Evening journal., 1914-03-23
RapIey Holmes
Joins Essanay
Mary Pickford featured in
"Tess Of the Storm Country"
By Famous Players

Lubin Company, one Of the wo hest
Companieson the General Film Program.
sends Barry O'Neil and fac supportto
Sarsnac Lake to film The Wolf"
Mr.. Rapley Holme. has joined the Es-
sanay Eastern Stock Company az Chi
cago. Everybody who has seen any Of the
large dramatic PLAYS of the past few
seasons, remembers RaDley Holmes.
With Nat Goodwin, Mr.. Holmes played
leading parts in Nathan Hale" "The
Cowboy and the Lady" and when We
Were Twonty-oner Later, Mr.. Holmes
toured Australia, playing the leading
roles in "The Virginian" and "The
Squaw Man. For three seasons this
dramatic star was featured in the we'll
known production Arizona" aud Ia the
all-star cast In New York City.
The past season has been very size
cessful one for this talented dramatic
artist, and the closing of the oririnnl
production Of "A Trip to Washington
brought about Mr. Holmes desire TO re-
main in Chicago permanently and. SO il
was that he entered the ranks Of no
tion picture players.
Thanks TO the return of the roaL un-
adulterated California sunshine. which
has this year taken one Of the longest
vacations since weather bureau records
were kept; q. NJ Anderson has chaiked
lup another Pacific Coast record in the
making Of pictures In the studio al
Niles. and up IN the canyon adjacent
he produced and made six complete stor-
les In seven days. This takes no ac.
count of the work of other directors and
producers at the same studio The rec.
ord belongs to "Broncho Billy alone.
Emory johnson. the Official "handson.
est actor" Of the Western Essanay Com.
pany, is not only long ON looks. but from
nerth to south ns well. In fact, his stat.
ure is so generous as to be the cnuse
Of some little difficulty and embarrnss
ment upon occasions. the camern bena
unable to invariably get al Of him il
the picture G.. NJ Anderson, working
in company with johnson the other day.
was impellcd TO exclaim somewhat i'm
patiently, "Nou are certainly the tallest.
faced comedian / have SCENT johnson
has had recourse 10 removing the heels
from his footwear, but this hasn't help
ed much and he admits that in more
senses than one he is as much up in the
air as ever.
The next Mary pickford release Of the
Famous Players Film Company, is
= scheduled for March 20lhl 'sniltls
! Mary" viii be presented in the fnmous
4 story Of a womans heroism, Tess Of
the Storm Country" by Grace Miller
d White. The story Of Tess, with her
), quaint philosophy Of life. humorous and
I. pathetic, is one Of the most powerful
y character sketches ever written. Tess Is
s an elemental type of womnnhood, a
\ primitive heart struggling with modern
a conditions and the delicate tortures OF
= civilization. The theme is full Of uplift,
a and the dramatic situations often force
q tear of which we need not be ashamed.
4 Mary pickford as Tess, the ragged little
4 .'squattor girl, dirty, but beautiful,
rude wilfnl saucy, but noble and self
= sacrificing. renders a portrayal Of mex
u InnNrilNlt IhnllNNAi'Ht - a hH'A'tA"''r+I
"Tess Of the Storm Country will give
IFS audiences n subject out Of the beaten
path. and numerous thrills mingled with
j. the sweetest of human traits, compass
T. sion. Tess of the Storm Country Is
4 the second production TO be made at the
3 Los Angeles Studio of the Famous Play-
= ers. under the direction Of Edwin s
u Porter.
Il Director Barry O'Neil aud a we'll
selected company including Lille Leslie
Ruth Bryan. Clara Lambert. George ;.
, Spencer. Fred Tidmarsh, CASTOR Bell
Is Robert Graham. Bernard Seigel, Richard
p Wangemann, Fred Chaston and others
I, with property men. have been sent by
y the Lubin Company to Saranac Lake to
make some very important feature pc
ltures. the first being Eugene Walters
'rhe Wolf" which requires northern
A. atmosphere The company will probably
stay at Saranac for three months. A
Is full staff Of photographers and scenic art
Is lists accompany the troop.