Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-08
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1t Is really no wonder that the thea
tres are complaining of the competition
OF the photoplay houses Now 1t Is an
nounced that Florence Reed, seen re-
Gently at the Garrick Theatre in THE
Yellow Ticket" at 80 a seat will soon
Jones best play, "The Dancing Girl"
in which Sir Henry Beerbohm Tree made
his greatest hit
Then, too, Edward Abeles will be
filmed in Henry w. Savage's production
of THE Million" George Beban has
filmed his play, "The Italian; David Be
lascos THE Girl of the Golden West
is being shown at the Stanley Theatre
this week; Mrs. Wigs of the Cabbage
Patch" THE Deep Purple MY Friend
From india" THE District Attorney"
THE Garden of Lies" and last, but not
least, "The Darling of the Goods" are
all in preparation.
And the end is not yet in sight. Film
producers are raking over the ashes of
the theatrical past in an effort to find
novelties and successes. There is danger
in the overproduction of dramatic sue
cesses, however. Soon the goose which
is laying golden eggs now will become
sterile, and then the producers will have
to fall back upon the dubious originals
of scenario writer's
PREHISTORIC MOVIES.
A gentleman who has lots and lots of
Imagination has been sending word to his
New York friends recently about a trip
he and some of the stars from the Ince-
Vile studios took two or three weeks
ago to a cave in one of the Santa YneZ
Mountains
Only ever since their visit to that cave
Thomas H. Ince has been edited by
having his stars confess that lately they
have had a subconscious feeling that
leads them to believe that once before,
back in the infinite azure of the past,
they played at Inceville. That cave.
these stars say contains conclusive evil
dence that motion picture making is not
new industry. but was a fully developed
business proposition more than, say, $780,
900 years ago. Finally they succeeded in
piquing Mr.. Ince's curiosity, and he Wis
tied this studio in the earth.
Our writer friend writes that in one
corner of the cave the great director
found an exact replica of the modern mo-
ton picture camera, only 1t was petri-
fed. Other grapevine specials from
Inceville say that many other relics of
the prehistoric past tend to show that
even the motion picture mon of those
days knew where to locate a movie plant.
In the nearby meadow, Mr. Ince was
led to believe the anclents quartered the
inmates of the company zoo, giant dino
monster sized pachyderms. Were these
animals used to carry off the pretty
stars of aeons ago with their lovers,
while hairy paps pursued them on the
backs of flying reptiles?
LEDDRER's ACTIVITIES.
George w. Lederer. under whose man
agement many of the most celebrated
stars of the present day have appeared,
including Lillian Russell. Edna May, Sam
Bernard and David Warfeld, and who
produced Madame Sherry has entered
the motion-picture field. His company has
Just finished a six-act version of 1.-THE
Fight which was written by Bayard
WELLER and followed his other great sue
cess, "Within the Law" Margaret Wy
cherly, for whom Mr.. WELLER wrote the
play, Is featured in Herbert Hall Win
slows screen adaptation of the drama,
in conjunction with John r. Kellerd, the
Shakespearean actor
ODDS AND ENDS.
Thomas Commercials erect military
bearing has lent a realistic atmosphere
to the part he takes in George Barr Nc
Cutcheon's "Graustark," which is being
filmed by Essanay, AS the fierce old war
rior Count of Graustark, the uncle of
the Princess, he is the most erect char
acterizatlon that 1t would be possible to
imagine.
Charles Pathe is In receipt of news from
the home office in Paris stating that
Paul Capellani, one Of the leading men
in the French studio. has been killed in
an engagement in the present European
struggle. This Is the second leading man
that the Pathe company has lost recently
Rene Alexander being the other. Both of
these men were stars of the Comede-
Franchise and had a large following
both among the stage and photoplay
enthusiasts.
Ruth Roland, we'll known as the
"Kalem Girl" has signed three-year
contract with the Balboa Amusement
Producing Company. of Long Beach. Cal,
and will be the star of one of the cor
poration's dramatic companies.