Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-29

The announcement recently made by
Ira NJ, Lowry, general manager OF the
Luoin Company that his company would
release its big special feature productions
direct to exhibitors, has created much
interest in the moving g-picture world A
New York office will be opened in the
Mecca Building at iSth street and Broad
way, within the next few weeks. and at
about the same time distributing Offices
will be opened in other large cities.
The Lubin Company has number of
important productions, in which distin-
guished stars are featured, ready for
release as soon as distributing plans are
arranged In detail Among these master
pieces are Eagles Nest" by Edwin Ar
den, in which Arden and Romaine Field
ing are featured; "The Sporting Duchess"
Cecil Raleigh's comedy drama. with Rose
Coghlan and Ethel Clayton and supported
by George Soule Spencer; "The VAL
ley of Lost Hope" q spectacular drama,
by Shannon Fife, in which Romaine
Fielding Is featured; THE District At
torney" Charles Klein and Harrison
Grey Fiske's well-known drama, with
George Soule Spencer and Dorothy Ber-
nard; THE College Widow" George
AIDES sparkling comedy, featuring Ethel
Clayton and George Soulo Spencer; "The
Evangelist" Sir Henry Arthur Jones
powerful drama, In which Gladys Han
son Is tarred, supported by George Soule
Spencer, and 1.-THE Climbers" by Clyde
Fitch, in which Gladys Hanson will be
featured and supported by an all-star
cast of Bubin players
Among the other big features now in
the making or shortly to be produced are
THE Light Eternal by NJ. V. Merle;
Mrs Danes Defense" by Henry Arthur
Jones; The Great Divide" by William
Vaughn Moody: THE Woman in the
Case THE TRUTH and Captain
links" by Clyde Fitch, and number of
other famous plays.
Changes at Thanhouser
Some real changes are being made at
the Thanhouscr plant. Things are being
rcorganized with a vengeance. 1t seems
that Mr.. Thanhouser is working more
or less upon the basis of delivering good
films without paying big prices for stars
and artists who are to be featured. sgd
ney Bracy and Frank Harrington have
resigned from the company, and it is
understood that there may be more
changes.
1t looks as if Mr.. Thanhouser Is going
to take a stand on the policy followed
for so many years by Biograph, that Ut
making films and advertising only the
name of the brand and not advertising
the artists Naturally. this has been one
of the big questions in the trade for years.
This reversing back to the former policy
hNr a nrOpniDnnt manufacturer
Mr. Thanhouser will be watched with in
terest.
Plus X in Motion Pictures
Motion pictures of Pope Plus y. taken
at the Vatican after IS months of en-
deavor on the part of n young Ameri-
can, James Slevn, will soon be seen in
this city under auspices of the knights
of Columbus and with arrangement with
the Sacred and Historic Film Company
OF New York. The pictures give init
mate views of the dcNartcd prelate, not
only at ceremonals. but also In his study
in the Vatican, where the Papal mes
sages to Catholics all over the world are
written. In another picture, among the
group of attendants upon the Pope may
be seen the successor of Plus, Bene-
dict XIV.
SleVins success In obtaining permission
to photograph the Pope was due to per-
s!stence and diplomacy. one seeker for
the privilege of making motion pictures
of the Holy Father was so Jealous as
to be turned away abruptly, although he
was n stanch Catholic. Another deter
mined man spent $4,000 in vain, in pre-
liminarIes In n Photographic campaign
that came to naught The pictures that
Slevin obtained give the most diverse
views of ceremonials and of Informal
appearances of the Pope. and are re-
garded as of the greatest historical as
sV,Na Inn 10
opportunities were afforded Slevin TO go
on with his Photographic plans, and the
result is the remarkable pictures that
Will be shown here for the first time
about April 10. Americans have been
enabled to see with their own eyes many
events that only the rarest opportunity
would afford In the Eternal City itself.
New Vitagraph Offices
The Vitagraph Company of America
Thursday started moving into Its new
and larger offices at the Flatbush stu
dos An entire building has been ar
ranged to accommodate the offices, In
GLIDING the general, publicity and eX-
ecutive departments. On the first floor
will be the accounting and publicity Of
fees The floors above will be for the
officials.
With the addition OF the new build
ings, the Vltagraph Company now has
the largest moving picture Sthdlo ~ '''S
world, all of the business of the COM
pany that is transacted in various parts
of the world being directed from that
point,
Odds and Ends
The Kriterlon Program announces
new brand Of comedies under the direc-
tion of "Rube" Miller, OF Keystone and
L-Ko fame. The new comedies will be
released under the brand name, "Krlte-
rion Star Comedies"
Devore Farmer, formerly leading man
with the Edison. Nestor, Crystal and
Kinetophons companies, has been espe-
cially engaged by William f. Haddock,
the feature producer for Kalem's fea-
ture. "A Flend at the Throttle"
While in Chicago recently en- route
from Panama TO Los Angeles, Colin
Campbell, the Selig director, viewed
"The Carpet from Bagdad' and "The
Rosary" two multiple reel picture-plays
soon 10 be released by the Selig Com
nsny. Although Mr.. Campbell directed
the production OF both plays. 1t was the