The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-27

Mary Pickford featured in'
TESS of the Storm Country
By Famous Players
Lubin Company, one Of the wo best
Companieson the General Film Prosram.
sends Barry O'NeiI and fine Support to
Saranao Lake to film "The Wolf''

Companieson the General Film Program.
sends Barry O'Neil and fine Support to
Saranac Lake to film "The Wolf''
Mr.. Rapley Holmet has joined the Es.
sanay Eastern Stock Company at Chi
eago. Everybody who has seen any of the
large dramatic PLAYS of the past few
seasons, remembers Rapley Holmes.
With Nat Goodwin, Mr.. Holmes played
leading parts in Nathan Hale" 'wrhe
Cowboy and the Lady" and when We
Were Twenty-one." Later, Mr.. Holmes
toured Australia, playing the leading
roles in 'Thc virginian' and THE
Squaw Man" For three seasons this |
dramatic star was featured in the we'll !
known production Arizona" aud in the I
all-star cast in New York City.
The past season has been very suc- (
cessfnl one for this talented dramatic
artist. and the closing Of the original
production Of "A Trip to Washington" 1
brought about Mr.. Holmes desire to re-
main IN Chicago permanently and, SO It
was that he entered the ranks of mo- X
tion picture players.
Thanks to the return of the real. un-
|adultcrated California sunshine, which
has this year taken one Of the longest
vacations since weather bureau records
were kept; G. NJ. Anderson has cnalked
up another Pacific Coast record in the
making of pictures. In the studio at
Niles, and up in the canyon adjacent.
ne produced and made six complete stor-
les in seven days. This fakes no ac-
count Of the work Of other directors and
producers at the same studio The rec
crd belongs 10 "Broncho Billy alone. |
Emory johnson. the official "handsom-
est actor of the Western Essanay Com
pany, is not only long on looks, but from
north to south as well. In fact, his stat
ure IS SO generous MS to be the cause
Of some little difficulty and cmbarrass-
ment upon occasi MS, the camera being
unable to Invariably get all of him in
the picture. G.. NJ. Anderson, working
in company with johnson the other day,
was mpellcl TO excIain somewhat inn
You are certainly the tailest-
faced comedian | have scent johnson
has had recourse to removing the heels
from his footwear, bit this hasn't help
ed much and he admits that in more
senses than cie he is as much up in the
mir as ever.
The next Mar iickford release Of the
|',ts. ~
scheduled for March Goth. Little
Mary" will be presented in the famous
story Of a woman's liroism, Tess Of
he Storm Country bg Grace Miller
White. The story Of Tess, with her
lnaint philosophy Of life, humorous and
athletic, is one of the most powerful
7sracter skct hes ever written. Tess is
lcmer.pl pc Of womanhood, a
@ailiNe Lsa tlnggling with modern
ami tlc delicate tortures Of
utilization. The theme is full of uplift,
nd the dramatic situations often force
tear Of which we need not be ashamed.
sary Pickford as Tess, the ragged little
girl, dirty, but beautiful,
ude, wilful, sancy, bu. noblc and self
renders portrayal Of mex
austible fascination. AS a photodrama,
Tess Of the Storm Couatry' will give
Is audiences 4 subject ont Of tie beaten
ath, and numerous thrills mingled with
he sweetest of human traits, compass
ion. Tess of the Storm Country is
he second production 10 be made ut the
.os Ahgecs Studio OF tse Femous Play
RS, under the direcsi3l os Edwin s.
'orter.
Director Barry O'Neil and a we'll
elected company. including Lille Leslie,
.utll Bryan, Clara Lambert, George ..
pcnccr, Fred Tidmarsh, CASTOR Bel,
.ohert Graham, Bernard Seige,, Richard
Fred Chaston and others,
'ith property men, have been sent b.
10 Lnbin Company to Saranac Lake to
nike some very imporipnt feature pic
Tres, the first being Eugere Walters
The Wolff which reqr.rea Lorthern
The company iii! L.alably
ay at Saranac Cor ihsas sns. a
Ill staff Of phoiosra. le.s and scenic arc
Is accompany the trccp.