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Show Florence Hackett As a Film Star Won Her Way in Lubin Plays from Atmosphere to Firmament Arthur Johnson Find Himself Up Against Three Hundred Staid Matrons W ho arc " Agin " the Motion Picture, But He Bravely Faces Them and Bring Them to Conversion. Florence Hackett, one of the most charming and popular of photoplayers. is another instance of what talent, backed by brains and determination, will accomplish. Two and a half years ago she was assigned by the Lubin manage-Iment manage-Iment to Arthur Johnson's company, where she is beloved by all her studio associates At first she supplied "atmosphere," "at-mosphere," pluycd minor character bits, and was always in readiness to undertake under-take what a more importnnn player would decline. Then second parts were regularly assigned to her, and gradually the motion picture public came to associate as-sociate her with Johnson photoplays At this time she was given her first character lead, and shortly afterward scored a series of successes in widely different roles in Mr. Johnson's two-reel productions. To-day Florence Hackett parts are written for the actress. Let it be gold that Florence Hackett parts are any which demand exceptional emotional strength and the ability to efface the player's personality completely. She is equally convincing and satisfying ns a self-centered society girl or a grief-crazed grief-crazed fishwife In Lubin's cominc masterpiece, "The Sunken Village," in defiance of the judgments judg-ments of several photographers. Manager Man-ager Ira M. Lowry has, for the first time, made a marked success of pictures pic-tures taken at night. This achievement required the keeping up of the company until four o'clock in the morning under double pay, but the results have proved satisfactory in every way. Those who have seen these pictures in the projecting project-ing room pronounced them to be the most remarkable yet produced in cinematography, cine-matography, and they are sure to place a new aigrette of art upon the already amply decorated cap of Lubin. Xorbert Lusk as Arthur Johnson's secretary has done it again. On behalf of Mr Johnson he accepted the invitation invita-tion of the Eclectic Club in a Philadelphia Philadel-phia suburb to deliver an informal talk on "The Mission of the Motion Picture." When Johnson arrived at the club he found himself the guest of three hundred hun-dred staid housewives. As each speaker i addressed the audience Johnson's courage oozed, for all the speeches were rabid attacks at-tacks gainst the photoplny. With "evil." "harmful," "pernicious" and immoral' assailing his ears Johnson realized that his "informal chat'" would seem very spineless indeed- When he was called to talk the Lubin star determined to seize his opportunity. He made a spirited spir-ited defense, calling into play his remarkable re-markable powers of oratory, and ended by inviting the eutire club to visit the Lubin Studio the following afternoon. The staid housewives, now that they have seen for themselves, have changed ! their adjectives. Philip Robson has severed his connection con-nection with the Helen Gardner Picture Players. Much of the success of that organization has been due to the untiring untir-ing zeal and business acumen he has exercised in its behalf. Mr. Robson has an enviable reputation in motion picture and theatrical circles of putting things across, and he will doubtless soon form an alliance with some feature company where his wide acquaintance and past experience will prove to be most valuable valu-able assets. He is h popular member of the New York Screen Club, the famous organization of motiou picture players and producers. |