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Mack Sennett The "King of Slap-stick." His produc- tions, independently produced, released as Paramount-Mack Sennett comedies. Overhead View of Sets at Sennett's Carpenter Shop, Sennett Studio life—it was an allure which had never been experienced since the first sculptor visioned the glory of marble in a lump of clay. Mr. DeMille's first picture, 'The Squaw Man," was crude—crude compared with his work of today. But it was a hundred leagues ahead of previous motion pictures. And in five years the motion picture, in the hands of DeMille and others with equal vision, has advanced ten thousand leagues, as you know who see the motion pictures of today. THOMAS H. INCE In 1917, Thomas H. Ince signed a contract with the Famous Players- Lasky Corporation which diverted into that concern the great organization of stars, writers and experts which the genius of the producer had per- fected in the course of a decade of unparalleled effort. The originator of a school which bore the imprint of a unique person- ality, Mr. Ince decided that the most universal means of placing his productions before the public was the Famous Players-Lasky Corporation. Starting a few years ago in the old biograph studio in Los Angeles, the Ince organization now occupies a new studio at Culver City, which is one of the largest and most completely equipped in the world. Mr. Ince is a showman, having been associated with the stage since his thirteenth year, and he not only knows what people want, but also knows how to pick the in- dividuals who can give it. Many of the most important stars of the present day were first introduced to the screen by Mr. Ince. Among these are William S. Hart, Dorothy Dalton, Charles Ray, Enid Bennett, George Beban, Sessue Hayakawa, William Desmond, H. B. Warner, Bessie Barriscale and Frank Keenan. With new stars, new studios and an enlarged produc- tion staff, the coming year promises to be the biggest in Ince history. Since he first entered motion pictures he has been improving steadily, and by sure degrees he has worked himself into the position of prominence he now holds. Besides the stars which have been appearing in Paramount pictures under Ince supervision in the past two years, Mr. Ince plans to introduce this season two new ones, Douglas MacLean and Doris May, who will be co-starred in special productions. The Ince studio administration is carried out by a staff headed by J. Parker Read, general manager, and Clark W. Thomas, manager of productions. MACK SENNETT Mack Sennett two years ago added his production organization to the already gigantic one of this company. Mr. Sennett's studio now occupies twenty-six acres and has four stages, laboratories, property rooms, etc. MACK sennetT'comeDIES Entrance, Sennett Studio [ 18 ]