Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-24
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The Eternal city" will make her next
appearance as a motion-picture star in a
hVe-part adaptation of the emotional
drama Sold" Miss Frederick Ia under
contract TO the Famous Players Company
to devote her exclusive film services to
that organization. In the supporting cast
of Sold will be Thomas Holding, who
appeared as David Rossi in the Aim
of THE Eternal CITY," and Julian
L'Estrange, who was introduced to the
moving-picture public in The Morals y!
Marcus" This will be the first Of an Inn
portant series of dramatic photoplays to
be produced, with Miss Frederick in lead
ing roles.
Blanche Sweets next appearances will
be In THE Secret Orchard" from the play
by Charming Pollock, based on the novel
of the same name by Agnes and Egerton
Castle" and in THE Case of Becky" the
Belasco-Locke drama, in which Frances
Starr appears.
Rollin S. Sturgeon, the vitagraph direc-
tor from the Far-W Western Vitagraph
Studios at Santa Monica, Cal, absolutely
refuses to sneeze again. One morning
the advertising department of the Flat
bush Studios, holding both hands over
his ears When questioned as to the
whyfor of his strange action he remarked:
up to two minutes ago | had succeeded
In getting rid OF an awful headache ac-
cumulated "a hours before. l sneezed.
The headache returned. sneeze? Never
again"
Miss Kellermann, who will be recalled
in the film, 'Neptune's Daughter" is to
be starred by the Fox Company in a
great photoplay spectacle. Herbert
Brenon is to produce the Forthcoming
photodrama. The cost involved runs. ac-
cording to official announcement. into the
hundred thousands of dollars and hun
dreds of people will be employed support
ing Miss Kellermann. A large cruising
yacht has been purchased In connection
with >the Kellermann production, which
will carry the actress and her company to
the various countries in South and Central
America, where the pictures of the great
spectacle will be photographed. Many of
the scenes will be made In Yucatan, the
land of mystery, which abounds In
strange ruins of a long lnished civil
izatlon.
Miss Della Brodie is one of the Balboa
Company's assistant motion picture di-
rectors. When she was assigned TO Sher-
wood Macdonald, the director, who has
been making motion picture history, he
strenuously objected to having member
of the weaker sex on his staff. But now
that Miss Brodie has worked with him
through the production of four feature
films, nothing but her marriage or death
could influence him to give up her serv-
ices,
Da Of
picture rights to Gilbert Parker's novel,
1.-THE Weavers." This novel has never
been dramatlzed before though II had a
tremendous sale. passing through a num-
Der of editions. The story should make
a very interesting picture full of un-
usual and highly dramatic situations. II
deals with the adventures OF a young
Quaker. whose uncle is killed in an in
surrection In Egypt, and whose dying re-
quest is that his nephew try to reclaim
Egypt by establishing Christian stand
ards of living. The young man by his alb
solute honesty rises to high power, but
the lntrigues Of Jealous native princes
nearly drive him back to England. His
love AFFAIR with a beautiful American girl
who has married an English title is wo-
ven through the story.
The Whartons, Pathe producers, an
nounce that they have secured the pic
ture rights to Hazel Kirke," Steele Mac
kay's record d-breaking old play. Edwin
Arden. William Riley Hatch and Creigh-
ton Hale will appear in the Wharton pic
Pathe also announces the acquisition Of
the picture rights to Richard Carle's
"Mary's Lamb" Mr.. Carle himself will
play the lead In the Pathe picture.
An example of the elaborateness and |
the scale of preparations and arrange |
ments necessary to make a few scenes |
for a modern photodrama production was |
the recent staging of real Spanish bull |
fight before 10000 persons in Los Angeles, |
Cal, for a series Of the scenes In the
OF Carmen" In which the /
Jesse l.. Lasky Feature Play Company /
will present Miss Geraldine Farrar, ia |
nous prima donna, as screen star.
Permits to construct an enormous am
phitheatre, with tier on tier of seats had
been obtained from the municipal au-
thorities OF Los Angeles, and on the day
the bull fight was held business In the
entire section adjacent to Hollywood was
various times and places under the diree-
tion Of Cecil B. De Mile, director gen
eral, In taking the pictures. The scenes
depicted included every feature of a gala
day. the gathering at the exterior OF the
Dull finbt the llaASH III NtVS 9PoHi9h stsiN
Of the matadors. toreRdOrs and picadores
the arrival OF Miss Farrar as Carmen and
OF Pedro de Cordoba as Escammillo. Sew
eral hundred school children lined the
path OF Miss Farrar stTewlng roses IN
her way
In the stands. attired in Spanish cos
tunes, were the Lasky stars and exeeu-
tives. Jesse l.. Lasky appeared In the
box with Miss Farrar. while others In
the gathering were city officials. Mr.. and
Mrs. Morris Gest. Miss Blanche Ring.
Miss Fannie Ward, Burton Holmes the
lecturer: Miss Charlotte Walker. Miss
I aura Hope Crews. Mrs. Samuel Gold
ISL. Lou Tellegen, Donald Brian Thomas
AIeiehan. Miss Blanche Sweet, Carlyle
and others
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