Evening star., 1915-10-10
FLASHES FROM FILMDoM.

In their 'invasion" the photoplay
producers seem to stop at nothing. IT
is said Arnold DAILY recently succeeded
in borrowing the use Of part Of Mrs.
New York, for the production OF q
realistic ballroom scene, with high
society atmosphere
Burr Mcintosh, who is now In moving
pictures, has been in his time In the
coal business, politics, journalism, art,
photography, on the theatrical stage.
on the lecture PLATFORM, soioler ana
official photographer OF the FAMOUS
Taft trip to the Philippines. One OF his
critics said: HE has done many things
and all Of them WELL"
Three young Washington women have
entered the beauty and brains" con-
test recently inaugurated, which Is to
result in sending eleven young women
for a try-out at Fort Lee, N. j., as MIN
actresses. All their expenses will be
paid, and If they succeed they are 10
have at least years engagement at
salaries paid moving picture stars.
Explorer Stanley's historical journey
into Africa in search of the hidden
city," with many strange adventures
and narrow escapes, has been woven
into screen drama.
The plays and manuscripts, &he life
collection of Lester Wallack. have been
purchased by a film corporation Tor
moving picture purposes.
Martha Hedman. the talented young
actress, has also succumbed to the
movies" 1t is said. She VIII be seen
with H. Cooper Cliffe in The Turmoil,
by Booth Harrington.
The "Gilbert and Sullivan Revue" COM
pany includes Kathryn Irving. Eva
Quintard, Natalie Ewald, Virginia Rey-
nolds, Virginia Allen, Louise Crane,
Hazel Clark, Vernon Dalhart. p. Percy
Parsons, Albert Pellaton, Carl Ander-
son, Malcolm Barrett, Robert Dore ana
Mr.. Poppen.
Famous Players Company releases
within the next two months will in
clude Marguerite Clark in prince and
Pauper" and in "Still Waters" by Edith
Barnard Delano; Mary Piekford IN
in 'The Red Widow: Charles Cherry
in THE Mummy and the Humming Bird
and Pauline Frederick in Bella Don
na."
The great Paramount photoplay pic
turing Geraldine Farrar in Carmen"
was given a private showing in Wash
ington last week. Retaining the same
incidents as the opera play. it tells the
Carmen @ is made to ensnare Don Jose to
secure the passage by him Of the goods
of the smugglers, although really in
love at the time with Escamfllo. The
climax Is the same. The pictures are
beautiful and contain two thrilling
fights, in the inn and in the cigarette
factory, besides the final tragedy. They
are pronounced highly artistic.
Marie Doro, who won unusual sue
cess under the Frohman management,
will be pictured in the Famous Play
ers' photoplay, The White PEARL"
fanciful romance of the orient, at
Loew's Columbia Theater the first
three days of next week. starting next
Monday. Laura Hope Crews will be
seen the last four days of the week in
a Jesse L. Lasky feature photo play.
'Blackbirds.'
Ruth Sinclair. Washington girl, who
formerly played with the Columbia
Players. is pictured as Madame Dufrene
in the Famous Player feature "Zaza."
The officials Of the Oliver Morosco
Photoplay Company lay emphasis upon
has long term contract with that
company and has not Joined another.
She will next be pictured in Jane"
with Charlotte Greenwood and Sydney
Grant.
Robert L. Taggart, who has Just
Joined the Poll Players. has recently
finished three important feature films
under the direction Of George Kleine.
He was leading man for Miss Irene
Fenwick in The Woman Next Door,"
The Fixer" and The Sentimental
Lady"