Motography (Jan-Jun 1917)

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44 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XVII, No. 1. Sifted from the Studios PACIFIC COAST NOTES Herbert Standing of the Morosco and Pallas companies recently gave a party to celebrate his seventieth birthday. A member of the faculty of the University of Southern California has requested Crane Wilbur, the popular HorsJey star, to address the student body on motion pictures in the near future. Claire Alexander, leading woman for George Ovey in Cub comedies, is ill in a Los Angeles hospital. During her absence, her place is being taken by Goldie Colwell, who was Ovey's leading woman when the Cub brand was originated over a year ago. Tony Gaudio has recovered from his recent attack of pneumonia and has returned to the Yorke studio, where he is chief cameraman with the Harold Lockwood-May Allison company. Constance Crawley and Arthur Maude, the well known motion picture authors, have entered into an agreement with Jack Warren Kerrigan, former Universal star, to supply him with scenarios for his new company, now in process of organization. A life-size portrait of Crane Wilbur is to be hung in the Louvre at Paris. Mr. Wilbur has consented to pose for a painting, "The American Gentleman," to be done by Lucini Lombardi, the famous Italian painter. Marie Robertson has "broken" more than fifty horses for circus work. Miss Robertson featured with Ringling Bros.' circus as a bareback rider. Beatrice Burnham of the Morosco players is learning telegraphy, so as to be proficient in a part she is to play in the near future. Among the holiday features to be offered this year will be a picturization of Charles Dickens' famous story, "A Christmas Carol," in which Agnes Vernon will appear with Rupert Julian. Charles Gunn has begun work as leading man in the Ince-Triangle five-reel picture, "The Snarl," with Bessie Barriscale and Howard Hickman. This is his first appearance as leading man under his new two years' contract with Thos. H. Ince. Frank Borzage is playing opposite Mae Murray in her newest screen play, "The Mormon Girl," a "forty-niners" production. Vivian Rich has been "borrowed" from the Fox Company, where she is leading woman for William Farnum, to playing the leading role in an eight-reel Selig drama, "Beware of Strangers." A street one hundred by sixty feet representing Mecca, the holy city of the Moslems, is being built at the Western Vitagraph studio for "Aladdin of Broadway." Many thrills are expected to happen there to Antonio Moreno and Edith Storey. The Christie Film Company this week shipped the first Christie comedy to the Philippines. Hobart Bosworth, the Lasky star, has entirely recovered from his recent accident and has begun work in the new Mae Murray production. Rhea Mitchell, formerly with the American company at Santa Barbara and whose last appearance was in the Richard Bennett pictures, has gone to New York, where she will probably return to the speaking stage in Bennett's company. Twelve-year-old Eleanor Crowe has appeared in William Farnum's last four pictures, in each playing the role of a girl at least eighteen years of age. Anna Luther will soon be seen in her second five-reel Fox drama. George Walsh plays opposite, with Otis Turner as the director. Nicholas Duneau, for eighteen months with the Eastern Vitagraph forces, is now working at Universal City under Rex Ingram's direction. Vola Vale, until recently Vola Smith, has been cast in her second Lasky feature, which will be directed by George Melford. She has just completed the lead opposite Sessue Hayakawa in Director Edward J. LeSaint's company. Bennie Suslow, Universal's boy-actor, has completed the principal role in Director Henry McRae's three-reel dramatic picture, "The Pirates of Phantom Island," and has been cast for a comedy role with Eddie Lyons and Lee Moran. Margaret Shelby, who appeared with her sister, Mary Miles Minter, in the American picture, "Faith," has returned to the speaking stage and is leading lady with the Baker Stock Company in Portland, Ore. With the reopening of the David Hors ley studios, it is announced that Crane Wilbur will be featured in a series of strong five-reel features, under the direction of Thomas Ricketts. The cast of the Lasky production of "Oliver Twist" includes Marie Doro in the title role, Tully Marshall, as Fagin; James Neil, as Mr. Brownlow; Hobart Bosworth, as Bill Sykes; Ray Hatton, as The Dodger; Elsie Jane Wilson, as Nancy, and Jack Sacker, as Charlie Bates. Anna Little has gone to New York for a vacation, deserting, temporarily, her new husband, Alan Forrest, who continues his work at the American studios at Santa Barbara. Tony Gaudio, the Yorke-Metro cameraman, is ill with pneumonia. Edna Payne will be seen soon in a Mutual picture, "The Eternal Challenge," a two-reel drama from the pen of the Rev. Clarence J. Harris, who left the ministry to become a scenario writer. Thanksgiving night witnessed the Annual Ball of the Motion Picture Directors' Association, at the Hotel Alexandria, Los Angeles, California. Chief Director Otis Turner of the Association worked night and day to further the success of the affair. The headquarters of the Association are in the Hotel Alexandria, consisting of lodge and meeting rooms. Director William Robert Daly and Fritzi Brunette (Mrs. Daly) have returned to Los Angeles, after a few weeks of touring in Southern California by way of a vacation after their several years of constant film work. Several days were spent recently by William V. Mong, actor-author-producer of Universal films, on the Mojave desert, where he made scenes, in a "gold rush" FILM MARKET QUOTATIONS Supplied by Butler Small & Co., Chicago Bid Asked American Film Company, Inc. 74 82 Biograph Company 3 15 Famous Players-Lasky Corp. 82 100 Lone Star Corporation, pref. . 98 103 Lone Star Corporation, com.. 37 42 Mutual Film Corporation, pref. 35 40 Mutual Film Corporation, com. 24 32 North American Film Corporation, com 25 33 States Film Corporation, com. 20 33 Thanhouser Film Corporation 1)4 2)4* Universal Film Manufacturing Company 145 World Film Corporation 1 2J4* *Par $5.00. (Exclusive to Motography) Lone Star Corporation: Considerable common stock has been offered between 40 and 42. This security seems to have struck a rut. The Chaplin magic has not reflected itself in the securities of the company founded on his genius. Famous Players Lasky Corporation: There has been a considerable "backing and filling" amongst a number of stockholders who apparently wish to sell good size blocks of stock, but who are averse to establishing a market price for the same. Stock may be had around par with bids IS to 20 points' under. Mutual Film Corporation has organized a new company which is to feature Marie Dressier. The New York brokerage firm_ of Livingston & Co. will handle the details in connection with the financing of this project. A two-reel feature will be released each month based on "Tillie's Nightmare." Mr. Freuler, president of the Mutual, is also identified with the enterprise and, as distribution will be made through the Mutual company, an additional source of revenue is thereby promised the latter company. However, the good news does not seem to improve the market condition and stock is offered without buying power in evidence. States Film Corporation: Common stock has been heavy for the past three weeks with buying orders for small lots at between 20 and 25. North American Film Corporation: A dragging market of between 22 and 30 represents the stockholders' attitude on this company during the last two weeks.