The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-12
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Miss vivian Rich, the versatile little
leading woman of the Flying A." will
soon appear in a fairy story especially
written to please the little folks.
There will he fairies and witches,
kings aud princes and the cnchantmcnt
that is interesting to the little readers
of "Grims"
Il have always wanted to do some
thing of this kind" said Miss Rich in
discussing the story. IL think we ought
To do something To please the little
folks 1t is possible that Il series of
them will he made.
George w. Lcdercr has gone into the
moving picture business ana has join
cd the Mutual Films company us ar
tistic director lie is already at work
and expects to bring out some scnsa-
tional feature films. \ number of the
prominent production managers from
the legitimate field have taken more or
less temporary flyers into the film bus
mess. but, with the exception Of Daniel
t'rohnau, Ledercr is the only one who
has gone seriously into it,
William "Kinemacolor" Hickey, the
circulation medium" Of the Allied
Kincmacolor companies, is in New
York after fly ing trip of Europe. He
brings with him the films of william
Tell" taken in the Swiss Alps;
Robin Hood" filmed in Sherwood for
est England: Mary Magdalenc' with
Nine. Macterlinck in the title role, and
10y IA kincmacolor expert who spent
"A year in China and Japan.
Hal Reid editor of the Animated
Weekly and author of us plays books
and poems, is engaged on a new pho
ham Lincoln Did" which will soon he
seen on the Universal program. Mr.
Reid regards the forthcoming work as
superior, both in theme and action, to
anything that he has never attempted
and this is going some.
The Kincmacolor company has
closed a contract with Jake Wells, the
southern theatrical magnate, for the
permanent installation of the kinema-
color in the twenty theatcrs of his cir
cult.
Miss Laura Sawyer until recently
leading lady Of the Edison company, Is
now associated with the Famous Play
crs Film company.
Warren Kcrrigan. who recently left
the Mutual Film Co.. To so with the
Universal Co. often is referred TO as
the Jack of Hearts"
The name of the Mutual Observer,
published by the Mutual Film Co., has
been changed To Reel Life.
The Pines, which has been the home
of Clara Morris for thirty-fivc years,
las been purchased by the Reliance
Motion Picture company and viii De
into "a studio. When rcvcrses
came two years ago, friends and ad-
mircrs of the actress. now blind. raised
enough money To pay off the mortgage
on the place. Mrs. Harriott the old
time actress name in private me- Is
living i'm Whitcstone, l.. |. The estate
purchased comprises about four acres
Of high ground, overlooking the Hud-
son river.
The Edison players in England are
i'm Devon and Cornwall. where they are
nroducing "a series of iishcrfolk SUBJ
iects. Smuggling pictures in which the
British coastguards are shown at
work have also been made.
Rosemary Thcby will make her de-
but for the Reliance in "a three reel
picture dramatiZation of THE Tangled
Web" under Oscar &. Apfcfs direc'
ton. She will bc starred in the pro-
luction, which is well adapted to her
style Of acting.
Thomas Comerford. well known III
motion pictures for his ability To nan
die the different characters assigned
him, has joined the Essanay Eastern
stock company. Mr.. Comerford played
i'm Lincoln J. Garter productions Tor
over a quarter Of a century. MI. Com
erford will play heavy parts.
The Central railroad of Georgia has
used moving pictures for
teaching economical methods of firing
The views show fire
boxes properly and Improperly flred'
correct and faulty methods of handling
the SCOOP. and engines under way, In
dicating wasteful methods by the
emission of dense smoke and the pop
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