Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-14
ALL-STAR CASTS
SAVE MOVIE MONEY
William A. Brady Gets Quick Re-
hearsals Out of Efficient
Players
By the photoplar EDITOR

BY the Photoplsy Editor
To save money--spend IT, That Il
fapidiy becoming the fnoves' motto
At any rate William A. Brady haI
boosted II along bit with his new ati.stai
productions for the World program Fol
Husband and Wife" Mr. Brady gave
Director Barry ONeii the services of Ethe
Clayton, Hoibrook Blinn, Emmitt Corrgan
Gerda Holmes, Montague Love and Dion
Titheradge. Instead of meaning an added
cost In production because of the larger
salary list, this step saved the World money.
For the film was completed In two weeks
Of actual work, almost half the usual time.
There was no useless rehearslng and
no mistakes" says Mr.. Brady. THE
players were given parts. Just as though
they were 20 study the lines for a stage
production. Mr.. O'Neill then outlined the
business of the story. conveyed to the
players his ideas on the construction and
continuity OF the play--und they went
through It in masterful style-and the
finished picture shows the result"
And now Mr.. Brady is going to produce
number Of similarly cast plays.
Within the next week Edwin August,
Murlel Ostriche and Mile King will begin
work on a INSTALLATION of the famous
old sentimental song, sally In Our Alley"
and Gail Kane and House Peters will COM
plete work on THE Velvet Paw" which
is the hrst all-star picture made by Mau-
rice Toprneur, and which employs, besides
of well-known World Film players.
Hobrook Blnn will begin work within
The next few days on Alfred Henry Lewis
story, THE Man Higher Up" in which
June Evidge, Gerda Holmes and other
more than popular players will occupy
the principal roles, while Edna Wallace
Hopper, Frank Sheridan. Macey Harlan
and Alex B. Frances will be seen this
month in THE Perils of Divorce"
There win be no resorting to the sem
sational In these productions" said Mr..
Brady. I'VE completed Husband and Wife
In two weeks and did not have to send an
automobile off a cliff, capsize boat stage
train wreck or rescue any fair maiden
from hell-bent villain and it was because
the six stars In the picture more than
acted their roles, they anticipated the di-
rector's wishes and went through their
scenes with remarkable faithfulness and
celerity, and despite the fact that the cast
cost more than $4,000 week, the picture
cost less than some which have had con-
siderably minor cast In point of salaries"
II Is Mr. Brady's intention from now on
to punctuate the program with highly i'm
portant and well-known dramatic hits in
which every principal part no matter how
unimportant in comparison with other
parts, will be filed by recognized stars.
An idea of what efficient theatre man.
agement means may be gained by the
reading of the following note on the
6IanleyS program. ON the meSSanine
floor, reading and writing room, with cur
rent magazines and writing material.
ladies' retiring room (also on first fioor)
with matron in attendance. Home remedies
without charge. Mems smoking room, tele-
phone and messenger call. Upon request
the usher will call physician, furnish a
messenger for service within a radius of
five blocks without charge and call taxi
cabs (notify a few minutes in advance
of need). Automobile and carriage man
In attendance"
From Honolulu comes word of the activi- |
ties of Helen Holmes, J. p. MCGOWAN and |
the Signal Film Company, which went to |
the islands to film exteriors for the COM |
ing feature, THE Diamond Runners" The |
players worked on scenes on their way over,
while they were in Honolulu. and during a
hard trip into the interior of the island. 1t
is said new and striking scenery will be |
shown to the public for the first time as a |
result of the expedition. The company Is
due back at the Los Angeles studio soon.
Cameraman CAM, local representative of
the EVENING Unconstitutional Animated
Weekly. is rather proud over getting views
of the ship stranded at Seaside Park on
Thursday into this weeks issue. 1t meant
quick work and a trip to New York. In
addition to this event and a physical drill |
at Girard College, the new issue of the
Weekly will contain;
Eyerybody's Doing It-Thousands march in
cne OF preparedness parades which sweeping
eountry-St. Louis, Mo. Chicagos First Mer-
maid--Cod water doesn't daqnt girl as city opens
Fete-Brown Uniyersity's women students play
Shakespearean roleH-Providence. r. I. Light
ing Up Liberty-Famous statue Illuminated by
sesaEehllghts from bsttleshiP Michigan-7New. York
General Wood reviews 100 students in new regl-
ment--Harvard Stadium. Mass Floral Tribute
To Heroes-E1owers river honor men who |
died al sea for country-Detroit Mich Eighty
Your thousand Honor the Flag-Amerlcan I.iber- |
Is Day draws throngs of Germans and Austrians
e-Sheepshead Bay. n. Y. Bathing Beauties Pa
fade-ThrongB mermads take auto ride, tn
ssssa,-veniee. Cal Germanys High Seas Fleet
Pick up the kaBer's fighters In action |
Kitchener Dead-Last pub ic views Of Britain's |
war hero lost at sea-London England Trains
Crash ''L'-Thirty hurt. one killed when |
nimsy wooden cars trap yietims-New York city
Coast to Coast In q Day-Monorail ear that
makes l0O-mile speed. may realize Inventors |
dream--San Francisco Cal. Dodges Subma-
rines, Hits Sand-Ths Artenss, from Norway |
runs sa1 sshore In storm-seasIde Park N, J. China
Yuan Shi-kai died Middle Lakes China Car |
toons by Hy Mayer