Motion Picture News (Jul-Aug 1916)

July 22, 1916 MOTION PICTURE NEWS 423 the situation for "He Became a Regular Fellow." The chorus girl outwitted the college professor by making up as the young fellow's mother, and leads him a gay life until father learned about it, and then they were married. Ed. Sedgwick, Lydia Titus, Pat Rooney, Jessie Arnold and Ed. Clark play in this. Director Billy Garwood, having filmed " The Worm," has been assigned to the making of a one-reeler, "Arthur's Dark Resolve." " The Social Bucaneer " is a five-reel picture being produced by Director Jack Conwav. Louise Lovely will play opposite J. Warren Kerrigan. F. ^^IcGrew Wilhs is responsible for this photoplay, and the supports will include Jvlaude George and Harry Carter. The well-known story of the New York stock exchange, "Black Friday," is to be filmed under the direction of Lloyd B. Carleton, with Dorothy Davenport and Emory Johnson in the featured parts. The' L-Ko Company has added two comedians to their long list, Ben Lynn and Shorty McAllister. Both have had great success on the vaudeville stage. With the addition of these leading comedians, the company will have five directors working on comedy subjects for Universal release. The Francis Ford-Grace Cunard " Peg o' the Ring " Company are now working on the twelfth episode of the Universal serial. Already plans are being made for work which will be taken up by this producing organization as soon as the remaining three episodes of the serial are completed. As soon as the fifteenth is finished the company will leave for Honolulu. It is not definitely decided what the titles of these will be, but the company will be absent from the studio at least one month. Besides Mr. Ford and Miss Cunard, those who will go to the islands are Peter Gerald, Jack Ford, Joe McDonaugh, Eddie Boland, Jack Sacker, and a full corps of electricians, scenic artist and others. Louis Jacobs is to be business manager of the company while on the trip. The sounding of the fire gong at the Fox Film Corporation studio last week caused a general fright, until it was learned that it was given to summon all players for an ovation to \Mlliam Farnum. This was occasioned by his return to the studio after an absence of several weeks, due to serious illness. Farnum has not fully recovered, but is now able to take short auto rides, and the first time he left his home was when he went to the studio. The ovation was participated in by every one in the plant. Director Raou] Walsh has added a number of additional atmospheric scenes for " The Honor System." The last to be made were those in which a small town carnival played an important part. The set included merry-go-round, the little red top tent, and everything from the flying lady to the fortune teller. An army of extra people, were needed for .the scene through which Milton Sills, leading man, played with the children and had great sport on the merry-go-round. Tiat Walsh: will havie this ten-reel feature, which contrasts the old and new prison sy stems,: <>ut pf-the way withjn a few days is evidenced by' the -fact that-iie is jy^fgarrng a' Jiew story. .■ -' w " .i _^-7^7i MEREDITH, Lois, leading woman; b. 1897; -j educ. abroad; stage career, first appearance i Jj^^^^^Hr '• as Alodesty in " Everywoman," then prima [' J^^^^^Et . donna on coast tour of "Madame Sherry," title i^^^^^HF^ j role "Peg o' My Heart," "Help Wanted" I^^^^^^P^ ' ; (orig. ); screen career, starred in "Help 1^^^^^ i^J \\'anted " { Morosco-Paramount) , " The Wo, . ■ ^ \ : : man" (Lasky-Paramount) , "My Best Girl" (Metro with Max Figman), "An Enemy to Society" (Metro), co-star with Cyril Maude in "The Antique Dealer" (World); favorite pastimes, horseback riding and all sorts of outdoor sports, singing and languages, writing French stories for Parisian publications. Address Sangar and Jordan, 1432 B'way, N. Y. C. (care of E. B. Hesser) . 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