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Show ACTION AND INTEREST OF NEW PHOTOPLAYS AND THE NEWEST RADIA TIONS OF FILM STARS ; King Baggot Returns From Abroad Where He Played The Title Role In "Ivanhoe" Henry E. Dixey Presented By The Famous Players Company In "Chelsea 7750 Edward Barry Sails For, London Gaumont Announces American Releases David Horsley Gives Dinner To Wei coming Friends On His Return From Europe. Of all the home coming passengers brojg'ut to port in New York on the Amern an Line Steamer St. Paul, last Saturday, none received a heartier or more enthusiastic welcome than King Baggot. Those Who were there to grrc-t him wrre all warm personal friends, members ol the Screen Club, the famous New York organisation ot photoplayers, o: which he is president, and many others. But there also we n t out to him a welcome equally warm (rom the hot of admirers who know him only as hcy see him on the screen of the motion picture theatre, but who have learned to pay him loval homage as a veritable King in hilmdom For of all the personages who have won triumph in the i motion picture there stand pre-eminent King Baggot and that other king, John Bunny, each unique in his own special field. Both are known and greeted with acclaim the world over, in every corner of the globe to which the photoplay has made entrance Last Spring King Baggot sailed away at the head of an Imp company of players to reproduce for .1 I.;.. : .V.- I I - k. k. 6.1. 1- . ttrurlmmA ,,Ur lilV- While producing the two-part drama, "The Clown's Daughter," Edgar Lewis and a company o' Reliance player- spent several days with Sig. Sautelle's Circus. As Edgar Lewis is an old nand at anything i onnected with the canvas and sawdust, some excellent results were obtained during the making of the picture. Norma Phillips tried her luck as a "circus rider,' ' called for by her part, which was that erf the clown's wife, icorgc Sicgniann made a good "spieler, " and little Runa Hodges was tiie pet of the "show folks" and had the time of her four-years-long life feeding the animals and riding t he pom', i . Edward Barry, who was recently married, has sailed for London on the Olympic, accompanied by Ins charming bride. He goa for Warner's Feature:, Inc., and will assist Mr. S. L. Warner, now in charge of the office at lX Cecil Court, London, to eciuip and maintain enlarged quarters in or near ' Klii-t-fr Allev." Mr R.-irrv will rt.mrllr the Amerir.-in nrorl ur t ion -, in all miltrira nf the world niifiH tne screens Historic stone-, mat na e oecomc classics on ene niscoric ncieis in cnnnei, wncrc- m: i , , . , - ,, , :, , r j - . . , dramas penned bv men oi genius were originally cast. A of thc United States. His experience in the film business dates back eight years. He is a charter Chief among the stories to be re-enacted was the immortal romance- of Sir Walter ?..-o"., the A member ol the Screen club, the famous New i ork organization of photoplaycrs, and leaves behind ever-youthful ever-living "Ivanhoe." Jrj a h'''st of tncniK His success abroad IS assured as he played a prominent part in London for The photoplay drama of ' Ivanhoe" was staged at the Castle I Chepst .w. and there- again jMjffl&L scvcr , - '' in1 1S ' "-' PPul" ' lhc British metropolis, fierce war was waged with sword and lance and cross-bow, and Norman knight and Saxon thane fought as in days of old. Naturally, King Baggot was the hero, and with his hand- Jr?:7;&tajBk Mr. David Horsley, the well known authority on all details of motion picture production, some face, lithe, athletic figure and knightly bearing he made an ideal hero. m returned to New York on thc White Star Line Olympic last week after a visit to Europe. An English critic, who is not over-imbued with prejudice in favor of the American in .W Hr is one of thc best known and most popular of the pioneers in the motion picture industry, general or the American actor in particular, on seeing King Baggot in one of his scenes JRy''! "agflffihreL ",c return home was signalicd by a dinner he gave to a number of his friends at the exclaimed " Well, like another foreign invader of England, Baggott can in truth say . :lV": Hotel t-.r. Mr. Karl Hudson assisted the host in receiving thc guests. During his 'Veni.Vidi, Via.' Every English a nemo man must acknowdedge that America has at wRjTyt"1;: . ;-'?vsleW?X. ah'-ence I. : i'ited all the principal C'-un tries of Europe and made a careful study in each least one good photoplayer. " -''?vfer:7 -'y'-.j $g ' -. .,, ..i-n--.-.ri : ' i . the I; rid- ilia: -r- rn--t in demand and Another English critic wrote oi him as follows- 'V.fasX f reception accorded them. He also made equally careful study of what Europe "What a wonderiully perfect actor is Mr. King Baggot. and what an enormous MKffi' :''-'r'W '" --'s ' 1 ' : '" "' that would be a .viable for pre-entation in America, amount of energy he puts into his v...rk. He seems to inspire the rest JMc-:: -'.oy. of the company whenever he is in the picture. He takes his work complete I;. .. ',;. .: t-NA Hcnrv E D, c v. r ie of the foremost favorites of the American stage, if pre- to heart, and this past week I am sure he has forgotten that he is King Baggot MHrB sented'in "Chelsea ;;tr." an original drama of the underworld written and the best him actor in thc vorld and ha; been eating, drinking, sleeping, WJr, vjJShbV directed bv J. Scarle bawlcv, to be released by thc Famous Plavers Film Com- and working n lie were the Ivanhoe oi centuries ago come to life 'ji i pain . The play sound s cverv depth of the underworld, its secrets, its methods again t;. pay homage to Ins king -nd ( light and v.m the- h-.i.d th' r A ;, - and emotions, and penetrates the intricate labyrinths of the submerged half, Lady Rowcna. ': In thc role ot an e nne-nt, ableand conscientious detective. Mr. Dixey ii And, socially, Baggot won equal success among the Briton, and all who 4'' 'i'tlFmk. afforded ample opportunity to utilize the fine powers oi characterization lor ' ' only 'through I he house of Gaumont. instead of relying upon European productions. fiiafi&- '. : .JL ' the medium of the Western plays of which he is the author and thechicl nw announcing American releases. The first of these will be "The HHKBBm'I '''VSr act"r These unki wn iru and admirers rallied to his support in a l-auhlul Servit.,r." a, i a l h t".,,-'!! i c.ut'i; i . 'KKsW contest to deride the most popular motion picture actor, conducted bv thc rare beauty. The narr.v . r: - n.,: ,;, jgimHUF Motion Picture Story Magaineof New York, and placed him at the head of servant Machuda. w ho hovers like a good spirit around the per .n ot the Sfe' !-'''i,kHsW the poll by a majority of some half million votes. Mr. Fielding received a lively Lsmeralda (jabora, shielding her from h .rm r ' ' tdegram la.-.t week from the editor of the magazine announcing his sweeping Spanish senorita from the unwelcome embraces of a scoundrel who kidnaps HL - J&'w&Bf " ;"r e,i,e fr-.-m thc head i the Lubin Co. in Philadelphia, congratulating r- .The Faithful Servitor" is full of interest and pathos and local color, and PH'i-':-;; $W him on his success. if this is to regarded as a sample of "Gaumont American" we cm only say they jfeafflft 'ti - Mr. Fielding occupies a unique position in the motion picture world because he Wl11 Vi r wel imc indeed. Vitr38H - '9 author Producer and leading man as well as manager of his company. It is not XfilS?'., r '' 'iWSjwr ''is versatility, howe ver, which has gnen hfm the prestige w hich he has in this part c ,r it t .i , . , ySSmk' 33r ol the country, but the fact that, more than any other living man, he has been able to bam ll Harris ol the theatnea. tirm of Cohan 4 Harris Sol Bloom, talking XffiEgffCJ.VtT get u; .n the motion picture screen the real spirit of the West His dramas are not machine man and former music publisher on a large scale, and I.vt. but n- : least , yP,fS only thrilling representations of Western hie, but thev go to the very heart of things ,r"rkt Mcine. the producer ol the now justly famous "Quo Vadis?" fcatur--, ..re StsWI'o'-they ge t the atmosphere of lives spent in the vast expanses of thc world. Therein lies the :s;re;;.ltCnear Broadwav? TYo TnlS KPf ' L tt'and Jpro Ih'e-mm 'i'lu.u.es11 W'U '" 8 W ' "V - !' " ' ' ' '' A nw theater to be opened at m;I, , , . Street and Broadway, New ork City, on the 15th of October, hearing thc nameeiVBUNNY.'1 Mrs I eslic Carter will annear in a K'U,n r, a . r-.r. r, .. .. ttW John Bunr,y has been in.-ited to open this theate-r, which seats 1400 people. foo on the main , "Lei, ic; ih S b P " U Brry' ,nt'1C 'lueierSson W .1-.r and o ,n the galleries It promises to be oneol the most magnificent andTargest moving B roic- y picture palaces in New York City. rj ,.5 , |