THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 24, 1915.
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Hard Work Alone Will Win
Success in Scenario Writing
A RECENT letter from an editor ef
the scenario department of a
large and excellent film-producing
corporation brings out the fact
that it is peculiar but true that while
masses of photoplay editors have writ
ten articles lengthy and numerous on
the craze of photoplay writing, many
have rebuked the multitude of climb
ers and only a pitiful few have really
advised the aspirants. It is a fact that
a number of the present most promi
nent scenario writers began In tbe
usual way. after months of sleepless-'
ness and. labor, by sending a letter ex
plaining that the writer of the sub
mitted scenario was a beginner and
requesting that the editor, in his hours
of leisure, would write the sender a
letter and criticise tbe "drama."
labor and sorrow are said to bridge
the space between the first attempt
and the first scenario to be sold. Suc
cessful writers say that tbe first re
quisites are optimism, a keen and ac
tive imagination and a logical mind,
as well as a desire to succeed. Then
determination must be so strong that
months of labor and disappointment
that intervene before success comes
will not dampen the ardor,
Very recently a scenario editor said:
"Why do the young writers curse
us with reams of useless stuff? All
of them should know that I am not
conducting a school for advanced writ-
VOTB FOR THE PICT HUE OB"
YOUB FAVORITE PLAYER.
Marc MacDermott received
the highest number of votes this
week. Mis picture, therefore, will
appear In the Frame of Public
Favor next Sunday. Of the o'ther
players voted upon, the following
six are the leaders: Wilmuth.
Myrkel. Mack Sennett, Mignon
Anderson, Mary Miles Minter,
Marie Dressier and George F"ield.
The Ballot.
request the pleasure of see
ing the photograph of
appear In the Frame of
Public Favor
one week from next Sunday.
ers, much less for beginners. I haven't
time to write to them, advise them or
to criticise their work if it is not good.
"Before you muster up the nerve to
send a single scenario to the editor,
write about 10 whole photoplays When
you have written the first of a series
so good that in your own estimation
ANSWERS TO
VT).: In "The Island of Regen
eration" Edith gtorey did not
wear s. wig.
R. JJ. X; In "The Secret Orchard''
glanche Sweet took the part of Piane
and Cleo Ridgely was Cora May. Car
lyle Blackwell played the part ef Lieu
tenant Dodd.
Ramona: Marx Pickford is married
to Owesj Moore.
B. H i No. no insane asylum ever
knew Charlie Chaplin, Dorothy and
Lillian Qish are sisters. Ruth Roland
has auburn hair. Florence La Badie
is not married.
Ruby; I must live up to your opin
ion of me and see that I am always in
geod spirits from now on. Too bad,
but I have no information regarding
the actress you mention.
N. P. Z.: "Ten, Twent, Thirt" refers
to the prices of 10, 0 and 30-cent
vaudeville houses.
Frits Z.: Thomas Chatterton has
been in pictures since May, 1913. He
is with the New York Motion Picture
Corporation. 1718 Alleeandro street,
Los Angeles, CaL You're vurr wel
come. Just Me: Pronounce Farrar with the
accent on the last syllable. No, Har
old Lockwood is not married. He is
with the American Company, Santa
Barbara. Cal.
Betty: I have no Information re
garding the actor you mention. It is
too bad, since you are so interested in
him. Address the Fairbanks twins In
care ef the Thanhouser Company, New
Rocbelie. N. Y. They will probably be
gla4 te hear from you. No, Mr. Chap
lin is not insane.
Blue Eyes: I don't imagine that
Jtmas Cruze will return to the Than
heuser Company. Florence La Badie
is net on a vacation that I know of.
Her eyes are blue, just like yours.
S. p. A.: I have no information re
garding the personal affaire of Mr.
Hart. I would not exactly call It
nerve. If you want to know, and are
corresponding with him, I see no rea
son why you should not come right
out and ask,
P, L T,l No. Gerda Holmes and
Helen Holmes are not sisters. Lillian
Drew and Sidney Prew are not related.
Yea, Monn Parkfeatber still sets with
the Kalent Company,
Foolish Four) Crtighton Hale is not
' married. He is in his early twenties,
and a letter addressed to him in care
of the Fathe Freres Company. 1 Con.
gress street, Jersey City Height. N, J.,
will reach him.
ties Francisco : A letter addressed to
Kateiyn Williams in care ot tae peug
Zoo, Los Angeles, Cal., will reach her.
She works at the soo, but le not a
member,
Bobby B-i Warren Kerrigan is not
married. He ie still playing with the
I'niverssI Company. George Field is
Winltred Ureenwood'a husband. Ed
wvKen is noi CHKrriM.
B. M. X.: Write to Tbeda Bare. In
care of the Fez Feature Film Com.
pany. ItO West Forty-sixth street.
New York. Send a. quarter If yen Wish
her to mail you her photograph.
Constant Reader! Craae Wilbur was
born In Athens, N. Y. He Is an Ameri.
esn. 8e far as I knew, he travels by
bis own name.
E, H. M Of eeurse. if-you are de.
terminer te take the course yon men
ties In Motion picture acting. I sap-
the editor will grasp it and hejd it l
an iron grip until he has forced upon
you an enormous check and contracted
your services for a period of ? or 0
years, keep it a day or so. Go to the
library or elsewhere and procure a
standard book on scenario writing.
Take a good look at the hook. H will
Interest you, and after reading a hit
you will, in feverish haste, consume
every morsel of advice and suggestion."
The really Important thing you will
do, he suggests, is to sit down and
gasp in horror at having evolved such
a thing as your "scenario." The second
step that is suggested by those who
have already gained distinction is to
check over your own work, and, with
textbook in hand, correct all your mis-;
takes. After doing this with 10 or mere
of your scenarios it is said that you
will again be visited w(th amazement,
This time at your development of style
and idea. "Here," states the scenario
editor, "you will perhaps find one good
enough to attempt to dispose of.
"First, study the market proposition.
Read carefully all magazines and other
periodicals on the photoplay subject
that you can find. This will enable you
to see what is being produced by the
leading concerns. Select the most likely
firm and address your work to "The
Scenario Editor.' It will sell if It is
good enough, for there are enough poor
photoplays on the market to create a
demand for good scenarios."
"Let it be impressed upon the be
ginner," advises a film producer, that,
"If the script is 'good stuff it will be
bought. If not by the first, second pr
third editor, by the seventh, eighth or
ninth. Many a good writer wh,e (a now
recognized as a leader in the art baa
frankly confessed that his first mar '
keted script he peddled to 9 firms be
fore it was accepted.
"There must be plot, action and char
acter, not to mention originality. It is
a good plan to send a mere synopsis
of the plot and plot scene, as at first
that is the main feature of Interest to '
the editor. Inclose a brief note ex
plaining that if he desires yea will for
ward the manuscript," stated the author
of a book on photoplays. "The editor
wants clean plots, yet t is surprising
how many beginners start out with a
harrowing moralist of social problem
play."
The main idea conveyed by the au
thorities of photoplay writing is that
few break into the art and succeed in
a day. But that is only after profit
by the experience of their predecessors
and long and tireless efforts that they
are at last visited with success. Prices
of scenariosvary so greatly that nu
merous men and women whro have
written for a number of years make a
scant living. Moreover, photoplay writ
ing has ceased to be a field for pin
money, and is now a jealously guarded
profession.
MOVIE FANS
pose you will take it, but why be a
goat?
Cleo J.: Joe Ing played in The
Faith of Hey Fathers." George La.r,
kin wan the lover in "The Trey p
Hearts." Cleo Madison says she is not
married.
Never Give Up: If yon sen a.
stamped, 'self-addressed envelope J will
be glad to mail you the material I
have on seenarie writing and list ef
firms that accept scenarios.
"His Letters." whieh are the epistles
from a moving picture actor in. Cali
fornia to bis lawyer friend in Chi
cago, will appear from time to time on
this page. In the intervals will ap
pear various articles of timely interest.
All the Comforts of Home.
IF YOU were Billie Burke would yon
be a "movie" actress? Just listen to
this and see. When she arrives at Los
Angeles to make her debut on tbe
screen in photodramatio productions of
Thomas H. Ince she will see that Mr.
Ince has left no stone unturned in his
efforts to provide her with every
luxury that money can buy. To begin
with, she will be whirled to Los An
geles in a private car. That is only in
the usual course of events. But when
she steps from the Ince limousine at
Inceville and there learns with what
care the director-general of the N. Y.
M. P. forces has arranged her accom
modations she is bound to revel in the
TOPIC OF INTEREST TO
MOVING-PICTURE FANS
IT is interesting to find a film firm
giving encouraging announcement
concerning the usually unwelcome
scenario, Oeorge Kleine's company is
in tbe market for comedy scenarios of
one or two-reel length, The Klein
organization ban begun work on a
series of short comedies and will par
attractive prices for available matter,
providing it Is good material
All manuscripts should be neatly
typewritten and addressed to (he
Scenario Pepartment. George Kleine,
11 East ltth Street. New York. Good,
clean comedy with humor, rather than
"slapstick stuff," will receive favor.
John Sainpolis, formerly of Portland,
occupies a prominent place la George
Kleine's new organisation, whieh waa
formed with the engagement Of Maude
Fealy. who will be seen in a series of
big features this season.
Ae in the case of Miss Irene Fen
wick, Miss Fealy's film work is not to
Interfere with her stage career. An evi
dence of this is the fact that she last
week acquired dramatis rights to the
pew play, "A Lady in Love." by Harriet
Ford and Caroline Duer, in which she
will be .starred by John Cort after the
holidays.
Miss Fealy's first picture under the
Kleine Management will be "Bond
women," work eg which ie already
aader way. She 'will be eupperted by
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X forces several years ago with a long record of stage suocessss tp her c
actors as Kmmit Corrigan, Wallace Eddioger and various others. Mis
en November , 188. She la an American of German-Irish descent, has blue
and is five feet five inches tail. Her
baseball. A vurr charming and interesting young woman.
realisation that va fuss is being made
over me." A Steam yaeht wll be used
for her transportation to and from
Catalin Island, where she will reside,
Next, in point pf beauty, among the
things Mr. Inee has engaged for Miss
Burke is the bungalow. This is sit
uated on tbe largest of the picturesque
Santa Catalina Islands, 30 miles from
the California coast- The bungalow is
typical of the style that predominates
in the fashionable residential sections
of Hollywood and environs and will, it
is expected, prove a roost comfortable,
as well as luxurious, dwelling for Miss
Bisrke. A special dressing room, which
will serve Miss Burke as her quarters
while she is engaged at the big plant,
faces directly on the ocean. Three
rooms are included within the- struc
turea reception room, makeup parlor,
and bathroom. Each is being hand
somely decorated and equipped with
the popular wicker furniture, old rugs,
and other appurtenances to lend charm
as well as comfort. Miss Burke's
leisure moments may also be passed, if
she so choose, in the water, for Mr. Ince
has built a special private bathhouse
for the star on the sandy beach which
fringes Inceville. So anxious are they,
even, to demonstrate their mettle as
swimmers, that a number of the more
athletically inclined actors at Inceville
have volunteered their services as life
guards. Again if you were Billie
Burks would you like to be a "movie"
actress?
Jva Efaepard. Mildred Gregory. John
SainpolU, David Lnndou, Harmon lie.
Gregor. Harry Knowlea, Maurtea
Stewart. Jr. Shirley Pe Me and
Frederic Sumner, -
Miaa Fealy le well known to the
amusement-loving publia of two oon
tinents. During he, career she bag
supported such stars ' as Sir Henry
Irving, K. Wlllerd. Wl litem Gillette,
Kat Goodwin, Richard Mansfield
William Collier, Robert Hillard and
Holbrook Blinn.
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One thing must be said in favor of '
Ethel Fleming, tbe pretty young won.
an who is being seen in many pf the
latest Balboa feature films, is that she
Is unusually modest. Although she has
been before the TUbliC for some time.
Miss Fleming lays no elalm to having
bad a career, as so paany do merely for
publicity purposes-
She was born In Cleveland, O., $9
years age. In high school she wan an
active participant In araarure theatri
cals. Front that experience, a, natural
desire for the Mag developed, and
when the ebanee eame to go Into vaude
ville, she was prepared.
Miss Fleming's next step was in
musical eesaedy with Net Wills. In the
following seasons, she was eeesj with
Louise Guening, Lew Fields and many
other well-kaown entertainers.
hem easee a year ot foreign travel
the charm and distinctive acting of Miss
hobbies are reading, motoring and swim
with her mother. Purng that time
Mlsa F)enaiug studied music, in prep
aration ef a further career en the
stage. Her first engagement was with
Ben Wilson, Then came an pppor
tunlty to Join the Balboa forces at
Long Beach, Cal.
"I like pictures better than the le--gitimate
stage," says Miss Fleming,
"because of the variety it offers. If
you get Into a successful piece, it
means a run. which is certain to be
come tiresome; or else you are con
tinually hunting engagements. But
pictures mean steady work and a con
tinual change."
- Since Joining Balboa, Miss Fleming
has played opposite such well-known
film stars as Henry King and Frank
Mayo.
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Mine. Alice Blache. the only woman
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a Clayton was born In Champaign, 111.,
eyes, gold-red hair, weighs ISO pounds
ming. She Is also fond of dancing and
producer and director in the motion
picture world, has just finished direct
ing "My Madonna," a Metro feature
produced at the Popular Plays and
Players studios, in which Mme, Petrova
has the stellar role. This is the first
time in all her experience ef 15 years
that Mme. Blache ever directed a wom
an star, and she considers the picture
her masterpiece.
Mme. Petrova, the noted emotional
actress, who will shortly be seen in
"My Madonna," has partially solved
the high cost of luxurious living. Back
of her home on Long Island there is
a large field, where she prowls every
morning, picking enough mushrooms
for her entire household.
Martha Hedman, the winsome Scan
dinavian actress, who is starring in
David Belasco's play, "Tbe Boomer-
Gallillies in Movie Land,
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series of important motion picture fea
tures to be produced by Rolfe Photo
plays. Inc.,' for the Metro programme.
It was planned at first to feature Miss
Hedman in an elaborate pboto-dramae
tisatlon of "The Turmoil." Booth Terk
ington'a great novel, which will be pre
sented on the Metro 'programme some
time this season, but another vehicle,
as yet unnamed, giving evea wider
scope for her superb talents, has now
been selected,
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Photoplay patrons will find it ex
ceedingly difficult to recognize hand
some young Robert Ellis, the Kalem
Juvenile, In "The Apaches of Paris," a
fsur.ect "Broadway Favorites" feature.
Mr. Ellis enacts the role of Darcelle, a
deepTdyed scoundrel, in this produc
tion, and the amazing change in his
appearance stamps him as a master
in the art of make-up.
"The Apaches of Paris," a four-act
"Broadway Favorites" production, fea
tures the famous dancers, Joseph
Smith and Laura Hamilton. Mr. Smith
is the originator of the "Apache dance,"
which swept the country like wildfire
a few years ago and which is now
being revived. Miss Hamilton has been
featured in such Broadway successes
as "The Pancing Pucbess," Casino The
ater; "Fads and Fancies," Knicker
bocker Theater: "Nobody Home,"
Princess Theater; "Passing Show of
1914." and "Whirl of the Worlfl." both
at the Winter Garden. Mr. Smith and
Miss Hamilton present the "Apache
dance" In the Kalem production.
Eugene Pallette, Reliance star, is
back at the studios in Hollywood again
after an absence of two months. Pal
lette resigned to accept a position with
the Selig forces. "I was too lonesome
away from .the crowd," declared Eu
gene on his return. He was given a
royal welcome. Pallette will make his
initial appearance since his return in
a two-reel drama now being screened
for release in the regular Mutual pro
gramme. Some wonderful gowns are being
made for Marguerite Courtot, the dain
ty little star who is being featured in
"The Ventures of Marguerite," the new
Kalem series. The episodes of this
series, by the way, will be one reel In.
length and each will be complete iu
Itself.
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Burned and tanned from the Summer
suns of the Imperial Valley. In South
ern California, Lou-Tellegen has re
turned to New York after three months
in the West, where he acted for photo
play productions of the Lasky Feature
Play Company. Lou-Tellegen, who, at
the age of 20, was leading man for
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt and who twice
appeared In that capacity on American
tours, appeared in "The Explorer,"
which was released through Paramount
Pictures Corporation on September IS,
and in another play of adventure, the
scenes of which were made In Imperial
Valley. For the latter production, a
company of 50 men and women
traveled into the Imperial Valley by
horse and remained on the hot sands
for three weeks.
'
E, Forrest Taylor, celebrated cow.
boy actor, for time leading man at
the Empress Theater .in Tacoma and
noted as one of the world's most dar
ing horsemen, has been selected to
head the second Mustang Company and
wlil mane bis appearance on tbe reg
ular Mutual programme la gripping
plays with Western atmospheres ana,
setting. His famous broncho, "Teddy,"
will appear with him in the photo plays
in which he will be featured.
.
In one of the aeenes of "Let There
Be Light," a two-reel "Flying A" fea
ture picture that was released October
11, It was heeessary to have photo
graphs of an entire city lighted Py
powerful electric rays. There was only
ope place where this eould be secured
--the Ban Francisco exposition. A
camera man and a director were eent
to San Francisco by the American Film
Company.
With the camera focused from Tele
graph Hill, the operator awaited the
flare of light. It started. He turned
the crank. Qf course, they wondered
what they had; and when the film wae
developed and printed at the Santa
Barbara studio, tbey found their ef
forts had been Vrowned with wonder,
ful sueceas.
This night scene is probably one of
the finest ever filmed and will be one
ef great curiosity to all who witness
the picture.
"l think, we have accomplished a
great deal in this direction in the 'Van
ity Fair" picture and that through the
effort of the director the atmosphere
of time and place has been quite won
derfully preserved."
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Roland Bottomley, the English star,
has been added to tbe Kalem stock
company. Mr. Bottomley has toured
the English colonies and has a wide
following in gouth Africa and Austra
lia. He is featured in "Tbe Net of Pe.
celt" and will appear in the role of
Rololphe, fn a foer-act production of
the famous extravaganza, "The Black
Crook."
.
Kalem Company has just completed
"When Apearanees Deceive," the first
episode of the new series In whieh
dainty little Marguerite Courtot l to
be featured, Thi series Is "The Ven
- turee of Marguerite,'1 and the episodes,
all of which will be one net In length,
will be Issued every Friday.
Miss Cour tot's popularity has been
steadily Increasing since she made her
bow to the photoplay public b a Ka
lem drama a few years ago, until today
she ranks as one of the foremost Stars
in filmdotn.
In "The Ventures of Marguerite"
Miss Courtot will enaet the role of an
heiress .whose desire to do good leads
her into a series of remarkable adven.
tures. . "When Appearances Peceive,"
for Instance, shows how the heiress
falls into a clever trap set by a band
which has for ts purpose the kidnap
ing of the girl and holding her for
ransome. The manner in which Mar
gnerlte regains her freedom is depicted
in as exciting a climax as has over
been seen in a Kalem production. Rich,
ard Furdoq, the genial old dean of the
Kalem players, beads the supporting
CHU
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Captain Sail, ef the United StgUs
Army, is assisting in the staging of
spectacular battle scenes to be used
in the Fine Arts Film play. "The Beer
let Band," featuring John Emerson.
Harry Crandall, Jr., crack pitcher on
the Paths baseball team, has been
grabbed by the Federal League for
nest season. Manager S tailings, ot
th Boston Braves, was after bin, but
the feds offered better inducements.
Vounf Crandall has been combining
working in Pathe pictures with pitch
ing on the movie concern's baseball
team and has made a success of both.
For the last four or five weeks he has
been letting down opposing teams,
which have been the strongest semi
pro organizations around New York,
with two or three hits a game.
Quaint folk dances of Sweden, par
ticipated In by a bevy of pretty girls
in native costume, was a feature of
the big Swedish picnic and benefit held
at Selig Zoo Park recently.
In addition to the dancing there was
an elaborate speaking and musical pro
gramme. Mayor Sebastian and other
city officials were present and ad
dressed the merrymakers.
Special dances were executed by Miss
Pearl Swanson and Miss Ruby Nelson
and native songs were given by the
Harmony Singing Society.
There are approximately 12.000 Swed
ish people residing in and around Los
Angeles and. nearly all of these at
tended. The Universal has Just received a
cablegram from its London headquar
ters that the negatives of "Jean Pore,"
the Sarah Bernhardt production filmed
in Europe, are on the way here, which
is interesting, in view of the fact that
the actress' personal tour has been
twice postponed and may be wholly
abandoned.
The extraordinary feature of this
achievement is that not only will Bern-
hardt do seen in many cities and coun
tries simultaneously, but for the first
time in the history of stage or screen
a new play by a Parisian author of
great renown will be seen on the screen
before it is produced here as a spoken
play.
The Motion Picture World says:
"Toronto has been visited by the mov
ing picture "school, the arch enemy to
the moving picture Industry and which
does nothing other than give the entire
business a bad name. A man by the
name of Beverly Pawn, who gave his
origin as London, England, started a
school here and called it the Photo
players Studio. He advertised exten
sively and made promises of big ad
vertising contracts to the various news
papers, evidently fearing that they
would investigate. He promised in his
advertisements large salaries and easy
Jobs, including 'all sorts of chances to
get married' after girls or womefc had
taken tbe course at his school. His
charge of $30 for a course of lessons
was supplemented by a demand for two
dozen photographs at $15 a dozen, of
which he received one-half.
"He received no opposition for sev
eral weeks, as the public quietly be
lieved his tales of a scarcity of actors,
and on his own statement to your cor
respondent's representative, cleaned ug
$1285 during the first three months o
the school's operation. Puring the first
29 days of September he claims to hav
made 131 clear profit, These figure
are probably right, as many ignorant
'students' have flocked to him. He U
now looking for somebody to buy a halt
interest in the' business as the Toronto
Sunday World has given him some rath
er unwelcome publloily, and he fears
his days are numbered. He wants 11000
for a half interest, while be says he is
going to start several similar schools
in various American eitiea."
Arthur Maude has been added to
Pavid Horsley's staff pf directors at
the Los Angeles studios and is now at
work en a three-reel . feature called
"The Blood of Our Brothers," starring
Crape WHbur. This is the second of
Mr, Horsley's threa-peel subjeots and
will be released October $7 in the reg
ular service of the Mutual programme.
Arthur Maude is a cousin of Cyril
Maude, the famous actor, and nes a
great deal of motion-picture experience.
Recently he was leading man, playing
opposite Bessie Barriseale in "The
Pevil," "The Reward." "The Cup of
Life," and other features.
George Probert, whose portrayal of
Oskar Von Guggen in "Innocent" and
the cadet in "Tbe Lure" caused - such
favorable comment by the press and
public, and who has been featured in
Pathe's forthcoming Gold Rooster play,
"The Spender," has been engaged to
take tbe principal role Jn "Nedra." an
other Gold Rooster play, new being
produced for Pathe by Edward Jose,
probert will be ably supported by Fania
Marinoff, who played opposite Clifton
Crawford in Pathe's ftva?re) comedy,
Ths Galloper," and bjr Mergaret Greene
and Creufurd Kent, m three screen
Celebrities.
"Nedra" on the screen Is an adapta
tion by George Brackett Beits, ef the
famous and popular novel of the same
name by George Barr McCutcbeon, and
the swift action of the story makes it
eminently suitable for the pictures. Ed
ward Jose, la whose care Fathe has
intrusted this Gold Rooster play, has
already made for . the Pathe
feature pregramm The Beloved Vaga
bond" and "Simon tbe Jester,' both by
William J. Locke, and 'The Closing
fret," a Seits adaptation of Henry C.
Rowland's -great story. Mr Jess says
there are opportunities for thrills in
"Nedra" that It is net often the good
fortune of a producer to have handed
him.
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Alleging thet she owns the rights to
the old-time play "The Two Orphans."
Kate E. Stevenson, better koowa as
Kate Claxen, has brought suit against
William Fex te compel the latter to
suppress the picture produced by him
from her play and to pay flOO.ooo
damages. It is alleged that geULg pwns
the picture rights to the plsy,
Marion Leonard, who needs ne Intro
duction in filmdom, has been sngaged
te appear regularly in h releases of
the Knickerbocker Star Features. This
will not interfere with tbe company's
policy of putting Broadway star in
regular service, as It is their Intention
te feature seme male star in each of
these releasee with Miss Leonard sup
porting him in the leading female rode.
Before Joining Knickerbocker. Mies
Leonard scored an enviable screen rep
utation with the Biegrapb, Reliance and
P.es companies.