Turning Point Contract With Belasco Shaped My Career
In a pivotal encounter at the Belasco Theatre, I faced a tough audition using a chair as a policeman. Belasco offered me a contract to play Betty in The Warrens of Virginia, inspiring perseverance and faith in self for aspiring actors pursuing pictures.
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Mr. Belasco
Katie
Mary
Frances Starr
Miss Starr
Betty
Warrens
Virginia
New York
Canada
Belasco
Hair clipping requests spark reflections on criticism
Edith W asks for a clipping of my hair but I decline due to many requests from friends and fears of being mocked. Halvor notes agents charge ten percent for placing photo plays while rejection slips briefly explain disapproval. He would study criticisms to judge the scenario department’s correctness.
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Edith W
Halvor
Moving-Picture Company
Mary Pickford Talks To Run Five Days A Week
Mary Pickford's discussions will appear usually five days per week in the Daily Post and every Sunday in the Sunday Post.
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Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
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Improving Fire Drills in Schools Policy
The superintendent of schools has ordered principals to assign a teacher or adult to each outer door to ensure doors open quickly when the fire gong sounds. They must remove mats at entrances to prevent stumbles during evacuation.
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Superintendent of Schools
School fire drill directions issued after committee conference
Special instructions for fire drills require pupils to exit immediately without outerwear, weather permitting. Assign a teacher to each outer door to prevent congestion and ensure doors stay open until everyone exits, with pupil helpers as needed.
Boston Shaksperian Tercentenary Festival Plans
W R Macdonald announces Maud Scheerer will present a Shaksperian Festival at Jordan Hall starting February 15. The program includes four recitals covering Shakespeare's dramatic range and a final play with scenery and costumes, staged on five Friday evenings through March 24 at 8 15.
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United States
Boston
W. R. Macdonald
Boston Opera House
Maud Scheerer
Miss Scheerer
Shakspere
Jordan Hall
Rockwood Dismisses Entertainment Director in Cambridge
Mayor Rockwood dismisses William F. Boyle, supervisor of entertainments, the second removal notice since taking office. Boyle helped regulate Cambridge city dance halls and how dances were conducted, tied to the Commissioner of Public Safety Cun ningham.
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Rockwood
Cambridge
William F. Boyle
Public Safety
Cunningham
Boyle
Clergyman Attacks Pacifists at Builders Meeting
The Rev. John F. Dobbs of Malden’s First Congregational Church urged preparedness and sharply criticized pacifism and pacifists to members of the Master Builders' Association during his address yesterday.
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John F. Dobbs
First Congregational Church
Malden
Master Builders’ Association
Is Preparedness Christian Dr. Dobbs Defends Patriotism
Dr Dobbs argues that preparedness is the essence of Christianity and rejects pacifist portrayals of Christ. He contends Christ commanded action not passive smiles and urges his church to stand for what he calls the sanest patriotism. The remarks accompany a large gathering asserting strong religious backing for military readiness.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Dr. Dobbs
Businessmen Rise in Roaring Acknowledgment
A gathered group of business men erupted in applause, three times calling him to his feet in recognition.
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Ering
Post Office Bans Secret Letter Mail To Minors
The Post Office Department issues a new order constraining general delivery for youths and others with regular home addresses. It aims to curb clandestine correspondence by denying mail at general delivery to recipients living at a fixed abode and under parental oversight.
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Post Office Department
Bequest To Melrose Hospital From Beebe Will
A will filed in East Cambridge Probate Court details a 10000 bequest to Melrose Hospital from Decius Beebe former Melrose National Bank president who died last September. The will directs 50009 to each son and places the remainder in trust with half income to the widow and half to the children.
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Melrose Hospital
Decius Beebe
Melrose National Bank
East Cambridge
Governess awarded 2500 in kiss case in Harlem prison tale
Miss Lillian Conklin, a governess, won 2500 damages from George K. Kauffman in Supreme Court after alleging a short kiss and a lingering kiss given against her will. She sought 50000 as damages from the mining engineer tied to the Guggenheims.
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New York
Harlem
Lillian Conklin
Supreme Court
George K. Kauffman
Guggenheims
Kauffman Faces Verdict While Ill in Oakland
Former Riverside Drive resident Kauffman, accused of forcing kisses on a girl, awaits verdict on a sick bed in Oakland California where he is reported to be critically ill awaiting the outcome.
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Kauffman
Riverside Drive
Ipon Her
Oakland
Cal
Girl recounts first meeting with Kauffman and seductive advances
The girl describes Kauffman calling her dearie and placing her on his lap. He claimed a pretty girl should not seek housework and offered money and cars. She says he kissed her briefly then lingered, noting it was her first kiss from a man.
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Kauffman
Dearie
Bangor Deacon, 102, Receives $235 in Gold
Deacon Elnathan Freeman Duren, age 102, was presented with a purse of $235 in gold by Bangor townsmen on his birthday. It marks the first time in several years he has not been able to receive visitors.
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Bangor
Elnathan Freeman Duren
Ex Senator Doyle Stricken At Home In Roxbury
Former legislator James H. Doyle is confined to his Roxbury home at 289 Walnut Avenue with the grip. He quit business last Monday and has fallen ill, with hopes to avert pneumonia from his serious condition.
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James H. Doyle
Walnut Avenue
Roxbury
Olive Tablets Promise Liver Relief and Clear Digestion
Advert explains Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate liver and bowels, easing indigestion and a coated tongue. Claims include relief without griping, cramps, or pain and permission to eat freely after 1 or 2 tablets at bedtime. Available 100 and 250 per box from All Druggists.
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