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EVENING liEDCHDR-PHILADBLPHIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 12, 1916.
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tOCAL THEATERS OPEN IN FORTNIGHT PHOTOPLAY NEWS AND COMMENT CAST CONTEST
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Philadelphia's
AT HOME WITH NEXT WEEK'S MOVIE STARS
When Moving
Picture Screen
Plays Polities.
CensorsWip and Ta&'tion
to Be Bouglvt Jvfom &'
Projection Booth
! New Deason
Starts Early
Theaters Upen JJunng
I Next, Month With Many
Novelties
if Lt season was notoriously dull. Lvon
L wngcrs admit It now that they have
ioaietiiln better In prospect.
put this ear I Between "war pros-
'i,rily" and one rows """ "i
Boaaway powors have picked up hope,
. promises ore large and heartening.
!,,- than that, wo of Tho ltoad have
"'" .. .. .I-- -.. n toot n-
k
,- yorK s iniercnunB ww w ok ,,..
. rfrnnr on.
4 h. result Is an unusually early opening
fcJall but one of Philadelphia's theaters,
'flu! Adelphi, as already announced,
J Its uoors on Thurnday. August 31,
2th a ipeclal ministerial performance of
rTTm-rlence." Tho Lyric, nc uoor, wnus
tmS Mlow Monday to show that
'-nnament Of mircn, ir. Alum i'.
il Winter Garden Bhow, "Iloblnson
!?.. tr."
(in the other side of the house, where
. L JTl rule. R! OUou, .wax. . "..-.. v.rf
' rsed. Tlie Garrlck waits till September
S tO MOW lis ..." . -...
Jrt,i Uouso of Glass," a melodrama by Max
jMircln. which ran through laBt season In
KMrTork, while tho staid old Broad, which
!?ldn't display Its wares till October last
, ir Is planning to open the ball In a bare
U'ujjht and with a musical comedy. On
'loiuit J8 Phltadelphlana may vlsuallzo and
BiUn to the cliarms of Una Abarbanoll, as
hi dUts the major pari in a new operetta
C.p,.n via Munich. "Flora Bella"
i. . iit.ln nrlanfurl hv nnRmn Hamll.
Cn and ft scoro by Charles Cuvllller, com
'wier of "The Lllno Domino," and Milton
I jkhwarsald. More than that, John Cort, the
ertducer, his waxed ambitious enough oer
"flora" to hlro Wchard Ordynskl, tho Po
' Uih lUge director, who gavo us 'Through
the Ages," to stage the piece, and Joseph
rjrban. wno can accurate iiuohuuvcij nc
' ujnj from Wagner to n Zlcgfcld chorus, to
the Bcenlo trimmings.
lo move on to another theater, the For
feit Is also going to utlllzo the Viennese
nu of Mr. Urban. Ho will paint the
lettinn for "Little MIsb Sprlngtlmo," tho
juw operetta by Emmerich Katmnn, who
ccmpoied the delightful "Sari." Tho Amer
ican book Is by Guy Bolton, and tho ener
getic Julian Mitchell la now teaching tho
nunc Idea behind tho pteco to trip the
frrtt fantastic. On September 4 It will
i i)tar us what It has learned.
' Taming our attention to farther climes,
Ktw York saw two new playB early this
Week, which may como day reach Phila
delphia. One of thorn, "Soven Chances,"
got a cold reception In splto of Mr. Belus
co's labors over It. It Is an old comedy
made by Bol Coopor Megruo from a story
by Gouveneur Morris and ontltted at vari
ous sUges of Its life, "Tho Cradlo Snatch
er," "Shannon's Millions" nnd "A Lucky
Fellow." The other now play, "Cheating
Cheaters," scored an Immediate hit, by
reasons of Its Ingenious combination of
melodrama and farce. Max Marcin is the
author, .
Marie Dressier, aB well as Joseph Urban,
will decorate tho Century Theater In New
fork under tho new Dllllnghnm-Zlcgfeld
management
William Elliott, star of "nxnarlcnco." In
lands to do some producing on his own
liscount during the coming season, nnd
ftfcrte plays, all comedies, written by Fred-
lTfMr -TaclrNAn will flnrl tlialr wnv In thn
Jiiili under his management. They are
TmHk nt nrcikrtt "Tin Tin Tll.lrVrnhm "
fcCohtrary Mary" and "Losing Elolse."
fluwi V Unhn .t'a ..Any nnmtilv fnt
fThomas W. Ross and Maclyn Arbuckle Is
ito be called "What's Your 'Husband Do-
lagJ"
I The Portmanteau Theatre that extremely
IhteMstlng venture of Stuart Walker, which
jtVUIted Philadelphia for a single night last
Huon, has acquired the rights to some of
Lord DusanyB most effective plays, "The
Oods of the Mountain," "King Arglmenes"
lad "The Golden Doom."
R Emma Dunn Is to bo starred this season
a play called "Old Lady 31."
Split Interviews
By Dick Willis
WIRT PrrTnrrTn VAitnira ur.i'vu'na
Kf you had your choice of an auto.
lwwiv noma you PICKT
-ricKT Ford."
"Are you happier now than you were?"
tnch Moore."
Whit WmiM vnil fin if vntl. tnAt Dwati
0 or again?"
.nary,"
TjO "TO 1 1 tritntr vnil nnil ftwtrt n a tiraltv
rtcodr ' " " "
jTVell, we are both Famous Players."
&ARLE8 RAT. OF INCEVILLB.
iJz oln nicely I"
jrTep, coming up Ince by Ince."
JAny nicknames?"
... "uiu i wa cauea a iuno nay oi
llHnihlne."
E Any baa traits?"
r; " nuno a -uowara witn Jteenan ana
IE"? dubbed Tho Deserter.' "
pnno, ay?"
t!Tp, yep, Hoo-Ray l"
RY B. WALTHALL, ESSANAT.
- "w nuu'u you ratner ver
KBenry B."
KTTa vVta -- !..
-- nMai, uu you owe ynur popuianiyr
four favorlto words?"
" ana nay,"
8OP0JE TUCKER
M Keith's next week.
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DoURlns Fairbanks is a dignified
person round his own house. It's
a very different mnttcr when ho
makes a Triangle film like "The
Half Breed," for the Victoria.
THE THEATRICAL
BAEDEKER FOR
NEXT WEEK
rEATvnn films
STANLEY Vint half of tho week: "Tho
Woman In tho Case." with Pauline Fred
erick, a Famous Playcrs-Parnmount 111m
version of Clyde Fitch's play: Burton
Holmes trnvel picture, "In Insbruck" :
and comedy and news features. Last
half of tho weak: "Tho Stronger Lovo,"
with Vivian Martin, n Pallas-Paramount
Mm ; a travel picture ; "Jumping Ana
lyzed" nnd othern.
ARCADIA First hnlt of tho week, "Sell
43!" with II B Warner and Enid Markey,
n war story Aimed by tho Incc-Trlanglo
forces, and another episode In tho Blllio
Burko serial, "Gloria's Ronjance " Last
half of the week: "Hell to Pay Austin."
c with Wilfred Luca"i nnd Bessie Loe, a
Grimth-Trlanglo film, nnd a Keystone
comedy.
PALACE First half of tho week: "Tho
Dream Girl." with Mao Murray, a Lasky
Parnmount production, and tho thirteenth
eplftodo In the Blllio Burko serial,
"Gloria's Romance" Last half of the
week, "Common Ground," with Mnrle
Dorox, a Famous Players-Paramount film
VICTORIA Monday and Tuesday, "Tho
Payment," with Bosslo Barrlscale, an
Ince-Trlangle film, and "The Surf Girl,"
a Keystone. Wedncsdny and Thursday,
"Tho Half Breed," with Douglas Fair
banks, a Grimth-Trlangle picture, nnd
Max Figman in "Microbes."' n Metro com
edy. Friday and Saturday, "God's Half
Acre," with Mabel Taliaferro, and "Laun
dry Liz," with Tay Tlncher.
VAUDEVILLE
KEITH'S Sophia Tucker, "tho Mary Gar
den of ragtime" ; Eva Taylor. Lawrcnco
Grattun nnd company In "Rocking the
Boat"; Bert Lamont and his cowboys;
Franker Wood nnd Buneo Wydo in
"That's All Right"; Jean Berzac'a Petit
Indoor Circus; Mullen and Rogers In
"Nimble Nonsense"; Myrtlo Young nnd
Jessica llrown, singers and dancers ; Clar
ence Marks, basso; the Larncds In "Non
sense on Wheels," and tho Sells Tribune
Pictures.
GLOBE Charles Harris and Mnttle Choato
In "Tho Mayor and the Manicure" ; "Tho
Girls From Kokomo" ; Cutler, Hughes and
Cutler In "On a Doorstep"; Earlo and
Bartlette, singing and talking act; Jnck
Reddy. singer: Nelusco and Hurloy, In a
variety offering; Mabel Johnson, ventrilo
quist; Newport nnd Stlrk. singing, talk
ing and dancing ; Keno nnd Wagner, songs
and dances, and the Three Hedders.
GRAND Al White and Miss Frances, so
ciety dancers; Dunbar's Old Tlmo
Darkles ; Hlbert nnd Meyers In "A Bobby
Flirtation": Charles Slsto, Italian come
dian; the G a sen Sisters, gymnasts; Deg
nan and Clifton, acrobats, and moving
pictures.
CROSS KEYS First half of the week: Dor
othy Sherman and her Colonial Belles;
Elliott and Mullen, "A Study In Black
and Tan"; St. Clair and Gasper, song3,
dances and gowns; Dald S. Hall and
company In "He's Just Oono Out"; Ab
bott and White and The Bramlnos, mu
sical clowns Last half of the veek: D
J. Padden In "The Phun Phlends"; Ash
ley and Morgan In "On the Street" j Marie
Sparrow, comedienne; "The Scoop," n
comedy dramatic playlet ; Fletcher, Llbby
and McCabe In "The Messenger Boy,"
and Charles Thompson, Juggling offering.
PARKB
1V00D8IDE The Philadelphia amusement
area opposite Falrmount Park. Shannon's
Band, Thomas F, Shannon, conductor;
Mies Katherina Grey, soprano, soloist.
BUENA VIBTA Tho new pleasure ground
on the Delaware Jliver iron ana aajarem
to the Jersey terminal of the Gloucester
and Philadelphia ferry. The Metropolitan
Orchestra, with A. IL Temme as director,
gives concerts every evening and on Sat
urday and Sunday afternoons. Hotel and
restaurant accommodations.
LINCOLN PARK Bathing and picnic
grounds overlooking Fort Mifflin and
League Island Navy Yard. Reached by
steamer Sylvan Dell which leaves Arch
street wharf at frequent Jntervals.
WHAT THE SCENARIO
WRITER WANTS TO
KNOW
F C. L. I; la very harif to advise you
Just' where to tend "the outline of a humor
ous sketch." If It has enough body for a
nve-part rllm, try the World Firm Corpora
tion. ISO West Forty-sixth street, or the
Famous Playirs Film Company, 4S5 Fifth
avenue. Follow the trade weeklies and
learn what fcorl of films tho various com
panies produce.
N j M. Sending carbon copies of
scripts to two or more companies at tho
aarne tlmo stands on about the same basis
as sending caibon copies of tho saina story
to various magajlnes. You may "dicker"
over prices f you caro to. You will not
be wise to do so, however, unless you are
being offered a price decidedly below mar
ket rates. Some companies have paid as
low aa f Z5 a reel for five-part features.
Most repuUble companies pay double that
u a, minimum. The big people In the Indus
try have written checks for a thousand dol-
. ' . .Mir the rlirhts to soma scrinta
rare ones, of course. The author can con-
duct the sal direct by malt Conditions are
taiproYtMr aU Joff the Use,
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Mario Doro, when she finished LjSH.' as J IVv
"Common Ground," which the wJfi& tSw XKv"iw?M- lx.
Paramount sends to the Palace 5Ksb l ' 4wWr?5yIVvk
next week, hied herself to her '" SM f VMssrWS .
garden wall and did a bit of sum- j Kffi i
mcr reading. Iff f x, , - jj k I Y$MpWM
PHILADELPHIA
PHOTOPLAY
PARAGRAPHS
Complete Theater Programs for the
Week Appear Every Monday in
the Evening Ledger Chart
Preparations nre being mndo for a num
ber of novelties for next season at tho
popular Glrard.
Tho Rlalto'n Monday featuro will be
Dustln Furnum, u oil-known In actlvo out
door parts. In nn entirely different rolo as
tho title character of "David Garrlck."
There Is a complete change of program
ovory day nt tho Ruby Theator, and the at
trnctlonn announced for tho approaching
week aro in keeping with tho usual high
standard set by tho management of this
theater.
Tho Regont is now closed, but will reopon
In a fow weeks. Fiftcon thousand dollars
will bo expended In making Improvements,
Including entirely now seating arrange
ments, a ladles rest room and other com
forts,- nnd the Increasing of tho musical
facilities.
Ethel Clayton, a former local favorite and
resident, will appear at the Locust with
Carlylo Blackwell In n society drama, "A
Woman's Way," on Wednesday and
Thursday.
This film nlso appears at the Falrmount.
Patrons who have been enjoying the ex
cellent programs of playa and muslo at tho
Victoria will find the special boxes In the
balcony a delightful placo for coolness and
comfort.
Blllio Burko was sitting In a box at tho
"Follies" in Now York recently, when Ina
Clare gave an Impersonation of her. She
appears In tho thirteenth episode of her
"Romanco" at tho Palace next week.
For the presentation of "The Clown,"
which will be seen at tho Belmont on Mon
day and Tuesday next with Victor Moore In
Standing in Evening Ledger Photoplay Cast Contest
Name. Organliatton.
It. 1. KonMdet, Central Y. 31. O, A
Jlort KUeuian, Frankford Ave. llldf. and Loan Alio
Jfari-aret O'Neill, O. 31. Alnmnl
Alice Andron, Philadelphia School of Exprelon
Achfton I'ortiu, Int. Photo UngraTer' Union, No. 7
Wlnula Murphy, CUii 'OB, Glrard Collece
Joncph K. McOattlcan, St. Patrick' Dramatlo Club
Pclrr Olllon, A. II. S. Dramullo Club
Joe Wenger, Ardqnti' Clab
YMIIJuni V. Cooney, Ilounter' Club
HllUm A. H, I.apetlna, 3Iadonna Cathollo Club. ....... ,
Hurl Challenger Itlco, Jtlce Ilooater Clab
Mursaret Clardner, Lakota Dramatlo Association .....,,.
Cliarle Cohen, Tweaty-elshth Dlilrict Police
l'xr Taylor, AVynncUeld Comedy Club ...,,,,.,..,,..,
C. W. ColUaoo, aermantown Y. M. C. A
Al Oramaneri Atlae Social Clab .,,
Alexnnderlaoi Kelly, Watarvlew Iteereatlon Park ........
Jimti Curclo, International Mntlcal Union
l'red W. Schlmpf, Kotra Nous Stuiical Comedy Clab....
Louie Kurtz, Tlire Point Club ,.,,.,..,.....
Krnoit JS. Bchearer, ArtUans Order of Mutual Protection
Kdgur Wolf, Philadelphia Exhibitor1 League ,,
Jeite Laventhol, Carlylo Social Club ,,.,.,...
lleury I- Fox, Steer Society of Philadelphia ,,,..,,,,,,
Jlcrbrrt Goldberg, Original Crlunou ...................
3lr. M. Poiey, l'ovey Hooiter Club ,
Anna 31. IleUel. Vera Bock Woolen Blllle
Klleen Sheridan, llryn Mawr Club
Alia llcrtheUon, Athletlo Iteereatlon Park
liod V. Morrliob, Women' Trade Union League,,, .....
Prank Stamato, Stamato Club ...,,.........
1'leanor Ueeney, A. M. 8. Uramatle Association
t'liarlt Thum, Twenty-eighth BUtrlct PoUc.,...
Clinch Ueatrlee, Ilalnbow Club .,,,...,,............,..
John J. ritipatrlck, Klectrlcal Bureau Dramatlo Alio..,,.
Sue Piatt, S. 1. II. SoAal ixf" ' '
Kddle Kroll, Crlnuon Club tmtt...,,..
X-ucllrr Vrederlek, Ilalnbow Club ,.... ,?.
William M. Ilart, Hart Booeter Club ....a,.,,,.
Geurce P, Laeer, lflftU DUtrlct PUc ..,,,...
George Hummel, Engine Company JS ..,..
Samuel Joteph, Delphi Club ..,
Phillip Buckley, 8. 8. White Company
jll Era yelton, Lenox Shoe Company
Jlarl 31. Dunn, The Vl-Yol-Club ...... ....,,..
Howard B. Pirlug, Lenox She Company ,
W'llmer Varver, Twenty-eighth DUtrlct PoUee .,
William Ueatty. fourth DUtrlct Police. ......... .......
George A. Burk? United Security Life Inaurance Company
II. v, Lawe, Star Outlor Club t
Oweu Fltigerald, P. B. B. Y. M. O. A
Carrie Berkowlts, N. E. G. II. S. and Rain Club
Tack Bpolsntky, Baldwin Locomotive Work...,,.,,,,,.
Fraud Beyle, lUinbow Clab
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Wilfred Lucas, of "Hell to Pay Austin," a Griffith-Triangle film,
which comes to the Arcadia Thursday, turns stone mason occasionally
round his California home.
the title role, tho Jesse L. Lnsky Company
rented an entire circus for three days.
Secret service Is the basis of the play
nt tho Arcadia In which H. B. Warner ap
pears. It is called "Shell H3!"
Mora than 7G0 people had worked In
"Gloria's Romance" up to tho end of chapter
9 of the story, which Is showing nt the Fifty-sixth
Street Theater each week.
Lou Tellegen will Btnrt work on his
first Lanky production, under the direction
of Frank Reicher. Cleo Ridgley has been
selected aa his leading woman. When this
Is finished It will bo shown at the Iris
Lester Cuneo. heavy leading man, now
appearing with Harold Lockwood ami May
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Name. Organization.
Grace Crox, S. S. White Company
Jay Emanuel, The Bee! Fellow
3largaret McKeown, Rainbow Club .......,,...
Daniel O'.Nelll, Sixth DUtrlct Police
George Tanguay, lialnbow Club
Mr. Vlolett BU, lleli Bootter Clab
W. Cortrlglit femlth, Maaked Alarrel Player
Jullu Sain, Y, 31, C .A. Philadelphia ,
Mary Gould, Kanton Club
Belie FlucU, The lteal Fellow
Sara Vrancli, Fruncl. Booiiter Club
3Iaurlc Zamorln, Poalal Telegraph Cubla Company
J, WIUou, Y. G, Wall Known Society
OranrlUe S, Wlnnemorr, Twenty-third DUtrlct Police....
John II. Adamt, Port Itlrhmond Y, 31. O. A
Loul tlngeloty, P. B. II. Y. 31. C. A
Dora Almman. Ilalnbow Club
Plorenca Aluworth, Kalnbow Club ,
Itoia Atklnon, Ilulnbow Club ,..,......
I.IUUu ltoT.U. Balubo w Club
Jamil Brown, Thlrty-fourttj DUtrlct FoUce,.,,,
Jack Burge, Burse Ilaotter Club ,..........,..,,.,..
Eugenia Hyrm, Edwin Forres Aioctatlon ,,,,,,.,,,,,
Lewi Clayton, Ilalnbow Club ,. ,.,,,.
Jame J. Cornilck, Cormlck Booster Club ...,
Jtobert A. Denny, Edwin l"orret AoclutIou .,,,..,,,,.
Antonio DUantl, Balubnw Club .,..,.,,,.
3IU Grace Dobon, The Vienna Buffet , .,
Jume A. Dougherty, Vagcol Country Club ...,,.,,,,.,
Bobert Olbion, The Get It Boclal ...,.,,.......,,..,...
Sjlmon Goldberg, The Larchwood Club ,,
Daulel J. Greeu, Tlilrty-ltli Ward Bepubllcan Club.,..
Mr. Dorca IIa, Uaai Boeder Club ,,,,,,...
3larJrle Illrth, Kanton Club ,,.,,,..
lteuben Iidaner, A. II, Caplala & Oo........ ,,,
William Kacboorla, Italnbow Club .,
John Kenuey, Thirty-fourth DUtrlct Police
Howard Kerwlcu, Thlrty-nlntu DUtrlct PoUc
Loul Kramer, Kalnbow Club .............. ,,r ...... .
John G. Lambert, Engine Company No. IS ,.,..... ,
Jamee Larkla, Balnbow Club ,..., ,..,..,.,
Joeph Lodge. S. B. White Company ...................
Clyde F. Lytle, The 15 Club ,.
Mre. M. A. McGettlgan, St. Patrick' Dramatlo Club..,,,,
Martin Mnon. Fltit DUtrlct Police ..,..,,.,,,,
Thomas Murray, Thirty-fourth DUtrlct Police.,......,,
Gut C- Pace, Immaculate Club ,..
Ethel Povllck, Port Blchmoud Y. 31. C. A ,
Have Sablo.ky, Philadelphia Exhibitor' Club
John T. Slgeoluee. Y M. C A. Southern Branch..
WUllam Smith, Thirty-fourth DUtrlct Police . ..?.
Edward St'ocker, Balnbow Club
Sergeant John Stacker, ThUty-elthtb DUtrlct Police....
Ethr Sutherland, Th Get It Social .
Albert SjUe, Kalnbow Slab
Loul' Wagner, Y. 31. C. A. Southern Branch
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Allison, Is 6 feet 2 Inches In height. He
appears In Metro pictures, at tho Tloga.
A favorite player appearing upon the
screen of the Liberty Is Ireno Ilnwley. who
mnde her debut In motion pictures with the
old Reliance company. While there, D
W. Griffiths saw her nnd Immediately en
gaged her for the Blograph pictures.
Mme. Petrova Is 31 years old. She was
born In Warsaw, Poland Her mother was
Polish, and her father, an Englishman
However, she Is a good actress, and will
bo seen In plays at the Jefferson.
Robert E. Wilson, Juvenile actor appear
ing In the Metro-Drew comedies at the
Apollo, began his "professional career"
when he was 9 years old. He was the
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Vivian Martin, tho Pallns-Para-mount
star, to be seen nt the Stan
Icy in "The Stronger Love," finds
tea a sufficient stimulant for photo
play work in the early morning
hours.
THE SEASON'S
OPENERS
August 28 The Broad
"Flora Bella"
August 31 The Adelphi
"Experience"
September 4 The Lyric
Al Jolson
September 4 The Forrest
"Little Miss Springtime"
September 25 The Garrick
"The House of Glass"
proildent, star and nuthor of the Wilson
Stock Company, which held the boards In
Sir. Wilson's stable In Warren, Pa,
Great Improvements are being made nt
the Garden, now under the personal direc
tion of tho owner, Mr. Hamilton.
When Is a photoplay not a photoplay?
When It Is a movlo. This Is the answer
that must Invariably be given,, nnd It seems
to strlko a difference between the two
classes of modern pictures. The Leader
announces photoplays.
The filming of "The Secret of n. Subma
rine" Is completed. Tom Chatterton, who
played the leading role of the young naval
lieutenant, Is taking a well-earned vacation
on his ranch In the foothills hack of Santa
Barbara. 'JJhe Park Is now showing this
serial play.
Jackie Saunders will appear In 14 differ
ent characterizations during the filming of
"The Grip of Kvll," which appears nt the
Market Street Theater.
The trade Journals, magazines nnd news
papers are demanding "kissing" pictures of
the publicity men and would you believe
It? kissing pictures nre harder to get than
white blackbirds Tho Hureka's rranage
ment shows the motion pictures of "kissing"
when called for in a production
THE GIRL WHO
"DOUBLED" FOR
A STAR
Miss ndna Fenton, who will appear In
the role of Love, In George V Hobart's
modern morality drama, "Kxperlence."
which comes to
open the Adelphi,
Is a young
woman whose ca
reer on the stage
began as a dancer
and culminated In
the Impersonation
of a btrong emo
tional role. Two
years ago, when
the dance erase
started over the
country, Miss
Fenton was a
young and ambi
tious girl Just out
of school In New
York She Is an
especially grace
ful young girl.
with a, wealth of
blonds hair, and from dancing privately
at various functions she soon became so
well known as a dancer that she was en
gaged professionally as an exhibition dancer
at the Knickerbocker Hotel, In New York
After dancing for over a year Miss Fen
ton decided to go upon the stage, and ap
plied to A. H. Woods for an engagement
He jivas struck by her resemblance to Irene
Fenwlck, who was about to appear as the
star In : :The Song of Songs.' The role Is
a strong emotional part, and Miss Fenwlck,
who is delicate and fragile, realised that
it was a great tax upon her strength, Mr
Woods conceived the Idea of engaging Mies
Fenton as understudy to Miss Fenwlck, and
It Is an actual fact that Miss Fonton played
the role In "The Song of Songs" many
times without the audience knowing they
were not seeing Irene Fenwlck Although
Miss Fenton did not receive public recog
nition for her work, excellent though It was,
she profited greatly by tho experience.
WHAT is the public? The astute
showman and all others are
soon eliminated through competition
recognizes that, from a box-office
standpoint, the public can. only bo
regarded as composed of overgrown
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By RIJCHARD A. ROWLAND i
ilr. Roitland president o the Jfefro
Pfclwres dorporotlon, and n memoir jtfj"i7te
NattonaX Associalictit of the ItWorytPtitvr
Industry Infetp termed to Jlght 'the phbfo
plav's battles.
The motlon-plcturo screen la the Ttiost
powerful Influence of modern times and today
Is farther reaching than any Tiewspnper
or any gtwup of newspapers In "the world.
In response to tho request that I vet 'down
my vlevre of the manner In'wrflch tho screen
could liest bo uned for the best Interests of
tho initlon picture, I shall iegln by fmylng
that tho Held Is limited only by human
bralre, human Imagination nnd 'ingenuity.
Agnlnst censorship tlrere an bo used
proclsejy the same campaign "methods natire
now employed by the newspapers -with hor(,
clear telling odltorlalsi brief, wTO-wrltten
news of the situation : short, sharp 'Charac
terizations of tho mistaken men and women
who are flghtlntr the vlctures ; prtfpagnrida,
plays enacted on the, screen; slogans that
stick, nnd nppeals fur reawoh. luKtleo find
fair play. The better these aro done, tlie
greater the nlmpllclty In their presentation,
tho greater the carrjtfng power of the mes
sago they bring. ,
Tho people tan, be told how to fight
Against oppression, how to defeat men for
office, how to resist tho sinister nnd bigoted,
efforts to curtriU their liberties.
In making Aim of 'the screen for this Tm
portant wonfc, the greatest caro should be
taken and I feel sure will be taken not to
misuse Its trcmondous power. To misuse
the screen would bo to kill It untlrely us a
public Mlucncc, and those -who nre iCbout
to cngajto In the natlon-wlde fight through
tho sceon ngalnst censorship will move
as myen holding In their lianas n deadly
weion so tremendous In Its Jorce that It
shtl bo aimed only nt a real enemy In a
Uht ngalnst a real evil. The power of It
Vnakcs a tremendous appeal to any man tt
any Imagination. With n message every
day, well told and skillfully contrived, pre
sented to 20,000,000, of persons, is thero
anything that such an Influence could not
accomplish? It could elect candidates for
ofllco nnd defent unworthy men. Tt ceroid
lay down principles of human liberty in
i,uch a wny as to arouse a nation to any
tnsk. It could make for peace or war and
hold tho politicians of the United States In
the hollow of its hnnd.
With the exhibitors uniting ns they uro
uniting, n ootid and harmonious army Is
already formed, organized and ready to
stand for their rights and their liberties and
those who neelc to oppress the Indirstry by
unfair taxation or bigoted restriction will
before long consider well before they move
against us.
Not very long ago Arthur Twining Had
ley, president of Ynlo University nnd one
of America's foremost educators, expressed
In n letter to our company tho deepest In
terest In motion pictures, not as nn amuse
ment but as an Influence. Far-seeing man
that ho Is, he recognized Immediately the
screen's possibilities, nnd I look tor -word
from Doctor Hadley recommending motlon
plcturo making as a profession to tho stu- r
dents at Yalo. 9' .
In Informing the public on matters of
health, In educating mothers on the care nnd
training of their children, In Inrplantinc
Ideas nnd Meals, the molon-plcture screen
will only bcratch tho surface of tts tre
mendous posvbilltles. Right now there Is
need for Its use ngalnst the gallant states
men who sceK to oppress us becauo they
havo read tho stories of great fortunes that
the business lb supposed to hold for all who
nre engaged in It. Theto is need for Its
use In every State, In every Congressional
nnd Senatorial district against men like
Crlstman, w'io fathered the Crlstrnan
Wheeler bill In New York State; against
men llko Funkhouser, of Chlcagb; ngalnst
men llko Congressmen Kltchln and Hughes.
Either these men should be fair to our t
Industries, as In fact to all ether Industries,
or they should bo retired to the rest and
quiet of private life. .
Mako no mistake, these men will learn
from their constituents at the polls that
motion pictured aro charming company for
an evening's cntenn nment, but dangerous
things to dial with unfairly
Scenario Contest Award
rpHE large supply of pood material
Lbrouriht out by the Evening
Ledger Scenario Contest has put un
foreseen delays 'n the way of a
prompt decision by the judge.. The
Photoplay Editor hopes, however, to
nnnounce the winner within a week.
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