Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-01
PARAGON CLAIMS
CLARA KIIEBALL YOUNG
Popular Movie Star Is Under
Contract With Them Until
August
By the Photoplav Editor

There seems to be a misunderstanding
] concerning the disposition Of Clara Kim.
| bail Nuung's services at the present time.
I Recently the announcement was made, and
apparently in good faith that a corpora.
I tton had been formed for the express pur.
pose OF predicting phOtpplaHs wit, Miss
, Young as the star Now Maurice Tour
nour comes uut with a statement that no
matter what documents Miss Young has
signed her services belong to the Para.
F! gOn Company until August next at least
Mr. Tourneur is studio drector.in.chief
of the new Paragon corporation. His
statement follows:
May | step out from the serenity Of
the Pal adcs for the first time since | ar
rived In America two years ago to correct
an impression that has gone abroad as to
the Paragon Corporation relations with
Clara Kimball Young?
Miss Young Is now, and will be until
August next. appearing exclusively in the
feature films Of the Paragon Company
We are just about to release The Feast
Of Life new subject, in five reels, re-
Gently finished in Cuba. What Miss
Young's plans may be after the explra-
tion Of her contract with us at the time
Indicated we do not know. beyond the
Information contained In the printed ad-
vertsemeuts
ut will be recalled doubtless. that IL
was the Peerless Company. then under the
tNItALlNt control OF tne same entities
directing the fortunes Of the Paragon Cor
poration, that first brought out the emo
tlonal qualities which, combined with
Miss Youngs unusual comeliness have
made her appearance in screen plays
superattractive,
Before the expiration Of our contract
with Miss Young we shall present her
successfully in a number of big dramas
now in our stock for her further ex-
ploitation and profit"
The coming releases among the Uni
Versal features include the following
Bluebird pictures:
MGT2 S2qs q%i FI,dr in IN R9PSgt PSr e HG9sssg
Marie Walcomp In The Fllrt."
The Red Feather features will be:
i y,T;s WarEen KeTrisan in THE Pool Of Flame"
t TOiot morseFeaa S%taH in IN RRapEESa Waters"
81 have met the enemy and they are
mine"
The speaker was Willie Collier; the |
place. Mack Sennett's private office at the
Film Company, and the time a !
few minutes after the famous Broadway
star had just taken his first dip in one of
the famous comedy bathtubs
OF course Mr.. Sennett laughed as the
popular comedian of the speaking stage
stood before. him and twisted his pajamas
In an effort to find a few more gallons
Of water, but no one had any more fun
out of the scene than Mr.. Collier him
self
You know l had n hunch you would
not like that scene so I have postponed
taking it all week." Mr. Sennett continued
when he was able to get his face straight
again, but Bill, it was great"
II do not doubt II was funny" the
replied, land you know it's not
lalf as bad as thought it was, but say,
Mack" and Mr.. Collier leaned toward
he director general, what about the pie?"
With two comedians like Mr.. Sennett
Ind Mr. Collier discussing comedy. one
las no need to ever want to see one. Both
rave fund of humor all their own and
neither misses many opportunities to use
t. But Mr.. Collier had his fears set at
est when Mr.. Sennett explained that a
number of years ago one hardly knew he
would meet pie at the Keystone plant,
1ut that the pie idea had changed with
he present comedies.
Then / think 1 can sleep in peace to-
hight" Mr.. Collier said as his man
heavy blanket about him.
but 1 was afraid you might like the
,athtub stunt so well you might decide to
lig up one of those pie acts to brighten
Up the story"
Charley Chaplin was really near to
leath one day recently as the result of
spill which he had in an automobile
It the entrance to the home of Commo-
lore +. C. Benedict at Greenwich. n. Y.
IN spite of the thrills which he has eX-
in acting for the movies" the
amous screen comedian is said to have
elt the nervous shock to a considerable
.Xtent.
Chaplin was on his way to the home
II Commodore Benedict as the guest of
clifford B. Harmon, son-In-law of the
amous yachtsman, and president of the
Mirror Films, Inc. William C. Toomey,
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