Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 97 Mother's Son," " Mother's Oath," etc.), Fine Arts (" Child of the Paris Streets," "An Innocent Magdalene," had role in " Birth of a Nation," etc.). LE NARD, Madeleine, heavies, Fox; m. p. career, with Fox ("Sporting Blood," "Her Double Life," "St. Elmo," etc.). Home ad., 219 W. 80th St., N. Y. C. Studio ad.. Fox, N. Y. C. LE ROY, Elizabeth, characters, Metro; stage career, in " Human Hearts," for W. E. Xankeville, " The Choir Singer," " Thelma," " The Counterfeiters of New York," stock, rep., etc.; screen career, Metro ("Notorious Gallagher," "A Child of Destiny," etc.). Studio ad., Rolfe-AIetro, 3 West 61st st., N. Y. C. LEWIS, Ida, characters; b. England; educ. Montana; stage career, 30 yrs. in legit., appeared with elder Sothern, with many stk. cos. throughout West, in " Kindling," " East Lynne," etc.; m. p. career. Majestic, American, NYMP ("The Devil," "The Mating," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 160; blonde hair, blue ej-es. Hobby, farming. LEWIS, Jessie, characters. World; b. N. Y. C; stage career, in "Pink Lady," " Ziegfeld Follies." etc.; screen career. Reliance, Peerless-World, in " The Pit," " Trilby," " The Cub," " The Family Cupboard," " The Ballet Girl," " The Madamoiselle," " Over Night," " The Butterfly," " Too Proud to Beg," etc. Studio ad. World, Fort Lee, N. J. LEWIS, Vera, characters and heavies; b. N. Y. C; educ. N. Y. Normal Coll.; stage career, from about 1897, rep., vaud. and stk., etc.; nigmt. Frohman, Shubert, Belasco, etc., with Kathrj-n Kidder m " Mme. Sans Gene," Jas. K. Hackett in " Pride of Jennico," Margaret Wycherly in " The Primrose Path," leading woman in many Western stk. cos.; screen career, Reliance-^NIajestic (" The Absentee," " Gridley's Wife," " Tricotrin," etc.), Fine Arts ("Cross Currents," "Intolerance," etc.). MANNING, Mildred, characters, Vitagraph; stage career, musical comedy, in Broadway prods, for 8 yrs.; screen career, Biograph (appeared in " Charit} Ball," " Our Poor Relations," etc.), Vitagraph. Recreations, riding, swimming, canoeing, rowing, skating and motoring. Hght. 5 ft. 4 in.; wght. 120; brown hair and eyes, olive complexion. Home ad.. Hotel Apthorp, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. MATHEWS, "Sis," light heavies and characters; b. Salt Lake City, 1890; educ. there; stage career, mus. com., grand opera; m. p. career, Universal. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 125; fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. MAURICE, Mary Birch, characters, Vitagraph; b. Morristown, O.. Nov. 15, 1844; educ. Phila. pub. schls. and Normal Coll.; early career, teacher; stage career, with Pittsburgh Stock Co. in 1868, in " My Neighbor's Wife," " Arkansas Traveler," ■ There's Millions in It," Rip Van W^inkle." " Cricket on the Hearth," Shakespeare, etc.; left stage to become bookkeeper: returned to stage in 1900, in " The Face in the Moonlight," "The Corsican Brothers," "The Light of Other Days," etc.; screen career, since 1910, Vitagraph ("The Legacy." "The Supreme Temptation," " The Redemption of Dave Darcey," "The Chattel," etc.). Studio ad., Mtagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. McCONNELL, MoUie, characters, Balboa; b. Chicago, 1870; educ. pub. schls.; stage career, first w'ith Mrs. Leslie Carter in " Spanish Guide," with ^Mansfield 2 yrs. in " Old Heidelberg," in England and on Continent with Marie Tempest, Pauline Chase, etc., played soubrettes in many important productions; m. p. career, with Universal and Balboa in character and grande dame parts, in " Pay Dirt," etc. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. McCORD, Mrs. Lewis, characters, Lasky; b. Phila.; educ. pub. schls.; stage career, Andrews Opera Co., Phila., at age of 17, principal roles in Gilbert-Sullivan operas, prominent role in Belasco's " Madame Butterfly," in vaud. with husband, etc.; m. p. career, with Lasky (supporting Dustin Farnum in " The Virginian," Victor Moore in " Chimmie Fadden," " The Ragamuffin," " The Race," " The Heart of Nora Flynn," " Common Ground." etc.). Studio ad., Laskv, Hollvwood. Cal. MIDGLEY, Fannie, characters, Ince; b. Cincinnati; stage career, from age of 15, with Henry Miller in " The Great Divide," "The Country Gentleman," etc.; screen career, Melies, Biograph, Ince (" The Waifs," " The Apostle of Vengeance," " Civilization," " The Man from Oregon," " Somewhere in France," " The Criminal," " Aloha," etc.). Studio ad., Ince, Culver City, Cal. MINEAU, Charlotte, characters, Lone Star Film Corp.; b. Bordeaux, France, March 24, 1891; educ. Sacred Heart Convent, Bordeaux; screen career, with Selig and Essanay in Chicago, in " A Milk White Flag " with Otis Harlan, " His New Job " with Charles Chaplin, etc. Hght. 5 ft. 10 in., wght. 165, auburn hair, violet eyes. Studio ad.. Lone Star Film Corp., 1025 Lillian Way, Los Angeles, Cal. MOORE, Lucia, characters. Fox; b. Louisiana; stage career, 8 yrs. in stock, " The Lure," " Daddy Long-Legs "; m. p. career, Fox, " Little Miss Happiness," " Her Double Life." Home ad., Inwood Court, 207th st., N. Y. Phone 6966 Audubon. Studio ad.. Fox, N. Y. C. NATOL, Florence, character leads; stage career, 21 yrs., played 57 characters in 57 weeks in Vancouver, stock engagements in all large cities coast to coast; m. p. career, Vitagraph (in "The Jarr Family" series, Gertrude in "Mystery of the Empty Room," " Mixup in Suitcases," " Philanthropic Tommy," " Beautiful Thoughts," " Rooney's Sad Case " and other Sidney Drew comedies). NELSON, Margaret, character woman; stage career, 5 yrs. with own company in vaudeville; screen career, Kleine ("Gloria's Romance," etc.). Recreations, riding and dancing. Hght., 5 ft. 2 in.; wght., 115: light brown hair and dark blue eyes. Home ad., 235 W. 49th st., N. Y. C. Ad., care Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. NORMAND, Claire, characters and heavies; b. Paris, Dec. 20, 1891: educ. convent in Roumania; stage career, first in child parts with her parents at the Theatre National, Bucharest, Roumania: later toured Canada in concert work as pianist and vocalist; screen career. Reliance, Champion, and Universal for over 2 yrs. Recreations, rides, sings, and plays piano. World traveler and linguist, speaking French, German, Roumanian. Italian, and Spansh fluently. Ad., 71 W. 113th St., N. Y. C. O'CONNOR, Loyola, characters. Fine Arts; b. St. Paul, Alinn.; educ. Convent of Holy Name, Portland, Ore.; stage career, rep., stk., etc., with Jos. R. Grismer's rep. company, Frederick Warde, Frank Mayo, 7 yrs. in " Way Down East" 3 yrs. in "Ben Hur " (mgmt. K. and E.), 3 yrs. in " Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"; screen career, since 1913, \ itagraph, Lasky, Famous Players, Fine Arts (" The Lily and the Rose," " Hoodoo Ann," "A Child of the Paris Streets," "Stranded," etc.). Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. PARDEE, Madeline, heavies, characters; b. Rio de Janeiro, 188S; educ. Dwight Schl, Englewood, N. J., and Riverside Coll., 111.; m. p. career, started with Selig at request of director who sought her as type, went to Balboa when studio opened. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 135; black hair, brown eyes. PAYNE, Lila, characters, comedienne; b. Ayer, Mass.; educ. Boston, Mass., pub. and high schs. and sch. of elocution; early career, directed amateur work in Boston and other Mass. cities for 10 yrs.: stage career, stock in Richmond Stock Co. and Castle Square Stock, Boston: screen career, W. E. M. P. Co. ("The Friend," "Comrades"), Solax ("Littlest Rebel," "The Parting"), also comedy in various cos. Recreations, basketball, tennis, swimming, dancing. Hght, 5 ft. 2 in.; wght., 117, dark brown hair, dark gray eyes. Home ad., 319 Pacific ave., Jersey City, N. J. PAYTON, Gloria, heavies and ingenues, Balboa; b. N .Y. C, Aug. 2, 1889; educ. St. Ignatius Acad., Fort Wortli, Texas, and Dallas High Sch., Dallas, Tex.; stage career, on stage as a child, played " Little Lord Fauntleroy," in " King Richard III," etc.; screen career, American (played ingenues), Balboa ("The Yellow Bullet," "The Grip of Evil," etc.). Recreations, swimming, dancing, singing, etc. Hght. 5 ft. 2 in.; wght. 118; dark brown hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal.