Motion Picture News (Oct 1913 - Jan 1914)

26 THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS "WHAT HER DIARY TOLD" (Continued from page 23) the mountains to seek comfort and new environment John, while working his claim, is injured by an unexpected explosion. As they carry him toward his cabin, Janet passes in her auto. In gazing on the victim of the catastrophe she is shocked to recognize her husband. He is placed in her care and hurried to the shack and medical aid secured. On the earnest pleadings and sincere protestations of love on the part of Janet the two are reconciled. PLAYERS' ELECTROS FOR EXHIBITORS' USE A unique plan has been put in active service by the New Process Electro Corporation, of New York, whereby the exhibitor may get cuts of the screen players at a much smaller price than he has hitherto been paying. These cuts are especially available for program work, or for use in the local newspapers. It is the experience of the writer, on small papers, that a city editor will always use a story if a cut is to run with it. He will not put his paper to the expense of making the cuts for free advertising, but he will always use the cut, even though he does not wish to use the story. The plan of this company is to supply cuts of any player in their catalog, in any company, at a very nominal fee, together with an authenticbiography. The scheme should be most successful. ARIZONA IN MICHIGAN Arizona and the next eleven of the big feature productions to be made by the All Star Feature Corporation will be handled in Michigan by the Casino Company, of Detroit. The deal was closed after the members of the Casino Company had made a special trip to New York to conclude the negotiations. Eight large theatres in Michigan are directly controlled by the Casino Company, which is beginning to rank as one of the largest and most successful of the firms renting feature films to exhibitors in the Middle West. TRADE NOTES Mack Sennett, managing director of the Keystone films, has added a new burden to his shoulders. He has taken twenty boys and girls, ranging from the age of four to twelve years, and is training them for motion pictures. They will be seen shortly in "kid'' comedies. A picture just finished, "Love Sickness at Sea," was made upon the Pacific Coast Steamship Company's boat "Harvard," the fastest passenger-carrying ship that floats the American flag. This ship was chartered by the Keystone Company, and during a run down and up the coast, a full reel was made. This picture portrays the improvements that have been made in fire drills aboard seagoing vessels, and this was used as a basis upon which a great comedy was made. A company of fifty people made this trip, and over two hundred of the employees of the boat were used in the films. A Keystone comedy, "Speed Kings," just finished, shows Santa Monica and the Coronada races, Earl Cooper, winner of both, is used in this subject, as well as his Stutz No. 8, present holder of the world's road race record. Teddy Tetzlaff, another world's speed champion, is also used, along with Barney Oldfield, Ralph De Palma, Spencer Wishart, and several more of the racing celebrities of this and foreign countries. Mr. James Cornelius, formerly of Kansas City and the Famous Players Film Co., has been appointed manager of the St. Louis office of Warner's Features, Inc., succeeding M. J. Goldbaum. On October 17th, Mr. Cornelius, assisted by Mr. Samuel Grant, district manager for Warner's Features, Inc., in the middle Western States, gave an exhibition of the new and future Warner releases to a large gathering of exhibitors from St. Louis and surrounding territory in the Lafayette Theatre. The World Special Films have just bought the marvellous Eclair film, "Protea," and will have it ready for the exhiibtor about November 1st. This is one of the most remarkable films ever brought out. Walter MacNamara is the latest to be added to the staff of Universal directors. For the past year he has been connected with the Universal as photoplay writer, and for the past few months has been acting in the double capacity of assistant-director and author. Mr. MacNamara has had a good record as a film author. He has writ' ten King Baggot successes and most of the later successes of Miss Jane Gail. Cecilia Loftus has been added to the gallery of Famous Players. The Famous Players Film Co. has engaged this artist to appear in the novel and play, "A Lady of Quality," by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Miss Loftus began her dramatic career under the direction of Daniel Frohman. In two years she had succeeded so capably that Mr. Frohman made her leading lady with E. H. Sothern, then under his management. By a coincidence, as in the case of James K. Hadkett, Miss Loftus returns to Mr, Frejaman's direction under new conditions, through the medium of the motiorivpicture. The organization of the World Special Film Corporation is gradually assuming large proportions. Branch offices have been opened in Chicago, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Kansas City lately. For the Chicago office F. H. McMillan, formerly of the M. & F. Feature, has been engaged as manager. In Cincinnati, G. J. Trask; in Kansas City, S. J. Berman, and in Atlanta, C. G. Bailey. Extensive alterations have been made in all of these offices, and they are now ready for business. Daring exploits are performed in the Eclipse films, released in America by George Kleine. The Eclipse Company never asked an actor to perform a more daring bit of work than that done by "Arizona Bill," leading man for "Eclipse," in a coming two-reel, i he name of which has not yet been determined. There is a spectacular touch in this film as the Bleriot monoplane in which are seated "Arizona Bill" and his wife blows up and falls to the earth, taking the two performers with it. This occurs in full view of the camera. AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTORS FOR POWERS, MO TIO GRAPH, SIMPLEX, EDISON AND STANDARD MACHINES. 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