Motography (Jan-Jun 1918)

1068 MOTOGRAPHY Vol. XIX. No. 22 district. This house will seat about 450 and will be the finest picture theatre in that vicinity. It is to be called the Star. 4* 4? 4* John Fairbanks, business manager of his brother's film company, appears in a scene of "Say, Young Fellow." It was all done in the spirit of fun, prompted by Douglas, who after witnessing the projection of this same scene remarked that he may he soon in the market for a new manager, because his brother is an excellent screen type. But the latter said: "One actor in the family will keep me in my same capacity." 4> 4> 4< Tom North, one of the 'best known and most popular men in the Pathe organization, and editor of the company's house organ, the Pathe Sun, has been appointed division manager with jurisdiction extending over the entire eastrn district. North's appointment follows closely on those of Ralph O. Proctor for the middle western and W. S. Wessling for the southern districts to work under the direction of Sales Manager F. C. Quimby. 4? 4? 4* Will M. Ritchey, chief of the scenario staff for the American Film Company, and considered to be one of the best authorities on photoplay writing, paid Los Angeles a visit last week with Mrs. Ritchey, motoring down from his home in Santa Barbara. Ritchey has not been able to get away from his work for several months and he enjoyed every minute of his trip. 4. 4. 4. A midnight robbery was committed at the Family Theatre, Cincinnati, last week and more than $3,000 was taken. The thieves were in all probability experts, for, according to the reports of the night watchman and scrub women, who witnessed the robbery, although bound and gagged, the safe was opened with much ease. The thieves made their getaway in a waiting auto and up to the present no clew has been found. 4. 4 4 In addition to the $39,896,000 worth of Liberty Loan subscriptions credited to the various stars and units affiliated with the Famous PlayersLasky Corporation in the last drive, it is announced that a summary of the subscriptions taken by the exchange offices throughout the country and just compiled brings the grand total to well over the $40,000,000 mark. 444 Jean Hersholt, Triangle player, who enacted the Tole of Manson in the H. O. Davis production of "The Servant in the House," is reported to be winning his fight for life at the California Hospital in Los Angeles, where he recently underwent an operation for appendicitis. His case had reached such an advanced stage that the surgeons held out only a slight chance for his recovery. 444 John O'Toole, who will be remembered by motion picture men of the Northwest as a consistent business getter, has been engaged as manager of the Minneapolis exchange of Foursquare Pictures. Mr. O'Toole will work in conjunction with Frank J. Flaherty of Chicago, _ who is financially interested with Foursquare in both the Chicago and Minneapolis exchanges. 444 Edward Sloman is finishing up work on his latest Mary Miles Minter feature, "The Ghost of Rosy Taylor," at the American studios prior to directing the next production in which Margarita Fisher will be starred. It has been decided by the American company to switch Lloyd Ingraham to the Mary Miles Minter company and Sloman to Margarita Fisher's films. 444 Charlie Rav has been a very busy man since he returned from a few days' trip to Coronado Beach for a rest. He has been reading over several stories that have been selected as possible vehicles, and he says that it is not an easy job to decide which one he likes the best as they are all very good and each one offers him something new and attractive. 444 William D. Taylor, who is directing Mary Pickford's latest film, "Captain Kidd, Jr.," is getting along excellently with the story and thinks that it is going to turn out even better than he .anticipated. He has obtained some ideal locations for his exterior scenes, and his interior sets have all been carefully built exactly as described in the story. 4 4 4 "Sunshine" Mary Anderson has completed her work in "The Hushed Hour" and is now busy working in the first Sessue Hayakawa feature that the popular Japanese star is producing at the head of his own company. Mary has the ingenue lead, and a very good part, which she is making the most of in her capable manner. 4 4* 4* A Motion Picture War Relief Committee has been formed in Los Angeles and is bound to spread throughout the states. Every phase of this great industry will be represented from the heads of the big concerns to the "extras." There will be a big meeting at Clune's Auditorium, Los Angeles, on May 26. William Farnum, Fox star, is in receipt of a ►communication from the Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company and the Los Angeles Boiler Makers' Association stating that he has been elected an honorary member of the two organizations because of his efforts among the workers while speaking for the Liberty loan. 444 The Capital Film Company, of Indianapolis has completed arrangements whereby distribution of its pictures will be begun by the middle of June. The distribution will be through its own exchanges, twenty-five of which have already been established or are being established in the United States, while others are to be established shortly in Canada. 444 The Sky Theatre, Cincinnati's most attractive open-air "house," located on the roof of the Orpheum, is open for the summer. Manager A. G. Hettesheimer announces that two of the latest model 6 B Powers' projection machines have been installed. The admission is ten cents. 444 Wiith a margin of nearly 50,000 votes, Harold Lockwood, Metro star, was elected the winner of the "Handsomeness" class in the Kings and Queens contest conducted by the Motion Picture Magazine and Classic, according to an announcement in the June issue of the Motion Picture Classic. 444 The entrance of another well-known employe into the army deprives General Film Company of the services of Theodore F. Holland, manager of the Indianapolis branch. He has resigned to enter "the army and is now in training in a middle western camp. C. D. Hill has been appointed as acting manager. 4* 4* 4* Howard Cody, property man, who did all the • heavy work-off scenes for "The Eagle's Eye," has enlisted in the medical department following the completion of the serial story of the Imperial German government's spies and plots in America by William J. Flynn, the recently retired chief of the United States Secret Service. 444. Charles William Becker of Indianapolis, who has been in the film business, is destined for overseas duty for the Young Men's Christian Association. He was appointed by the National War Council of the Y. M. C. A., on the recommendation of the Indianapolis War Council. 444 Spencer Alden and Philip Mosser, aviators, who were recently killed while in the service of the United States, were formerly employes^ of the Wharton studios at Ithica. While attending Cornell University they worked in several pictures. 4 4 4* Jay Gove, publicity manager of the Fox Film Corporation, visited Cincinnati for a few days last week for the purpose of finding out the individual needs of the different Cincinnati newspapers. 4 4 4 The building of eight new dressing rooms has been completed at the Vitagraph Hollywood studios. The men's dressing rooms are also to be added to. Tod Browning, the director, has joined Bluebird. He formerly was with Metro. His latest picture was the Edith Storey drama, "Legion of Death." 4 4 4 ..The Bee-Hive exchange of New York, of which Milton L. Cohen and Julius Singer are managers, is now settled in new quarters in the Godfrey building, 729 Seventh avenue. 4 4 4 Tom Mix, an actor with the Fox forces, was married this week to Mabel Victoria Hannaford, known as Victoria Forde. Mrs. Mix is also a player in the films. 444 Margery Wilson, titian-haired Triangle beauty, is back at the Culver City studio after a severe illness. A Sample of Film Patriotism During the recent Liberty Loan drive, Nell Shipman called a small boy out of* an audience which she was addressing and presented him with a $100 bond by way of "starting things." "Just figure, this would buy me four new hats," informed the Vitagraph star, directing the small boy in the signing of his name to the certificate. A man in the audience, catching Nell's selfsacrificing spirit, spoke up manfully: "Just for that, I will give you $25 for a new hat." The crowd cheered. Nell accepted the $25 and dispatched a girl on a mysterious message. Within fifteen minutes the girl was back carrying a hat box. She and the box fought their way through the crowd to the platform, where she handed the box to Miss Shipman. "Now, ladies and gentlemen, here is the new hat one of you was so kind to buy for me. How much am I bid for it?" And the hat sold for $100, which sum was then donated to the bond cause by the star. Samuel Carver Praises Film " 'The Planter' was certainly a knockout," writes Samuel Carver, of the Family Theatre, Buffalo, to Mutual. "The crowd enjoyed it immensely. In fact, it is one of the best productions I've seen and my house took it with a vim. I played to a capacity house on it Sunday and had the mob jammed down the aisles during the evening. I'm seriously considering rebooking it for a return trip." Mr. Carter expresses the consensus of opinion of exhibitors who have shown "The Planter." Tyrone Power never did more forceful acting on the stage than he has done in this big story of the tropics. Bookings on "The Planter" grow apace and repeat showings are the rule. Reservoir Built at Studio A large reservoir, surrounded by cliffs, has been built on the Vitagraph lot at Hollywood for Larry Semon's Big V Comedy Company. 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