Post by Terry Harbin on Oct 20, 2010 23:55:44 GMT -5
BIG MOVIE PLANT
FOR ITHACA NOW
BEING PLANNED
*******
Whartons and Hearst
Reported in Big Deal--
$1,000,000 Company
and Great Plant Here
Included in the Plan.
*******
Ithaca is to be the site of one
of the greatest moving picture
producing plants in the world
providing that preliminary plans,
which were reported unofficially
today, are carried out successfully.
Wharton, Inc., and William Randolph
Hearst, millionaire newspaper owner,
are now said to be negotiating for
the formation of a new concern that
will have capitalization of $1,000,000.
Theodore W. Wharton and Leo D.
Wharton, brothers and members of
the firm Wharton, Inc., which at
present maintains a hustling and
prosperous plant at Renwick Park,
have been in New York City for
almost two weeks and intimate
friends of the two popular moving
picture men have been whispering
that there was "something big in the air."
Theodore W. Wharton returned to
Ithaca Sunday morning but left again
Sunday night for New York City,
accompanied by J. Whitworth Buck,
business manager of Wharton. Inc.
Leo D. Wharton remained in the
metropolis. It was said that further
conferences would be held this
week with the Hearst interests.
The plans, it is reported call for the
erection of one of the largest and
finest studios in the country. The
unofficial report of the contemplated
new concern is to the effect that the
title will be "Hearst-Whartons."
Mr. Hearst is not a newcomer to the
moving picture world. He is heavily
interested in the Hearst-Selig and
Pathe companies. The latter has
contracted for and used a number
of Wharton-produced Ithaca-made
motion pictures.
The Whartons are expected to return
to Ithaca next week and it is said
that they will begin work on a new
serial picture and will also be in a
position to announce further plans
of the new corporation.
A prominent "movie" star actress
who has played opposite to Theda
Bara in a number of notable pictures
is said to have been engaged for the
leading role in the new picture.
It is also said that the Whartons
have signed James J. Corbett, a
former champion pugilist, now a
successful actor, for work in a
picture within a few months.
source: Ithaca Journal 2-7-1916
FOR ITHACA NOW
BEING PLANNED
*******
Whartons and Hearst
Reported in Big Deal--
$1,000,000 Company
and Great Plant Here
Included in the Plan.
*******
Ithaca is to be the site of one
of the greatest moving picture
producing plants in the world
providing that preliminary plans,
which were reported unofficially
today, are carried out successfully.
Wharton, Inc., and William Randolph
Hearst, millionaire newspaper owner,
are now said to be negotiating for
the formation of a new concern that
will have capitalization of $1,000,000.
Theodore W. Wharton and Leo D.
Wharton, brothers and members of
the firm Wharton, Inc., which at
present maintains a hustling and
prosperous plant at Renwick Park,
have been in New York City for
almost two weeks and intimate
friends of the two popular moving
picture men have been whispering
that there was "something big in the air."
Theodore W. Wharton returned to
Ithaca Sunday morning but left again
Sunday night for New York City,
accompanied by J. Whitworth Buck,
business manager of Wharton. Inc.
Leo D. Wharton remained in the
metropolis. It was said that further
conferences would be held this
week with the Hearst interests.
The plans, it is reported call for the
erection of one of the largest and
finest studios in the country. The
unofficial report of the contemplated
new concern is to the effect that the
title will be "Hearst-Whartons."
Mr. Hearst is not a newcomer to the
moving picture world. He is heavily
interested in the Hearst-Selig and
Pathe companies. The latter has
contracted for and used a number
of Wharton-produced Ithaca-made
motion pictures.
The Whartons are expected to return
to Ithaca next week and it is said
that they will begin work on a new
serial picture and will also be in a
position to announce further plans
of the new corporation.
A prominent "movie" star actress
who has played opposite to Theda
Bara in a number of notable pictures
is said to have been engaged for the
leading role in the new picture.
It is also said that the Whartons
have signed James J. Corbett, a
former champion pugilist, now a
successful actor, for work in a
picture within a few months.
source: Ithaca Journal 2-7-1916