IPH9 Y&lHBSJt THE EVENING LEDGER PHOTOPLAY SECTION, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1915. 15 Trials of a Movie Star By EDITH STOREY Things are not always as pleasant as the photoplaygoer Imagines. Take the production of the "Island of Regenera tion," which was started on Labor Day. The scenes on the beach were taken on J. Stuart Blackton"s estate on Long Island, New York State. The estate Is very beautiful, but It Is hardly tropical, and In order to gain the proper effect It was necessary to drape the trees with great quantities of Spanish moss, and hundreds of natural palms were em ployed to lend a southern atmosphere to the background. The weather was pleas ant at this time, and It was no great hardship to go about on the beach scant- EDITH STOREY One of the Vitagraph stars lly clad, but by the time the production had progressed to the point of taking the scenes In the pool and the cave, winter bad far advanced and our work was not so pleasant The tank in the Vltagraph yard In Brooklyn. N. Y.. was converted Into a pool having all the appearances of a quiet spot In the tropics, and one day last January, when it was bitterly cold. Director Harry Davenport gave the word for me to go through the act of plunging In and swimming about The Vltagraph pool Is entirely In the open; so, to make things as comfortable as possible, a steam pipe was carried into the pool, but this only succeeded In warming the water In spots, and when I swam out of these warm places and struck water that was about ready to THE PATHESCOPE -. The Motion Picture Machine for the Home. It Is Not a Toy, Nor an Experiment. It is a complete eqnlraent In miniature, projecting pictures that are as sharp, clear ana Ufeliko as those shown in the best theatres. The film is non-inflamrnahm. List of subjects covers every field into which the Motion Picture has penetrated. YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN FILMS WITH A PATHESCOPE CAMERA Full particulars upon request. Convenient payments. PATHESCOPE EXCHANGE 515 ggg? jg IF YOUR EYES HURT, DON'T BLAME THE PICTURES QQ THE BIGGEST VALUE EVER OFFERED 12 Carat Gold-Filled Eye Glasses or Spectacles EYES FXAMINt- J FREE SAVE YOUR EYES No more eye strain, wear our special Moving Picture Olauea: tSo a 9oIr postpaid. Prescriptions filled and broken lenses duplicated at half price. All work guaranteed. Established 19 J. Chas. Milgrom & Bro. "SSSigfi" 29 S. 8th St, Phfla., Pa. freeze It was extremely difficult to look "as though I were enjoying myself." The scenes showing the Interior of the Island cave were also taken at this time In a tent pitched on the studio grounds In order to get the proper light effect The thermometer was around the xero point. and dressed as we were. In hardly any thing more substantial than the every day suit of a South African savage, the charcoal stoves set about In the tent seemed to have very little effect on the temperature. In speaking our lines the greatest care had to be exercised In order not to have the vapor from our breaths register on the film. This was avoided by Inhaling instead or exhaling the breath whenever we snoke. Helen Holmes Thinks Dress Was Hoodooed Helen Holmes' "Hoodoo" dress Is no more. Presented to the daring heroine of "Hazards or Helen" railroad series. It was ruined when Miss Holmes worn It while lighting a fire In a box car. According to the members of the com pany supporting the actress, the dress was a hoodoo from the day it was re ceived. Tho first time Miss Holmes wore it. she was almost run down by a runaway boxcar In fact, hairbreadth escapes and the dress seemed to go together. Then oma h.r .TnrlMfM tn TLD5 Danger's Path." One of the scenes shows Miss Holmes being Imprisoned in a box car Unknown to the players, a pile of straw lay In a corner of the car. The moment the actress had been locked In, she detected the odor of smoke. Sure enough, tho straw had In some manner caught Are. At first she en deavored to attract the attention of the people outside by banging on the door of the car. This falling. Miss Holmes picked up a bag lying on the floor and endeav ored to beat the flames out. By sheer good fortune, someone opened the door of tho car. Miss Holmes made a dash for It and leaped to the ground, her face black ened by the smoke. The "hoodoo" dress was on Are The flames were ex tinguished before the actress was In jured. rilOTO-riAVS ll to ll. lOe. 15e. tSe- Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday METICU 11(71 UM&9 1'BJ1M' Mat FigmanS Lois Meredith IN THE FAMOUS COSTKDY-DBAMA "MY BEST GIRL" A play by Charming- Pollock and Itennold Wolf, which ran for many months at the ParK Theatre. New York. SALISBURY'S "WILD LIFE" PICTURES NO DROPS USED tM yjflraEJiiHH MARY MAURICE The Vitagraph "Mother" Cartoon Comedies Hyman Oage. the cartoonist, has pro duced a reel of cartoons for the Foreign VITAGRAPH PROMINENT PERSONAGES LITTLE MARY ANDERSON ANNA LAUGHLIN LEAH-BAIRD DICK LESLIE GEORGE DE BECK FRANK LE STRANGE AUDREY BERRY HUGHIE MACK CHILD ACTRESS .. BILLY BILLINGS ESTELLE MARDO JACK BRAWN MARY MAURICE VAN DYKE BROOKE THOMAS MILLS JACK BULGER GARRY McGARRY NAOMI CHILDERS HARRY T.MOREY BOBBY and HELEN JA MORRISON CONNELLY GEORGE COOPER KARIN W0RMAN ARTHUR COZINE MURIEL OSTRICHE FRANK CURRIER EVART OVERTON NICHOLAS DUNAEW KATE PRICE WILLIAM DUNN EDWINA ROBBINS EDWARD ELKAS TEMPLER SAXE FLORA FINCH PAUL SCARDON HAROLD FOSHAY WILLIAM SHEA KATHERINE FRANECK ANITA STEWART NTTRA FRAZER EDITH STOREY JULIA SWAYNE GORDON CONSTANCE TALMADGE JOE HALPIN NORMA TALMADGE MAE HALPIN ROSE TAPLEY MARIAN HENRY WALLY VAN GLADDEN JAMES CORTLANDT VAN DEUSEN DARWIN KARR LILLIAN WALKER ZENA KEEFE CHARLES WELUESLEY DOROTHY KELLY EARLE WILLIAMS ELEANOR WOODRUFF 5 rFIlm Corporation that Is meeting, with public approval for Its originality and mirth-provoking qualities. Kxhlbltors are all unanimous in singing the praises of the cartoon comedy, and. look forward to the release of other similar comedies In the near future. The Foreign Film Corporation Is making elaborate preparations for Its American productions, and the officers and directors are giving most of their time and atten tion to the made-tn-America. products. In the last few weeks the foreign and educational departments have been busy. The foreign department Baa reserved Ambrosia- pictures from Italy. People who know pictures and who were invHed to review the features at s private sereen Ing are loud In their praises of the pict ures. More than 26.W0 feet of pMturea were screened for their inspeetton, and at the closing were of accord In the opin ion that It was time well spent. Much to to be expectdftera the educa tional department The Pennsylvania S. P C A. picture and th Morrts Hefmw picture proved very sueeesefult and the encouragement received prentpte- the For eign Film Corporation t pwdtiee more pictures of such a nature. Let De Benedictim do your printing. Printers of anything. 1202 RACE ST., PHEJL - ir i mwrnmrnem. 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