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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 27, 1916

Page

17

Majestic Plans Two Day Triangle Film Premiere

Majestic Theatre will begin the 1916 17 season with Triangle Pictures shown two days a week and vaudeville seven acts on the remaining days. The opening week features Pillars of Society and Home with a Keystone comedy, plus a long matinee and evening program. An all star vaudeville bill led by Mercedes and Johnny Cantwell offers music, magic, comedy, and novelty acts through a full day schedule.

Majestic Theater Triangle the Majestic Edward Raymond The Majestic Keystone Henry Walthall Ibsen Bessie Barriscale Louise Glaum Charles Ray Mercedes Mile Stantone Mlle

Careless coachmen and wary tourist near cliff edge

The scene shows a coach careening toward a cliff as a timid tourist fears the stream below. A driver advises the broncos with a wry remark that people rarely fall over the precipice, claiming only one prior incident.

Christian Herald

Notable Theatre World Gathers Talent Across Cities

Veteran actress Sarah Alexander leads first Salt Lake stock company with William Collier returning to stage in James Montgomery comedy Nothing But the Truth. A British tax on foreign play royalties, new Perth, and Maurice Barin works headline a busy season with stars like Dorothy Cumming and Pauline Frederick entering film. Planned productions include The Flame and The Big Show with a mammoth minstrel first part.

Sarah Alexander Salt Lake Theater Salt Lake City Pittsburg Ox Team Miss Alexander William Collier George M. Cohan H. H. Frazee Frazee Mr. Collier James Montgomery Pauline Frederick Famous Players’ Film Company Charles B. Dillingham Hipodrome George Wilson Matt Keefe Lr. H. Burnside John L. Golden Raymond Hubbell Hippodrome Famous Players Film Company Clyde Fitch Dorothy Kelly Privat and Saturdat

Ballet stars and new plays headline theater chatter

In progress rehearsals feature Miss Anna Pavlova and Ivan Clustine at the Hippodrome with Charlotte and her skaters. Booth Tarkington picks Mister Antonio a foreigner tale set in a Pennsylvania town. Sothern hints at return while Little Lady in Blue heads to London with a noted cast. Miller to star in a London premiere. Janet Beecher returns to rehearse Selwyn production. Mary Pickford broadcasts world tour roles from Madame Butterfly to Hulda From Holland. Russian government grants American company Siberian petroleum exploration rights.

Anna Pavlova Ivan Clustine Charlotte Mary Pickford Famous Players Peppina Holland

Film Is a Narrative Says Clara Kimball Young

Miss Clara Kimball Young argues motion pictures differ from plays and dramas. She says cinema should tell a clear story from start to end, while great plays rely on character and situation development rather than plot.

Clara Kimball Young Ibsen

Ellen Terry Debuts On Screen With Shaw In Cameo

The renowned English actress Ellen Terry makes her screen debut while George Bernard Shaw appears in the same film in a non leading role. The collaboration marks a notable moment in early cinema bridging stage and screen talent.

Ellen Terry George Bernard Shaw

Film studio location near London features Miss Terry

Miss Terry, acting for the Ideal Film Company, worked on a village location near London portraying a retired queen in country scenes including a Maypole dance and a Punch and Judy show. Mr. Shaw joined the crowd in knickerbocker attire and may have entered a scene. he later said he might write a scenario himself.

Miss Terry Ideal Film Company London Shaw

Work and Work in a College Recitation

In a natural philosophy class a tall lanky freshman named Fraser answers, Everything is work, prompting the professor to question if a desk is work. Fraser agrees the desk is work, calling it woodwork, while still slouched in his seat.

Christian Herald

Also Mentioned on This Page

Triangle Films Johnny Cantwell Dallas Reta Walker Cantwell Miss Walker Marie Fitzgibbons Gallett Hickman Brothers & Company Jonnny Cantwell Phone Crockett D.w.griffith Thos. H Ince Mack Sennett San Antonio New York Chicago Keith Tod Orpheum Box Office Full Triangle Keystone Komedy Henry Walthal Chas. Ray Symphony Orchestra Nine O'Clock Theater Helen Freeman Merry Death Nicholas Evernob Jacinto Benavente Maurice Barin Gertrude Clemens Mary Farren Nina Saville Garia Mravalyk Langdon Gillette Ross McDougal William Gilmore Richard Walton Tully William Courtleigh Robert Paton Gibbs Dorothy Cumming Australia United States Hay Comstock Philip Bartholomae William A. Brady Brady Mr. Comstock Mr. Bartholomae Eddie Betti Vanini Vienna Ring Theater Mme. Vanini England George W. Hobart Thomas W. Ross Macylin Arbuckle Jeanne Hagles Viola Gillette Eileen Errol Frances von Waldron William R. Farrell James H. Huntley Benjamin Kauser Winthrop Ames Booth Theater Michel Carre Andre Wormser Daly's Theater Maurice Florence Walton Paramount Margaret Mayo Stern Selwyn & Co Joseph Brooks Taylor Holmes His Bunker Bean Atlantic City the Empire Broadway Margaret Miss Frederick V-L-S-E LAW Bobby Connely Marguerette Clark Little Lady Aileen Beatriz Michelena Edwin Milton Royle Miss Michelena ROYAL Essanay Charlie Chaplin John Burton Charlie J. Blackstone Albert Smith Lillian Walker Frank Daniel Mr. Jack Man Trail Richard Travers Wigwam 2 Stam Varenain Saker Cineca Booth Tarkington Otis Skinner Mister Antonio Pennsylvania Edward Hugh Sothern Sothern Little Lady In Blue Frances Starr Horace Hodges T. Wigney Percival Jerome Patrick Horace Braham Frank Kemble Cooper Roland Rushton George Giddens Lucy Beaumont Henry Miller San Francisco George Alexander Mr. Miller Janet Beecher Selwyn & Company Kd Cooper Megrue Irvin Cobb Los Angeles Costigan Thackeray Siberia Bernard Shaw Houston St.he Triangle House Lillian Gish Griffith Ouston Sv Billie Burke Ins ‘WatEs Gloria
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