The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-08-20
FILM FLASHES

Henry B. Walthall was once the means l of heartening an extra man who, by l the way, Is now quite a prominent screen artist. He had been on the speaking stage and being down on his luck, was | obliged to take some "extra" parts. Wal 1 thall listened to a recital of i'll luck and l then told the actor not to feel badly about playing for days pay. He mentioned
 three men who had done that very thing with the Biograph-David Griffith, Mack Sennett and himself. You don't say.' | remarked the actor. "Well, if you all
 played extra parts, I guess I can, toor' 1 William Garwood is in the throes of | scenario writing. In these days of Au-
 gust heat. Universal City. in a mountain
 locked valley. is not the coolest place on 1 earth, and so Garwood is seeking a 1 script which will send him and his com pany into the pine woods of Big Bear | mountains. The Universal director and 1 leading man has just completed a picture,
 named 'rhe Decoy." in which he plays
 the lead. with pretty Lois Wilson. one of
 the winners of the company's beauty
 contest last year. opposite him.
 l Jay Belasco, the Universal portrayer ! of juvenile leads, is baseball bug. He
 has klltheumpireitis badly. He usually | attends the game minus hat or coat,
 then rolls up his sleeves, puts cigar in
 his face and concentrates his attention ! on watching the game and compliment | ing the players. At the end of nine in- ! nings Jay has used up two boxes of matches and has chewed up two perfectly good cigars, This neither dampens his
 ardor or interferes with his appetite Webster Campbell has been engaged by the Famous Players-Lasky management --..1y 1,t firCt iv, support of Blanche Sweet. Campbell re- gently left the vitagraph company, with which he played leading business. prin- cipany opposite Mary Anderson. In the
 Lasky picture he has heavy" part. By the simple expedent of using two cameras and operators alternately, each
 stationed in different part of the stage
 setting. Director General Albert Capsl- lani of the Clara Kimball Young Film corporation is saving an average of four hours wasted time day and introducing new and startling screen effects in the production cf Robert w. Chambers fa-
 nous novel. The Common Law"
 Lewis Sclznick, founder and president of the Clara Kimball Young Film cor
 pore ton, has formed partnership with
 Herbert Brenon. the noted director, In the prcdpction and distribution of photo dramas starring the famous tragedienne. Mime. Nazimova, and great operatic fa- vorite, Mary Garden. The first Nazi- nova picture. now in course of produc- ton. is an adaptation of Marion Craig Wentworth's gripping play, War
 Brides" in which the famous actress has been thrilling audiences in the bis vaude- vile houses all over the country this season.
 Mime. Ala Nazimova, the great trag- edienne who is making her film debut under the direction of Herbert Brenon and Lewis J. Selznick in an adaptation of her play, War Brides" Is particu- airly suited to the requirements of mo- ton picture acting through her long training in the European school of pam tomimic expression. Her stage portray. ais have been noted for the grace and expressiveness of every movement and gesture, and 1t has often been said that she can speak volumes without utter ing word. letting her eyes, or the tilt of her chin give expression to tho thought to be conveyed.