Justine Johnstone Crowned Most Beautiful Woman
Acclaimed by Paul Meleu the French etcher as the most beautiful he has seen, Justine Johnstone draws attention at a dining table moment. Hellen, another diner, admired her and offered to sketch her this winter. Florence Ziegfelds and past Follies praise add to her growing fame. Johnstone is under contract with Realart Pictures.
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The Sin That Was His at the Lyric and more
William Paversham stars in The Sin That Was His at Polis theatre with a powerful screen turn as a gambler who seeks God while posing as a priest. The program also features a strong vaudeville bill with His Reel Peaches, The Ballet Trio, and acts by Proseler and Kaisa and Wardelle and La Costa. Harrison Ford stars in Food for Scandal at West End tonight with Wanda Hawley. Winnie Mammerstein in The Point of View at Maza. Tom Mix in The Untamed and other attractions complete the bill.
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Polis Theatre
Tn Vackard
William Faversham
Audiene
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Kaisa
Stanley
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Wardelle
la Costa
Charlie Chaplin
Frival
Clyde Cook
Pathe
New York
Wm. Rex
Harrison Ford
West End
Universal
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Renlart
Ealart
Beverly Ance
Paul Keste
Little Miss Ogden Serves as Hostess at Hippodrome
Ruth Ogden nine year old of 44 Fairfield avenue swapped roles by buying three seats and guiding her grandparents to the Hippodrome to see the show.
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Ruth Ogden
Faireld Avenue
Gna
Robert Edeson to Direct for Metro Pictures Inc
Robert Edeson, a 25 year veteran of American theater, will join Metro Pictures West Coast studios in Hollywood as a director. He plans new screen ideas after completing his acting role in Are Wives to Blame with May Allison, then directs a Bayard Veiller produced screenplay for the camera.
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Metro
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Hollywood
Calif
Mr. Edeson
May Allison
Bayard Veiller
Stage Chat highlights new phase in American stage talent
Dixie Hines notes Mitnitzky the Russian violinist makes his American debut at Carnegie Hall in January under Roger de Bruyn. Sonia Serova fosters a dance only language theater while Olga Warren begins a concert series by Frederic Warren. Avery Hopwood oversees The Bat in Chicago as New York clamors for admission. Langdon McCormick reports the London broadcast of The Storm and Maria Grevor appears, famed soprano and composer with Because of You among her popular works.
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New York
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Frederic Warren
Avery Hopwood
London
Chicago
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Autor
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Leiber Leads New Style Theatre Season in New York
Fritz Leiber the Shakesperean star headlines the season with a novel stage technique making scenes fade seamlessly like cinema. Michio Itow plans a unique New York venue presenting a series of Noh drama with masked performers. Georges Blateau, now a fixture among American actors, recited The Star-Spangled Banner at a Pollock dinner before Egypt trip, with his wartime reading boosting Liberty bond subscriptions by over a million dollars.
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Leibert
Michio Itow
New York
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Channing Pollock
Egypt
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America
Tom Moore Stars in New York Project Cast Revealed
Naomi Childers will lead with Tom Moore in Mr Barnes of New York adapted from Archibald Gunter. Supporting cast includes Anna Lehr Sydney Ainsworth Otto Koffman Kate Lester and Louis Willoughby. Production began Friday under Victor Schertzinger’s direction.
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Mr. Barnes
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Rupert Hughes
Anna Lehr
Sydney Ainsworth
Otto Koffman
Kate Lester
Louis Willoughby
Victor Schertzinger
Shimmy Fades Kiss Scenes On Screen Says Jottings
D J L laments dance masters and censor talk while recalling golden age Hollywood kiss scenes. He mocks bans on the shimmy and longer kisses, noting modern screen rules shorten kisses to under three seconds and critiquing moral crusades. He also jokes about a forthcoming yacht owner’s rush of corrections and steamers in the Gulf.
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Isey
Dark stage light clash and notes on loudness in theatre
Sidelights recounts Oscar Hammerstein’s quarrel over lighting on a dark scene and a manager’s insistence on lighting to reveal scenery. Frederic Warren recalls overheard complaints to an orchestra conductor about a number played louder than marked, with a strict limit of 30.
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Oscar Hammerstein
Frederic Warren
Boosting an Old Home Town Visit by Gileen Sedgwick
Gileen Sedgwick from Texas visited her home county amid an oil boom and relays a dialogue between leading citizens of two rival mushroom towns. A first man taunts the other about lacking initiative, while the rival boasts his town will not stand still long enough to be photographed.
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Texas
Jleading
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Faversham’s New Play “The Sin That Was His” Opens at Poli
The Selznick picture “The Sin That Was His” stars William Faversham and opens a week at the Poli theatre. Based on a Frank Packard story, the drama traces a man marked by fate, his fall, and revival through faith and a noble love. Faversham’s performance is strong and convincing.
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Faversham
Poli
William Pavershaw
Selznick
William Faversham
Poli Theatre
Frank Packard
Cinema briefs recount director and star chatter in early 1920s film work
Harry Beaumont to direct Julian Eltinge in The Fascinating Widow at Robertson-Cole. Edward Kimball, Clara Kimball Young’s father, stars in Will Rogers film Boys Will Be Boys for Goldwyn. Lindsey Melgrams returns from New York amid Betty Compson project prep Prisoners of Love. Marshall-Netlan crew back from Montana to shoot Not a Drum Was Heard in Arizona. Gloria Swanson after The Affairs of Anatol will headline A Sheltered Daughter, Eli Norris Glyn penned. Will Roberts to star in Rip Van Winkle for Goldwyn. Rogers project draws Irvin S. Cobb tale Boys Will Beg Boys. Herbert Rawlinson co-stars with Anita Stewart in The Tornado for First National. William Duncan on location at March Field for Vitagraph serial. Al Christie tours San Francisco Yosemite with production manager H D Edwards. Arthur Rosen returns from Mt Whitney with Betty Compson troupe.
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Gloria Swanson
Elinor Glyn
Will Roberts
Goldwyn
Rogers
Irvin S. Cobb
William ‘Duncan
March Field
Vitagraph
al Christie
San Francisco
Yosemite
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Arthur Rossen
Mt. Whitney
Betty Compson
Chinese Scenes Used In Film The Water Lily
Mobs of real Chinese have been much in evidence at the Goldwyn studios. They were used in scenes of The Water Lily Gouverneur Morris first screen story written directly for the screen directed by Frank Lloyd Chinese street scenes form a feature in The Water Lily and were filmed last week.
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Goldwyn Studios
Gouverneur Morris
Frank Lloyd
Blue Law Donkey Debuts at New York Hippodrome Show
A donkey named Blue Law, born three years ago in the New York Hippodrome stables, made his stage debut last week at the famed show house.
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Blue Law
New York Hippodrome
Censoring Moving Pictures A Parent Calls For Reform
A reader in the Editor Screen and Stage letters advocates censorship to keep films family friendly. He argues movies should teach wholesome values, not depict disreputable behavior, and believes public judgment will curtail bad content while noting past blue laws.
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Screen and Stags
Real Comedy in Film Audiences Demand Genuine Laughs
A discussion on film comedy types notes parlor, farce, and melodramatic styles. It argues real reel comedy relies on crafted situations and writing, not just stunts, and urges writers trained to deliver authentic humor for screen production.
Director Goes Talent Seeking Finds Two Reel Discoveries
Jerome Storm toured New York colleges to find acting talent for Frohman company. He discovered Una Merkle and Clifford Sharp, two college youths, proving camera experience is not essential for casting. Storm urges academy students to consider motion pictures as a serious career path.
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Jerome Storm
Lillian Gish
Storm
Frohman Company
New York
Una Merkle
Gish
Clifford Sharp
Choys
Never Too Late and the Credit System Tale
Har old Lloyd overhears two colored Pullman porters discussing a credit scheme on a railroad set. One porter claims you can get a phonograph or organ with nothing down and pay a weekly promise. Frank Moulan quips that where there is a silken calf there is a Rialto lamb.
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Harold Lloyd
Frank Moulan
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