Princess Theater to Exhibit Sensational Photoplay for Three Days
The Princess theater books a highly publicized photoplay described as the year’s most sensational. Ruth Roland stars in A Matrimonial Martyr with a two act color-enhanced presentation from Pathe. Also scheduled are According to the Code with Lewis S. Stone and a wartime Confederate tale.
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Princess Theater
Thursay
San Antonio
Tvo
Ruth Roland
the Red Circle
Othrs
Lewiss
Stone
Margaret Jayton
E. H. Calvert
Sydney Ainsworth
Pathe
Balboa Comany
California
Paris
Ruth Roand
Erma Desmond
Long Island
Hester Clynch
Hugo Tanley
Miss Roland
Andrew Bruckle
Emper
Erma
Stanley
Gilberta
Reno
Bantai
Children Not Best Patrons at Movie Theaters
The National Board of Review and the People's Institute of New York studied cinema attendance and found that children make up only 17 percent of average theater audiences, countering belief that youngsters dominate filmgoing.
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Clergevmen
National Board of Re- Mew
Motion Pictures
People's Institute If
New York
Chhildren
James Morrison Breaks World Record at Columbia Theater
James J. Morrison aims a world record for consecutive weeks performing a new nine part sketch on a vaudeville bill at the Columbia Theater Detroit. He will complete one year on July 23 delivering a weekly act.
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James J. Morrison
Combia Theater
Detroit
New York's Dew Plays Offers Summer Theatre Notes
In New York July heat, critics note summer resilience of stage and screen. The Boomerang and Fair and Warmer entertain indoors while August brings limited new productions. Vaudeville at the Palace thrives with Arnold Daly’s Kisses and dance stars George White Lucille Cavanaugh. Mary Pickford stars in Hulda From Holland as filming expands with Dutch city sets near Hempstead. A Dutch studio project and Potash and Perlmutter London plans head to America. The era of home movies grows with portable projectors popular among affluent households.
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New York
Winter Garden
Palace
Arnold Daly
Jay Kaufman
Daly
George White
Lucille Cavanaugh
Mary Pickford
Hulda
Holland
Hempstead
L. I
Charles Dav R Jr
New York City
Spuyten Duyvil
the Battery
Hudson
Brooklyn Bridge
Hell Gate
Harlem River
Mr. Davis
Better Films Movement Draws Growing Interest
Interest in a Better Films Movement grows among advocates who describe a cultural shift toward higher quality cinema and more selective media consumption. Organizers emphasize clearer standards for production, distribution, and audience engagement.
National Board of Review Publishes Garden of American Motion Pictures
The National Board of Review has issued Garden of American Motion Pictures to promote family viewing. The booklet lists nearly 2500 films reviewed as suitable for general audiences by board volunteers.
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National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
The Fall of a Nation at Grand Opera House
Thomas Dixon's The Fall of a Nation will be shown for twelve days starting August 13 at the Grand Opera House. Sidney H Weis wired manager Jack Burke to book the film, with music by Victor Herbert and a twenty piece orchestra. Daphne Pollard to play the lead in a circus life tale by Arthur Bennett from The Call of the Calliope and related stories.
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Thomas Dixon
Grand Opera House
Sidney H. Weis
New York
Wired
Jack Burke
Victor Herbert
Murie
Daphne Pollard
Arthur Bennett
Majestic Theater Plans New 1016 17 Season Lineup
The Majestic will shift to two feature films on Mondays and Tuesdays with vaudeville five days weekly starting August 28. Eddie Foy and theSeven Little Foys headline, with Triangle features from Ince Griffith and Sennett on film days. Ann Murdock leads the dramatic season alongside Charles Cherry. Sir Herbert Tree and James K Hackett consider a Shakespeare tour next spring.
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Majestic Theater
Edward Raymond
Azby A. Chouteau
Interstate Amusement Company
Eddie Foy
The
Seven Little Foys
Victor Morley
Nora Bayes
Irene Franklin
Belle Baker
Joan Sawyer
Royal Singer
Andy Tombes
James B. Carson
Gladys Clark
Henry Bergman
Ann Murdock
Charles Frohman
New York
Emily
London
Charles’ Cherry
Charles Hawtrey
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Jeffreys Lewis
May Milton
John Harwood
Ken
Herbert Tree
James K. Hackett
Hollis Street Theater
Latest Maison Maurice designs showcased by Miss Woodruff
The studio presents a complete ward robe from street gowns to boudoir lingerie. Miss Woodruff is shown in the film wearing the outfits, expected to attract fashionable women. Newport serves as the backdrop for many production scenes reflecting high society.
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M. Maurice
Maison
Maison Maurice
Miss Woodruff
Newport
M. Maurice Miss Woodruff
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Harriet Ford
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New Amsterdam
Astoir Theatre
Yvonne Garrick
Abelanco Theatre
NEW Majestic Plan
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Sennett
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Strand
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