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Show H MOVING PICTURE ARTISTS fl Two Important additions have re- fl ccntly been made to the directorial B staff of tho Famous Players Film fl Company whoso pictures aro relcas- B ed on tho Paramount Program In tho fl persons of John O'Brien and Fredcr- B lck Thompson Mr. O'Brien cornea fl to tho Famous Players studio from fl the Pacific coast where ho has spent fl tho last threo years in association B with David Grimth. B Mr. Thompson is equally well fl known, ho having been aflHIated with fl one or two largo producing compa- fl nles and now returns to tho first iea- fl turo producing concern with which fl he was identified. ZM Sessuo Hayakawa, tho celebrated JJ Japanese actor and his wife Tsuru fl Ookl, tho celebrated Japancso actress fl will play Chlneso characters in a B forthcoming Lasky production. Fan- fl ny Ward and Jack Dean, tho well fl known brldo and groom, will play B the other two principal characters. B Miss Ward la starred In this Para- fl mount Picture, as j'ct unnamed. Hfll fl Tho lmportanco of this nfilllatlon fl between Georgo Droadhurst and tho B Morosco organization which releases B its production on tho Paramount pro- fl gram, can hardly ho over estimated fl In Its far reaching effect upon tho H motion plcturo Industry. Thoso who fl discussed this remarkablo announce- B ment were of tho opinion that no B ,noro marked evidence of tho dovel- B opmont of the business has over been fl given than tho association with a B photoplay company of this wonderful fl writer whoso previous efforts havo fl been devoted practically exclusively, B to the speaking stago. It ia under- B stood that Mr. Droadhurst begins bis B services with tho Morosco company H at onco although tho announcement H has yet to bo mado as to which of his plays will bo tho first to bo on fl tho film. |