Motography (Jul - Dec 1915)

962 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIV, No. 19. print, "The Blindness of Virtue," was lying at the depot awaiting a return train. Mr. White at once saw the owner of the theater and proceeded to convince him that V. L. S. E. features, properly advertised, would make money for him, manager or no manager; and that proper advertising was one of the very best things he (White) did. With the owner's permission he took off his coat and started to work, spreading news like it had never before been spread in Beatrice. One of the results was a clever banner "ad" covering the entire top of one page of the daily, six columns wide and eight inches deep. There was also a nice story in the news section. The result of this enterprise was that the box office showed a profit of more than $50 for the day. And then, just to illustrate that the owner could do the same thing for himself, day in and day out, Mr. White took hold of another feature and by proper advertising and publicity, played to a big crowd the following day. So impressed was the proprietor that he decided to follow Mr. White's idea and manage the theater himself. It is now doing a thriving business. suffer with the guilty. The story is filled with interest, action, and is absolutely different from anything Mr. Bushman has done heretofore. Mr. Meaney's second story, "Conscience," will be completed the early part of next week. Meaney Now an Author Don Meaney believes in photographs — of other people only. That is why, as far as he is concerned, the intermission between photographic sittings averages three years. In the particular case of the accompanying photograph, its taking was an accident and its finishing a surprise. Don, himself, had no intention of having any finished, but when the call came for the Quality Film Company to desert the Sunset boulevard studio in Hollywood, and Mr. Meaney, as manager of productions for that concern, deserted also and with scarcely chance for a goodbye, a friend had the Meaney photograph finished and — ■ here it is. Mr. Meaney's year on the west coast, through, first, his connection with the Universal company and his present managerial position with Francis X. Bushman of Quality Films Company, has greatly added to his already large acquaintance with people and conditions in the film world and peculiarly fits him for the position that is his. Formerly a newspaper man on various Chicago dailies, the call of this profession is strong at times, and it is such an assignment as "putting over" scoop newspaper stories for his company that is an especially pleasing one for Mr. Meaney. That Mr. Bushman appreciates the manner in which the Quality company's publicity was handled is evidenced by his gift to Mr. Meaney of a diamond ring. Don is now writing a series of stories in which Mr. Bushman will be starred. The first, "The Man God Forgot," or, "A Virginian's Sacrifice," is now in course of production. The story is one concerning a southerner's endeavor to win laurels as a football star at Virginia University ; to win the heart of pretty Georgia Daniels (Beverly Bayne), and last, but not least, to crush his enemies and make the innocent Don Meaney. Charles Sutton of Edison Charles Sutton, veteran character actor of the Edison forces, is a fine type of the sterling actor which the screen has drawn from the stage. Though one did not know his histrionic history, his portrayals on the screen impress with that certain something which comes only from long association with the classic drama — "finish," some might say, but it is something more than that; at times one glimpses in his work a tinge of the heroic called for in many Shakesperean plays in which he, of course, has appeared, on the speaking stage with illustrious associates. That he is versatile in comedy as well as the more serious roles is evidenced in his spending considerable time in a sketch of his own, "Madonna of the Tubs," and by his work on the screen for Edison where he has been six years. He is called upon so often that to list his films would appear an Edison catalogue. His portrayals are always character and are marked with an honesty, sureness and virility that strikes a responsive chord of sympathy and reality. He is numbered among that cast which made "The Stoning" one of the most commented upon plays of the year. In that release he played the unyielding, old time father so typically as to score an individual success. Charles Sutton. Bluejackets See "Neal of the Navy" The Seattle Post-Intelligencer of recent date contains a big picture display relating to the presentation of the Pathe serial "Neal of the Navy" at the new Pantages theater in that city, on the occasion when some two hundred blue jackets and marines, from the government navy yard at Bremerton, attended the performance at the special invitation of Manager Alex Pantages. In addition to the picture display, the Post-Intelligencer contains a story of the incident which reads in part as follows : When the lieutenant of the U. S. N. clapped the young man on the back after he had vanquished several antagonists in a hand-to-hand encounter and said "Why not try for Annapolis? The navy needs such men as you," the sailors applauded sympathetically. When the Stars and Stripes broke out over the government launch there was another concerted clapping of hands. The naval men were the guests of Manager Alex Pantages. "It promises to be the real thing," said a bluejacket when the scenes closed. "I'll have to see how that young fellow gets through with his job."