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Motion Picture News
Universal Claims a "Find"
Newcomer to Directorial Staff Said to Show Unusual Ability
Johnny Hincs in " Torchy Comes Through." second of the Torchy Comedies to be rclcQsed through Educational Exchanges
Finish "39 East" Filming
Constance Binney Company Stages Last Scenes in New York Theatre
UNIVERSAL believes it has discovered another Erich von Stroheim. At any rate, Universal officials are wiUing to take a chance with their "find" in the hope that he will turn as "meteoric" as von Stroheim did when once he got his opportunity to direct, at the hands of Gal Laemmle, Universal chief.
The new-comer to the Universal directorial staff is Marcel de Sano, a young Rumanian war veteran. He has been in the moving picture game only ten months, and is only 22 years old, but so consistent has been his progress as an assistant director, that those for whom he has worked predict his success.
Up to this time he has assisted Herbert Blache and Winchell Smith.
WITH the filmiu^i of impt.rt:uit scenes al tlu' l';u-k llR-:i!rc. Columbus Circle, Nrw Vurk City. Constance liiinic-y Ibis week, coinplelcd camera \yt>rk on her forlhconiiug prt'ductinn of " 3'J East " lor Ue:tiarl. The picture will bcconiL available to cxhiliilors during AugusI U is the (bird production Miss Binney has made since becoming a Real artist.
After the last day's work, the company, which lias been togelbcr for more than two years while ibe play was enjoying iis nm in New York City and through tlu euimiry. held an informal ^allienuK and dinner and llieu di^liaiuled. Kej;inald Denny, who appears as leading man on the screen, was the only one present not a member of tlie original stage cast. He replaced Henry Hull when the latter started in a new stage production.
For the last scenes of the play. Director John S. Robertson chose the Park theatre in Columbus Circle as a location. The scenes taken there were concerned with phases of tlie play which were not depicted on the stage and were done on an elaborate scale with a large company of extra, taking part.
In the slory, Penelope Penn. played by Constance Binney. is the daughter of an impoverished coiintry ininisler who comes to ibe city to" recoup the faniil> I'uriiines without a great deal of .1 succcvs ;u first. Finally her cxperuiKc .i .1 choir singer at home proves iiivalnal>le lo her in obtaining a position in the chorus.
It hardly proves a relief as she feels forced to keep her work a secret and she becomes involved in difficult situations. Finally, however, her great chance comes when the temperamental prima donna of the company flies into a huff and quits cold just before a performance. Penelope gets the role then, in some respects repeating her own actual rise and success in a Broadway production. .
The stage version confined its scenes to the boarding house at
" 30 East " and Central Park. Director Roliertson decided upon a complete and sumpjuous presenta(ion of the theatre scenes so vital lo the story. An exceptionally large number of extras was engaged to fill the Park theatre and to stage a musical comedy. The scenes, therefore, are said to give a full presentation of a theatre's space with a show in progress, as distinguished from the restricted effects (if such scenes staged in a studlo.
Tbe east supporting Miss Binney in the piclure, in addition to l\et;inal(l Denny, llie leading man, is as foll<iws; Alison Skipworlh, Lucia Mnnre. Blanche Frederici, lutilli Ciresham, Mildred Arden, Luis Alberiii, Albert Carroll and Frank Allworth, The scenario was prepared by Julia Crawford Ivers. Shaw Lovcit was Mr. Robertson's assistant director and Roy Overbaugh his cameraman.
His work with Blache was for the Metro Company in the production of "The Hope!" He assisted Smith in the direction and filming of "The Saphead," and also took part in the direction of " The New York Idea," for Famous PlayersLasky.
He has been engaged by Universal for five years. He was to leave New York for Los Angeles in a few days. His first work under the Universal banner probably will be the direction of Universal's Tiew star, Carmel Myers, in a new society drama, " White Orchids,"
Later de Sano will direct a series of foreign stories of his own writing, in several of which he himself will play.
Children Will See Serial
Chicago Circuits Arrange Matinees for Ruth Roland Serial
New Rolin Comedy Has London Street Set
It is said that no expense has been spared for settings and local color fnr the new Rolin Comcd>'. "A Loiuiiin liobliv," which Patlie will release August 22d. The streets of London with their narrow alleys inhabited by the " costers " have been reproduced to the minutest detail. "Snub" Pollard is al bis best featvircd as the " bobby.'' He is assisted by Marie Mosquini " Sunshine Sambo" the dimimitive colored comedian and a large number of extras to represent the tj-pes of the London streets.
SPECIAL Saturday matinees for children, with serial plays as the main attraction, are the latest box odice novelties hit upon by progressive exhibitors. These matinees are soon to be introduced by the Lubliner & Trinz theatres in Chicago with " Ruth of the Rockies," the Pathe serial starring Ruth Roland, as the drawing card.
" Ruth of the Rockies " is the first serial to be booked by the Lubliner & Trinz houses. The Ruth Roland vehicle is to be played at matinees in every theatre in the circuit.
Other Chicago picture theatres which will inaugurate tl^ese special children's matinees are the houses of the Asher Brothers' circuit, which will start off with "The Third Eye," Pathe's serial co-starring Warner Oland and Eileen Percy. " The Third Eye " was released several weeks ago and to date has proved one of the biggest popular successes Pathe has ever issued in the serial line. Asher Brothers never before booked a chapter-play.
Neither of these big circuits have
as yet announced the date of commencement of the new scheme for bolstering up the box ofiice returns for afternoon performances. In all these houses the special serial showings are to be widely advertised in advance and it is expected that the performances will develop into a highly important feature of the management's policy.
Warner Bros. Purchase G. W. Peck Stories
A wire from Los Angeles advises that Warner Bros, have purchased from the publishers the screen rights on all of George W. Peck's stories and that the W^arner firm has sold these stories to a new organization, which is being headed by Col. Fred Levy of Louisville. Rumors indicate that the productions based on these Peck stories will be released through First National.
It is also stated that Al St. John will complete his contract in comedy productions for the Warner Bros.
Specials in Successful NewjYork Premiers
The premier performances of "If I Were King" at the Lyric on Monday, Augiist 9th, and " Earthbound " at the Astor on Wednesday, August 11th. were vor>'^ successful, and the presentation at each of these two notable performances was unusually good.
; from Wanda Hawley's third picture for Realart, the name of which has not as yet been announced