Moving Picture World (Sep - Oct 1918)

September 21, 1918 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD 1709 ] pictures on his own account. Warren departed last week for New York, where he will conclude arrangements with a noted comedienne, whose name he does not divulge, and to engage the remainder of his company. He will return in about three weeks and begin producing pictures in a studio in Los Angeles. One of the objects of the new venture, according to Warren, is his desire to try out several new and original ideas of his own for screen production. Valerie Bergere, Mrs. Warren in private life, will have a hand in the management of the new company. Foreign Rights for Hayakawa Pictures. The British and Australian rights to the Sessue Hayakawa productions to be made during the coming year have been sold, according to an announcement made by the Haworth Pictures Corporation in Los Angeles, to J. K. Walker, of London, for the British Isles, and to J. Williamson for Australia. Negotiations are now in progress for the disposal of the films in South America and in Japan, the star's native land. United to Open Three New Offices. The United Films Corporation, of which Ernest Shipman is Western manager, will open olifices at Seattle, Denver and Chicago within the next two weeks. Mr. Shipman, who leaves in a few days for the East, will go by way of these cities and establish the branches on a working basis before he finally leaves for New York. Since coming to Los Angeles a few months ago Mr. Shipman has contracted for the exploitation and distribution of film productions to the amount of more than half a million dollars. These pictures are to be produced by the Corona Film Company, A! Jennings Productions, Edwin Frazee Comedies and others. Volunteers for Camp Theatre Wanted. Raymond Wells, who with his wife has volunteered his services to the Government to entertain and plan entertainments for the soldiers at Camp Kearney, says that not nearly enough of the patriotic players in and about Los Angeles have offered their services to take part in the plays given for the soldiers. "If these players could see the four thousand men march in regimental formation into one of the free shows," says Wells, "we would not have to beg them; they would gladly come and help lis keep the boys in a pleasant and cheerful state of mind." For a coming production of "Juliu.'-i Caesar" Wells has secured the co-operation of a number of noted actors, among them William and Dustin Farnum, Theodore Roberts and Frank Campeau. Red Cross Workers. Bert Lytell, Olive Thomas and Fred Goodwins shared honors as guests of the Kinema Tea Room and at the Red Cross shop on Alvarado street on Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. On Thursday Bessie Love poured tea at the Kinema Red Cross tea room. Friday a number of little screen stars, including Marie Osborne, Virginia Lee Corbin, Gloria Joy, Ben Alexander and others, lent their aid for a children's program at the Red Cross shop. At t^he regular weekly celebration on Saturday at the Alvarado shop Charlie Murray had a show which he called "The World's Museum." During the afternoon and evening Ruth Roland, Franklyn Farnum. Bebe Daniels, Carmel Myers and Ruth Clifford took part in enter taining the crowd. Billy Mason was auctioneer of the day. Exchange Man Becomes Theatre Manager. Upon the retirement of Edmund O'Neill from the management of Clune's Broadway Theatre J. W. Anderson was put in charge of the house. Mr. Anderson has for the past year identified himself with the exchange branch of the picture industry. Manager Matthew Bridge of the Superba Theatre offered $5 for the use of a dog during the run of "The Yellow Dog," and had a hard time finding ong yellow enough for his purpose. William G. Colvin has been appointed Pacific Coast manager for the Dramatic Mirror. Picture Previews. Dorothy Gish's new Paramount picture, "Battling Jane," which was filmed under the direction of Elmer Clifton, was given a private showing to a large number of invited guests at a theatre in \'enice one night last week. The United Film Corporation presented its feature, "The Crime of the Hour," to a number of invited guests at the Trinity Auditorium on the evening of September 3. War Notes. Theodore Newman, general manager of the W. H. Clune interests, enrolled in the Officers' Training School in Hollywood last week. Freeman Smith, purchasing agent for the Brunton studios, left last Monday for San Francisco to enter the tank service of the United States Army. Edmund Booth Gibson, husband of Helen Gibson, and himself recently connected with the Vitagraph company, enlisted in the tank corps, and has gone to Pittsburgh, Pa. Kenneth O'Hara, former film publicity man and now a soldier, paid a visit to the Lasky studio last week in company with several actor-soldiers. Harry Caulfield. lessee of the Garrick Theatre, is planning to spend his vacation in Arizona. Studio Shorts Constance Talmadge is at work on "A I.ady's Name," written by Cyril Harcourt, under tlie direction of Walter Edwards, at the Morosco studio. The Studio Club Girls gave a watei melon party one evening last week and entertained their former vice president, Gertrude Griffith, at dinner on another evening. Ethel I.ynn, Bobby Vernon, Clare Seymour, Leota Lorraine, Billy Ma.son and Al Christie were guests of the Southern California Exhibitors' League at a luncheon at Hamburger's last week. George McDaniel. Louis Darclay and George Hackathorne have all been engaged to play important parts in Harold Bell Wiight's "Shepherd of the Hills." A] Ray is woiking in a Lois Weber production opposite Mildred Harris. At a big military carnival to be given in September at Exposition Park for tiie benefit of soldiers and sailors at nearby tamps and bases Tom Mix will stage a rodeo, with the assistance of the Fox. cowboys, as one of the principal numbers on the program. Le Roy Stone has been engaged as cutter for the "William S. Hart films. Harry S. Northrup will play the part of Captain HodgemiMi in '•.•Vrizona." from the .\iigu.stus Thomas drfima which is being filmed Ijy the Douglas Fairbanks company. Bessie Love and her company have gone to Sunland on location for scenas in "Sue," an adaptation from the Bret Harte story, "The Judgment of Bolinas Plain." Billy Garwood is playing the leading part opposite Mary Miles Minter in a coming production in the making at the .American studios. Blanche Payson, six feet three inches in height, who attracted widespread attention as a policewoman at the San Francisco exposition, is now a member of Laurence Semon's Big V company. Director Christy Cabanne has returned from an ocean voyage which was made for the sole purpose of filming scenes for the new Taylor Holmes feature, "A Regular Fellow." Richard Barthelmess arrived in Los Angeles last week to play with Dorothy Gish in a new Paramount picture. While the Monroe Salisbury company were at Pine Knott, Cal., a small village used as a setting for scenes in a new picture, the players staged a Red Cross benefit to aid the local chapter and raised ?300 for the cause. Bothwell Browne, female impersonator, took part in a propaganda Aim made by Mack Sennett. The Dorothy Phillips company has gone to Big Bear Lake to remain two weeks while making exterior scenes for a Universal feature. Josie Sedgwick has severed her connection with Triangle. Mary MacLaren, who has just completed •■Vanity Pool," will take a vacation trip to San Francisco and then visit her godsons at the San Pedro base before returning to work at Universal City. Mary Anderson made a personal appearance at the Laughlin Theatre in Long Beach on Saturday night in behalf of the "Smileage Book" movement for the soldiers in camp. "The Infernal Net." the play which Sarah Bernhardt wroce for Mme. Yorska, is being adapted for the screen by Verne Hardin Porter. Lawson Butt will play the part of the hero in the production. Hugh Fay, comedian, was caught in a slacker raid at one of the beach resorts and was kept in jail twelve hours before his registration card could be brought and he was dismissed. Hugh has made a solemn vow never to travel without the card hereafter. Ora Carew went up in an aeroplane one day last week with one of the fliers at Venice. This was Ora's second flight, and now she says she doesn't blame the boys for wanting to get into the aviation section. The Christie Service Flag now displays eighteen stars, and as thirty-five persons are employed about the plant the Chri.'Jtie organization prides itself on having "-one fifty-fifty with Uncle Sam. " .John Gilbert has been engaged to play opposite Bessie Love in a coming Vitagraph feature. Gilbei c has just finished his work in the J. Warren Kerrigan picture, "Sons of Men." Earle Williams will make a trip to New York immediately upon completing nis propaganda film "My Country First " Death of F. W. Sweet. Frederick W. Sweet, late traveling representative of the Nicholas Power Company, Inc., passed away at his home in Winthrop, Mass.. on Sunday, September 1, after a lingering illness. He v-as for many years identified with the Power Company and, as traveling representative, was well and favorably known throughout the country. Mr. Sweet's long experience gave him a broad and comprehensive knowledge of the motion picture machine business which rendered his services of great value. He leaves a host of friends who deplore his untimely passing.