Wild Duck revival impresses with strong acting on Broadway
A 1925 New York World review praises a Actors Equity cast led by Melen Chandler and Tom Powers in The Wild Duck. The piece lauds technical craft, emotional intensity, and a sharper interpretation than Nazimova's earlier production, noting standout performances by Chandler, Powers, Chalmers, and Yapp amid the play's brutal, unsettling drama.
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New York World Py Preas Publishing Co
New York
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Mila
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Toren
Actors’ Equity Company
Nazimova
Hadvig
Melen Chandler
Thien
Otna Blanche Turka
Weax
Warburton
Elda
Farmble
Bridal
Gregers Werle
Mealie
Tom Powers
Thomas Chalmers
Cecil Yapp
Broadway
The Wild Duck Reverberates as Ibsen Rails at Idealism
The article argues Ibsen’s play targets the cult of idealism and mocks followers who hail him as a creed maker. It claims the work, though controversial, will outlast many Broadway successes in cultural memory.
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Dix Stars in Action Packed Valentine Comedy Too Many Kinases
Richard Dix stars in Too Many Kinases an action comedy set in the Basque country of the Pyrenees where he plays a young American sent to avoid women while seeking a precious ore. Hijinks ensue as he faces Stinmone Joe Burke Julio Powell and the Basque romance of Yvonne Howard with knife throwing and slapstick humor driving the plot.
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Pyrenees
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Joe Burke
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Frances Howard
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Potigny
United States
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Barbara La Marr shelved Sapho for film of The White Monkey
New York March 7 Sapho has been shelved as Barbara La Marrs screen vehicle in favor of The White Monkey, Glasworthy novel chosen for her next production. Sawyer Lubin will start filming upon her return from a European vacation at University Studios Fort Lee.
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Ziegfeld's XIV Opens Amid Lavish Broadway Show
New York theatre reviews praise Flo Ziegfeld's XIV at the Cosmopolitan for its opulent scale and starry cast led by Dorita Patston Ethel Shutta and Leon Errol. Loula F. Bisch presents a separate piece The Complex at Booth while Doris Keane headlines Star Light at Broadhurst with mixed company reaction.
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Cosmopolitan
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Ziegfeld
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Ullus Wilhelm
Arthur Wimparia
Leon Errol
London
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Ethel Shutta
Ike Bille Burke
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Loula Ff, Bisch, Pscha-analyist
Clever Step On It Burlesque Heads Grand This Week
Hurtig and Seamon present Columbia Burlesque Step On It at the Grand this season with stars George Niblo and Helen Spencer. The cast includes Marty Lemon Morris Lloyd Harry Bart Jim Hall Ben Josh and more, promising a premier comedy and dance showcase.
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Columbia
Niblo
Marty Lemon
Morris Lloyd
Harry Bart
Jim Hall
Ben Josh
Miss Spencer
Step On It vaudeville review dazzles with gowns and scenery
Gorgeous gowns support a review by Jesse Reese with Helene Arell and a chorus of striking performers. Twelve eye catching costume changes frame new scenic sets including a New York red garden at night and a replica California beach. Acts by Niblo Spencer Jessie Reese Lloyd Ardell and California Trio plus comedy burlesque bits headline this original Joseph Hurtig Allen Tonny show with music by Jimmie Johnson and dancing staged by Leonard Harper.
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Helene Arell
New York
California
Broadway
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Spencer
Jessie Reese
Lloyd and
Ardell
Galera
Joseph Hurtig
Allen Tonny
Jimmie Johnson
Leonard Harper
Step On It credited to Columbia Burlesque troupe
Joseph Hurtig credits Columbia Burlesque with the show Step On It noting it is well worth seeing. Aileen Tingle leads a company that has traveled to Havana to film scenes for Wildfire adapted from a famous racing play.
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Columbia Burlesque
Aileen Tingle
Havana
Frances Marton Triumphs in Picture Adaptations
Frances Marton achieves success in adapted works for American pictures. George Walsoy serves as camera operator for the production company, with plans advancing in the studio lineup.
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Hae Orp
Compa Pictures
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