New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-17
Plays and Players
of the Film World

!. 4. Berst. president and manager
Of the General Film Company, re-
signed late Saturday afternoon, ana
within q few minutes was appointed
general manager OF the Pathe inter-
osts. Bcrst's successor VIII be chosen
at a meeting Of the directors OF the
General Film to be held tomorrow.
The meeting promises 70 be an inter-
esting one. as the fate Of the company
will be decided in all probability. II
IL reported in film circles that the
Genera will lose several Of It's con-
tributiug producing companies when
their contracts expire on January d.
Early Yesterday morning. when all
good people were asleep and only news
yapcr men had their eyes open, heads
OF departments and guests OF Pathe
wendell their way home from the iIsi
annual beefsteak dinner OF the Paine
Club. held Saturday evening at
Healey's. There were speeches and
things 10 eat and speeches and things
20 drink and speeches and motion PIC
urcS and speeches and vaudeville.
Taken all in all, It WIS most enjoya-
ole affair.
Lewis J. Selznick. president and
general manager Of the World Film
CORPORATION, and Britton y. BUSH.
treasurer, have resigned. and their res
ignations have been accepted. Their
successors have not yet been selected.
World Film absorbs Equitable Film
under d financing arrangement with
Ladenburg. Thalmann & co. mill
ion and d half dollars Of new capital
is brought into the World Film.
George 3 Cox remains % president
and Joseph l. Rhinock as vicc-presi-
dent. 1t is understood that Mortimer
{. Work. Of Philadelphia. will be the
temporary general manager.
Despite rumors 70 the contrary. the
fire iu the melville studios of 1rl-
angle films was not much Of hot time,
after all Thomas II. lnce, who was
named after the village bearing his
name. only lost one eyebrow while
debating with the flames.
Corene Czzell has Joined the Mirror
Sims, 10 appear with Nat {. Goodwin.
the internationally famous husband, in
a feature film.
"The Fools Revenge in which Ed
win Booth starred many. MANY years
ago. D., being filmed bv Fox. with Maude
Gilbert and William II Tooker in the
leads the publicity man fails to state
Who pl1,S the revenge and Hho the
fool
Grace Georges old play Carnival"
has bean flmed under the name The
Ballet Girl II was done originally
last summer under The direction %
joseph " Smiley. bat proved not up
20 standard. and so last month the
picture WAS rctaken almost ~ its en-
tliety. IL is purely family affair,
with Alice Brady a. the star and Papa
William A BRADY directing the newly
taken scenes. And here be il men
toned on PEASANT. a. they say in Penn
svl,ania when the weather is doubt
ful. that IA Brady is some director!
On on occasion something happened
20 the camera man. and when the com
pletri and developed film was thrown
on the screen IN the projection room
legs without bodies. arms 40 random.
ballet skirts and other things appeared
an the screen appearing and disap-
peariug aimlesslv. SO the entire POO
fcet had 60 be rctaken but with an
other camera mAn.
Ethel BARRYMORE has finished a new
screen play. "Thr Kiss cf Hate" for
Metro. She D. supported by H. Cooper
(life
Kate Price. VINO. as everybody should
know. is NitAgraph's heaviest come
di-nne. dis'ocstcd herself tn" other
cav when she slipped and fell. Re-
rort SAYS that Miss Price is her dainty
self again som" zoo pounds of fem
.uine exquisite cKGuI~iteneSs.
Gossip is busy with company pro
tucinc motion pictures On the West
Indies. Rumor has 10 that the dIroc-
tor in charge does not care What zap
pens 10 his actors. and that recen'iv
two girls OF the company wete dragged
hor" unconscious. after being
Knocked about by the sHiilinc tide.
Art D. long and cXacting
In Justice 20 Edwin ThanhOuser IL
must Ice stated that the play Of dub
Gus morality mentioned IN Saturdays
Tribune as having been filmed in New
Rochelle was not OF Thanhouser origin.
having been made in Philadelphia The
play IN question was refused "A license
ly the local Commissioner and By the
censor in PHILADELPHIA