Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-07

The Pathe baseball team with four
year reputation of being almost unbeat-
able behind it, will start its season on
April IL, at the Jersey City Reservoir
grounds. This team of picture makers
,s nosltively no joke, last year being rated
nv John ]. MCGraw as one of the four
hest eerni-pro teams in the United States.
II travelled during the 1914 season all over
pames, losing only o. This years team
1,ni again be under the direction of
T. J. Cashier, general manager Of Pathe,
and managed by Lefty Miller, as usual
Tbe schedule covers the best semi-p pro
teams of the Metropolitan district and
runs through to the last of October
Busy Tom Wise
Perhaps the busiest man in the moving
nictrre business is Tom Wise. who is
piaying the leading role in the forthcom-
inr World Comedy-Star release, THE
Maric Bottle" lie is playing in the
nSong Of Songs" at the Eltinge Theatre,
New York, and devotes his mornings and
afternoons to the work in the World
Comedy-Star studio. He told President
Gleichman that he has not had so much
TO do IN many years.
Teie's his daily program: He cats
breakfast at a. M, gets to the studio in
Fort Lee at 0 a. m, works there until
n M. gets back to the liltinge Theatre at
y. M, GETS through there at II p m.
and tumbes into bed about midnight And
ON matinee days il is rumorcd that he
doesn't go to bed at all. Sounds some
thing like the original nothing to do un-
iii tomorrow"
Lubin Activities
The tLubin Southern Studio, at Jackson
VILE Fla, which has been undergoing
extensive repairs and improvements dur
ing the last few weeks, is the scene of
much activity these days, for Lubin has
centred there a number Of the best known
comedians in the country, and their ranks
will he greatly added to within the next
month Arthur d. Hotaling, Lubin's chief
comedy director, is in charge of the
studio. The Lubin Company has adopted
a new policy in regard to it's comedies
The majority of the new releases will he
one reeers filled with snappy, wholesome
fun and even the burlesques and farces
will have purpose rather than aimless
sapsticll contortions.
Heading the list of comedians is Billy
Reeves the English comedian, acrobat
and pantomimist, who will long be re-
membered as "the drunk" in "a Night in
an English Music Hall" Reeves made
his debut under the Lubin bell" and his
work so far gives promise of big things
in the future, as he is even funnier on
the screen than he was on the stage.
With him is a specially selected company,
which includes Patsy DeForest, Billy
Potter, Johnnie Doyle, Charles Griffiths,
Mary Hartwell, Amy Forrest Amy Webb, /
Jack O'Neil, Bobbie Williamson and
Harry Nelson.
Anothe" addition to the Lubin comedi- |
ans Is Jack Tucker of the vaudeville |
team of Williams and Tucker. Tucker, |
aside from being a comedian with a long |
pXOpTipnpR ig a writer a nd nc ,tyaI1
He is the man who created the slang |
classics "DrftwOod" and "Skinney's Fin |
ish." Tucker has written a number of !!
comedies i'm which he will be featured.
Change at the Stanley
"When We Were Twenty-one" will re- |
main at the Stanley Theatre throughout |
the present week. William Elliott is
starred in this exceptionally interesting
film.
Personalities
Kathleen Williams in an interview upon |
her return from Panama said that she
considered her part in THE Meier Do
Well' by far her best work. THE Spoil
ers," Rex Beachs other screen success,
also gave Miss Williams a chance to show
her versatility.
The many admirers of Ford Sterling Will
be interested to hear that he has returned
to the Keystone company and win be seen
playing with Mabel Normand and the
other Keystone laughmakers.
Augustus Carney, for so many years
popular as Essanay's Alkali Ike, has
Joined the Mutual company at the Holly
wood studios.
Lew Fields Meets Tallest Dwarf
Lew Fields, who is starring in World
Film Comedy-Star releases, recently had
business appointment at the offices of
the company He arrived several minutes
before the appointed time, and while he
was waiting for Phil Gleichman, presi-
dent, he was approached by little fell
low, perhaps five feet fiat, who informed
him that he was desirous of entering the
motion picture game.
Yes he said, that's what I'm here
Tor. Looking for an engagement"
What can you do in the 'movies?"
asked Lew
I'm going to be a giant" replied the
short person.
What kind of a giant would q short |