Elliott Best Backstop That Brooklyn Fans Praise
Jacksonville March 16. Harold Elliott a Dodgers backstop praised Brooklyn catcher Jack Dempsey as the best in boxing and as a future NL sensation. Dempsey, in Los Angeles, supported Elliott’s throwing form and accuracy and predicted strong play for Elliott with the Robins next season. Elliott, related by marriage to Jack Kearns, aims to secure the Robin’s first string role after training stints and a recent rescue from the minors.
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Brooklyn
Jack Dempsey
Harold
Rowdy) Eliott
Dodgers
Demspey
Los Angeles
Eliot
Flatbush
Dempsey
Roway
Pacific Coast
Robin
Illiott
Jack Kearns
Jess Willard
Rowdy
Oakland
Cubs
Charley Fbbets
Robbie
Mitchell
Windy City
Humoresque Film Adaptation by Frank Borzage
The Fanny Hurst novel Humoresque is completed as a film after three months of work in New York and the East. Director Frank Borzage aims for realism and a standout picture, focusing on vivid mass scenes along New Yorks east side.
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Fanny Hurst
New York
Frank Borzage
Miss 1920 Contest Promises Golden Pole at Colonial Ball Room
Danny Duggan presents the Miss 1920 Contest with Dorothy Luce as exhibition dancer duo. A golden pole will go to the prettiest Bridgeport girl chosen tonight at the Colonial Ball Room. Admission is at popular prices for an evening of dancing and fun.
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Bridgeport
Danny Duggan
Colonial Ball Room
Dorothy Luce
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Pleasant St Patrick’s Day Ball at Ball and Novelty Party
The Fairfield Avenue venue promotes the annual St Patrick’s Day ball and novelty party described as the city’s pleasantest celebration. Prof Quilty promises extra for patrons with dancing from 8:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. and a lively crowd at a popular admission price.
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Fairfield Avenue
Quilty
Adv
Theares Pol ls Silent Film and Theatre Listings
A dense program page notes appeals at Mainstreet theatre with The Luck of the Irish starring James Kirkwood and Anna Nilsson. It lists champions in walking, Boy Scout titleholders, and various vaudeville acts at multiple venues including PEAZA and LYRIC with Eugene O Brien and others, plus West End final showings of The Beast with George Walsh.
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Anna Nilsson
Marion Ardell
Walker
California
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America
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Broadway
Agnes Kane
Scanlon
Denno Brothers
West End
Gea Walsh
George Walsh
William Fox
Gee Whiz! Stars Win Hearts in Mack Sennett Comedy
Harriet Hammond and Fannie Kelly share stellar honors in Mack Sennett's Gee Whiz. Their contrasting figures spark the hilarity as Charlie Murrey and Kalla Pasha wed the star pair, Murray to Miss Kelly and Kalla Pasha to Harriet, prompting Hammond's long exclaimed Gee Whiz.
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Fannie Kelly
Mack Sennett
Charlie Murrey
Kalla Pasha
Murray
Miss Kelly
Harriet
Miss Hammond
Crypto
Mack ‘Sennett
Eddie Fitzsimmons To Box Ed Dorsey
Eddie Fitzsimmons and Ed Dorsey agreed to meet at the all-star boxing show promoted by Lieut. Col. Quigley in the 4th Regiment Armory Jersey City on Friday night. Dorsey claims the colored light weight world title and Dorsey faced difficulty in securing matches before agreeing to the bout.
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Eddie Dorsey
Eddie Fitzsimmons
Dan Moran
Col. Quigley
4Th Regiment Armory
Jersey City
Fitzsimmons
Dorsey
Garter Girl Scenes Feature Miss Griffith at Irving Place
Vitagraph leases Irving Place Theatre New York for Corinne Griffiths The Garter Girl an adaptation of The Memento. Griffith performs aerial wings method from a wire and drops a garter into the audience during the show.
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Irving Place Theatre
New York City
Vitagraph
Corinne Griffith
O. Henry
Miss Griffith
Jes Call Me Jim to Be a Will Rogers Film at Goldwyn
Director Clarence Badger promises the best of all Will Rogers pictures in Jes Call Me Jim now in final production at Goldwyn studios. The film dramatizes the novel Seven Oaks by Dr J G Holland once a top seller and noted for wit as well as narrative strength.
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Clarence Badger
Will ‘Rogers Pictures
Jim
Goldwyn Studios
Seven Oaks
J. G. Holland
Dr. Holland
Earle Williams Debuts Beard in Captain Swift Scenes
Earle Williams appears with a beard in early Captain Swift scenes, marking his first facial hair in years. The bearded segments are among the final sequence shot and will open the film when first screened.
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Earle Williams
Captain Swift
Ben Turpin Enjoys Vacation Stop In Arkansas
Ben Turpin, the Sennett Studios comic, is reported enjoying a vacation far from Hollywood. The star, once described as the handsomest male in captivity, was last heard wandering the Arkansas wilderness while en route to New Orleans to bask on street corners and treat the girls.
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Ben Turpin
Sennett
Arkansas
New Orleans
Louise Fazenda’s Writing Milestone Boosts Career
Louise Fazenda celebrates a manuscript acceptance from a monthly editor and a forthcoming check. She recalls her first week’s pay from Mack Sennett and emphasizes the check validating her aim to excel as an English writer. The piece titled Impressions marks a new chapter in her career.
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Mack Sennett
Miss Fazenda
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