Norma Talmadge Opens The Safety Curtain At Walnut Theater
Norma Talmadge makes her Walnut Theater debut leading emotional drama The Safety Curtain with co star Eugene O Brien. The production features sensational stunts by star George Larkin and a supporting cast including Grace Davison Dolores Cassinelli Jack Hopkins. The program also includes Billy West in The Messenger and notes on touring actors and New York prestige.
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Norma Talmadge
Walnut Theater
Miss Talmadge
Eugene O’brien
Allied War Review
United States
New York
Zongar
Mr. Macfadden
Man
George Larkin
Mr. Larkin
Grace Davison
Dolores Cassinelli
Jack Hopkins
Billy West
Colonial
Week of Park Island Stage and Screen Offerings
The island closes at its usual time five weeks and two days from now but offers a busy schedule. Outings include Talmud Torah Zionist Societies Duckworth Democratic Club and more with large crowds expected. Thompson and Griffiths headline a free vaudeville ball along with Parish and DeLuc Gale and Dalton and others. Fatty Arbuckle's A Barnyard Romeo also features, plus new dansant programs and cabaret acts on the Island.
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Coney
Brown County Society
Combined
Councils of Catholic Order of Foresters
Edward Busse
Northo Cincinnati Republcan Club
Associated Irish Societies
Harvest Home
Inerseal Publ City Club
Chester Park Prepares for War Propaganda Exposition
Chester Park enters a month of government backed activity promoting war efforts. The Patriotic Pure Food Exposition opens next week with a Hoover banquet, features vaudeville acts including the Four Keltons and Gardiner's Maniacs while authorities oversee two weeks of programming at the health board and county defense council venues.
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Chester Park
Chester
Board of Health
Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Four Keltons
William Chesteck
Lionel Paris
Alvarez
Smittie
Keith's Summer Vaudeville Opens With Variety
Keith's Summer Vaudeville announces a Sunday matinee featuring Nat Burns and Sylvia Jose in A Modern Dansant. Kennedy Sherman and Day present The Honeymooners, Nancy Boyer and company deliver more comedy, Edgar Allan Woolf writes The Last of the Quakers, and street prodigy A Street Urchin is highlighted. Charles Gates and Marion Finley sing and perform, with dancing and impersonations, followed by The Four Kasting Rays aerial feats and comedy.
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Keith's
Nat’ Burns
Sylvia Jose
Kennedy, Sherman and Day
Nancy Boyer
Edgar Allen Woolf
Charles Gates
Marion Finley
Musical farce Empress opens with Mexican chorus and battle ship illusion
Around The American Consul, Haston Powell presents a new musical farce at the Empress Theater today. B M Garfield directs with personal charge this week. The plot features two camouflaged battleships that bombard the audience as Norman Hanley and George K. Burton star as the promoter and his African American associate.
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Haston Powell
Empress Theater
B. M. Garfield
Halton Powell Productions
Garfield
Norman Hanley
George K. Burton
Tarzan at Grand Opera House Opens Second Week
Tarzan of the Apes returns this morning at 11 o clock for the Grand Opera House second and final week. The week six packed audiences witness thrilling jungle feats as Tarzan battles lions tigers and elephants and meets a white woman for the first time. To fit Tarzan's run the Grand postpones Over the Top until next Sunday.
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Tarzan of the Apes
Grand Opera House
Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs
Arthur Guy Empey
The Planter at Lyric Theater Stars Tyrone Power
Tyrone Power headlines the Lyric Theater in The Planter a photoplay adaptation praised as a top seller and a screen story likely to surpass the novel. The drama unfolds with a powerful plot intense action and tropical atmosphere showcasing Power in the title role.
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The
Herman Whitaker
Tyrone Power
William Winter
Lyric Theater
Venus Model film with Mabel Normand at center
Mabel Normand stars in The Venus Model a Goldwyn release from a story by H. R. Durant about Kittie O'Brien a designer who wears a daring bathing suit named The Venus Model. She reforms a vampire helps the boss son and adopts a child in a lively plot with a bonus comedy Beach Nuts.
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Mabel Normand
Goldwyn
Miss Normand
H. R. Durant
Kittie O’brien
Kitty
Kittie
McMahan and Jackson
Orpheum Shows Mae Marsh In All Woman And More
The Orpheum Sky Theater program lists Mae Marsh in All Woman today with a Big V comedy and a screen telegram. Monday features Charles Clay and Rhea Mitchell in The Blindness of Divorce along with War Review and a Mack Sennett comedy. Tuesday brings Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne in Social Quicksands plus Britain's Bulwarks and Billy West in The Scholar. Wednesday presents Clara Kimball Young in The Claw with Pathe News and a Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
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Orpheum Sky
Mae Marsh
All Woman
Screen Telegram
Charles Clay
Rhea Mitchell
Official War Review
Mack Sennett
Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Britain
Billy West
Clara Kimball Young
Pathe News
Mutt and
Jeff
A Pair of Silk Stockings Opens at Family Theater
Constance Talmadge stars in a lighthearted yet tense stage comedy titled A Pair of Silk Stockings. The show promises fun and near tragedy as it unfolds the antics surrounding a pair of silk stockings in a Family Theater engagement lasting four days.
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Constance Talmadge
Pair of Silk Stockings and No Man's Land Stage Run
Review notes recall A Pair of Silk Stockings as a farce that drew big crowds in Cincinnati last season. This week Bert Lytell stars in No Man's Land, an adventure tale on a lonely isle with a girl a German and two Chinamen. Also shows Britain's Bulwarks, an English war film, plus Trees added as a feature with a comedy.
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Cincinnati
Bert Lytell
No Man’s Land
Britain
Wallace Reid Returns to Strand in Less Than King
Wallace Reid appears in a new Paramount play Less Than King at the Strand for a four day run. The feature follows Reid’s dual role with vim similar to Firefly of France as a lively tale unfolds with a sheriff chase and a comic wedding switch. Starting Thursday Bessie Barriscale stars in Patriotism a patriotic drama of the day not a war play.
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Wallace Reid
Strand
Paramount
France
Reid
Bessie
Zongar, the Dare-Devil of Romance Headlines Colonial Week
The Colonial Theater will present Zongar the Dare-Devil of Romance for one week starting Sunday. The five part picture from Physical Culture Photoplays was produced under the supervision of Bernarr Macfadden and is billed as one of the theater's most interesting features.
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Colonial Theater
Zongar
Physical Culture Photoplays
Bernarr Macfadden
Chautauqua Entertainers at Zoo Weekend Program
The Chicago Opera Company headlines daily Chautauqua attractions at the Zoo starting Sunday 11 a.m. with two daily big shows at 2:30 and 8:15 p.m. An ice show led by Bror Meyer runs at 3, 7:30 and 9 p.m. with other acts including Davies Opera Company and a variety of musical and magical performances through Saturday.
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Chicago Opera Company
Chautauqua
Zoo
Bror Meyer
Davies Opera Company
Prof
Wiles
Ford
Electrical Wizard
Chicago Operatic Company
Henry
Rhuby Bohemian Orchestra
Rhuby Orchestra
All Star Cast Raises Red Cross Funds Across Nation
A three week theater tour led by Laurette Taylor and George Cohan raised nearly $700,000 for the American Red Cross. The all star cast included Laurette Taylor Mrs Fiske George Arliss James T Powers Beryl Mercer James H Hackett Eleanor de Cisneros George McFarlane H B Warner Chauncey Olcott Helen Ware O P Heggin and George M Cohan. The drive included autographed programs sold for 165000 and advance box sales totaling 164500. The tour began in Washington with theater officials donating venues at no cost to the Red Cross as Klaw Erlanger and Tyler arranged dates and logistics.
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Laurette Taylor
George Arliss
James T. Powers
Beryl Mercer
James H. Hackett
Eleanor de Cisneros
George McFarlane
H. B. Warner
Chauncey Olcott
Helen Ware
George M. Cohan
American Red Cross
Klaw & Erlanger
Cohan & Harris
George C. Tyler
Burr McIntosh
Altho
DeWolf Hopper
de Luxe
John P. Toohey
George Tyler
Miss Taylor
George Cohan
Cohan
New Pronk City
Washington
Ashington
Wilson
Klaw
Erlanger
Red Cross
Rumor grows of George Cohan returning to the stage
The article questions if the lure of reception or Cohan's busy writing and producing drives a possible stage return. It notes yearly rumors, with Christmas time seen as a likely frame for a revue of his own making. It asks if motion pictures satisfied him enough to spur a return.
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Kansas City
George Creel
Alk & Hustler
Pike’s Peak
Mr. Creese
Denver
Otto Floto
George Cohan
Mr. Cohan
Getting Together Opens as War Themed Play at Shubert Theater
Informally written propaganda piece Getting Together grew from a trench play idea by Laurence Grossmith with Ian Hay Holbrook Blinn and J Hartley Manners. Blanche Bates joined after a third act was added, turning the venture into a full evening show praised for its interest and dramatic power.
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Shubert
Laurence Grossmith
Ian Hay
Holbrook Blinn
J. Hartley Manners
Grossmith
Zukor Says Paramount Won’t Pay What Exhibitors Bid
Adolph Zukor of Paramount dismisses a rumored First National bid for Mary Pickford. He says if the circuit can pay 200000 a negative for six pictures a year then his company should raise prices, adding he would meet any offer and then raise charges.
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Adolph Zukor
Paramount Aircraft
Mary Pickford
Charlie Chaplin
Zukor
Maude Adams Declines Screen Debut Despite Offer
The actress Maude Adams reportedly refused a half million dollar offer to star in motion pictures as Peter Pan. Producers and theater owners weighed weather predictions and other factors while awaiting her stated stance on film work.
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Maude Adams
Miss Adams
Theatrical Plans Amid Travel Worries For Next Winter
Theaters in Cincinnati and New York anticipate a full winter lineup of shows despite uncertain rail movement. Railroads face potential cutbacks with freight priority over passenger service, risking delayed openings and fewer special trains for tours. Stock companies form to entertain soldiers, raising questions about nationwide touring and postwar travel feasibility.
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Cincinnati
New York
Liberty Theaters
Herbert May Write Broadway Comic Opera Next Season
The article notes Victor Herbert may have a Broadway comic opera with book lyrics and music. He recently wrote The Call of Freedom lyric and music credit and is finishing scores for two new musical comedies at Lake Placid. Bide Dudley profiles George Creel head of the Publicity Department.
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Broadway
Victor Herbert
Herbert
Willow Grove Park
Philadelphia
the Park
Lake Placid
Bide Dudley
New York
George Creel
Bide
George “Creel
Mr. Creel
Denver Post
Henry Miller moves summer plans to Chicago Blackstone
Henry Miller will not perform in a San Francisco summer season. He will relocate his company to the Blackstone Theater in Chicago where the venue will serve as his future production center.
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Henry ‘Miller
San Francisco
Blackstone Theater
Chicago
Blackstone
Broadway opening race for Friendly Enemies sparks moves
Producer A H Woods may advance the opening of Friendly Enemies starring Louis Mann and Sam Bernard from August to as early as next Monday to beat a rival with a similar theme. William Faversham is rumored to have a comparable project in development. The Shuberts plan a new musical with Miss I Don’t Know in rehearsal next week with Aida Johnson Young and Auus Barratt contributing.
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A. H. Woods
Louis Mann
Sam Bernard
William Faversham
Faversham
Shubert
Aida Johnson Young
Auus Barratt
Child Actress Clarice Duncan Circles Ince Studios
Seven year old Australian newcomer Clarice Duncan, praised by Thomas H. Ince, joins Dorothy Dalton in a Paramount war drama shot at Ince Studios. The film, penned by C Gardner Sullivan, features her in a prominent supporting role as production proceeds.
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Twinkle
Thomas H. Ince
Dorothy Dalton
H. H. van Loan
Ince
Paramount
Clarice Duncan
Australia
C. Gardner Sullivan
Little Miss Duncan
Williams Wins American Rights to Ibsen Play Version
John D. Williams secured exclusive American acting rights from English critic William Archer for Ibsen's An Enemy of the People. Williams plans to stage the production with Lionel Barrymore in the lead after Barrymore completes his Copperhead tour, starting this fall in major cities.
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John D. Williams
William Archer
Ibsen
Mr. Williams
Lionel Barrymore
Maxine Elliott Considers Next Season Plays For War Time Impact
Maxine Elliott will not act next season unless a play with a vital message for today’s people is produced. Her sister Gertrude Ellitt will star in Eyes of Youth at the St James Theatre in London this September. The War Department urges every citizen to submit funny stories to Navy and Army training camps to stock a new Uncle Sam’s Joke Bulletin to aid soldiers’ entertainment overseas.
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Gertrude Elliott
Lady Forbes-Robertson
Maxine Elliott
Johnston Forbes-Robertson
London
James M. Barrie
Gertrude Ellitt
Lady Forbes- Robertson
St. James Theater
War Department Commission
Commission
Uncle Sam
Austin Strong
War Department Commission On
Broadway
New York
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