Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-24
.fgORS BARRED FROM
FILMS BY MANAGERS
~ Frohman Company and AL
Woods Announce That
None of Their Players Will
snpear in Photoplays.
~ ,be photoplay Editor

=
q ehotoplay studios. The Frohman
oy and AL H. Woods have read the
= to their casts. No more con-
s without a clause forbiddins ap-
..nees on the screen.
broadway managers claim that
stars are not only making money
,helr own pockets, Of which their
sers got none. but that they are
olnr their drawing power in acted
On top of this the actors seem
j contributing to the success of the
.,ss great rival.
~ little hard to nail all the un-
,,,uate angles of this reprisal on the
r.,,ss-Lthere are so many of them. But
M side of art the loss is strklngly
.oeant. The photoplays will lose the
.,,,ices OF men and women who bring a
~, raining and finished technique. II
a, Frohnan Company put their threat In
,,,s they will drive from the screen a
n MANY faces that have become ia
.asr and well liked to photoplay pa
''r,e They will also do something to
,.,ser the development of the actor; for
N. nhotoplay gives him n variety of APP
,.,ranres and a new training in pam
,.alme that he cannot get in the theatre.
~ reform Is likely to be far harder to
..ry out than the managers imagine, for
n, aimple reason that stars are adding
.,,s amounts to their salaries by ap-
,,sances in photoplays at odd moments
Z, dnrIng the summer. The manager wao
~ Of this chance for gain will have TO
IA something attractive to his contracts.
ssa matter of fact, It seems more than
s,y that managers will simply arrange
lkslr contracts in such a manner as 20
,sntrot but not prohibit the appearances
\ their stars. The large part that Dam
n Frohman plays in the new Frohman
rrnoration suggests that Frohman stars
11l simply be restricted to appearing only
I'm the photoplay company in which
Sohnan is interested, the Famous Play
las
one thing is certain, the Broadway
-snaeers will never be able to perma-
|i,ntly bar the way to the films. If they
|ty they will go down to defeat.
The hve-part photo adaptation of
seven Sisters" presented by Daniel
Ftohman at the Lyceum Theatre, in New
Ycfk city, serves as the medium for the
niurn to the screen of Marguerite Clark
IN Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of
hs week at the Stanley Theatre.
The play Is based on the Hungarian
iys,em Of marriage, where the matrimo-
nal conventions inexorably conslgn to
Rlnsterhood a girl whose younger sister
narries before her. OF the seven young
somen who give the comedy its name
lde most active in the progress of the
scenes Is Mici. portrayed by Marguerite
Clark She upsets the mothers calcula-
tons completely by making the romantic
acquaintance of a young army officer.
she has even dared to appear in a frock
arsuited 10 her years, considering the
iact that she must appear very much
younger than her three elder sisters in
order not to interfere with their matri-
monlal opportunities. But 1t is through
her charm that she wins not only hus-
bands for her three elder sisters but con-
trires to get the aristocratic young Of
deer for herself. Marguerite Clark Is
seen 70 excellent advantage in this role,
y1lcA ohers her ample chance to display
p abhty. a capable supporting COM
rt including Conway Tearle, who re-
CIV distinguished himself in THE
8nk" in support of william Faver-
ei1i Sydney Mason and Edward Nor
"a Perturbation of Harold MacGrath's
slous romance, THE Puppet Crown"
tlh Ina Claire as the star and Carlyle
|Ackwell as the hero, one of the most
eborate productions ever made by the
use L. Lasky Feature Play Company,
'lll be shown at the Stanley on Thurs
~ Friday and Saturday. 1t is mod
n fomance in that the events take place
little mythical European kingdom
opposed to be of the present day, but
9 really In a world apart. In these
a when realism runs riot throughout
land II is good, from time to time, to
l' trip into the world of make-be-
tTe-into the land of beautiful prin-
aies, of kings on tottering thrones and
Iqfe American heroes who come to the
sleue
4 was 2 a. m. at the great Lubin
ant In Philadelphia. All good people
.ae asleep and only newspaper men and
Qioplay magnates were awake. In the
4H building where executives of the
'bn Manufacturing Company worked
tolled lights cleaned. Stealthily a
1vRd. Of men wended their way to the
pug noor. on tiptoe they marched |
esafd door, Slowly and carefully they |
smed H.
Hiatt" cried one of them, and they all |
Ad Then Ira NJ. Lowry opened the |
N Of the great safe against the wall |
ne others feasted ardently upon its |
Hents-literally so. as subsequent |
a'as will show. First, Mr.. Lowry !
'psht forth two magnificent baskets |
4 iait Following these were four roast |
sAens and trimmings, and he and Fer |
ma w. Singhi, DIR. Daniel Carson !
linan. Charles j. Goldsmith and sew
M olhers feasted plentifully and joy
upon a sumptuous dinner meant TO |
star role in Marie Dressler fea- |
production, TITLES Tomato Sur |
All OF which is the chief reason |
howell Hansel, Miss Dressler's direc- |
eept salty tears and tore his hair |
''aowing morning.
ne Onyx Club. having headquarters In |
Col, has just finished It's second |
photoplay contest. and announces
Elhel Clayton, the Lubin leading |
Hins the prize with a total vote Of |
Mary Fuller being second with /
ana Charlie Chaplin third with S25,- |
anong the other Lubin players are
aine Yielding. 2556O5 votes; Arthur /
OF. 1855, 40. and Crane Wilbur. l3l, sos. |
ear the contest waa-won by Murlel
as with Ethel Clayton second. Miss |
u led IN the present contest on the /
-y OF every one OF the nine months |
2 duration
sfeat Northern Theatre, at Broad /
ana Erie avenue. which has been |
tor a short time, has re-opened /
ne original management II viii |
eted 10 the showing of first-class /
pictures and there will be main
policy Of a change in program
9feat Northern Theatre was one or |
neighborhood playhouses IN |
9nla. and has a large seating /
Considerable attention has been |
u = --..ulr.LLnu- mn Inar. h. aLan |