Evening journal., 1914-04-02

When John J. McGraw and the mem
bers Of the White Sox and the Giants
ball teams came down the gangplanl Of
the Lusitania on their return from the
globc-sirdlins trip, they were met by
Norma Phillips, "Our Mutual Girl"
Miss Phillips was introduced to the
sturdy manager Of the Giants before
the recording lenses Of eight cameras.
among them those Of several Mutual
/ Weekly" cameras, several Reliance cam
cras and a stin camera.
Mr.. McGraw wore a smile and his
/ wife n check suit as they came down
the gangplank. "Jawn,r who is used to
receptions Of all kinds by this time,
took Miss Phillips by the hand while
she toyod with his gold-fringed "wel-
come home" badge. Some do say that
/ Miss Philips exuberantly kissed Mr..
McGraw. Others report that she danced
a few steps Of the tango with "Jawn,
but Mrs. McGraw Is the only one who
really knows just what happened.
When John bad finished teaching
Miss Phillips what he didn't know
about the mnzes Of the tango he intro
duced in turn the stars Of the two teams
and Jimmie Britt, the pugillst. Jimmy.
the suavo scion Of an illusirious family,
removed his derby, lined with London
white silk. by the way, and assumed a
\ Battling Nelson crouch for the motion
1 picture camera men.
Among the persons who were present.
ed 10 Our Mutual Girl were Nike Don.
lin, Larry Doyle, DAILY, Egan, Comis.
key, owner Of the White Sox; Jimmy
Callahan, Manager Of the White soxi
Steve Evans and John ]. Gleason, the
sporting promoter, all Of whom appear
in Our Mutual Girl series.
Muriel Ostriche, Of Princess films, will
follow her leading man, Boyd Marshall
as a speaker before the Woman's Club
Of New Rochelle in the public discus.
sion Of sunday opening Of pictur,
shows thnt is taking up most Of the
clubs time right now. Marshall, In hi,
tax Of some weeks ago, advised thl
women TO work for Sunday picture pro
grams that we're carefully edited In ad
vance and Of an educational nature
''The youngest leading woman ia pic
lures s'-Miss Ostriche Is seventeen-wil
take issue with Mr.. Marshall. 1t is hei
idea that an all-educational show bores
that it would keep people out Of the pic
ture theatres and in that way have th,
same effect as the Sabbath closing Law
that the exhibitors are lighting.
Headed by Russell +. Smith, Mar
Edmund Jones, Hattie Gray Baker an,
other scenario writers whose work thI
Mutual Film Corporation has released
the Photoplay Authors League hai
been organized and incorporated in Lo
Angeles. 1t Is the purpose Of the Leagul
10 do for photoplaywrights what TN
Authors League of America Is doinl
for other branches Of the literary pro
fession-to protect each other, and {,
help legislation for the benefit Of photo
playwrights.
Arthur "SheriG'' Mackley. the famou
Western actor and director Of the well
known "Broncho Billy" pictures for th
Essanay Company. IS now directing ant
playing for the Mutual. AIr. Mackle
is soon 10 attempt a novelty in motto
picture production in the form Of a tive
reel subject In which for two-thirds O
the reel there is but one character Vi,
ible on the scene. this character bein
played by Mr.. Foote, a former Nit'
eraph star.
The forces Of the players appearin
in keystone comedies on the Mutui
IS program have been strengthened by u
2 addition Of Charles Murray, the Bi
y graph comedian. He was on the speal
Il ing stage for several years. His sp
II cialty is Irish comedy roles.
r The Itala Company, whose ofices Al
d in the Gambler Building, New Yor
City. viii, It is rumored, shortly pla'
before the American public what
le claimed 10 be the greatest motion ri
Ia turc ever made. The ltala Compar
4. have been working for a year on IN
production over In Turin. Scores
II musicians, scores Of chOrislers and a
,e be required 20 do justice 20 the pr
d miere Of this picture. Harry II. Rave
o. Director General Of the Itala Film Cor
r. pany Of America, is just the man
m handle a production of this magnitud
X as he Is thoroughly experienced In hig
d class showmanshiip..
o. State prisons are installing motto
of picture machines. Among recent instl
Ia lations Of Powers Camera graph pr
Of jecting machines was one in the Aubui
Is Prison. Of Auburn. New York. Anoth
e Powers projecting machine has been
n-l stalled in the Clinton Prison az damn
ell mora. and the prisoners look with Gag
n interest for Sunday. 80 they can ,
o. what Is going on In the outside worl
mi The pictures shown are Of the reglu
nj film releases but the pictures most liz
m are those showing current events.
It'll the same time ID may be noted that pI
r. jecting machines have been installed
n. the st. James Methodist Church OF NJ
ne York City and the Church Of 81. 70
- Of Lima, Of Flatbnsh; BROOKLYN.
M Henry McRae. director of 1O1 Bis
ile dramas AZ the Universal Pacific Cos
Of studios. and his entire company ha
ty gone 10 the Hawaiian Islands f0r {
IT. purpose Of using the remarkable scene
re OF that domain in n series OF n duz
ds or more motion pictures charNcterls
Of OF Hawaiian history, custom, trae-.'"
and Institutions.
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