Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14
POWERS WITH "vTTA."
BROADHURST SIGNS
Famous Cartoonist and Dra-
matist Join Rival Film
Organizations
By the Photoplay Editor

Tom Powers in the movies! No not az
an actor, but as a cartoonist. Powers of
the sarcastic pen has Joined the Hearst
! Ntagraph News Pictorial.
Joys" and "Glooms. (which have be-
come famous In the Hearst newspapers.
will scamper across the screen as part
of the Hearst-Vitagraph semi-weekly
news hlm.
T. f. Powers began life as n grocery
clerk, and he admits II himself that he
made very poor clerk. Being a genius
Powers was born with a desire to draw.
While as the grocery clerk. he frequently
caricatured on wrapping paper the rather
comicol but still impressive features of
his grocery store boss. Some Of this
pnper went out wrapped about groceries,
and eventually came to the hands OF the
grocer who thereupon, failing to appreci-
ate genius, decided to dispense with the
services of young Mr. Powers.
Powers felt compelled to seek some
means OF livelihood and finally obtained
employment with photographer. receiving
for his labors the sum Of 81 a week.
Despite the fact that he was OF a saving
disposition, Powers somehow squandered
all of his weekly income, and soon con-
cluded that he would have to seek some
occupation more remunerative. Having a
lob which paid better, Powers was able
to save more money, and not long after
went to Chicago, where he attended art
school
The publisher o.. big Chicago news
paper was attracted by some small Illus
trating Powers had done and gave him a
position. Powers worked with the Chi
ca 20 newspapers until 1894. when the New
York fever got possession Of HIN and he
went to that city. Then followed several
years with the New York World. until Mr..
Hearst concluded that Mr.. Powers was
too valuable man to work for any one
but Hearst and took him over to the
Hearst organization, where Powers has
been ever since.
Another big man to be exploited by the
films is George Broadhurst
The oliver Morosco Photoplay Company
has just closed a contract with the play |
wright for all of his plays and for all of |
his future work extending over term |
of years This is the largest contract |
made with any author since the COM
menCement of the motion picture indus |
try. Among the plays to which the
Oliver Morosco Photoplay Company has |
acquired the motion picture rights are |
the following: THE American Lord" |
THE Wrong Mr.. Wright" why Smith |
Left Home" "The Spectator" "a Fool |
and His Money" "An international Mar
riage," "The Crown Prince" "The Law |
of the Land" THE Captain" The East
erner." What Money Can't Buy" Don't /
Weaken" "A Man and His Wife," "a
Lucky Dog" Included in the Morosco-
Broadhurst deal also are the following |
plays by Mr.. Broadhurst: Justice"
The Plainsman,' The Holy city"
Winning Him Back"
Mr.. Broadhurst will supervise the
scenarios of all these plays, which will
insure the production on the screen of
all dramatic values which have made
them famous throughout the world
Some news of Paramount importance
Fanny Ward. who attained such success
In the recent Lasky-Paramount picture,
"The Cheat" was married last week TO
Jack Dean, leading man with her in
THE Marriage of Kitty" another Lasky-
Paramount subject, and also in THE
Cheat"
Oscar f. Bower has resigned his posi-
tion Of manager of the General Film
Company Exchange of Phlauelph' to
accept a similar position with the Famous
Players Exchange. Mr.. Bower is we'll
known in film circles I'm the East, and is
considered to be one of the best posted
men in the business. He brings TO the
Famous Players knowledge of system
In motion pictures that will be a help to
the exhibitors and public.
Pictures of the University of Pennsyl-
vania annual bowl fight were taken by
the Paramount pictures Cameraman for
the Paramount news pictures. This sub
ject, II Is considered, will be extremely |
valuable, as owing to the death of one of
the students in the fight on Wednesday
1t is thought the college authorities will
put the ban on the struggle between the
freshmen and sophomores.
Marie Doro, the beautiful film actress,
has signihed her intention OF remaining
on the Paramount program indefinitely
oy signing long .erm contract wi the
Jesse l.. Lasky Feature Play Company.
MISS Doro Will be seen on the screen in