Motion Picture News (Oct 1913 - Jan 1914)

THE MOTION PICTURE NEWS ferred Attractions, Solax, Blache, Itala, Film Releases of America. Eclectic, American Kineto, Inter-Ocean and Apex. of these fellows and their talents are highly appreciated at the Lubin plant. With the erection of his new studio in Italy, George Kleine is now in the market for applications for the better grade of American talent to appear in his big productions. Mr. Kleine is willing to enter into contracts with the right sort of American artists to spend a part of the year on the continent in photo drama work for him. He is open to proposals from well-known American actors and actresses. One of the envelopes it is a pleasure to open every week for the press agent's communications is the one coming from the World Special Films Corporation, containing Milton E. Hoffman's stuff. The Hoffman person has the rare faculty of 'good copy." More power to him and his secretary, Dolly Ellisberg. Among women in the film business who are making good in their own right count Anna Goldman, private secretary to Eddie Roskam, head of the Commercial Motion Pictures Company. Seven years in the business is her record and she is real head of things, Eddie says. David Horsley, the American agent for Lumiere stock, is distributing among his camera men friends, of which he has a large number, strips of focusing film. There are, of course, quite a number of camera men in the country with whom he is not personally acquainted, but he will gladly forward a strip to any who desire it. This film should prove extremely useful and should form a part of every camera man's equipment. The song, "My Movie Girl," by G. Warren Landon and S. S. Cassard, is being put out in attractive form by the Nicholas Power Company. Acton Davies, by the way, is not the Edison scenario editor. He reads all scripts which have been passed by the staff and makes suggestions. Scenario editors should send all scripts to the Edison studio, as heretofore, not to Mr. Davies. Changes are going on at the Lubin studio. Barry O'Neil, director, is no longer with them, his place having been taken by George Terwilliger, now a fullfledged director. The leading man is Earl Metcalfe, who has been working with Harry Meyers since his return from Florida. This first picture is a Charles Klein play, on which work has just been started. Stanley Lowrie, brother of Ira Lowrie. general manager of the Lubin plant, is receiving the sympathies of all over, the death of his wife. The studio forces sent floral offerings. Joe Smiley and Gaston Bell, of the Lubin forces, have just been elected to membership in the Screen Club. This makes an even dozen Lubinites who belong. Arthur Johnson bought a new suit for the Screen Club housewarming and is expected to buy a new hat for the ball. Abe Siegel, of the Novelty Poem-ograph Company, of Cleveland, is in New York. His company has just produced in motion picture, to be accompanied by the human voice, that famous poem, "Christmas in the Workhouse." It has already produced H. A. D'Arcy's poem, "The Face on the Barroom Floor." This met with great success. Edward Schnaubert, Jr.. will take over the Dreamland Theatre at Jamaica' avenue and Oxford street, Richmond Hill. N. Y., on December 22. The American Kineto Corporation has still a few states open for their two latest money-getting features. "The Waters of Death," three reels, and "The Girl of the Sunny South," four reels. The number of repeat orders this firm have received speaks well of the booking and attractive qualities of both subjects, which are backed up by really excellent advertising matter. This move is an advancement for both Metcalfe and Terwilliger. Both The International Motion Picture Association has filed a certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State. The purpose for which it is formed is stated as being "to secure uniform customs and usages in the motion picture business, to obtain equitable laws, ordinances, and regulations, to adjust differences among its members, and to raise the standard of motion pictures and further the interest generally of those engaged in the motion picture business." The incorporators are Samuel H. Trigger, J. A. Koerpel. Frank A. Tichenor, Rudolph Saunders, Harold W. Rosenthal, Eugene Elmore, Grant W. Anson, and Robert C. Whitten, of New York City, and Joseph B. Friedman, Buffalo," N. Y.; William J. Sweeney, Chicago, 111.; Charles H. Phillips, Milwaukee, Wis.; A. P. Tugwell. Los Angeles, Cal. ; Fred J. Herrington, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Thomas Furness, Duluth, Minn. Brevity is the Soul Louis Goldstein, the head office boy of New \ork, has joined Sol Lesser at his Colgate Feature Service office. Louis will be remembered from his connection with Reliance, Eclair and Warner's Feature. He threatens to be a real magnate some day. Jane Gail. Imp leading woman, sailed Wednesday for England where she will join George Loan Tucker's company, with the London Film Company. Frank* Crane will go with the Universal to direct the pictures in which Irving Cummings will appear. A new publication has arrived, the editors of which do not aspire to be "oricles." Never heard of an "oricle." Maybe it's a cross between an oriole and a barnacle. Herbert Brenon and his Imp company, headed by Annette Kellerman, have left for Florida. In the company are Leah Baird, William Shay and \\ illiam Welch. Frank E. Woods, scenario editor for the Mutual, says the best and most prolific script artist is Miss Anita Loos, the eighteen-year-old daughter of a San Diego, Cal., publisher. The Mutual is sending a company to the old Kmemacolor studio on Sunset Boulevard Hollywood. Los Angeles. Christy Cabanne is director, Joseph Altschuler in charge of the factory and Samuel Landers head camera man. Among the players are Miriam Cooper, Raoul \\ alsh, Frank Bennett, Fred and Robert Burns, Eagle Eye and Dark Cloud. Fred Stanhope is with the new Mutual Studio in L'nion Square. Frank Bennett, former leading man with Florence Lawrence, has gone with the Mutual. Tom Mills will play opposite Norma Phillips m the "Mutual Girl" series. The scenario and publicity departments of the Mutual Film Corporation are now at 29 Union Square West, Sixteenth street and Broadway. This affects Frank E. Woods, Daniel Carson Goodman and Russell E. Smith, of the scenario department, and Phil Mindil and Hopp Hadley, publicists. George Fatullo, the novelist and magazine writer, will write a series of scripts for the Mutual. Henry Walthall, Biograph star, has gone with the Mutual. Got a postal from J. W. Johnston, of the Eclair company, in Tucson, Ariz. A. L. Haining, of the Gaumont Company, has just returned from South America after a very exciting time. He has visited most of the danger spots of Mexico, but looks none the worse for his trip. Mary_ Fuller is writing an article for The \\ Oman's World on "Thrilling Moments in the Life of a Picture Star." No "one is better qualified to write upon such a subject than this gifted Edison player, who has made the courting of danger part of her daily life. . The Feature Photoplay's "Great Lure of Paris" is booked at Hammerstein's for an indefinite period through the Film Exchange. Hammerstein is advertising it as the biggest picture of direct importation from Paris. Owing to the enlarged radius of action of the Sehg Stock Company, with headquarters at Prescott, Ariz., the leading man, William Duncan, will, hereafter, confine his attention strictly to producing plays. The company will be very considerably strengthened and enlarged, as some big productions are nominated for this winter in the picture-land of Arizona. The Countess de Marstini has joined the Pathe Southern Stock Company at St. Augustine, Fla. For its release of January 1st, the Famous Players will present Cecilia Loftus in the famous novel and play, "A Lady of Quality," by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Instead of the customary trailer reading ■Mutual Program," the "Flying A" productions are being supplied with the Winged Clock with the hands quickly rotating and the now very popular wording "Mutual Movies Make Time Fly." It will probably only be a very short time when all subjects on the Mutual program will use the improved end piece. In honor of the members of the Kalem and Edison Stock Companies who are wintering in Jacksonville, Fla., the Lubin Comedy Company tendered them a "Poodle Roast" and dance, which was held at the Lubin studio. Those present from the Edison studio were: Herbert Prior, Mabel Trunnelle, C. J. Williams, William Wadsworth, Alice Washburn, Arthur Housman, Richard Ridgley, Richard Tucker, Bigelow Cooper, Elsie MacLeod and several others. Kalem was well represented with Robert Vig nola, Tom Moore, Guy Coombs, Alice Hollister, Marguerite Courtot, Harry Milliard, Ben Ross and Jack Macklin.