The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-30
News and Gossip of
Screen and Stage

Tans."
The Shuberts are to make a reviva
of De Koyen and Smiths operetta
THE Highwayman," during the holi'
days
Marie Tempest is to make tour IT
her latest comedy "A Lady's Name.
She will be supported by w. Graham
Browne,
Lola Fisher has been engaged &c
appear in an important part in vii
lard Mack's play King, Queen
Jack"
Lou-Tcllegen is to tour the princt
pal cities, beginning in october, as
the Celtic prince in The King OF No
where
John McDermot has been added tc
general stock at Universal City He
will play juvenile roles for the Uni
NeTShl FllH COIuH ny
Alice Hageman and Will Archer
will appear in the new musical coined!
by John L. Gordon and Jack Hazzarc
with the brisk title. go to It.
George Routh, formerly featured II
Lubln western plays, is a recent ad
dition to Kalem's Hazards of Helen
company.
Pathe for some time has been re
leasing only one tive-reel feature
month. Now It is announced there
will be an increase to three a month.
Henry Murdoch, who has heretofore
been seen in Sis Hopkins comedies, /!
now featured in support of Ivy Close
the English beauty.
William Mickey, who for seven years
played David Harum throughout thu
country, is now on the screen in Ivy
Close comedies.
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r. r. Roberts, of 1876 West 46tl
street, New York, has landed thu
state rights for Thomas Dixon ant
Victor Herbert's great film spectacle
1.-THE Fall OF a Nation"
Charlie Chaplin has just finished
two-reel picture called zone A. NJ.
in which he is the only player appear
ing, except about ten feet, where MAJ
is seen on the box Of cab.
George V. Seitz, a well-known see
mario writer, has accepted com
mission from Pathe to adapt all o
Rudyard Kipling's works and is nov
at work on the job.
Carl La0mmle, president and P, A
Powers, treasurer, of the Universe
Film Manufacturing Company, hav
sold it their exchanges, for $1,000,
600.
Edward Holt has been added to tn
cast of the new MetrO-Rolfe prOduc
ton, as yet unnamed, starring Emm!
Wehlen. He will play the part o
a police official.
Upon the completion Of their cur
rent production, Saving the Famil,
Name" the Smalleys will star the pic
turization OF James Oppenheim's nOtet
story, Idle Wives" in five reels.
A drama of business and politics
1.-THE Franchise" starring WinnifreC
Greenwood and Edward Coxen, is be
ing filmed at the American Mutua
studios under the direction Of Edward
Sloman.
The ever-watchful press agent ha
promptly annexed the shark Tha
man-eating monster Is already scarinI
pretty actresses out Of the water witt
narrow escapes, which makes thrilling
reading,
The Universal Animated Weekly ha
entered into arrangements with tn
New York department Of health t
film a series of views showing how tn
spread Of the infantile paralysi
scourge may be checked.
D. F. Whitcomp, author of "Littl
Mary Sunshine" 1.-THE Yellow Bullet,
His Old-Fashioned Dad" ETC.. ha
resigned as a member Of Balboa's see
mario department and will go to NeN
York.
David Belasco is to produce the neI
play by George Middleton called 9TH
| Happy Thought" May Buckley ma
have the leading feminine role, as sh
played it when the piece was trie
out in stock.
Herbert Vernon has contracted wit,
Madame Ala Nazimova to star in hi
first independent feature, which vii
be an adaptation Of "War Brides,
the successful vaudeville play Il
which she made one Of her creates
hits.
Charles MiIler's film theater a
weirton, recently damaged by fire,
being remodeled and will be reop
ened soon. He is building anothe
picture house there which will have
capacity of 600 and cost about $4,000
This one will omen about November
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Melbourne Mcdowell, legitimat
stage star and former husband Q
Fanny Davenport and Blanche Walsh