Motography (Jul - Dec 1915)

268 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIV, No. 6. Power's booth in the Liberal Arts building. The three states of Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin have been secured by the W. H. Bell Feature Film Corporation for "Prohibition," the picture that is causingwidespread comment in trade circles throughout the country. Norman MacDonald, former Essanay producer, who this week started to make pictures at the Universal City studios, is making preparations for the production of another of the quiet little pictures of rural life which have become justly popular with the picture-loving public. Authentic War Pictures. By far the most interesting pictures of actual happenings in the European war zone are being supplied by the American Correspondent Film Company, Inc., of 220 West 42d street, New York, whose special envoys are risking life and limb to assemble feature moving pictures of the great battles and most noteworthy events of the storm centers of the conflict. M. B. Claussen, president of the company, announces that "The Battle and Fall of Przemysl," a four-part feature is now ready to be shown. Notable among the A. C. F. photographers on the firing line are Albert K. M. B. Claussen. Dawson, Edward Lyell Fox and Fritz Arno Wagner. Wagner in Belgium, Fox in Poland and Dawson on the Italian-Austrian frontier, make a combination of strength and brilliancy unexcelled. Their articles teem with the fulsome interest of first hand facts and these, rivaling the masterpieces of fiction, together with real life pictures of the fray, are superb descriptions of the world's greatest drama. The fact that they are produced on the spot make A. C. F. Features, both in story and motion picture, most notable contributions to the current records of the war for in every phase they reflect excellent fidelity and superlative quality. In the production of the Vitagraph superfeature, "The Chalice of Courage," the scenes that Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady wrote into the story required a full year for completion on the film. The Federal Film Company have arranged to release one comedy a week on the Associated program, beginning August 16. The franchise was delivered to the Federals on Wednesday, and all arrangements were completed. The first release of the Feds on the Associated program will be "Nothing but Love." When "Victorine," the Majestic feature in which Dorothy Gish, the Griffith actress, is starred, was being filmed at the Reliance-Majestic studio, DirectorGeneral D. W. Griffith ordered Director Paul Powell to hire a circus. Most of the action of "Victorine" takes place in a sideshow. The American Correspondence Film Company has moved from 30 East Fortysecond street to suite 602-6, formerly occupied by the Life Photo Film Company, in the Candler building, at 220 West Forty-second street, New York city. The officers of the company and the personnel of its staff remain the same. Work upon "The Sable • Lorcha," the Horace Hazeltine best seller, in which Tully Marshall and Thomas Jefferson are featured, has just been begun at the Reliance-Majestic studios. Loretta Blake is prominent in the support of Marshall and Jefferson. "The Sable Lorcha," which is to be a multiple-reel feature, is a Chinese mystery story. Teddy Sampson and Charles Clary, as feature players supported by an exceptional cast, are at work at the Griffith headquarters, the Reliance-Majestic studios, on the two-reel Majestic feature, "Big Jim's Heart." In the support oi the two featured players are such effective screen actors as F. A. Turner, Edward Flynn, W. A. Lowery and the Indian player, Eagle Eye. By courtesy of the United States Navy Department, many motion pictures of life aboard the cruiser Maryland were taken recently, while the ship was in southern California waters. They will figure prominently in the smashing American serial photoplay entitled "Neal of the Navy," which is being made by the Balboa Amusement Producing Company. Hoyt's "A Black Sheep," featuring Otis Harlan, king of American comedians, supported by an exceptional cast of players, including Grace Darmond, Rita Gould, John Charles and others, has been virtually completed by Director T. N. Heffron at the Selig studios, Chicago. "Yes, it was a nine-pound girl," said "Silent Bill" Haddock, the well-known motion picture director, with his chest out and a broad smile on his face, "and she entered this life sound and healthy on July 20 and we call her Eleanor May." Mary Van Buren is known to all regular motion picture enthusiasts because of her excellent work in the Lasky pictures. She is one of the latest acquisitions of the Balboa Company, with which she will play leads. P. E. Hitchins of Olive Hill, Ky., visited Cincinnati recently in search of equipment for his theater and contracted with the Cincinnati Theater Supply Company to install a Minusa gold fibre screen, made to specific measurements of his theater. The Onyx Club, having headquarters in Denver, Colo., has just finished its sec ond annual photoplay contest, and announces that Ethel Clayton, the Lubin leading lady, wins the prize with a total vote of 378,235; Marry Fuller being second with 327,645, and Charlie Chaplin third with 325,885. Last week Director Capellani, who is working on the William A. Brady feature, "The Impostor," for World Film with Jose Collins and Alec B. Francis in the leading roles, took some of his company to Pittsburgh to make some scenes. This week he is at Boston. "The Pursuing Shadow," the first of Tom Terriss' productions to be released through the Picture Playhouse Film Company, has been booked by Loew's circuit. The first showing of the pic ture in a Loew theater was at the 59th Street Circle, on July 30, in New York. Picture Playhouse Film Company report a large demand for this production, as it is a highly artistic feature in every way and shows to a high degree the unusually good acting of Mr. Terriss. World Film Corporation will shortly present the William A. Brady photoplay, "The Ivory Snuff Box," by Frederick Arnold Kummer. Holbrook Blinn plays the lead in the photoplay, which is a powerful detective story. It is Mr. Blinn's second appearance in World Film features, and he has been provided with a strong vehicle for his wonderful dramatic powers. William Elliott makes his reappearance as a screen star in the title role of "Comrade John" under the banner of the Horkheimer brothers, who own and operate the Balboa studios. George Ralph has won _ international fame as an actor, and his playing in "The Yellow Jacket" brought him an offer to appear in Russia when that very artistic play was presented in Moscow. Because of the war conditions, Mr. Ralph is back in his native land, and will be seen in support of Alice Brady in "The Renegade." The Herald Film Corporation, which has taken New York City and Long Island in the distribution of the Cort Film Corporation's screen production of "The Melting Pot," has also contracted for the New England rights _ to the picture and will begin booking this week. Washington, Oregon and Idaho were sold last week to.