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Show ADOLPH ZUKOR RETURNS FROM TRIP TO HIS PACIFIC COAST STUDIOS President of the Famous Players Perfects Plans to Keep His Organization in the Forefront Wray Physioc, of the Mohawk Mo-hawk Film Co. , Blown Up in a Too-Realistic Explosion After a month's absence, during which ho visited the Los Angeles studios to confer with Edwin S. Porter on some big plans contemplated contem-plated for his company, Adolph Zukor, president of the Famous Players, returned last Sunday to New York. Among other subjects considered at this conference of the president and technical director of the Famous Players were the order of releases of tho celebrated stage successes controlled con-trolled by Charles Frohman and Henry W. Savage, Inc., secured by tho Famous Players' recent alliance with those managers; the forthcoming trip to Europe with James K. Hackett for a production of "Monsieur Beau- cairc" in the exact locality of the story; the erection and construction of the new studio in Long Island City exclusively for the production of the Charles Frohman plays, and many other matters that will soon evidence an important influence on the programme pro-gramme of the Famous Players. Chester Beecroft Is one of tho best known and able idea men in the moving plcturo business. Many brilliant achievements are to his credit and his services are in great demand. Ho never forgets a friend who has done him service. Malcolm Williams, one of the foremost fore-most character delineators of the American stage, will he presented by the Famous Players Film Company In a production of "The Brute," by Frederic Arnold Kummer. "The Brute" is a tense, modern drama of the clash of wills -between a strong man and a weak woman, the climax of which hangs in the balance until the man, In righteous indignation, exerts ex-erts his full physical strength toward the subjugation of the woman, and through sheer force brings his willful will-ful and mercenary wife to see her lolly and lovingly acknowledge her master for all time. Fred J. Bahihofer, manager of tho Ford Sterling Comedy Company at the Universal Pacific Coast Studios, Is literally deluged In letters from those who are competing for the $25 reward offered to the person who suggests sug-gests the most appropriate name for the now brand of Universal comedies in which Mr. Sterling is featured. Fantastical, Biblical, mythological and hundreds of other types of character char-acter names have been suggested. Among tho most Interesting names suggested are "Sterling Silver," "New Era," "Mirth," "Lodestone," "Skylark," "Sky-lark," "Hp-Top," "Funny Film." "Stetson," "Standard," "Bohemian," "Uni-Ford," "Target," "Star," "Universal "Uni-versal Ford," "Crackerjack," "Orpheus" "Or-pheus" and "Excelsior," We usually hear of moving picture rehearsals fooling the Innocent bystander, by-stander, who mistakes a melodramatic incident for an actual occurrence, and rushes to rescue the heroine from the camera villain. This order of things, however, was reversed ono day this week up along the Maine coast in the vicinity of Portland, where the "Hearts of Oak" company are ie-hearslng ie-hearslng the exterior scenes of James A. Heme's picturesque play. It will be recalled by those familiar with the plot of the piece that the sensational sen-sational dramatic climax is brought about by a spectacular wrecking scene In which the explosion and conflagration of a large schooner occurs during a violent storm. Wray Physioc, the stage dlreotor, had everything prepared to take effective effec-tive pictures of this scene. The schooner was In position near the rocks. There was an actual storm in progress. The actors were on board tho schooner waiting for their cue to leap Into the "raging sea" as soon as it was evident from the rising ris-ing smoke that the boat was on fire. The fuse had been applied to tho smoke potB in the cabin and the photographer pho-tographer began to take films at great speed. Suddenly, before receiving receiv-ing their cue, Ralph Stuart, George Middleton and J. A. Fitzgerald wero seen to make a leap for life. Then there was a premature explosion. Wray Physioc, who had been in tho cabin, rushed on deck badly burned around the face and neck, and also Jumped ovcrboardt "The Littlest Rebel," the stage success suc-cess in which both Dustin and Will-lam Will-lam Farnum have appeared, will be the first feature to be made by the rnoto-Play Productions Company, recently re-cently organized with Frank A. Tichonor, the man who started tho Manhattan Slide and Film Company and built it Into prosperity, as its treasurer and general manager. E. K. Lincoln, who has been a Vita-graph Vita-graph star for two seasons, has been engaged to take the leading role. Mr. Lincoln was featured In "A Million Bid,," which has had such a successful success-ful run at the Vitagraph Theatre. There Is still deep mystery concerning concern-ing tho name of the actress who will take the lead in "?he Littlest Rebel," but her name "will be made public in a couple of weeks. It is said that she is one of the most . prominent actresses ac-tresses in the motion picture business. busi-ness. Two other important positions are-well are-well filled. The producer Is Edgar Lewis, who made Reliance pictures for tho Mutual programme for a long time. The photographer is Philip Rosen, one or the country's best-known best-known camera men. The latest personage in the film-game film-game to go and do it is Bennie Goetz, the handsome and hustling studio manager of the Crystal Film Company. Com-pany. Ben led to the altar one of is ew -York's fairest daughters, Miss Gold Jo Felstein. The marriage took place at the home of the bride in New York city. The young couple spent their honeymoon. In Atlantic City. Wj .i -u.' i...rJV iirrrr-. |