The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-09-20
NEWS NOTES FROM FILMDOM.

The ease with which LylIian Brown
Leighton swings from the obscure char
acter to the most striking figure in the
cast has attracted much attention from
the fans. But they never have enthused
! TO such an extent as at present. The
Selig actress appeared as a nifty. at
tractiye widow in The Decision of
Jim O'FarreII," and few could believe
the same woman was the suffragette.
supreme in the great farce. oh, Look
Who's Here" The naughty society
dame to her finger tips in When a
| Womans 40 Miss Leighton also was
! the wonderfully laundering Irish wash
erwoman in the Red Head series.
Few actresses have essayed both dram
attic and comedy leads with such GER
tain success as this Selig favorite. She
now is a member of Director McGre-
gor's comedy company at the Selig
Jungle-zoo.
Colin Campbell, the veteran director,
whose work has impressed millions since
his pretentious productions have found
their way to the screen, is to write an
article for The Script. official organ of
| the international organization. the Pho
toplay Authors League. This will be the
first public article from the man who is
| acknowledged to be among the five fore
most producers in the entire film world.
Ii required the efforts of eminent 7. A l..
. members to induce Mr.. Campbell to
consent. but the prize was landed and
the article soon will appear, perhaps in
the same issue with one from the pen
of Richard Harding Davis, a vice-pres-
ident of the order. Mr.. Campbell will
write of greater needs in the photoplay
field
Frank Lloyd. who has been directing
the Turner Special Feature Company
during the temporary absence of Otis
Turner. is at present working on a story
woven about two babies that bids fair
to outshine in point of heart interest any
of his previous films, however worthy OF
note they may have been.
The story is entitled, THE Bache-
lor's Baby" and deals with the unit
ing OF two young people through the
mans love Of children and his jOcular
offer to buy baby from a little moth
err for fifty cents. The story is replete
with heart interest, and the contrast
between the two little tots, one the
pampered daughter of the rich. the
other the neglected son of an overworked
washerwoman, is at once humorous
and pathetic. Both children are under
a year in age, and not realizing the
difference in their stations.the little I'M
affected love scenes between them
helps to make one Of the prettiest
stories ever pictured.
Since Mr.. Turner's departure on his
vacation. Mr.. Lloyd has successfully
undertaken the, production OF practi-
cally every form Of story and trick
known to the profession, His Royal
Rogue, a Psychological drama; The
Vagabond', calling for the series of a
double exposure. have been done with
an artistry seldom encountered in so
young director, which speaks well for
Mr.. Turner'S choice of his successor. But
most credit is due him for the success
full handling Of the children in the
Bachelors Baby for two Of them
are at just the age when it is next to
impossible to direct their action. Per-
haps Mr.. LIoyd's success is due. in part
TO his love for children, and partly to
the fact that he himself has a little
tot of his own Of about the same age.