Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

238 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 somimiiiDiuutiiitiuiiiiiitiiiititiiii uuii ill i iiiii 1 1 it iiiuliiiiiiiii iiuii iiiitiii i ii iiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiuiinitii! iiiimnuiii iiitiuiiitimtiiiiin timitn uiiniiiniint iitiraiinimiiiBg smiittiMiimiimmiimiiimmiiimiiiiiimiimimimmiimmimmiim mum n miiimiiimiiiimu iiimiiiiiiiiimiiiiiuiimiiiiniiiimiiimiiiiiiiiimiini I MAXWELL RYDER j and | JACK CUNNINGHAM j a |l J Producing Unit p I at I Universal City California n l IiiiiiiMmiiiiiiiimmiiimiiiiiimimiiimmiiimmiiimmiiimmiimmiiiiimmiiimmmmmiiimmiiiiim smwwiiuiiuimuramiiimumiiwmiiiiinimiii iiiimmiiiiiim mm mi'ni'iimi iiiii mi imimimi i m iiiiimimimimiiiiiimmji" BERTRAM GRASSBY, LEADS, UNIVERSAL BERTRAM Grassby, well-known on the legitimate stage, with the Shuberts for many years, is another actor to enter the motion picture field. Mr. Grassby was born in England in 1890. He came to this country with his parents and received his education here. One of his first engagements on the legitimate stage was with Virginia Harned in "Anna Karenina." He received many favorable press notices, Alan Dale in the American stating that aside from John Mason, Mr. Grassby was the best member of the cast. Following this Mr. Grassby played a season with Bertha Kalishin "Martha of the Lowlands," at the Garden theatre, New York, in the role of Morrucho. Later came a number of months in stock, and then his appearance in the part of Tweed Bix in "The Three of Us," Jose in "The Pretty Sister of Jose," and Sebastian Pasquale in the photodramatization of "The Morals of Marcus." In the long-run of "Havana," starring James T. Powers at the Casino, Mr. Grassby interpreted the part of the young Cuban, Roderigo. For three seasons he appeared with Maxine Elliott, and was a member of the original all-star cast of "The Modern Eve" during its Chicago run. Mr. Grassby supported J. Warren Kerrigan in the "Terrance O'Rourke" series, "A Son of The Immortals" from the Louis Tracy book, and played in a number of Bluebird and Red Feather releases. At the present time he is playing an important part in the fifteen episode serial " Liberty." L. L. LANCASTER, SUPERINTENDENT UNIVERSAL CITY LABORATORY THE finishing of more than 150,000 feet of negative and 100,000 feet of positive weekly at Universal City, is entrusted to L. L. Lancaster, who has been with the Universal for the past four years. Prior to this engagement, he worked as a professional photographer at his native town, Lafayette, Indiana. A year after he became laboratory man at the Universal studios, he was promoted to the position of assistant to the present Superintendent of Photography, John M. Nickolaus, and later became superintendent of the laboratories. He was born in 1888. Siiiiiiiimiimmiiiiiiiiiiiimiuiimmiiiiimniiiimiiiiiimmiiummnii, 'mmmiiimiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiimiimmiiimiimiiimmiiimii? piiiwinwuiuuiiiiuiuuimiiwimiiiiiiiiiiiimjiiiimmiiim J EDWIN N. WALLOCK, PLAYING LEADING CHARACTER PARTS, UNIVERSAL T^ DWIN N. WALLOCK, playing leading character parts Wj. in Bluebird and Red Feather subjects and other Uni" I versal films made under the direction of Henry I McRae, is a native of Council Bluffs, Iowa, born in 1878. For eighteen years he has been engaged in the theatrical profession as actor, manager and producer. H i s first dramatic training was received under the late Thomas W. Keene, the tragedian. For twelve years he was stock leading man and producer. Entering the motion picture field six years ago he served as producer for two years. For about four years he was with the Selig West Coast studio stock, playing leads and heavies. Last year Mr. Wallock accepted a directorship for the Balboa Company where he produced subjects starring Jackie Saunders. Early in January he received a very good offer from Henry McRae to accompany the Universal organization to the Orient, and resigned from the Balboa Company to accept this position. The tour, however, was given up, and Mr. Wallock has been retained for work in subjects at the studio. aiuiiimiimmniiiiiimii m nil iiiii 11 miiiiiimiumm 11 11 1 ■(■ 1 iiiii n 111111111 1111111 11 1 ititimi 11 111 1 11 niiiiiimiuiniiiniimniiiiiminiii mimn [?? sfi m 111111111 limn 1 m « mi iiiiimnimnii iiiimmimiiiinii miiiimiimmimmiim minmmimimmmmiimmmmmmi; Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers