Actors Play On Here After Curtain By Gene Cornner
In Freeport the acting colony thrives after Broadway with Buck Edwards the taxi man and a cast of vaudeville veterans sharing tales of old shows. Residents like John Searles and Jim Cronley recall minstrel days, while actors such as Ben Mulvey and the Four Mortons keep stage life alive. The East Side theatre scene features the Grand Street Follies and guests travel to various venues, drawing crowds to a bustling entertainment hub.
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Gene Corn
Sreeport
Broadway
Buck Edwards
John Seames
John Searles
Mnatrel
Kansas
Duprez
Benedict
Board of Health
George Primrose
Jim Cronley
Rwateb
Cronley
Sawdust Ring
Barham
Baily
Billy Tass
Billy Madison
Wang
Billy" Mack
Ben Mulvey
Mulvey
Freeport
Ald- Y
Tims
America
Robert Leroy
Spider” Murphy
Ed. Rogers
Lolaw
Mortons
Tom Moore
East Side
Grand Street
Moscow
North Pole
Casin
Vines Square
B&buck” Edwards
Holiday Films At Theatres Next Week
The Empire and Maryland theatres schedule a lineup of star films and comedies. Lon Chaney leads The Road to Mandalay with Owen Moore and Loig Moran, while Charlie Murray and Gertrude Olmstead star in The Book. Rod La Rocque appears in Braveheart, and Adolphe Menjou with Florence Victor in The Grand Duchess and the Waiter. The Keeper of the Bees from Gene Stratton Porter, One Law for the Woman with Cullen Landis, and a new serial The Radio Detective headline Maryland and Empire programs, plus news reels and comedies. A. W. Cope will lead the Maryland Orchestra starting July 5 during renovations.
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the Empire
Lon Chaney
Mandalay
Owen Moore
Loig Moran
Charlie Murray
Gertrude Olmstead
Rod la Rocque
Jim Thorpe
Braveheart
Adolphe Menjou
Florence Victor
Maryland
Gene Stratton Porter
Cullen Landis
Craig Kennedy
Florence Vidtor
Paramount
Mona
South Seas
Famous Players
Pathe News
Bob Custer
Fighting Hearts
Fox News
Opera House
A. W. Cope
Maryland Theatre Orchestra
Cumberland
Gloria Swanson Reveals Nerve Battle Behind Fame
Gloria Swanson, famed star, discusses her health crisis and work pace with strict doctors warning rest. She describes a hyperthyroid condition, near collapse, and her resolve to direct and act despite fatigue while planning rest after filming.
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Gloria
Western and action reels dominate week schedule
Dred Harris presents a frontier lineup with The Radio Detective Craig Kennedy and Joe Bonomo. Richmond debuts Eyes of the Desert a Western production. Keeper of Been features a star cast and a two reel comedy. Bad Company offers Mack Sennett comedy. Josie Sedgwick stars in Darling Days a super western and two reel comedy. Jack Mower appears in The Fire Barrier with The Phantom Police and a Larry Lemon two reel comedy.
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Dred Harris
Craig Kennedy
Joe Bonomo
Richmond
Mack Sennett
Josie Sedgwick
Jack Mower
Herbert Rawlineon
the Phanton Police
Larry Lemon
Arizona Streak and Trapped Star in Theatre Tonight
Tom Tyler stars in The Arizona Streak a Western melodrama with a two reel comedy and Fox News shown. Fred Wames leads in Trapped a fast action Western. Herbert Rawlinson appears in a new serial The Phantom Police plus Sportlight in the program.
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Empire
Tom Tyler
Fox News
Maryland
Fred Wames
Herbert Rawlinson
Aso
Phantom Police
Sportlight
Fred
Paul
Gloria Joy
Eddie Fetherson
Max and
Moritz
Loy's social notes highlight regional visits and family gatherings
Aunt Mrs. W H Green and family visited daughter Mrs Walter Grabill of Mt Pleasant. Mrs Herbert Martin and daughters Uilda Naomi Mielke returned home after days with relatives. Mrs George Boyer of Frederick visited parents Mr and Mrs Ogle. Mr and Mrs Harvey Krise and Rev and Mrs Charles Shilke visited G M Robinson. Ivy Harbaugh and family spent time with Mr and Mrs Austin Knott. Ho B Smith and sister Carrie Garber shared Sunday afternoon with relatives.
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Harvey Kk. Krise
Baltimore
Charles A. Shilke
Charles
G. M. Robinson
Ivy Harbaugh
Austin Knott
Ho B. Smith
Carrie Garber
Broadway Tidies Up Again Critics Probe for Vulgarity
New York reporting on Broadway front parlor cleanliness and a jury of 12 citizens appointed by the district attorney to review plays branded unsavory. The panel, with Actors Equity cooperation, weighs how far theater should go in depicting sex and vice as producers fight bans and injunctions.
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NEA
New York
Broadway
Front Parloy
Banton
Bis
Manhattan
Actors’ Equity Association
Tous
Musical Erie
Adams
Mons. Belasco
Komt
Broandway
Attornes
Dwla| Helle
Lenore Urics
Hollywood Screen Comedy Evolves With Human Humor
NEA writer Jack Jungmeyer notes Charley Chase and Pathe two reels mark a shift in film humor. He says naturalness has grown, hearts and flaws appear in heroes, and audiences now value tolerant, humane laughter over mockery of parents, respected classes, or yokels.
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Jack Jungmeyer
NEA
Hollywood
Screen Comics
Charley Chase
Chase
Pathe Two-Reelers
Charley Chase Star of Hal Roach Shorts
Charley Chase served as actor and director in Hal Roach productions for six years. As star of the named short, he played an average serious youth facing commonplace difficulties, helping lift screen humor beyond primitive stage. In Dayton, thousands of dollars burned instead of model airplanes.
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Aow
Charley Chase
Hal Roach
Com
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