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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1920
Page
12
A fragmentary column reflects on cinema and theater life with jokes about motion pleasures. It mentions Houdini and a mischievous wife dynamic, noting readers’ lure to films and a published guide claiming a path to stardom.
Harry Houdini will soon begin work on a new picture, its title unrevealed, with rumors of changes at the studio. The showman’s screen presence has long made him a popular star both locally and abroad, and his upcoming project is highly anticipated by fans and industry observers.
Hoot Gibson, born on a Nebraska ranch near Tekamah, rose from horse riding to join the Crys Tand Carnival of Rough Riders and later starred in Westerns. Known for horsemanship and tough image, he became a celebrated film actor with a distinctive smile and rugged persona.
The Lyric Theater offers Frank Fincan’s Five O’Clock next week with a behind the scenes smart youth plot and a slate including The Bive Wearie, Thelly Cop, The Mystery of 13.7, Pathe News, and a Lyric concert. The Plaza presents The Heart of Humanity and Once to Every Woman, praised by trade papers, with further features and a Tom Tertiss special.
The current slate includes The Misleading Lady and Cinderella's Twin from Metro with titles to be announced soon. A mobile lighting generator costing 15000 dollars will improve night shooting. June Caprice gains long distance star status after returning from Spain and Morocco, while Lon Chaney joins Priscilla Dean's Outside the Law. Will Rogers and Clarence Badger finish location work on Boys Will Be Boys.
A National Association survey finds more than a quarter of a billion dollars poured into wild cat motion picture stocks. About 70 companies studied show $180 million capitalization. total likely $250 million as new firms rise. Investors include small wage earners and some government workers. many certificates offer no dividends.
A fragmentary notice notes a Polis screening of Dead Men Tell No Tales edited by Mr and Mrs George Randolph Chester. It mentions film showings including Human Desire with Anita Stewart and a First National release featuring a statue inspired plot.
Alice Lake, a youthful star from Brooklyn, bakes a banana cake as a surprise for a friend and has it sent by parcel post. Viola Dana, noted for her acting in Sorrentina, studies gondola navigation on a Venice style canal set in Hollywood.
Harold Atticks of 4 Roosevelt street enlisted in the Navy. This is his second enlistment after serving in European waters on the U S 8 Lancaster. At the Navy Recruiting Office, 62 Cannon street, yesterday, Frank J. Mirfin of 494 Park street, F J. Morris of 389 Poplar street, America Bagelo of 186 East Main street, A M Emigh, Devon Mickey Gorman of Springfield Mass, and Bred Wilson of San Francisco enlisted.
Catherine Calvert stars as the leading woman in Vitagraph's Tom Terris production Dead Men Tell No Tales. Since leaving the stage for silent drama she remains in constant demand, with arrangements completed to play Mya Denison in the feature.
A Japanese film press note imagines Buster Keaton winning mayoral odds with cinema influence. A misread propels a tale of theater love, editor letters, and a fanciful Keaton edition. A stray story about a two story tenement fire in Metro’s set near Astoria ties into a map of films and theater life.
A humorous fragment from a newspaper page notes whimsically that a wife prefers tea at breakfast while the husband prefers coffee. The piece mentions a chair of Pimance votes and a New York Central reference, ending with an abrupt court-like line about a 2 cent decision.
A charming young screen favorite wearing an autumn leaf hat resembles another Supersheet favorite. The Moorhead hat in dark brown velvet features a rotted brim and overlapping velvet leaves in orange wine and green. Posed by Miss Edith Roberts in Universal pictures.
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