Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

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October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 103 HODGES, Maxine, child parts; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., July 27, 1903; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, stk., 5 yrs. vaud.; screen career, All Star ("The Jungle"), Selig. Hght., 4 ft. 11 in.; wght., 88 lbs.; fair complexion, black hair, hazel eyes. Hobbies, rowing, swimming, dancing, etc. Home ad., 242 W. 49th St., N. Y. C. Ad., Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42nd St., N. Y. C. HORTON, Clara, child actress; b. Brooklyn, June, 1906; Stage career, in "Jack and the Beanstalk" and a pantomime of "Cinderella"; m. p. career, with Eclair, Eastern and Western, later with Universal; golden hair, blue eyes. KENNEDY, Elizabeth, child parts. Fox; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., May 22, 1909; stage career, supported Maude Adams in " Peter Pan " at Empire Theatre, N. Y., 1915-16; m. p. career. Fox (" Merely Mary Ann," " Modern Thelma," " Caprice of the Alountains," " Little Miss Happiness," etc.). Recreations, can row a boat and swim 30 yards. Wght., 50; dark brown hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 282 Warren st., Brooklyn, N. Y. Studio ad.. Fox, N. Y. C. LEE, Jane, child parts. Fox; screen career. Fox ("A Wife's Sacrifice," " The Galley Slave," " The Devil's Daughter," " The Clemenceau Case," " The Spider and the Fly," " A Daughter of the Gods," " Dare Devil Kate," " The Unwel come Mother," " Her Double Life," etc.). Home ad., 224 W. 46th st, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Fox, 130 W. 46th st, N. Y. C. LAWRENCE, Little Adelaide, child parts; b. Brooklyn, N. Y., April 30, 1905; was photographer's model before beginning m. p. career; featured three yrs. by Vitagraph, Reliance, Pathe, Kalem, in "Easter Babies," "The Barefoot Boy," " Little Keeper of the Light," " Little Wanderer," "The Influence of a Child," " The High Born Child and the Beggar," etc. Accomplishments, exhibition dancer (winner of many cups and prizes), swimming, riding, piano, violin. Fair complexion, auburn bronze hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 274 Rutland Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. Phone, 5461 Flatbush. LORNA, Baby, child parts. World; has appeared on stage in "Alice in Wonderland;" World-Equitable (in "The Ransom," "The Dragon," " The Surrender" and "The Chain Invisible"); plays piano and violin, sings, dances, etc. Studio ad.. World, Fort Lee, N. Y. MONAHAN, Janethel, juvenile. Juvenile Film; b. N. Y. C, 1907; screen career. Juvenile Film, under direction of James A. Fitz-Patrick, in " Chip Off the Old Block," " Chip's Elopement," " Chip's Backyard Barnstormers," " Chip's Rivals," " The World War in Kidland," " For Sale, a Daddy," " Chip's Carmen," " Chip's Movie Co.," " The Diamond from the Pie," etc. Recreations, pony riding, swimming, bicycle riding, dancing and singing. Hght., 4 ft.; wght., 67; chestnut hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 26 Maple ave., Hackensack, N. J. Studio ad., 110 W. 40th st, N. Y. C. OAKLAND, Ethelmary, child parts, Thanhouser; b. Indianapolis, Ind.; educ. stage children's school; stage career, for 2 yrs. in stock and Boston Opera Co., under mgmt. of William Brady and Klaw and Erlanger; screen career, Metro ("Always in the Way"), World ("Hearts of Men"), Frohman Amusement Corp. ("Fairy and the Waif"), Thanhouser. Recreations, rides, swims and dances. Blonde hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 622 W. 136th St., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Thanhouser, New Rochelle, N. Y. QUINN, Edward, comedy leads. Little Players of America, Inc.; b. 1904; stage career, in "The Law of the Land," "520 Percent" "Snow White," "Dollars and Sense," "Just a Woman," and in Bronx Stock; screen career, with Biograph, Eclair, Fox, etc., in " A Thanksgiving Tragedy," " Mother's Blue-eyed Boy," "The Silent Voice," "The Gentleman From Mississippi," "The Seventh Moon," "Mother," "The Fifth Commandment," " Dr. Rameau," " The Clemenceau Case," " The Deep Purple," " The Green Eyed Monster," etc. Recreations, riding and swimming, is expert dancer. Has blond curley hair and is called " The Juvenile Farnum." Ad., Little Players of America, Inc., Los Angeles, Cal. REICHERT, "Kittens," child parts. Fox; b. 1911; educ. kindergarten; screen career. Famous ("The Sign of the Cross"), Ivan ("Her Husband's Wife," etc.), Fox ("A Soldier's Oath," " The Fool's Revenge," " Ambition," " Sins of Men," " The Eternal Sapho," etc.). Enjoys singing, dancing, dolls, etc. Home ad., 97 Warburton ave., Yonkers, N. Y. Studio ad., Fox, 130 W. 46th st., N. Y. C. SNELL, Anita, child actress, Metro; b. Indianapolis, Ind., 1910; educ. Montessori method, known as the Montessori baby; screen career, Metro ("Man and His Soul"), World Film (" Shadow of Doubt "). Accomplishments, drawing, modeling, swimming. Blue eyes, brown hair. Ad., Metro, 1476 Broadway. N. Y. C. S'TONE, George, child parts. Fine Arts; b. 1911 (?); now being educated by tutor; screen career, Biograph, Majestic, Fine Arts; in child parts; has appeared in "A Ten Cent Adventure," " The Kid Magicians," " The Motor Boat Bandits," "The Ash Can," "Pirates Bold," "The Children in the House," " Going Straight," " The Little School Ma'am," etc. Studio ad.. Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. VOLARE, Lorna, child actress; b. Australia, 1912; educ. at home; screen career. Fox ("Merely Mary Ann"), World Film ("The Chain Invisible," "The Dragon"), Pathe ("The Girl with the Green Eyes"), Metro ("The Spell of the Yukon," "The Eternal Question," etc.). Golden brown hair, large blue eyes. WILSON, Edna Mae, dramatic, child leads; b. N. Y. C, Sept. 9, 1906; educ. by private tutors; stage career, original Dorothy Griswold in Geo. Beban's " The Sign of'the Cross," in " The Things That Count," Martha Beach in "The Bachelor's Baby," Claudia (at 8) in " The Prince Chap " at Alcazar Theatre, San Francisco; screen career, Fine Arts, Lasky, World, Edison, Biograph, Universal, Reliance-Majestic, Pathe, National Drama Corp., etc., in " Old Heidelberg," " Pillars of Society," " Tess of the Mountain Country," " The Fall of a Nation," " The House of the Golden Windows," etc. Recreations, riding, swimming, fancy, toe and classic dancing. Hght., 4 ft. in.; wght., 63; light hair, dark blue eyes. Ad., 1924 Cheremoya ave., Hollywood, Cal. DIRECTORS ACKERMAN, Constantine Muth, director Palace Players; b. Berlin, Dec. 18, 1878; educ. Berlin; stage career, 15 yrs. in America; gen. director Opera House, Davenport, Iowa, for 7 yrs.; screen career, Biograph (6 mos.), " Governor's Boss," Palace Players Co. comedies. Ad., Times Bldg., N. Y. C. ADOLFL John G., director. Fox; b. N. Y. C. ; educ. pub. schls., N. Y. and Phila. ; stage career, with Louis Mann, Clara Lipman, Julia Marlowe, Ethel Barrymore, Dustin Farnum, and others; screen career, since 1909, leading man Vitagraph ("The Spy," "Napoleon"), 3 yrs. dir. Reliance, Universal (" The Sphinx," " The Man Inside," " The Path of Happiness "), dir. for Fox (" Merely Mary Ann," " A Modern Thelma," " Caprice of The Road to Nowhere," etc.). Member Screen Club, Friars Club, N. Y. C, Photoplay Author's the Mountains," League, and Photoplayers, Los Angeles. Hght, 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 175; blue eyes. Home ad., Iroquois Hotel, N. Y. C. Studio ad.. Fox, 130 W. 46th st., N. Y. C. ABRAMSON, Ivan, director-general, Ivan Films; b. Vilna, Russia; educ. Vilma; early exper., impresario of Ivan Abramson Opera Company for 7 yrs., wrote many plays for Jewish stage, dir. Jacob P. Adler for 15 yrs.; screen career, Ivan (" Life in the Holy Land," " Sins of the Parents," " Should a Woman Divorce?" "A Mother's Confession," "The Concealed Truth," " Forbidden Fruit," " A Fool's Paradise," " Her Husband's Wife"). Ad., Ivan Films, 130 W. 46th St., N. Y. C. Home ad., 26 Lenox ave., N. Y. C. ALLEY, Alfred Wright, art director, American; b. Buffalo, N. Y.; educ. Chicago and N. Y. ; early career, architectural designer and decorator with Chas. W. Reed, O'Brien and Warner, etc.; screen career, American. Home ad., Santa Barbara, Cal. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal.