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Tte Evening Ledger Amusement Section, Saturday, December 4, 1915
FAMOUS STAGE FOLK IN LUBINVILLE
"AT THE MOVIE BALL!
AT THE MOVIE BALL!!"
BOSTON'S BALL
BOOMS BIG
DANCE OF SCREEN
CLUB MERRY PARTY
Movie Stars Twinkle in Merry
Midnight Fun
Stars of Movies Mingle Merrily
at Festivities
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By JULIAN M. SOLOMAN, JE.
Publicity Agent Oliver Morosco Company.
On the evening of licccmoer 1 the Bos
ton Arena, one of the largest buildings for
public exhibitions In that city, was
crowded to Uie doors by photoplay fans.
The occasion was the fourth annual ball
of the ?Uotion-Picture Exhibitors' League.
The total paid admissions numbered
somewhat more than 10,000 and the crowd
would have been larger but for the fact
that the police slopped the Bale of ad
missions for safety's sake. Nearly 2000
were disappointed and lined the curb out
side the Arena.
The crowd was so Immense that a spe
cial detail of M policemen was sent from
Back Bay Station to handle it The stars
began to nrrive at 10:20. and as each one
entered the hall there was a surge of
humanity in the direction of the entrance.
This meant more work for the police, be
cause it required a detail of the guardians
of the law to clear a path to the boxes.
The guest of honor of the evening wns
Governor David J, Walsh, who was es
corted by members of his military staff.
The Governor entered Into the spirit of
" Pcosl"i ana led the grand march
with Clara Kimball Young and Gall Kane,
The latter star spent most of the evening
in the Governor's box as his guest.
Stars and publicity managers from
most of the large producing companies
were everywhere In evidence. Metor, un
der the guidance of Arthur James, had
probably the largest showing, headed by
Beverly Bayne, Francis X. Bushman and
Mary Miles Mlnter.
After the grand march, "Ruby." of
Thanhouser. held a "beauty" contest to
select a new star for his concern. Prom
an array of over 200 pretty New England
girls the judges selected Sophie Sadow
skl, a Boston girl and a grad of Dor
chester High School. Her screen name,
selected by Flo La Badle. Is to be Doris
.. Tne Judecs were Miss La Badle.
of Thanhouser: Salita Solano, of the
Traveler; Forbes Sutherland, of the Sun
day Herald; Frederic Johns, of tho
American; "Wid" Gunning and Julian M.
Solomon, Jr., of the Morosco publicity
The Boston exhibitors certainly treated
their guests well, because at 2 a. m a
dinner wns served to over 200 out-of-town
guests and local film folk. The dinner
was excellent and properly accompanied
by the well-known and sparkling thirst
quencher The Governor again distin
guished himself as a friend of the photo
play by stating that "the motion picture
is the biggest Industry in the world and
the greatest amusement and educational
factor ever known." At the conclusion
of his speech he was offered a position
in pictures by the head of the "World
Film Corporation.
Everybody who attended the ball, both
fan and guest, enjoyed the evening (and
morning) immensely.
DISCOVERED
This la no Joke," htioed the villain In
the play.
Mul the hero trat not to be deceived,
lie had Imn in atruieht American com
edy before.
"I don't believe yon," he retorted. "If
It's no Joke, ihut are you coins to do
with that seltzer !p)ion you hole in onr
bond?"
And tlioufili the tlllaln strove to cover
his cunfiifclon by all the device or hU
kind. It remained palpably evident.
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ETROPOLITAN S5
NEXT WEEK POSITIVELY
THn SUNSATIONAT.
MKITOri.AV Til AT
THRILLS
2 BATTLE
SHOWING WITH A VIVIII JtKAIJSM
THE INVASION OF NEW YORK BY A FOE
HIIOWINC WITH A TII1III.U.NG DASH
THE DEADLY CLASH OF MONSTER ARMIES
Twice dnlljr. 2:18 8:18, rxreptinr Tuesday afternoon Nlclit. when Opera u ill lietfien
ATTENTION, PATRIOTS! ja&gV," ffllvm,
By JOE FARNHAM
Publicity Mmager Lubln Company.
In the ancient days there may have
been gayer times in the modern day
there may have been more crowded ball
roomsbut I'll wager at long oddj that
never In the time that you, tender aged
reader, and I have been seeking the
gayety of the ballroom and danco lloor
has there ever been a night of greater
festivities and tango and for trot tnaa
that of last Saturday at Mother Astoi'a
hostelry In Gotham Town, the event being
that of the fourth annual ball of the
Screen Club, the organization of photo
play actors and men connects with the
motion-picture industry which began but
four years ago and which now is a worthy
rival to the older sister theatrical asso
ciations. From the tender hours of the evening
until Terpsichore had worn out her wel
come and until the physically weary, yet
buoyantly gay-minded, had begun to heed
the call of Father Time at the treacher
ous hour of 6 a. m., the Screen Club
members, with their friends and loyal
supporters, danced gayly, light-footed
and light-hearted, and then repaired to
the clubhouse on 47th street to complete
their epoch-making night and morning
and to pay homage to the inner man, with
one of the famous breakfasts "Billie"
Hanncn, the club steward. Is ever wont
to prepare upon the auspicious occasions.
If the mind could have but remained
perfectly clear through the riot of music,
laughter, and the maze of beautiful
women. It would have perhaps been pos
sible to have formed a coherent idea of
the attendance, but being that "good
time" came along and knocked "intent to
calculate" highcr'n a kite, I must be con
servative, and so the figure is put at
3000. At any rate, the spacious Gold Boom
of the Astor was filled comfortably so,
and as Pete Lang, of the Lubln Company,
argued with the maltre d'hotel. "Ish
comrtablc to dansh wiuhthir 500 peshople
on the floor ash once." So there we ate.
Beautiful women, millions of them It
seemed, with gowns In an array to daz
zle even theso people of nn Industry
where dress Is the essential, and with
coiffures daring and original; men who
appeared to have climbed from the pro
verbial bandboxes; idols of the stage and
screen, and lookers-on, who belonged in
the set In which they were moving.
Yes, the assemblage was late due. I
am convinced, to the care and attention
which each of this "visions of loveliness"
must have spent with maid and mirror In
their preparation to startle the audience
with her majestic entrance, while the
humble escort, seated on the old hall
tree, dangled his feet In aggravated sus
pense, to be rewarded when evrntually
ho beheld her with, "I am ready, dear."
If one Is asked to say who wns the
most beautiful, who the most handsomely
gowned, who the most popular of the
fairer sex, he could not possibly answer
they were all the most, the superlative of
everything, each and every one of them.
It was close, mighty close, to the
"witching hour," when King ISaggot an
nounced the grand march, and the clock
had struck Its 12 long before the march
had finished. What a riot of beauty and
color it was and with what precision it
went. It seemed as if the many beautiful
figures had been In rehearsal for months
and months with the absolute smooth-
LAST SPECTACULAR WEEK
Off PEACE
ALL
ACrOKDI.VG TO Tlli:e
riin.Mii:i.i'iiM fin:
Thomas Jefferson, William McNaughton, Elgie Bowen, Miss Monroe,
Christie MacDonald, S. Lubin. Alice Lloyd and her daughter snapped
at Lubin Studio.
ness with which each couple did their
Part. T.endlnir !hn ni!in)i wa Id. uu 1,.
fleeted Screen Club president. Hilly
vuirii. wun uiara Kimball Young, of the
World Film Company, on his arm, and in
their train everybody who is anybody in
tho film or theatrical circles. To give
a complete list would take column upon
column of space, still the more prominent
were Harry Meyers. Rosemary Theby,
King Baggot, Gladden James, Teter
Lang. June Daye. Warner P. Richmond.
Mary I'ickford. Mary Fuller, Walter Ed
win, Theda Bara, Louise Dresser. Wil
liam Famum. Emily Stevens, Mary Miles
Minter, Edwin Carewe, Douglas Fair
banks, Owen Moore, Pearl White. Ormi
Hawley. Earl Mectalfe, Mary Charleson,
Gall Kane. Nicholas Dunaew. John Ince.
James Slevln, Marshall Farnum, Leah
Balrd. Lillian Walker, Barbara Tenant
and Patscy DcForesu
The Musical Glasses
"Some well-intentioned friends thought
I was making a mistake In giving such
an 'old-rashloned opera' as "II Trova
tore" on the opening night of our season
in Philadelphia," Bvt General Manager
Gattl-Casazza, of the '.etropolltan Opera
Company, last week. "The big audience
that It drew nnd the cordial applause
with which it was received are the best
answer to criticism. Next Tuesday eve
ning Philadelphia will have another 'old
fashioned opera." It Is entitled 'Lohen
grin,' and had Its first hearing away
back In ISM, when a musician and com-
l'or UeneflU ut Lyric Jfc Adrlphl Theatres
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WHY MISS A GOOD THING?
poser named Liszt produced it at Wei
mar. It was a success on that occasion
and gave Wagner his Jlrst firm footing In
his native land. The cast includes
Jacques Urlus as Lohengrin, Mme. Itap
pold as Elsa, Mme, Matzenauer as Ortrud,
whila Herman Well, Braun and Schlegyll
fill the minor roles. The debut of Mr.
Bodansky, the new conductor, is of es
pecial interest.
After a tour which Included appear
ances in nearly all the Important cities
of the Middle West, the Philadelphia
Orchestra will resume its scries of sym
phony concerts on Friday afternoon and
Saturday evening next. The program
which Mr. Stokowski has arranged for
these concerts contains no novelties, but
is, nevertheless, of great Interest. Tho
sololist is Ernest Schelling. the pianist
Overture. "I Noize dl FlKnro" lloiart
Symphony No. fl. In K (Pastorale)... Iteethoven
1'lano concerto in A minor Schumann
"13 Preludes" XJszt
John Dcralma will be heard in a piano
lecltal. assisted by Camille Piasschaert,
violinist. Saturday afternoon. December
11, 1915, at 4:30, Pressor's Concert Room.
A song recital by Margaret Ashmead
Mitchell, soprano, will be given In Grif
fith Hall. 1520 Chestnut street. Monday
evening. December 6. 1315. at S:15 o'clock.
A harp and song recital will be given at
the Acorn Club the afternoon of Thurs
day. December 9, at 3 o'clock, by Mildred
Dilling. harpist, and David Grimn.
baritone.
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