The Moving picture world (September 1925-October 1925)

MOVING PICTURE WORLD October 17, 1925 CAN YOU IMAGINE "HAM" WATCHING 'EM MAKE MOVIES? Here we sec the inimitable Lloyd Hamilton {right) in a scene in the Hamilton Educational Comedy, "The Movies' Stages Epilogue with 40 People for Song Car-Tune "My Bonnie" SO impressed was Managing Director H. M. S. Kendrick with the entertainment value of the Ko-Ko Song Car-Tune, "My Bonnie," booked to play at the Mosque Theatre in Newark, that, together with Colby Harriman, his technical director, he proceeded to stage this Red Seal release precisely as though it were a feature picture. In addition to his orchestral overture and a male quartet during the playing of the film, he put on an epilogue calling for the services of forty people on the stage. It is believed that this is the first time so elaborate an act has been staged around a short feature. The introduction to the film itself was played by the Mosque orchestra of fifty; suddenly the drummer gave his signal, a whistle, and the film was on, with the audience joining in the song. At the first chorus, a male quartet off-stage joined in and sang to the end. As the Ctr-Tune ended, the lights went up on a Scotch mountain scene. A traveler Six Completed W. Ray Johnston, President of Rayart Pictures Corporation, announces that Gerson Pictures Corporation have completed shooting of a series of Six Superior Melodramas for Rayart release. The present picture was directed by Oscar Apfel and is entitled "The Midnight Limited." It will star Gaston Glass, Wanda Hawley, and Richard Holt. The first of the Gerson series, produced by B. Berger, "The Pride of the Force," has just been booked by the Loew Circuit. looks over a high precipice into a valley. Faintly he hears music and begins to smile. The sound of the bagpipers, playing "My Bonnie," grows clearer and clearer, until they enter, together with twenty Scotch lassies. The troupe, under the leadership of Laddie Mcintosh, played some Scotch melodies, while the girls, the Mosque ballet, did the Highland Fling. Several solo songs and dances, and then the pipes begin again, to be taken up by the orchestra. The curtain came down amidst a veritable tumult of applause. Marion McDonald "Steps Out" Marion McDonald is the first of the 1925 Mack Sennett bathing girls to "graduate." Miss McDonald was promoted to the Sennett stock company this week when she signed a long term contract to appear in Sennett comedies for the next few years. Every year the comedy producer assembles a dozen young beauties to romp through his comedies in fetching beach costumes. From these ranks emerge the girls with real promise, to whom contracts are awarded. Miss McDonald has appeared in only one comedy so far, that was sufficient to convince Mr. Sennett that in the young Irish beauty he has a real find. Marion McDonald came to Hollywood six months ago from Boston. She has won several beauty contests. New Century Comedy Year Starts With Record Breaking Week THE new Century Comedies, the group of star series two-reelers being put out by the Century Film Corporation for the 1925-1926 season have definitely gone over the top with exhibitors, according to reports reaching the Universal home office as to the opening week's business. This condition bears out the new Century policy, announced several months ago by Julius and Abe Stern, officials of the comedy company, who promised that the new season's output would far eclipse Century's past successes. In carrying out Century improvement, the principal step was the acquisition of screen rights to the celebrated Buster Brown cartoons by R. F. Outcault. These are being made a straight comedies, with little Arthur Trimbh , Doreen Turner and Pete the dog comedian in the roles of Buster, Mary Jane and Tige, respectively. These comedies have proven to be exceptional and are heralded as one of the best comedy buys in the market this fall. The big first run houses which pre-released them unanimously hailed them as box-office pullers. In addition to the scries of twelve Buster Brown comedies scheduled for the coming year, Century's new output includes a series of twelve comedies starring Wanda Wiley, a series of twelve starring Edna Marian, and other comedies featuring Eddie Gordon, Al Alt and Charles King respectively. H. M. Herbel, sales manager for Century, reporting from Chicago on the new outlook for Century Comedies, sends word that in every exchange visited by him during the past several weeks, Century business has been soaring as a result of the new releases.