Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

October 21, 1916 STUDIO DIRECTORY 87 Universal in 1911, with Reliance for 6 mos., then joined Biograph, some of her pictures are " Under Two Flags," Biograph; "Daybreak," Reliance; "The Debt," Rex-Universal; "Until Death Do Us Part," Pilot. Hght. 5 ft. 11 in.; wght. 126. VALENTINE, Grace, leads, Famous Players; b. Springfield, O., 1890; educ. Indianapolis pub. schls.; started as pianist in vaud. theatre, then with Oliver Morosco in Los Angeles, playing ingenue leads in stck., later played in " Help Wanted," and " Yosemite," " The Song of Songs," " Brother Masons," " See My Lawyer"; screen career, Gaumont ("New Adam and Eve"), Metro ("The Black Fear," "Dorian's Divorce"), Famous Players ("The Evil Thereof," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 120 lbs.; blond hair, blue eyes; pianist, swimmer, sketch artist, etc. Home ad., Maryland Hotel, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Famous Players, 130 W. 56th St., N. Y. C. VALKYRIEN, leads; b. Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept. 30, 1897; educ. Denmark; stage career, Royal Danish Ballet, own co. of private dancers; screen career, Great Northern Film Co. (Denmark), Thanhouser, Mutual, Vitagraph, Fox (" Diana," " The Hidden Valley," " Image Maker of Thebes," "Silas Marner"), Fox ("The Valkyrie," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 128 lbs; fair complexion, light golden hair, dark blue eyes. Diversions, drawing, sculpture, golf, swimming, yachting, etc. Ad., 416 Longacre Bldg., N. Y. C. VALLI, Valli, leading woman; b. Berlin, Germany, Feb. 11, 1882; educ. Paris and London; stage career, from 1896, appeared in number of successes in London, American debut in " Veronique," 1904, recent appearances in " The Dollar Princess," " The Polish Wedding," Weber and Field's Jubilee, Cohan Revue of 1916. etc.; screen career, Metro (starred in " The High Road," " The Woman Pays," " The Turmoil." etc.). Permanent ad., 16 Belsize Road, London, England. VAN, Beatrice (Beatrice Abbott), leads and heavies, Pollard; b. Omaha, Neb., Aug. 8, 1893; ed. St. Mary's Convent and Lexington College; stage career, in amateur and college productions; m. p. career, Universal (2l/2 yrs.), American 1 yr., played lead in " Helping Mother," heavy in " The Girl from His Town," and " A Woman Scorned," in " The Pearl of Paradise," (Century) " Inherited Passions." Wght., 130; blue eyes, blonde haid, fair complexion. Home ad., 653 S Burlington St., Los Angeles, Cal. VAN BUREN, Mabel, leading woman, Lasky; b. Chicago, 111.; educ. Chicago pub. schls.; stage career, several yrs. in stock playing leads, in " Monsieur Beaucaire," " Pretty Peggy," " Bedford's Hope," " The Man of the Hour," lead in "The Virginian" and "The Squaw Man," on road, etc.; screen career, Biograph, Vitagraph, Kinemacolor, Selig, Fox, Chine Film ("Ramona"), Lasky ("The Man From Home," "The Master Mind," "Brewster's Millions," "The Ghost Breaker," " The Girl of the Golden West," " The Warrens of Virginia," " The Woman," " The Sowers," " The House with the Golden Windows," "The Victoria Cross," etc.). Recreations, rides and swims. Hght., 5 ft. 3^ in.; wght., 136; dark brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., 4335 Kingswell ave., Hollywood, Cal. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. VON RAVEN, Dorothy, leading woman, Metro; b. Auburn, N. Y.; educ. N. Y. C. ; stage career, in stock and road productions; screen career, Biograph, Reliance-Majestic, Pathe, Metro (" Romeo and Juliet," Figman comedies). Recreations, riding, swimming, golf, and tennis. Hght., 5 ft. 6 in.; wght., 130; golden brown hair, brown eyes. Studio ad., Rolfe-Metro, 3 West 61st st., N. Y. C. WALCOTT, Helen, leads, Fine Arts; b. Denver, Col., 1894; educ. Colorado Univ.; stage career, Denver stock; m. p. career, with Vitagraph, 1912 (lead in "Handsome Dan"), with Bosworth (" Pursuit of the Phantom," " Buckshot John," featured by Bosworth with Lois Meredith, in " Taming of Red Butte," etc.). Recreations, swimming, diving, canoeing, riding, roping horses, shooting. Hght., 5 ft. 6J/2 in.; wght., 144. Studio ad., Hollywood, Cal. WALKER, Charlotte, leading woman, McClure; b. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 29, 1878; educ. there; stage career from 1895, with Mansfield on tour, in " The Mummy " London, with Marie Dressier, Jas. A. Heme, Jas. K. Hackett, Kyrle Bellew, E. H. Sothern, etc., recent appearances as star or leading woman in "The Wolf," "Just a Wife," "Boots and Saddles," "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," " The Warrens of Virginia," "Two Virtues," etc., also stock star in important cities; screen career, Lasky (" Out of Darkness," " The Trail of the Lonesome Pine," etc.)., McClure ("Sloth," etc.). Permanent ad., 1451 Broadway, N. Y. C. WALKER, Lillian, leading woman, Vitagraph; b. Brooklyn, N. Y.; educ. Brooklyn; early career, photographer's model; stage career, in stk. and vaud.; screen career, Vitagraph ("Love, Luck, and Gasoline," "The Little Doll's Dressmaker," "The Model Wife," "The Ordeal of Elizabeth," "The Man Behind the Curtain," etc., etc.). Recreations, swimming, motoring, riding and writing. Hght., 5 ft. \l/2 in.; wght., 120; blonde hair and blue eyes. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. WARD, Fannie, leads, Lasky; b. St. Louis, Nov. 23, 1875; stage career from 1890, various B'way productions; appeared in London with Ch. Hawtrey, " Lord and Lady Algy," later in "The Bishop's Carriage"; appeared in N. Y. and on tour in " Marriage of William Ashe,"" The Three of Us," " New Lady Bantock," "Madam President," also in vaud.; m. p. career, Lasky (" The Cheat," " Tennessee's Partner," " The Marriage of Kitty," " For the Defense," " A Gutter Magdalene," "Each Pearl a Tear," "Witchcraft," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 1 in.; wght., 125; fair hair, blue eyes. Studio ad., Lasky, Hollywood, Cal. WARD, LILLIAN, ingenue and character leads; b. Texas, spent early life on Texas ranch, joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West, later in Barnum and Bailey's Circus; stage career, stock in Seattle and New Orleans, also in musical comedy and vaud.; m. p. career, "Almighty Dollar" (Paragon), also with Peerless, Famous Players, and Popular Plays and Players. Recreations, shooting, motoring, tennis, golf. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 138; light hair and complexion, dark eyes. Home ad., 319 W. 45th St., N. Y. Tel. 4545 Bryant. WARE, Helen, leads, Selig; b. San Francisco, Oct. 15, 1877; educ. N. Y. pub. schs. and N. Y. Normal Coll.; early career, governess; stage career, from 1899, as understudy, leading woman or star, in a great number of successful plays; appeared with Maude Adams, Rose Stahl, Blanche Bates, Robert Edeson, etc.; recent appearances in "Paid in Full," "The Regeneration," "The Third Degree," "The Woman," "The Price," "Trial Marriage," "Within the Law," etc.; in stock at Denver, etc.; m. p. career, Fine Arts ("That Lass o' Lowries "), Bluebird (" Secret Love "), Selig (" The Garden of Allah "). Clubs: Twelfth Night, Three Arts Club, Society of Arts and Letters. Studio ad., Selig, Los Angeles, Cal. WARNER, Marion, leads; b. Indianapolis, 1893; educ. St. Annis Acad., Victoria, B. C; m. p. career, NYMP, 1912-14, Selig (leads in "The Octopus," "In the King's Service," "The Blood Seedling," "Unto Those That Sin," "The Cycle of Fate," " The Far Journey," several Selig animal pictures, etc.). Recreations, swimming, rowing, riding, dancing. WAYNE, Marie, leading woman, Pathe; b. Tokio, Japan; educ. Japan and N. Y. C; stage career, with Lasky's " Pianophiends" in vaud., with Winter Garden Co., N. Y. C, also member of vaud. team, Decley and Wayne; screen career, with Pathe (" Mary's Lamb," etc.). Rcreations, riding, swimming, etc. Studio ad., Pathe, 1 Congress St., Jersey City, N. J. WEHLEN, Emmy, leading woman, Metro; educ. Vienna and London; stage career, with London Gaiety Co., Daly's, etc., leads in "The Merry Widow," "Dollar Princess," in London, and " Marriage a la Carte," " Tonight's the Night," " The Girl on the Film," etc., in America; screen career, Metro ("When a Woman Loves," "Tables Turned," "Vanity," etc.). Hght., 5 ft. 4 in.; wght., 115; blond hair and brown eyes. Home ad., Hotel Netherlands, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Metro, N. Y. C. WEST, Lillian Mildred, leading woman, Balboa; b. N. Y. C, 1890; educ. N. Y. C; stage career, mus. com. and dramatic stock; screen career, Balboa, from June 1915, in "Maid of the Wild," " Fisher Wife," " Message from Reno," " The Red Circle," " Shadows," " The Child of Fortune," " The Head of the House," " The Power of Evil," " Boots and Saddles," etc. Hght., 5 ft. 5 in.; wght., 126; brown hair and eyes. Home ad., 952 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, Cal. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. WHITMORE, Minna, leading woman; b. Providence, R. I.; educ. Providence; stage career, 2 seasons with Weber and Fields in " It Happened in Nordland," " Within the Law," with