Photoplay (Apr - Sep 1918)

88 Nigel Barrie cheated the film flying corps and joined the real one. Marguerite Clark's leading man in the " Bab " series, Barrie decided to be a real "Carter Brooks," so he enlisted. Now a pilot in the Royal Air Force, soon to receive his full commission. "VTAZIMOVA" is the name of a new 1 ^ color which an American maker of dyes has adopted as tribute to the Russian actress. The tint is of the deepest purple and gives the velvety appearance of a pansy to silk. And now girl admirers of Nazimova will insist upon wearing the new shade whether it becomes them or not. TOM MOORE has only one idiosyncrasy, according to Goldwyn's versatile press department. He is unusually careful about his voice. Though he has not been on the stage for years, and one wouldn't suppose his voice mattered in the movies, he has lozenges specially prepared for it. He uses many of them during the course of the day. claiming he cannot act even silently unless his voice is in good condition. Well. Tom can just have his lozenges. Who could deny a popular star a mere cough-drop? BOB WHITE, otherwise George Beban. Jr., has an expensive hobby — for the other fellow. He collects neckties; and it doesn't make any difference who's wearing it — a film star or an ice man — if Bob fancies a certain necktie he gets it. YV7IIKN a beautiful girl rushed up to *» .Mary Miles Minter while she was doing Red Cross work in Los Angeles and told her how glad she was to meet her at last. Mary thanked her. There was a haunting familiarity about the stranger, however, and at the first opportunity Photoplay Magazine Mary asked if they had not met before. The stranger smiled and said, "I think not, my dear; but perhaps you have seen me in pictures, i am Fannie Ward." And Mary registered consternation while Miss Ward laughed. SL. ROTHAPFEL, manager of the • Rialto and Rivoli theatres in New York, is going to France to take motion pictures of the marine fighting there. Mr. Rothapfel is now a captain in the Marine Corps and has been placed in charge of making films to be used for recruiting purposes. SAN FRANCISCO has long been seeking a place in the motion picture producing field. Now Carl Anderson, formerly president of Paralta, has interested S. F. capital in a new company, his plan including a new releasing and distributing organization. WARNER OLAND, the high-brow villain of Pathe serials, is now to be seen opposite Kitty Gordon for World. CLEO MADISON, after a year of intermittent vaudeville, comes back to the shadow stage in the sequel to "Tarzan of the Apes." TRENE CASTLE has volunteered to go * to France to entertain our soldiers who are serving in the trenches. E. H. Sothern heads the list of theatrical leaders who have arranged for behind-the-lines theatres in France. When Mrs. Castle heard of the plan she eagerly offered her services and insisted upon paying the expenses of herself and assistants. There remain but a few Castle pictures to be released by Pathe. WALKER WHITESIDE is going to try it again. He will make another screen appearance as a Japanese secret service agent in a coming seven-reel picture with the war for a background. THE Motion Picture Women's Relief Society has been organized, to be affiliated with the Stage Women's Relief in carrying on work similar to that of the Red Cross. DURTON HOLMES has left for France •D with a staff of photographers to visualize for American picture audiences the social, economic, and industrial conditions among the noncombatants of the Allied nations. A SON was born this month to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Russell. Mrs. Russell was known on the screen as Vola Vale. THE picture version of "Kismet." which Herbert Brenon was to have produced with Otis Skinner in his original role, has been called off. The supporting company engaged has been dissolved. Skinner is said to have received S5.000 in advance royalty. Brenon is now in England, directing a photoplay for the British government. L EAH BAIRD is now a serial starsixteen episodes. -in HELEN HOLMES and J. P. McGowau have separated and both acknowledge a divorce suit is pending. McGowan is now directing a serial for Universal while Miss Holmes is in Sacramento working on a feature picture. They will not give further particulars. Frank Keenan made up as "Mathias" for "The Bells," from Henry living's famous stage play; and Ernest Warde, his director, watching the filming of scenes for the photoplay version.