Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-14
SAN DIEGO FAIR TO
HAVE 'IUBIN DAY"
City, State and Exposition Off
cials TO Honor Philadelphia's
Pioneer Photoplay Producer
BY the Photoplay Editor

The san Diego Exposition has set aside
Saturday. September q, as Lubin Day, in
honor OF siegmund Lubin. head Of tho
Lubin Manufacturing Company, pioneer
producer OF photoplays. Mr., Lubin is the
only man In his line OF industry to be thus
signaily honored. Not only tho officials
Of the city of San Diego. but the Cover
nor OF the state viii be there to welcome
him.
Mr.. Lubin will leave Philadelphia on
wednesday. September Is. and will arrive
In San Diego on Friday. September "a
The same evening the new Luhln studio
at Coronado will be omncially opened and
dedicated by the Mayor Of San Diego and
the city officials. The next day. Saturday,
Mr.. Lubin will be escorted to the Exposi-
tfon by President Davidson and the mem
bers OF his staff. Captain Rifenberlck,
military aide to the president OF the Ex-
position, will be Mr.. Lubin's escort during
his stay In San Diego.
On Mr.. Lubln's arrival at the Exposition
grounds there win be military parade
IN his honor and he will review the troops.
Then will come a luncheon and Mr.. Lubin
will be escorted through the Exposition
grounds, Later in the afternoon Mr.. bu-
bin will be the guest of honor at "A dinner
given by the Exposition officials.
The management OF the 5Sth street thea
tire will begin the fall and winter season
on Saturday. The Paramount days are
Wednesday and Saturday, with special
musical accompaniment. The Sherwood,
where Manager Forte is I'm charge, is
showing the Paramount series and other
Manager Conners, OF the Broadway. has
secured Meal of the Navy" the new
Pathe serial featuring Lillian Lorraine
and William Courtegh, Jr The first two
reels contain remarkable view Of town
destroyed by a volcanic eruption. When
the film was first staged an attempt was
made to. fake the volcano. The result
was so poor that the astute producers
sent over to their Paris office, obtained a
genuine view of an Italian volcano in
eruption, and substituted it so cleverly
In the original film of the ruined city
that the illusion is perfect
This week the Palace is showing Hol-
brook Blinn in the excellent photoplay,
''The Ivory Snuff Box" founded on
Frederick Arnold Runners popular |
novel of the detective. who underwent a |
remarkable number of adventures in the |
pursuit of the French Ambassadors snuff |
box. Holbrook Blinn plays the detective |
and Alma Belwin the heroine.
Naomi Childers, one of the VitaRraph |
stock stars. stands sponsor for the in |
dorsement of Vitagraph pictures by ex- |
President William II. Taft. Miss Chlders |
and party of Vitagraph players were on
their way to Lake Placid. N Y, where |
they were to work i'm two feature pictures, |
when Miss Childers had the good fortune |
TO be presented to eN-President Taft. As /
was natural, the conversation drifted to
motion pictures, their production, educa-
tional and amusement value and the quail /
ity of pictures turned out by the various |
producing companies. Ex-President Taft, |
so Miss Childers AYERS, favored the Vita
graph pictures in every particular and |
was heartily enthusiastic over the blue !
ribbon feature, "The Island of Regenera-
ton" which he had seen four times.
Word was received yesterday by the
Chestnut Street Opera House manage
ment from Triangle headquarters that |
the stars and plays supervised by Griffith,
Ince a. Sennett would appear stimuli
taneously in Philadelphia, New York and
Chicago. The first star combination shown
here Will open the week of September 27,
the. e2me date being settled for the Stude-
baker Theatre. Chicago. At the Knicker-
booker In New York the first week" will
last 10 days. consequently the opening will
take place on September %.
The Triangle's plan of presenting sew
eral stars and playso in each weeks enter
has attracted wide attention |
and is a distinct novelty in stage affairs.
AS a matter of fact, 1t is return to
the older tradition of the theatre when
generous and we'll diversified entertain
ment prevailed. Four or fve plays in a
night In a single playhouse were not un-
common.
As IN the palmy days, the Triangle will
offer comedy, tragedy, farce, historical
drama, etc, all in one bill, with the most
actors on the American
stage in the principal roles.
Billie Burke and DeWolf Hopper are
now in California working on their plays
for Griffith and Ince. Collier has just
signed two-year contract. Hitchcock
and Farnum have completed their plays
and will be presented the opening Tri-
angle week. So will Fairbanks, in a new
of his famous stage char
acter, THE Lamb" Others to appear in
the first star combination are Mack Sem
nett. Mabel Normand. Harry Booker,
Fred Mace. Enid Markey, Seena owen
and Louise Glaum. William Furst will
supervise the orchestra Worlxmen are
spending a busy two weeks getting the
house ready for the Triangle season.