Motography (Apr-Jun 1916)

May 13, 1916. MOTOGRAPHY 1117 ican studios. The result is shown in "Reclamation," a recent five-reeler. Judge Hinshaw of the Supreme Court of California and a party of friends recently visited the plant of the Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company as the guests of General Manager Charles Eyton. In their leisure moments, Lena Baskette and Zoe Bech, child players with the Universal Company, act out improvised scenes. Vola Smith, Carter De Haven's leading woman at Universal City, has purchased a new home on Capitol Hill, between Los Angeles and the film city. William Christy Cabanne of the Fine Arts Studio, became twenty-eight years old last week, and among those invited to his Hollywood home to celebrate this event were Douglas Fairbanks, De Wolf Hopper, Lillian and Dorothy Gish, Bessie Love, Bobbie Harron, Bennie Zeidman, Norma Talmadge and several others from the Fine Arts Studio. Mr. Cabanne's father and brother came from St. Louis to be present at this event. William F. Russell has been invited to represent the American Film Company at the San Diego Exposition on Motion Picture Days, May 5 and 6. Harry Carey is writing a two-reel western story in which he will be featured by the Universal Company. Adelaide Woods, cast for an important role in the Morosco company's new feature picture, has received a tempting offer to return to the stage in the re-opening shortly of a Los Angeles theater whicn for years was a popular stock house. Miss Woods' engagement with the Morosco company will prevent her from accepting this offer. Anna Luther, in a Keystone picture begun last week and in which she will be featured, "out-Billies" Billie Burke in a pajama scene. "Baseball Billy," the first of a Billy Mason series of pictures, has been completed at Universal City with the co-direction of Albert Russell. William Russell, having finished the Mutual Masterpicture, "The Highest Bidder," for the American Film Company, has begun work on another five-reeler, "The Guide," written by Russell E. Smith. In compliment to George Grenier, technical director for the Fox companies at Edendale, Calif., the village which was erected on Catalina Island for the production of "The Battle of Hearts," in which William Farnum will be featured, has been called Grenierville. Jack Sherrill, who played a prominent part in "Then I'll Come Back to You," with Alice Brady, has joined the western Lasky forces. being sent to England especially for scenes for the play. In Southport, a proposed insert in the seven-day licenses to be issued to local cinema managers prohibit the showing on Sunday of "films depicting crime or comedy or serial films." "The Dop Doctor," the Pathe drama, is having very much of a success in Dublin. A cinema recruiting campaign is planned throughout Ireland. H. Higginson, who is in charge, will give free picture shows in each city, including films dealing with war in various places and with life in the army and navy, and suitable recruiting speeches will be made. The British Fire Prevention Committee includes in its "Fire Warnings," special attention to the danger in places of amusement of fire and panic from airraids. It is reported that a man recently begged exemption from military service on the ground that he did not wish to leave for the front until he had seen all the episodes of his favorite film serial. PEARL WHITE DABBLES IN "HIGH ART" Never in pictures, even when sailing over Manhattan in a balloon during the filming of The Perils of Pauline, did Miss Pearl White, the Pathe star, give a sign which offered the only means of reaching the scaffolding thirty feet below, when Edward Jose, her director, rushed through the crowd. Mr. Jose was considerably excited, and with reason. "The Iron Claw," the serial in which Peerless Pearl stars, is not yet finished, and the risk of losing his heroine was too great. Mr. Jose begged her to descend with him to the street, but Miss White was not to be denied. "I'll be on deck for the tank scene this afternoon, Mr. Jose," she said. "Don't worry." Mr. Jose was gently led away and with a final wave of the hand Miss White began her descent. To properly understand the risk one would have to have stood upon the roof. The scaffolding hung by ropes some thirty or forty feet below the roof. Between it and the roof was an electric sign, the text of which, arranged in lines, furnished the only means of reaching the scaffolding. These steps in the ladder were some four feet apart, and the whole structure wabbled in the strong wind. Everyone held his or her breath while the descent was being negotiated and when the girl finally reached the scaffolding the crowd on both buildings and streets set up a cheer. Three-quarters of an hour later as she sped down Broadway in her car a traffic cop held up his hand. "Well, Pathe Pearl," he said, "my money's on you every time!" 'CONDUCTOR 786' RIDES AGAIN After a well earned vacation in Florida "Conductor 786" comes back to New Rochelle to don the blue suit and brass buttons again in Falstaff Comedies. It is Riley Chamberlin, originator of the character ; as emperor of the rear platform, with number 786 on his hat, Riley has won a big following. Although he is an actor of long and honorable experience, Chamberrin's youth found him, as a college boy, holding down a conductor's job one summer in Atlanta, Georgia. His wit gave the world that famous inspection story. The inspector boarded Riley's car one day and promptly pointed out that there were sixteen passengers in the car, but the fare register showed only fifteen nickels rung up. Riley looked at the indicator, counted his passengers, and said : "You're right ! One of them's got to get off!" BRITISH TRADE GOSSIP W. A. Fenning is now the general manager of the London branch of the Fox Film Corporation. Among the exteriors which the Famous Players company will film for "The Silver King" are scenes at Charing Cross Station and Hatton Garden and a huge race course episode. The company is Pearl White, the Pathe star, in painter's garb on the "swing" high above the street, "helps" paint a huge sign heralding the motion picture exposition. greater exhibition of nerve than when she dangled from the roof of the Gerard Building on April IS and from the flimsy support of a narrow scaffolding painted her initials in huge four-foot letters. P. A. Parsons, the Pathe publicity man, had framed up the stunt in conjunction with T. M. Alexander of the Motion Picture Board of Trade. The Board of Trade is having painted upon the side of the building a huge sign advertising the Exposition to be held at the Madison Square Garden from May 6-13. It was this sign which furnished the idea. A safety belt was offered to her, but she spurned it in scorn. She was about to step from the parapet to the electric Juanita Hansen, who has the role of Cleo Burke in "The Secret of the Submarine," aroused the curiosit}' of Director George Sargent and the members of the company during the filming of the first chapters of the forthcoming big picture. At first it was believed that she took such an interest in the production and' development of the plot that she could not wait until she received her copy of the script, to find out what was going on. Then one day, the cat popped out of the bag. The reason was that purely feminine one, clothes. In the earlier part of the serial her characterization calls for simple garb, and she was anxious to find out as far ahead as possible how she was to "dress the part" in the later installments, so she could prepare an extensive wardrobe. When she learned she would be able to wear nifty clothes she was quite satisfied, and her many friends later on will see her in the marvelous cieations.