Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 95 DAVENPORT, Alice, characters. Keystone; b. N. Y. City, 1853; educ. Miss Irving's Sch., N. Y.; stage career, from age of 5, played over 800 parts in 25 years in stock, on tour and in rep. with noted actors; m. p. career, 4 mos. with Nestor; then with Horsley; one of original six who made first Keystone; has appeared in over 200 pictures (" Wife and Auto Trouble," "Snow Cure," etc., etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 2 in.; wght., 140; ruddy complexion, gray hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., the Judd Apts., Los Angeles, Cal. DAVENPORT, Blanche, characters; b. London, England; educ. Alpaugh Coll., London; stage career, Aborn Opera Co.; screen career, Biograph (" Her Own Way"), Famous Players ("The Innocent Lie"), Pathe, Thanhouser ("The Woman, The Saint and The Devil," " The Shine Girl," "The Heart of the Doll," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 3 in.; wght. 139 lbs.; fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. Diversions, riding, painting. Home ad., 636 W. 172nd st., N DAVIS, Mattie (Mrs. Arthur Witting), character woman, Universal; b. Knoxville, Iowa, 1868; educa. Wisconsin; stage career, has played everything from ingenue parts to character leads in stk. and road cos. throughout the country; screen career. Universal ("The Day of Reckoning," "Shoes," "A Family Secret," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. Syi in.; wght., 170; light brown hair and gray eyes. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. DELARO, Hattie, characters and grand dames; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; educ. Packard Institute, Brooklyn; stage career, with Augustin Daly, Nat Goodwin, and many mus. coms.; orig. soubrette in Gilbert and Sullivan's operas, also vaud.; screen career, Biograph, Vitagraph, Eclair, Reliance, Fox, Famous Players, etc.; has appeared in Famous Players ("Old Homestead"), Fox ("Eternal Sapho"), Vitagraph ("Scarlet Runner," "Kennedy Square"), Metro ("Blindness of Love," "Quitter," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; dark hair, dark gray eyes. Home ad., 142 W. 64th st., N. Y. C. DENVER, Vera, characters; b. England; educ. England; stage career, in vaudeville and drama; screen career, Canada Film (" Self-Defense," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, dancing, etc. Hght. 5 ft. 7^4 in.; wght. 130; black hair, dark brown eyes. Home ad., 447 W. 57th St., N. Y. C. DICKERSON, Jennie, characters, grand dames; b. Newburgh, N. Y. ; educ. Des Moines, la.; stage career, mostly in England in mus. com., grand opera, etc.; screen career. World Film ("The Story of Suzanne"), Famous Players ("The Dancing Girl"), Kleine ("Stop Thief," etc.). Hght, 5 ft 7 in.; wght., 180; brown hair, gray eyes. Recreations, singing, dancing. Home ad.. Hotel Bristol, 122 W. 49th St., N. Y. C. Ad., Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d st, N. Y. C. DITT, Josephine, characters; stage career, in stk., rep., etc.; m. p. career, with Essanay, opp. G. M. Anderson, leads American, Horsley-Nestor, Universal, returned to American, appeared as " the woman " in " Damaged Goods," with Richard Bennett; in " Mills of the Gods," "The Foreign Spy," Horsley productions, etc. DOLBERG, Camille, characters; b. 1881; stage career, at Imperial Alexanda Theatre, Petrograd; Royal Court Theatre, Hanover; Waldorf Theatre, London; with David Belasco's Co., N. Y. C, in "The Great Lover," etc.; screen career, Biograph, Metro, Famous Players ("The Brute," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, and dancing. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 145; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 421 W. 118th st., N. Y. C. Ad., care Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. D'ORCY, Madame (Georgia D'Orcy), animal trainer, character actress, Horsley; b. Bordeaux, France, May 15, 1878; educ. Paris; early career, at 14 began training wild animals at Gaillard Menagerie, Paris; toured Italy, Belgium, France, England, America, mgmt Frank C. Bostock, handling leopards, tigers, bears, etc.; m. p. career, from 1915, Horsley, " The Woman, the Lion and the Man," " The Rajah's Sacrifice," " Highlights and Shadows," " The Jungle Outcasts," " The Heart of Tara," and other pictures having wild animal scenes. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 110; blonde hair. Ad., c/o Bostock's, Luna Park, Coney Island, N. Y. DREW, Cora, characters; stage career, light opera, rep., "The Silent Partner," "Mr. Barnes of N. Y.,"; m. p. career, wrote scenarios for Selig, Kalem and Lubin; from 1915 actress with Universal, Bosworth, Majestic, Fine Arts (" Golden Ladder," " Opened Shutters," " It's No Laughing Matter," " The Nun," " Minerva's Mission," " Lily and the Rose," etc.). DU CELLO, Countess, characters, leads, Universal; b. London, Eng.; educ. London, private tutor. Mother Joseph's Convent, Toronto, Can.; stage career, stock and com. opera, at Daly's, N. Y., Weber and Field's, Frohman Stock, etc.; screen career. Famous, Fox ("The Honor System"), Morosco ("The Making of Madeline"), Universal ("For the Sake of the Family Name," " Idle Wives," " Deacon's Demise," " The Secret of the Swamp," "The Seekers," etc.). Recreations, riding, canoeing, rowing, painting, etc. Hght, 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 145; light brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 6806 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. DUNBAR, Helen, characters, Metro; b. N. Y. C; educ. Eden Hall, Torresdale, Pa.; stage career, 16 yrs. in comic opera and extensive work in dramatics, in " The Gypsy Baron," 7 yrs. with Weber and Fields, 7 yrs. with own rep. co., also with Laura Grace in " Christian Babbie " and "The Little Minister"; screen career, Essanay ("The Strength of the Weak," " The Toll of the Marshes," " Any Woman's Choice"), Metro ("The Second in Command," " The Silent Voice," " Man and His Soul," " A Corner in Cotton," " The Price of Malice," " The Wall Between," " A Million a Minute,' etc.). Hght. 5 ft. 6 in.; auburn hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Metro, 3 W. 61st St., N. Y. C. EARLE, Josephine, heavies; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., 1892; educ. Manual Training, Brooklyn, N. Y.; stage career, mngt. Henry W. Savage (" Everywoman ") ; screen career, Vitagraph ("Writing on the Wall," "Two Edged Sword," "Joan Thursday," " Hesper," "Shop Girl," "Blue Envelope," "There and Back"). Hght, 5 ft 7 in.; wght, 135 lbs.; blond complexion, light brown hair, dark blue eyes. Hobbies, dancing, golfing, motoring, etc. Home ad., 1247 40th St., Brooklyn, N. Y. EDDY, Violet Y., character leads. Universal; b. S. Francisco, Nov. 6, 1893; educ. Calif. High Schools; stage career, in vaud. 7 yrs. on Orpheum and Sullivan and Considine circuits; m. p. career, with Lasky ("Common Ground"), Morosco (" Body or Soul "), Universal (character lead in " Ocean Motion," " Served Up," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, dancing. Hght. 5 ft. 7 in., wght. 130, fair complexion, golden brown hair, gray eyes. Home ad. 1634 Vine St., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. FARRINGTON. Adele (Mrs. Hobart Bosworth), character leads, comedienne, Universal; b. New York City, educ. Lindenwood Seminary, St. Charles, Mo.; stage career, prima donna on operatic stage, lead in " Fool There Was " several seasons, six yrs. in Belasco stock, Los Angeles; with Florence Roberts; also in vaud.; screen career, Bosworth ("The Country Mouse," star), with Smalleys in (" False Colors," "Hypocrites," " Sunshine Molly"), American, ("This is the Life," lead), Universal, (" Scandal," " The Love Girl," " Doctor Neighbor," "The Way of the World," "What Love Can Do," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 135; blond hair, blue eyes, fair complexion. Accomplishments, composer of music. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. FRANEK, Katherine, characters, Metro; b. DeLand, Fla.; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, 2 yrs. with " The Flaming Arrow " Co.; screen career, Lubin and Vitagraph, in "The Dawn of an Understanding," " The Making Over of Geoffrey Manning," "Heredity," "The Battle Cry of Peace," etc.), Metro (Sidney Drew Comedies). Hght. 5 ft. 7 in.; wght. 132; brown eyes and hair. Studio ad., Metro, N. Y. C. GALE, Alice, characters, Fox; b. PMla., Pa., Dec 5, 1868; educ. Phila. High Schls.; stage career, first appearance in "Lady Audley's Secret," later with Nat Goodwin, Leslie Carter, James O'Neil, Marie Doro, Otis Skinner, Billie Burke, Louis Man, Booth, etc., 5 yrs. at the Grand Opera House, Pittsburg, 3 yrs. at Girard Ave. theatre, Phila., 1 yr. at Proctor's Fifth Ave.; screen career. Fox ("Sins of Men," etc.). Speaks French and German. Recreations, traveling and singing. Home ad., 220 W. 49th st, N. Y. C. Studio ad.. Fox, N. Y. C.