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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1922
Page
8
A girl raised in the underworld learns to distrust all, but regains gentleness and culture in The Green Temptation at the Liberty. Betty Compson delivers a moral tale of regeneration through refined conduct and benevolence.
The newspaper runs a quiz asking readers to name the 12 most foolish wives from history myth or fiction. It lists 25 candidate figures including Dido Eve Guinevere Lady Macbeth Lot's wife and Lucretia di Borgia. Readers must match images to names and submit the full set after 12 pictures appear for a chance at cash prizes and theater tickets.
A Tailor Made Man will be Charles Ray's greatest effort. He will spend four months producing the picture with a cast including Jacqueline Logan Kate S ea ter Douglas Gerrard Victor Patel Nellie Peck Saunders and Eddie Gribba.
Nell Marie Dace, a Chicago stenographer aged 22, received $1000 from Hugo Ballin for a screen story she wrote. The piece notes that actors get far more publicity than creators and praises Miss Dace while highlighting stenographers contributing to screen entertainment amid prevalent myths about their careers.
The article hails the immense sets for Douglas Fairbanks' Spirit of Chivalry with Fairbanks as Robin Hood. Colleen Moore, star of The Lotna Eat ers, admires vivid color trends and anticipates enjoying the current fashion.
James Dean argues The Kid frames Chaplin's pathos of poverty, praising Pay Day as a return to slapstick while highlighting Chaplin's self expression and compassion for the unfortunate. Sydney Chaplin Edna Purviance and Mack Swain feature in the Liberty release with Phyllis Allen.
Lillian and Dorothy Gish and director D W Griffith visited First Lady Mrs Warren G Harding for two hours at the White House The article notes a mild sermon on tolerance and hints at mixed conduct in the photoplay industry praising welcome of movie people in the nation’s best home.
Prairie Jack Edwards of Casper Wyoming rides to Los Angeles on horseback bearing a petition signed by thousands of Westerners urging William Hart to continue frontier pictures. Hart has not produced for over a year. Famous Players-Lucky engaged Fred Niblo to direct a Valentino series.
The adventures of Robinson Crusoe starring Harry Myers are completed after weeks of intensive work. It marks a new kind of serial film based on a classic adventure and each installment is a complete story.
Claire Windsor will not wear the latest Paris styles on Tools First. She has led Marshall Neflan in fashion, preferring ankle length frocks, while another wardrobe had to be provided to suit her preference for short skirts.
A fragment from a newspaper item recalls Wally Reid Jr. 4 speaking in a prayerful moment, asking the Lord to make him good after confessing a recent misdeed. The quoted line captures a child’s earnest appeal and a local reminiscence in a community note.
William DeMille directs a screen version of Bought and Paid For featuring Agnes Ayres and Jack Holt. The film uses symbolism like a rosebud and Crown rose to tell the story, avoiding subtitles and delivering strong performances. The plot shifts from a stage moral about marrying for wealth to a couple’s pride and misunderstood motives, ending in ruinous consequences.
Lib erty features signal spring notices in Seattle starting Saturday. The Maud, Amundsen’s exploring ship, drifted from Lake Union to prep for a summer voyage. Alki women plant poppies for war heroes as Gov. Bone visits Beattie under camera. A passenger coach tops an Alaska steamship deck while Seattle bank experts compete and Salvation Army Girls home opens. News of the world to follow.
Ralph Graves stands six feet one inch tall and weighs 179 pounds as he leads in Goldwyn's new Rupert Hughes comedy Come On Over. It will screen at the Liberty the week of April 15, alongside Charlie Chaplin's Pay Day opening.
The piece notes Connie Talmadge in New York backing the bobbed haircut as a lasting trend praised by fashion leaders. She argues clipped styles save time, reduce upkeep, and suit many, despite hairdressing costs of water wave treatments at two to three dollars weekly.
Anita Stewart headlines in a thrilling underground battle film featuring hired gunmen. Edward Hearn appears as the leading man in this new production with Louis B. Mayer contributing to the project.
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