Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

84 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 ROLAND, Ruth, leading woman, Balboa; b. San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 26, 1893; educ. Hollywood High Sch., and private tutors; stage career, at 4 yrs. old as " California's Child Actress," later in dramatic stock with Belasco and Morosco, 2 seasons on Orpheum circuit; screen career, Kalem, Balboa (" Who Pays " series, " Red Circle " serial, " Comrade John," " The Sultana," " The Matrimonial Martyr," " Who Wins " series). Recreations, swimming, riding, driving, tennis and dancing. Hght. 5 ft. 6 in.; wght. 122; auburn hair, dark blue eyes. Home ad., 2225 W. 11th St., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. ROSSON, Helene, leading woman, American; b. 1899; early career in amateur theatricals and on concert stage; screen career, Universal, American (" April," " The White Rosette," "The Craving," "True Nobility," etc.). Recreations, rides, swims, plays tennis. Hght. medium; light brown hair, bluegray eyes. Studio ad., American, Santa Barbara, Cal. ROWAN, Ruth, leads, L-KO; b. Dallas, Tex., Oct. 10, 1897; educ. boarding sch. and convent in Tex.; stage career, 1 season in stk., Dallas; screen career, NYMP, Lasky ("Joan of Arc," "Innkeeper's Daughter"), Fox ("The Beast"), L-KO. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 165; black hair, brown eyes. Recreations, painting, riding, motoring, music, dancing. Studio ad., L-KO., Hollywood, Cal. SAIS, Marin, leads, Kalem; b. Marin Co., Cal.; educ. Notre Dame Acad., San Jose, Cal.; stage career, stock, musical sketch on Keith and Proctor circuit; m. p. career, from 1909, Vitagraph ("Twelfth Night"), Bison, Kalem ("Last Black House," " Potter and the Clay," " Bond Eternal," " Death Sign at High Noon," " Girl Detective " series, " Mysteries of the Grand Hotel," " Stingaree," " Girl from 'Frisco," " The Social Pirates," etc.). Recreations, horsewoman and performs water stunts. Studio ad., Kalem, Glendale, Cal. SAMPSON, Teddy, leads, Fine Arts; b. N. Y. C, Aug. 8, 1895; stage career, from 1910, vaud., comic opera, with Gus Edwards, Blanche Ring, etc., in " School Days," " Chorus Girl Review," "The Wall Street Girl," etc.; screen career, Reliance-Majestic, World ("As in a Looking Glass," etc.), Fine Arts (in " The Outlaw's Revenge," " The Fencing Master," " Sympathy Sal," " For the Honor of Bettina," " The House of Bentley," " The Slave Girl," " The Fox Woman," " Cross Currents," etc.). Recreations, fencing and motoring. Studio ad., Fine Arts, Hollywood, Cal. SAUNDERS, Jackie, leads, Balboa; b. Phila., Oct. 6, 1892; educ. St. Joseph's Convent, Phila.; stage career, as child with Dawson's Dancing Dolls, Keith circuit, Forepaugh and Orpheum stock cos., Phila.; m. p. career, started with Biograph, N. Y., 1911, then with Pathe, Unversal, Balboa (featured " Shrine of Happiness," " Flirting Bride," " Grip of Evil," etc.). Author of several scenarios, including " Rose of the Alley." Recreations, dancing and outdoor sports. Hght., 5 ft. 3 in.; blond hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. SAWYER, Joan, leading woman, Fox; b. El Paso, Texas, 1884; stage career 6 yrs. in vaud. with own act, with Raymond Hitchcock in "The Merry Go Round," with Richard Carle in " The Spring Chicken," and with Elsie Janis in " The Pink Lady"; screen career, with Fox under the direction of Tefft Johnson. Recreations, riding, swimming, and dancing. Hobby, jewels. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 130; medium brown hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Fox, N. Y. C. SEARL, Veta, leading woman, Frank Powell Productions; screen career, in Frank Powell's production " Charity," in support of Creighton Hale, Linda A. Griffith and Sheldon Lewis. Ad., Frank Powell Productions, Times Bldg., N. Y. C. SHADE, Betty, leads, Universal; b. Berlin, Germany, Nov. 22, 1894; educ. Chicago; stage career, stock, vaud, rep., appeared in "Modern Eve": m. p. career, Essanay, American, Selig, Lasky (" After Five"), Fox ("Man From Bitter Roots "), Universal, for 2j/> yrs. (lead in Honolulu 101 Bison dramas; in "Dumb Girl of Portici." " The Love Girl," " Crippled Hand," " Heritage of Hate," etc. Recreations, expert diver and swimmer, motoring, tennis. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 142; light complexion, titian hair, blue eyes. Home ad., New Hollywood Apts., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. SCHAEFER, Anne, leads and characters; late of Western Vitagraph; b. St. Louis; educ. Convent Notre Dame, St. Louis, and spl. course in elocution; stage career, stock and road productions; "Two Orphans," "Lord Strathmore"; leads with John Kellerd, Louis James in Shakespeare; m. p. career, Vitagraph (" Why They Married," " A Woman's Share," " Maria the Half Breed," " Maria the Foster Mother," " Johanna the Barbarian," " Ann the Blacksmith," " Angel of the Desert," and in all the big Western Vitagraph releases. Recreations, sketching, etc. Ad., Hollywood, Cal. SEDGWICK, Josie, leads, ingenues, heavies, Universal; b. Galveston, Texas, March 13, 1896; educ. Galveston; stage career, in vaud. with "5 Sedgwicks," etc.; screen career, 2 yrs. with Lubin (" The Eagle's Nest," " The Dreamer," etc.), with Universal for 6 mos. Recreations, rides, swims, plays baseball and tennis, fond of literature. Hght. 5 ft. 5l/2 in., wght. 135; dark brown hair, gray-green eyes. Home ad., 1760 Vine st, Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. SELBY, Gertrude, leads, Universal; b. Philadelphia, 1896; educ. N. Y. City; stage career, in musical comedy, vaud. and stock, danced with Gertrude Hoffman in vaud., was also with Gus Edwards, ingenue roles in mus. stock, did single act in vaud.; m. p. career, joined L-KO in fall of 1914 (appeared in " Firing the Butler " or " The Butler Fired," " Sin on the Sabbath," " Billy's Reformation," " Gertie's Joy Ride," " Gabby's Gasoline Glide," " Crooks from the Start," etc.), Universal (" Maud's Summer Idol," etc.). Recreations, drives car, accomplished dancer, etc. Studio ad., Universal, Universal City, Cal. SHAY, Paula, leads; b. N. Y. C, April 22, 1895; educ. N. Y. C. ; stage career, in stock since 16 yrs. old, leading roles in everything from Shakespeare to latest releases, " On Trial," "Under Cover," etc.; screen career, Eastern Film, Ivan ("A Fool's Paradise," "City of Illusion," "Forbidden Fruit," etc.); is an artist, has taught painting and exhibiting, also plays violin. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 140; blond hair, dark eyes. Home ad., 109 W. 70th st., N. Y. C. SHELBY, Miriam, leads, Universal; b. Spain, Feb. 21, 1886; educ. Vassar Coll.; stage career, starred in "The Unwritten Law," leads in Keith Stock Co. and Miriam Shelby Stock Co., total of 14 yrs,; m. p. career, Universal (" Onda of the Orient," " Big Heart of Bonanza," etc.). Diversions, riding, floriculture. Hght., 5 ft. 7 in.; wght., 140; dark complexion, black hair, dark brown eyes. Home ad., 1842 Cherokee St., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Universal City, Cal. SHEPARD, Iva, leads, Gaumont; b. Cincinnati, O.; educ. pub. schls., Chicago; stage career, played in stck. in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Tacoma, Spokane, etc., for 5 yrs.; screen career, Selig, Universal, Famous Players, Kleine, Fox, Moss, Gaumont; played in "The Drifter," "The Criminal Thumb," " The Hidden Face," " Armadale," ''Flames of Vengeance," " The Haunted Manor." Hght., 5 ft. 6l/2 in.; wght., 140 lbs., fair complexion, black hair, hazel eyes; diversions, riding, drawing, dressmaking. Home ad., 32 Cornish St., Elmhurst, L. I. Studio ad., Gaumont, Flushing, L. I. SHIPMAN, Nell, leading woman, Lasky; stage career, first engagement in Jessie Lasky vaud. act, " The Piano Fiends," featured in " The Barrier," 2 seasons with own co., which she took to Alaska twice, stock leading woman for Oliver Morosco, Fred Belasco and George Baker; screen career, Fox, Vitagraph (" God's Country and the Woman," " Through the Wall," etc.), Lasky (leading woman with Lou Tellegen); author of several scenarios, her latest offering being the seventh of the eight William Russell prods. Dark brown eyes and brown hair, brunette complexion. Business ad., 1504 Golden Gate ave., Los Angeles, Cal. SHOTWELL, Marie, leads, Thanhouser; b. N. Y. C; educ. Academy Mt. St. Vincent-on-the-Hudson; stage career, with E. H. Sothern, in " Lion and the Mouse," etc., mgmt. Daniel and Charles Frohman, Henry B. Harris, etc.; screen career, Thanhouser (" The Man She Made," " The Pillory," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. iy2 in.; wght., 150; brown hair, hazel eyes. Recreations, riding, swimming, painting, etc. Home ad., Hotel