La muette de Portici
In February 1916, Weber and Smalley were transferred to Universal's Bluebird Photoplays brand, where they made a dozen features, including "The Dumb Girl of Portici" (also known as "Pavlowa"), adapted by Weber from Daniel Auber's 1828 opera "La muette de Portici", Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova's only screen appearance, which was directed to Pavlova's satisfaction by Weber. The film also starred Rupert Julian as Masaniello. Released to popular acclaim, it premiered on April 3, 1916 at the Globe Theatre in Manhattan.