Universal City Oddities and Film Crowds Report
An early Universal City feature recounts lavish theaters with galleries restau rants and long intermissions during serials such as The Midnight Man and The Open Road. Star Kim MacLaren and actors Herschel Mayall and Janes Corbett mingle with boxing greats and stage a shifting mix of cinema progress and Western street plans.
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Herschel Mayall
Heavies
Thomas H. Ince
Universal
Burant
Kathleen O'Connor
James J. Corbett
Corbett
Sireeter
James W. Horne
Miss O'Connor
Jim
Sis Hopkins at the Park Promises Nutley Film Week
Park Theatre unveils Sis Hopkins with Mabel Normand as the draw for Wednesday. Advertised programs include Ford Educational Weekly, Stars as They Are Off the Screen, and The Mater with Lloyd comedy. The week features May Allison in Peggy Does Her Darndest, plus vaudeville acts and Pathe News showing returning soldiers, all amid a packed schedule of film and entertainment across Monday to Saturday.
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Mabel Normand
Sis Hopkins
Park Theatre Management
Miss Normand
Mickey
Ford Educational Weekly
Chester
Filmutomy
Mommay Dune Piidge
Lloyd
Tast
Lourie Hut
Mutt and Jett
Pathe News
Thuteday
China
Prelay
Edward Everett Hale
United States
Bruce Seeme
Fatty Arbuckle
May Allison
Peggy
Australia
Fame seekers on screen in quirky portraits
A jumble of names and boasts mocks famous actors and actresses. Mary Merl, Monroe Salisbury, E. H. Sothern, Francois Villon, Dorothy Phillips, Mare Walcamp appear as alleged celebs or kinfolk. The text playfully weighs claims of lineage and notoriety against hollywood myth and royal gaze.
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Monroe Salisbury
Francois Villon
E. H. Sothern
Big Scenes in Film Worthwhile Says Photographer
A veteran photoplay editor argues that cinema’s great moments hinge on small detail work. He notes that meticulous elements like a pressed mignonette in a window box signal realism to discerning audiences, while the director’s focus remains on refining these tiny touches.
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Biograph
Silent Fashion and Film Spark in Studio Tour Tale
A Chinese tapestry decorates a lavish set while a $40,000 diamond necklace adds luxe to the scene. Gervrule Astor appears in The Chatter in Priscilla Dean's backing, as filming of Sinclair Lewy's Prairie Gold unfolds with Mary MacLaren and a wet night shoot.
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Gervrule Astor
Priscilla Dean
N- Cisco
Sinclair Lewy
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Mary MacLaren
Comedy at Goldwyn Picture Delights Village Audience
In a new Goldwyn release Mabel, playing Sis Hopkins, quits after a village finishing school moment, declaring education is only airs. The segment, praised as the funniest of the film's episodes, features her in gingham dresses and witty escapes.
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Mabel
Sis Hopkins
Goldwyn
Montauk Theatre to Reel Off New Film Program
One of the year’s top photoplay shows will be read from the Montauk theatre Passaic next Monday Tuesday and Wednesday Daily news notices will announce the program A feature will be Charge It to Me a comedy drama starring Marguerite Fisher Also Alice Brady daughter of William A Brady and Grace George will star in Mary Ltd at the Montauk theatre Thursday through Saturday with an acclaimed cast and critics comparing Marie Ltd favorably to Forever After
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Montauk Theatre
Passaic
Beat Io Pictures
Marguerite Fisher
Mies Fisher
Alice Brady
William A. Brady
Grace George
Mary, Ltd
Miss Brady
Propitious Weather At Hillside With Balloon Demonstration
Weather promises favorable Sunday for Prof. Wurmannger to descend by parachute from a balloon at Hillside. Other attractions run Sundays, dancing Saturdays, and vaudeville opens next Saturday with open-air shows both afternoons and evenings.
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Prof. Wurmannger
Hillside
The Auction in Souls at Strand Newark
The Armenian survivor Aurora Mardiganian stars in The Auction in Souls at Strand next week. Her life story of deportation hunger and suffering is shown on screen alongside Pete Morrison in The Cattle Hustlers, a two reel Vitagraph comedy as the second feature.
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Aurora Mardiganian
Americas
Strand
Pete Morrison
Music's Value in Home Life Spotlighted in Ab Rew
The article underscores music as essential in the home, arguing mothers should teach and foster musical interests. It laments how modern devices threaten personal participation, noting music as a bright thread that sustains sentiment amid daily stress.
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Generyl
Ab Rew
McNeels
Copper to Reauti Fised headline puzzle for readers
Tulftale Express presents a playful readers prompt titled Copper to Reauti Fised. The page invites guesses whether the clue refers to the police post or another item, in a lighthearted feature for gentle readers.
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Iwarle
Coppers Post
Tulftale Express
Hillside Park crowd packs Belleville event
A sizable crowd gathered at Hillside Park in Belleville last Sunday for an outdoor event despite the unseasonable weather. Organizers reported strong turnout and noted community involvement across ages and groups.
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Hillside Park
Trade Interest Grows in Japan for Western Door Tech
Japanese show readiness to adopt western methods and implements, despite a satisfactory door rail scheme. Importation of door hinges is increasing as native door slides on rails are paid to answer all purposes.
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Japan
Long-Lived Clock of Keven City Keeps Time Through Centuries
The city of Keven features a great clock with an exceptionally long-running balance. It has not stopped for over five centuries except for cleaning and essential repairs. It strikes hours and chimes quarters continually.
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Keven
Work and Workers in the Age of Labor
Fragmentary text discusses the difference between work itself and workers. It argues that value lies in usefulness rather than the activity, questioning who has the right or duty to perform certain work. The passage phrases are garbled and include partial non English fragments.
Don’t Tease A Child Causes Irritation In Families
Teasing harms a child’s disposition and can ruin life at home. Parents may be blameless while older siblings or relatives provoke misery through repeated, playful taunts that thwart the child’s efforts and wear them down.
Instinct of Brotherhood Fragment
A fragmented quotation discusses instinct of brotherhood and the power of communication, noting how expressions intended for one purpose may influence others and sit alongside other thoughts. The text presents a fragmentary reflection without clear context or source attribution.
Golden Deed
Phillips Brooks stated that aiding a child benefits humanity with a unique immediacy unmatched by any other form of help at any life stage.
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Phillips Brooks
Incomplete Text Fragments Lead to Unclear Message
The readable portion hints at a playful or cryptic exchange about love and attempting deception, but the fragmentary nature prevents clear identification of people, places, or events. Further context is needed to produce a precise summary.
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