War Brides to Be at Empire Theater
Empire presents the film War Brides starring Nazimova under Herbert Brewen with a two part program. Mae Murray appears in The Big Sister alongside The Snow Cure and Pathe Weekly No. 103. Nazimova's photodrama follows Joan a peasant girl whose love Franz joins the army as war looms and the story widens into broader conflict.
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Empire
Mme
Alla Nazimova
Herbert Brewen
Mae Murray
Keystone
Pathe Weekly No
Miss Murray
Follies
Betty Norton
Jimmy
Mendez
Rodney Channing
Betty
Channing
Modiste’s
Edith Spaulding
Trousseau
Nazimova
San Antonians
Joan
Franz
Amelia
War Brides Tale Ends With Joan Leading Woman Revolt
Nazimova stars in a dramatic wartime saga where Joan and kin face grief fear and forced marriage. As soldiers fall and royal bans loom Joan leads women to defy authorities delivering a bold protest to the king and a vow to protect a baby born of war.
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Franz
Joan
Amelia
Hoffman
Trene
Arama
The Great Secret: Metro Serial by Cabanne
Metro plans a 14 episode serial The Great Secret directed by W Christy Cabanne, once D W Griffiths chief of staff. Cabanne, a St Louis native born under 30, earns a huge salary and is famed for strict discipline. The cast find him demanding though popular, and the industry sees no Adamson law in film.
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Metro
W. Christy Cabanne
D. W. Griffith
United States
Cabanne
St. Louis
Napoleon
Simon Legree
Adamson Law
Elsie Ferguson Shines In Shirley Kaye Comedy
Elsie Ferguson returns to prominence in the Hulbert Footner comedy Shirley Kaye. The production draws on familiar themes but Ferguson delivers a vivacious performance that carries the show. Supporting actors Lee Baker and Mrs. Jacques Martin provide excellent near performances, while the overall piece leaves some strain from overfamiliar material.
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Elsie Ferguson
Shirley Kaye
Elsie
Hulbert Footner
Edmund Breese
Miss Ferguson
Broadway Theatre Season Sees Wide Range of New Works
Carle B. Carlton secures world rights to Moon Maiden a Burmese fantasy by Charles Burton with a score by George Stoddard. Lew Fields to star in Frank Mandell drama Bosom Friends. Chauncey Olcott to revive The Heart of Paddy Whack. Harry Segall and Charles Sumner write Friend Wife with May Irwin. Galsworthy and Cohan Harris to produce Under Pressure. Hungarian play In the Forest produced by Sam Blair. Girls Will Be Girls renamed Love O Mike with prominent chorus. Oscar Straus to conduct Beautiful Unknown if peace arrives. Anna Held Girls Follow Me at Casino Theater with new costumes. Soldier Boy Night at Astor Theater for Seventh Regiment. John Drew to revive The Gay Lord Quex replacing Major Pendennis. Washington Square praised for Gods of the Mountain first in this country.
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Carle B. Carlton
Charles Burton
George Stoddard
Stage and screen notes on Brady and upcoming films
William A Brady did it years ago on a fine scale. now public readiness rises with talk on prohibition as The Man Who Forgot stars Robert Warwick. Also upcoming are Getting Married with Bernard Shaw and Faversham, Tillie Wakes Up from Dressler, and Frou Frou with Alice Brady.
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William A. Brady
Robert Warwick
United States Senate
Mystery Conversation Between Mrs Binks and Her Mother
A fragment from a social column describes Mrs. Binks recounting a past encounter to Mr. Binks. She recalls meeting a woman she once pursued, claiming she did her best to win her affection and believed she succeeded. She plans to visit her mother later, revealing family tensions and misunderstandings in a domestic scene.
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Mrs. Binkse
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Pathe Weekly
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