The Motion Picture Studio (1921)

October 15, 1921 THE MOTION PICTURE STUDIO ~ <aAcCt &UU{ -cOisl -ctovrvq Norman Whitten is one of the directors of the “Vanity Fair Victoria1 ” Artistes are invited to note that Fleet Photoplays (British Photoplay Productions) has removed to Castle Circus, Torquay. W. Courtney Rowden is directing the pro¬ duction of single-reel subjects for Master, and is casting continually. Bernard Dudley has completed his direc-. tion of the Hanma production, “Love in the Hills,” which is now ready for Trade show¬ ing. K. B. Hartley has organised a new Irish producing company, The McConnell-IIartley Film Advertising Service, which will make use of Irish and cross-Channel artistes. William J. Elliott, the scenarist, having completed a twelve-months’ contract to write exclusively for Stoll, is now at liberty. L. G. Egrot is chief cameraman for the GrahamWilcox company, now working at the B. and C. Studios on “The Wonderful Year.” Mary Odette, whose latest release is “The Breed of the Treshams,” washes it known that all communications and enquiries should be addressed to her sole agent, Sidney Jay, 181, Wardour Street, W.i. George H. Ber, anger, the well-known American director and Griffith graduate, has joined Ideal’s directorial staff and will direct the production of “Sinister Street.” Edward R. Gordon, having finished “The Haigb Serial” for Masters, is engaged on the preliminaries of some two-reelers at the same studios. P A T R I introduce into studioland any and every One who is screen-struck badly enough to part with ^5 as entrance fee and five shillings annual subscription, to say nothing of Cap¬ tain Irven’s statement that “we shall charge 5 per cent, on earnings from the jobs we find for them.” The ■personnel of the “Services Cinema Society ” comprises the names of twelve gentlemen who each claim to have served in the late war. Until we have made further enquiries we cannot say good or ill in respect of eleven of them, but one is the head of a school of kinema acting As yet the “Services Cinema Society” does not appear to have any actual func¬ tioning existence. Captain Irven says : “ I am going to start a Service Cinema Society, and I am going to make it a success.” So it is all in the future — it all depends on the number of screen-struck folk who are willing to part with the necesary Five Guineas. The gallant Captain says : “ I ask for Club rooms, employment advice, and information bureaux, and a comprehensive wardrobe to be maintained by the co-operation of mem¬ bers and the help of friends.” He, also in¬ vites donations — -“The Society shall be en¬ titled to receive any donation, either to assist its general objects or for any specific pur¬ pose, and the Council may organise any schemes for collecting money or which is expected to raise money for the Society.” So that prospective members are invited to Evelyn Brent is starring in “ The Silver Lining ” (Granger-Bingeri. This is a circus story in which she plays opposite Adelqui Millar. She has had to refuse another from F. P.-Lasky owing to this contract. Stewart Rome will be leaving Italy within the next two weeks to play for Thompson Productions. Walter Forde is continuing his series of Walter Forde comedies. Cyril Percival has been specially engaged to play with Victor McLaglan in the new Davidson production. O T I S M ? pay five guineas, find the club rooms, pro¬ vide the “employment advice and informa¬ tion bureaux,” contribute to the “compre¬ hensive wardrobe ” and donate towards the Society’s “general objects or for any specific purpose,” to say nothing of taking round the hat generally. And in return they are not even guaranteed a guinea job! We will return to this subject in a subse¬ quent edition, but take this opportunity of pointing out a few elementary facts: 1'ilm studios are overcrowded with well trained and experienced artistes : .Film work demands more than the training of any “Cinema Training Centre,” or even the qualification of being a member of a family another member of which worked in a munition factory : Every half-fledged speci¬ men of the screen-struck fraternity increiiss the difficulty of professional artistes (most of whom served loyally and actively in the war) in securing engagements. TYPING— ’Phone Regent 4747 “ SPEEDAC” STENOGRAPHIC BUREAU 41, Glasshouse Street, W.I. Usual terms. Typing all classes : Authors’ MS., Film Scenarios a speci¬ ality under expert supervision. Write, ’phone or call for quotation. Proprietor — P. F. Buckle — Dictation Room. Ian Beverley is assistant to Maurice Elvey at. Stoll’s. Mile. Valia is in the lead in “The Pas¬ sionate Friends ” (Stoli). Martin Thornton is completing “The Lamp in the Desert ” for Stoll. Victor McLaglan is playing lead opposite Phyllis Shannaw in a new Davidson produc¬ tion directed by Arthur Rooke. Lilian Hall D'avis and Olaf Hytten are playing with Graham Wilcox Productions, not Thompson Productions, as stated last week. Isobel Jeans is playing the vamp part in “Romance* and Reality” for Lambart. She is the daughter-in-law of Dr. Wakefield, the Bishop of Birmingham. Bert Darley has been engaged for an in¬ definite period to play leading juvenile roles for Milo Films. He has just returned to London after a lengthy tour all over the country for Milo. Einar Bruun had a very fine setting in “The Corner Man ” this week. It repre¬ sented a West End fashion salon with manne¬ quins supplied by a well-known London and Parisian firm. Ida Lambert was the lead¬ ing mannequin, and Eric Barclay took part in the scene. Cora Goffin, who plays lead in “Romance and Reality ” for Lambart Films, is a migrant from the stage. She created some¬ thing of a sensation by producing her own ballet at the Palladium — at the age of io. She afterwards played in the title roles in “Little Lord Fauntleroy ” at the Playhouse; Alice, in “Alice in Wonderland,” at the Comedy, and in “Sweet Lavender ” on tour. Malvina Longfellow has now finished her work on “ The Night Hawke,” which is being cut and edited. 9