Evening journal., 1914-04-04
darcy The Dean
Of Picture HeraIds
His Adept Pen Accelerates
Public Interest In lubin
Productions


Productions
How Little Ruth Hennessey, With A
Smile on Her Lips and Twinkle In
Her Byes, Danced Her Way Into Film
dom-Cracs Cunard Busy on New
Comedy.
No more adept or successful pen is
employed in the work of placing before
the public an entertaining and enlighten-
ing exposition Of the successive wonders
of motion picture production than that
welded by the Dean of the fraternity,
II. A. Darcy, Of the Lubin film COM
pany. For many years Mr.. Darcy has
spent busy days and nights in accelerat-
ing interest in every form Of amusement
and entertainment presented to the
American people. The drama, grand
opera, the lecture lyceum, all in turn
have received benefit from and acknowl-
edged warm appreciation Of his fostering
pen. No man in the country can count
among his personal friends a greater
number of those who have won distinc-
tion as popular favorites. From his pen
came the well-known poem, "The Face
on the Floor" the lines Of which formed
the inspiration and the basis for the
drama bearing the same title.
Years have only ripened the mellow
ness Of Mr.. D'Arcy's art, increased the
ingenuity of his enterprise and made
more evident the wisdom and judgment
Of his conception. Personally, Mr..
Darcy is Of handsome, distinguished
appearance with gray hair and an mir
that recalls the ideal marquis of the
"ancien regime"
Miss Ruth Hennessy, a popular mem
Der of the Essanay Eastern Stock Com
pany, is not yet 21. She gained her first
experience by dancing for several char
liable organizations. Hfr phenomenal
success in this particular branch Of the
business was noticed by Joe Howard,
who engaged her for his production
'Love and Politics" Miss Ruth Stone
house saw Miss Hennessy in the play
and recommended her to Mr.. Spoor to
play ingenue parts. Miss Hennessy was
given a trial and made good" from
the start. Her first picture, "The Tale
of Clock" was such a success that
they have been featuring Miss Hennessy
ever since. Miss Hennessy is in the
heavy weight class, weighing exactly 95
pounds. She is four feet eight inches
high, and is chuck full of comedy, which
oozes out of her system in the various
.mIaa -. = IL II.
When you see little girl on the screen
IN Essanay photoplays watch for a smile
If there is a twinkle in her eyes, it's
Ruth Hennessy.
Harry L. Aitken, President Of the Mu-
tual Film Corporation, denies a pub
lshed statement that NJ. Whitman Ben
nett has been engaged as general press
representative for his company. He said
that Philip Mindil would continue in full
charge Of the Publicity Department of
the Mutual, and that Mr.. Bennett would
I'll a new position, booking and exploit
ing certain elaborate feature films now
being manufactured by the Mutual and
its various allied companies.
It is the purpose of the Mutual to pre-
sent it's extraordinary photodramas
throughout the country on a plan SINH
lar 10 that used In regular dramatic Of
ferinRs. Mr.. Bennett has been with the
Shubert Theatrical Company and with
Sam S. and Lee. shubert, Inc.
, Frank W. Smith, of the Imp Company,
has been appointed librarian Of the
Screen Club. Mr.. Baggott, its presi-
dent, has made a wise choice. The po-
sition is one for which Mr.. Smith is
sminently fitted both by training and
temperament. The new librarian has
Intimated that he will welcome the Co
operation of all Screeners in the build
Ing mp OF a collection Of good books
this expanding organization.
Jules Burnstein has resigned from the
World Special Films Corporation to take
charge Of the New York exchange Of the
Electric Film Company. A good man
on a good job. Mr.. Burnstein has had
much experience in exchange manage
ment, has a wide acquaintance in the
trade and possesses a host Of friends.
Miss Grace Cunard, Francis Ford's
leading woman, is busy at the Universal
Pacific Coast studios with the prOduc-
ton Of the second Of her comedies. It
is q burlesque entitled "Sheridan's
Pride" The title role is played by an
General Sheridan is rushing to the front
in this sorry contraption when he gets
stuck IN the mud. He calls for his re-
serve force and an elephant trots up and
pulls the machine onward.
Two hundred and fifty members Of the
Los Angeles Rotary Club, comprising
bankers, manufacturers and men repre-
sentative Of every industry IN Southern
California, and their ladies, We're recent
ly the guests of General Manager Isidore
Bernstein and Director Henry MacRae
at tango tea at the Universal Pacific
Coast studios All were in full evening
dress and a part of the entertainment
was that they act in Director MacRae's
newest picture, "The Naqui's Revenge"
All accepted the invitation and posed for
the camera in one Of the most beautiful
ballroom scenes ever designed at that
studio.
A. II. T. Banzhaf, attorney for ID. w.
Griffith, when asked as 10 the truth of a
rumor that his client was about TO leave
the Mutual, replied: $50 great has been
the success Of ID. w. Griffith, the master
director of moving pictures, in his pro-
ducuon OF extraordinary feature films for
the Mutual Film Corporation, with which
he IS now associated. that the competi-
tors of this organization, in an effort
to create trouble among the great com
pany he has assembled, have circulated
reports that this mutually advantageous
connection had been or was about to be
severed. Such Is not the case. Mr.
Griffith has never been more agreeably
situated or in better position TO realize
his great and original ideas and the Mu-
tual Is delighted with his initial achieve
ments. Both parties desire to have it
known that the present intention as to