Evening journal., 1917-01-08
NOVIB DIRECT8R
SUFFERS TYPHOID
Herbert Brenon, Prominent
in Theatrical World,
Stricken While in City
NO COMPLICATIONS
ARE LOOKED FOR

Suffering from typhoid fever and
rushed to Delaware Hospital on Sat
urday afternoon. where he is attended
by a private nurse and several ply
sicians. Herbert Brenon, moving pic
ture director. was reported today TO
be resting as comfortably as could be
expected. The nurse in charge said
the patient had a high temperature,
but there were no complications in
connection with the disease and no
serious results were looked for.
Mr.. Brenon was taken i'll almost i'm
medately on his arrival here week
ago. but the trouble was diagnosed as
influenza. He was placed under the
care of Dr.. William II. Kraemer. Of
No. 1909 Madison street, who was as
sisted by Dr. Samuel G. RumfOrd, and
was confined to his room in the Hotel
DUPONT The trouble developed rap
idly, and on Saturday, when typhoid
symptoms appeared, DR.. Orrin Wright
Of New York. who had attended Mr..
Brenon i'm that city a ndtwo trained
nuraes were engaged and Mr.. Brenon
was taken at once to the hospital. His
condition is said to be bad, but not
unusually SO when the nature OF the
complaint is considered.
Mr.. Brenon was accompanied here
by his mother, his wife and his sec
retary. He came here Monday as di-
rector for Mile. Dazzle who was TO
appear at the Garrick Theatre. He
was the producer of "A Daughter of
the Gods" and a director of Annette
Kellerman in "Nepmne's- y Daughter
in Bermuda.
Mr.. Brenon is one of the best known
moving picture directors In the United
States.
He left college and came to the
United states from Ireland in 1896.
lie first secured employment in Pitts
hurgh and later came to New York
with an introduction 20 Augustin DAILY
from Kyrle Bellew and was given a
small part IN Days company. After
Mr.. Daly's death. in 1898, he was en-
Gagged by Walker Whiteside as assis-
.aint stage manager, and received
training under the DAILY management
subsequently he appeared in the part
Of William Manley in a revival OF
The Still Alarm His first engage.
metn as a stage manager was in Min.
neapolis, Mimi. at the Lyceum The
atre After his marriage in 1904 he
appeared in vaudeville for several
seasons. assisted by his wife. Under
the partnership name Of Herbert
Brenon and Helen Downing they ap
peared in sketch by VIII NJ. Cressy
entitled zone Christmas Eve" and in
he playlet "The Intruders."
In 1908 Mr.. Brenon and his wife lef
vaudeville and bought a moving pictur
theatre in Johnstown, Pa, which the,
managed together for two years. 1
was while watching the pictures in thi
theatre that Mr.. Brenon determined T.
enter the production field OF the the
Young industry Julius Stern, manage
OF the Imp studios for Carl LaemmlC
offered him an engagement as scenari
editor. and fvee months later gave hin
his first opportunity to direct.
lie soon rose to be director in-chief o
the Universal Film Manufacturing Com
pany, and among his successful produc
tions were Leah, the Forsaken," "Ivan
hoe" "Absintho" and Neptune
Daughter" said to be the first Ameri
can production TO enjoy a Broadwa.
run This last-named photoplay ran a
the Globe Theatre, New York city, 70
twenty-six weeks, and Mt the Fine Art
Theatre, Chicago, ILL.,, for twenty-seve
weeks.
In 1914 Mr.. Brenon became associate
with William Fox, the first productio
under the latter's management bein
"'The Kreutzer Sonata" Among hi
other successes may be mentioned On
"Clemenceau Case" "The Two Orphans
"The Soul of Broadway and "a Daugi
ter Of the Gods in which Annette ke
lerman appeared as the star