Moving Picture World (Oct-Nov 1919)

422 THE MO VIKG PICTURE WORLD November 22, 1919 A. U.Giebler Looks Ov?r LosArvgteles HARRY RAPF has arrived from the East' to be production manager of the Selznick productions that will be made in the West during the coming year. Accommodations have been secured at the Brnnton studio for a number of producing units which will be assembled from local players in course of time to work in Selznick Pictures, of which it is planned to make fifty-two in the next twelve months. W. A. Mack, who has been with Selznick Pictures in the East, will be business manager for the western forces, HIPPODROME CIRCUIT LEASES HEW THEATRE The Hippodrome Moving Pioture Circuit, which operates theatres in Eureka, Sacramento, Stockton and Oak-' land, has taken a twenty-four year lease on the new theatre in the Markwell building. Long Beach, the consideration involved being in the aeighborljOQ<l of $750,000. The owners of the Hippodrome Circuit are I. C. Ockerman, Sam Earris and Adolpji Ramish. The theatre in Long Beach will contain 1600 seats. A $50,000 organ will be one of the features, and from the theatre the patrons will be able to obtain a' view of the ocean. But one other theatre in the country is said to offer this attraction. SID GRAUMAN RECOVERING SLOWLY Sid Graoman, of the Urauman Theatrical enterprises, who has been ill for several days, is recovering slowly. Mr. (Jrauman, when he was too ill to leave his room, was not too ill to formulate new ideas and plans which he says he intends to put into effect as soon as the new Grauman Metropolitan Theatre, soon to be erected on Sixth and Hill streets, .is completed. One of these plans is to have a 100-piece orchestra for the new playhouse. Victor Herbert, noted composer and conductor, has promised Mr. Grauman to be a guest conductor at* one of the Grauman houses later on. AERIAL DERBY COHKISS ION VISITS GOLDWYN Commodore Louis D. [Beaumont.. president of-, the aerial commission to arrange the around-the-world flying Jderby, and his staff were visitors at the Goldwyn studios recently. The party was entertained at lunch with Madge Kennedy, Pauline Frederick and: Uack Bickford. The commission left Les Angeles November 3 for Siberia and the Oriept to complete arrangements for the world flying trip. HERMANN COMPANY PRODUCING IN SANTA MONICA The Hermann Film Corporation, with a studio in Santa Monica, has begun production on a new story .in %liieh Charles Meredith end Margery Wilson are featured. The company has a well equipped plant in the beech city. E. P. Hermann, president of the company, will go to New York in the interests of his company iwithin a few days. HARRY BALLANCE WINS PRIZE Harry Ballence, manager of the Los Angeles branch of Famous Players -Lasky exchange, has received the first prize awarded by the home office for the greatest number of Paramount-Artcraft pictures booked during the National paramount -A rtcraft week, which extended from September 1 to September 8. VITAGRAPH BUYS MORE LAND The Vitagraph company has made arrangements to purchase ten acres of ground adjoining the nine acres now occupied by the studio in Hollywood. The new property embraces the hills to the east of the, present plant, and work is expected to begin immediately on the erection of permanent sets on the new lot. Already a mammoth pool, large enough to accommodate a number of smell boats, has been constructed on the side of the hill. The natural slope of the hill on one sid(5‘of the pool makes a fine .landing place for stories re quiring that sort of setting; and the ODposite side of the pool, from which the land drops away at a stiff angle, permits the construction of artificial streams supplied; with water from the tank when it is emptied. WARWICK CHECK STARTS ACTORS' FUND CAMPAIGN Robert Warwick's check for $1,000 for tjsb.Rtiekets to the performance to be given at the Mason Opera House on December 5 for the benefit of the Actors' Fund started the drive in Los Angeles for this city'd quota of $45,000 in the grand total of the $2,000,000 that is expected to he gathered in theatres throughout the country on Actors National Memorial Day.* Many playhouses in Los Angeles have promised to donate a share of their proceeds on that day to the fund, and. special matinee performances will be given at the Mahon, Majestic, Morosco and other theatres. DOUBLEDAY PRODUCTIONS The Loubleday Productions Company is a new organization that has been quietly producing pictures at the Bronx studios in "Edendale for several weeks. Ovid Doubleday is president of the company, and Charles Mack is manager. Two companies are at work at present, one making two-reel western dramas ana the other comedies. L. S. McKee is directing the two-reelers, which are being made' from stories by William Mong. Harry Moody is directing the -.comedies. Seven of the pictures have already been completed by the company. SULLIVAN TO TOUR EUROPE C. Gardner Sullivan, for several years. head. of-. tie scenario department at the Ince studio, has been granted a two years’ vacation by Mr. ince, which he will spend touring Europe. Mr. Sullivan will be accompanied by his wife, and they will make their headquarters in London while not actually traveling. EVATANGUAY TO JOIN FILM COLONY According to announcements made by Ed Rosenbaum, Jr., Eva Tanguay is motoring to Los Angeles from the East, and will oecupy a house irf Hollywood which she ^purchased recently, while she makes a series of film productions^ in the -West this winter.* Mr. Rosenbaum, who was Miss Tanguay 'smanager on several eastern tours a few seasons ago, will be her manager in her film activities. Another producing unit besides Miss janguey 's will also be under the management of Mr. Rosenbaum. WEDDINGS Hurst-Nova — Paul C. Hurst, director at the National studios, and Eedda Nova, star in "The Spitfire of Seville" and other recent features, were married last week, the pair eloping to Santa Ana to be married, and not telling their friends until after the ceremony had been performed. Mr. Hurst directed Miss Nova in "The Woman in the Web," about three years ago, since which time the two have been very close friends. Miss Nova recently purchased a home in Hollywood, in which the. newly married pair will live. Hedwiga Peonie Kuszwiski is the name the actress affixed to the marriage license. She was born in Odessa, Russia, twenty four years ago. Mr. Hurst wa3 just recently divorced from his former wife, Mrs. Mildred Hurst. Brown-Cooper--Edna Mae Cooper, of Lasky's players, was married last week to Karl Brown, of .the photographic division. Wanda Hawley and Lois Wilson were matron and maid o£ honor, and the ceremony was performed at the home of -the bride's mother. Miss Cooper ap■Jjer&red in Cecil De Mills's -"Old Wives Tor New, "" and ntheT .productions, Dowling-Mohrman — Pat Dowling, publicity director of the Christie Filin Company, and Miss Rath Mchrman, of Canton, Ohio, were married on Ootober 25. Rev. H. H. Dowling, father of the groom, performed the ceremony.