The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-12
HOTEL DESpLAND

An interesting group Of people are
spending several days at the Des-
pland hotel They are here for the
Bauiaer Film company to get scenes
for a new moving picture play. The
party consists of Fl. Pollard OF, New
York, who is directing the pictures
and the stage effects, Edward Feath-
erstone. who will take the leading
part; Miss Dorothy Seelye, who viii
ta@e the leading womans part; Ar
thur Rankin. who viii be the villain
of the play. Mr.. Rankin is the grand
son of the late Mckee Rankin. VINO
VAS well known man in theatrical
prominent when he brought out Nance
O'Neal. who played The heavier parts
N the legitimate drama before the
days when the moving picture so com
psetely filled the stages of the world;
ALVIN KHeehtel. the camera man who
has taken the scenes for many well
known pictures and who but recently
returned from a professional trip TO
the South Sea Islands.
With the party is also Miss Mar
garuta Fisher. who is looking about
for the settings for the new produc-
ton which she is soon to give to the
public Miss Fisher has just com
pleted two and a half year con
tract with the American Film com
pany of Santa Barbara. Cal She is
western production, the daughter
of the late John Fisher. who during
his life was interested in theatrical
productions and who early saw in his
little daughter the promise OF a great
actress. When she was s years of
age she began her career on the
stage. but when she was 16 she be-
came Interested i'll the moving pic
voted her energies to that profession.
She is a beautiful and charming
young woman. has a fae stage ap-
pearance. with the hig expressive
eyes that always play prominent
part in the silent drama
To a representative OF the News
Miss Fisher said
4 do not feel that have male the
most of my talents. and from this
time on am in the game to do so
and TO produce big pictures. The
/ line of acting that appeals to me is
that OF adventure. and I shall con
eentrate my energies and abilities in
/ producing this kind OF pictures
4 "In the new play that | shall bring
out in about six weeks | Will play a
dual part Taking the part of two
sisters. having been separated in
their infancy; one being taken to the
Islands of the South sea. where she
I lives the wild unconventional life
/ the other 10 New York City. where
! she becomes the accomplished WON
an Of society Many OF the scenes
will he taken in the South Sea Is
lands and no expense or work viii be
spared in making the picture sue
cess
) Miss Fisher is known to many
movie fans" and was readily recog
nized by several people about the no
lei lobby
l tStetudN ~ teIAuoH Snt dilu VI I
Pollard took the famous trip up Iht
Tomoka river IN search of desirable
scenes and locations.
AIR Pollard will take some OF the
scenes for the picture for the Baum
Film company, IN Daytona. ana some
Of them on the beach. The picture
VIII tell the story OF pthe daughter OF
"a rich man who ise spending the sum
mer on the beach. and the most thrill
ing scene will be the saving OF hei
life by the life saver. This scene vii
be- enacted on the beach, and Mr.
Pollard is very anxious 70 nave many
of the local people in the picture, ap
pearing in bathing suits, to give lif,
and reality to the picture
Mr. Knechtel who has had Tn,
benefit OF vide travel ana experience
lin his work. says that there is a seen,