New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-12
Plays and Players
of the Film World

T.. II. Van Loan, manager Of The pub
LEFTY department Of the Universal, an
nounces the debut Of his daughter,
Gertrude. aged one day. Miss Gertrude
is Mr. Van Loans Grst-born.
II is reported that fnanciers identi-
fed with the American Tobacco Com
pany mot the Standard Oil, as origi-
nally asserted have bought out Sieg
mund Lubn for 100000 The same
report states that Edgar Selwyn is to
receive one-ffth stock interest in the
reorganized company FOR ;he right 20
film all plays controlled by him. Al
the office OF the Lubin company no
information could be obtained.
Richard Stanton Is driving a milk
wagon. This does not mean hat the
producer Of the Graft serial has
taken up this job for a living. He does
i, in the twelfth instalment Of Graft"
when he and his friends are fighting
the MIX Trust.
Thomas H. lnce has added 10 his
manifold duties at the Triangle-Kay-
Bee studios at melville the functions
Of a commissioner Of education. Under
his direction, the first step has been
taken toward the erection OF a two
story schoolhouse adjacent TO the col
ony Of tepees m which the Triangle
directors redskin actors live. A the
III aborig.ne actors seldom appear
before the camera for more than "A
few hours "a day. Incc intends 70 let
them devote their leisure to the nc
quirement Of the rudiments Of an edu-
cation.
The preliminary examinations 20 de-
termine the grading of the pupils has
revealed that many Of them are grad
yates of Carlisle. These will be the
advanced students Of the new institu
tion Of learning and Will act as in
structors in the lower classes. ". A.
Brooks. Snowman and student Of the
West, is to be the principal OF the
school.
The Indians are reported to have en-
tered into the project with enthusiasm.
Chief Two-Lance. the ninety two year
old warrior. who is reputed 10 be
worth S250,00O. is the most iubilant
Of the lot.
The I-told-you-so fcud will he in her
glory when she sees Mary Pickford IN
her latest photoplay, Poor Little Pep
pima" for during the course OF The
story the beautiful golden ioc6s which
have made TIE film star famous are
cut or right before the camera.
When the shears sever two heavy
strands Of hair tho aforementioned
fend IS going TO turn triumphnntly 20
her escort and say: There. told you
so Mary Pickford would 10 more
think Of letting that man cut of h.or
hair for motion picture than she
would think Of flying. ! always SAID
her hair was false" And her escort
If he "a sagacious, will register admlia-
ton and acquiescence
As matter Of fact. The girl will be
hall right and half wrong. FOR despite
the fact that "Poor Little Peppina' -
the first big seven-reel production ~
which the Famous Players Film Com
panv has ever presented Mary Pick
ford. nevertheless il Is quite true that
the star would not perm { her own halr
90 be cut of. 49,,
takes place in Italy. requires tnat VI
Pickford dress as boy. To make the
scene realistic the actual cutting OF
,bo beir l. shown. But before the
scene u.as taken two curls which were
very carefully selected 20 match MISS
pickford's own hair were pinned 10
the back Of her head, just under nor
ourls. When the scissors we're welded
the youth who did the cutting seized
these TWO ringlets in his hand ana
actually severed them. Then the star ;
real hair was painstaknely pressed
down upon her head and well matched
wig was adjusted over <.
This Fickford subject. which IS we
frs, release since the star ootainec
partnership in the Famous Players fi.lh
Company in order 20 remain I'D NS
productions. viii have its first Nov YORK
nresen.ation az the Broadway Theatre.
beginning Sunday. February 20.
William Wolbert will remember the
current picture he Is making Tor the
Nitagraph for a long time. I'm u ne
photographs a hen. an egg. chicken
lust Matched and a cock Growing 10
.,ct the cock 20 crow u was necessary
~ get two Of them and put one 900
one place and another IN another. so
that they could defy one another prop
erly. Then steve Smith. the camera
man had 10 stand by his camera for
an hour or two until the birds got into
the humor. but all things come TO those
who wait. and Steve got the desired
orec,. I'm this picture Webster Camp
bell. Mary Anderson. Anne Schaeier
and Otto Lederer have the principa.
parts.
Screen stars are compelled 10 register
emotion az times. whether they feel u
or NOT. In the case Of Maude Fealy,
star Of the new Ivan production, THE
Immortal Flame no compulsion was
necessary in one secene.
Mis-. Fealy is supposed 20 be suffering
from temporary dementia. and while III
this condition 10 attempt suicide by
diving into the ocean. l. being too
cold 10 use the ocean. studio having
a heated tank was employed. MISS
Fealy had 10 make a twenty -hve-ioot
dive. And then came the awful news.
Il cant swim" Twenty-Five feet was
q big iump. especially into water twelve
feet deep. Director Ivan Abramson was
two full hours in getting Miss Fea!y's
courage 70 the point where She would
take the leap. And by this time the
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