The Washington times., 1914-11-25
THE BEST
Photoplay Department in
WASHINGTON
Many Former Local
Stage Stars Now
Working For
Screen.

One of the gratifying things to the
people Of Washington about the en-
listment Of actors and actresses from
the legitimate stage in the motion
picture industry is the fact that so
many Of the stage people who have
9ained prominence in Washington
are making big hits on the screen.
Within the past few months pic
lures have been shown here with
Thurlow Bergen, Eugene Ormond and
Paul McAllister in the leading roles.
stock company here at some time or
other. Arthur Hoops. prominent
with the Famous Players Company,
and James Kirkwood. of the same
company, are also former Washing
ton leading men. Marguerite Snow
of the Thanhouser Company, was
once leading woman of the stock
company here and made quite a hit
with the local people. Miss Snow Is
one of the actresses who went INTO
the screen work in its early days,
and she is one Of the very Dig nsures
on the film just now.
Within the last week announce
ment has been made to their frienos
here that two of the most popular
leading men who ever came 10
Washington are to be shortly seen
in motion picture productions. A. H
Van Buren starts his career as q
motion picture actor TO-DAY ana
Richard Buhler has already APP
peared in a picture and VIII shoruy
take UP regular work. Both OF these
well-known actors discussed the pic
lures with their friends when they
were in the city a few months. ago
and Mr.. Buhler declared that ne
believed he would give 1t a trial.
He was very successful, appearing
with Dorothy Donnelly in a him
version of .'The Thief" which Is
shortly to be released. AS q result
of this work he has been gwen
long term contract by the william
FOX Company, and will appear alter
nately with Wilton Lackaye. Ed
mund Breese and Edmund Jose In
n series of big stage productions II
IS the intention of the Fox Company
To uroduce for the screen.
The desertion Of the stage Tor the
screen by Mr.. Van Buren Is a sur
urtse to his friends, but IT is a
perfectly natural proceeding on ms
mart when the facts are considered
MIS-. van DuItE. WIN 40
here as Dorothy Bern
ard. made her first success as
yrownup actress on the film. 1t is
not generally known among her
Washington admirers that she was
the associate of Mary Pickford, the
Gish sisters, Blanche Sweet, Arthur
johnson and King Baggott In the
old Imp Company. under the direc-
ton of David w. Griffith. She went
with Griffith to the Biograph Com
pany and up to three or four years
ago was in many Of the important
Btograph productions. She was fea-
tured in the films q year or more
and was cons 'dered by Griffith one
of his star actresses when she for
sock the screen for the stage while
on the Pacific coast. Several times
overtures have been made to her
10 return to motion pictures, but
up to recently they were not con-
sidered. While here last summer
Mrs. Van Buren spoke highly OF
motion picture work. and intimated
that she might return to it.
Word has been received here that
she and Mr.. Van Buren have
signed contracts to begin their ca
reers as motion picture stars this
week. The first picture in which
trict Attorney" a screen version Of
the successful plav by Harrison
G-av Fiske and Charles Klein.
Wilton Lackaye is to appear in a
screen version Of The Pit" by
Charming Pollock. and Is under con-
tract with the Fox Company to
appear regularly in their produc-
tons. Edwin Arden has already an
neared In one nicture by the Lubin
Company, Eagles Nest" and II is
Understood that he will also he seen
IN others shortly Theodore Roberts
has apneared AS character man in
a number Of Jesse Lasky nroduc-
lions and Margaret Mavo. who was
an inRenue Of Wa Washington stock
compan mics before she became plav-
wright. has written and directed the
nroduction NJ several Of her plavs.
The list could be spun out almost in
definitely. as any number OF the
Younger actors and actresses Of the
stage are now taking Nd the screen
work. So many Of these have start
ed in Washington that II will not
be very long before a WASHINGTON
star will be seen here almost every
dav in some big film plav or other.
One ot the most gratifying fea-
tures cf this situat'on. too. Is that
the judgment OF WASHINGTON OF the
work Of these actors and actresses
as shown nv their poDularitv while
thev We're here, Is given some def
mite approval bv their selection
for the imnortant parts they are
PLAYING in the newer branch Of the
acting art