Empire Theater to Run Four Feature Programs Weekly
Empire Theater announces a policy change to four weekly programs with a two day limit per film. The slate includes Fannie Ward in Her Strange Wedding and Jim Bludso with Wilfred Lucas, plus Norma Talmadge and Tully Marshall in The Devil's Needle and The House of Scandal. Oriental Love and The Little Boy Scout headline other screenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire Theater
The
Empire
Fannie Ward
Max Linder
Max
Pathe News
Jim Bludsof
John Hay
Wilfred Lucas
America” Scenic
Norma Talmadge
Tully Marshall
Anne Pennington
Sennett-Keystone
Lasky-Paramount
Charles Maigne
George Middleton
East
Miss Ward
Jack Dean
Tom Forman
Billy Elmer
Jim Bludso
Austin
E Hay
Triangle
Fine Arts
Lucas
Tri@nngle-Fine Arts
Sam de Grasse
Winifred Westover
Olga Grey
Georgiene
Noted actor commends press as film progress driver
Frederick Warde, a Thanhouser-Pathe star, addressed the Brooklyn Press Club saying the press is the motion picture art’s best friend. He credited publicity with drawing millions to theaters, lifting dingy halls to Sanitary venues and enabling the industry’s giant growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Press Club
Frederick Warde
Thanhouser-Pathe Star
Warde
Actress Olga Petrova withdraws from film to return to stage
Olga Petrova proclaims regret over leaving the screen and seeks a return to audible drama. She explains the movies inspired her aesthetically and ethically but desires closer contact with the public and will manage herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Olga Petrova
Mme. Petrova
Margaret Anglin Quits Dual Role to Focus on Producing
Margaret Anglin, engaged by Orpheum under Martin Beck, reflects on seven years as actress manager across Greek drama, Shakespeare, and modern comedies. She says producing fuels her creativity and that balancing acting with production harmed her focus and health. She will perform in The Wager, a one act from Grand Guignol Paris fame. The article notes Libery Bond support by American Film Company lab workers with a $1000 subscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Anglin
Orpheum
Martin Beck
Miss Anglin
Triangle Film to Double Capacity with Land Purchase
Triangle Film Corporation buys sixteen acres adjoining its Culver City plant to expand operations and double producing capacity. Eastern reports say the move signals western consolidation in Los Angeles with plans for extensive building, hosting over 100 companies, and expanding stages, props, and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culver City
Triangle Film Corporation
Triangle
Los Angeles
Hartville
San Antonio to Aid National Red Cross Theater Day
San Antonio joins a nationwide Red Cross benefit to be staged in October at the Grand Opera House. Albert Weis, father of Grand manager Sidney Weis, is named national chairman A. L. Erlanger coordinates the effort with over 250 managers donating receipts and actors renouncing salaries for this humane fund raising drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
American Red Cross
Roducers
Grand Ra House
Albert Weis
Sidney Weis
The
Grand
New York
Red Cross
War Council of the American Red Cross
Henry P. Davison
Red Cross War Relief Fund
A. L. Erlanger
Davison
United States
Red Cross Fund
Marc Klaw
David Belasco
Lee Shubert
George M. Cohan
Sam #. Harris
Henry W. Savage
Oliver Morosco
Charles Ee Alesthur
Sommersteine AR
Jegfield
Arcuson
E. F. Albee
Martin Beck
Alf Hayman
A. H. Woods
Comstock
Elliott & Gest
Selwyn & Co
John D. Williams
Sam Scribner
Philadelphia
Samuel F. Nixon
Boston
Charles B. Rich
Johnb. Schofel
Baltimore
Charles B. Ford
Washington
Harry W. Rapley
Brooklyn
Leo ©. Teller
Louis F. Werba
Pittsburg
S. F. Nixon
Rochester
Syracuse
D. O. Gilmore
Newark
M. S. Schlesinger
Cleveland
A. F. Hartz
Detroit
B. C. Whitney
Columbus
Springfield
Ohio
Indianapolis
Lee M. Boda
Chicago
Harry J. Powers
St. Louis
Melville Stoltz
Cincinnati
John H. Harlin
Louisville
A. A. Bigelow
Atlanta
Louis Haase
Denver
Peter Mee
Trenton
Montgomery Moses
Grand Rapids
Harry
G. Sommers
St. Paul
Minneapolis
L. N. Scott
Milwaukee
Sherman Brown
Plans For Soledad Swimming Contests In San Antonio
Arrangements were completed Saturday for a series of swimming contests at the Soledad natatorium to benefit expert and amateur swimmers in San Antonio. Special events and substantial prizes will be awarded, with crowds expected to grow as visitors and recruits head to Camp Wilson for summer training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soledad
San Antonio
Camp Wilson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Empire Bill
Justina
Douglas Fairbanks
Wilfred JucAs
Jim Brupso
Stare
Ora Carew
Tutt’ Marshall In
Devil
Meeble
Noewick Talmadge
Levus Nefole
Amercan Film Company
Liberty Loan
Triangle Plant
Soledad Natatorium
Elizabeth Murray
Yours
Mary Pickford
Artcraft Pictures
America
Artcraft
Marie Osborne
Alamo Plaza
Family Theater
AM OF New Pictures
Queen Theater
Helen Holmes
E. K. Linkon
Jimmy Dale
Mac Sennett Keystone
Young Patriot
Colse Tovery
Railroad Raiders
Keystone
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!