Motography (Jul - Dec 1915)

November 20, 1915. MOTOGRAPHY 1071 Yep, They're Grafters The accompanying illustration shows what is alleged to be the greatest bunch of grafters ever gathered under one roof. Fifteen of 'era, and every smgle one a different variety of a grafter, but a grafter nevertheless. These are the fifteen characters who will appear, one in each release, of "Graft," the new Universal Film Manufacturing Company serial, which is being written by fifteen different authors. You might say that some look to be perfect gentlemen. They are in real life, but in reel life they are some of the world's most noted criminals. The first of the "Graft" series will be released the first part of December, immediately following the three weeks' serial of J. Warren Kerrigan in the new adventures of TerBiiiy Home. rence o'Rourke. The first chapter is by Irvin S. Cobb, and is now being made at Universal City. _ . T).1, Illustrated in the small picture above is Billy Home, famous throughout the film trade as the "First successes, has the part of a butterfly type of a girl, "whose idea of life is constantly to sip from the flowers of luxury in the garden of idleness." It is a role that is declared to suit her talents remarkably well and this together with the fact that she has "screened admirably, is expected to advance her still farther in the estimation of her admirers. _ Mills is fittingly cast, it is said, in the role of a prosperous criminal lawyer, upon whose disregard of his wife in favor of his business rests the plot of the story He always has been at home in a role of this kind on the speaking stage, and he required, therefore, little coaching in his work before the camera, except in the mechanics of the art. _ Mack the third star of the combination, will be seen as a professional burglar— a characterization which is believed to be one of the very best of the kind either contributed to the screen or the stage, Ihe fourth member of the cast is Robert McKim, the Ince "heavy," who has come rapidly to the front since the Triangle opening. Elaborate settings serve to make Ihe h-dge ot the Abyss" what is believed to be one of the most beautiful of all Ince productions. The picture was directed by Walter Edwards and supervised of course by Ince. The whole fifteen Deputy Goat," in his makeup as one of the grafters. The Goatman is extremely worried over Billy s debut as an actor but trusts it is not too late to reform him. A Tri-Star Combination For the first time since the inception of the Triangle program, a tri-star combination will be offered in one production, when, during the latter part of November, Thomas H. Ince will present Mary Boland, Willard Mack and Frank Mills in an absorbing drama of love and intrigue from the pen of C. Gardner Sullivan, entitled "The Edge of the Abyss." Each of the trio is a notable figure of the legitimate stage and this, for one reason, is why additional importance attaches to the production. Miss Boland, who for many years gained fame as John Drew's leading woman in most of that actor's big An Unusual Vitagraph Week Comedy subjects will predominate during the third week of November in the releases announced by the Vitagraph Company, the entire program, however, being so strongly characteristic of that spirit of progressiveness and willingness to share the best in photoplay productions that has become a part of this company's business methods, it is almost imposible to pick one subject, either comedy or dramatic, that stands out more forcibly than another. Monday will be the most important release day of the week, only because of the fact there will be two pictures released, a Cyrus Townsend Brady story, "Heights of Hazard," and one of the Sonny Jim series by Elaine Sterne. "Heights of Hazard" is a five-part Blue Ribbon feature introducing a no less distinguished actor than Charles Richman in a cast that fncludes Eleanor Woodruff, Charles Kent and Frank Holland in the principal characters. In direct contrast is the second Monday release in which the inimitable Bobby Connelly figures in another adventure of Sonny Jim in "Sonny Jim and the Great American Game." Bobby, Mabel Kelly, Edwma Robbins and Logan Paul enact the principal characters under the direction of Tefft Johnson. Tuesday November 16, a two-part feature is announced in "The Gypsy Trail," presenting _ Antonio Moreno, Frankie Mann, Donald Hall, Josephine Earle and Nellie Anderson in contrasting characterizations that eo to make a story of strong dramatic appeal. It is a story of Gypsy life, redolent of the atmosphere of that freedom characteristic of the wandering tribes. Anita Stewart and Earle Williams will make of the Wednesday release a gala one, in their presentation of "The Counts," a one-part comedy wnttenand produced by Ralph W. Ince. It is seldom this trio of well known artists are identified with a single-part subject, and a release to which their names are attached is a welcome addition to any program. In ' The Counts" Mr. Ince uses as his theme American wives for American husbands, and by burlesquing the arrival