Moving Picture Weekly (1916)

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^ -THE MOVING PICTURE WEEKLV -19 George Branson Howard, Jr. of which he was the author) to such plays as "The Red Light of Mars," philosophical studies, sparkling with wit, and full of subtle ridicule of modern conditions. But besides the playwriting end, he is familiar with the labor of active production as well, and all of this experience enables him, with no previous picture training, to direct his own stories in the most satisfactory fashion. There are only two characters which run through the series. The most important of these is the name part, Yorke Norroy, whose spicy and unusual adventures, while in the secret employ of the United States Government U a very special sort of diplomat, form the different episodes of the series. The other character is his "left hand," his confidant and assistant, Huntley Canon, who accompan him to the out-of-the-wa of the globe to which his secret missions take him. Tin leading role, which is a creation as distinct and individual as that of Sherlock Holmes himself, is in the hands of Kingsley Benedict, the young Universal actor, who will be remembered for many well-studied performances on the screen. A lata success of his was the role of the heroic bugler, in the Bluebird photoplay "The Bugler of Algiers," for which he was loaned to the Bluebird organization, and in which his work received enthusiastic praise. A lata program release was a very clever Imp drama, called "Black Evidence, in which he was featured. Benedict is particularly well fitted to play the role of the diplomatic agent who is conversant with the affairs of two continents, for he is a cosmopolitan himself. He was born in this country — in Buffalo to be exact — a little over thirty years ago, and he has traveled extensively, making himself at home in all countries. He had no less than seventeen years experience on the legitimate stage before he joined the Universal Film Company, his first and only engagement in pictures. He has played under the banner of some of the best-known producers of the country, including Charles Frohman, Klaw and Erlanger, etc. An interesting phase of the character of Yorke Norroy, is the author's insistence that his hero had the appearance of being merely a man of the world, a social favorite, with a soul which did not aspire above ambition to be the best-dressed in his set, and a delightful enThis ex the man tertainer of pretty women. terior concealed the man himself, the keen intelligence and wonderful resourcefulness, the knowledge of men and women, and the proven courage, which made Yorke Norroy the trusted agent of his government in all cases demanding unusual cleverness and inviolable secrecy. This picture which Bronson Howard has drawn of his hero, might almost be a description of Benedict himself. Of about medium height, slightly built, with gray eyes, light brown hair, always beautifully dressed, and wearing his clothes with an air of distinction, Benedict gives in his appearance no indication of being an expert horseman, a wonderful swordsman, and an all-around athlete. He is fully competent to depict the traveled adventurer, conversant with the manners and customs of various European capitals, for he knows them all by personal experience. Yorke Norroy is particular in his dress and personal appearance almost to the point of foppishness. Kingsley Benedict is noted for the adoption of original, not to say daring sartorial ideas. He was the first man on the West Coast to adopt the Continental fashion of wearing a cape with evening dress, for example. In the second adventure of the series, called "The Clash of Steel," he has an opportunity to display his prowess as a fencer, an accomplishment which is rare enough in these days. Jay Belasco, who is a cousin of the (Continued on page 35) VofTOH and Ml "lift liuiul," Huutlin Ctirsmi in th< first <uiv<nture "The La*t Cianntte."