Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-23
PHOTOPLAY NIGHT
AT FRISCO FAIR
During Movie Convention Week
10000 Visitors Will See
Photoplay Produced in Fair
Grounds.
BY the Photoplay Editor

The Panama-Pacinc Exposition will
extend an unusual and highly compii-
mentary privilege to Marguerite Snow
and Francis X. Bushman, the well-known
Metro stars on Thursday, July 10. On
q platform In front OF the Admlnlstra-
tlon Building silent drama will be
staged, with 200 motion picture artists
taking part in the production, Seating
arrangements will be constructed to ar-
commodate 10000 people. Firework pieces
20 feet in height, outlining likenesses of
Marguerite Snow and Francis X. Bush
man. will be burned in the evening. At
II o'clock the two stars all the photo
Exposition will be the guests Of the
Metro directors at a banquet TO be held
at the st. Francis Hotel. A large con-
clave of New Workers. is expected to
attend the exposition on that day. as
there is a huge gathering of Fasteners
scheduled to be present at the Motion
Picture Convention which will be held
In San Francisco, July 49,
The latest addition to the Essanay
Henry b. Walthall, who is known the
world over as a screen favorite. He Is
now working on multiple reel feature
at the Chicago studios. He has been en-
gagged to appear in the Essanay special
features released through the " L. s.
E., as we'll as In the regular photoplays
released through the General Film Com
pany,
Walthall has signed a long term con-
tract at the behest of George X. Spoor,
president of the company, and the salary
paid him Is said to be one OF the most
entiClng ever offered a star of tlmland.
Walthall Is so we'll known to the public
ar large that II is not necessary to enter
into details OF his brilliant career as an
entertainer Philadelphia will remember
his remarkable work In "The Avenging
Conscience" much longer than the film
itself
A petition In bankruptcy has been filed
by the United Motion Picture Producers,
the Crystal and the Pixies Peak Film
Companies against their distributing cor
poration, the United Film Service, with
whom they are closely affiliated.
]. c, Graham, president of the United
Film Service, declares that the suit Is
a friendly one, brought about by con-
ference Of all the parties interested In
order TO keep the organization intact
while preparations are being made to
Increase the output, Mr., Graham is con-
WINGED that the suit will forward the
results for which the United Film serv-
ice has been striving since its reorganiza-
ton, several weeks ago.
The officials of the defendant company
are In perfect accord with the receiver,
Leo c. stern, and give him their support
ana cooperation. Mr., Stern is lawyer
and a member Of the United's board OF
directors,
Close upon the release OF Through
Turbulent Waters comes the announce
ment that Duncan McRae has been made
director general of the Edison studios.
The creation OF director general marks
a distinct change in the Edison Company,
as 1t places the destinles Of that company
In the hands OF two men-Mr, MeRae.
who will devote his entire time to SUPER
vislng and generally directing all the pro-
auctions, and Mr.. Plimpton. who gives
his time more to the purely business end
of the studio management
Mr.. McRae is now finishing three"
reeler In which Gertrude Mccoy Is tea-
tured, after which he will assume his new
duties He will no longer produce or act