The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20

Richard Stanton is now engaged on the fourteenth installment of the big Great" serial at univers City and how this ener- getic and capable actor-director gets I through the amount of work he does is a mystery. He is now playing the lead 1 as well as recting the story. The result | is that the serial is full of what is com
 monly known as pep" and it is setting quite hot pace in the melodraamtic l line.
 | Alan Hale is one of the brainiest actors
 in pictures and 1t comes as a surprise to learn that he is only 23 he both acts and looks elder. Alan is an analytical think ! CT and a reader of what is worth while | in books, and he is blessed with a re- 1 ceptive memory. Hale is of the opinion l that good reading not only enlarges an actors field of vision, but that it helps
 him in his actual work from every angle. The ''woim" has "toined" Grace Cum ard has given it out that anyone desr- ing a photograph of her in the future must send 20 cents with the request. There is a good and sufficient reason for this It became known that she always sent a picture when requested to do so. and the result Is that she has comparatively short time. This has drawn too much on her income, and has taken far too much time in autographing, and she mas made the ultimatum with regret
 but because she is forced to. The public las no idea what drain letters, photos eJse they would be more considerate in their demands
 William Duncan is a sure fire orator
 He spoke at Clune's Broadway theatre on behalf of the actors fund and filled
 the boxes at the door. At the same time he appeared on the screen in Bill
 Peters Kid" with Mary Anderson, who also gave neat little speech. Duncan
 will take the lead in the new vitagraph serial
 Charles Ray is working in the film in
 which Louise Glaum is getting her big.
 chance as g vampire lady. Ray has one of those parts which he is so good in and with Jack Standing and Howard
 Hickman will give wonderful support to
 the clever little lady. Charlie is just as big an auto fiend as ever and is al- ready talking about change of cars.
 James Horne is producing the fifth of the Love Pirates" serial at the Glendale studios of the Kalem company. Tn this installment Ollie Kirkby dons the garb of a society lady while Marin Sais, the ether Hove pirate disguises as her maid and together they turn the tables of an old rascal who is swindling an elderly woman. Ollie wears some stunning gowns and is just as attractive as of yore-nore so in fact.
 J. Warren Kerrigan, the Universal s-'~ iS appearing to great advantage in
 ''The Gay Lord Waring," in which he has 9 part entirely suited to his pleas ing Eersorality. The feature will be in five reels.
 William D. Taylor has had lots of hard luck to contend with during the making of the Pallas feature David Crockett. To start with his star. Dustin Farnum, was sick for two weeks and so delayed tl4e picture. Then came the trip to Rear Valley when the whole company were snow hound and could not get out or even take scenes. Coming back they found bridges out and roads washed away. The other day Taylor sent an old-fashloned coach and pair to meet him On location and the driver steered his