Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-30
CHURCH
SHOWING PHOTOPLAYS
Enterprising Pastor of East
Baptist Church to Exhibit
4 Two Reels of "Quo Vadis"
Every Sunday Night.
Bx the Photoplax Editor

The photoplay has Joined the church.
Not as a travelette to the Holyland. Just
as good summer entertainment with in
struction in it.
The place is the East Baptist Church
at Girard and East Columbia avenues.
The enterprising pastor is the Rev G. III.
Woolston. The time Is every Sunday eve-
ming through August.
OF course, it was necessary to find
flm with religious as well as a human
interest. The Rev. Mr.. Woolston has
picked out "Quo Vadis," a spectacular
photoplay. based on the well-known novel.
Two reels will be run off every week, at
cording to the announcement cards In
the neighborhood.
The affair is to be very informal-coats
Off and everybody welcome.
Billie Burke has just concluded negotia-
tions which were entered into 10 weeks
ago between the New York Motion Pic
ture Corporation and Miss Burke for her
appearance in a picture to be taken at
the studio in Santa Monica, Cal.
The sum paid to Miss Burke is said to
be the largest paid to any artist who has
SO far appeared in pictures. Her salary
is to be $4,000 for five weeks work, and
IN conjunction with this Messrs' Kessei
and Baumann. president and vice prcsi-
dent of the New York Motion Picture
Corporation have agreed to pay all Miss
vate car to and from California. They
have also agreed to give Miss Burke the
exclusive use of an automobile. flrst-class
make. during her stay in California.
Adam Kessel. after Miss Burke had
signed the contract, handed her a check
for $4,000, which stands as an opHon on
her exclusive services for the next three
years at a salary of S150,O00 a year. she
being required to give the picture COM
pany her services for 26 weeks of each
year.
And as the contract entered into be-
tween Miss Burke and the New York
Motion Picture Corporation calls for con-
secutive weeks, Messrs. kessel and Bau-
mann today applied. through William t.
Sandal. of 50 John street. New York
city, for an insurance policy through
Lloyds Of London for $4,000, insuring
them against rain during Miss Burke's
stay in Los Angeles. This will possibly
be the second time that Lloyds have
issued policy against rain in this coun-
try, the other occasion being on July 4,
1910, a policy being issued to the pro-
noters of the Jeffrles-Johnson fight
Mr., Kessel signed the contract for the
New York Motion Picture Corporation
and among others present were MISS
Burke's mother. Flo ziegield and John
McKeon. of the New York Motion Pic
ture Corporation.
A second "Cabiria." with the players
Of the original production, including
Ernest Pagano, who played Maciste.
picture produced in America. may soon
be expected.
II has Just been learned that for sew
eral weeks the Itala players have been
81 work on Staten Island making the
coming production. Harry r. RaVer, the
American head OF the Itala forces, who
exploited "Cabiria." says that the pic
tIre was completed on Saturday, July II,
ana that the players left on Monday,
July 19 for California, where perma-
nent studio will be located.
AN the new production was not made
On staten Island. 1t was started In
Italy, but work was abandoned there
ana the players brought TO this eoun-
fry BY far the majority OF the scenes
= ere made in America
The story of the new production has