Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-04
VITAGRAPH BUYS OUT
Wis. E. ORGANIZATION
VIII Release It's Own Product
Through Former Combination.
Other Movie Notes
By the Photoplav Editor


photoplay earthquake. forecasted las
week IN the EVENING LEDGER has come
70 pass as scheduled The VitaPraph, fol
lowing its big reorganization and the en-.
nstment of new men and new money, has
taken over the entire distributing company
formerly selling Vitagraph Bubln, Selig ant
hssanay films under the name v. l.. s. II,
The EVENING LEDGER Is indebted to Man
sger Hebrew. OF the local exchange, for the
following extracts from letter from w
X Irwin, of New York, announcing the
ehange
The Vtagraph Company OF America
has purchased the respective interests Of
the Lubin Manufacturing Company. Selig
Polyscope Company and the Essanay Film
Manufacturing Company, in the v. L. $.
ID. organization.
For the present and up until the first
of October Vitagraph will continue to re-
lease one feature per week. While it is not
dennitely determined, yet II Is most prob
able that from October on Vitagraph will
Furnish this organization with two features
per week, and In addition thereto sufficient
shorter product TO permit us to sell an ex-
hibtor an entire days service. This how
ever Will be determined entirely upon the
question OF merit.
The only result TO the V. l.. S. II of this
change Will be that by virtually becoming n
department OF the Vltagraph Company we
Will be In constant touch with the producer.
20 that we will be able to make suggestions
and to eliminate any and all difficulties
which act as a selling handicap"
On top of this comes another star for
the open booking plans OF Louis Selznick
who already has Clara Klmball Young and
Herbert Brenon lined up. She is Kitty Cor
don. The transaction was with Lawrence
Weber and G. NJ. Anderson. better known
as "Broncho Billy" Anderson, of Essanay
fame
The first of the new Kitty Gordon pic
lures Will be an adaptation of Vera the
Medium by the late Richard Harding
Davis.
with the new Kitty Gordon features Mr..
Anderson Will return to studio activity.
He viii be director-ln-chief of all the pro-
auctions, and has already begun prepara.
tions for the first picture at the Blache
studio. Fort Lee, where the Clara Klmball
Young Film Corporation will share quar-
tiers with the new Selznick company.
Phillips Smalley and Lois Weber Small |
ley who have worked together as co-direc- |
tors in production of Bluebird subjects |
are In the future to have separate COM
panies, according to plans made last week |
at Universal City
Lois Weber will direct Mary MacLaren, |
and has begun work on a forthcoming |
hve-reel production titled Devotion" Ar |
thur Ford will continue as assistant drec- |
tor to Miss Weber
The first photoplay to be filmed by Mr.. |
smalley viii be an adaptation from the |
Brandt Whtlock story titled THE Girl |
That's Down" 1t is not definitely known |
whether this title will be retained. and
up to this time no cast has been named.
Charlie Chaplin, Mary Miles Mnter, Flor
snce Turner. Richard Bennett. Nat Good
win. Henry e. Dixey, Frank Mills Crane
Wilbur. Helen Holmes. William Russell.
Audrey Munson, G. William Kolb, Max
Dill, Margarita Fischer, Valentine Petit
and Paul Manson are now appearing in
Mutual features.
'Jaffrey." by w. ]. Locke, has been Sc
lected by the International Film Service.
Inc. with which to inaugurate its Golden
Eagle series Of super-photoplay features
The Frohman Amusement Corporation
made the production.