Variety (September 1917)

32 MOVING PICTURES TWO NEW BLUEBIRDS. Early in November two new stars will be added to the Bluebird tiock, in the persons of Mae Murray and Carmel My- ers. The other Bluebirders for the sea- son are Ruth Clifford, Dorothy Phillips, Violet Mersereau and Franklyn Farnum. "The Princess Virtue," introducing Miss Murray as a Bluebird star Nov. 5, was created by Robert Leonard from Louise Winter's novel of the same title. Her supporting company will have Wheeler Oakman as leading man, with Paul Nicholson the heavy. The other new star to the Bluebird program, Mia3 Myers, will make her first appearance in the series Nov. 11, playing in "The Power." Kenneth Har- lan will be her leading man and Charles Hill Mailcs will be prominent in her support. RASPUTIN IN SERIAL It is now announced Resputin, the former Russian monk, who is featured in Herbert Brenon's "The Fall of the RomanofTs," World Film's "Rasputin" and Ben Blumenthal's "The Tyranny of the Romanoffs," also plays an im- portant role in "The Hidden Hand," a Pathe serial now in preparation, fea- turing Doris Kenyon. A Pathe official says: "To the best of our knowledge, we were the first to think of placing this character upon the screen. It origi- nated in the mind of Arthur Reeve and Charles Logue, authors of "The Hidden Hand' serial. The scenes involving Rasputin were completed last June." REICHENBACH VISITED ITALY. Harry L. Reichenbach returned to New York last week after seven weeks in Italy in search of film features for the American market. He claims to have secured a number of pictures suitable for the local market. Owing to a palpably German sur- name he traveled in the allied coun- tries as Harry Lafayette, with the knowledge and consent of the Amer- ican consular officials. Reichenbach visited every studio in Italy. He states their cameras are not less than ten years old, not one able to photograph a fade-out. A brother of Enrico Caruso, the tenor, is at one of the studios, he says, as an extra, for 14 cents a day. •<3«fvfcff.'». '/ ^ i'. ix-' WW v.- ■ ssv * ^ J/^5^>^ .,v)W^y.5WV| ^ First Screen Appearance of a Noted Beauty ^^^f presents MAXINE ELLIOTT FIGHTING ODDS B/ Poi Cooper Megri and Irvin S. Cobb AStory of aWifes Loyalty and Dig business ;: MNMbM*M«M«*MMt«e««*M^ ■ ^« Exhibitors throughout the world will do a tremendous business with this celebrated star, who is beyond ques- tion the most widely exploited woman in America. -' -' i 16 East 42nd Slrcel <5okl^yynig|Sicturc8 New York City FILHT FANCIES. By Bert Adler. Only OyrE star enjoined this week. Anita Stewart may-er or may not work for Louis B., of Boston. To repeat: To be famous is to be enjoined. Busy week note: Brenon battled Brady and bought out Selznick's inter- est in the Herbert Brenon Film Cor- poration. Herb always did work fast. Those Illiodor armed guards should have been on hand to separate 'em. M. H. Hoffman announces that nic- tures don't need release dates. Wc know lots that don't need RELEAS- ING. Keystone scenario staff takes en- forced vacation because director takes their typewriters for use in scene. If directors in other studios would dis- cover uses for typewriters thataway, the scenario output as a whole would improve. Week's WUdest Press Yam. "Earlc Williams' Loss of Necktie Worth $2 Costs Vita $3,000." Moving Picture Puzzles. Editorial reasons for script rejections. A. H. Sawyer. Gilded waiting rooms. Why exhibitors like being "gyped." Ads that aren't read. The Anti-Booze Law Will Never Hurt Them. (Can of b .lermilk fcr every name suggested.) Toe Engel. Herman Becker. Joe Reddy. Allan Allen. Hiram Abrams. Who Are You With? Ed Thanhouser. Clara Williams. Anita. Ruth Roland. In Bryant Washburn's case "Who Are You With?" pertains to Essanay and the U. S. Army. "Who Are You With?" could also be properly asked of any exhibitor who is deciding between the Exhibitors' League and the American Association. Lee and Jake formerly meant the Shubert boys whenever you saw it in print, but now it means the heads of aforesaid scrapping exhibitors* bodies. That is to say are you with Lee or are you with Jake? Yon picks your man and remits your dues. SHIPMAN HAS A STANDARD. Samuel Shipman besought the Lasky people to permit him to buy back a scenario which he had sold to the firm several months ago. The story, the author believed, was not up to the standard he had set for himself and he wanted to rewrite it before being produced. Coast Exhibitors' Service Plan. H. O. Davis, general manager on the Pacific Coast for the Triangle Film Corporation^ is opening an exhibitors' service station for advertising, press, pictorial and printed matter at Culver City. The plan is to give the exhibitor di- rect service from the studios. «<»ia»»»»*»QW*>* w ' ' v WX-: Norma '''Unudge's $200,000 Insurance. Norma Talmadge has lately insured her life for $200,000, with a Philadel- phia company. Her sister, Constance, also took out some life insurance at the same time.