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Show CONVERTS HIS ROLE OF SIMULATED HEROISM INTO DARING REALITY Essanay Creates a M Rcconstructor of Scenarios "- Feats as Diver and Swimmer of a Venus of the Films-Sherlock Films-Sherlock Holmes Greets His American Rival Everybody knows Minor Watson. He is the new recruit that plays lover parts with Essanay Eastern Stock Company at Chicago. atson was playing the hero in a tire photoplay and was supposed sup-posed to rescue a dashing young blonde from the hery flames of a shirt waist factory. A temporary building was erected in the Essanay "yard" and the regular sulphur used in all fire productions produc-tions was ready to be ignited All this trouble and expense was not necessary, as a fire broke out in the neighborhood and Watson in his fireman's uniform dashed into the burning building and rescued the fair heroine. It was not until after the scene had been taken that the lieutenant of the fire department discovered dis-covered that Watson was an actor. Bciig a hero in a photodrama is an easy proposition, but when it comes to the real "fire tuff" W atson is an exception Omar F Doud. for the past two years connected in various capacities with the American Film Manufacturing Company, Com-pany, severed connections with that company com-pany to asumc new duties as publicity manager for George Kleine. Mr. Doud is well known to the trade. While in the American's employ he had charge of publicity, was editor-in-chief of the scenario department and handled much other work. He is an ex-ncvvspaptr man and brings a splendid reputation and experience to his new position. Edward T. Lowe, Jr.. has been engaged en-gaged by Essanay, his official title being Rcconstructor of Scenarios." Mr. Lowe is at the head of a new department depart-ment of the Essanay organization, being eneaecd to nut oitrcha-cd dramas in per fect technical form for the director, so that the latter will be enabled to give his entire thought to the production without the revision work he has heretofore hereto-fore been required to do An important change of personnel has occurred in the Consolidated Film and Supply Company, one of the largest film exchange firms in the country, which covers nine Southern States handling the Universal program 11 J. Fit-jcr-l ell, the former president, has sold all Jus holdings and is no longer connected with the firm. Carl Laemmlc, president of the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, has been elected to succeed Mr 1 itzjarrrll. William Oldknow remains re-mains as vice-president and general manager. Beginning September 1 the New York Motion Picture Company, which now produces Kay -Bee, Broncho and Keystone Key-stone films, will release F.mpirr films. This i a new brand which will be produced pro-duced by the New York Motion Picture Company in accordance with its contract with the Mutual Film Corporation, made several weeks ago, by the terms of which the present output of reels is to be increased to twelve reels. Harrv Benham i gomg to be the El-tinge El-tinge ol the rilms the Thanhouser ones He makes a striking brunette and has no superior in a female cut-up part. Benham's latest Filings stunt may be found in "The Eye of Krishla' a Thanhouser Than-houser comedv. Here he fools a great detective until the latter catches him smoking a hig, black cigar in a very unladvlike fashion. But by that time the sleuth has been outwitted, anyway, and Miss Benham doesn't care An alliance h.-i been formrd by Klaw & Erlanger and the Biograph Company to produce in motion picture form and on a large scale plays to which Klaw & Erlanger hold the rights. Nothing gives greater delight to Mabel Normand than to do the part of a diving girl in the Keystone productions. produc-tions. She is possessed of a figure which would cause Ycnus dc Milo and Annette Kcllcrman "to go some" and could give the latter young lady the t, r J- 'IBjsil ; V "The Fight at Grizzly Gulch" V y W. HHftddock race of her lite in the water She has medals galore for swimming and high diving and has handily beaten many contenders, con-tenders, both male and female, for championship honors, and when the Keystone Company was producing at Coney Island last summer the fair Mabel was the cynosure of all eyes. Irving Cummings is being put to the severest test of his whole career as an I actor in "Hearts and Floweri,'' a coming com-ing Reliance feature bv Marion Brooke. j Starting as a youth of twenty in 1861, Mr. Cummings will be called upon to how an event taking place in every year of the life of the character up to 1913. This feat will call for acting such as never before attempted in the history of tnc drama. In fact, the idea of the story which is being staged by Oscar C. Apfal is entirely different from anything ever attempted for stage or screen production The Thomas A. Edison Company is producing a scries of detective storic? with scenarios written by J. Searle Daw-' ley and featuring Laura Sawyer. The' first of the series is entitled "The Diamond Dia-mond Crown " a When Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the celebrated English author, visited the Kalem Company's London office to witness wit-ness a private presentation of "Detective William J. Eurns in the Expo.-ure of the Land Swindlers,' he found that Mr Burn? was there in person. The great American detective had been called abroad on several important cases and was introduced to the creator of Sherlock Sher-lock Holmes by the Kalem representative. representa-tive. Later Mr Burns spent several days at Sir Arthurs country home. George KJcine, proprietor and manager man-ager of the sensational photodrama success, suc-cess, ' Quo Vadis?" made by the fatnous Cincs Company of Italy, positively refuses re-fuses to sell state rights or to lease his property to anyone. Mr. Kleine will have fully fifteen companies touring the United Stales and Canada by September 1st. "Quo Vadis" ' as presented by Mr. Kleine is in eight reels, divided into three acts, and special mu-ic has been arranged and composed for the performance. per-formance. The Lines production comprehends com-prehends the entire Sienkiewicz story and is full ot wondcriul features Mary Fuller i? to be featured in another an-other Edison Company "Mary" series, lginning July 26th and running for six months. Following the example of the Kaiser and King Alphonso King George has given orders for a picture theatre to he fitted un in Buckingham Palace. It is not generally known that the King is particularly fond of seeing motion pictures. , |