Mary Pickford Dominates World of Photoplays
Mary Pickford’s rise from a shy schoolgirl to world’s most popular film star is traced. Her universal appeal spans New York, Pittsburgh, Shanghai, and Australia, with audiences craving her natural acting and varied roles in new releases and theater revivals as studios push evolving photoplay drama.
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Mary Pickford
Shimon
Mmillions
Butte
Lkely
American Theater
Cinderella
New York
Wall Street
Pittsburg
Tess
Hot Springs
South Bend
Philadelphia
Chicago
Mary Pickford Min
Shanghai
Canal Zone
Australia
America
Americans
Shostae
Lance
Mary Fickford
Pihera
Yoo
Besta H
The
Gues
Ang
Tohn Steele
Marion
Alexander Hanlon
Steele
Hanlon
Marbelle Helkes
William Stowell
Marion Warn
Fanchon
Ole
Lottie
Jack
Pi Alster
Cora
Rolfe
Emily Stevens
Clyde Fitch
Grimm
Darwin
Tineckie
Spencer
Kant
Griffith
Grimith
Mr. Griffith
Ansonia Theater
HL Ik
Webster
Howard Estabrook
John Butler
Barbara Tennant
Elaine
Nana
Daniel Frohman
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Blanche Walsh
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Imp Studios
New York City
Miss Walsh
Actress Laurette Taylor to Return to America in September
Miss Laurette Taylor, who found success in London with Peg o' My Heart amid wartime theatre restrictions, will come back to the United States in September. She will perform under Klaw & Erlanger with George C. Tyler, possibly in two or three new plays. Her engagement starts in Chicago, with a comedy by her husband J Hartley Manners as a first project.
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Laurette Taylor
London
America
Klaw & Erlanger
George C. Tyler
Miss Taylor
J. Hartley Mangers
Chicago
Notable stage stars move to early film projects
The article notes Dixey gaining fame in Very youth with Adorn and Man on the Box, Blanche Walsh moving from Broadway vaudeville to Universal Studios, Otis Turner directing Bosworth on a two reel project, and William Worthington preparing The Grail.
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Edward Bittle
Fijou
Mr. Dixey
Fang
Otis Turner
Hobart Bosworth
William Worthington
la V. Setterson
John Bull's Favorite Habit of Writing to the Papers
A Brooklym bystander's critique notes the wartime flood of letters to newspapers on English affairs. It mocks sensational, illogical missives from hysterical columns and citizens, especially women, while praising focus on serious organizations. It also mentions a London bus from 1834 and railroads shaping public discourse and safety rules.
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John Bull
England
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Aoment
Soldier Stll Carries Heavy Load
Analysis of artillery and infantry gear shows modern soldiers still bear heavy loads despite lighter rifles. Equipment ranges from belt, bayonet, and canteen to blankets, shelter tents, and cooking gear, with some items discarded in action. Soldiers also discard nonessential items before battles to reduce weight, a practice echoed by other armies and historic reports.
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New York Sun
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