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' ^' 1 ? ? OLCOTTNC FA h Noted Director to Produce Big? Features in the Near I Future. The Famous Players Film Company last week made an Important addition to its producing staff by ] the engagement of Sidney Olcott, one of the most prominent and capable feature directors in the world. Not alone is Mr. Olcott. one of the oldest I directors associated with the screen. having produced motion pictures | - constantly for the last eight years, t but he also possesses a degree of i versatility and a si ore of varied cxi pericnce rare indeed to directors of * either the spoken or silent drama. The noted director, as is commonly known, was responsible for the proI ductlon of those two celebrated; screen successes, "From'the Manger j to the Cross" and "Colleen Bawn." More recently, Mr. Olcott has been j producing independently under the, name of "Sidfitlms." which activity he was Induced to abandon by the offer of the Famous Players Film Company to become a member of its pro-; ducing staff. ? i During hfs career and in the" course of his duties as a screen df-' rector, Mr. Olcott; has traversed ihe entire globe. traveling thirty-five thousand miles in one season. It is probable that because of this Tamil-! Jarity with foreign customs and con-1 ditions, Mr. Oleotf will be solori?d J. _ j!^.. a i _ m it. . ; A. to aiiect several oi 1iin'innaiii. series of subjects which (be Famous Players'intend to produce abroad during the coming summer. AXOTHKR ARTHCK I, EE FKATTRE. Edison is producing ilie seen jut of Tjee Arthur's three reelers. "The Tost"; In which will be Featured Herbert | Prior, supported by a leading woman I new to Edison films, f^ouiszitta Vnl-j entine. Miss Valentine played load! for Edison Director James Castle! when lie bad bis own stage pvoduc-! t'on of "Oralis tar It" and also wlien he directed "Beverly of GraustarH-" NERVY GIK MISSEL The latest released installment, o ; railroad picture play serial is callet' course, it feature.; Kalem's daring lit In this thrilling episode. Helen n tcrs in an automobile to a crossing b reaches the crossing: larely in time I press train and while a'track gang an the draw-bridge and rushes her car ; draw-bridge and prevent the plotters the junction In time to save an impc ? ?eypp i m LAULLLLIfl : (Continued from page 3, second sec.) ? ? speak English fluently enough to secure an engagement in a speaking drama. She therefore turned lo the | : . movies and was engaged to play in "A Fool There Was." On Friday, Walker Whiteside's ^ greatest starring vehicle. "The Ty'y phcon," will be presented. This is a Japanese play that swept New York I by storm a few years ago. 11. is a Paramount production in live acts and will have Sessuc llayakawa, the | great Japanese actor, in the leading f role. "The Typhoon" is positively the most sensational drama of its kind ever filmed. "Who Pays J" Serial. : The program tjiaturday will be featured by the first of a series of twelve V features which are ail produced unite. der the title of "Who Pays?" The! i. i; pictures are released by ?'aiue. lvaen feature will be three, reels in length, j I *; The "Who Pays?" plays arc claimed I ? to he the greatest offerings of the . .. ? kind ever produced. Each number of *" the series of twelve jviH take up a different phase of modern life. They are designed 10 be sociological?sub-; jects that will make patrons look at - > ryr life from a different standpoint than ever. Ruth Roland will be featured * in. each of the plaS's. ; The "Who Pays"" stories are not. tj ; serials, Manager Robinson announces. | . Bach is a complete story and can be :.f readily appreciated without patrons having to see the other numbers. Shows will he given at 1:30?3: i'5-? C 7:00 and 8:45 p. m. . HUE SCHOOLS That Profess to Teach Scenario I. Writing Are Attacked by I Lubin Firm. j,!- "lEmmett Campbell Hall's two reel | drama "Such Things Really Happen," j ' . V which is an attack upon the , fake } ; ; schools which guarantee, for'a con.1 sideratlon, to make n photoplay writ S; ; er of anyono. will he released by the ST: l?ubfn company May 6. .The dramn BM ~ was directed by George W: Terwllli j gor and the cast Includes Orml HawI Icy, Earl Metcalfe, Arthur Matthews I _ TH] ,^T* "- _ _ - . - r- ~- 7 " --" WIT^H. S PLAYERS SOCIETY BlfiL AS VAMPIRE i M, i ? I, * '... ' ' - , > " ?.* ; ' . .- ' . ' >' ; ," ; . - 1 >;;' + Mildred Adams Given Difficult! Part in .Production of f + *' tf*' i rroTtt and loss/' i i One of the most, tripeult ro'.cs to' enact and ene which. lias been falsely; portrayed probably more than any j other is that' of the "vampire" type. A true characterization or this pa'"t i requires something more in t.hevway,1 of acting than merely being a "villainess." The task of correctly portraying this character recently fell to the lot of .Miss Mildred Adams, the hcaut,*ful young Colorado society girl, who was recently acquired by the Universal Ifiim Company at Universal City, Cat. In "Profit and Loss" she plays the part of Julia WUdmere. To satisfy her social ambition and -enjoy the luxuries to be hart through his great wealth, she marries a Wall Street broker, although she cares nothing tor him. lie becomes blind and leaves to. have an operation performed. The operation is successful. With his sight restored he returns home. In the ineanrime an artist lias engaged the attentions of his wife. On finding the artist in Lis home, the broker feigns blindness and sees -everything. .Miss Adams handles the part of the "vampire" with a finesse worthy nf the best, actress in the land. All the wiles aoid charms for which this char- { iiciei i> jinicu hi s iii.isl'. i i uji.* i trnyed by .her, and her natural beauty coupled with her ability, promise to evoke the praise of film fans throughout the country. 'LJUST ) BY TRAIN WKjj^l6^RTCvv|^fffe|fi^HHQ99|H f tiie ccieo'ratcrt "Hazards of orielca" i "A. Race for a Crossing," and, of" lie actress, Helen Holmes. .ces in a gasoline speeder with ploteyond which lies a draw-bridge. She o escape being run down by an cxd the plotters do battle, Helen lowers tcross. The trackmen then raise the | from crossing, while Helen reaches H riant contract. | Herbert Fortier, Kempton Greene and Eleanor Barry. Hall, who is one of Lubin's best known writers, has been conducting + ~ , - A. JLJL ? - J-- 1 ~ a campaign agumci inosu mat- ?teuario schools for some time and has put a number of them out of business. It was to show the methods employed by swindlers of this type that he wrote "Such Things Really Happen." . REID AND AMUT ^BNttflEHBHE|^QSg^^RB^HHWQ9B LILLIAN CJISH and\VALLA< tFOUR*PAhT MUTUAL MA8TERPIC ".Enoch Artleu," one of the newest a screen adaptation of Alfred I.oril and Wallace Hold veach heights in dvaj mption picture art ; : 1f ill?:: plilnilllli?? _ E SUNDAY TELEGRAM ..,...? 11 ? \ ' ~ Broadway Star Joins Vitagraph William Cnurtenav Sinns Con tract to Appear before . the Camera. Contracts calling for the appearance In moving pictures of William C o'.u ,.?-nay. now appearing in "Under! Covet*," have been signed by that pop- j uiar artor and the YTtagrapn Company ' 'of America. >lr. Courtenay, whose Broad-way successes have been ir.any, and who created a large folio a iug during bis seasons in vaudeville. will be' seen on the moving picture screen in a -number of roles that have especially been writen for him. lie will be a welcome addition to the all star company of the Yuagraph company which is now featuring Robert lideson, Frank Daniels, Virginia Pearson. Joseph Kllgour, Parle Williams, Anita Stewart,^Lillian Walker, ! >!ith Storey, Antonio Moreno, Maurice Costeilo. Charles Richman and many others. Clip Sy Bijou Theater Gets Exclusive Showing of "VLSE" Films Here. The Bijou theater here has ecntracied with the newly organized "VLSE" tilm company for the exclusive showing of its feature productions in Clarksburg and the tirs-t release will be shown at this popular play house Tuesday. Tins will be "The Juggernaut," a five part drama produced in the Vitagrap-h studios with Earl Williams and Anita Stewart in the leading parts. As noted heretofore in this department, the "V. Tj. S. E." company is a combination of iiie Vitagraph Company of America, the Lubin Film Manufacturing Company, the Essanay. company and the Selig Polyscope Company. Singly they iiad been re leasing films through the General Film Company, but under the new organization they will be released front, branches in five largo cities. The Philadelphia branch will supply the Bijou theater here. The new company has engaged leading actors both in Europe and Ameyca to take part in their productions. Such high class plays as "Graustark," "The Sporting Duchess," "The Carpel or Bagdad," "The College Widow," "Crooky Scruggs" anjj "The Rosary" will he presented at the Bijou. ALICE HOLLISTER IS 111 ASM niNCFR WHK IWi VI lis VI l| W ?il I i "The Dance of the Cobra" is Shown in "The Destroyer," a Kaiem Film. Had not Alice Hollister decided upon the photoplay stage as a career, it is very likely that she would have won fame as an interpreter of classic dances. Proof of this is to bo found in Kalein's three act feature production, "The Destroyer," which will be released for exhibition, April "0. "The Dance of the Cobra" is the title of Miss Hollister's terpsichor-* ean effort. As shown in "The Destroyer." it brings to the minds or the observers thoughts of India, its thousand temples, strange melodies? and the deadly reptile that is the > curse of the country. The dance admirably depicts the character of the role portrayed by. the talented Kalem emotional act-j ress. Although Tamed for her interpretation of "adventuress" roles, she exceeds anything she has ever done, in her work as "The Destroyer." Paper clubs for policeman, practi-; cully indestructible, have been in.. vented by on Englishman. GISH IN UAL PLAY Map * jfer-' > "^^jjil^^BB^rop^HI^^HB^BB CE REID i^RDEN ruRE PRODUCED BV MAJESTIC of llie sreat Mutual "Masterpieiures, Is Tennyspji*^ poem. Jp it T.illlau Gisb na that are described as uew records of ' f; f(fciriSP .. v! ' > : v ; OLAJRKSBURG, T, " ' ' . ' - * _ Questions of Fans MOVIE-CRAZED mm iriit i tm U 'N U D EDA NCER Does a Sylvan Dance in Natures Garb to Show Neighbors Truth Undraped. GRAXD RAP-ICS, MlcJl., Apr. 24.? Miss Josie Vanderbaye,. a graceful and pretty girl, 24 years old, stared earnestly and with great interest as the several reels of the photoplay, "'Hypocrites* flicker-^ past her vision at the Columbia theater. At the point where Truth appeared, as a young woman in what appeared to be the nude, she. leaned forward in her seat and her breath came in gasps. Her eyes clung to every move of the i slender girlish figure and at times, I when the poses were particularly j start-ling, she leaned forward and clutched the buck of the seat ahead ] of her. When the play was ended the girl I arose quietly and took a car to iter j nome m Wyoming towosrup. uoing tot her room she carefully removed all her clothing ami. unknown to her parents, slipped out a rear door and made her way to a wood ploL There she began imitating Truth. She was dodging behind trees, hiding among bushes and racing to aoid fro. when a farm hand, aghast at the unusual sight, spread .the alarm. The girl's parents rushed out and after much difficulty caught her and took her t.o the house. She could not be pacified, refusing t-o. listen to any words of comfort, and protested insistently that she mhist'be allowed to return to nature,--ungarbed. to show the neighbors just, how Truth looked. After several days a physician was called and when her condition did not improve, she was brought to the probate court and petition was filed for her committment to the stale hospital at Kalamazoo. A commission of physicians adjudged the girl Insane. Well Knotfn Camera Man V .EXrCRT MUTtJAL CAMERAMAM G. W. Bitzer, the best known of mo-' tion picture camera men, is D. W.! Griffith's chief of staff at the Reliance j and Majestic studios at Hollywood,' Cal. . ^ j: Bitzer has been a.cknowl edged by,: film experts to be a master hand at the camera. I, As chief- photographer Bitzer super- j rises the work of the fourteen Rell-I ance. Majestic and Komic camera men. | and his suggestions to them are visible in their work. . j j It was about six years ago that Bit-;! zer was assigned to turn the crank for 1 D. W. Griffith. At a little later date' Griffith reported that in his new cam-; era man he had made a "flud." >; Some of the features he has photo-! graphed are "The Battle of the Sexes,"j "Home, Sweet Home;" "The Escape"and the Griffith masterpiece, now the subject of comment in film circles,"The Birth of a Nation." He was born In Boston, Mass. FI1CH PLAY j. - Lubin Company. Headed by Gladys Hanson. Completes "The Climbers." Clyde Fitch's "The Climbers" has just been completed by the Lubin company and promises to attract wide interest through the strength of the play itself, the importance of the cast, and the extravagance of the duction. Clay M. Greene made the scenario and Barry O'Neil produced the play. Cladys Hanson, one of .the hest known of the younger emotional actresses on the stage today, is featured In the production, and supporting her are sdch Lubin ravorites as George Soule Spencer, Walter Hitolicoctci Bernard ' Siegel. Charles Brandt. ! Peter Lang. Walter Law, Eleanor Barry, Ruth Bryan. Frankie Marin, Edith Ritchie. Walter Clarke. Mildred Gregory. Rosetta Brice and Florence Hackett; FILLS VACANCY. George M-agie has stepped into the office of director-general of the. Universal Film Company at Universal City, v Cal., to fl'.l the vacancy occas^ ionerl by the resignation of Iaador ; Bernstein. Mfcgie is well known in j, motion picture circle* and has formi stinted plan's looking toward increasing the efficiency of the Univeraal's productions, . A? SUNDAY. APRIL 2 c 2^foi)r6 re Answered information about Players and the Industry Given to the Telegram Readers. Please tell me the distinction between the ' Famous Players' Film Company," "Jesse L. Lasfcy Feature Play ' Company." "Bosworth. Inc.," and "Paramount Pictures Corporation." i Answer?Famous Player, Lasky __ -* TS ' _ ; anu joosworm are inuepenueni. jjiuducing companies whose productions are distributed through and by Paramount Pictures Corporation. Kindly tell me the age of Blanche Sweet and whether she Is married. Answer?She is nineteen years old and unmarried. Is Marguerite Clark married? Answer?No. Who played ihe lead in "Unwelcome Mrs. Hatch"? Answer?Heni*ietta Crorfsman. Will you kindly tell me in which Paramount pictures Rita Stanwood appears? Answer?Rita Stanwood appears in "Ghost Breaker." the ha sky production. She is one of the youngest American actresses to achieve success. In a motion picture scenario, does the term "cut in" mean the same thing as "insert"? Answer?Practically the same. "Cut in" usually indicates the insertion of conversation or some explanatory matter, while "insert" usually Indicates the insertion of printing, or writing, such as telegram, a newspaper clipping or page, or a letter. Can you tell me what salary John Bunny receives? Answer?(Neither M'r. Bunny nor liis employers have ever made 'any statement as to the exact, salary received by the big comedian, but it is currently reported in motion picture circles that his yearly stipend is 000. Can you eive me the a ridr??*s of jMary Pickford? Answer?Write to her in care of the Famous Players Film Oemnanv. 2>13 West 26th street, New York City. How much do the companies pay for scenarios? Answer?Payment for scenarios is determined by the merits of the manuscripts and ranges from $15 to $-200. Is Maurice Costello married? Answer?He is married and two little girls. They jfre sometimes seen in Vitagraph films. This scenario was rejected by thrpe companies. Please tell me what is wrong with it. Answer?A glance at your script shows that your technique is bad; the i plot is inconsistent; the action has! already been used in numbers of photoplays; the characters arc insipid, wdthout a trace of individuality; you have paid no attention whatever to, unity of impression; yea have forgotten to include a synopsis of the plot and a*cast of tlw? principals; and you have also forgotten to include the first essential of a photoplay, namely, a climax. Wc would also advise that you either strike out. , or revise. Scenes It and 29. a3 we doubt very much whether the film would pass the board of censors with these scenes included. Outside of the few criticisms given, your manuscript appears to be the work of a master hand and really we cannot understand why it was rejected by any company. Why have so many theatrical' producers entered the motion 'picture business? Answer?For the same reason thai we waste perfectly gocd perspiration1 in the day and lose good sleep in the | night in order to answer these questions, and otherwise to make" this;page look presentable. Love of art has Induced very few. if any; persons to enI ter' the motion picture game." That Trit+ltt rnnrifT ntona nf oilvar tivrtvi f \'U II U f/ i V? 01 I > V U V illV'l the eagle perches has given the Lheatr rical producers their Inspiration to enter the movie field. I have a scenario in which a des1 porate criminal is reformed. Can you suggest a pod title for it. ! Answer?It seems to us thai if you were able to Write the scenario, you MARIE DO: GRANT J ?P| mm I SUHHsis i J That celebrated and papular your i charming; actresses oi the contcmpora motion picture camera in the Famoi flint adaption of her foremost stage William J. Locke, produced on the. si be the feature offering Tuesday at tb . Miss Dqro's gifted impersonatioi i Turkish harem, is the nearest approa' ! one could imagine. She-holds the a iry of her amazing y.ru . By her .grace and personality, ai j she portrays, she captivates her. at I sneaking down its collective :.-ine. . The ent'^e supporting cast is cxci i ^iqri with. th? elaborate settings , coiit: 1 pretentious value as a screen offerii * - - -' iiSi .? -- --. xrji' ^ A BAT! W;r ' - / ?? ?-* WINS FAME IN 1 nnnnT Tinr A btlUtf! Hb! : Doris Pawn Springs from Extra Ranks to Leading Lady for Universal. Hundreds of ambitious girls visit! the motion picture studios around ' Angeles daily, waiting and hoping for an opportunity to get into pictures, i When, out of this great number, one j springs into the lime light, it is in-\ deed worthy of note. Only a few months ago, Doris Pawn, j was just one among the many seek- j irig employment at he Universal studio. Sydney Ayres. the well known di-; rector for that company, needed an , extra girl. He walked into the em-' ployricnt department, looked them ali over, and selected Doris. Today Miss Paw n is one of the most popular leading ladies, in the business. She found her opportunity and made good right from the start. She has just been cast in ^ic title role of ""The Swan Girl.** a society drama, playing opposite Sydney Ayret Ayres appears as a musician and com- J poser. He goes out. in search of in- j snii-atirm rinri WJind?*rs in In ;i he.l n.ti- : fill garden. where he beholds Doris playing among the swans. Charmed with the beauty of thr^girl and her surroundings, his inspiration comes i to him and he composes a masterpiece. Miss Fawn's acting in this picture is worthy of great, praise, and is full recognition of her natural talent. OLD ENGLISH FLAY. Edison Director Richard RidgHy is producing his scenanolzed version of "The Wrong Woman," a famous old English play". Mr. Ridgely's adaption is largely a pew play and highly . suited tn screen presentation. It will be somewhat unOsual as it contains two strong femin'ne leads which will he played by Mabel Tmnnelle and Gladys Hulette. "The Dumb Wooing." one of Edison's successes, is being revived by the new Ed'son comedy director. Will Louis. Two new comedians, Raymond McKee and the noted English comedian. Dallas* Welford, along with Yale Benner who appeared In it before, are going to serve up this newer edition. NEWPICTL TWO F. - XlBS t'" HOWi W.(TKUN iiVERSAU MOVlNC should possess the ability to give it an appropriate name. Anyway , we would be unable to give you any suggestion unless you send us the'-rnatiuscript. However, we might suggest a fe-w-title which you should XOT use. Among t'hom are'"The Wages of Sin is Deafch," "A-uti a Uttle Child Shall Lead Them," and "Bloofl >VdU Tell." RO AT > TUESDAY m i i'J? jatTt-v . BHgKSnHnEEnB ig star, Mario Dora, one of the roost ry stage, makes her debut before the lUS! Players Film Company's five part success, "The Morals of Marcus/ by tage by Charles Frohman, which will e Robinson Grand theater, i of Cariotta. the refugee from the clr to hypnotism from the screen that uidieaee spellbound under the witch* . ? _ :*< f i'y . ; - . . ' V ? ?' . C Vv id aided by the fascinating. characteridience and sends thrill after thrill jptionally whir chosen, and In conriecrlbutes to a production unique in its | SEGOJfD SECTION I IN And National GUard also Seen 1 in Vitagraph's "Lifting the Ban of Coventry." I Transporting a five ton rock one fl hundred and fifty miles. and uslns; fl the United States infantry and the nation guard to make tJhe battle fl scenes were a few of the things that fl were done In making the thsee rerl Vitagraph feature. "liifting the Ban fl of Coventry." Because of the haste that was made necessary by the de1tnands for the picture before it was completed it was found necessary by Wilfrid North, who directed and produced it, to take most of the scenes 'fl in America, although they were laid 'Biffing the Ban of Coventry." fl which has to do with a phase of the fl lire in army circles reouired the per vices of one of the largest casts ever used in a three reel picture. It was I found necessary by Mr. Xorth to pet ";B sis much "local color" into ihe pic-. fl lure a* possible. Because time vrajs short,, too short in fact, to allow for the taking of h company to the Phil ippines for tlie scenes placed ("here. fl it was decided by Mr. Xorth to transport sis much of the Philippines to V America as feasible. fl By liberal use of the cable. ti<? first steamer that started for New fl York carried underbrush and vegetable growth that is peculiar to the southern islands. Then with several fV assistants, Mr. Xorth began a tour { I of the nearljy states for a boulder that would suit his purpose and aid I in one of flic battle scenes. Tn a H small town in the Berkshirns moun- >. tains word was secured of a rock H that, would roswer Mr. North's re- I quirement.s. fl With a small army of workmen, Mr. Xorth proceeded, to the spot and dug out" the r.ock. To get It down hill was a simple matter. The way I was cleared and the rock started on I Its downward course. It rolled by fl some favor fortune to withiu a few ^ hundred yards of the freight station. It was hauled by several teams the remaining distance and then loaded / on a car and brought to New York. ? M Once it was placed, the problem was solved. On the day that the battle scenes were made, the thermometer regis tered eight degrees below zero and many of the men suffered So from fl the cold that they could not repeat M the directions issued to them' by Jfr. North. However, these scenes have ben pronctinced by experts to be the best reproductions Of battles that V have been shown in recpnt years. The leading roles were played bv H Hose Tapley, I,illian Walker and m Julia Swayn'e Gordon. Darwin Karr, Harry Northrup and Ned Finley. /RES OF I ILM STARS I MiWyj>' ^ Hkl; '^l ^K^^^MHhBH^B^HBPDE9QHHB H Tit]ea such as there generally con- I demn a scenario to the wastebasket without further inspection. I Why don't some of the moving picture companies make pictures in West fl Virginia? There is plenty of good scenery in this section. ^Answer?You, will have to ask the directors of the different companies m for the information you desire. How- fl ever, it is significant that Maine and 'fl Kansas are also given a wide berth V by the motion picture. Industry. H . Is"Arthur Johnson married? Where can I get one or his , autographed photographs? Answer?He is not- married. Write . the Lubin .Maaufactiuing.: Company, Philadelphia. for the,, photograph. . ;T3iey will probably be"able to sup- I I saw a big battle scene between I the Gennuns and ^English at a theater the other day. Were they real armies in the European war? ; M Answer?You do nor give the name of the picture ami wq arc .unable to answer your question. However, it is. very probable that the men in the jfl baftle scenes belonged to the army of unemployed. The "war" was prob ably waged a few miles out of Xew W York, or-Ix)s Angeles. FloiBSli i Katherine LaSalle is Seen in a I Kalem "Broadway Favor ite" Feature. Katherine La Salic Is the first of T1 the famous stars to appear ip Kalem's -M three-act "Broadway Favorites" fea- jM tures. Miss La Salle is one of the most popular of the actresses who V have performed on Broadway and I has played opposite such prominent fl players as Edmund Creese, in "The Master Micd"; John Mason, in "Big , Jim Garrity'J.; and Succeeded Flor once R^ed' in the original "Yellow jH Ticket" company. # Miss La Salle's vehicle is Lawrence Marston's famous .drama. "An Innocent Sinner." It will be released for exhibition I Monday. May 3. y-r.;\ v . SI I I I