Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-13
BREN0N WANTS LEvEY
AND MILLER FOR FILMS
Nazimova's Director Now After
Legitimate Star and Musical
Comedy Favoritc
BY the PhOtoplay Editor


Not content with his acaulBit on OF ALA
Enzimova and Mary Garden as stars Tor
forthcomlng Aim productions. Herbert
Brenon has his eve On other stage notables'
Report has Il that the producer OF ~
Daughter OF the Gods 20 he shown by Fox
At the Chestnut Street opera House this
season IL angling for Henry Mlllers serv.
Ices. and that large salsrv was offered
the star OF Daddy LonEiegs" for one fea-
fure Ethel Levey. once Mrs. George NJ.
Cohan and Immensely popular IN London
also Is wanted by Mr.. Brenon Vast sums
are being bande about--on paper.
Now It's said that Alexander Pantages.
California vaudeville ni1gnate. will follow
The lead OF Messrs. Lasl;y. Fox and Clune
into the field Of picture production. Ro-
maine Fielding. long a Lubin 'strong-man
player, Is mentioned as directorisi poa-
s.bility. Big features and comedies woulu
form the staple OF production.
Theda Bara's wolfhound is dead rid her
press agent Is sorry. SO 10 the vivid vam-
pire. Deceased was a Russian, and II Is
alleged that his demise was due 20 heart
failure on hearing a false report OF a Slavic
defeat abroad. Need one add that Ger
man police dog spread the fatal rumor7
One need
The announcement that Mary Pickfords
nrst release on the Aircraft program would
be Less Than the Dust" suggested by the
given rise to some curious theories as TO
that writer's sex in the trade journals. Lau-
renee Hope was a woman. The new feature
will be directed by John Emerson, a Griffith
graduate. and was written by Hector Turn
bull. who gave fans that passionate picture
play, The Cheat" Miss Pickford will play
q low-caste Indian girl. something quite
new to her. though she used to be an Amer
lean Indian often with the Biograph.
Margaret Deland's reputation in the films
rs looking up. Her '"The Awakening OF
Helena Richie" is TO be done by Ethel
Barrymore. and The Iron Woman" Is slated
for production with Nance O'Neiif Botn
Metros. Mrs. Deland is a noted novelist.
Marie Dressler can't get away from Til
lie." She played that bucolic maiden first on
the stage in Titles Nightmare" Then
came flying pastry and shattered crockery
in Keystones Titles Punctured Ro-
nance" and more Of the same in Lubin's
''Tillies Tomato Surprise" Now it's to be
''Tllles Night Out" on the World program
willard Mack braved volcanoes in Ince's
~Aloba Oe," but his wife Marjorie Ram
beau, is not so keen on the stunt stuff ap-
parently. She has declined offer from
the williamson Brothers Submarine Film
Company to be shot" amid polyps and
devilish.
Features Of the EVENING LEDGER AMI
mated Weekly Of current issue are as fol-
lows:
Protestants March for Prepa paredness-Gant
stand, Pittsburgh. Pa. Winning $4,000 Gold Cup
TAKES mile-a minute boat g capture North
American championship. Detroit. Mich, Saving
Child .'Slaves'-President signs hill to bar chill
aren from factory work, Washlngion. d. G.
violent attacks on soPhomore trenches, Univer-
Champions fs % Win@updine Club captures iGaa eIRht
sssd sn " WHAT ea MadS @Ssn VEN fS
styles, shown at Long Beach fashion show.
They'll Settle Mexican Dispute--Nexican and
: United states commissioners on way TO confer
ence. New York city. Rattle for Tennis Title
1alfs champion wrests honor from i915's star;
Forest Hills. l.. l. Move Germany TO United
states-,-Interned sailors from conyerted cruisers
Kronprinz Wilhelm ana Prinz Eitel Friedrich
build miniature city from scraps Of wood. Nor
folk Navy Yard. Va. Ready for Football--Hnr-
yard squad starts practice for fail Cambridge,
Mass. Destroying Thieves weapons-Police
throw into lake seized revolvers and dynamite.
Chicago, III. Train to Fight Again-wounded
eoidiers In convalescent camp strengthening
ssslyes for more war, ''somewhere IN England !.
MOSQUITO Fleet Studies War-Motorboats cruise
n preparedness plan to protect coast Grayesend
men yainly battle TO save Pequot Casino in spec
Hy Mayer.