Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

378 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD July 20, 1918 and bringing out the most appealing moments of the star. The titling comes next, in which Willard Mack's acute sense of dramatic values and individual sense of humor play a large part. Other departments are the wardrobe room, the restaurant and, what is of paramount importance to the players who come and go, the treasury. Henry Eckman is the cashier and the details of transportation are looked after by Joseph Cohen. E. K. Lincoln in New War Picture DEVOTEES of the screen who have watched the work of E. K. Lincoln in Goldwyn's "For the Freedom of the World," and saw his great impersonation of the artist in. "The Beloved Traitor," a Mae Marsh Goldwyn production, will soon have the opportunity of seeing him in an especially timely picture when "Lafayette, We Come!" an elaborate patriotic production now being made by the Leonce Perret Productions is released. In this picture, Mr. Lincoln plays the part of a young American army officer in France, and enacts manv a thrill. The role is one which carries with it unusual requirements and, realizing this, the producers carefully scanned the field with a desire to obtain the one star who was best fitted to portray the heroic young American. K. K Li ncoln was finally selected as the personification of all the producers desired. He u.h then in California. The telegraphic wires were kept hot for a few days until the arrangements were concluded whereby lie was to return to New York at once to take part in this film, in which he will be al>l\ assisted bj talented Dolores Cassinelli, who is co-starred with him. Mr. Lincoln confesses that he has never felt a keener interest in his work than he has in the making of this picture. There was something of a patriotic nature in the work that appealed to him, and made him feel that in his work he was doing his country a real service. With every picture Mr. Lincoln has added materially to his already large number of followers. There are several reasons why he has achieved and permaenntly retained such popularity. Of course, he has made friends on the merit of his acting ability alone, but his democratic spirit is well known, and perhaps more than one might think this has to do with the love the photoplay world bears for him. Lincoln is typically American, but there is nothing affected about him. He loves the big outdoors and all its invigorating sports. That is why he is so rugged and every inch a man. E. K. L incoln. KANE RUNS DOWN TO WASHINGTON. General manager Arthur S. Kane of the Select Pictures Corporation started on July 3 for a short motor trip. His first objective was Philadelphia, where the Select executive was in conference with Max Milder, manager of Select's exchange in that city. After a couple of days spent in smoothing out the problems of the Philadelphia territory Mr. Kane pointed his motor southward and drove to Washington, where a brief visit was paid to Manager V. P. Whitaker. EDWARD L. WHITE ANSWERS CALL. Another star was added to the service flag at Metro's west coast studios in Hollywood when Edward L. White, assistant cameraman, responded to the call to the colors in the draft of June 24. It is expected White will be sent to Camp Kearney, at Linda Vista, near San Diego. He left with the best wishes of everybody at the studios, together with a wrist watch and a substantial sum of money, the gift of studio employees. White is the fifth to go from the mechanical force at the Hollywood studios. Frank Mills, Metro Leading Man FR \\K MILLS, whom Metro has engaged as Edith Storey's leading man, has had a most successful career. He was born in Kalamazoo, Mich., and educated at the University of Michigan. He began his stage career with the Lyceum Theater Stock Company, and from that beginning later held many successful engagements in the productions of Charles Frohman, David Belasco, Daniel Frohman, K law & Erlanger, Lee Shubert, William A. Brady, and Henry B. Harris. In London, where he remained for five years, he was equally sucsuccessful. He played successively with Sir Herbert Tree, Cyril Maude, Patrick Campbell, L e w i s Waller, I i n. i Ashwell, and Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson. His Athos to Sir Herbert Tree's D'Artagnan in "The T hrce Musketeers," which ran in London i or a year, was a triumph. On this side of the water he was notable in his support, .is leading man. with ( H.u.i Xethersole, Elsie Ferguson, Mary Mannering, and Mrs. Fiske. Mr. Mills was a member of the company of \ i oil of To-day," the last production made under the personal management of Charles Frohman, The New Y<uk Motion Picture Company provided Mr. Mills with his screen debut in "The Golden Claw," in which he was starred. This followed by "Th< Edge of the Abyss" and "The Moral Fabric." For the Vitagraph be played in "The Dollar and or tin World "Who is Sylvia?" and "A House ards" for the United States Amusemenl Corporation; he played a prominent role with Mary l'ickford in a Famous Players film, and also in "The House of Mirrors" and "The ih." With Metro, where he is one of its best known and most popular actors, his record of screen achievements includes prominent roles in "The Wheel of the Law" 'The Eternal Mother." "A Sleeping Memory," "Red Horse Hill," "Capital Punishment," with Emily Stevens and directed by George D. r, and now as leading man with Edith Storey in her latest Metro feature, as yet unnamed. EDWARD LAWRENCE ASSISTANT METRO DIRECTOR. Metro has appointed Edward Lawrence as assistant to Herbert I'.ku he m directing Edith Storey's picture, as yet unnamed. Mr. Lawrence, who is a New Yorker, began his professional career as a vaudeville singer. Later he sought the legitimate stage. In the "Three Twins" Mr. Lawrence was stage director as well as actor; in fact, he bears the distinctive record of fifteen years as a stage director. His screen debut was as an actor, however, with Edison, remaining there ten years, during the latter part of which he was studio manager. With Griffith he was at the Biograph as a principal in many of the former's well-known successes and also his assistant. He was the Hercules of "Intolerance. ik Mill. STRAND COMEDY RAISES MONEY FOR "SMOKES." Excellent results have been achieved through the recent tie-up between "Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund" and the one-reel Strand comedy, "My Lady Nicotine, released through the exchanges of the Mutual Film Corporation. This production, which deals with the sending of 'smokes to the American soldiers now fighting in France, has been working industriously for the fund. • The organization has been responsible for the shipment of 850000 kits of smokes to our soldiers in the trenches and now has in the treasury $236,000, the result of contributions received from the loyal in all parts of the country.