Variety (September 1918)

STILL PICKFORD Speculative rumors this week as to the future filin~activities of Mary Pick- ford, due to the arrival here of her mother, Mrs. Charlotte Pickford, and subsequent conferences with Miss Pickfojd’s attorneys regarding nego- tiations oh prospective contracts were rampant. Miss Pickford has an offer from the First National and several others.. Up to Wednesday nothing “official" had developed through the confer-^ enoes in the O’Brien, Malevinsky & Driscoll offices. M. L. Malevinsky in- formed a Varibtt representative that nothing had yet been settled as to Miss Pickford’s new Contract. When asked if Miss Pickford would< come to New York while her mother was here, Mr. Malevinslqr said it was not impi^obable and might be necessary to conclusively clear up the future Pickford contract. Aaron Jones returned 'to Chicago Wednesday, at vrhich time the indi- cations were strongly in favor of Art- craft signing up Miss Pickford once more. ' -.U . . PARALTA STATEMENT. John. E. DeWolf and Herman Katz, to set at rest the many rumors con- cerning Paralta’s plans for future operations^ have felt called upon to jssue a public statement.. The gist of it is that in about a jrear they produced nearly two dozen pictures, which are now in process 6f distributlM here and abroad; that their only troubles have been internal, which are now adjusted; and that they are the owners of a vast majority of the common stock, and the control of the company is entirely in their hands. v C. o. Pettljolin, Jr., arrived at the P^ijohn h<me last week. ICarle 'Walcamp will sbortly be seen In a Bluebird melodrama feature. Tbe Universal Is now following the plan of using the dual directorship system Of Its stare. Herman Wobher has been appointed direo* Jessie Reed, a principal In “The Passing tor Of the ploture division of the Llber^ Loan Show of 1018” at the Winter Garden, was In Publicity Department In the Twelfth Federal the chorus at, that house, two seasons sgo. Reserve District. Wobher will appoint state Other graduates In the same agstreeAtion ac« directors In each of the state and territories Nell Carrlnirtoti Florence In that (coast) district. _lteX.,PEA(H PiCTlIHES PARAMOUNrS S. AMERICAN CO. John C. Graham, general' foreign representative for Famous Players- Lasky, has returned from a three months’ trip to South America, where he completed arrangements, for the distribution of Paramount-Artcraft pictures in Chile, Peru and Bolivia. Tt will be in the hands of a new corporation known as the South Pa- cific Paramount Co., with headquarters in Chile. Eduardo Suarez, Chilean Ambassa- dor to the United States, is president of the concern. RIGHTS PURCHASED. Los Angeles, Sept. 25. Thomas H. Ince has bought the screen rights and takes an option on the legitimate production rights of Gouverneur Morris’ story, “Behind .the Door," published in the July McClure’s. Paramount has secured the screen rights to Carolyn Wells’ story, “Vicky Van,” to be used for Ethel Clayton. The screen rights to “Soldiers of Fortune” have been purchased by Jesse Hampton for a starring vehicle for J. Warren Kerrigan. Weekof September^ 2 ^\ What the National^ Board of Review enthusiastically terms "one of the most powerful and appealing pictures we have ever seen and the most unusual Beach picture ever made.'* SUES THROUGH LAY-OFF. Mabel La Bunyea, . a picture actress, has filed suit against the World Film Corporation for. breach of contract. Through her counsel, Harry Saks Hechheimer, she claims a World direc^ tor kept “stalling” her in the matter of employment anrf she has conse- quently idle for several months. Although engaged to make a feature, entitfpd “Making Good,” of which she has the script, she was not ordered to report, being told ‘that weather conditions were the cause of the delay. ’ Mrnnan Drama of Bedemption with wiix mGEm Direeied hy tiobavt Hpnley Mr. Rothapfel, a daring pioneer in brainy and imaginative showmanship and an inspiration to all producers committed to the policy of "better pictures," has booked Goldwyn’s entire series of Rex Beach productions for the Rivoli. He says: ^ "The humanness of 'Laughing Bill Hyde’ makes it rank as one of the successful productions of tho year: c .story Md. production Mr. Beach and Goldwyn can both be proud.’.’ STUDIO MATTER ADJUSTED. A wire was received at the New York headquarters of the L A. T. S. £. Mon- day from Les Dolliver, now in Los Angeles, informing the executive the agreement compiled by union opera- tors and stagehands had been signed by all the studios there. For a time the L. A. situation threat- ened to develop into a serious con- dition. "Love Defend^ Tefft Johnson begins work next week on “The Love Defender” for World, in which June Elvidge, Madge Evans and Frank Mayo are to play principal roles. The story is by Maravene Thompson and was adopted for the screen by George DuBois Proctor. COLDWm DISIRIBIITIHG CORPOMTION SAMUBL GoiDVKH, PrMdtnt 16 East A-Zrni Street