Lillian Gish Sees Talkies as Prospect for Amateurs
Lillian Gish predicts amateurs are the cinema’s white hope and backs a New York based project using simple stories and no interior sets. She praises Rin Tin Tin and discusses Eisenstein and her plans for a possible talking picture while noting her sister Dorothy remains on stage.
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Dennis R. Smith
Lillian Gish
New York Times
Stark Co
Lillian
Dorothy
Miss Gish
New York Reporter
Hollywood
Rin-Tin-Tin
Hotel Elysee
New York
Berlin
Eisenstein
Germany
London
America
Atlantic
United States
Uberty
D. W. Griffith
Mr. Griffith
O'Neill
Hairy Ape
How Talkie Is Made No 5 On Film By Howard Campbell
An overview of film sound recording explains a light valve system using duralium ribbons and an eight thousandth inch slot. Light impulses create one tenth inch long sound traces on the film which become electric signals, amplified and played back through speakers. Tomorrow will discuss the disc system. Loew’s presents Betrayal with Jannings Ralston and Cooper. Alibi ends its run today.
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Loew
Emil Jannings
Paramount
Esther Ralston
Gary Cooper
Swiss Alps
Jannings
Sal of Singapore at Palace prompts duel of wits
The Palace screens Sal of Singapore with Phyllis Haver as a dance hall girl who is shanghaied by Alan Hale playing the tramp freighter captain. The film unfolds amid a battle of wits and implied romantic tension between the two stars.
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Palace
Phyllis Haver
Alan Hale
Sal
Singapore
Pathe
Hale
Freigh
Vaudeville and film programs with talking pictures feature
The listing highlights Loew's five act vaudeville with Chester Morris and cast plus Palace showing Corinne Griffith in Saturdays Children, Strand presenting Anna Q Nilsson in Blockade, Valentine running Eddie Dowling in The Rainbow Man with Marian Nixon, McKinley with sound film The Danger Rider, and Meyers Lake Park dancing at concessions.
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Loew’s
Chester Morris
Palace
Corinne — Griffith
Strand
Anna Q. Nilsson
Valentine
Eddie Dowling
Marian Nixon
Frankie Darroo
Mckinley
Meyers Lake Park
Blockade and Saturday's Children in Talkie Spotlight
Strand highlights Blockade with Corinne Griffith in her last talkie and Anna Q Nilsson leading a pirate thriller with U S forces in a climactic sea battle. Mozart features Hoot Gibson in The Danger Rider while Valentine opens The Desert Song with John Boles and Carlotta King in a large all talking cast. Rainbow Man ends its 10 day all talkie run with Eddie Dowling making his screen debut.
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Ter
Pathe
Howard Higgin
Fred Kohler
Noble Johnson
Dan Wolheim
Jules Cowles
Pat Harmon
Corinne Griffith
Strand
Photophone
FBO
Anna Q. Nilsson
Photophone Symphony Orchestra
Florida
Miss Nilsson
U. S
Mozart
Hoot Gibson
Universal
Eugenia Gilbert
Reaves Eason
Monte Montague
King Zang
Frank Beale
Milla Davenport
Henry McRae
Valentine
John Boles
Carlotta King
Rainbow Man
Eddie Dowling
Free State Plans Skeleton Army in 1930 Shift
Dublin June 5 The Free State will cut its standing army to skeleton proportions by 1930 and form a voluntary territorial force to be trained instead. Citizens will be admitted to the new force under the plan as announced today.
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Dublin
Trish Free State
Denmark
Free State
Territorial Army Seeks 56,000 Men for Public Service
Fragment shows a discussion of a large volunteer force and national service plans. Mentions United leadership, public institutions, and military corps amid reform talk. No clear dates or named organizations clearly identified in readable text.
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California
Loew's
Mimi
Mary Pickford
David Belasco
Miss Pickford
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Yosephine
Howard Campbell
United Artists
Alibi
THE
Danger Rider
Lander Bros
Ray Fagan
Emil
Ea Oy Cooper
Metropolitan” “Crald
Sir Wall & Deeds “Simple Simon's
Sisthne
Gibson & Price
INC
la Plaza
Forest Hill Cemetery
Cleveland Av Ext
North Canton
Iit
Carrotts
Tmz
Piove
Vessnas
the Rainbow Man
Buefet
Market Avenue
McKins Py
the Shop
Orn Ang
Hollywood Garden
Canton Road
Billie Dove
Antonio Woreneberg
Carmel Meyers
Robert Frazier
Thelma Holmes Herbert
Sojin
Craw
Tora Kene
William
Corinne Griff Sabandey
Corinne
Joseph Regan
Peatures
Lowell Sherman
Francisco
Cyril Cha
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