Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-05

The Holman Day Productions, Inc,
a moving picture producing corpora
ton with a 100000 capitalization
was organized Monday in this city
taking over all the property Of the
Edgar Jones Productions. Inc, ane
with it's Maine headquarters and
studio in this city will enter the
movie" production field on large
scale. The officers of the new cor
poration are: President, Blaine 5.
Viles; vice president, Holman Day;
treasurer and general manager Will
liam b. Williamson. They are the
sole owners of the corporation.
The new corporation starts out IN
most suspicious circumstances
contract having been signed by
Pathe Exchange, Inc. of New YORK
CITY for all it's future productions.
The concern will begin its work the
first of June and plans to put out
each year Is two-reel productions
and two super-feature productions.
all Maine stories by Holman Day
and filmed in the State that IS SO
noted for it's scenic beauty.
Mr.. Day, Names famous fiction
writer. knows every nook and cor
ner in the Pine Tree State and in
writing these dramas of the Maine
woods will have the great advantage
of being able to visualize his loca-
tions. In other words, the stories
will be written around the scenes
so that the natural advantages Or
each location will be worked into
the scenarios. The company Will
co.operate with the Pathe Exchange
in the matter of the scenarios.
The great forests of Maine will
furnish the background for all or the
woods scenes, while all of the IN
terror views will be taken at the
studio in this city which will be en-
larged and renovated with many
new improvements. In producing
these pictures an entirely dlfferent
plan will be carried out that that OF
the Jones Production concern.
Whereas that company employed
stock company for all of its nlms
and the stories were selected with
the members of this company IN
mind. Mr.. Days ideas will be put on
the screen without the thought OF
the producing company being 1ore-
most. There will be special cast
from New York for each picture.
The types selected will be especially
ADAPTED to the stories, rather than
having the stories adapted to the
types.
The Holman Day Productions.
Inc, has no connection with any
other moving picture producing or
ganization. The corporation mas es-
tablished offices in New York City
at the corner of Fifth avenue ana
Forty-second street with II. T. car
yer as the New York representative.
Mr.. Carver is especially interestd IN
the new concern as he is a Maine
man, formerly an attorney in the
city of Auburn. Mr. Carver was a
member of the Kerwood-CarVer
corporation which produced the first
Kerwood story, and has also been
general manager of the William X.
Hearst film studios and connected
with various enterprises.
The personnel of the new corpora
ton is too well known to require any
special "write-up." Mr.. Viles, the
president, one of Names timberland
owners and formerly State forest
commissioner, has u fine knowledge
of the locations in the Maine woods
which will be great asset to the
company. He was prominent
member of the Edgar Jones cor
poration.
Holman Day, the vice president.
who will write all the stories to be
filmed by the company. is known as
Names greatest fiction writer. His
stories are full lof life and action and
breathe the very atmosphere OF