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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1920
Page
15
TL. G. Purroughs directs production of The Guiding Spirit, a film blending occult science and spirit philosophy. The photography emphasizes authentic psychic effects and Burroughs asserts scenes are realistic and cast with actors versed in the phenomena. The work aims to offer a distinctive portrayal attracting modern audiences.
The Poll Players present Come Seven at the Lyric with blackface portrayals and a plot about a diamond ring and a gambling game. Ruth Amos leads as a mulatto heroine with Arthur Chatterdon pursuing her as Walter Ayres delivers a standout comic performance.
Readers note a debate over the value of vaudeville as a cultural force with strong artistic merit. The piece argues for balanced, high quality entertainment and suggests poll responses reflect public interest in genuine vaudeville excellence.
The Lyric opening of Come Seven adapts Octavus Roy Cohen stories of negro life in ole Alabama. Walter Ayres and Arthur Griffin star in the fast moving farce with Uriah Nesbit and Somore Mashby delivering the laughs. Leading lady Ruth Amos dons stunning gowns as Vistar Goins while Edna Huckler and Toster Williams support. The plot centers on a stolen diamond ring and a comic cover up ending in a windfall for all.
The column mocks film producers by predicting forthcoming literary source adaptations and spoofing cinema trends. It riffs on exhausted plots from novels and classics, humorous quips about actors, and a playful note on a sign promising items that swim. The lighthearted survey captures era media wit and public tastes.
Dixie Hines reports Avery Hopwood finishes Come Up in the Hayman for A. H. Woods and Walter Jones and has cast for The Bat Chicago company. Ivan Bankoff promotes J Piastro Borissoff at Madison Square Garden next month, while Frederic Warren debuts at Longacre with a diverse lineup. Olga Warren to star next month. Jacinto Henavente and a noted Spanish soprano appear in New York concerts. Fritz Leiber prepares his first Metropolitan Shakespearean engagement at Lexington Theatre.
Myrtle Stedman argues acting for film is preferable to live stage work. She notes stage roles require repeating the same part, while camera work offers variety after years of experience.
Will Rogers uses a pocket coin to judge if a film direction works. Charles Clary, in Noblesse Oblige at Goldsyn studio, descends from Benjamin Stoddert, first Navy secretary, namesake of Stoddert ship. Mrs. Clary christened it. James Flood nears 90 with lariat skill, Jimmy Rogers jokes about a rainy season, John Sainpolis shifts from John Polis to leading in The Great Lover after Soldiers of Fortune.
During a break on The Scarecrow near Los Angeles Buster Keaton and Joe Roberts found a scarecrow in a wheat field. A farmer offered the prop after recognizing the comedian. Days later a roadside sign proclaimed Former occupant now appearing with Buster Keaton in The Scarecrow.
Director William Beaudine fashions a two reel aviation comedy featuring Bobby Vernon Neal Burns Laura La Plante and William Sloan with an aviation company’s forces in a farcical plot. The film originally titled The Keewee references a non flying Australian bird and late war slang.
The article notes Fritzi Scheff being nicknamed The Little Devil of Opera by Paderewski and mentions the musical Fair and Warmer drawing crowds in China. It also recalls William Farnum’s onstage dispute with Olga Nethersole during Car men and previews The Mountain Woman with Pearl White, adapted from The Pagan of the Hills by Charles Neville Buck, due for release early next year.
Letters to Screen and Stage defend screen kissing as harmless while critics urge restraint. Readers argue kissing on screen mirrors real life and should not be suppressed. some call for reformers to focus on greater issues.
Ernest C. Warde, a scatterbrained director, spots a husky young man at the studio gate and hires him to double Roy Stewart for his new Pathe Special The Devil To Pay The actor proves a perfect look-alike and is brought into the production by Warde.
Fox presents Mark Twain’s DISSOLVE IN A YANKEE AT KING ARTHUR’S COURT to debut on Broadway in February. The adaptation brings the Connecticut Yankee feel to a new stage audience with a crafted production.
A witty observation by Ethel Newcomb notes that humor intrudes on musical reviews. A critic recalls a performer who attacked Greig's sonata in C minor as if to defeat it, claiming she succeeded.
Ethel Newcomb the American pianist returns to New York after visiting upstate circles with figures such as John Burroughs Henry Ford and Thomas A Edison. She is scheduled to perform January 12 at the Longacre Theatre in New York.
Theaters nationwide protest a Washington plan to add ten percent to admissions. Managers warn higher taxes would curb attendance, hurt government revenue, and threaten a major national industry, with smaller cities already fearing reduced entertainment and layoffs.
Russian born violinist Mitnitzky, now Swedish citizen, explains his dual nationality during a conversation with a witty reporter in the United States. He notes his music work in Sweden has earned him citizenship and compares his situation to a wife who has a second home when quarrels arise.
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