Pictures and the Picturegoer (April - September 1915)

Wkf.k A.PR1I. RBDWG >. 1915 13 PICTURES AND THE PIC1 Hospital, Rlillbauk, to some two hundred vouuded soldiers who had been prisoners in > . •iiiki 11 > . and it was ven gratifying to tee how these poor fellows appreciated in> bumhle effort 9. " I hope to continue t" do mj beet week I j to brighten t he lot of these poor uniortunate, but brave nun. '•Through j ■ publication perhaps others will lie induced to assist I .inii> Ward in Lasky Films. ' I Ills charming stage star, we nre 1 informed, has entered intoa con« tract to make her screenrfetoirf imme diatel.i under the Laskj management. Her most recent success was in Madame President," in which she ■tarred for an entire year at the! rarrick 'I bcatre, New 1 ork. canny Ward i;i native of M Louis, bin made her Rrst stage appearance in .V-» ^ ork at the Broadwaj Theatre. Among her earliest sncc — >es were a pumber of the greatest hits of the day. both there and in London, where she scored on th<' occasion of her initial appearance at the Gaiety Theatre. Prominent anion-: tin' dramatic offerings in which -li'' has starred are " A ftaarriage of Eteason," " In the Bishop's Carriage," A fool and a fcrirl,""The laarriage of William Ashe,"' tin "Three of I s,' and ■• Biadame President," already mentioned. Hiss Ward i one of the verj fen American women who have attained genuine lame in blngland. She has won success of the greatest magnitude here not only in musical offerings, but also in bmglish productions "i American dramatic hits a well a in original English dra mas. What Cinema~acting Really Is. OUT in California they would ask me if it wasn't fun," says Marguerite Clark, whom you have Been in " Wildflower " and "The Cmcible." "Fiuir Get up early, work hard all day in any weather, with more wans than a rehearsal. Then they would remind me I had my evenings to myself. That was true. When 1 get home the first thing I'd do was to take ■1 bath, then I'd get into bed. where my Supper would be brought me, and there I would stay till it was time to get up and at it again. No, it was not exactly tun. hut it was interesting, very, and I ton taking the exteriors. It was all so new to me. The studio was too much like what [have always 1 n used to to give me a thrill. Don't think 1 hated it. or any such thing though. But it didn't -••em to me to lie a lark, and 1 won't give the impression that it did. It was ±'«>d. healthy, hard work, and I took it seriously enough to realise it difficult ies." The next subject in which the Famous Players _ Company will present Mi-Clark will be the charming comedydrama "Gretna Green,"' now in course of production. The play i set in the picturesque period of the early nineteenth century, when romantic elopements to Gretna < keen added a dash of excitement to many tin. '-love matches when hearts d over the marts ,,f commerce before the pro-.. ><( business usurped the poetrj if 1 omance in old England. ■ THERE WAS A TIME when we wondered whether our Broncho Billy Films would swamp our other productions. • Although you all love Anderson (Broncho Billy) we think you agree that everything produced under the I j mark is just as interesting. Make up your mind to see "ANY WOMAN'S CHOICE" — the famous Mystery Drama which the Editor of " Pictures " recommended so highly last week — it will be released on April 8th. Pass a hint to your friend the Manager. Tell him it is an THE DOMINANT FILMS ESSANAY FILM MANUFACTURING CO ., 148, Charing Cross Road, London, W.C. 'F.ssuuun ESSANAY COMEDIES. Charles Chaplin C SiuikrulK Cometties. rge A't. I'mHi, .. ADVENTURE FILMS. Broncho HilJy. DRAMA. 'M " Dra -lias. ■ Dramatisations B n.-s.