BILLY VAN HEADS COMEDY COMPANY

Billy B. Van, the comedian, in conjunction with the Beaumont sisters, Nellie and Rose, intends to release, through the Equity Motion Picture Company, Inc., of which he is the president, weekly one and two-reel comedies, featuring himself.

He has been a comedy star for the past twenty years, and is at present finishing a successful season at the B. F. Keith's houses and the Orpheum Circuit, in his latest sketch entitled "Spooks."

The Equity Motion Picture Company not only intends presenting Billy B. Van in one and two-reel comedies, but expects to produce four and five-reel features. Owing to the location of the studio, Van Harbor, Sunapee Lake, N. H„ in the White Mountains, the scenery offers opportunities for fine exterior effects.

Associated with Billy B. Van is Bob Russell, who has made a name for himself as a successful distributor of feature films. Mr. Russell is one of the pioneers of the industry.

The object of the Equity Motion Picture Company is to give the public wholesome and amusing comedies of merit. The officers are: Billy B. Van, president; Bob Russell, vice-president and secretary; Charles M. Hudson, treasurer. The company has taken offices in the Strand theatre building, Broadway and Forty-seventh street.