Essanay rector seeks new talent in New York motion pictures
A rector for Essanay toured New York recruiting actors for photo plays. A notice urged a short red haired man in Times Square to approach, tapping him to express interest in appearing in motion pictures. J Don Meaney of Essanay denied instigating the notice amid a Broadway pursuit of Webster.
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Essanay
New York
Times Square
Broadway
42D Street
Mr. Webster
J. Don Meaney
Webster
Essanay Plans Large Scale Alkali Ike Doll Distribution
Essanay has ordered thousands of Alkali Ike dolls on hobby horses for distribution across the United States and Canada. The non breakable novelties feature faces cast to exact likenesses of Augustus Carney, with a mold made at considerable cost.
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Essanay
United States
Canada
Augustus Carney
The Forbidden Way to Debut by Essanay in Three Weeks
In the coming weeks Essanay will release a two reel dramatic masterpiece titled The Forbidden Way praised by Chicago critics as among the best from the eastern company. The Snow White children win broad favor on screen though their popularity exceeds what they earned from the Powers Company crew during filming. The child stars were loved by all but faced discontent from Miss Elsie Albert the production director as unruly actors resisted discipline aided by grown men determined to spoil them.
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Essanay
Chicago
Snow White
Powers Company
Elsie Albert
de la Barra
Diaz
Juarez
Madero
Francisco de la Barra
United States
Francisco Vasquez Gomez
Mexico
Zapata
Morelos
Huerta
Pantomime Revival Sparks in River Rescue by Actress
The Kalem Company filming near Jacksonville Florida staged a river crossing with soldiers as extras. Miss Marian Cooper, watching the scene, sprang from a bridge into the water fully dressed to rescue a drowning man who cried for help.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Buel
Kalem Company
Marian Cooper
Mona Darkfeather Teaches New Pony Tricks On Screen
The popular Indian princess Mona Darkfeather of the 101 Bison Company showcases a clever pinto pony with numerous new tricks learned for the film.
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Mona Darkfeather
101 Bison" Company
Big Money in Talking Pictures Seeks City Control
Advertising pitch for motion picture business control urges readers to contact Viva Co at 110 West 40th Street for particulars on entering the talking pictures market, promising lucrative opportunities in city and state ventures.
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West 40Th St
Comanche the Pony May Become World-Famous Performer
The horse Comanche, praised for its natural talent, follows Mona Darkfeather like a shadow and anticipates tricks when a handkerchief is shown. If continues, Comanche could join the world’s great performing ponies and become a familiar feature in films.
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Mona Darkfeather
Poverty of Riches leads Rex drama with Lois Weber
A Rex feature starring Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, The Poverty of Riches, depicts a millionaire surrendering to power and greed until wealth becomes his all consuming life. It unfolds as a drama rich in human interest and moral conflict.
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Rex
Lois Weber
Phillips Smalley
Alec Budd Francis Star of Eclair Company in Comedy
Alec Budd Francis of the Eclair Company known for eccentric comedy is a former Vitagraph player born in England. He was educated at Uppingham College and has long been a motion picture enthusiast with prior stage work in English and South African companies.
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William Clifford
Heavies
The
Universal
Robert Mantell
Walker Whiteside
Earnest Shipman
New York
Mathias
William ‘Clifford
Moving Pictures
Pathe
Kalem Company
Melies
101. Bison”Company
the Universal
Alec Budd-Francis
Eclair Company
Eclair
England
Uppingham College
Budd- Francis
Miss Bessie Eyton Pursues Pacific Coast Swimming Championship
Miss Bessie Eyton, a leading woman photoplay actress, remains famed along the Pacific Coast for her swimming championship, which she has won and added to her list of credits.
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Bessie Eyton
Pacific Coast
Princess Theatre Showcases Animated Weekly Fort Sam Pictures
The Princess theater presents Animated Weekly by Universal Film Co featuring Fort Sam Houston soldiers parades in San Antonio during Fiesta week and King Baggot poses plus The Cap of Destiny and Steve's Girl. Early week program includes The Key and Clean Up with Fair Exchange and Leo's Resort.
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O. B. Colquitt
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Princess Theater
Universal Film Company
Denver
Wilson
Washington
Senate
Breck-on-Sea
England
Australia
Monaco
New York
Central Park
Meadowbrook
Knights Templar
Minneapolis
King Baggot
Rex
Steve
The
Frontier Company
Nestor
Fair Exchange
Hy Mayer
Magic Hand
Leo's Resort
Elopers
The End of the Trail in Lincoln J. Carter Series
The fifth of a series of Lincoln J. Carter plays adapted for film is nearing release. The melodrama titled The End of the Trail remains popular with stock company managers and reels fans alike.
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Lincoln J. Carter
Bobby's Baby Universal release of a dramatic photo-play
A boy orphaned after his mother’s death hides and retrieves his baby sister. He steals milk, is rough handled by a farm hand, then the wealthy couple who find the baby adopt them both. The boy’s brave search leads to a new home for both. Strong acting and staging noted. May 26 releases from Selig Polyscope include two varied subjects.
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Bobby
Rex
Universal Company
Shenandoah Civil War drama shot in authentic locations
The Kalem Company produced Bronson Howard's Shenandoah using authentic scenes at Winchester Virginia for Sherman's ride and the signal tower, Charleston harbor for the bombardment of Sumter, and Jacksonville Florida studio for a ball scene. Military extras totaled about one thousand for a high conflict battle sequence.
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Bronson Howard
Shenandoah
Kalem Company
Winchester
Virginia
Sherman
Charleston
South Carolina
Sumter
Jacksonville
Florida
Realistic natural history display of wild beasts
The piece describes lifelike pictures of seals hippopotamus polar bears and sea lions in natural settings. Bears show color variation Himalayan and brown coats while sea lions appear large and active. One male sea lion scratches its ear with its tail as three more sea lions play. Russian bears are depicted in frolicsome mood.
Law and the Outlaw Western Drama Set for June Release
Announcement from the Selig Polyscope Company states a two reel Western feature titled The Law and the Outlaw will be released on June 4. Private screenings earned praise with critics calling it a triumph in Western realism.
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Selig Polyscope Company
Selig Company
Wigwam No 2 Adds Texas Largest Exhaust Fan Feature
Wigwam No 2 installs what may be the largest exhaust fan in Texas to supply constant cool air. University Four headlines a week with new songs and the popular rags. Photo program today touts high class pictures and a two reel feature The Japanese Dagger. Lieutenant Davis in Tokyo buys a dagger with a warning inscription. Strange events unfold as he returns home to his studio.
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Wigwam No. 2
Texas
Lytle
University
The
Princess
Orient
Davis
Asiatic Squadron
Tokyo
Japan
Primitive Shop Signs Through the Ages and Their Meaning
The article traces how early people used weapons and crafted signs to mark shops. It covers signs from hanging tools and pictures to crude writing and name signs like "John Smith, Butcher," illustrating the evolution from objects to names and lettering.
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John Brokentooth
London
John
John Smith
German Ambassador Popular in England
London readers see Prince Lichnowsky as a flattering talker and hearty eater who promotes peace. The article notes his charm and pacific rhetoric while praising his diplomatic flair and efforts to ingratiate with the British public. A San Francisco inventor also patents a machine that auto wraps used telephones in paper to keep transmitters clean.
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Prince Lichnowsky
London
United States
Berlin
St. James
San Francisco
Mexico Under a Microscope Portrait of Carranza and Huerta
Washington correspondent John P. Gavitt details the Mexican revolution from Diaz to Huerta, focusing on Venustiano Carranza of Coahuila. It explains agrarian peonage as the root of unrest, the rise of the Constitutionalists, and Madero’s missteps that shaped the conflict.
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Venustiano Carranza
Coahuila
Mexico
General Huerta
John P. Gavitt
Washington
New York Evening Post
Huerta
United States
Evening Post
Francisco I. Madero
the Republic
Sonora
Durango
Chihuahua
Zapata
Morelos
Guerrero
Figueroa Brothers
Sinaloa
Michoacan
Zacatecas
Tamaulipas
Tabasco
Oaxaca
Puebla
San Luis Potosi
Michoasan
States
Madero
Porfirio Diaz
Diaz
Benito Juarez
Maximilian
Molina
Terranzas
Dias
Jefe Politico
Bernardo Reyes
Nuevo Leon
Paris
Human Wall Stops Flood At Poydras Levee
A dozen men work with sandbags to halt wash over the Poydras levee 18 miles south of New Orleans. By torchlight a thousand labor to build a new semicircular barrier behind the bulwark as a two inch flood threatens. The group lay prone on boards to stall erosion until bags arrive, then slip into the river.
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New Orleans
Poydras
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