Reel Life (Sep 1913 - Mar 1914)

34 E@d Life Rcliainc Thomas Mills and Anna Lauglilin in "The Hidden Clue" Noted Authors Write Plays For "Movies" In its efforts to raise the standard of moving pictures the Mutual Film Corporation has contracted for the stories by many of the most prominent authors of novels and magazine stories and they will be condensed into scenario form and produced upon the lighted screen under the direction D. W. Griffith, the Mutual's big director, who has been called "the Belasco of Moving Pictures." Among the authors whose work has been contracted for are Thomas Nelson Page, ambassador to Italy; Paul Armstrong, playwright, whose drama, "The Escape," a romance of the underworld, is now being produced by Mr. Griffith personally; John Kendrick Bangs, George A. Birmingham, who wrote that very successful Irish comedy, "General John Reagan," now playing in a long run at the Hudson Theatre. New York; Daniel Carson Goodman, author of "Hagar Revelly," the publication of which Anthony Comstock attempted to prevent; Zona Gale, Eleanor Ingram, author of "The Car Behind;" Robert H. Davis, of the Mungey magazines; Paul West, of the New ork World; H. R. Durant, playwright and associate editor of "The Cavalier;" Gardner Hunting, editor of the People's Magazine; Homer Croy, the humorist, of Judge, Leslie's and Collier's; George Pattullo and Roy Nofto, both of whom are famous writers of Western stories; E. Phillips Oppenheim, the celebrated English novelist; Mary Roberts Rinehart and Roy McCardeW.—Monfpelier (Ft.) Journal. Had Lost Place Gertrude, aged three, sat in her high chair at the dinner table turning about in her fingers a small ear of corn from which she has been nibbling a row at a time. Suddenly she burst into tears. "What is the matter, dear?" asked her mother. "I've lost my place!" sobbed the little one. — The Delineator. Identified His Man at Last When Asking for Mr. Jones at Jesus College, Oxford, it is Necessary to Be Quite Explicit It was at Jesus College, Oxford, that one of the most laughable stories connected with that university originated. Jesus College is chiefly patronized by Welshmen. A Cardiff resident, visiting the city for the first time, bethought himself that at Jesus College was a young man he knew in the Welsh capital, so he resolved to call on him. Accordingly he tackled the porter of the college. "Is Mr. Jones in ?" "Which Mr. Jones?" was the reply. "There are 27 Joneses in this college." "Mr. Jones of Cardiff, sir." "There are 18 Joneses from Cardiff," exclaimed the porter, impatiently. "What's his Christian name?" "David, sir." "There are ten David Joneses from Cardiff here," answered the ofticial. "You must be more explicit. What kind of hair has he?" "Red, sir." "There are six David Joneses from Cardiff with red hair in Jesus," said the porter. "What kind of eyes has he?" "Well, just a wee bit of a cast in them," was the reply. "There are three David Joneses from Cardiff with red hair and with a slight cast in their eyes," burst from the angry man at the lodge. "Has your Mr. Jones any other peculiarity?" "He's a bit lame on one foot, sir." "Now, why didn't you say so at first? Up stairs, first to the right, second to the left, third to the right again. At No. 18 is the only David Jones from Cardiff with red hair, a slight cast and a lame foot. Why didn't you say so before?" — Stray Stories. Hard World to Hit He — Fadly has given up his automobiles and caught the airship fever. She — How long do you think he will be bent on going up? He — Oh ! "until he gets bent coming down. "Conscience" Broncho "Ain't you glad to see me, old pal?"