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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
2
Edith Nelson Grady testified in Suffolk divorce court that Francis A. Grady a former Dartmouth Ambulance Corps member deserted her. Judge Bell granted a divorce yesterday on the ground of desertion amid ongoing testimony in the Suffolk divorce session.
A couple who had been together about three months kept their relationship secret from the young man’s parents who knew they spent time together but were unaware of the engagement.
A Boston woman said her marriage was performed by a justice of the peace at Bellows Falls. She recounted his 15 to 20 visits, his sudden trip abroad, a cold farewell in New York, and letters in which he threatened to escape to Asia. She said she provided an apartment and later learned he lived with his mother in Worcester.
The popular actor, born in Colorado and trained at the State University, pursued theater before turning to film. He has been a leading man for Norma Talmadge Elsie Ferguson Mary Pickford and Marguerite Clark and his latest picture is Broadway and Home for the Selznick company.
Rudyard Kipling agrees to writers for film produced by Pathe under Robert Brunton at the Brunton Studios in Los Angeles. He plans to travel from England to observe the screening of his stories on the coast.
Mabel Julienne Scott, first seen as a half breed in Rex Beach's The Barrier, moved on from squaw parts to play a flirtatious society matron in The Concert. She traded moccasins and papoose for gowns, high heels, and bird of paradise hats, signaling a glamorous shift.
The Selznick Pictures Corporation engages Martha Mansfield, former Follies dancer, to fill the role left by the late Olive, continuing the studio's talent lineup.
Thomas Meighan starred in Civilian Clothes with leading lady Miss Mansfield who also headlined opposite John Barrymore in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Grace Darmond will perform in Up in Mabels Room for Christie Comedies. T Roy Barnes will film The Naughty Wife after Scratch My Back. Gladys Walton to play a dual role in The Millionaire Kid as a slum girl and a millionaire daughter. Mary Pickford once considered the role.
Ina Claire delivers a dual portrayal in Polly With a Past at the Modern and Beacon theatres this week. The reviewer notes a switch from demure maid to a sultry Parisienne, praising the more adventurous persona.
Inquiries request Thomas Meighan's address at Lasky Studios Hollywood California. Other asks list Hoot Gibson at Universal City and Billy Mason via Willis Inglis Los Angeles. Additional addresses include WW E Laurence Bertram Grassby Robert Gray and Ruby de Remer care of Mabel Condon Exchange Hollywood California.
Sioux City police detain Mrs. Clifton D. Revere and O. D. Church after a confusing case in which Mrs. Revere claims her husband is a woman masquerading as a man. The trio had lived together in a three year marriage, with Church presented as the husband’s brother.
Washington December 13 congressional leaders worry treasury can meet 7.5 billion dollars in war debts maturing within two and a half years. Chairman Fordney of the ways and means committee voiced concern at hearings on revenue revision in the House.
Ways and Means chair concedes four billion yearly levy may not cover maturing notes and Victory bonds. He urges refunding certificates and War Savings Stamps into long term bonds to lower taxes, while Treasury expert says revenues must stay sufficient. Garner opposes, warning it would break faith and weaken Liberty bond values.
Thieves stole pearls and diamonds valued at ten thousand to one hundred thousand dollars from a gold Luna vessel at the Catholic Church of St. Vincent Ferrer in New York. A lay brother found the scene and alerted authorities as the exact time and identities remain unknown. Father Hofferman, the pastor, was away, complicating value confirmation.
Mme Louise Rosine Johnson opens her first concert lecture in Symphony Hall this evening. Joseph H. Gildea assists on organ with Tschaikowsky and March works while Mrs Ettan S. Bradley performs pieces by Ward Stephens Pearl Curran Homer Bartlett and the aria Pace Mio Dio Verd. Johnson also lectures on The Club Ideals and Original Verse.
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