Motography (Jan-Jun 1914)

April 4, 1914. MOTOGRAPHY 249 Brevities of the Business I'liRSONAL NOTES Frank C. McCarahan has resigned from George Klcine, where he lias been occupied in various capacities since April, 1910. Prior to his connection with Mr. Kleine's enterprise, he was associated with the Billboard for eight years, joining the staff in 1902 as book-keeper and winding up his activities with that publication as manager of its Chicago office. "Mac" dates his film experience from an indeterminate period with the Billboard. He saw opportunity in films and through his acquaintance with the trade, he accepted the first opening that presented itself. This came in the shape of an offer with George Kleine in the accounting department. Before long, rapid advancement placed McCarahan in charge of the film department as general manager, which place he held at the time of his resignation. Frank Clark McCarahan has many friends in the film game and the film game has a warm, intimate friend in him. He will undertake something on his own account, not yet determined upon. Meantime we shall be reconciled to the administration's policy of watchful waiting. McCarahan isn't in a hurry. He was born near Maysville, Kentucky, in 1878 and if you are good at figures you will score high in guessing how old he is. ■ When Bert Angeles forsook the speaking stage for the pictures a few years ago, he left an enviable reputation as a director of big Broadway productions. Numerous offers from producing managers came to him but the lure of the pictures had claimed him and he rejected them all to follow the fascinating art of producing the silent drama. Two years as director for the Vitagraph put him in the front rank as a picture producer, and a year doing special work for other companies has rounded him out until to-day he stands at the top of his chosen profession. Bert is a member of the Screen Club and the Friars, and is now general director for the Historical Feature Film Company with headquarters in Chicago. new successes in the old world. It is understood that Mr. Linn will visit this country once or twice a year and thus keep thoroughly in touch with the business on this side of the water. Since the Eclectic Film Company has entered the rental field on a large and comprehensive scale through branch offices of its own throughout the country, the need has become apparent to secure the widest possible variety of carefully selected films from the best offerings the European market affords. This will make it necessary to have someone on the ground thoroughly competent to judge a film through American eyes, as it were. This important task has been entrusted to Mr. K. W. Linn, who will shortly sail for Europe, where he will make his headquarters in London, England. Mr. Linn, as is well known, opened the offices of the Eclectic Film Company in the fall of 1912, and has been manager of the concern up to the present. His expert knowledge of the requirements of the American film market, and his long and varied experience in the business, are qualifications that will fit him pre-eminently for his new and responsible duties. Having lived the greater part of his life in Europe, and speaking several languages, Mr. Linn will undoubtedly quickly adjust himself to his new surroundings and contribute his share to making the Eclectic program what it's name implies, — one of careful selection from the best of films obtainable in the market. Mr. Linn leaves a host of friends behind in this country, whose good wishes will speed him on to For the first time in the history of the industry the camera has caught Lloyd F. Lonergan, production chief at the Thanhouser studio and "the man who writes the Thanhouser plays." When you figure that Thanhouser has been releasing three plays a week for years, you get interested in Lonergan. Also, you wuiider how one brain could evolve so many stories for so long a period. Still, as the "insiders" know, every Thanhouser story from the beginning is, except in a remote instance, from the Lonergan pen. Before taking up his New Rochelle labors — and labors they are ! — Lloyd Lonergan was one of the best known newspapermen in New York. In the course of his newspaper career, he was fifteen years a Hearst editor, which is a record as service with Hearst goes. They say newspaper men don't like to be photographed. P'raps that's why it took four years to get this one of Lonergan. C. H. Greene and Walter MacNamara, sent St. Patrick's Day greetings from Ireland in the way of a box of shamrock. William L. Roubert is again back in New York after a two months' stay in Chicago and other mid-western cities in the interests of Bosworth Inc. films. "Bill" Barry, he who has spread the fame of Powers 6A Cameragraph far and wide, during the last several months, scored another triumph when on St. Patrick's eve, he distributed tissue-paper hats and other novelties among the patrons of the Brooklyn Motion Picture Exhibitors' ball. Each one of the novelties announced in black lettering, "Powers 6A." A trip to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other neighboring cities has kept Mr. Barry busy, the last few weeks. Lewis Goldstein formerly of the Golgate Film Co. has gone on a trip through the middle west and taken with him feature films of four different companies, which he intends to satisfactorily dispose of before his return. William Garwood who has been so long associated with the Majestic company is going to the American where he will play leads opposite Vivian Rich under the directorship of Sidney Ayres. The popular "Billy" will be welcomed by the admirers of the "Flying A" films. Anna Little, famous for her portrayal of the popular western girl type, has resigned from the New York Motion Picture Company's Kay-Bee and Broncho companies to appear exclusively as a Universal star. As to who will direct Miss Little and what company will be accorded her has not been fully decided, but it is understood that she will continue in a series of roles similar to those that have made her the most widely known exponent of western girl. Lule Warrenton, the well known character actress and her son Gilbert have been parted for the first time. Lule has gone to Honolulu with director McRae and Gilbert has started on his journey round the world with a motion picture machine and Homer Croy the humerous writer. Lule Warrenton does not know he is going and as they make Honolulu the first stop he is going to send up his card to his mother at her hotel. Auto note. Carlyle Blackwell has added another car to his garage, this time it is a seven passenger Cadillac. Burton Garrett, traveling representative for Blache and Solax features, who left New York on December 1 to start the Blache's Feature Service Exchange in Indianapolis, has returned to New York with glowing accounts of the growth of the popularity of features in the Middle West. Princess Mona Darkfeather has determined to ride in state in the near future and to this end she has ordered a limousine