Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTORS, CHARACTERS— 75 MANTONE, Francois; b. 1888, Nice, France; stage career, Follies Bergere, Paris, " Chu Chin Chow"; screen career, "Fall of the Romanoffs," "The Wolf"; society, comedy or character roles; riding, swimming. Hght, 5, 11; wght, 175; dark complexion, black eyes and hair. Ad., home, Film Players Club, N. Y. C. MARBURGH, Bertram; b. 1877; stage career, with John Drew in " Much Ado About Nothing," with Wm. Faversham in " The Squaw Man," with Robt. Hilliard in " Argyle Case"; screen career (late pictures, "The Stolen Voice," "After Dark"). Hght., 5, 10^; complexion, dark. Ad., Lambs Club, N. Y. MARCUS, James A.; stage career, from 1881, in "The Lights of London,-" stage director for the Fay Templeton Opera Co., ■"The Cub," "The Sign of the Cross"; screen career, Fox ("The Serpent," "Blue Blood and Red," "Carmen," "Regeneration," " Honor System," " Betrayed," " This Is the Life," " The Conqueror "). Ad., Fox, Los Angeles. MARCUS, Nathan; b. in Russia; early career on Russian stage, singer and ballet dancer; screen career, Pathe, Fox, World, Herbert Brenon (" Fall of the Romanoffs," " Empty Pockets"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 160; dark complexion, dark brown hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 46 Hinsdale St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ; studio, Brenon, Hudson Heights, N. J. MARION, William, b. 1878; stage career, 15 yrs. with stk. rep., road shows; screen career, World Film ("The Boss," "The Heart of Blue Ridge," "Maternal Right"), Pathe ("The Streets of Illusion"), M. H. Hoffman ("One Hour"). Hght., 6; complexion, dark. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. MARKS, Lou S. ; educ. Baltimore pub. schs. ; stage career, vaud., stock, for seven years; screen career, Kalem, Milo ("Busting in Society"), Commonwealth-Film ("His Watery Waterloo," "A Harem Romance"). Hght., 5, 6; wght., 135; black hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 204 N. Gilmore St., Baltimore, Md.; studio, Milo, Baltimore. MARON, Louis; b. 1892; stage career, appeared in "The Fight " with Margaret Wycherly, " Gentleman of Leisure " with Douglas Fairbanks, also stk. and vaud.; screen career, Famous Players, Essanay; swims, dances. Hght., 6, 1; medium complexion. Ad., Bergere, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. MARTIN, Richard W.; b. Defiance, O., 1891; educ. Columbia Univ.; early career, stage driver and guide; screen career, Fox, Talmadge; rides', drives 4, 6 or 8 horses, swims, dances, skates. Plays western roles. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 160; dark complexion, dark hair and eyes. Ad., home, 604 W. 115th St., or c/o Kirmmse, Inc., W. 40th St., N. Y. MASON, Dan; b. Syracuse, N. Y., 1857; educ. Syracuse; stage career, Washburn stk., with Wm. Collier in " The Man from Mexico," as the Count in " Why Smith Left Home," in "Naughty Anthony," "The Prince of Pilsen," "Miss Patsy"; screen career, Edison stk., Fox (" The Scarlet Letter," " The Slave," " The Broadway Sport," " Wife Number Two," "Every Girl's Dream," "Thou Shalt Not Steal"). Fishes. Hght., 5, 9; wght., 175 lbs.; black hair, black eyes. MASON, Louis; b. 1889; stage career, 5 years in legitimate; screen career, Frohman Amusement Corp. ("The Conquest of Canaan"), Famous Players ("Mice and Men"), Essanay ("A Fool and His Money"); swims, rides, dances. Hght., 6, 1; wght., 150; brown hair and dark eyes. Ad., home. 124 E. 30th st., N. Y. MATTHEWS, Arthur William; stage career, for 5 yrs.; screen career, Lubin ("The Sunken Village," "The Hills of Strife," "A College Widow," " The Evangelist," " Courage and the Man." "The Spy's Sister"), World ("Shall We Forgive Her? "), and Niagara Film Co. MATTON, Henry; b. 1867; stage career, with Henry Dixie in " Chelsea 7750," with Laura Sawyer, House Peters in " Hour Before Dawn," on road with own co. in "Lord Castleton"; screen career, Famous Players, Fox, World, C. K. Young. Hght., 5. 10; complexion medium. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. MAUPAIN, Ernest; b. Paris, France; educ. there; stage career, leading man with Sarah Bernhardt; screen career. Essanay ("Sherlock Holmes," "That Sort," "The Discard," "A Talc from the Decameron," " The Trufflers," " Would You Believe It? " " The Uneven Road," " The Man Who Was Afraid." "Efficiency Edgar's Courtship"), Pathe ("The Saint"). Hght., 6. 1; wght., 196; brown hair, gray eyes. MAYO, Melvin, also director, scenario writer; b. Silver City, Nev., 1876; educ. Santa Clara Coll., Cal.; stage career, appeared as child in " Little Lord Fauntleroy," later in mus. com. and Tivoli Opera Co., San Francisco; dir. Olympia Opera Co., varied exp. in stock and rep.; screen career, lead in "Jim West, Gambler," and character lead in "Power of Selim Bey" (Lubin), later in " Jackstraws," "Prisoners of Conscience," "By Right of Love"; playing character leads for Balboa. Allaround athlete, free lance photoplaywright. Hght., 5, 10; wght, 170. Studio ad., Balboa, Long Beach, Cal. McCABE, Harry, also heavies; b. Chicago, 111.; educ. pub. schls., Chicago; early career, at 15 yrs. joined Ringling Bros, circus, later in stock at Bush Temple, Chicago, in rep., vaud., etc.; screen career, Essanay ("James Boys in Missouri"), 1907 joined Selig, remained 7 yrs., with Majestic 6 mos., with Crown City 6 mos., with Biograph 3 mos., joined American in Oct., 1915 (in "True Nobility," "The Atonement"). Hght., 5, 9; wght., 156 to 160; brown hair, gray eyes. McCARTHY, Myles, also director, scenario writer and publicity man; b. Montreal, Can.; educ. McGill Univ.. Montreal; stage career, under mgmt. of Frohmans, E. E. Rice, W. E. Nankeville, Chas. B. Dillingham, George Broadhurst, etc., also headliner in vaud.; screen career, with Selig, Gaumont, Thanhouser, Eagle, West Coast, Powers, Reliance, National, (" The Crimson Mask," " Inoculation," " Two of a Kind," " A Wife's Peril," " Tellers of Fate ") Universal (" Twisted Souls "), Metro (" Silence Sellers "). Recreations, riding, swimming, literary, etc. Hght., 5, 11^4; wght., 163; iron gray hair and blue eyes. Home ad., Grenoble Hotel, 50th st. and 7th ave., N. Y. McCLELLAN, Robt. F. E.; b. 1888; stage career, 20 yrs. in stk:; screen career, Biograph, Reliance, Metro. Hght., 5, 10; complexion dark. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. McCOLLUM, H. H.; b. 1887; stage career, 2 yrs. with Chas. Frohman prods., 1 yr. with Henry B. Harris, 2 yrs. with Belasco; screen career, Kleine, with Harry Watson in Kleine Comedies ("Mishaps of Musty Suffer"). Hght., 5, 11; complexion dark. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall., N. Y. McCULLOUGH, Philo, and leads; b. San Brendo, Cal., June 16, 1890; educ. Los Angeles; screen career, 2}^ yrs. with Selig, Mutual, Kalem, Balboa, Pat Brady in " Today and Tomorrow," Huff in "Blue Blood and Yellow," in "Who Pays?" series, 7th and 8th episodes in " Neal of the Navy," " BlackGeneral," "Adventures of a Madcap," " Idyll of Paris," " The Brute," '* Red Circle," " Grip of Evil,' '" The Neglected Wife," Lasalida Films (" Miss Captain Kiddo," " Tears and Smiles "), Falcon-General ("The Martinache Marriage"), Balboa ("The Secret of Black Mountain "), Metro (" The Legion of Death "). Recreations, swimming, riding. Hght., 5, 11 J*£; wght, 175 lbs.; light complexion, light brown hair, dark blue eyes. Studio ad., Metro, Hollywood. McEWEN, Walter; b. 1865; stage career, 20 yrs. with Geo. Edwards, Gaiety Theatre, London, also with Winthrop Ames; screen career, Peerless, Fox, Famous Players, Kalem, Vitagraph (late picture, with E. H. Sothern in "The Chattel"). Hght., 5, 8. Ad., c/o Bergere Agency, Aeolian Hall, N. Y. McKEY, William; b. Louisiana, 1865; educ. Univ. of Iowa, College of Sacred Heart, Wis.; stage career, from 1891, stock, vaud., then under mgmt. Frohman, Liebler and Co.; screen career, Famous Players, Mirror, Fox, Pathe (" The Perils of Pauline" series), Kalem (late pictures, "The Wizard's Plot," "The Tiger's Claws"). Hght., 5, 8; wght., 170; white hair, brown eyes; rides, swims, rows, boxes, fences. Ad., home, Hotel Roland, 59th st. and Madison ave., N. Y. McGLYNN, Frank, also heavies; b. San Francisco, Oct., 1866; educ. San Francisco; early career, lawyer in San Francisco; stage career, with Forbes-Robertson in 1896, orig. cast in "Under the Red Robe," later in "Richelieu," with Henry Miller in " The Only Way," Rupert in " Rupert of Hentzau," also stock, playing nearly every character and heavy in modern drama; screen career, since 1909, Edison (dir.), left to play " Officer 666 " with Cohan and Harris, returned to Edison as actor, toured with Giants and White Sox, directing m. p. of tour, Kleine (as Trask in " Gloria's Romance," as Dobbin in "Vanity Fair," "The Mad Lover"), Selznick (as Argyle in "The Argyle Case"), Edison( featured as Abraham Lincoln in Edison's " Lincoln "). Dramatic author and producer; has played all parts from romantic to grotesque. Hght., 6; wght., 165; fair comnlcxion, brown hair, dark eyes. Home ad 264 E. 199th St., N. Y.