The Washington times., 1923-10-30
COSMOPOLITAN
To HAVE 8
STUDIOS
Motion Picture Corporation to
Rush New York
Structures.

SAu W. SAI VSs
NEW YORK, Oct. 30.--Up to the
present time. the Cosmopolitan Cor
poration has been making pictures
in various studios located in differ
ent sections of New York city. Five
of these, most utilized by Costno-
politan, are the Forty. fourth Street
Studio, the Pathe, the Jackson
Avenue, the Tee-Art and the Bio.
graph.
While these are admitted to be
good and well-equipped studios, the
Cosmopolitan Corporation has found
its total capacity unequal to its
| growing need Of big stages 70 &C
commodate elaborate sets for the
important historical and other sne-
cial features on its production
schedule for the near future.
10 Erect Three Studios.
Accordingly the statement was au-
thorized yesterday that the Cos.
mopolitan Corporation has acquired
the necessary real estate and VIII
Immediately rush the building Of
three big new studios, all In New
York city.
One of them will have the great
est capacity Of any Eastern studio
except that of the Famous Players
on Long Island.
! The plans for this studio call for
q structure 80 by 200 feet and 40
| feel in the clear In capacity and
| in equipment and other permanent
facilities for the making Of the
1 nyh -
! immense plant, it is declared, will
represent all that Is best and most
advanced in the architecture and
other fundamentals entering into
motion picture production.
On another New York city loca.'
ton, where land has been secured,
work viii begin Immediately on the
second OF the new Cosmopolitan
studios.
Its dimensions are so by 200 feet
and 80 feet in the clear. The third
new structure--on which work also,
will be rushed--will be of these same
dimensions.
N. Y. City's Advantages.
It win occupy part of the present
Cosmopolitan Studio lot. Both of
these will share with the bigger
one all of the advantages Of the
most modern practice in motion
picture studio building and equip
| tleilt. Production At present Co.'S
mopolitan Studio will continue as
heretofore.
The Cosmopolitan Corporation Is
thoroughly convinced OF the superior
advantages held by New York city
lat picture making headquarters. On
, this point William Randolph
Hearst, president of the company.
in authorizing the above announce.
ment, said:
There is an enormous advantage
in making motion pictures in New
, York City. One Of the most inn
portant Of these Is that New York
is the center Of stage play produ:.
ton. Consequently here is whore
famous actors and actresses OF the
stage are most Immediately avail.
able for both stage and screen en-
gagements.
at is folly to minimize the
screens need Of the best artists
Of the stage in the casts of its
worthiest productions.
Artificial Lights Best.
"For this and other obvious
reasons, the Cosmopolitan Corpora.
ton decided some time ago to make
all of it's pictures in New York City.
1--WE prefer to produce our pics
lures in studios with artificial
lighting. rather than to depend on
| the uncertainty and varying de-
grees OF sunlight, condition from
which no part or this country 10
at all seasons exempt.
Cosmopolitan pictures now be.
fore the public both here and abroad
| =, 80 Al
both in the distinguished character
of their casts and in the art OF their
stories presentation, as the equal OF
the best on the screen today.
| "Other big and dramatically and
| spectacularly more important ones
to be presented in the next few
months will further assure the pub.
lie that Cosmopolitan productions
measure up to the highest stand.
ards reached in motion pictures.
For the reasons have stated,
these results are best assured
through production in studios 10.
Gated in New York city, where
| great artists of the stage have
their permanent homes, or are &C.
customed to congregate.
Tells Of Screen Needs.
In emphasizing the screens need
of famous capable stage actors, az
well as it's own special public
favorites, Mr.. Hearst cited such
names-among others notable In
| Cosmopolitan pictures - as Lyn
Harding, Holbrook Blinn, Rose
Coghlan, Robert Mantell, Lionel
| Barrymore, Louis Wolhe!m, Ian Mac.
Laren, Otto Kruger, Charles Judels,
Lowell Sherman, Vera Gordon, Lew
| Cody, William Collier, Raymond
/ Hitchcock, Gehevieve Hamper, VIII
/ liam H. Powell, Evelyn Gosnell, Gus
tave Won Seyffertitz, etc.
| It is stated that the three new
Cosmopolitan studios combined will
practically double the total capacity
~ the five merDioned. which have
heretofore been utilized for these
production, and that they will be
ready for occupancy in record time.
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