The Washington times., 1914-06-25
Behind the Screen

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Albert Blinkhorns seven-part fea-
ture.. David Copperfield," produced by
the Hepworth Manufacturing Company
of London, and released more than ter
months ago, still continues to be a
big attraction and heavy bookings are
reported. Hepworth's other large at
fractions. The Old Curiosity Shop,
The Cloister and the Heath and
The Heart of Midith!an" bid fair to
do likewise. II the existing demand may
be taken as a criterion.
An echo of the Mexican war stu
alton is graphically told in the Arms
and the Gringo." by Miss Anna Tup-
pen Wilkes, being produced by w. {.
Cabanne, at the Reliance and Majes-
tic Hollywood studios. The scenes OF
the Arms and the Gringo' take place
along the Mexican border. a ro-
nance setting forth the war trouble,
Is vividly portrayed.
The Lotus Features. of Los Angeles,
will manufacture two features per
month, of four reels and more IN length
will star in one series. while modern
pictures manufactured on the burning
questions of the hour will be utilized
for the second output.
Doc" a story by Eleanor Gates. au-
thor of books. stories and plays, includ-
ing The Poor Little Rich Girl" will
be the first three-reel feature film TO
be released by the Eleanor Gates Photo
Play Company. The story ran seri-
ally in the Saturday Evening Post, of
Philadelphia, and is now being made
into a film by Director Richard Gar
rick at the studios of the company at
Mt. Kisco. New York. Miss Gates
personally selected the cast. choos ng
people who fitted the types in the story.
The Chariot Film Corporation is
about TO release a big feature having
to do with the latest invention, the
tele-photophone," the telephone through
which 1t is possible to see. This IN
vention was recently demonstrated in
Berlin, by the inventor Professor ..
r. Korn. and proved a big success.
W. 5. Hart, the weTI-known stage de-
pictor of western types, has Joined the
Santa Monica. California. colony OF
the New York Motion Picture Corpor-
alton actors. During the summer
months Mr.. Hart will be featured in
series of important western stories
from the pen OF Director General
Thomas II. Ince. of the Key-Bee Dom
ino and BronchO companies.
John Bunny says he has lost eighty
six pounds as a result of New York s
summer weather. But he adds that he
can we'll afford to lose the same.
John William KeI!ette. director for
y hitmnn Feature COMPANY. is writin :
the scenario of ole OIegcY' = Bcn
ture. with Hendricks In ,lA title role
of Ole.
Al Christie. director of the Ncstor
comedies. IS aidin.; in the rebuilding of
the burned program. AlNavs far lha7I
of his own release. he offered TO prC-
duce three dramas - ~ IN -alatel re-
laase. 'Thr Wa If Life story Of
the peculiar aC'G . f4to in tho rInd, r
world haa neen ,umi:,tsI On ituCSci
Shores" will bo another bit Of r.alIsm
while the tHird IhriStie drama vii r,
The Good Within
When the enlargement. AMI refining ~
the Imp studio is .'o.n0lctri, all the
Present scenery. at the s-ulio will have
been replaced with new mnl consider
able improN I'd sets. Alfo. all the l2nt-
ing systems will havo been remnd+lcd
fact that will materially improve.
what with the new s.".clupin- v!ant
that iG being installed, the Imp rhoto-
graphy.
"On the "eree" = I coming Frontier
drama that goes baCK To the .iays %
the old Western dance halls Joe Franz.
Dolly Larkin. Walt"r Iodgrrs Arthur
.Allardt ard Nellie Bel are the prin,r-
pals: }. J. Franz the dire tor and kail
X. Coolidge the author.
The date for the release Of ReIasco's
''Du Barry" produced for George
Kleine, with Mrs. Leslie Carter IN The.
title role. has not been definitely fxed.
1t is reported that Belasro Hear t..
Maryland. with Mrs. Leslie Carter. will
be the first important am 20 be made
Icy Mr. George Klein" in this conTtry.
Ruth Donnelly now occupies the place
Of second lead woman I'm Director
Frank cranes company OF Imp play
ers. Miss Donnelly is a recruit from
the legitimate stage and whiIo nor
career and experience was snmewh1t
short lived. compared to some, the ox.
perience and training was thorough and
proficient.
haries t1uotr' ol the Frontier Com
pam. ls anle 10 he around again after
a month spent on clutches He Vas
seriously injured 10y a fall from ! horss
during a thrilling bareback ridin,y sCans
in Won by Wire"
Clifford Bruce, who has been playing
leads with the Pathe 81. AugmstinSs
company. has returned to Jersey ,~itv
and from now on will be working reCu-
larly In the Pathe stock company At
the main studio