Motion Picture News (Sept-Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 113 HORNE, James W., managing director, Kalem; b. San Francisco, Dec. 14, 1880; educ. San Francisco pub. schls.; Belasco and Mayer Stck at Alcazar Theatre 9 yrs., Columbus Stck., Chicago; treas. N. Y. Herald Square Theatre; in " Brewster's Millions," mgmt. Cohan & Harris; m. p. career, since 1912 Kalem (scenario ed., became manager when Geo. Melford resigned, produced " Girl Detective " serie.';, " Mysteries of the Grand Hotel," " Stingaree," " Social Pirates," "Girl from Frisco," etc.). Hght, 5 ft. 7^ in.; wght., 140; brown hair, brown eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming. Home ad., 1451 Ivy St., Glendale, Cal. Studio ad., Kalem, Glendale, Cal. HOWELL, W. A., director and leads; b. Cleveland, O., 1877; educ. Fordham Univ.; stage career, in " The Thief," " New Dominion," " Experience," stock dir. in Baltimore, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Rochester, dir. for Poli's New England theatres, leads in melodramas; screen career, Rex (" False Evidence "), Universal, Majestic ("Scrap of Paper"), Gene-Gauntier ("All Rivers Meet at the Sea"), Field ("The Boosters"), Thanhouser (" Falstaff Series"). Hght. 6 ft.; wght. 185; brown hair, gray eyes. Recreations, rides, swims, paints, writes, motorist. Home ad., 2850 Concourse, Fordham, N. Y. Ad., Amalgamated Photoplay Service, 220 W. 42d st.. N. Y. C. HUMPHREY, Oral, director and comedian, American; b. Louisville. Ky., Apr. 3, 1878; educ. pub. and high schls., Oakland, Cal; stage career, for 25 yrs., 10 yrs. in stock at Ye Liberty Theatre, Oakland, 3 yrs. at San Francisco Opera House under Morosco, 2 yrs. at Majestic Theatre, San Francisco, under Henry Bishop; screen career, Essanay for 8 mos.. Universal (in " The Diamond from the Sky," " Under the Crescent," etc.), American, featured in Beauty Comedies. Recreations, riding and swimming, has written several short stories and scenarios. Hght. 5 ft. 10^ in., wght. 140, dark hair, gray eyes. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. HUMPHREY, William J., director; stage career, for a num. ber of yrs. in Shakespearian plays and drama, leading man with Julia Marlowe, Julia Arthur, Mrs. Langtry, Margaret ■ Mather, Mary Mannering, Henrietta Crosman, etc., playing "Romeo," "Pygmalion," " Ingomar," " lago," "Mark Antony," etc.; screen career, Vitagraph, as both actor and dir.; some of his pictures are "The Tale of Two Cities," "Chains of an Oath," " Red and White Roses," " The Radium Thieves," "The Return of the Money Kings," "Fathers of Men," etc. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. HUNT, Jay, director, scenario writer, late of NYMP; b. Phila., Pa., Aug. 4, 1865; educ. Univ. of Pa.; stage career, character actor and play director of wide experience, author of several plays, including " Down by the Sea," " Hearts of Gold," " A Crown of Thorns," " The Master Workman," etc.; screen career, 1 yr. with Vitagraph (director), Horsley (dir. " The Protest," " When Avarice Rules," " The Explorer," etc.). Universal. Ince ("The Mill by the Zuyder Zee." " His Brother's Keeper," " The Village Under the Sea," " The Mills of the Gods," " A Romance of Old Holland," etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Home ad., 803 3d St., Canta Monica, Cal. HUTCHINSON, Craig, director, L-KO; b. Austin, Minn., 1892; educ. Mil. School; early career newspaper work on the coast; screen career Keystone (scenario writer " Love and Dynamite" etc.) L-KO (scenario writer and director dir. <fn^B " Father's First Murder" " Blackmail in j^^L L'MB ^ Hospital" " Ready for Reno" " A Scan ■HLw^i '^ii^H '^^l Sea," " Mr. Mcldiot's Assassination," "A Sap Head's Revenge," "There is My Husband," " Right Car but the Wrong Berth," "Crooked from the Start," " Tongh Luck and a Rough Sea," etc.). Studio ad., L-KO, 6100 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Cal. INCE, John, director; b. N. Y. C. 1879; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, from 1888, in many prods., including " Ben Hur," " The Great Divide," etc.; screen career, Lubin, World (dir. "The Struggle"), Equitable (dir. "Sealed Lips," etc.). Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. INCE, Ralph W., director, Vitagraph; b. Boston, Mass., Jan. 16, 1887; stage career, in many well known prods., Richard Mansfield Co., " Ben Hur," "The College Widow," etc.; screen career, first as actor and then director, Vitagraph (" A Million Bid," "The Vengeance of Durant,"' "The Mills of Threads," "He Never Knew," "The Prince of Evil," "The Wreck," appeared as Lincoln in the " Lincoln " series, directed and acted in " His Last Fight," " The Juggernaut," etc., " Shadows of the Past," " The Conflict," " His Wife's Good Name," etc.). Member Screen Club, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Bay Shore, L. L INCE, Thomas H., director-general, Ince and one of the three vice-presidents in charge of manufacturing. Triangle; b. Newport, R. I., 1882, son of John E. Ince, comedian; early career, office boy for Daniel Frohman; stage career, song and dance artist in " Poets and Puppets," with Jas. A. Herne in " Shore Acres," Edwin Arden in " The Ninety and Nine," star in " For Love's Sweet Sake," vaud. ; screen career, appointed directorgeneral N. Y. M. P. 1909; laid out plants at Inceville and Culver City, Cal.; notable productions: "The Battle of Gettysburg," "The Wrath of the Gods," "The Italian," "The Devil," "On the Night Stage," " The Cup of Life," " Rumpelstiltskin," " The Darkening Trail," " The Coward," " Civilization," etc. Studio ad., Inceville, Cal. INGRAHAM, Lloyd, director. Fine Arts; b. Houston, Tex., 1874; early career, specialty performer, etc.; stage career, with Robert Buchanan in rep., Edwin Stair, staged " Gaston and Alphonse," stock director for Oliver Morosco, Harry Bishop, O. D. Woodward, Omaha, Lois Theatre, Seattle, etc.; screen career, Essanay (director), Reliance-Majestic, other companies, Fine Arts (" The Fox Woman," " The Sable Lorcha," " A Child of the Paris Streets," "Casey at the Bat," "Stranded," etc.). Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. INGRAM, Rex, director, Universal; b. Dublin, Ireland, 1892; educ. St. Columbus Coll., Dublin, and Yale; stage career, pantomime abroad; m. p. career, with Edison and Vitagraph, acting and directing (asst.). Fox, Peerless, Universal (" Great Problem," "Broken Fetters"); wrote scenarios for "Should a Mother Tell? " " Song of Hate," " Wonderful Adventure," " Cup of Bitterness." Athlete and professional sculptor. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. IRVING, George, general producing director, Frohman; b. N. Y. C; educ. N. Y. C. ; stage career, with Chas. Frohman 13 yrs., appearing with William Gillette, Maude Adams, Francis Wilson and others, also in " The Servant in the House," " Alother," "Jimmy Valentine," and leads in many stock cos.; screen career, Jimsey in " Paid in Full," lead in " The Education of Mr. Pipp," All-Star Feature director, Frohman Amusement Corp. (prod. " The Builder of Bridges," "Just Out of College," "John Glayde's Honor," "Body and Soul," "What Happened at 22," " Jaffery," "The Conquest of Caanan," "The Witching Hour," etc.). Ad., 18 E 41st St., N. Y. C. JACCARD, Jacques, director. Universal; b. near N. Y., 1885; educ. in France; stage career, when 14 yrs old was property man in N. Y. theatre, had several lines in K. & E. " Ben-Hur," 4 yrs. as stock producer; m. p. career, 1910, Universal, American, International, Universal again, wrote many of the scripts, sometimes appeared as juvenile heavy, adapted and produced " Terence O'Rourke " series, in " A Knight of the Range," etc., directed first numbers of " Diamond from the Sky " for American, etc. Studio ad.. Universal City, Cal. JONES, Richard, director and studio mgr., Mabel Normand Film Co.; b. St. Louis; screen career, 6 yrs. with O. T. Crawford in St. Louis 2 yrs., 4 yrs. with Keystone (2J^ yrs. as director), now with Mabel Normand Film Co., producing " Pat," comedy drama in 7 reels. Home ad., 1600 McCadden Place, Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Mabel Normand Film Co., Los Angeles, Cal.