Orpheum Theatre Vaudeville Bill Brings New Show
The Orpheum at Third and Madison adds a fresh vaudeville lineup led by Dancing Collins Shaw and Sharp and featuring Robert Athon and his company in a farce B P O E. The Pelz band continues with a new popular music repertoire through Saturday. Aerial trio Three De Lyons and a Val eska Suratt photoplay The New York Peacock play the bill.
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Orpheum Theatre
Third
Madison
Royal Filipino Band
Pelz
Collins
Shaw
Sharp
Robert Athon
de Lyons
Valeska Suratt
Seattle
New York
Famed producers bid $1000 for Lambs autograph at New York gala
At the Lambe Gambol in Manhattan a signed program fetched a thousand dollars from William Fox, with Hrenon countering to $2,100 before Brenon won the trophy. Brenon boasted the bid was worth twice the price as his film The Lone Wolf and The Fall of the Romanoffs near completion.
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William Fox
Herbert Hrenon
Fox
Teddy RK
de Wolf Hopper
Brenon
Romanoffs
Iliodor
Hrenon
Draft picks Oliver G Wallace among theatre figures
Oliver G Wallace, famed organist at the Liberty theatre, is listed among those chosen in the draft. Jack Hovie has left the Coliseum theatre to take charge of the Columbia and Liberty theatres in Portland, yet remains employed by J. & V.
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Oliver G. Wallace
Liberty Theatre
Jack Hovie
Coliseum Theatre
Columbia and
Liberty Theatre i
Portland
Marriage not to excuse men from service
Washington officials warned that marriages contracted to avoid military service are under scrutiny. Men rushing to license clerks risk jail, as the draft authorities will cross examine to prove the marriage was not for dodging duty. Local authorities hold primary responsibility for detecting evaders.
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Washington
Baker
Chaplin urged to enlist as film world weighs war impact
A Northcliffe Sunday paper attacks Charlie Chaplin for not joining the army, claiming 30 British players abroad would return home if he marched. A London writer argues Chaplin’s humor aids troops more than bombing runs. Clara Kimball Young signs with Thanhouser for The Marionettes, filming Aug 6 in New Rochelle. Toto the clown, jailed for speeding, is fined $10. James Young, Clara Kimball Young’s ex-husband, finishes Rose of Paradise directing and may return to Pyeanny. Goldwyn to distribute eight Marie Dressler two reel comedies. Stuart Blackton leaves Vitagraph for Famous Players Lasky. Ruby La Fayette debuts on screen at 72 in Mother o’ Mine. William Russell focuses on farming after marrying Charlotte Burton.
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Northcliffe
The
Weekly Dispatch
Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin
Billingsleys Appeal to U S Court from Conspiracy Convictions
Fred and Logan Billingsley, serving 13 and 6 month terms for conspiracy, filed appeals from Judge Neterer's verdict. They have until August 1 to appeal. Logan plans a California motion picture project while Fred stays with family in Texas. An appeal hearing is set for September.
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Fred
Logan Billingsley
Neterer
United States District Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Logan
California
Texas
Federal job openings seek laborer and custodian positions
Applications available at the federal building through Sunday for government posts including a laborer in the quartermaster corps at 900 dollars yearly and a building custodian at 660 dollars yearly.
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Federal
Quartermaster Corps
Charles Ray and Other Stars Drafted in Army
A preliminary war cast lists Charles Ray Wallace Reid Irving Cummings Ralph Ince Marshall Nellian Allen J Holubar William B Davidson E H Calvert John Drew Bennett Nell Burns as actors chosen for the draft. Two are directors Marshal Neilan and Ralph Ince. Holubar is both director and star. Ray with Thomas H Ince and Paramount. Reid with Lasky. Cummings supported by Virginia Pearson. Davidson with Ethel Barrymore. Calvert with Essanay. Bennett with Edison.
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Charles Ray
Wallace Reid
Irving Cummings
Ralph Ince
Marshall Nellian
Allen J. Holubar
William B. Davidson
E. H. Calvert
John Drew Bennett
Nell Burns
Marshal Neilan
Holubar
Dorothy Phillips
Ray
Thomas H. Ince
Paramount Pictures
Geraldine Farrar
Virginia Pearson
Mr. Davidson
Ethel Barrymore
Metro Pictures
Mr. Calvert
Essanay
Mr. Bennett
Edison
Moses and the Light Out Riddle Stirs Seattle Readers
In a flurry of letters to Balmy Benny, Seattle readers propose humorous and varied answers to where Moses was when the light went out. Replies range from in the cellar to piloting a streetcar, with several urging biblical reads or wordplay.
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Moses
Benny
Balmy
Steilacoom
Gene Ahern
The
Star
D. FB. EF. H
Willow St
Peggy
Acab
Second Ave
Peter Peterson
Bibleian
MacMurray, Wash
Seattle
Electrcians
Mary Baker
Bame
Pear Renny
Jack Dawson
Confessions of a Wife Death and the World’s Hope
In a reflective note the narrator recalls a second honeymoon and questions honesty with a confidant book. Dr Virot reveals a wager with Malcolm Stuart about using money to advance surgery and healing, highlighting motives and the broader impact on others. The doctor speaks of aiding 260 of 300 patients and caring for the rest as needed.
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Mr. Waverly
Stuart
Women’s White Canvas Shoes Sale Reduced to 75 Pairs
A local ad notes 75 pairs of women’s white canvas shoes reduced in price. The listing highlights a clearance sale with limited stock and affordable end prices.
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ROKEN
Holland Enters War Threatening Germany From Rear
German lines on the Western front would be threatened from the rear if Holland enters the war. Air raids on Krupp plants at Essen and other munition centers lie within about 20 minutes of Dutch air routes. Kiel canal raids are within about an hour. A British navy base at Holland could menace Heligoland and other submarine bases.
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Western
Krupp
Essen
Kiel Canal
Holland
Heligoland
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