Motion Picture News (Oct 1914-Jan 1915)

48 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. 10. No. 25. Alec Lorimore Active in Two Companies President of National Movement Motion Picture Bureau, Inc., and Bishop, Pessers & Lorimore, Inc., Plans Important Move in Film Circles INTERVIEWED at his new ofifice in -the The main purpose of this company will A Longacre building, Alec Lorimore ex be to act as a foreign clearing house for pressed himself as fully satisfied with the American productions. Through the alprogress being made by the National Move ready strong organization of Bishop ment Motion Picture Bureau, Inc., and Pessers and Co. Ltd., of London, the new Bishop, Pessers and Lorimore, Inc. company is in a position to obtain the best With regard to these companies, of which possible results for American productions he is president, he expected to be able in Great Britain, her colonies, South Amershortly to announce successful moves of ica and Japan, and in addition will handle WILLIAM C. HILL EDNA WILLIAMS HENEY PESSERS ALEC LORRIMOEE EDWARD ABELES IN SAVAGE'S "THE MILLION" The Famous Players will end the old year by releasing Edward Abeles in a film version of Henry W. Savage's successful farce production, "The Million," on the very last day of 1914. This famous melodramatic farce has won the distinction of possessing more laughter and wholesome fun than any comedy of recent years. If the old philosophers are right, and "laughter is wealth," then "The Million" is well named. The subject also presents one of the most remarkable examples of character acting supplied in many years, in the impersonation of "Le Baron," the crook, by Edward Abeles. In the course of the story he is called upon to portray no less than six entirely distinct characters. POWER'S CAMERAGRAPHS AT SAFETY EXPOSITION The Nicholas Power Company, manufacturers of Power's Cameragraph projection machines, will have a booth at the Second International Exposition of Sanitation and Safety, to be held at the Grand Central Palace, New York City, from December 12 to 19, inclusive. The Power company will demonstrate the safety appliances of their machines in a specially constructed theatre on the third floor, where the current releases of the various film companies will be shown from 2 p. m. until 10:30 p. m. each day. Power's will have booth 36. CASTLE WILL BE EDISON COMEDY DIRECTOR A new director for the Edison Company is James W. Castle, who will direct the company's comedies. Mr. Castle brings with him all the wealth of successful experience gathered in his rise from call boy many years ago to the position of owner of well-known stage productions. He has been director for Madame Schuman-Heink, noted musical comedy successes, and has had such stage stars under him as Marie Cahill, Raymond Hitchcock, William T. Carlton and Adele Ritchie. SMALLWOOD WILL SEND COMPANY TO Lbs ANGELES The Smallwood Film Corporation, producers of Grandin films, in the United Film Service, will within a few days send a company to Los Angeles for the winter months. Ray C. Smallwood, Ethel Grandin and John Brownell among others will make the trip to California. Arrangements have already been made for a studio where the company will make two reel comedy dramas featuring Miss Grandin. GRAND, CANTON, GOES TO FILMS Special to Motion Picture News Canton, O., Dec. 15. The Grand theatre, operated here under lease by Feiber & Shea, of New York, will shortly abandon spoken drama, as reproduced by a stock company known as the Canton Players, and show motion pictures exclusively, it is announced. an important nature, but preferred to be silent on such matters for the present. In the case of Bishop, Pessers and Lorimore, Inc., he has the active support of Henry Pessers and Edna Williams, and in London the support of Stanley W. Bishop, who is well known in New York film circles. Mr. Pessers has had a very successful record in the film business, and his experience covers most European countries. He is a man of modest bearing, but a keen student of human nature, and a tactful, resourceful, reliable business man. Miss Williams has long been connected with the theatrical world, and is well known to the heads of many film houses on account of her heavy purchases for Australia and South America. She will act as secretary of the company. Special to Motion Picture News Philadelphia, Dec. 15, DESPITE the inclement weather which prevailed, a big crowd turned out to help make the annual ball of the Motion Picture Exhibitors' League of Pennsylvania the most successful one in its career. With an orchestra of sixty pieces to furnish music for the dancing, the Horticultural Hall was packed by ten o'clock with joyous fans, exhibitors and photoplay celebraties. Romaine Fielding, Lubin actor-directorauthor, and Ormi Hawley, also a Lubin star, were prominent among the latter in that they were guests of the league and led the grand march. Miss Hawley and Mr. Fielding, with others, among whom were Clara Kimble Young, Edwin August, Edgar Jones, Lottie Briscoe, Francis X. Bushman, Beverly Bayne, Edmund Breeze, Siegmund Lubin and Carl Laemmle, were introduced from the stand just prior to the march, which took place at twelve o'clock. Miss Hawley wore t^iroughout the even in America such features as they receive through their London office. In the National Movement Motion Picture Bureau, Inc., Mr. Lorimore will also have the support of Mr. Pessers, and in addition Wm. C. Hill. Mr. Hill is a newcomer in the amusement field. He was the organizer and late president of the Pyrene Fire Extinguisher Company, is a university man, and well known in commercial and financial lines. Mr. Lorimore has the necessary ability to make a success of these companies. He is genial, diplomatic and forceful, but above these assets he has the well deserved reputation of always making his word good, once he has given it. There is room in every field of human endeavor for men of this class. ing a handsome bouquet of American beauty roses, presented to her by Mr. Fielding as she came upon the floor. During the course of the night's dancing a beautiful colored drawing of Miss Young was put up at auction, the proceeds of which were to be handed over to the Belgium relief fund. The drawing went to Siegmund Lubin and Carl Laemmle, who joined together in the bidding. An event of the evening which proved of human interest worth to those who were witnesses, was the meeting between Mr. Fielding and Edmund Breeze, famous legitimate star. Fourteen years had elapsed since the paths of these two artists crossed; prior to that, when Mr. Fielding was also doing the legitimate, the two men had been fast friends. At the finish of the dancing, Mr. Breeze accompanied Mr. Fielding to his apartments where the rest of the night was spent in going over old times and discussing the picture business as it is developing. Pennsylvania League Ball Draws Big Crowds Horticultural Hall, Philadelphia, Is Packed with Representatives of All Branches of the Film Industry — Laemmle and Lubin Fraternize Together