Leading Ladies and Stars Shine in Early Motion Pictures
The article profiles Marguerite Courtot as a rising young star born in Baltimore now based in Jacksonville with her mother, appearing in The War Correspondent and The Grim Toll of War. Edwin Carewe, a veteran actor in the Lubin Stock Company, is noted for 13 years on stage and ties to Ardmore and Texas Missouri education. It also mentions Alice Joyce with Kalem Company, and Howard M. Mitchell and Ormi Hawley as prominent players at Lubin and in the Kalem group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Courtot
Miss Courtot
Baltimore
Jacksonville
Fla
Edwin Carewe
Lubin Stock Company
Carewe
Chauncey Olcott
Edward Harrigan
Otis Skinner
Rose Coghlan
Joel Weber
Ardmore
Oklo
Texas
Missouri
Kenean Buel
Kalem
Re Sre
Mr. Buel
California
Howard M. Mitchell
Lubin Home Stock Company
Pittsburg
Moving
Theubin Company
Notable Kalem Players Star In Motion Picture Cast
The article highlights Miss Ormi as society leading lady and love interest for rich and poor rivals, noting Miss Irene Boyle as a daring actress and former model with athletic skills beneficial to film work. It also introduces Miss Anna Quirentin Nilsson from Kalem, detailing her Swedish origins, studies in Stockholm and Paris, and rise as a painter and model in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ormi
Irene Boyle
Miss Boyle
Jenny Nelson Star of Copenhagen Stage and International Studios
Jenny Nelson born in Copenhagen Denmark. She spent four years in the King’s theater and posed for city artists. Later she worked in studios in Paris New York and Philadelphia. A clever violinist she has appeared in concerts and vaudeville. She is a fearless rider who enjoys bucking broncho fighting exhibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Nelson
Copenhagen
Denmark
King's Theater
Paris
New York
Philadelphia
Court Teases Truth in Marriage Question
A judge quotes a husband’s reply to a marriage question, noting he would not marry again if given the chance. The remark contrasts with the wife’s inquiry about lifelong choices, highlighting a courtroom moment on domestic relations.
Vitagraph adapts Pickwick Papers in two parts for film
The Vitagraph Company releases Pickwick Papers in two parts using famous Pickwick haunts and Cruikshank style. John Bunny plays Pickwick with added film interest. Also featured is The Retreat from Moscow with ten thousand Russian soldiers and Verestchin ensembles. Shylock adapts The Merchant of Venice in two reels with Harry Baur and Pepa Bonafe as Portia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vitagraph Company
Dickens
Pickwick
Cruikshank
John Bunny
Pathe
Moscow
Verestchagin
Shylock
Venice
Bassanio
Antonio
Portia
Harry Baur
Athenee Theater
Paris
Pepa Bonafe
Detective William J Burns in the Exposure of the Land Swindlers
The photoplay presents Burns as the detective author and star using factual life scenes. Films were shot in his New York office and across locations including Washington D C a southern state an ocean liner and a New Jersey railroad. The three part scenario was dictated by Burns and aims for strict realism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Burns
Burns
New York
Washington, D. C
New Jersey
Necesary
Broncho Billy Anderson A Western Pioneer In Hollywood Westerns
Gilbert M. Anderson known as Broncho Billy is highlighted as a Western film pioneer. The Arkansas native leads Essanay Westerns from Niles California, producing and acting in multiple weekly releases. The piece notes his global fame, career start, and the popularity of Broncho Billy pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert M. Anderson
Anderson
Buffalo Bill
Kit Carson
West
Essanay Company
Niles
Cal
Arthur Mackley
Hollywood
George K. Spoor
Essanay Film Manufacturing Company
Billy
Essanay
Thirsty heir tied to estate in two year vow
James Mack, 32, of 75 Montgomery Street, was fined eight dollars for disorderly conduct at the Tombs. His aunt Mrs Catherine Walsh left him an estate worth 7500 to 15000 on one condition he proves two years of sobriety. Neighbors say she split the bequest with his sister, delaying any division. Mack has previously earned 625 toward the legacy but relapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Mack
Tombs
Mack
Catherine Walsh
Cardinal Farley
Montgomery Street
Fitzgerald
Tombs Court
Freschi
Wigwam Theatre Week Program Shows in Two Halls
The Wigwam presents an excellent week with two theaters. No. 1 features four reels including The Old Guard and President Wilson in His Late Campaign, plus Lady Audley’s Jewels and The Cheapest Way. No. 2 showcases Broncho Billy in The Influence of Broncho Billy, What Happened to Mary stories, The Missing Bonds, Shylock, and Until We Three Meet Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Guard
Vitagraph
Governor Wilson
Lady Audley
Pathe
M. G. Anderson
Edison
Mary
No. 1
Legion of Honor
Imperial Guard
Napoleon
Maversac
Vitagraph Company
Wilson
Augustus Pempleton
Clarice Deveraux
Jayville
New York
Jed Perkins
Perkins
Broncho Billy
Anderson
Shylock
Portia
Balthansar
lIs
Cleopatra at Princess Theatre Features Helen Gardner
The Princess Theatre shows Cleopatra this week, a 6000 foot epic with Helen Gardner in the title role. It includes lavish costumes and a royal-scale production, plus Universal Weekly newsreel and "The Vortex" and other features. The program also highlights Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde with King Bagot on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Theater
Helen Gardner
San Antonio
Egypt
Universal Weekly
Balkans
Alaska
Woodlawn
Chicago
M. Poincare
France
Pr&ilace
Galveston
Imp
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
King Bagot
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Camera Men Film Mexico City Uprising Scenes
Universal Film Manufacturing Company sent a photographer to Mexico City with US war department clearance to film dramatic street battles the palace cannonading and the carnage in residential areas. The crew faced heavy fire and near misses while capturing thousands of feet of footage showing dead and wounded civilians and soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Francisco Madero
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Felix Diaz
New York
War Department of the United States
Washington
Bear Invades Mountain School in Boulder Scene
Miss Helen Warren of Jamestown New York taught three R lessons when a bear wandered into a mountain school near Allen's Park Boulder residents reported pandemonium as pupils hid under desks and teachers braced for danger. The bear exited slowly leaving Warren in shock requiring medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Warren
Jamestown
N. Y
Boulder
Alkali Ike Actor Augustus Carney Tops Essanay Western Comedy
Augustus Carney known for his Alkali Ike character at Essanay headlines a wave of new laughing hits. The Western comedy star, recently arriving from the West studio, features in films that promise higher laughs than any prior outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Carney
Essanay
Alkali Ike
Ike
Carney
Mona Lisa tops Empire cinema with rare Sunday showing
The Empire previews a sensational Sunday program headlined by Mona Lisa a hand colored feature about the missing painting with medieval splendor and a gripping plot. It follows by Convict Life in the Ohio Penitentiary and Friday’s Lost Dispatch a great war drama with stunning battle scenes and a story of a soldier wrongfully branded a coward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
The
Leonardo da Vincia
Louvre
Paris
Ohio
Lost Dispatch
Carlisle Indian School notes strong growth and outcomes
A government report on the Carlisle Indian School under Superintendent M Friedman highlights growth from 176 to 375 new students in four years, 639 graduates with 94 percent self-supporting, and 4000 returned students. It cites high employment, successful public service, earnings and savings by outing program participants, and diverse tribal representation across 78 tribes and 1031 students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle Indian School
Red Man
M. Friedman
Carlisle
Indian Service
Friedman
Orine treatment advertised for drink habit cure
An advertisement promotes ORRINE as a cure for alcoholism claiming it kills the desire for whiskey beer and other stimulants. It boasts thousands of users and a secretive ability with a price of one dollar per box and a money back guarantee if results are not seen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Wagner
Houston Street
Avenue C
Ambiguous Quote Sparks License Question
Fragmentary quotation questions poetic control and licensing in a murky exchange. No clear event, person, or date is identifiable from the readable text.
Mrs Fussy Visits Niagara Falls Through Comic Banter
A humorous cartoon caption depicts Mrs Fussy visiting Niagara Falls on her first trip. She jokes to Harry about forgetting to turn off the water in the kitchen sink, highlighting domestic humor in travel light.
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Motion
Photoplay
Ormi Hawley
Kalem Players
Anna Quirentin Nilsson
Miss Nilsson
Mariestadt
Sweden
Stockholm
Orpheum
Center Hotel
South
Vortex
Helen Cardner
Cleopatra
Mutt
Jeff
Peater
Empire Theater
Lubin
G. M. Anderson
Princess Theatre
Mexico
DR. Pratt
W. Augustus Pratt
Eee
Directrom
Pratt Institute
New York City
Pratt
Anthony Telegraph
Amor Cumard
Lucchese Bros
Losoya St
Ola Phone Crockett
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