Week End Picture Shows at Empire Camp Funston Scenes
News weekly at the Empire features four programs with comedies dramas and Pathe News No 56 and 57. Pershing’s visit to Napoleon’s tomb, East St Louis race riot and Atlantic seaport are shown along with Mae Murray Max Linder Clara Williams William Desmond Keenan Williams Reid and Williams in Big Timber Cactus Nell and The Crab. The Camp Funston segment offers a full day in the life of student officers in training.
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General Pershing
Napoleon
France
the Empire
Mae Murray
East St. Louis
New York
Atlantic
Clara Williams
William Desmond
America
Pathe
Russia
Ince
Frank Keenan
Keenan
Thelma Salter
Ince Studios
San Antonians
Camp Funston
Kathryn Williams
Wallace Reid
Big Timber
Sennett-Keystone
George Middelton
Justine Gibba
Justine
Max
Max Linder
Naneta
East Side
Donald White
Lupoli's
White
Farnum Picture Finished for The Doctor Adaptation
William Farnum completes his first screenplay in the Eastern studios since 1915. The Doctor, Ralph Connor’s famous novel, is adapted with Frank Lieyd directing and Mary Martin co starring. Farnum rests at his North Haven Long Island summer home before filming starts on a major production with elaborate settings and a large cast.
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William Farnum
Doctor
Ralph Connor
Frank Lieyd
Mr. Farnum
Mary Martin
Fox Stara
North Haven
Long Island
Hitchcock to Star Solo Show After Hit at Cohan Harris
Raymond Hitchcock will not return to the Century Theater next season. His own show titled Hitchy-Koo has proven so successful at the Cohan Harris Theater that he plans to go it alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Hitchcock
Century Theater
Hitchy-Koo
Cohan & Harris Theater
Raymond
Might Start Revolt Film Actress Sees Natural Color Change
Jane Novak argues that real color photography would revolutionize the film industry and unsettle traditions by making white dresses and props appear different under cameras. She notes shirts under artificial light look blue and would change wardrobe choices. A New York play, The Knife, is suspended by hot weather at the New Bijou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Novak
Miss Novak
William Fox
New York
Eugene Walters
Bijou
Temperament and Art Synonymous in Brenon View
Herbert Brenon asserts artistic temperament and temperament in actors are essentially the same, noting that almost every actor displays this vital zest. He says not temperament but purpose and experience drive artistic success and urges directors to show tact and respect for actors moods. He argues managers should avoid dismissing temperament as bluff and recognize its role in truthful performances.
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Herbert Brenon
Nazimova
Florence Reed
Theda Bara
Valeska Suratt
Brenon
Fox Plans Big Productions for 1917 18
William Fox returns to New York from California and unveils a bold twelve month slate for moving pictures. He previews a sub sea epic with Annette Kellermann and a Jack and the Beanstalk children’s series, plus Sam Houston biopic The Conqueror and educational historical films. Fox coordinates with British and French war offices to show films to service members in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Fox
New York
California
Mr. Fox
France
Italy
Annette Kellermann
George Bronson Howard
Smithsonian Institute of Washington
British Museum
Miss Kellermann
United States Fisheries Commission
William Farnum
Sam Houston
Texas
Fox
Admiralty
War and
Navy Departments
Washington
Comedy Nears Its Fourth Century at Gaiety Theater
The play Turn to the Right by Winchell Smith and John Hazzard reaches its 400th performance at the Gaiety Theater in New York on Monday night June 23. The comedy opened August 17, 1916.
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Gaiety Theater
New York
Winchell Smith
John Hazzard
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John Burton
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Joe King
Helen Bray
William H. Taylor
Nell
Mack Sennett-Keystones
Cactus Nell
Polly Moran
Joey Jacobs
Wayland Trask
Wallace Berg
Dora Rogers
Bob Kortmann
Cliff Bowes
Actus Mell
Wallace Beery
the Criminal
Kathlyn Williams
Acrom
Farnum
Star
BIG Productions
Paramount Pictures
Pathe News
Pershing
Invalides
Hotel Des Invalides
N. Y
Uncle Sam
U. S
New Democracy
Petrograd
Triangle Comedy
Kathleen Williams
Bertrand St. Clair
Sennett Keystone Comedy
Funston
Reveille
Princess
Enid Bennett
Bill
Olga Petrova
the Great
Estes
Cooper & Levi
Bennett Sisters
Ollie Debrow
Eaple
George ‘Beeban
Charlie Chaplin
Sennett
Keystone Comedy
C. Henry Story
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