Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

50— ACTORS, LEADS MOTION PICTURE Fourth Edition RUSSELL, James Gordon; b. Piedmont, Ala., Jan. 11, 1883; educ. Univ. Alabama; stage career, with Lew Dockstader, 1 yr. vaudeville, 4 yrs. newspaper work; screen career, Biograph "(" Her Soul Revealed," " Packer Jim's Guardianship," " The Angel of Piety Flat"), Fox ("The Mediator," "The Unfaithful Wife "), Pollard (" The Pearl of Paradise," " Miss Jackie of the Navy," "The Butterfly Girl," "The Devil's Assistant"), Mutual ("The Bait," "The Heart of Tara "), Century (" Inherited Passions "). Recreations, riding, swimming; is allaround athlete. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 195; medium complexion, dark brown hair, dark gray eyes. Studio ad., Pollard, San Diego, Cal. RUSSELL, William; educ. Fordham Univ.; stage career from age of 8, Ethel Barrymore in "Cousin Kate," David Higgins, Chauncey Olcott, Blanche Bates, Poli stock, starred in "St. Elmo," vaud. ; screen career, Biograph, Thanhouser, Famous, American ("High Play," "Lone Star," "Sealed Lips," "The Twinkler," " Fate and Death," " The Torch Bearer," " Shackles of Truth," " The Frame-Up, " " Periwinkle," " The Weakness of the Strong," " Pride and the Man," " The Pagan," " Sands of Sacrifice," " The Sea Master," " Temporary Peter," " His Arabian Night," "Snap Judgment," "Aladdin's Night"); allaround athlete. Hght., 6, 2; wght., 203; dark hair and eyes. Ad., American, Santa Barbara. SACKVILLE, Gordon, also characters; b. Petersborough, Ontario, 1880; educ. Kalamazoo Coll., studied voice culture in London and Paris; stage career, " Circus Girl," Chinese Honeymoon," with Richard Mansfield in " The Devil's Disciple," N. Y. Hippodrome; screen career, Edison, Rex, Universal ("Snow White"), Selig ("The Cherry Pickers"), Bosworth ("An Odyssey of the North"), Balboa ("The Grip of Evil," "The Girl Angle," "Glad Glory"), Falcon-General ("The Best Man"); rides, swims. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 210; brown hair and eyes. Studio, Balboa, Long Beach. SALISBURY, Monroe, also characters; b. N. Y.: studied art and music; stage career, from 1898; rep. with Richard Mansfield, Mrs. Fiske, John Drew, Kathryn Kidder, Nance O'Neil, etc., followed William Farnum in " The Prince of India," under Chas. Frohman, K. & E., stock at Castle Square, Boston, Springfield, etc.; screen career, since 1913, Lasky, Fine Arts, Clune (" Goose Girl," " Rose of the Rancho," " Man from Home," " Ramona," " The Eyes of the World," " The Devil's Assistant"), Mutual, Universal ("The Desire of a Moth," "Jules Sandoval," "The Old-fashioned Gentleman," "Anthony the Absolute," "Donna Perfecta," "The Savage," "The Highest Card"), Fox ("The Silent Lie"), Morosco ("The Cook of Canyon Camp "). Studio ad., Universal, Universal City. SANTSCHI, Thomas, also director; stage career, stock; screen career, Selig ("The Crisis," "Beware of Strangers," "The Garden of Allah," " Who Shall Take My Life?", "The City of Purple Dreams," " The Smouldering Flame," " The Still Alarm," " Little Orphan Annie "). Ad., Selig, Los Angeles. SCHENCK, Earl O.; b. Columbus, O., educ. Ohio State Univ.; stage career, stk., under mgmt. Brady, "Way Down East"; screen career, Crescent, Pathe, Gaumont (" The Haunted Manor," "The Isle of Love"), World ("The Madness of Helen"), Warner Prod. ("Weavers of Life"). Hght., 6; wght., 185; fair complexion, chestnut hair, blue eyes; rides, swims. Ad., home, 211 W. 107th St., N. Y. SCOTT, Cyril; b. Banbridge, Co. Down, Ireland, 1866; educ. U. S. ; stage career, 1883, "The Girl I Love," mus. com. and drama; with Richard Mansfield, E. H. Sothern, De Wolf Hopper, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Anna Held, Empire Stock Co., N. Y.; screen career, Famous, World ("Not Guilty"). Ad., home, 130 W. 44th st., N. Y. SELBY, Norman ("Kid McCoy"); b. Rushville, Ind.; early career, professional boxer; screen career. Feature Film ("The Great Diamond Robbery "), Fine Arts (the Rube in " Betty of Grey Stone "). Hght., 6; wght., 200; dark hair and eyes. In U. S. service. SHAW, Brinsley; b. N. Y. C; stage career, in "Heir to the Hoorah," " The Dollar Mark," " Military Mad," " Brewster's Millions," "The Fortune Hunter," "The Squaw Man," etc.; screen career, N. Y. Cameraphonc, Essanay, Vitagraph, Lubin. Universal (" Blood Heritage," " Sunlight and Shadow," "Madame Coquette," "The Social Butterfly," "The Meddler," "The Attorney's Decision." "The Girl Back East"), Ivan (" Her Husband's Wife "), Vitagraph (" A Prince in a Pawnshop," "An Enemy to the King," "The Man of Mys tery," " Clover's Rebellion "). Home ad., Players Club, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Vitagraph, Brooklyn, N. Y. SHAY, William E.; b. N. Y.; stage career, with Mrs. Leslie Carter in "Du Barry," "Zaza"; screen career, Imp ("At the Bottom of the Sea "), worked before the camera in Paris, Berlin and Vienna, Tiffany Film ("The Heart of Maryland"), Universal ("Neptune's Daughter"), Fox ("A Daughter of the Gods"), Brenon ("War Brides," "The Queen Mother" " Lucrezia Borgia," "Lone Wolf"). Ad., Brenon Film, Fort Lee, N. J. SHERIDAN, Frank; b. Boston, Mass.; educ. Boston; stage career, featured actor in " Paid in Full," " Wildfire," " The Boss," " The Derelict," " Fine Feathers," " The Unwritten Law," "Blackmail," "The Next of Kin," etc.; screen career, Kleine ("The Money Master"), Pathe ("At Bay," "Sylvia of the Secret Service"), Equitable ("The Man Higher Up"), World ("The Struggle," "The Perils of Divorce"), Ivan ("Enlighten Thy Daughter"). Ad., 1531 Broadway, N. Y. SOTHERN, Edward Hugh; b. New Orleans, 1859; educ. England and Spain; stage career, since 1879, debut in father's co., then with John McCullough as leading comedian, appeared in " One of Our Girls," " Met by Chance," " The Love Chase," " The Fool Hath Said," in extensive Shakespearian rep. co., etc., etc., starring with Julia Marlowe; screen career, Vitagraph (" The Chattel," " An Enemy to the King," " The Man of Mystery"). Ad., home, 600 Madison ave., N. Y. ; studio, Vitagraph, Brooklyn. SOUTHARD, Harry D., also juvenile; b. Buffalo, N. Y., 1886; educ. Cornell Univ.; stage career, comic opera, rep., stock, mgmt. Klaw and Erlanger, William A. Brady, Selwyn; screen career, since 1911, Reliance, Thanhouser, Kalem, Pathe (second episode of "The Grip of Evil," "Gentleman Joe"), Photo Drama ("Folks from Way Down East"), Universal ("That Lass o' Lowries," "Secret Love"), Balboa ("Shadows"). Plays football, baseball. Hght., 5, 10; wght., 168; dark hair and eyes. Ad., home, 601 W. 136th st, N. Y. SHERRILL, Jack; b. Atlanta, Ga., April 14, 1898; educ. Berkeley School, N. Y. C; stage career, stock, vaud.; screen career, Frohman ("Just Out of College," "The Watching Hour"), Art Dramas ("The Rainbow," "Once to Every Man"), Authors Film Co. -Mutual ("The Silent Witness"). Western, society, character roles. Hght., 5, 9^; wght., 135; light complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Home ad., 228 W. 71st St., N. Y. C. Studio ad., Flushing, L. I. SHIRLEY, Arthur; b. Sydney, Australia; stage career, 8 yrs.; screen career, Australian Films, Ltd., Kalem, Universal, National Drama (lead in " The Fall of a Nation "), Selig (John Valiant in "The Valiants of Virginia"), Ince (" Bawbs o' Blue Ridge"), Balboa ("Betty Be Good," "The Wildcat," "Bab the Fixer," "Petticoats and Pants"); rides, swims. Hght., 6; wght.. 185; brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1201 Fielding ave., Hollywood; studio-, Balboa, Long Beach. SHUMWAY, Walter; screen career, Regent (" Hearts and Flowers "), Private Feature (" Ignorance," written by Cora Beach, dir. by James Fitzgerald), Regal ("What Becomes of the Children3 ") ; rides, swims, drives, all outdoor sports; fair complexion, black hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, Grand View Farm, Painesville, O. SILLS, Milton; b. Chicago, 111.; educ. Univ. of Chicago; stage career, leading man in many B'way prods., including " This Woman or This Man," " Happy Marriage " (both by Clyde Fitch), "The Fighting Hope," with Blanche Bates, " Mother," " The Rack," " Diplomacy," " The Governor's Lady," " The Man Inside" (both last under Belasco), " Panthea," "The Law of the Land," "Just Boys," etc.; screen career, PeerlessWorld (leads in " The Deep Purple," " The Arrival of Perpetua," "The Pit"), Universal ("Under Southern Skies," "The Woman Who Lied," etc.), Peerless ("The Rock"), Fox ("The Honor System"), International ("' Patria "), World Film ("Chasms," "Souls Adrift"), Ivan ("Wife In Name Only"), Geo. Backer-Foursquare ("The Fringe of Society"), Harry Rapff ("The Struggle Everlasting"). Hght., 6; wght., 185; light complexion, blue eves. Ad., 450 Riverside Drive, N. Y. SINGLETON, Joseph E.; b. Melbourne, Australia, 1881; educ. there; stage career, 12 yrs. stock, vaud.; screen career, Universal, Fine Arts ("The Lying Heart," "Girl of the Timber Claims "), American. Keystone, author vaud. acts and scenarios, " The Skull of Life," " He Drew the Line," " The Cross Roads," "The Booster," "The Perfect Woman"), Fox