Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (Oct 1916)

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254 MOTION PICTURE NEWS Vol. XIV. No. 16. Section 2 II HENRY KERNAN VOGUE COMEDY COMPANY Henry Kernan Gypsy Abbott Paddy McQuire HENRY KERNAN, director of Vogue Comedy Company, making two-reel subjects for Mutual, is a native of Pittsburg, Pa., and a graduate of all the schools there and Columbia University of New York City. Previous to motion picture experience Kernan spent a number ot years on legitimate stage — eight years in drama, four years with Cohen companies, two years with Julia Marlowe, and appeared in stock at Pittsburg for two years. The first work for the screen was with Bosworth in " Hypocrites." For the Favorite Players Company he appeared in " The Man Who Could Not Lose," did character leads in last chapter, and " The High Hand." For a time he produced for Western Lubin Company, and was in charge of production in finishing " Gloria," the Kolb and Dill subject; in all has been in pictures three years. Mr. Kernan took his present position last summer, and has turned out a number of laugh-creating comedies of the Vogue brand. "DADDY McQUIRE, the injector of laughs in Vogue Films, was -* born at New Orleans, and now boasts he is twenty-eight years old and never been kissed. For five years McQuire was with the Kolb and Dill Musical Comedy Company, and toured the world with the Bob Hughes American Burlesque Company, which required two years. This closed in Los Angeles, and he went to the films. He was with Chaplin-Essanay for nine months, and became leading comedian for the Vogue upon its organization in November. He has played in more than half of the subjects made, and in each has been featured. McQuire is five feet nine inches in his comedian shoes, weight one hundred and fifty-five in his dressing-room, has light complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes. T\TISS GYPSY ABBOTT, who adds charm to Vogue comedies, •"-* was born in England, and besides eight years on the speaking stage, has had more than two years' experience in pictures. She played ingenue parts with Nat Goodwin, was in stock three years at Chicago, and did singing and dancing sketches over Orpheum and Pantages' circuits for two years. Her first work in pictures was with Balboa. Later she played with Carlyle Blackwell in "The Key to Yesterday" and "The High Hand"; with Henry Walthall she appeared in " Beulah," and also had an impor tant part in " St. Elmo." Another late release is " Vengeance is Mine." Early this year Miss Abbott went to the Vogue Company, where she has since been featured. One of her best releases is " Ten Thousand Bucks." Miss Abbott is but five feet three inches in height, and weighs one hundred and sixteen pounds. She has jet black hair, brown eyes, and is dark complexioned. "DEN H. ROTHWELL, assistant director of this company, has -*-* been in pictures for seven years, following two seasons in Mutual comedy, and one at Elrich Garden, Denver. He has been affiliated with the Lubin, Universal, American and Liberty and Vogue companies; and for the Liberty directed the production of " The Scrangest Man in the World," a five-reel picture. He attended University of Colorado, and for a time was student at Lorenzo, Germany. He understands every detail of the motion picture production, and played characters and juveniles with Arthur Johnson for Lubin, and played opposite Cleo Madison in the fivereel pictures, " A Mother's Atonement " and " Lou of Loan Mountain." He is five feet ten in height, one hundred fifty pounds, light complexion and hair and blue eyes. A RTIIUR MOON is the leading man ot the Vogue-Kernan Com■ri pany, and has had a varied experience in the theatrical field. He played with George Cohn's " The Southerner " and " The Honeymooners." with Wm. Morris in "The Cinderella Girl"; went over United time in the sketch, " Nightingale," was in stock five years with Willard Mack and Marjorie Rambeau, and has appeared on Pantages' vaudeville circuit. His first work in pictures was for the LJniversal Company, where he remained eight months. January 1 he went to the Vogue, and has since played leading man parts in comedies for this company. Included in the releases to date are: "A Mix-Up in Photos," " Slipping It Over on Father," " The Delinquent Bridegrooms," and "Ten Thousand Bucks." Garden City, Kan., is the birthplace of Mr. Moon, and the important date, March 23, 1889. With one inch added to his heels he would measure six feet. He weighs one hundred and seventy pounds, has black hair and brown eyes. Mr. Moon attended school at Salt Lake City, Chicago, and Columbia University. Ben H. Rothwell Arthur Moss Moon John Engler . ' ': . ■! ' '.. ; -■ ■■■ ■! :■ :l Be sure to mention " MOTION PICTURE NEWS " when writing to advertisers