Moving Picture World (Jul - Aug 1918)

1240 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD August 31 j 1918 the location of nothing more important than a small garage, a collection of weeds, wild geraniums and a gopher village. Now look at it! The song that the gopher sang to his mate at eventide is replaced by the eol?e of the director's megaphone. The noise of the back firing of the disabled auto* has long been stilled by the dull thud of the typewriting machines in the scenario and publicity departments. Observe the long line of autos that are parked at the curb for the distance of the entire block, and not a flivver among them. All these machines belong to the people who work here. All of which teaches us that the way to make money in the movies is to erect a studio on a plot of ground formerly occupied by a garage and a gopher village That being accomplished, all that is necessary is to make pictures of the same class as the Lasky pictures and success and the income tax collector will be following you from early morn to dewev eve. Tho Lasky plant is so large that it would take an entire week to give it anything like a comprehensive once over, but we will nevertheless go inside and see what we shall see. The little room to the left houses the publicity department. The picture of the bearded gentleman hanging on the wall is a portrait done in oil of the late Ananias, the patron saint of all press agents. The young man with the dreamy air and the large pipe is Kenneth McGaffey. head of the publicity department. The coupling of the words pipe and dreamy was not Intentional. Across the hall is the office ■•! A.dam Hull Shirk, whose name is not unknown to the pages of our periodical literature In spite of the implication suggested by his cognomen, Mr. Shirk is one of the hardest workers around the place. Down at t ho end of the hall Is the office of the chief no -corks. I.. Lasky. Owing to the fact that he has just arrived on the coast, and is very busy, we will not be able to meet him in person. On this stage you will see a dll novelty. The play being Staged here Is .1 Oiovle of a movie The story deals with lire and work of the actors, an 1 I Crisp, the dire I ing the open-work • ■fleet straw hat. is going to take the lid .,ii aiid show an eager and curious public 01 the shameful tricks of the trade. The young lady with the verdant sown and blond curls is Rhea Mitchell other lady to the right wearing and similar curls is no lad] I, ut Fred stone, the regular stage comedian, who Is making a lew movies during his vacai Fred is wearing the same kind costume as Miss Mitchell because the plot of the story requires him to double for her in a skating scene. But for the fact that Fred's style of beauty is somewhat more rugged, you will observe a strange resemblance between him and Miss Mitchell. The other lady nearby is Wlnnllred <;reenwood, and over to the left Is Charles and I'hilo McCullough. The man with the faint crop of whiskers is Noah Heery, and seated neaT Noah is Raymond Hatton. The somewhat stout player on the pl.it form is Clarence Burton, one of the most affable villains of the movies. The small chap with the camera is Henry Katoni, the only Nipponese cameraman in the pictures who claims to be a sea-going cowboy. This long open space, or run-way between the business offices of the studio and the stages, Is a most interesting place. It is known as the Players' Promenade — a place where the actors can stretch their legs and smoke their cigarc; Today it presents a pretty. and an appealing scene. Many of the people walking up and down here are actors who have finished their day's work and are waiting for the whistle to blow that they may grab their dinner pails and hie them to their humble bungalows, there to do up the chores and seek an early couch that they may be up betimes for the morrow's work. The tall and willowy person smoking the cigarette is Wallace Reid. The other man near, equally tall and willowy, is Casson Ferguson. Crossing the promenade further down with dignified mien is that reliable wheel horse of the screen. Theodore Roberts. The two ladies ascending the steps are Mayme Kelso and Nina Byron. Standing near the third door to the right you see two of the most celebrated fjgures Ol the film, the De Mille brothers. Cecil and William. Approaching them is Bryant Washburn, now being directed by Cecil De Mille. Ushering himself through the door near the steps is Elliott Dexter. The little lady entering the scene from the stage is Frances Marion, writer of Little Thrills of the Week FILMDOM has been thrilled to its Innermost core by the report that Theda Bara is to be married. Theda denies the soft Impeachment and hands out the usual "will never be wedded to anything but my Art." The gentleman in the case is said to be named Palmer, but whether or not his first name is Arthur cannot be learned at this writing. Charles Chaplin rises to remark that the story of his reported engagement to Mildred Harris has no foundation, and adds: "We are last good friends, that's all." I:, ssi. Barrlscale has a Jap servant, than whom no other domestic was half so good. Emissaries from other households tried to lure him away. Bessie got him to sign a new contract, ln• 1 salary name on screen and all that Jap is now negotiating for a personal representative, press agent and . thing .M.ii \ Plckford :s going to move. She lias rented a simple little cot with fifteen rooms and live baths at 56 Fremont place. This will make Mary a near neighbor to u She will bi living on one side of ike Park ami w •• on the other, the only difference being that rents higher on Mary's side of the park. We hop.' she will drop In often, an 1 we plan to run over and have many pleasant little ,hats with her. Knowing as we do the difficulties ol setting up housekeepa new place we offer to lend Mary a cup o" salt, our tack hammer, and other little things until she gets her menage in working order movie plays and author of the film we have nist Been being worked out oh yonder stage by Donald Crisp called "The Goat." "The Goat" is the name of the play, Lady. Fair be It from us to apply such an opprobious epithet to our old friend Don. the person with the manuscript in his hand and the air of deep concentration on his classic brow. This is Monte M. Katterjohn. who. together with General Lew Wallace, George Ade and J. Whitcomb Riley, has helped to make Indiana celebrated for thin^i other than hoop poles and pnnkins . Crossing the open space to the extreme right is Lila I.e. the latest star in the Lasky constellation, said in ttie vernacular of the movies to he ■• .comer." The kady near the . r,t rar.ee to the stage to. the right is Mary Anderson and ap hing her is Anna Q. N'ilsson. No, Lady, your assumption is wrong. "Cute" begins with a C. We do not know what the Q in Miss Nilsson's name stands for. The man with an air of being in a hurry is James Cruze. an actor of not* and a master of the mysteries of maheup. This. Dadies and Gentlemen, will «•■elude our rubbernecking for today Studio Shorts ^TlU•:s WELCH, who has played ep, posite nearly all the movie stars la the eastern studios, has arrived la les and will begin work at th* Lasky studio, playing leading roles with the stars of the west coast productions tor Paramount and Artcraft Crank Campeau, the villain, has adopted a three-year old French orphan Alary Plckford has taken up golf, aad With Louis Barriep to teach her the game, will hereafter often be seen chasing the hall on the links of the Brentwood Countrv Club. Henry King has had the Bin imsseii company out at Santa Inez making exterior seen, .v The company lived In teale during their stay, and the thermometer registered ISO in the shade — wherever there was any shade Harold Lloyd, not to be outdone by other male slurs of the screen who brine bai k lish stories from Catalina Islands. went himself to the lishing and hunting grounds while on a short vacation last week, and now can tell as long a fish as any of them Henry B. Walthall, as soon as he will hi\. finished his engagement at the In«e Studios as star of "The False Faces," will for New York, where he will b< starred in a big stage production. I.ila Lee at the Lasky studio has begun on "The Secret Garden," which is an adaptatipn Of the Frances Hodgson Hill mil novel, under the direction "I < '■ lint ler I'lonbough, formerly Known as Qusta> VOn Scyffertltz. Olive Thomas, who has been in New York for several weeks, stocking up on QeW ih.lhcs and visiting her sailor husband Jack Plckford", has returned to f.,o* ml will soon resume her labors at Triangle. Dan F. H'hitcomb. photopla.v w i i g h t at •an studios In Santa I'.aihara for some time, das resigned his position with that company and has returne I to h).; Hollj wood home. Douglas Fairbanks has engaged ., struotor i" teach tin French language to any member of his organization who wants to learn it. classes are held three times a week. \iina Q N'ilsson has been engaged to ■in ,,.,ii of Lady Diana In Cecil B De Milk's big production of "The Sqav with Elliott Dexter in the pari in i.i. famous by Dustin Farnum. Gladys r.roekwell has received notice ih.M hei soldier husband, Harry Edwards, former film director, has been promote, l to the rank ol Corporal at Camp Lewis. Taylor Holmes has begun on his first Triangle feature, "A Regular Fellow," under the direction of Christy Cabanne. "Shoulder Arms," the new Charles Chaplin film, is scheduled for release by the First National exhibitors on September 8. William Oonklln. for the past year with the Ince forces, Is now playing leads at Universal City. Marie Dr lebrated her -th birth day last week. The reason that exact figures cannot be given is that Miss Dressier omitted the candles on the cake. House Peters will soon reappear in pictures under the management of Harrx Garson, manage, ,,l Clara Kimball Yonn* Blanche Sweet ami ot tiers. W. S. Van Dyke, director of the Al Jeanlngs picture has gone on a mounfcala