Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

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October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 99 Aug., 1916). Recreations, rowing, riding, and tennis. Hght., 5 ft. 5}/2 in.; wght., 160; black hair and hazel eyes. TEMPLETON, Margaret, heavies. Vogue; b. Auburn, Me.; educ. Denver, Colo.; stage career, with Louis Mann in "Elevating a Husband;" screen career, 2 yrs. with Biograph ("The Sewing Girl "), Vogue, since March, 1916 (" Going to the Dogs," "Delinquent Bride Grooms," etc.) Recreations, swinms, etc.; Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 125; auburn hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 1628 W. 12th st., Waldron Apts., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad.. Vogue, Los Angeles, Cal. THATCHER, Evlyn, characters. Lone Star; b. Dennison, O.; stage career, known from coast to coast as "The Irish Lady," character impersonations from a grand dame to a nigger mammy; screen career, Albuquerque Film Co., Universal, Rolin, now with Chaplin. Hght. 5 ft. 8^ wght. 180; auburn hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 2002 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, Cal. THORNE, Lizette, characters, American; b. Birmingham, Eng.; educ. London, Eng.; stage career, born into the show business; screen career, Selig, Universal, past 1^ yrs. with American, in "Broken Genius," "The End of the Rainbow," "The Bruiser," "The Thoroughbred," "True Nobility," "Power of Mind," etc. Recreations, swimmer, violinist, snare drummer and dancer. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 132; brunette. Home ad., 1903 Castillo St., Santa Barbara, Cal. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. TITUS, Lydia Yeamans, characters, Universal; b. Australia; educ. there; stage career, from early age, toured world with husband in own entertainment; screen career. Universal, Morosco, Metro, etc. (" Jane," " David Crockett," David Garrick," Mme. La Presidente," " Tongues of Men," " He Fell in Love With His Wife," " Stain of Cain," " Bound on the Wheel," "Felix," etc.). Hght., 4 ft. 9 in.; wght., 140; brown hair, blue eyes. Recreations, painting, literary work, etc. Home ad., Alhambra Annex, Los Angeles. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. TONCRAY, Kate, characters. Fine Arts; stage career, with Thomas Keen, Alexander Salvini, Nat Goodwin, etc., mgmt. Chas. Frohman, Shubert, Belasco, Brady, etc.; screen career, Biograph, Reliance-Alajestic, Fine Arts (" Old Heidleberg," "The Lamb," "Little Meena's Romance," etc.). Studio ad.. Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. TREVOR, Olive, leads, ingenues, comedienne, Vitag^raph; b. New Orleans, La., Aug. 3, 1898; educ. Ward-Belmot, Nashville, Tenn.; stage career, dram, reading, vaud., artist's model; screen career, Universal, Gaumont (" The Haunted Manor," etc.), Vitagraph ("Col. Nutt Series," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 120; blond hair, green eyes. Recreations, riding, dancing, music, painting, etc. Home ad., 125 East 34th St., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. TRUAX, Sarah, characters, late of Fine Arts; b. Covington, Ky.; stage career, stk., rep., etc., 3 seasons as lead, woman for Otis Skinner; stk. engagements at Salt Lake, Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Syracuse, Buffalo, Baltimore, Detroit, etc., followed Viola Allen in " The Eternal City," with Robert Loraine, Frederick Warde, and in all-star revival, " The Two Orphans"; m. p. career, Fine Arts. VAN, Polly (Mrs. Bill Bailey), characters; b. Scranton, Pa.; educ. Mount St. Mary, Scranton, Pa.; stage career, vaud. as a child, professional dancer; screen career, Biograph, Universal, Century, Metro, (in Bushman and Bayne prods.). Hght. 5 ft. 4J4 in.; wght. 132; dark complexion, dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Recreations, sculpture, golf, motoring, etc. Home ad., 532 W. 143d st, N. Y. C. Ad., Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St.. N. Y. C. VANET, Mabel, characters; b. 1892; stage career, 4 yrs. in legit.; screen career, with Lubin. Hght. 5 ft. 5 in.; wght. 135; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 237 W. 48th st., N. Y. C. Studio ad, c/o Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d St., N. Y. C. WARD, Irene, characters; b. N. Y., 1888; stage career, 4 yrs. as singer N. Y. Hippodrome, later with Boston Opera Co., Castle Square Opera Co., Aborn Opera Co.; m. p. career, with Metro, Equitable, Solax, Crystal, Palace Players. Recreations, riding, swimming. WARD, Lucille, character leads; b. Dayton, O., Feb. 25, 1885; stage career, 15 yrs., in " The Stronger Sex," " The Man of the Hour," " The New Clerk," name part in " Tillie's Nightmare," also in stk.; m. p. career, since 1912, in character comedy and leads, with Imp, N. Y., comedy leads with Keystone, with American (in Beauty Comedies and Mutual Masterpieces). WEST, Marian, characters, grand dames; b. Philadelphia; educ. Nassau Inst., Brooklyn; stage career, in "The Two Orphans," " The Fatal Wedding," " Paid in Full," " East Lynne," "A Doll's House," "At Piney Ridge"; screen career, Laemmle, World's Best Film Co., International Feature Film, Tampa Films, National Film Co., in " The Rich Man's Son," " Voodoo Vengeance," " Only a Dog," " Fatty's Fumigation." Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 115; dark brown hair, brown eyes. Recreations, dramatic reading, etc. Home ad., 3312 Nebraska av., Tampa, Fla. WHISTLER, Margaret, characters, Universal; b. Louisville, Ky., July 31, 1888; educ. Notre Dame Coll., Washington, D. C; stage career, vaud., stk. and circus throughout Eng. and U. S., with Blanche _ Bates in " The Girl of Wall Street," in "The Arcadians," etc.; screen career, since 1911, Lubin ("The Heart of Tessie"), Universal ("The Campbells Are Coming," "The Silent Battle," " The Sacrifice of Jonathan Grey," " Doctor Neighbor," " Her Bitter Cup," etc.); is painter and designer of gowns. Recreations, riding, swimming, golf and farming. Hght., 5 ft. 3 in.; wght., 134; light brown hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. WOLFE, Jane, characters, Lasky; b. St. Petersburg, Pa.; educ. Edgehill Inst., Pa.; stage career, with Klaw and Erlanger, in " Buster Brown," " The Ruse," " What Happened to Jones," etc.; screen career, Kalem ("The Invaders," Village Vixen," " Mexican Joan of Arc," " The Flower Girl's Romance," " The Tragedy of Big Eagle Mine," " Redemption," etc.). Lasky (" Pudd'nhead Wilson," "The Immigrant," "The Blacklist," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, literature. Hght. 5 ft. 5 in., wght. 128, brown hair and blue-gray eyes. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. WOODWARD, Mrs. Eugenie, characters, Fox; b. Cincinnati, O.; stage career, began in German stock in San Francisco, later in " Adrienne Lecouvreur," " Henrietta," with Julia Marlowe in Shakespeare, with Otis Skinner, Wm. Hodge; m. p. career. World Film ("As in a Looking Glass"), Fox ("East Lynne," etc.). Home ad., 70 Morningside Drive. Studio ad.. Fox, N. Y. C. WRIGHT, Helen, characters. Universal; b. St. Paul, Minn., descendant of Scotch and Welsh Royalty; educ. Chicago Seminary; stage career, with DeWolf Hopper in " Wang," with Delia Fox, Leslie Carter, David Warfield in " The Grand Army Man"; screen career, joined Otis Turner Universal Co., playing character leads, and has since played with practically every western Universal Co.; late releases are "Just Plain Folks," " Levinia Comes Home," " The Spring Song," and " The Saintly Sinner." Gray hair, brown 'eyes. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. YOUNGE, LuciUe, heavies, Fine Arts; b. Lyons, France; stage career, vaud.; m. p. career, Thanhouser, Imp, Lubin, Reliance-Majestic, Fine Arts, in " Rose Leaves," " Spell of the Poppy," " The Scarlet Band," " Daphne and the Pirate," " Flying Torpedo," etc. Studio ad.. Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. HERE'S ANOTHER POINT Read over the biographies in this issue. If some actor or actress or director or writer is from your town, book the pictures in which they appear or have to do with, and then ADVERTISE. It will PACK YOUR HOUSE.