Ad., Morosco, Los Angeles. MASON, Shirley; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1901; educ. private tutors; stage career, created part of Little Hal in "The Squaw Man," with Wm. Faversham at the age of 4, Little Meenie in " Rip Van Winkle," Peter in " Passers-By," also " The Poor Little Rich Girl" (to the Coast), etc.; screen career, Edison (" Mary Had a Little Lamb," " Blades of Grass," " The Littlest Magdalene," " Vanity Fair," " Celeste of the Ambulance Corps," "Lucia"), McClure (featured in "Seven Deadly Sins"). Hght., 5 ft.; wght., 94 lbs.; brown hair, light gray eyes. Rides, swims; hobby, the piano. Home ad., 350 Mosholu Parkway, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Edison, N. Y. C. MAUDE, Beatrice; b. 1897; stage career, vaud., com. ingenue; screen career, Metro (late pictures, " The Final Judgment," "The Soul of a Woman"). Hght., 5, 5; brunette, black hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 420 Madison ave., N. Y., or Bergere, N. Y. MAXAM, Louella; b. St. Augustine, Fla., 1894; educ. St. Louis and Los Angeles; screen career, Selig (lead in "Ma's Girls"), Universal (" The Fair God of Sun Island," " Measure of Leon Dubray"), Keystone ("The Movie Star," "An Oily Scoundrel," " Bucking Society," " His Bitter Pill," " The Lying Heart"), Selig ("Out of the Shadows," "The Saddle Girth"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 130; blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., studio, Selig, Los Angeles. MAYO, Christine; stage career, in "Excuse Me," "Seven Keys to Baldpate," vaud., stk.; screen career, Ivan (" Mother's Confession," "Fool's Paradise," "The Promise"), Equitable ("The Warning"), World Film ("Supreme Sacrifice"), Fox ("Broken Law"), Metro ("Spell of the Yukon," "Iron Woman," etc.). Specializes in vampire and emotional leads. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 135 lbs.; dark hair and eyes. Home ad., 559 W. 164th st, N. Y. C. MAYO, Edna; b. Philadelphia, Pa.. 1893; educ. Girls' Coll., Philadelphia; stage career, starred in "Madame X," "Excuse Me," "Help Wanted"; screen career, Essanay since 1915 (" The Woman Hater," " The Little Straw Wife," " The Misleading Lady," " The Strange Case of Mary Page," " The Return of Eve," "The Chaperon"). Hght., 5 ft. 3 in.; wght., 115 lbs.; fair complexion, light hair, blue eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, motoring, singing, sculpturing. Home ad., Edgewater Beach Hotel, Chicago, 111. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. MEREDITH, Lois; b. 1898; educ. abroad; stage career, prima donna in coast tour of " Madam Sherry," title role " Peg o' My Heart"; screen career, Morosco-Paramount ("Help Wanted"), Lasky ("The Woman"), Metro ("An Enemy of Society"), World ("The Antique Dealer"), Mutual ("The. Girl Who Can Cook), Moss ("In the Hands of the Law"), Pathe ("Sold at Auction," "The Precious Packet"). Rides horseback, sings, writes. Ad., Sanger & Jordan, 1432 B'way, N. Y., care of E. B. Hesser. MERRIAM, Pauline; b. Biloxi, Miss.. 1895; educ. Leachwood Sem., Va., and private finishing schls.; stage career, Century Opera House, N. Y.; stk. with Jessie Bonstelle; screen career, Thanhouser, Famous Players, Universal (" Helene of the North," "The Incorrigible Dukane," "The Great Problem"). Has posed for Gibson, the late John W. Alexander. Is accomplished musician, sculptress, dancer. Ad., 521 W. 156th St., N. Y. MERSCH, Mary; b. Los Angeles, Cal., 1893; educ. Los Angeles and N. Y. C; stage career, for 8 years leading woman for May Robson, Zelda Sears, lead in "Today"; screen career, Lasky ("The Dream Girl," "Common Ground"), Morosco ("David Garrick," "Making of Maddalena"), Metro ("One Among Many"). Rides, swims. Hght., 5 ft. 6J/2 in.; wght., 138 lbs.; light brown hair and brown eyes. Home ad., 225 W. 80th st., N. Y. MERSEREAU, Violet; b. and educ. N. Y.; stage career, child parts in stock, then toured with Margaret Anglin, played Flora in orig. co. of " The Clansman," starred on road as Rebecca in "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"; m. p. career, Nestor, Famous Players, Universal (title role in " The Spitfire," " Autumn," " Broken Fetters," " The Honor of Mary Blake," "The Mystery of My Lady's Boudoir," "Souls United"). Fond of all outdoor syorts. Hght., 5, 4; wght., 115; blond hair, dark blue eyes. Studio ad., Universal Studio, Ft. Lee, N.J.