Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-26

. WAS entllleu inc t1lSNOly VI u htAhAAA
| Sandwich while next to IL Ia The Life
OF Moses and Les Miserables.'
"Whle there is no dlsputing the fact
! that animated photography as an art has
improved wonderfully since its inception
a comparatively few years ago, every sub
ject that we have completed could he
placed on the screen tomorrow and would
be in perfect shape for reproduction"
"The Poor Little Rich Girl" has yielded
to Edison one of the cleverest child-aC-
tresses OH the stage in tho person of
Leonie Flugrath, who was formerly with
the company. Virtually all Of her IA
years have been on the stage, and she
declares that she owes all her success to
her mother.
At the age of four she had her first
speaking part on the Legitimate" stage,
She created the part of Hal, the boy, in
''The Squawman." the starring vehicle
of Faversham. She impersonated the role
for three seasons with success.
Miss Flugrnth was with Thomas JEFF
ferson four years In RIP Van WinlSle'
Later she was seen in THE Piper" with
Edith Wynne Mathison, and in THE
Burglar" For two seasons she was with
Charles Cherry, and appeared in "The
Passerby' with Richard Bennett. She
has two sisters who were in "The Poor
Little Rich Girl" and are now also In
pictures.
James Reed and John c. Burns (alias
j. f. Grant, have been convicted by
Federal Grand Jury at Cleveland for
using the mails to defraud These men,
styling themselves the "Eclair Film Com
pany," advertised that they would place
pupils with motion picture producers.
Mae Meyer, Drumright, Okla, paid
them 81 for course of lessons She
failed to achieve her ambition as a mo-
tiOn picture actress and had them ar
rested. Her testimony convicted them.
All mail addressed to the 'Eclair"
school has been stopped. 1t is asserted
that they caught a number of victims,
but Miss Meyer was the only one who
complained about their fraudulent claims.
Fhe two men were remanded to jail to
await sentence.
Verify is the Plckford family one Of
great talent. for Mary is by no means the
only member whose ability is extraor-
dinary. In addition to sister who is very
successful as n motion picture actress,
there is a brother named Jack who seems
destined to become as we'll known as any
of them. AS an illustration of his men
tai attainments II may be mentioned that,
although he is still in his teens, he re-
Gently acted as toastmaster at the Photo
players Goodfellowship Dinner and got
away" with It in excellent fashion-a no
mean accomplishment, as those who have
tried II know. Jack Is a versatile young
actor who has successfully taken many
parts OF varied requirements.
Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Iioyd-Jones,
members of the most exclusive social
circles Of Los Angeles, are the latest
persons of social prominence to enter
motion pictures. They fought the temp
tation for a long time. but finally sue
cumbed, and will be seen In forthcoming
productions of the Famous Players Film
Company. Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd-Jones' in
terest is IN no way connected with a hope
of pecuniary reward. They have simply
yielded 10 the fascination of a business
which, for all its demands upon the
strength and courage and patience and