Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 45 BLEVINS, Malcolm, heavies, characters, Universal; b. Versailles, Mo.; educ. prep, schs. Mo. and Tenn., Univ. of Mo.; stage career, stock; screen career, Morosco ("The Reform Candidate"), Universal (" Broadway to a Throne," " God and the Baby," " Buck Simmons — Puncher," "Girl of the Dance Hall," "What Doth It Profit a Man," " Public Approval," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 8y2 in.; wght, 157 lbs.; blue eyes, slightly gray hair. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. BOWES, Lawrence Alfred, characters, Vogue; b. Newark, Cal.; educ. San Francisco; stage career, covering 15 yrs., with Ferris Hartman stock co., Los Angeles, Princess theatre stock, San Francisco, etc.; screen career, Selig, 1 yr., Universal ("Just Jim," etc.), Essanay-Chaplin ("The Bank," "Night in the Show," "Shanghaied," "Carmen"), Vogue (3 mos. with Rube Miller co.). Hght., 5 ft. 10y2 in.; wght., 210; brown hair, hazel eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, etc. Home ad., 5740 Santa Monica blvd., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Vogue, Los Angeles. BRACY, Sidney, character leads, Arrow; b. Melbourne, Australia; educ. Melbourne Univ.; stage career, 6 yrs. with late J. C. Williamson in Australia, with Kyrle Bellew, supported Viola Allen, with Nazimova, Nat Goodwin, in revival of "Robin Hood" and "Rob Roy," in N. Y.; screen career, Thanhouser ("Million Dollar Mystery," "The Miser's Reversion," " Sidnee's Finish "), Fox (" Merely Mary Ann," " Sporting Blood"), Universal ("Joan of the Hills," "Elusive Isabel," "Temptation and the Man," etc.). Recreations, allaround athlete and accomplished musician. Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 148; brown hair and eyes. Ad., Screen Club, N. Y. C. BRADBURY, James, characters, Selig; b. Old Town, Me., Oct. 12, 1857; educ. Tufts College; stage career, 34 yrs. an actor, starring at Boston Museum and playing various sorts of roles; screen career, with Selig, played manager in "The Black Sheep," prominent parts in " A Milk White Flag," " A Temperance Town," " The Valiants of Virginia," " At Piney Ridge," etc. Hght., about 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 170. Studio ad., Selig, Los Angeles, Cal. BRADSHAW, Lionel, characters, L-KO; b. Lima, O., May 10, 1892; educ. pub. schls. in O.; stage career, about 9 yrs. on road and in stock in Seattle, Detroit, etc., in " The Round Up"; screen career, 3 yrs. with Universal ("The Black Box," in " Lady Raffles " series, with Frances Ford, Lucille Love, etc.), Fine Arts ("The Mother of the Law"), Fox ("Carmen"), L-KO ("Peg of the Ring" series, etc.). Recreations, riding, swimming, all out-door sports. Hght., 5 ft. 8 in.; wght., 160; auburn hair, blue eyes. Home ad., Astoria Hotel, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., L-KO, Hollywood, Cal. BROWN, J. Edwin, characters, Universal; b. Boston, Mass.; educ. Boston; stage career, 42 yrs. on legit, stage as stage director and playing characters; screen career, with Universal for 2 yrs. in " Discontent," " The Isle of Life," " The Black Box," etc. Hght. 5 ft. 8 in.; wght. 130; brown hair and blue eyes. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. BROWN, William H., characters, Fine Arts; b. Northampton, Mass.; early career, call boy; stage career, with young minstrel troupe, original Bostonians, Dorothy Morton Opera Co., in stock at Castle Square, Boston, La Salle stock, Chicago, with " Messenger Boy " co., mgmt. K. & E., comedian in several musical comedies, including "The Red Mill"; screen career, Yankee Film and other feature cos., RelianceMajestic, Fine Arts (" Little Meena's Romance," " Hoodoo Ann," " Casey at the Bat," etc.). Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. BRUNTON, William, characters, Signal Film; b. Canada; educ. Canada; stage career, road shows Canada and United States, played stock and rep.; with own show over Western circuit and took flyer in vaud.; m. p. career, joined Kalem 1912, with Universal, then to Signal, in "Whispering Smith," " Medicine Bend," " The Diamond Runners," " The Manager of the B. & A.," " The Girl and the Game." Recreations, rides, swims, shoots, and drives a car. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 160 lbs.; brown hair, blue eyes, fair complexion. Home ad., Glendale, Cal. Studio ad., Signal Studios, Los Angeles, Cal. BURKART, Theodore, character, World; b. Phila., Pa.. 1869; educ. pub. and high schls.; stage career, Chas. Frohman, American Opera Co., and Lillian Russell, stock in Washington, Baltimore, Buffalo, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Cleveland; screen career, Solax, Lubin, Eclair, World-Peerless. Studio ad., World, Fort Lee, N. J. BURKE, Joseph, characters, Rolfe-Metro; b. N. Y. C; educ. England; stage career, since a boy in mus. com. and vaud.; screen career, with Powers, Patlie, Reliance, H. W. Savage, Famous Players, Triumph, Fox, Geo. Kleine, Ivan, Rolfe; has appeared in " The Senator," " The Immortal Flame," " The City off Illusion," " Susie Snowflake," " Uncle Sam at Work," etc. Recreations, painting, a collector of books and paintings relating to the stage. Hght., 5 ft. 9 in.; wght., 134 lbs; gray hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 352 W. 15th St., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Rolfe Photo Play, Inc., 3 W. 61st St., N. Y. C. BURRESS, William, characters, Fox; b. New Cornerstown, O., Aug. 19, 1867; educ. Uhrichsville, O.; early career, worked for Penn. Railroad; stage career, with Maude Granger in " Lenora," in various vaud. and stock cos., witli many stars; screen career, Fox (" A Man of Sorrow," " The Battle of Hearts," " The End of the Trail," " The Man from Bitter Roots," " Fires of Conscience," etc.). Recreations, hunting and fishing. Studio ad., Fox, Los Angeles. BURTON, Ned, characters, Herbert Brenon Corp.; b. U. S. ; educ. Harvard Univ.; stage career, 18 yrs. in vaud. as senior member of Burton and Brookes, 2 seasons with Julian Eltinge Co., 1 season in original " Potash and Perlmutter " Co., 7 yrs. with A. H. Woods; screen career, Pathe (2 yrs. in stock co., in " Perils of Pauline," etc.), Solax ("Her Great Match "), Sunbeam (" Hyphenated America"), Paragon ("The Velvet Paw"), Peerless ("The Man of the Hour"), Herbert Brenon ("War Brides," with Nazimova). Hght., 6 ft.; wght., 245; white hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 3120 Broadway, N. Y. C. Studio ad.. Herbert Brenon Studios, Hudson Heights, N. J. BURROUGH, Tom, characters, Fox; b. Clinton co., 111., 1869; stage career, first part with Lord Fauntleroy, later in stock, appeared with Mansfield, Irving and Mrs. Fiske; m. p. career, first with Carson, Phila., then with Fox (" Caprice of the Mountains," " Unwelcome Mother," " Sins of Men," etc.). Recreations, shooting, fishing. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. BUTLER, Fred J., characters; stage career, from 1887, actor and director, stock, rep. and on road, with J. R. Grismer, Wm. Gillette's "Held by the Enemy"; 4 yrs. leading man in Frohman prods.; Alcazar and Morosco stock cos., San Francisco; dir. Pike Stock Co., Cincinnati; m. p. career. Fine Arts ("The Scarlet Band," V Susan Rocks the Boat," etc.). CARLISLE, Ray, characters; b. England; educ. England; stage career, since 12 years old, in vaud. and drama; screen career, Powers, Barker, Canada Film (" Self-Defense," etc.). Recreation, riding, swimming, dancing. Hght. 5 ft 10^2 in.; wght. 148; dark brown hair, blue-gray eyes. Home ad., 447 W. 57th st., N. Y. C. CARLYLE, Sidney D., characters, juveniles; b. Yarmouth, England; educ. London, England; stage career, in "The Woodsey-Boy," Benjamin in "Joseph and His Brethren," with Forbes-Robertson in " Caesar and Cleopatra," considerable work abroad; under mgmt. of Annie Russell, Lewis Walker, Frank Curzon, etc.; screen career, Essanay (lead in George Ade's " The Tip and the Treasure," appeared in " Temper," etc.). Recreations, rides, etc., is an artist, does book-plates and program designs. Ad., 3131 Broadway, N. Y. C. CARROLL, William Arthur, characters, American; b. N. Y. C, Nov. 9, 1875; educ. N. Y.; stage career, with Rice and Adonis, Bijou Theatre, N. Y.; 1889, in noted N. Y. cos. and in stock and on road, last stage appearance with William Jefferson in "The Henrietta"; screen career, for 7 yrs., with Pathe, Melies, Bison, Universal, Biograph, and American; in "The Quest," " Lonesome Heart," " Billy the Hill Billy," "The Upper Road," "Settled Out of Court," " Love, Mumps and Bumps," " Incognito," " Embers," " Revelations," " Purity," " Girl o' Dreams" " Dulcie's Adventure," " The Shadow," etc. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. " The Shadow," etc. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. CARTER, Harry, characters, Universal; b. Louisville, Ky., 1879; educ. Hobart Coll.; stage career, rep. with Mrs. Fiske, light comedy role in " Excuse Me," stage director for Charles Dillingham, light comedian in " The Red Mill " with Elsie Janis, in " Merry Countess," " El Capitan," " King Dodo," etc.; m. p. career, 1913, Universal (" The Frame-Up, " " That Lass o' Lowries," " Judge Not," " Landon's Legacy," " Master Key "