El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-31
Essanay's Growth
AbsOrbs a Million
Success Compe1s Investment
Of Large Sums in New
Studios and Factories


Barrymore Opportunity TO Display His
Expressive and InimitabIs Oualities-
Mutuals New Studio in the Heart q
the Life and Movement Of New York.
Mr.. George K. Spoor, president Of the
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.
j is perhaps one Of the most energetic and
enterprising men in the motion picture
business. During the last five months.
Mr. Spoor has spent nearly a million
dollars in improvements and new studios.
Last August a $4,000 studio was built
at Niles, California, for the purpose Of
producing Western photoplays, in which
Mr.. G. NJ. Anderson, the wellknown
''Broncho Billy" would appear. This
studio, which represents one Of the most
modern, is efficiency" in itself
Another new studio has been built on
the lot next to the studio at 1888 Argyle
street, Chicago. This studio is 80 By.
100 feet.
Facilities are sufficient to stage every
sort of photoplay and a special feature
VIII be made of multiple reels Of elabor-
ate character. By combining the three
companies now located in Chicago, ex-
tremely large and magnificent photoplays
can be produced. Material from the best
authors viii be used as well as the
staging Of Well-knoWn incidents Of his
tory.
! Additional dressing rooms and ward
robe space VIII also be a part Of this
new building. The stock companies have
been increased and new directors have
been employed, so that It is expected
that the name Essanay viii stand for
even more than it has during its past
experience.
That the Essanay business has out
grown itself is evident, and the climax
comes when we are informed that a new
factory VIII be built, adjoining the old
one Excavation viii begin Immediately
1t is the aggressiveness and sticktOitiv-
ness of George K. SpoOr and Gilbert NJ.
Anderson that have made this advance
ment possible.
The venerable expression, ''History re-
peats itself" has found q new signifi-
canoe in the productions Of the Famous
Players, which repeat in motion pictures
the history Of the oral dramas greatest
successes.
John Barrymore, one Of the mosA
popular favOrites of the American
HLAEEs III Al AuEElCAA AlLHElr ne
famous comedy success in which Nat
Goodwin scored one of his greatest
Tlumphs, IS supplied with numerous op
pOrtunities to display his expressive md
lnimitable abilities. 1t can safely b
predicted that Mr.. Barrymore VIII ss-
cure in this humorous Characterization
the same sensational degree of suclsss
that attended 1.-The Fortune Hunter,
the titulGr role of which he created
ssAn 4 runricau f1fffvn0'l 6o7frhf-
fully human drama Of adventures and
misadventUres, fortunes and misfOrtunes.
1t pOrtrays an exciting trans-cOnGnental
romance, in which any number of comic
complications centre about a young
American, who, in the midst Of his de-
feats and victories, never forgets his
patriotism.
John Barrymore, in the role Of Beres-
ford Cruger, who chivalrOusly sacrifices
nationality. love and fortune and faces
all his reverSes with a never-say-die
fortitude typically American, adds an ar
tistie- pantOmimic achievement to his list
of stellar triumphs. n
The convenience of the location Of the
new Reliance studio, Union Square, New
York, has been brought fOrcibly TO the
of directors and actors IN many
ways but IS especially appreciated by
those Row engaged In the production Of
the two coming multiple reel subjects,
''I'he Escape" and 1.-The Gangsters Of
New York.
Both of these dramas, each Of which
viii be presented in four reels, are laid
in the very heart of New York City
and call for settings that are supplied
by the hundreds within a few blocks Of
the studio. Two Of the large Reliance
touring cars are constantly IN readiness
at the Broadway entrance to the -hulld-
ing and make frequent trips to selected
points in the immediate neighbOrhOOd,
carrying members of the Escape" and
'Gangster" companies.
''The Escape" which IS a picture YER
sion of the original Paul Armstrong
drama, IS being staged under the per-
sOnal direction of D. ". Griffith ana
viii be the first picture by this noted
director to be presented on the Mutual
program. 1t promises to make the
with the underworld life OF
arge city and Is full Of those finely
Drawn sociological character studies for
which director Griffith has become justly
famous.
James Kirkwood, who is staging "The
Iangsters of New York" at the same
-me that Director Griffith is producing
he location of the studio in connection
with the requirements Of his own pic
lure.
Although Ysaye, the noted violinist,
links very well of New York women,
MS wife does not agree with him. On
he contrary, she told Our Mutual Girl, I
between scenes, in which her dis
inguished husband posed for the Our
Mutual Girl' series, that she considers
New York women the most poorly
dressed, from the standpoint Of good
-aste, of any women in the civilized
world. Ysaye did his utmost to come
calamity to the rescue of the New York
aides and came as near as he dared
% saying that they were the most
beautiful women in the world, and as
and correctly dressed as
sven the ladies of Paris.
Our Mutual Girl is now planning to
meet PavlOwa, the famous Russian
lancer, who has consented to be one Of
he many celebrities to appear in the
Our Mutual Grip series.
Romaine Fielding, of the Lubin South
western Studio, contends that if minor
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