Photoplay (Apr - Sep 1918)

Plays and Players 89 HARRY HILLIARD is May Allison's new leading man. He was, you may or may not remember, Theda Bara's "Romeo" in "Romeo and Juliet." HELEN JEROME EDDY, our 'Helpful Helen," is now obliging at Universal City, as leading woman for Monroe Salisbury. Miss Eddy's last Lasky appearance was in Cecil de Mille's "Old Wives for New.'' HARRY NORTHRUP, who has the heavy role in Blanche Sweet's first new film, "The Hushed Hour," blames D. W. Griffith for his motion picture crimes. "He gave me my first bad part, eight years ago," says Northrup; "and surprising as it seems, I had not seen Mr. Griffith since that time. Then I met him upon his return from Europe and reminded him of our first meeting. I've been playing villains ever since, and he's responsible. He certainly has a lot to answer for." D ORIS KENYON has been made honorary sergeant of 122nd Company, 70th Engineers, U. S. Coast Defenses, for actual work, done for the Liberty Loan and the Red Cross. ANNA Q. NILSSON is now a star in her own right. Metro has decided that her work in support of Bert Lytell has merited such promotion. Franklyn Farnum, formerly of Bluebird, will be Miss Nilsson's leading man. Guy Coombs, Anna's husband, has also been signed by Metro, to play opposite Viola Dana. W ALLACE MacDONALD of Triangle has left for New York, en route to Halifax, N. S., where he will enlist as a private in the Tenth Siege Battery of the Royal Canadian Artillery, Fort Cambridge, N. S. He expects to be Over There some time in October. LOUIS BULL MONTANA, actor, boxer, wrestler, has left for Camp Lewis where he will become a member of the National Army. Douglas Fairbanks, with whom Bull has played, presented him with a wrist-watch prior to his departure. Lewis-Smith Taylor Holmes is another actor who refuses to be in the Agonized Archibald class, and who demonstrates the fact by being photographed with his family. Mrs. Holmes is well known on the stage and screen as Edna Phillips Holmes; Taylor's son and heir to cheerfulness at the right is Phillips. Then there's Madeline, at the left; and "the baby," whose name, we believe, is Bill. Mr. Holmes is soon to be seen in Triangle pictures. TAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG, the J artist, whose "Girls You Know" series was well received, will provide comedies for Famous Players-Lasky in the future. The theme of this series will be "Sweethearts and Wives," written by Mr. Flagg. THE Children's Year Campaign Committee of the Council of National Defense invited Mabel Normand to appear It's a crool blow, but the Edwin Booth of the screen, when he's not working in California, is busy in his garden picking radishes. The Walthall family owns a ranch near Phoenix, at Scottsdale, Arizona, and here are shown Henry and his brother John gathering the fruits of the soil. But at that Henry doesn't look out of character. in person at the Washington theatre where her picture, "Joan of Plattsburg," was shown in aid of the cause. Mrs. Wilson, wife of the President, requested that Miss Normand be brought to her box, where she told the actress how much she had always liked her work. "And now, since I have seen you," said the First Lady, "I love the real Mabel Normand even more." AT a giant mass meeting at Clune's Auditorium in L. A. for the formation of the Motion Picture War Service Association, D. W. Griffith on one side of the stage and Wm. D. Taylor on the other loudly cheered Mary Pickford, when she purchased D. W. Griffith's membership card in the Association for $2,500. Mary looked at the directors and then said to the audience. "That's going some; my first and my last director both cheering me." FREDDIE GOODWINS is now leading man for Mildred Harris. Goodwins, by the way, is not in the service as reported, although he tried three times to get in. He has his certificate of temporary rejection to prove it, and says that it is evidence of the sole reason why the statement of his enlistment was inaccurate at all. Goodwins played in "Amarilly of Clothesline Alley" and "Mr. Fix-It," and was formerly a member of the Charlie Chaplin company. (Continued on page 104) 40 \