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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1920
Page
11
Galli-Curel opera star appears tomorrow at Poll's Theatre New Haven under Rudolph Steinert. Her famed voice and versatile program mix classics with favorites and big demand for tickets signals a record turnout.
Thiema Percy, age seventeen, is added to a growing list of stage children who succeed in cinema. En trusted by Universal as leading Indy Fir in The Vanishing Dagger, she began on stage at nine after debuting with Maude Adams in Peter Pan.
Eimo Lin com, star of Elmo the Fearless, recounts a filming incident where Chinese extras threatened him with knives while he was tied. He says a Chinese waiter led the group with blood in his eye and he narrowly avoided revenge.
Mitchell Lewis, set to perform several of Jack London’s tales, says the old West is changing as the wild image softens day by day. He cites a recent Washington court incident where a judge refused to admit a lawyer with a revolver into the courtroom.
Universal chief Carl Laemmle asserts directors must know the settings and cultures of their stories. The piece cites Erich von Stroheim, Norman Dawn, Henry McRae, Rex Ingram, Christy Cabanne and others, stressing global realism in films from Paris to Dawson to Asia and China.
Jim Corbett states he would rather be a world famous moving picture star than the world heavyweight champion. He notes screen work offers more interest despite higher pay demands by current champions and says he enjoys acting as a dashing young lover beside many leading actresses. He humorously dodges questions about his age, adding contracts obscure that detail.
Alice Calhoun, now a regular Vita graph stock member, stars in The Dream a new two reel subject based on an uncompleted O Henry story She also plays a major part in Capt Swift an Earle Williams feature for the same studio.
Dr Harry Martin treated a stomach disorder patient with champagne but could not fill the prescription due to dry law. An O S car sent to the studio delivered four quarts from Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuri Aoki stock, as Hayakawa himself fell ill.
A forthcoming feature starring Harry T. Morey, The Flaming Clue, is based on a real Secret Service agent’s case. It tells of the capture of a counterfeit gang and emphasizes that the thrilling tale actually happened in real life.
East Gladys Brockwell, star of The Mother of His Children, recently completed the production and will visit the East. Her home is in Brooklyn, and no new casting decisions have been announced for over a year.
Viola Dana in Eliza Comes to Stay displays two finale gowns. One is a black velvet evening dress with a Turkish hem and beaded shoulder straps. The other is a King blue sequin masquerade costume with a hoop skirt and backless bodice, paired with ostrich tips and accessories.
Serial Company Return Albert Russell travels to Yosemite for episode seventeen of The Lion Man with Kathleen O'Connor Jack wer rin Gertrude Astor and other cast members. Pearl White departs New York for Port Henry to shoot Tiger's Cub exteriors under Charles Giblyn. George Goodchild wrote the story, Paul H. Sloane adapted it.
The Fox picture Desert Love features Tom Mix with Francella Billington Eva Novak Lester Cayce Charles K French and Jack Curtin in supporting roles. Jacques Jaccard directs the production.
Four shows run from noon to seven oclock with Mary Pickford in Pollyanna shown for the last time. Dr. Crane praises the film as her greatest, while Emma Francis and her Arabs join Mary Wickford in vaudeville acts for a varied bill.
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