Motography (Apr-Jun 1916)

1100 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XV, No. 20. will take the production to New York, Chicago or Washington first. It is said he is not negotiating to exhibit it at a private showing to the president, his cabinet and all other government officials. The current issue of Triangle, issued by the Triangle Film Corporation, points out the progressive tendency which has developed toward genuine co-operation among exhibitors. It reports that in many sections Triangle customers have organized "district advertising clubs," and the scheme has resulted in a concentration of ideas and a crystallization of all loose ends into an effective unit. It points out that with common and general working funds exhibitors could increase their daily results by a hundred per cent, and that the big results today are not obtained through individual effort, but through co-operation of big numbers of individuals. H. B. Warner has concluded the fourth TriangleKay-Bee subject in which he will be presented as a star by Thomas H. Ince. The scenario for this piece was prepared by C. Gardner Sullivan. The cast also includes Enid Markey and Margaret Thompson. A village in the Brazilian jungle was constructed for scenes in the current Triangle-Kay-Bee feature in which Dorothy Dalton is appearing under the direction of Walter Edwards. The story was written by Monte Katterjohn, and the leading man is Howard Hickman. Gertrude Claire is said to be doing a remarkable piece of work as the hag godmother of Dorothy Dalton in this production. For the first time since he affiliated himself with the Ince-Triangle forces, William Desmond is appearing in a Hart production at Inceville. He is working with William S. Hart in the Triangle-Kay-Bee feature by C. Gardner Sullivan. When finished playing in the concluding scenes of "Going Straight," the Triangle drama, Norma Talmadge will start immediate rehearsals in another dramatic picture under the direction of Edward Dillon. The story is by Chester Withey and Roy Somerville, and the two stellar roles will be portrayed by Norma Talmadge and Tully Marshall. In the feature in which Lillian Gish is now working she once again has a chance to wear some strikingly beautiful gowns. The clothes which she wears in the scenes of this new play were designed especially for her by Madam Clare, who conducts the "Maison Clare" on Fifth avenue in New York city. Mary Alden, who appears in the same play, also wears some very artistic negligees and evening gowns. In this play Sam de Grasse plays opposite Miss Gish, and Spottiswoods Aitken, William De Vaull and Jennie Lee also appear. One of the big events of the month at the California Fine Arts studio was a birthday party given in honor of Director William Christy Cabanne's twentyeighth birthday. The prominent studio people who attended the celebration were De Wolf Hopper, Dorothy Gish, Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Talmadge, Robert Harron, Allan Dwan, Constance Talmadge and Jean S. Cabanne. De Wolf Hopper is a most enthusiastic baseball fan, and he is in his element in the production on which he is now working "Casey at the Bat." Fay Tincher, the Fine Arts comedienne, will be absent from the studio for about three weeks on a vacation, and will not, therefore, appear in Director Dillon's next play. To Report Hughes Bill Washington, D. C, May 3, 1916. Motography : The House Committee on Education today voted to report the Hughes censorship bill. Chairman Hughes was directed to redraft the measure, and report it to the House. This means that the Hughes censorship bill will be placed on the calendar, come up for discussion and passage at the present session of Congress. The action of the House committee in reporting the bill follows hearings given on the measure and a long wait to secure a quorum. The bill as ordered reported provides for prepublicity censorship and license fees. It is stated, as drawn the bill will tax the industry, based on current output, about $100,000 a year. It is predicted that the bill will lead to considerable discussion on the floor of the House, and it is intimated that the companies who favor censorship will make a strong fight to have the bill passed. — Thomas O. Monk, Motography's Washington Correspondent. MUTUAL AT EXPOSITIONS Every Department of Mutual Will Have Representation and Noted Actresses Will Act as Patronesses The Mutual Film Corporation is to be well represented at both expositions. They have 1,500 square feet of space at the Madison Square Garden and also have taken liberal space at the Grand Central Palace. The exhibits at both places will offer many pleasant and original surprises to all attending. Among the Mutual actresses who will act as patronesses are Mary Miles Minter, Marguerite Courtot, Florence La Badie, Gladys Hulette, Marion Swayne, Gertrude Robinson, Lucille Taft, Iva Shepard, the Fairbanks Twins, Madeline and Marion, Barbara Gilroy, Kathyrn Adams, Grace De Carlton, Helen Holmes, Kathryn Cooke and a score of others. Richard Bennett, who is now playing in a Broadway production, will also be found at the Mutual booth. The "bosses" watching 'cm work at Universal City. Left to right — P. A. Powers, treasurer Universal company; C. O. Bauman. New York Motion Picture Company; J. McKcon of New York; H. O. Davis, vice-president and general manager, Universal Company, and A. Kcsscl, of the New York Motion Picture Company.