Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

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October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY S3 for the North of England and all Ireland; stage career, at age of 7 sang in the Angelic Chorus in Creation, later appeared as child in " Uncle Tom's Caboin," 6 yrs. ago came to America, with " Naughty Marietta "; screen career, known as the official drunk. Parson, and butler of the Vitagraph, also an expert make-up artist. Studio ad., Vitagraph, 15th st. and Locust ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. LEVERING, James, characters; b. Bristol, England, 1861; educ. Belgrave Coll., Bristol, and Oxford Univ.; stage career, with Sir Henry Irving, in " Silver King," " Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," " Private Secretary," etc., also several yrs. in stock; screen career, with Edison, Pathe, Solax, Lubin, Gaumont, in " Feather Top," " The Dead Alive," " The Spender," " The Rain of Death," " Brennan of the Moor," " Pit and the Pendulum," " Lessons in Lovemaking," etc. Recreations, swimming and literary. Hght. 5 ft. 6 in.; wght. 145; gray hair and brown eyes. Home ad. 445 Ogden ave. Jersey City, N. J. LEWIS, Ralph, characters, Fine Arts; b. Evanston, 111.; educ. Northwestern Univ.; stage career, rep., vaud., mus. com., etc., with Wilton Lackaye, Jas. K. Hackett, Julia Marlowe, Henry Miller, Lulu Glaser, etc., 4 yrs. in vaud.; screen career, from 1913, Reliance-Majestic ("Guy Mannering," "The Escape," " The Great Leap," " Home Sweet Home," " Macbeth," etc.), Fine Arts (" The Scarlet Band," " Going Straight," " The Avenging Conscience," " The Birth of a Nation," "Intolerance," etc.). Member Phi Delta Theta. Recreations, athletics of various sorts. Studio ad.. Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. LEWIS, Sheldon, characters, Frank Powell; b. Phila.; educ. Phila.; stage career, leading roles with such stars as Dorothy Donnelly (star), Blanche Walsh, with Ada Rehan in Shakespearian plays, also with Mrs. Fiske in Ibsen repertoire and other plays; screen career, Pathe ("The Clutching Hand" in the Pathe serial, "The Exploits of Elaine," "The Iron Claw" in that serial); at present associated with the Frank Powell Co., starring with Creighton Hale. Ad., Frank Powell Productions, N. Y. C. LIGON, G. G., characters, Keystone; b. Kerney, Mo., Feb. 2, 1885; screen career, from 1911, Biograph, Keystone, in "Tillie's Punctured Romance" " The Submarine Pirate," etc., does dare-devil stunts, high diving, motor cycle stunts, etc. Recreations, rides and swims. Hght., 5 ft. 9}^ in.; wght., 165; brown hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. Home ad., 1006 Echo Park ave., Los Angeles. LOCKNEY, J. P., characters; b. Philadelphia; educ. there; stage career, with John McCuIlough, stock engagements, wrote " The Hidden Crime " and " The Girl with the Talking Way" (vaud. sketch), in which he toured, etc.; screen career, N. Y. M. P. ("The Man from Nowhere," "The Strike at Centipede Mines," " A Spark from the Embers," " Civilization's Child," "The Eye of the Night," "Shell Forty-three," etc.). Hght. 5 ft. 10 in.; wght., 160 lbs.; dark hair, blue eyes. LYNDON, Clarry, characters. Keystone; stage career, from age of 9, 5 yrs. with juvenile opera co., toured Australia, New Zealand, India, China, etc., played in Australia with J. C. Williamson, John F. Sheridan, with Geo. Reginald in vaud., etc., came to U. S. in 1898 with Maggie Robert's Dramatic Co., later joined Morosco Stock, at Grand Opera House, San Francisco; with Henry Miller and other vaud. cos.; screen career, with Keyplaying characters. Studio ad.. Keystone, stone for 6 mos. Los Angeles, Cal. MACK, Francis, characters; b. Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 21, 1876; educ. Buffalo; stage career, 2 seasons in stock; screen career, Esperanto Film Co. (" A Painted Wilderness ") Artone Film Co. ("On the 5:15"). Recreations, riding, swimming, all athletics. Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 200; dark hair, brown eyes. Home ad. 750 Baker st., Detroit, Mich. MARCUS, James A., characters. Fox.; stage career, from 1881, in "The Lights of London," etc.; stage director for the Fay Templeton Opera Co., " The Marriage Vow," " The Man of the Hour," " The Cub," " The Sign of the Cross," etc.; screen career, Fox ("The Serpent," "Blue Blood and Red," "Carmen," " The Regeneration," etc.). Studio ad.. Fox, Los Angeles, Cal. MACKIN, John E., characters, director; b. Pittsburgh, 1878; educ. Univ. of Pa.; stage career, 7 yrs. with J. K. Hackett, W. A. Brady, in " Baby Mine," " Anna Karenina," etc.; m. p. career, with Kalem (4 yrs. as actor and director, " Wife for Wife," " Midnight Tragedy," " Lotus Woman"), Gaumont 1 yr. ("Quality of Faith," " Drifter," " Flames of Vengeance," etc.). Recreations, swimming, allaroud athlete, etc. Hght., 6 ft. 1 in.; wght., 187; medium complexion, brown hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 3409 Broadway, N. Y. C. Phone, 3510 Audubon. MARKS, Lou S., characters, Mile; educ. Baltimore pub. schs.; stage career, vaud., stock., for seven yrs.; screen career, Kalem, Milo (" Busting in Society," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 135; black hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 204 N. Gilmore St., Baltimore, Md. Studio ad., Milo Picture Corp., Baltimore, Md. MASON, Louis, characters; b. 1889; stage career, 5 years in legitimate; screen career, Frohman Amusement Corp. ("The Conquest of Canaan "), Famous Players (" Mice and Men "), Essanay ("A Fool and His Money"). Recreations, swimming, riding and dancing. Hght. 6 ft. 1 in.; wght. 150; brown hair and dark eyes. Home ad., 124 E. 30th St., N. Y. C. Ad., c/o Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. MATTHEWS, Arthur William, characters, Niagara Film; stage career, for 5 yrs.: screen career, Lpbin ("The Sunken Village,'; "The Hills of Strife," "A College Widow," "The Evangelist," " Courage and the Man," " The Spy's Sister," etc.), and Niagara Film Co. Ad., C/o Amalgamated Photo Play Service, 220 West 42d St., N. Y. C. MAUPAIN, Ernest, characters, Essanay; b. Paris, France; educ. there; stage career, leading man with Sarah Bernhardt; screen career, Essanay (" The White Sister," " The Man Trail," " In the Palace of the King," " The Raven," " Adventures of Dominica," " Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines," " Vultures of Society," " Sherlock Holmes," " That Sort," "The Discard"). Hght., 6 ft. 1 in.; wght., 196 lbs.; brown hair, gray eyes. Recreations, painting and sculpting. Studio ad., Essanay, Chicago, 111. McCABE, Harry, characters, heavies, American;, b. Chicago, 111.; educ. pub. schls., Chicago; early career, at 15 yrs. joined Ringling Bros, circus, later in stock at Bush Temple, Chicago, in rep., vaud., etc.; screen career, Essanay ("James Boys in Missouri "), 1907 joined Selig, remained 7 yrs., with Majestic 6 mos., with Crown City 6 mos., with Biograph 3 mos., joined American in Oct., 1915 (in " True Nobility," " The Reclamation," etc.). Hght. 5 ft. 9 in.; wght. 156 to 160; brown hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. McGLYNN, Frank, characters and heavies; b. San Francisco, Oct., 1866; educ. San Francisco; early career, lawyer in San Francisco; stage career, with Forbes-Robertson in 1896, orig. cast in " Under the Red Robe," later in " Richelieu," with Henry Miller in " The Only Way," Rupert in " Rupert of Hentzau," also stock, playing nearly every character and heavy in modern drama; screen career, since 1909, Edison (dir.), left to play "Officer 666" with Cohan and Harris, returned to Edison as actor, toured with Giants and White Sox, directing m. p. of tour, Kleine (" Gloria's Romance," etc.). Dramatic author and producer. Ad., 2921 Briggs ave., N. Y. C. McGregor, Gordon, characters, Horsley; b. Scotland, July 25, 1885; educ. Watts Coll., Edinburgh; stage career, from 1895, 3 yrs. pantomime with Walton and Harry Lauder, Theatre Royal, Glasgow; Theatre Royal, Edinburgh; Drury Lane, London; toured New England in "Evangeline"; screen career, from 1911, Selig (" The Days of the Thundering Herd," etc.), Lasky ("Brewster's Millions," "The Squaw Man," etc.), Horsley (Mina and Cub comedies). Hght., 5 ft. 11 inch; wght., 175 lbs.; blue eyes, black hair. Recreations, riding, swimming, rider. Ad. Horsley studios, Los Angeles, Cal. McKEY, William, characters, Kalem; b. Louisiana, 1865; educ. Univ. of Iowa, College of Sacred Heart, Wis.; stage career, from 1891, stock, vaud., then under mgmt. Frohman, Liebler and Co., Augustin Daly, Alfred Arons, Frank Mayo, Edward Mayo; screen career. Famous Players (" Mice and Men," "Audrey"); Mirror ("Other Men's Wives"); Fox ("Slander"); Pathe ("Perils of Pauline" series); Kalem. Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 170 lbs.; white hair, brown eyes; rides, swims.