Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

100 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 ACTRESSES— Comediennes Keystone, Los Anj ALLEN, Phyllis, comedienne. Fox; b. Staten Island, N. Y.; stage career, in vauld., mus. com., etc. (" The Dazzler," vaud. headliner); screen career, from 1910, Selig, Keystone, from 1913 to March, 1916 (in " The Submarine Pirate," " Gussell's Quiet Day," " No One to Guide Him," " Giddy, Gay and Ticklish," etc.), now with Fox. Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 175; auburn hair, blue eyes. Recreations, rowing, sailing. Home ad., O'Neil Apts., Los Angeles. Studio ad.. Fox, Edendale. Cal. BLANCH ARD, Eleanor, comedienne, characters; b. Phila., Pa.; educ. Phila.; stage career, IS yrs., with Leslie Carter, Rose Stahl, etc.; screen career, Melies, Essanay 2 yrs., Lubin 2 yrs., Equitable. Recreations, riding, swimming, sings, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 134; auburn hair, blue eyes. BUSCH, Mae, comedienne; b. Melbourne, Austr.; educ. convent, Madison, N. J.; stage career, leads with Eddie Foy, Lasky, "Over the River," "Damaged Goods"; m. p. career. Keystone, with Eddie Foy, Weber and Fields (" Favorite Fool" "Wife and Auto Trouble," "Better Late than Never" etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 125; black hair, gray eyes. CAREW, Ora, comedienne. Keystone; b. Salt Lake City, Good Friday, Apr. 13, 1895; five years in stock and musical comedy; vaud. on all principal circuits (author of own acts); m. p. career. Keystone 1 yr. (" Saved by Wireless," " Love Comet," " Wings and Wheels," " A la Cabaret," etc.). Recreations, swimming, riding, dancing. Hght., 5 ft. 2 in.; wght., 118; black hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., eles. Home ad.. Gates Hotel, Los .Angeles COMPSON, Betty, comedienne, Christie; b. Salt Lake City; stage career, violin soloist in vaud. act, " Wanted a Leading Lady"; screen career, Christie ("Wanted a Leading Lady," "Where the Heather Blooms," "Love and a Savage," "Those Primitive Days," etc.). Blue eyes, light hair. Recreations, swimming, music, etc. Studio ad., Christie, Hollywood, Cal. CONNELL, Grayce Veronica, comedienne, Keystone; b. Hamilton, N. Y., 1893; educ. St. Marie Convent, Rome, N. Y.; stage career, covering four years, with Raymond Hitchcock, Richard Carle, Hazel Dawn, etc.; screen career, Keystone ("His Last Laugh," " Bath Tub Perils," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 135, red hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. CORNELINA, Bess, comedienne; b. Portland, Ore., 1888; educ. Chicago; early career, miniature painter; m. p. career, from 1915, Balboa. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 150; brown hair, dark blue eyes. DANIELS, Bebe, comedienne, leads, ingenue, Rolin; b. Dallas, Tex., Jan. 14, 1901; educ. Sacred Heart Convent., Los Angeles; stage career, since early age, Belasco Stk. Co., starred in " The Prince Chap," San Francisco, at 4 yrs. played in Shakespearean roles, Morosco's Burbank Stk; screen career, from age of 8, Selig for 6 mos. in child parts, Pathe for 6 mos. in same, 101 Bison for yr., Vitagraph, NYMP, Rolin (leads in " Lonesome Luke " series). Hght., 5 ft. 3 in.; wght., 125; black hair, brown eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, classical dancing, etc. Home ad., 2221 Duane st., Los Angeles. De FOREST, Patsey, comedienne, Vitagraph; b. Port Penn, Delaware; educ. Port Penn, and Camden, N. J.; stage career, for 2 yrs.; screen career, Lubin ("Patsy Bolivar" series, " Billy's Debut," " The Great Detective," " Alfred Strong," " Think of the Money," " While Wifey Sleeps," with David Don in the "Otto" series, etc.), now with Vitagraph. Recreations, riding, swimming, dancing, golf, and violin. Hght., 5 ft. 2 in.; wght., 126; chestnut hair and black eyes. DREW, Mrs. Sidney (Lucille McVey), comedienne, Metro; b. Sedalia, Mo., Apr. 18, 1890; educ. pub. and high schls., Sedalia, Sedalia Coll. of Music, Nebraska Wesleyan Sch. of Expression; stage career, entertainer for Redpath Lyceum Bureau, U. S. and Europe; screen career, Vitagraph, playmg comedies directed by Sidney Drew, in " Playing Dead," " Between the Two of Them," "Hair of Her Head," "Timid Mr. Tootles," " Boobley Baby," " The Story of the Glove," and others, joined Metro Jan., 1916, appearing in comedies with Sidney Drew. Studio ad., Metro, N. Y. C. DRESSLER, Marie, comedienne; b. Cobourg, Canada, Nov. 9, 1871; educ. Canada; stage career, began 1886 in "Under Two Flags," played many light opera parts with Lew Fields Travesty Co. several yrs., vaud. in U. S. and London 1907-08, name part in " Tillie's Nightmare," with Weber and Field's All-Star Stock Co., 2 yrs.; screen career. Keystone ("Tillie's Punctured Romance"), Lubin ("Tillie's Tomato Surprise"), World Film ("Tillie's Night Out," and the " Tillie " series). Studio ad.. World Film, N. Y. C. DURFEE, Minta (Mrs. Roscoe Arbuckle), comedienne. Keystone; b. Los Angeles, 1897; early career in mus. com. and vaud. as chorus girl, soubrette, prima donna, in stock with Morosco and Hartman; m. p. career. Keystone since 1913 as comedienne (" His Wife's Mistake," and many others). Wght., 130; red hair, blue eyes. Ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. EDWARl5s, Vivian, comedienne. Keystone; b. Los Angeles, 1897; educ. Los Angeles; screen career, began as extra at Keystone, 1914; now in comedy parts; in "A Modern Enoch Arden," "The Village Blacksmith," " His Lying Heart," with Ford Sterling, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 5^ in.; wght., 130; dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Studio ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. FAZENDA, Louise, comedienne, Keystone; b. Lafayette, Ind., June 17, 1895; educ. St. Mary's Convent, and L. A. High Sell., Los Angeles; stage career, short season stock; screen career, two yrs. with Universal in drama and eccentric comedy. Keystone ("The Judge," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 138; light hair, hazel eyes. Ad., Keystone, Los Angeles. FULLER, Dale, eccentric comedy, Keystone; b. Santa Ann, Cal.; stage exper., five years stock and road experience, "Flirting Princess," "Girl and the Kimona"; played everything from boy ingenues to old men; m. p. career, "Crooked to the End," "Village Vampire," "Oily Scoundrel," "Bath Tub Perils," "Surf Girl" (Keystone); riding, swimming; likes daredevil acts. Hght., 5 ft. 3 in.; wght., 118; dark hair and complexion, brown eyes. Studio ad.. Keystone; home ad., 1549 Echo Park ave., Los Angeles. GORE, Rosa, comedienne, Kleine; b. X. Y. C. ; educ. N. Y. C; st^ge career, toured U. S. and around world in vaud. headline act, " What Are the Wild Waves Saying? ". starred with Daniel Crimmins in own mus. com. co., also "Wizard of Oz," etc.; screen career, Vitagraph (" Second Sight," etc.), Pathe (" Cook's Revenge," " Maggie Tries Society Life," " Itinerant Wedding," etc.), Kleine ("Musty SuflFer " series, etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; brunette hair, dark green eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming. Composer of comedies. Home ad., 140 West 65th St., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Kleine, 11 East 14th St., N. Y. C. GRIFFITH, Katherine, comedienne, leads, characters, L-KO; b. San Francisco, Cal.; stage career, many years in drama, mus. com. and vaud.: screen career, Powers, Kalem, Rex, Tiffany Film Co., Oz, Sterling, Morosco, Universal ("Snow White," "The Hawkins Family" series, " One on Mother," " The Heart of Maryland," " The White Sister ") and L-KO. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 160: black hair, gray eyes. Home ad., 1325 Beechwood Drive, Los Angeles, Cal. HASTINGS, Carey, comedienne, Thanhouser; b. New Orleans; educ. Brooklyn pub. schs.; stage career, in "St. Elmo," " Girl from Rector's," stk. in New York, Norfolk, Richmond^. Atlanta, etc.; screen career, Thanhouser 2 yrs. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 135; brown hair, hazel eyes. Recreations, riding, sv imming, etc. Home ad., Beacon Hall New Rochelle, N. Y. Studio ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle. N. Y. JOSLIN, Margaret, comedienne, Rolin; b. Chicago. Ilj., 1881; stage career, four seasons; m. p. career, Essanay, 1907, Selig, created role of " Sophia " in " Snakeville " comedies; also with Universal; with RoHn from January. 1916. Recreations, fancy work, etc. Hght., 5 ft. 11 ins.; wght.. 210; brown hair, blue eyes, light complexion. Studio ad., Rolin, Hollywood.