Motion Picture News (Jul-Oct 1914)

THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS S3 One of the best-known motion picture actors to-day is Hal Wilson, character man and assistant director of the Eclair Film Company, at its Western studio. Tucson, Ariz. ]\Ir. Wilson numbers a period of thirtyfive years as his theatrical experience, during which time he has played every character from that of Tom, the newsboj' in "The Chimes of London" to the leading character role in the famous rural play. "Waj^ Down East."' He has appeared in England and all through the continent, in Africa, Australia, and has toured both South and Xorth America from coast to coast. When Samuel Goldfish, of the Jesse L. Laskj^ Feature Play Company, Inc., completed his deals in Europe whereby the productions of the Lasky-Famous Players-Bosworth films were to be distributed throughcut the world, the daily papers there gave much space to the transaction, and "Sims.'" the humorist, dedicated the following poem to !Mr. Goldfish: Two masterpieces every week America's to send us; So anxiously our cousins seek In some way to befriend us. One hundred plays a year and four Will pass the Censor's strictures, Arriving from Columbia's shore For us to see in "pictures." I think the notion is sublime And count the Combine plucky, And both in reason and in rhyme I deem old England lucky The brows of men of wealth and worth I would not pluck the bays from, I only wonder where on earth They're going to get the plays from. Sol Lesser, of the Golgate Feature Service, of the Pacific Coast, left New York last week after a ten-day stay, leaving $20,000 in cash, and taking with him several features of high merit. On "The Black Triangle" he has booking rights in eleven Western states. \ \ Carl Fischer, multi-millionaire light and power magnate of Los Angeles, is an honorary member of the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company of players. His love for photoplay work impelled him to visit the Lasky studio, and without recompense of any kind, he plays small parts in various Lasky productions. Harry C. Drum, formerly manager of the feature department of General Film Company, Denver, Colo., and recently manager of The Notable Feature Film Company, has just accepted the management of the World Film Corporation's offices west of the Mississippi and has left for Los Angeles, where he will make his headquarters. The automobile of the Enterprise Optical Company used in the parade during convention week, at Dayton, created such an impression by the clever advertising effected with its decorations of flying balloons and striking banners that members of the trade have not ceased to talk of "the enterprise of the Enterprise." MOTIOGRAPH MOTOR CAR AT DAYTON The many friends and admirers of Winnifred Greenwood, of the American, will be pleased to learn that she is now well on the road to complete recovery, following the accident she met with nearly two weeks ago. Arthur Rosenbach, sales manager for the Excelsior Feature Film Company, Inc., of 110 West Fortieth street. New" York, has returned from a successful selling trip through the :\Iiddle West. H. F. Connelly, vice-president of the Albuquerque Film Company, of Los Angeles, is in New York arranging for the opening of an eastern office for the company. A handsome projecting room will be a feature of the eastern office. George Larkin, who on account of his acrobat training in the sawdust ring in early life, is able to take parts GEORGE LARKIN which require unusual agility and nerve, is playing the lead of "The Trey o' Hearts," the new Universal serial scheduled for release on August 4. jNIr. Larkin, who, by the way, does not know his real name, bearing that of his benefactor after being deserted by his parents, recently performed the daring feat of rescuing the heroine from death in a mountain torrent by hanging head downward from the limb of a tree projecting from the bank of a stream and grasping the unfortunate woman as she was swept along by the swift current. When Box Office Attractions took over the productions of the Balboa Amusement Company some time ago, they endeaverd to find state-right buyers who would interest themselves primarily in Balboa productions. This line of output was found almost impossible as nearly every state right approached was tied up by prior contracts with other manufacturers; therefore they have been forced to open their own exchanges in cities alreadj' announced in The Motion Picture, News and also additional exchanges in Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Salt Lake City and "Vancouver, B. C. By this means they will obtain maximum selling power on all productions handled by them. Ira H. Cohen has just severed his connection with the University Film Company, Inc., and is now in the employ of A. H, Sawyer, Inc.