Motion picture studio directory and trade annual (1918)

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Nineteen-Eighteen STUDIO DIRECTORY ACTRESSES, LEADS— 93 CARMEN, Nita; b. 1882; stage career, England; screen career, Metro ("Country Club Guest"); character parts; dark complexion. Ad., 58 E. 102d st, N. Y., or Bergere, N. Y. CARRUTHER, Mabel; b. Boston; educ. Boston; stage career, with Wilton Lackaye in "The Pit," Robt. Edeson in "His Brother's Keeper," Julia Dean in " Her Own Money," Grace George; screen career, Essanay ("A Black Sheep"), Famous Players (" Under Cover "), Lubin, Consolidated (" The Crimson Stain Mystery "). Plays vampire roles. Ad., c/o Chamberlain Brown, N. Y. CARTER, Nan; b. San Francisco, 1890; educ. St. Mary's Coll., N. Y.; stage career, in stock, then with Elsie Janis in "Miss Information"; screen career, with Fox (special part in "The Serpent"); rides, swims. Ad., Fox, N. Y. CARTER, Rose; b. Guthrie, Okla., 1897; educ. Okla.; screen career, Triangle-Keystone (" Blood and Thunder," " Airing Their Troubles," " Counterfeit Scent," " An Interrupted Honeymoon," " A Soul of a Plumber ") ; rides, swims, rows. Hght., 5, 3; wght, 130; fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. Studio, ad., Triangle-Keystone, Culver City, Cal. CASSINELLI, Dolores; b. N. Y.; educ. Holy Name Convent, Chicago; screen career, Essanay ("When Soul Meets Soul." "Do Dreams Come True," "The Greek Singer"); Emerald ("Tom and Jerry" comedies). Hght., 5, 7; wght., 135; black hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, 447 Fullerton Parkway, Chicago; studio, 1228 Sedgwick st., Chicago. CASTLE, Mrs. Vernon; b. New Rochelle, 1893; educ. N. Y.j stage career, vaud., mus. com., last appearance in " Watch Your Step"; screen career, Cort ("The Whirl of Life"), International ("Patria"), Astra-Pathe ("Sylvia of the Secret Service," " The Girl from Bohemia," " Stranded in Arcady," "The Mark of Cain"); swims, dances, rides. Hght., 5, 7; wght., 135; brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., home, 120 Lexington ave. ; studio, Pathe, N. Y. CASTLETON, Barbara; b. Little Rock, Ark., 1896; educ. New Rochelle; stage career, lead in "It Pays to Advertise," "Madame Sherry"; screen career, Hobart Henlv ("Parentage"), Fox ("Daughter of the Gods"), Mirror ("Idle Hands"), Art Drama ("Her Good Name"), Essanay ("On Trial"), Frohman (" God's Man "), Ira Lowry (" For the Freedom of the World"), Brenon-Selznick ("Empty Pockets"), Ivan ("Sins of Ambition "), Harry Berg ("The Ashes of My Heart"); swims, rides. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 128; brown hair, brown eyes. Ad., home, 19 West 69th St., N. Y. CAVALIERI, Lina; b. Rome, Italy, 1874; educ. for grand opera under Mme. Mariani-Mase; stage career, operatic debut Lisbon, Portugal, 1900, first American appearance with Hammerstein Man. Opera House, N. Y., 1906; screen career, Paramount ("The Temptress"). Studio ad., Paramount, 485 Fifth ave. CHAMBERS, Marie; b. Phila.; educ. Paris; stage career, under Woods, Brady, Fiske, stk.; screen career, Famous ("The Woman in the Case"), Triangle ("Fifty-Fifty"), World ("Maternity"); rides, swims. Hght, 5, 5; wght., 122; fair complexion, blond hair, dark eyes. Ad., 145 E. 35th st., N. Y. CHARLESON, Mary; b. Dunganon, Ireland, May 18, 1893; educ. convent in Los Angeles, Cal.; stage career, ingenue with Grand Opera Co. on Pacific Coast; screen career, Vitagraph, Lubin ("The Road o' Strife" series), Equitable (" PassersBy"), Selig ("The Prince Chap," "The Country That God Forgot "), Essanay (" The Truant Soul," " Little Shoes," " The Saint's Adventure"), Paralta ("His Robe of Honor"); rides, swims. Hght., 5, 2; wght., 110; brunette, dark brown hair, gray eyes. Ad., studio, Paralta, Los Angeles. CHESTER, Lila Hayward; b. Richmond, Va.; educ. Univ. of Cal.; stage career, stk., vaud.; screen career, Thanhouser ("Million Dollar Mystery"), World ("Sins of Society," "The Unpardonable Sin." "Miss Petticoats," "The Page Mystery," "A Self Made Widow"); rides, swims, motors. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 123; fair complexion, titian hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 118 W. 72d st., N. Y.; studio, World, Fort Lee. CHESTER, Virginia E.; b. San Francisco; educ. St. Catharine's Convent, St. Mary's Acad., Santa Clara, Cal.; screen career, Pathe Western, Universal, Mena, leads 2 yrs., Pathe, 1 yr., Bison 101; riding, swimming, ice skating, esthetic and ballet dancing. Hght., 5, 5; wght, 130; light complexion, blond hair, blue eyes. Ad., home, 1919 Hillhurst ave., Hollywood, Cal.; studio, Mena Films, Hollywood. CHILDERS, Naomi; b. St. Louis, Mo.; educ. St. Louis, Mo.; stage career, under mgmt. Henry W. Savage, H. H. Frazee; screen career, Kalem (" Panic Days on Wall Street "), Reliance ("The Half Breed"), Vitagraph ("The Writing on the Wall," " The Spirit in the Clay," " The Turn of the Road," " The Devil's Prize," " The Price of Fame "), U. S. Amusement (" The Auction of Virtue "). Recreations, painting, riding, occult science. Hght., 5, 6; wght., 135 lbs.; light complexion, golden brown hair, blue eyes. Hobby, reading. Home ad., Madison Hotel, 62 Madison ave., N. Y. C. CHRISTY, Nan; b. Pittsburg, 1894; educ. N. Y.; early career, society writer on newspaper; screen career, Keystone, Biograph, Balboa, American ("The Quest," and leads in American Beauty Comedy). Horsley (" Morals of Men," " Long Arm of the Law"), Centaur-Mutual ("The Single Code"). Hght., 5, 3; wght., 130; blond hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, Edgerly Apts., Los Angeles. CLARK, Marguerite; b. Cincinnati, 1887; educ. Ursuline convent; stage career, since 1899, with De Wolf Hopper for several seasons, " Baby Mine," " Jim, the Penman "; screen career, Famous Players (" The Valentine Girl," " The Amazons," " Bab's Burglar," " Bab's Matinee Idol," " Bab's Diary," " Still Waters"). Hght., 4, 10; wght., 90; fair complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Ad., home, 50 Central Pk. West; studio, Famous, N. Y. CLARKE, Veola; b. 1892; stage career, mus. ingenue, "Top o' the Morning," vaud.; screen career, Edison. Hght., 5, 8J/2; complexion, fair. Ad., 66 W. 75th st., N. Y., or Bergere, N. Y. CLAYTON, Ethel; b. Champaign, 111., 1890; educ. Chicago; stage career, stk., "The Devil," "The Brute"; screen career, Lubin ("The Great Divide"), World ("The Stolen Paradise," "Chasms," "Yankee Pluck," "Souls Adrift," "The Woman Beneath," " The Dormant Power," " Easy Money," " Stolen Hours"). Hght., 5, S^A; wght, 130; golden red hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, piano. Ad., home, Hotel Ansonia, N. Y.; studio, World, Fort Lee. CLAYTON, Marguerite; b. Salt Lake City, 1896; educ. St. Mary's Academy, Salt Lake; screen career, Essanay (late pictures, "The Wide Wrong Way," "Is Marriage Sacred?", "Dancing with Folly," "The Burning Brand," "The Night Workers," " The Long Green Trail," " Stardust," " Two Bit Seats"). Hght., 5, 4; wght., 120; fair complexion, blond hair, blue eyes; rides, swims, motors. Ad., Paralta, L. A. CLEMENT, Lucile; b. Waynesville, N. C; educ. Elizabeth College (N. C.) and Sweet Briar (Va.); screen career, Selznick ("Modern Othello"), Goldwyn ("Polly of the Circus"), Fox (playing lead); rides, dances, plays, sings; society parts, heavies, and leads. Hght., 5, 5; wght., 120; fair complexion, brown hair, hazel eyes. Home ad., 603 W. 140th st., N. Y. C. CLEVENGER, Beatrice; b. 1893; stage career, with Winthrop Ames, "A Pair of Sixes," B. F. Keith stk., Portland, Me.; screen career, leads Frank Powell ("Are You a Mason?"), Famous Players. Hght., 5, 5; dark complexion. Ad., Krimmse, Inc., 105 W. 40th st, N. Y. CLIFFORD, Kathleen; b. Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 16, 1894; educ. England and Dresden, Germany; stage career, under Frohman in " Top of the World," starred with Digby Bell in " Little Dorritt," headlined in vaud. in U. S. and England; screen career, making debut with Balboa, with serial " Who Is Number One?" "Just Twins," "Glad Glory." Recreation, riding, driving, dancing, swimming, singing, music, writes own songs and designs gowns. Hght., 4, 11^4; wght, 98; brunette cornplexion, light brown hair, brown eyes. Home ad., Hotel Astor, N. Y. C. Studio ad., Balboa studio, Long Beach, Cal. CLOSE, Ivy, also comedienne; b. Stockton-on-Tess, Eng., 1894; educ. St. Joseph's Academy, Somerset, Eng. ; stage career, vaud.; screen career, Hepworth, Kalem ("Ivy Close Comedies"). Hght., 5, 4; wght., 125; blond hair, blue eyes; swims, motors. Ad., home, 4 Onslow PI., South Kensington, London. COGHLAN, Rose; b. Petersboro, Eng.; educ. London; stage career, since 1869, first appeared as witch in " Macbeth," in " A Happy Pair," with Joseph Jefferson in " Rip Van Winkle," "The Sporting Duchess," "Mrs. Warren's Profession," vaud.; screen career, Ivan ("Her Husband's Wife," "The Faded Flower "). COLLIER, Constance; b. Windsor, England, 1881; educ. England; stage career, at age of 7, with Sir Beerbohm Tree, played Shakespearian roles in Eng., "Thais"; screen career, Morosco ("The Code of Marcia Grey," "Tongues of Men ").