Theater roundup at Plaza and nearby houses becomes sensation
The Six Virginia Steppers headlined at the Plaza with a suite of fantasy sketches while the International Four, a singing group from Bridgeport, drew applause. A lively vaudeville bill followed with Gladstone and Leonard, the Three Rosaires, and the main feature Shoes That Danced starring Pauline Starks. Also reviewed were the Lyric's Falling Stones and Hamlet of Burden, Jericho Braden’s boarding-house plot, and Pott’s pantomime troupe. West End screens Theda Bara in Camille, Strands offer Patho serial House of Hate, and Empire features Jack Hart in Blue Blazes Rawden.
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Bert Lytell Debuts at Metro in The Trail to Yesterday
Vaudeville favorite Bert Lytell makes his Metro début in The Trail to Yesterday. Noted for looks and athletic prowess, he combines stunts with acting skill proven on the stage. His grandfather J. K. Mortimer once starred under Augustin Daly.
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Cinema Brevities and Chautauqua Notes At Bridgeport
Film notes highlight Adela Barker in With Neatness and Dispatch and Francis Bushman with Beverly Bayne in Red White and Blue Blood. World Pictures shifts to 8 am starts to save daylight. Kalem studio leases out. Evan Williams the Welsh tenor praised for diction. Casino Chautauqua brings several concerts to Bridgeport High School hall April 22 26 featuring New York Brass Choir with four women instrumentalists.
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Filmdom and Footlights Screen Jottings of the Forties
The Wall-Faced Man a Pathe serial features George Larkin Horace Carpenter True Boardman and Frederick Lamatasta with production by Gianda. Evelyn Greeley renews her World Pictures contract. The Fox feature Saiome starring Theda Bara tops screens alongside Wallace Worsley directed One of the Multitude from Monte Katterjohn for Louise Glum’s banner. Metro to release All-Star series in April with Bayne Edith Storey Bert Dyrell. Irma Von Nagy departs for the coast to join Pathe. Charlotte Burton named leading woman for William Russell in Hearts of Diamonds. William Hart completes Selfish Yates for Artcraft after The Tiger Men. Robert Service poems head to film, boosting up to eighty more adaptations. Coastal rain shuts in studios. only modern stages stay running as Paraita finishes a new stage just as downpours begin.
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Wilbur Now Runs His Own Play House
The screen favorite Crane Wilbur retires from acting and manages a stock theatre. Virginia Pearson plans a life story book detailing early childhood, hardships and temptations, aiming to reveal the psychology of a young actress.
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Viola Dana Smashes Studio Gate In Metro Chase
Viola Dana, Metro star, speeds toward the studio gates at forty miles per hour and crashes into the gateway due to missing a warning watchman. She avoids admitting fault. guards vow to pursue vandals blamed for the incident.
About Town sniffing for cinema trends and local plans
Gossip notes that Theda Bara film buzz hits town with Thias and Saiome. Hippodrome may stage a Liberty Loan novelty. Cecil DeMille’s Then Whispering Chorus praised. Locals discuss divorces as future features, Lund returns to South End theatre, NYC studios urged to scout desert scenery. Potential Fairfield Beach theater rumor ends with a question.
A Real Water Nymph in Rainy California Scene
Mary Miles Minter enjoys the California rain with rubber gear while Santa Barbara endures a heavy storm. She braves spray from large breakers near the sea wall, a vivid image of a playful coastal scene. Baseball note: Billy Franey and Jack Smith train in Venice to stay in shape for spring training.
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Wheeler Oakman Enlists as WWI Soldier in Camp IsSearney
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Belasco of the Silent Drama Teias Weber’s fame noted
D J Lustig edits feature on Teias Weber known as the Belasco of the silent screen. She is a leading woman director in celluloid plays and formerly a popular star. Maxine Elliott plans to visit Goldwyn studios for re takes on her second screenplay before departing abroad.
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