Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

370 THE MOVING. PICTURE RLD July 20, 1918 be found at the Lasky plant tor Miss Gish, who will produce pictures for Paramount. D. W. Griffith will continue to occupy his headquarters at the plant and will confine his activities to the six productions he has contracted to make for Artcraft. The other productions made at the Sunset Studios will not be supervised by Griffith, nor will he be in any way connected with them, he states. Sam Comly Leaves World. Sam H. Comly. formerly connected with the Pacific t offices of the Moving Picture World, has severed his connection with this journal and has entered the employ of W'id's. Mr. Comly is one of the best known correspondents and. advertising men mi the western -lope and has a wide acquaintance and man} friends in all branches of the moving picture Industry. Christie Films in South. The Christie Comedy Company has made arrangements with the E. & H. Film Distributing Company of Atlanta, < i.i .. whereby that company will distribute the Christie films throughout six southern states Stewart Company at O'Neill Ranch. Roy Stewart'> story, "The Fighting Gringo," is now under way at Triangle under the direction of Cliff Smith. Part of this picture will be staged on the O'Neill ranch near San Juan Capistrano, the largest cattle ranch in California. The big summer round-up of 40,000 cattle on the ranch started earlv in June, and the Stewart company plans to arrive in time to be in at the finish. Stewart and the Triangle cowboys will take part in the round-up. Harry Schwalbe in Los Angeles. Harry Schwalbe, of Philadelphia, secretary and manai of the Fir>t National Exhibitors Circuit, is visiting I I Tally, vice president of the organization. Mr. Schwalbe is one of the many representatives from various film corporations who has been in conference with Mary 1'ickford with a \iew to securing her services since her contract with Artcraft has expired. Fairbanks Company Increases Capital. The Douglas Fairbanks Picture's Corporation has certified to the Secretarj of State of New York, where the compan) was originally Organized, that the corporation has been reorganized and its capital increased from $50,000 to $100,000. Quirk on Flying Trip. lame. R; Quirk, of Photoplay Magazine, was in l.os Angeles on a thing visit last week in connection with the interests of bis magazine. Weber Studio Celebrates First Birthday. The Lois Weber studio has just celebrated its first birthday. The studio building was redecorated and a flag pole erected in honor oi the event. Miss Weber is very proud of the fact that the studio has registered more than 1(10 per cent, in all patriotic movements, having gone wa\ ovei the top in Liberty Bonds, War Saving Stamps and Red Cross donations. Rubbernecking in Filmland Personally Conducted by Glebler. LADIES and Gentlemen, we are now entering Hollywood, a section at Los Angeles that is populated exclusively l . > mov !•• act ore ■< nd act ■ d real dealers who wax fat ami overrlch by building i for them to live in. Ymi will note that all the ! aii pt ok like i! aia mo\ >< mj friends Thei • few houses In tin thai hai some thrilling lira i l>'. I) g is Western avenue Mary Pickford ami bar mother live on th Ing to in .mil, not it <s cheaper for her to move thai, to pas rent, hut because si ■ ded i" t i nee in t he ai Istocral Ic Wllshln lint The building \ er there i« » Theda Bai a made her p ■» of Salome, In which John th. h>st his In-. i<l because in did nol ti. tin charms of this scriptural aire I beyond tudlo where Henrj Lehrmai his Sun shin< ol allow i-.l to .-iit ei -■us man-eating lions that are used in making comedies are allowed to at win in tin grounds However, if you will risi in ts ami stretch the rubbei in your neck you may look into this Interesting pi Th. tall and leaning against the post is none other siim Summerville, Bald to in the st ami funniesl thing on legs. The I sadness you observe on Mr. Bum mervllle's face is peculiar to comedians. Slim is thinking up something funny to do in his next play, which will have the Pacific Ocean for a back drop ami the Sunshine beauty squad as bupp Over on th. platform you will obt a movie in tin making I nan in the brown suit is Henry Lehrman himself. Henry is directing tin piece. 'Phis set is a faithful duplication of a dlninf is open at th. end so that th. cameraman can shoot right insido. Th. porters in this scene an real Pullman mokes They have to be tipped every Bve minutes to make them work. colored boss an used lo put the Shine in this Sunshine comedy. Jhe Strange animal you see in this is not a dog. but the smallest horse in the world. Hi weighs but forty pounds, answers to the name of Kioto, and kicks up bis heels and bucks in the cutest way when you scratch him on the back The funny looking little man with the .-lian must i ■ is Billy Ritchie. Sylvia Day and Hugh I the other • Ihcspians in thi i>..wn on tin platform to the right you sat a waiting you t look at Lloyd V. Hamilton without bis lo Not a bad looking chap without ins make-up, sh? The bfcd] talk him is Gertrude Selby. Thes are doping new stuff for their not comedj in u hleh 1 1 sounds the i,| t In si-\ en lions The la te ' didn't h.i\ c anything on the people w ho w ork a t this si udio. The group ot i. in li I sre r..\ i Mm people The bungalow otsj hi th. oornei tudlo quarters of Bill Karniim. when In is nol out on location which he ll ii..w Kill calls this his I. H Home in the West, and In D -nol ■-■ in and a place 1" Big* the* hundreds of ph.H.o • sends out to his admi ids each w • The house on tl >• inhabited by Prank Lloyd, Mr. Parnum's director Both ,,r it,. an now somewhere near i, gull) in .\i Isona ■ i equentlj as a I... for the hi. andlng b fountain is CI ary, and the man talking to him wearing the she.. .,.,,1 the w i.b hat is Thorn, known as Tom Mix Mr M ip in another M i \ mov Th. man with the SlOUCtl hat mar the is one of tin J.i i I the Mi Ed ,1 friendly guj when > ou Know i ii personal din .,f Tin-da Mara, and thej B I • BO* making a tilm Miat is a distinct departure frOIH the usual Bara pit " 's a Ll| iv \\e an now traveling on Sunset Bo treel that is very oft.,, closed ,,, traffic i Of 1 he mi. nl.ei of movie n.-s on it. At urn I,, tin bft brings us up opposite to the i touglaa b foundry. The fellow without a hal and inn white pants and a smile is Doug The somewhat well-built man with the dark glasses talking to him Is Allan Mwan. hi 8 director. greet number of buildings you 1 been used as sets for Fairbanks' plays. The church steeple is the one climbed to the top in "A Modern .Musket, er." He will not allow it to I,., torn down because so many visitors come to the studio and want lo see him climb t he si. . |il. w hi. h h. alu a \ s accommodates them by don Doug has just finished his latest picture, "Mound in MorOCCO," and is resting. up before start ing aimi hi -i i lennie Zeldman is t he name ..t the statelj though small gentleman with the suave no, lady, l didn't say salve manner Mi Zeldman belongs to that strange, known as press agents, and Keeps i he public informed about the dolni I toug. i, i mi faced a nd cheerful looking ln« di\ ulna I with t he st r;i w ha I and the haini .in. Is on. of the greatest villains iii pictures, Frank Campeau. Tin small house at the back ol I he lot is Mr. Fairbanks' private sanctum, where; thin! Ing. None laj entei here The collection of cactuses you note growing at the other end of the lot is a miniature Arizona desert. When Doug want mseJ hi plrlt ol i Western part lie goes in then and lion a cactus. If tins wi n not Frldaj we would ask 1 toug to .limb t he church si eeple oi over something for your delectation, but stunts on Friday, so w will di Ive on We are now passing the l..ok\ plant i famous players In tl i iv work in i ' The long st ring oil men si i Urn an millions Ire movie producers. Yon Will note that each has a .i,i in his ha ml Thi know thai Mary Plckford'S contract lias ex pir.ii. a mi t hey are waiting to ofl • • ma ke i li t hem Across t he street ei a complete and reg ii la r cii.us. with all i he appu i ancee t hereof, which Is bell sd foi , i he Top," Fred Stone's Brst plunge in piet ii i Tins circus is complete, Mom animal i o popcoi M « agons, with a full com« plement of perfoj met naki pha i meraj i tebaek riders, a nd clowns, The act oi i Id Ing a i ound t he rl ng on I he spotted pony is l-'n-d Stone, himself doing sonic of his old-time circus stunls all over again. PUS Hall and ( ;nai l< imber ,oi famous' him in making this plo« Mil. The people ill the sells ale • \ t 1 a S,