Madge Kennedy to star in The Wrong Door film
Goldwyn Pictures announces Madge Kennedy will begin work on The Wrong Door written by Jesse Lynch Williams. Isabel Carter, played by Kennedy, embodies a poetic West spirit amid mercenary surroundings. Clarence Badger to direct. Williams, famed for New York Sketches and The Stolen Story, brings a new photoplay blend of East and West.
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Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Madge Kennedy
Jesse Lynch Williams
United States
Isabel Carter
Susan
Clarence G. Badger Will
New York
Water dominated scenes in The Midnight Mr as Corbett dives
Filmed under water in two episodes, James J. Corbett is shown escaping from bonds as cameraman William Edmonds and director James W. Horne struggle to shoot through a glass barrier. Universal Studio’s E P Hunziker built the tank setup while water was repeatedly pumped and filtered to clear for action.
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James J. Corbett
James W. Horne
Universal City
Horne
William Edmonds
E. P. Hunziker
Universal Studio
Edmonds
Jin
Vitagraph Comedies and Thrills Lead Nationwide Box Office
Vitagraph's comedy units and thrilling serials are sweeping theaters nationwide, driving audience laughter and excitement. The company doubled their output with Larry Lemon and Big V Special comedies, drawing top exhibitors from coast to coast and boosting mood during serious times.
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Vitagraph
Larry Lemon
California
Larry ‘Lemon
James Aubrey
Montgomery
Ohio
Dayton
Denver
Toronto
Exhibitors Extend Run As Showweek Lengthens
The exhibitors list grows longer each week as the event extends its run marking increased participation. Organizers say new vendors join, boosting diversity and crowds while sponsors renew backing for the ongoing run.
Song and Dance Revue at Broadway in Butte
Butte theatergoers enjoy a strong vaudeville program at the Broadway opening yesterday. T. Dwight Pepple and M. L. Greer Wald present the 1919 edition starring Kathryn McConnell Ford Hanford Toots McConnell and a chorus of attractive young women. Eleven scenes feature beach hunting winter tango and snowball numbers with elaborate costumes and multiple wardrobe changes. The act promises lively entertainment with Brinkley Girls and notable performers plus Amoro and Obey Betty Brooks and Myers and Weaver and Bert Melrose.
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T. Dwight Pepple
M. L. Greerwald
Kathryn McConnell
Ford Hanford
Toots McConnell
Nell Brinkley
Brinkley
Nees
Haford
Amoros
Obey
Come
Masque of Life at Ansonia Opens Tomorrow
Theater listing notes The Masque of Life opening at the Ansonia tomorrow with praise from Chicago papers for thrilling fire scenes and exotic pantomime. Also mentions Cyclone Smith feature and La La Lucille musical farce in New York. Voltaire bioplay in development with George Arliss in the next season.
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Ansonia
Butte
Cyclone Smith
Chicago American
Chicago ‘Tribune
Chicago
Volta
George Arliss
Voltaire
Mr. Arliss
George Gibbs
Laurence Dudley
George ©. Tyler
Laula Joseph Vance
Will Rogers Leaves New York For Coast For Screen Work
Will Rogers of Ziegfeld Follies fame is set to depart New York within a week to join Goldwyn Pictures. He will star in a series of films designed to showcase his humor with titles reflecting his quips. Rogers looks forward to the camera style and California move as a new career leap while preserving his stage roots.
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Will Rogers
Ziegfeld Follies
New York
Goldwyn Picture Corporation
Rogers
California
United States Goldwyn
Culver City
Cowboy Roper
On the Hiring Line at National Theater Washington
George C. Tyler presents the satirical comedy The Hiring Line by Harve O Higgins and Harriet Ford at the National Theater Washington this week. Emily Stevens leads a cast including Fania Marinoff Helen Hayes Josephine Hall Alfred Lunt George Howell and Harry Mestayer in a tale of a detective driven servant problem with humorous consequences.
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George C. Tyler
National Theater
Washington
Harve O'Higgins
Harriet Ford
New York
Cook
Emily Stevens
Fania Marinoff
Helen Hayes
Josephine Hall
Alfred Lunt
George Howell
Harry Mestayer
Glenn Hunter
Sidney ‘Tyler
Booth Tarkington
Clarence
Mr.Tyler
Phoebe Foster
Lynn Fontanne
Spark Divine Next Joyge Release for Alice Joyce
Vitagraph announces The Spark Divine a melodrama built for Alice Joyce with leading man William Carlton Jr. Eulalie Jensen Frank Norcross and Mary Carr co star Tom Terriss directs Joyce plays Marcia Van Arsdale a seminary student embittered by men leading to tragedy and a later loveless marriage. The plot follows her motherhood charity and a staged child kidnapping to awaken maternal love. The Am ateur Adventuress features Emmy Weblen questioning how a self supporting woman might improve her life by marriage to a $25 a week clerk.
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Alice Joyce
Vitagraph
Miss Joyce
William Carlton, Jr
Eulalie Jensen
Frank Norcross
Mary Carr
Tom Terriss
Joyce
Marcia ‘van Arsdale
Chum
Marcia
Christmas
Ing
Emmy Weblen
Redemption of Eternal Delights in Derby Prep Win
Miriam Cooper reports Eternal the racing mare rerouted glory after Derby defeat. Weather kept Eternal from Louisville preview until May 14 when a strong track boosted the colt back into public favor. At Louisville Eternal pressed Sir Barton in the Preakness, finishing second to earn $3,000 while still capturing Fox publicity and crowd admiration.
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Eternal
Hot Springs
R.A. Walsh
Louisville
Miriam Cooper
Sir Barton
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