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Show Jlotion Picture Celebrities Prominent lm the Xeei s Haftftenings J Edward Etrl jjj Edward Cecil Prank nennett M, Belly Harte .Toe Firnhtm Erl A. Foxe ' Ch.rl.i Arlio jT Kolunt F.clJ.ng mmamm Bt"' F Wl" Mr.-. 11,1k V. ' V" k.Mnoo Hopper Crlrude Scoll '- Cohn H J. Streyckmjn. Robert W. Frezer Hopp Hidley John Hi.. v S Nt. Spedoo 1 C A. Willatt Adam Kenel ' 'it i M.bel Nonn.nd Fr.nk L. Dyer Daniel Frohraio Ctrl Uemmle Henry J. Brock S.cgmuod Lubia Miss Barbara Tcnaant 'S' ' ' ' l l ' ' ' ' ''' l Gc0TtC D Boi' Proc'or P. C. Guonin ! Bert Ennia Jean Darnell Pierc. Kiatfslff W'.teeraon R. Rotbhcker R. H. Cochrane Miss FlornicfLawrcnce?thchighestsal- I ! aried actress in the moving picture business, is fl one of forty famous stars who appear' exclusively in B ! I Look for this Universal sign before you 8 t' enter any moving picture theatre. If I i 'I; you find it, it is positive insurance that H I 'ill II Ynu will see pictures sr. much finer, so ' i :. much more polished and finished than any i I I others that you are bound to have a higher U conception of the moving picture business than you ever had before. Universal moving pic- 9 -fyM turcs arc the product of the largest film manufac- t ll Bxmm tunn& concern in the universe. They cost you no Ji morc than the trashy, amateurish kind, So there's fl I i,'l?m no reason why you should not insist on scoine them kmEM ,i , w-A at whatever theatre you like. ''aBBa i "For the Freedom of Cuba," a two-reel drama of love and adventure, set in Cuba duriup the Spanish-American war and featuring Essie Fny and her remark-aLl; remark-aLl; trained horse "ArnUiu." has just been completed at the Universal Pacific Coast studios bj Director Otis Turner The story is one of dash, daring and i action, j " The Smalleys' four-reel production of "The Merchant of Venice ' is completed at the Pacific Coast Studios. It is one of tho most elaborate, from the point of costly costumes and scenery, that the Universal has ever turned out The Lubin Company in securing exclusive ex-clusive rights t reproduce all the dramas of Charles Klein can boast of adding to Its repertoire a series of plays that have taken rank among the most I successful of recent years. "The Lion : and the Mouse," in six reels, is the Klein piny now ready for presentation. 1 It bad a more extended ran iu N'ew York theutres than nuy contemporary drama, a fact sufficient to determine the question of its popularity. Special ae i tors and actresses of widespread repu- tation wero engaged to depict the ex-! ex-! acting roles, and gorgeous stage settings were built exclusively for its production. The photography, if possible, excels that of anything yet produced by Lubin. Klein's "The Daughters of Men," a story of capital and labor, is now in preparation. Earle A. Foxe, the handsome Juvenile who made a success on the boards of the theatre before starring in the wordless drama, wm be remembered for his clever : work as "Rub" in "The College Widow" and afterward supported John Drew, Grace George. William Hawtrey and other stars. He was leading man with Florence Lawrence, and is now playing leads with David Griffith of the Mutual I Motion Picture Company, Union Square, New York. Mr. Foxe possesses an unusual un-usual pair of long and slender trained legs which are valuable acquisitions just now when the country is dance mnd. He has studied under Vernon Castle, who is making more money than any dramatic star by bis stage dancing In order to feature his nether extremities Mr. Foxe ha had photographs made of them and finished in cahiuet size. They .ire said to be an excelleDt likeness It is truly a startling innovation and he is deluged with requests for autographed auto-graphed portraits of his tango legs, which he sends with his compliments to 'those who are sincere students of the Argentine dance. Frank Crane has been engaged by the Universal Film Manufacturing Company to direct the Imp features that will be released with Irving Cummings in the leads. Mr. Crane, who is still in his early thirties, is one who has risen from the ranks of leading men to his present place, he has served long years on the legitimate stage and before the camera and he entered the directing field something some-thing over a year ago, with ripe judgment judg-ment and thorough training. At present he is producing "Jane Eyre," a drama adapted from Miss Bronte's famous novel of the same name. Irving Cum-mings Cum-mings and Ethel Grandin are playing the leads. Here is a story of the "movies," a little lit-tle tale from real life. Several years ao there was a well-known pugilist who bore the expressive sobriquet of "Kid" Hognn In the ring and among the fight fans in the sporting cafes he frequented. His real name was Daniel Bernato. He was always a clean fighter aud cleer with his fists, but life to him meant nothing but tho squared circle and its camp followers. Then one day he met Helen Lambert, a vaudeville artist, and their union was blessed with several beautiful children. She induced him to give up fighting and his fight companions. Her untimely death, however, threatened to throw Bernato among his old companions compan-ions again when one day he got a job in the Universal Studio in a picture where a former prize-fighter turns over a new baf and brings up his family respectably. respect-ably. The photo-drama gripped Bernato so that he is now the moat devoted I father imaginable and leads the best of live. He has been made an assistant director and developed coDdderable ability abil-ity in that line. He is extremely popular popu-lar among (he photoplayers . who know his life-story. Miss Betty ' Harte is an actress of charm who has studied the art of ex pression to such good purpose that she now plays leads on the films. She made an enviable reputation in Los Angeles as a clever actress in emotional parts before coming east. " Lately she has done some remarkably effective work with James Gordon, the popular photoplay star, in several of his recent successes. ' A complete drawing room set of antique furniture, belonging to the period of Louis XI1L, has been purchased pur-chased at considerable cost by the Universal Uni-versal and is to be used in the four-reel production of "Richelieu," which is now being staged by Director Allan Dwau as a Gold Seal release. The furniture is in English walnut, aud in one large piece is a secret panel large enough to admit a grown person. Iu this act are various other secret slides and drawers all attesting at-testing the fact that the original owners were of an intriguiue, romantic type. Mr. Edward Earl, the prominent New York banker, who is the treasurer of the Nicholas Power Company, is deeply interested in-terested iu the uplift of the motion picture pic-ture art. Mr. Earl is the director of several important New York corporations corpora-tions and has been associated with Mr. Nicholas Power for& number of years! Onu of the features of a recent Universal Uni-versal Animated Weekly release was tho posing of .Mrs. Frederick W. Vanderbilt when she presented for the New York Women's League for Animals handsome rewards to the best mounted policemen after a competition held on Harlem River Speedway. |
