Evening star., 1915-11-14

Thompson's lovable role in ''The Old
Homestead" which is to be filmed in
the near future by the Famous Players.
That n,usic for the modern photo
play is an important factor has been
recognized by the Triangle Film Cor
poration, which has arranged to nave
a complete musical score written LOT
each of the releases issued py IT,
A general committee has been Or
ganized by the heads of some OF the
largest motion picture manufacturers
for the purpose of securing money foI
the actors fund of America. Samuel
Goldfish of the Jesse l.. Lasky Photo-
play Company. who is the head OF the
committee, announces that the COM
mittee expects to raise not less than
a million dollars within the near fu-
ture.
Theodore Roberts is the star of the
Paramount production. MI CreN OF
Monte Carlo" which was recently COM
pleted at the Jesse L. Lasky studios
under the direction of Frank Reicher.
Director Frank Lloyd of the Pallas
Pictures will introduce a sensational
novelty by staging genuine ram
storm at night in the street. with l1ghts
inside the store windows and the water
running down the street. The scene
will be in the production of the Cen
more than 500 people.
Jaded motion picture appetites will
find the spice that reawakenS in The
Mummy and the Humming Bird the
film adaptation of the play by Isaac
Henderson in which the Famous Play
ers will present the Frohman star,
Charles Cherry.
Immediately following the compile
ton of the Famous Players produc-
tion of THE Prince and the Pauper,
with Marguerite Clark in the dual title
role, comes the announcement from the
Jesse L. Lasky Company that it has
secured the rights for the remainder
of Twains works. 1t was said that
through personal friendship for Dan
iel Frohman the representatives of the
Samuel L. Clemens estate released The
Prince and the Pauper" for film pur-
poses.
The Black Crook the famous spec
tacle of years ago, will be made in
photoplay form in the near future by
tthe kalem Company.
Marie Doro, who for a number of
years was associated with the Froh-
man forces. and who created a screen
success in The White PEARL will be
seen in the near future on the Para
mount program in Sardous diploma
cy.'' 1t was only a year ago that Miss
and Blanche Bates in the revival of
the great Sardou play at the Empire
Theater in New York.
What has been called an educational
film was recently completed by the
Triangle Film Corporation. 1t depicts
the struggles of the Texans for, inde-
pendence from Mexico and is called
The Martyrs of the Alamo"
Ben Turpin. Essanay comedian, is
said to be the original Happy Hooli-
gan. from whom the famous cartoon
ist took his character. Mr.. Turpin
was in musical comedy for years and
later went on the vaudeville stage.
While in vaudeville he gained reputa-
tion as tumbler and was commonly
referred to as "the human ball"
Dorothy Davenport, niece of the late
Fanny Davenport, is one of the new
members of the Jesse l.. Lasky all
star stock company.
Anna Held left New York the other
day in special car attached to the
twentieth Century Limited bound for
Los Angeles, Cal, where she is to ap-
pear before the cameras of the Mo-
rosco Photoplay Company.
The first issue of the Paramount
News Picture appeared on the screen
at Loew's Columbia Theater last week.
1t is distinct novelty in the world of
animated literature, being presented
m the form of magazine, visualized
In pictures instead of printed