The Motion Picture’s Place in World’s Work and Play
A historical view argues moving pictures educate and uplift society. Fire chief Johnson says theater fires are rare with proper construction, while Dr Weisenberg cites film as a tool for diagnosing nervous disorders. Clergy and military audiences see broad utility, but New York faces a pending Sunday film display bill threatening venues including museums and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art
National Geographic to Film Panama Canal Completion
A staff of motion picture photographers, under National Geographic Society direction, will travel to the isthmus to document the Panama Canal completion. The footage is intended for congressional illustration to support further appropriations and show progress on the gigantic project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
National Geographic Society
Isthmus
How Colored Motion Pictures Are Produced
Professor George Blumrich explains the creation of colored motion pictures, noting it is a photographic rather than electrical invention. He describes a color screen method using red green and violet stripes to filter light, creating color images on black and white film, then revealed on a color screen.
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George Blumrich
Girard College
Philadelphia
Plays and Players in Film History Showcase
A display features The Knights of Rhodes by the Ambrosio American Company with Sul tan Soliman’s capture of Rhodes, followed by D Annunzio works Marcus the Veteran Tribune and Maritza. A New York company plans foreign crime films using the Guantanamo fleet, promoted by J Parker Reade. Captain Jack Bonavita and King Bagot direct The King of the Jungle in five reels for a government recruiting tie.
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Rhodes
Sultan Soliman
Ambrosio American Company
Gabriel D’annunzio
Marcus
Venteran Tribune
Maritza
New York
Cuba
United States
Guantanamo Bay
J. Parker Reade
Garden of Allah
Sons
Edison Films
Jack Bonavita
Imp
King Baggot
Lions and Tigers Shot for Florida Jungle Picture Series
In the Florida wilds a company of motion picture actors works on a jungle set producing animal subjects. A score of lions, two tigers, around six leopards and other beasts share daily scenes with the human cast under Harold M. Shaw’s direction.
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Wilds
Florida Jungleland
Harold M. Shaw
The Doll and the Devil in Pilot Films Comedy
Pilot Films presents The Doll and the Devil a lavish period comedy adapted from a French opera by Roy L. McCardell creator of Mrs Jarr the motion picture. The production features ornate costumes and uses McCardell’s signature staging.
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Roy L. McCardell
Mrs. Jarr
Lubin Film Company Expands Southward for Winter
The Lubin Film Company sends two more troupes south for the winter. Wilbert Melville will base in Los Angeles with a large company and equipment. F. J. Grandon moves to San Bernardino for a new studio with quarters for players, riders, and horses. Five companies stay in Philadelphia and four in the south and southwest.
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Lubin Film Company
Wilbert Melville
Los Angeles
Cal
F. J. Grandon
San Bernardino
German Actor Bassermann Enters Photo-Play Field
Albert Bassermann of the Royal Berlin Schauspielhaus makes his photo play debut with a stark dramatic selection. The actor, among Germanys leading stage figures, brings intense stage presence to the screen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Albert Basserman
Royal Berlin Schauspielhaug Company
Herr Bassermann
Berlin group to raise film standards and create museum
An organization of art science officials and business leaders in Berlin aims to elevate ordinary films to scientific and instructional works and to establish a cinematograph museum to preserve valuable films for posterity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Young Director Herbert Brenon Leads With Early Output
Herbert Brenon, the youngest motion picture director in the business, has not yet reached his thirties and has already staged nearly a hundred productions for the Imp Company. Several of his works span two and three reels.
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Herbert Brenon
Imp Company
Seigmund Lubin’s Rise in Motion Picture Industry
Seigmund Lubin advanced from optician to photographer, electrician, chemist, engineer, and dramatic director. His diverse training, paired with intelligence and industry, propelled him to notable success in motion picture production.
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Seigmund Lubin
Miss Florence Turner Leaves Vitagraph for Vaudeville Tour
Miss Florence Turner a leading woman in photo play art will depart Vitagraph after several seasons to begin a vaudeville tour. Previously she was a successful vaudeville performer with many years in large variety theaters giving a popular monologue.
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Florence Turner
Vitagraph Company
Miss Turner
Stage Stars Steppling and Gebhardt Highlight West Coast Talent
John Steppling, famed for Billy McGrath in Es sanay’s eastern works, brings Shakespearean cred with E. H. Sothern era and works alongside Olga Nethesole and Louis James. George Gebhardt Jr. leads Indian roles for Pathe and earns praise from California sculptor Anson Dudley Whittier.
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John Steppling
Billy McGrath
Essanay
Steppling
E. H. Sothern
Olga Nethesole
Louis James
George Gebhardt, Jr
Pathe
California
Anson Dudley Whittier
King Baggot Honored by Screen Club in New York
King Baggot and his bride were treated to a complimentary dinner at the Hotel Astor by the Screen Club. He received a chest of sterling silverware as a token of esteem. The group, formed four months ago, includes leaders who shaped the motion picture art. Baggot recently completed Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with him in the dual role and directing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Astor
New York City
King Baggot
Screen Club
Baggott
King Bag Fot
Dr. Jekyl
Mr. Hyde
Richard Mansfield
Mr. Baggot
Martha Russell Leads Latex Film Company Stars
Martha Russell, a former Essanay leading lady, has risen to prominence with a meteoric film career. She won a New York popularity contest by over 64 000 votes and will star in three reel features released by Warner's Feature Film Company through its New York City offices.
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Martha Russell
Latex Film Company
Austin
Tex
Miss Russell
Essanay Film Company
Chicago
United States
New York
Latex
Warner’s
Feature Film Company
New York City
The Empire Presents a Two Reel Cocoanut Serial and Treachery Drama
The Empire shows The Message of the Cocoanut a two reel love adventure where Dick Ellis is shipwrecked on a cannibal island and becomes a white god and chief. He sails a cocoa nut note to aid readers and is rescued after battles. Also announced a future Cleopatra screening with Helen Gardner.
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The
Empire
Dick Ellis
Edith Morten
South Seas
Coney Island
Helen Gardner
David Warfield
Educational value of motion pictures outlined for schools
A detailed report outlines Edison’s plan to use cinema in Wichita and other schools, with auditoriums planned and a portable light socket projector used by Massillon State Hospital. It notes congressional bills, efforts by Washington DC schools, Denver Mothers Congress funds, and corporate use at Providence and Bethlehem to boost efficiency and public education through moving images.
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Daniel Frohman
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Thomas A. Edison
Wichita
Kan
H. C. Eyman
Massillon (Ohio) State Hospital
William M. Davidson
Washington, D. C
From the Manger to the Cross at Princess Theatre
The Kalem Company film From the Manger to the Cross, a five reel portrayal of Christ’s life, will run five days starting Tuesday March 4 at Princess Theatre. It features scenes from the birth to the crucifixion with reverent presentation and biblical quotes before each segment. Also listed are Broncho Billy and the Sheriff’s Kid and The Mountain Witch plus educational shorts and a Dr MecKanna liquor-treatment reel at Wigwam No 1 and No 2 during the week.
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Carlyle Blackwell
Jane Wolfe
Selig
M. C. Anderson
Maggie
Pathe
John Bunny
Henry
Old Guard
Wilson
Vitagraph Company
Kalem
Fire Coward
Message of the Palms
Stum Gulch
Flaming Forge
Lubins
Kirkville
Supreme Sacrifice
Pathe’s Weekly
Mexico
London Zoo
Blackpool
Coney Island
England
Provence
France
London
Egypt
Japan
Kalem Company
Christ
Joseph
Mary
Galilee
Jesus
Hoffman
John the Baptist
Lazarus
Leonardo di Vinci
Pilate
George Anderson
Anderson
Miss Jane Wolfe
Wigwam No. 1
Glendale
California
Ladies’ World
India
Dr. MecKanna
San Antonio
Leavenworth, Kans
Leavenworth
Kans
R. B. A. McBride
First Presbyterian Church
Carl Mensing
Kana
Wigwam Presents Pathé Mother and Essays at Twin Theaters
At Wigwam No 1 a two reel Pathé drama Mother follows an aged mother praising her son who is secretly a horse thief. the sheriff exposes him leading to a town standoff and eventual trial. Wigwam No 2 offers two essays and Carlyle Blackwell in A Life In the Balance among other features.
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Wigwam No. 1
Wigwam No. 2
Essanays
Carlyle Blackwell
May Get Damages from Senate Bill on Innocence Indemnification
A New York Times summary notes a Senate bill allowing indemnification for those wrongfully convicted of federal crimes. Claimants must prove innocence and no other federal offenses, with court costs covered by the Treasury and awards capped at 5000 dollars. The piece compares this narrow scope to potential state patterns and contrasts it with low national college attainment rates.
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United States Senate
Senate
The
New York Times
United States
Congress
Court of Claims
Secretary of the Treasury
Coat of arms designer for Uncle Sam and his secrets
The Kansas City Star outlines Gail lard Hunt, the government heraldist in the Library of Congress, who designed seals for Porto Rico and the Philippines and the Panama Canal. It notes his 40 years studying heraldry, the reverse side of the Great Seal with the pyramid eye, and the controversy that kept that side unused.
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Kansas City Star
Uncle Sam
Gaillard Hunt
Library of Congress
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
Department of Commerce and Labor
Panama Canal
Confederacy
Higginson
Confederate Museum
Richmond
United States
Hunt
Republic
Charles Thomson
Continental Congress
Thomson
Congress
San Juan
Spain
New York
State Department
Taft
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Joseph Johnson
T. H. Weisenberg
Philadelphia General Hospital
Weisenberg
Oakland
H. A. Jump
Messes
Paul Lindau
Oklahoma
Washington
Wyoming
New Mex
Evans Branch
Mothers’ Congress of
Denver
Evans School
New England Butt Company
Providence
R. L
New Era Motion Picture Plan
Leon J. Rubinstein
Film Index
Film Reports
Charles M. Schwab
Jane Addams
University of Minnesota
D. D. Mayne
Agricultural School
Bethlehem (Pa.) Steel Works
South America
Europe
Schwab
Bethlehem
Princess Theatre
Orpheum
Life OF Christ
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Palestine
American Kalem Company
Uncle Sam’s Official Herald
Emapire
Mi8Age
Cocoanut
Fents
Harrison Fisher
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