Moving Picture World (Apr 1919)

76 THE MOVING PICTURE WORLD April 5, 1919 has installed a projection machine in his home on Pinehurst Road, Hollywood, to aid him in the work of titling and cutting the picture? he has scenarioized. Geraghty is now working on the newest Anita Stewart production, "Mary Began," directed by Lois Weber. Harry Lyons Dead. Harry Lyons, brother of Eddie Lyons of the comedy team of Lyons and Moran at Universal City, died at his home in Hollywood on March 13, of heart failure, after an illness of two weeks. Lyons has appeared in support of his brother in Universal comedies during the past four years. Besides his brother, Lyons leaves his wife, Gladys, and his mother, who lives in the middle west. Interment took place at Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, and the pall bearers, all actors with whom Lyons has worked, were Lee Moran, Eugene De Rue, Al Cawood, Arthur Smith, Hal Matthews and Charles Christie. Constance Crawley Dead. Constance Crawley, noted stage actress, died at her home in Los Angeles, of heart failure, on March 17. Miss Crawley was thirty-nine years old, and had been suffering from various ailments for some time. The death of her young daughter. Vera, last April, caused her intense grief and suffering, from which her friends say she had never fully recovered. The actress was a beloved member of the stage and film artists' colony of the West Coast. She was at one time associated with the American Film Company, playing leading roles in the Arthur Maude company. Her last stage engagement was in vaudeville on the Orpheum circuit. Film War Association Asks Dissolution. Because th>. close of the war has ended the usefulness of the Motion Picture War Service Association, that organization has petitioned the Superior Court of Los Angeies to dissolve the corporation, and Judge Weller has set April 14 as the date for hearing the case. Appended to the petition for dissolution are the names of Mary Pickford, D. W. Griffith, Douglas Fairbanks, C. B. De Mille, J. L Lasky, William S. Hart, Mack Sennett, J. A. Waldron, S. E. Taylor, C. B. Bitzer and Frank E. Woods. Universal Film Men in Town. Joe Schnitzer, general sales manager of Universal, and Gus Metzger, district manager of the territory west of Denver, were Los Angeles visitors last week. Schnitzer held a conference with Dave Bershon, managei of the Los Angeles exchange. Metzger will make his headquarters in San Francisco instead of Portland, as originally planned. Luncheon at Goldwyn. Samuel Goldwyn entertained representatives of the Los Angeles newspapers at a luncheon at the Culver City studios on March 18. Censorship was the chief topic of conversation during the repast. Manker in San Francisco. Roy L. Manker, general manager of the Palmer Photoplay Company, made a business trip to San Francisco last week. Hart Film* Breaks Records. In six days the new William S. Hart picture, "Branding Broadway," broke the house record for the usual week of seven days during its recent run at the California Theatre in Los Angeles; and extra matinees had to be put on both Saturday and Sunday to accommodate the crowds, according to Harry Leonhardt, manager of the California. Studio Shots THOMAS H. INCE has selected the story for his first big special production that he will make for the ArtcraftParamount program. C. Gardner Sullivan is writing the continuity. George Holt, formerly a screen villain, has assumed charge of the Eddie Polo company in the capacity of director. Rhea Mitchell lis playing opposite Monroe Salisbury in "The Open Road," which is being produced under the direction of Rupert Julian. Frank Leigh, who has appeared in a number of Famous Players-Lasky productions, is now at Universal City. Peggy Hyland has gone to Santa Cruz Island to make desert island scenes for "Miss Adventure." Louiise Glaum won the final decree for divorce from her husband, Harry Edwards, film director, last week. An interlocutory decree was granted her in March, 1918. The couple were married in 1916. Charlie Murray has signed a new contract with the Mack Sennett company. Edith Roberts is leading woman for Charles Ray in his new Ince production. Alfred Whitman, who recently finished a pricture with J. Warren Kerrigan, is playing a leading part in "The Walk-Offs.' a stage play at the Morosco Theatre. Alice Elliott, a stock company actress from Oakland, is playing the part of an Italian girl in the new Monroe Salisbury picture. Juanita Hansen is at the head of Tom Mix's supporting cast in Ms new picture. "The Romance of Cow Hollow." George Beban spent last week in San Francisco, making personal appearances at the Tivoli Theatre, where his new picture. "Hearts of Men," was showing. Douglas MacLean is enjoying a little vacation between pictures at the Ince plant. Rollin Sturgeon will direct Priscilla Dean in "The Chatterbog," a recent story by Bayard Veiller. Albert Roscoe. former leading man for Theda Bara, is playing the part of Stephen Cantyre with Tom Moore in "The City of Comrades," now being filmed at Goldwyn. George Hackathorn plays the part of a small town soda clerk in King Vridor's new play, "Better Times." The principal players supporting H. B. Warner in his new J. D. Campton production are Barbara Castleton, Carmen Phillips, Eugenie Ford, Walter Perry, Wedgewood Nowell and Jay Dwiggins. Orral Humphrey, who lis playing in support of Jim Corbett in "The Midnight Man," has announced his intention of retiring from the screen after the serial :s finished and" devoting his time to his ranch. Charley, the big elephant at Universal City Zoo. broke the chains that bound him on the afternoon of March 17 and wandered through the San Fernando valley for several hours before George Englehart. an employe at the studio, recaptured him. Scotty Dunlap. who has served a long apprenticeship as assistant director, will have entire charge of the second Al Ray and Elinor Fair picture to be made at the Fox studio. Seena Owen is Tom Moore's leadang woman in Basil King's story, "The City of Comrades." The new Enid Bennett picture, produced under the working title of "Nemesis." will be released as "The Call of Men." Captain Robert Warwick has arrived to play the leading role An the Lasky picturization of "Secret Service." Captain Warwick was accompanied by his wife. Neal Burns and Vera Steadman have been added to the Universal comedy forces and are playing the leading parts in "Happy Returns," with Jack Dillon directring. Fritzi Brunette has finished her engagement at the American studios in Santa Barbara, and is playing opposite Mitchell Lewis in his Select Picture. Lillian Greenberger, business manager of the Lois Weber studio for the past two years, is now casting director at Universal City. R. Cecil Smith, continuity writer at the Ince studio, has just recovered from an attack of pneumonia. Francis Ford has returned to Los Angeles after a three weeks' trip to southern and eastern cities on business connected wiith his recent serial, "The Silent Mystery." Ford made a number of personal appearances during his trip. Madge Kennedy will soon begin production on "Fanny and the Servant Problem," a play by Jerome K. Jerome, for which Samuel Goldwyn has just secured the film rights. Thompson Buchanan, author of "A Woman's Way" and other plays, will join the Goldwyn scenario staff about April 15. William C. Dowlan has been engaged to direct Peggy Hyland in her next picture for the Fox program. Ellen Cassity Hurt in Making Scene. Insistence on realism by Director Richard Stanton, who is producing "Checkers," the racing play, for William Fox, resulted in a painful injury to the right eye of Ellen Cassity, who plays one of the leading roles in the production. The accident occurred during the filming of the ballroom scene, in which Herbert Kendall gives a party to Alva, his fiancee. Miss Acker entered the ballroom and raised her glass in a toast to Elliott. With a qaick sweep of his arm, Elliott dashed the goblet from her hand, breaking it into fragments. One of the pieces of glass struck Miss Cassity in the eve. Film Messengers Violate Rules. Complaints have been received by the Transportation Committee of the National Association of the Motion Picture Industry from several of the railroads that messengers in the employ of exhibitors have been making a practice of carrying motion picture film into the coaches of passenger trains. This is in direct opposition' to the rules of the railroad companies and the Interstate Commerce Commission, which state that film must be checked in the baggage car. Fineman Goes on Exchange Tour. B. P. Fineman, manager of the accessory sales promotion department of the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, left New York last week on a tour of all the Famous Players-Lasky exchanges. Mr. Fineman's immediate purpose is to consult with managers on the handling of accessories with the idea of enhancing the service of this material. He will also explain in detail the new system of advertising and publicity whereby complete co-operation of exhibitors and the exchanges will be effected.